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In 1988, the year he retired, Blue Demon defeated Jalisco in a mask vs. mask match, taking the mask of another of Mexico's wrestling legends. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Blue Demon retired from the ring in 1989, aged 67, at the Monterrey Arena , where he appeared in a final match, teaming up with his adoptive son, Blue Demon Jr. [ 7 ]
On August 3, 2019, at Triplemanía XXVII, Wagner lost a mask vs hair match to Blue Demon Jr. After the match, following his head being shaved, Wagner announced his retirement. [73] However, the next day, Wagner clarified his situation that he is not permanently retired and would have to meet the dates in both AAA and independents. [74]
Wrestling masks also have a significant cultural importance in lucha libre, and puroresu to a lesser extent; famed luchadores such as Blue Demon, Mil Máscaras and El Santo have achieved an almost iconic status in Mexico. In Japan, masked wrestlers are also very popular.
Blue Demon Jr. (born July 19, 1966) is a Mexican professional wrestler. He is the adopted son of the original Blue Demon and is the first Mexican and second masked wrestler to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship thus making him a one-time world champion .
Blue Demon invited him to star in the multi-luchador film Los Campeones Justicieros ("The Champions of Justice"), but Santo turned him down as he was too busy making other films to participate. [4] As luchador films fell out of fashion during the 1970s, Santo's appearances in them dwindled and his final film credit was in 1982, two years before ...
A Blue Demon Jr. Lucha Libre Universe is in the works. Candle Media’s Exile Content Studio and L.A.-based film company Moxie 88 have joined forces to produce a range of content based on Mexican ...
Mil Máscaras (born Aarón Rodríguez Arellano, July 15, 1942) is a Mexican luchador (professional wrestler) and actor.He is regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of the lucha libre tradition in Mexico – along with El Santo and Blue Demon – and has been described as the first international superstar of lucha libre. [1]
El Nieto del Santo was the first masked wrestler to attend the wrestling school, in honor of the lucha libre traditions and anonymity of their enmascarados. [24] He made his wrestling debut in 2015, working under the name "Tempestad", [25] before adopting the name "El Santo Jr." in July 2016. [26]