Lizmark

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Lizmark, born 1949 in Oaxaca, is a Mexican professional wrestler. He grew up in Acapulco, and started a career in hotel management. He was trained to be a boxer by his uncle, and made his professional wrestling debut on March 14, 1976. He chose to wear a mask to hide his wrestling identity from his clients and co-workers at the Hilton Hotel. He named himself either after the German general Otto von Bismarck or after the warship of the same name. He is a multiple-time world champion. In the 1980s he was a main-event level star for the dominant Mexican promotion, Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), where he won championships from stars such as El Satánico and Cien Caras. In 1992, he jumped to Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and had a long feud with La Parka. In 1995, however, he returned to EMLL and fought El Satánico once again. In 2001, Lizmark was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. His nickname is "El Geniecillo Azur", which means The Little Blue Genius. His son also wrestles, under the name Lizmark, Jr..