Antonio Gómez Medina

Máscara Mágica (II)
Ring name(s) Colotlán
Talismán, Jr.
Máscara Mágica (II)
Billed height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Billed weight 88 kg (190 lb)[1]
Born September 11, 1970 (1970-09-11) (age 41)[1]
Totatiche, Jalisco, Mexico[1]
Resides Guadalajara, Mexico
Trained by Talismán[1]
Diablo Velasco
Tony Salazar[1]
Debut 01989-04 April 1989[1]
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Medina.

Antonio Gómez Medina is a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchador as they are called in Spanish, and professional wrestling trainer based out of Arena Coliseo Guadalajara in Guadalajara. Gómez is best known under the ring name Máscara Mágica, he is the second person to use the "Máscara Mágica" name, taking it over after Eddie Guerrero abandned the name in the early 1990s. As Máscara Mágica Gómez was a part of the Los Nuevo Infernales group; as part of a Los Nuevo Inferales vs. Los Infernales storyline Gómez lost his mask as a result of a Luchas de Apuestas match loss to Los Infernales leader El Satánico. In recent years Gómez has focused more on his training position at Arena Coliseo Guadalajara, where he also works as a booker and part time wrestler.

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Professional wrestling career

Antonio Gómez grew up in a family of wrestlers with both his father and his uncle being professional wrestlers. When Gómez decided he wanted to be a professional wrestler he trained with his uncle Arturo Beristain, who was working as "Talismán" at the time. He would later receive further training, especially from Diablo Velasco and Ringo Mendoza at the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) gym in Mexico City, Mexico. Gómez made his wrestling debut as "Talismán, Jr.", an enmascarado (masked wrestler) billed as the son of "Talismán". As Talismán, Jr. Gómez won the Distrito Federal Welterweight Championship, he also teamed up with Kundra to win the Distrito Federal Tag team Championship.[2][3]

In 1992 Eddie Guerrero left CMLL to work for AAA, showing up on TV wearing his "Máscara Mágica" mask, but quickly removing it to reveal who was under the mask. Since CMLL owned the rights to the "Máscara Mágica" gimmick they decided that someone else should play the part and chose Gómez to become the second Máscara Mágica.[4] In 1996 Máscara Mágica took part in a 16-man tournament to crown a new CMLL World Welterweight Champion after previous champion El Pantera had left CMLL. Mágica defeated Guerrero Maya, Astro Rey, Jr. and Black Panther to qualify for the final.[5] On May 21, 1996 Máscara Mágica defeated El Felino in the finals to win the CMLL World Welterweight Championship.[6] Mágica held the championship for over a year before losing it to Guerrero de la Muerte on August 2, 1997.[6] Máscara Mágica regained the title in January, 1998 only to lose it to Karloff Lagarde, Jr. about a month later.[6]

In 2000 Máscara Mágica joined Los Nuevo Infernales, filling in for an injured Tarzan Boy, teaming with Último Guerrero and Rey Bucanero. Los Nuevo Infernales were involved in a storyline with one of the original Los Infernales members El Satánico, Guerrero and Bucanero had kicked Satánico out of the group and Satánico was now looking for revenge. Satánico brought in two allies, Averno and Mephisto to even the sides. The storyline went on for over a year, finally settling the ownership of the name Los Infernales in a 7 man steel cage match where the winning team would earn the rights to the team name. The last man in the cage would either be unmasked or have his hair shaved off. The match was the main event of CMLL's 68th Anniversary show on September 28, 2001 and saw Satánico, Averno and Mephisto win the right to the name Los Infernales, and saw Máscara Mágica unmasked as he was the last man in the cage.[7] After the loss Guerrero, Bucanero and Taran Boy began working as Los Guerreros del Infierno, and their first act under the new name was to kick Máscara Mágica out of the group for costing them the match and the name. Since then Máscara Mágica's on screen role has been greatly recuced, allowing him to focus more on training young wrestlers for CMLL. His only major appearance in the last couple of years was his participation in the 2005 Infierno en el Ring cage match, where he was one of nine wrestlers who risked their hair or mask. Máscara Mágica saw himself defeated by Dámian 666 and was shaved bald afterwards.[8] Since then he only wrestles for CMLL when they have shows at Arena COliseo Guadalajara, where he is one of the main trainers along with Satánico and also helps book shows for CMLL.

On August 18, 2009 Mágica accompanied Misterioso, Jr. to the ring as he defended the Occidente (Western) Light Heavyweight Championship against Mictlán. Despite Mágica's interference Mictlán won the match and the championship.[9] After the match Mictlán complained about the interference and made a Luchas de Apuestas challenge for a "hair vs. hair" match with Máscara Mágica.[10] In the weeks after Mictlán's title victory Máscara Mágica repeatedly attacked Mictlán before matches, claiming that he "did not want to see Mictlán dance". Máscara Mágica pinned Mictlán in several tag and six-man matches leading up to their Lucha de Apuesta on September 17, 2009 at Arena Coliseo in Guadalajara. Mictlán won the first fall after Máscara Magica was disqualified for excessive violence. Mágica won the second fall but Mictlán picked up the third fall to win the match. Afterwards Máscara Mágica took the clippers from the official and shaved his own hair off.[11] Over the summer of 2010 Máscara Mágica and Exterminador started a storyline feud against Stuka, Jr. and Metal Blanco, that played out on CMLL's weekly shows in Guadalajara, Jalisco. On July 27, 2010 Stuka, Jr. and Metal Blanco won a Lucha de Apuesta, masks vs. hair match. Stuka, Jr. and partner originally looked like they would have to unmask after losing the third fall, but the local wrestling commission voided the results of the third fall due to cheating by Máscara Mágica and Extreminador, restarting the match. In the end Stuka, Jr. and Metal Blanco won the third and deciding fall, forcing their opponents to be shaved bald pr. lucha libre traditions.[12]

Personal life

Gómez is the son of "El Troyano", a professional wrestler who was active in the 1970s and 1980s and the nephew of Arturo Beristan, better known as "Talismán" and "el Hijo de Gladiador". Gómez was once married to professional wrestler Akira Hokuto, who worked in Mexico under the name "Reina Jubuki" during the time Gómez and Hokutu were married.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • Distrito Federal Welterweight Championship (1 time) – as Talismán, Jr.[2]
  • Distrito Federal Tag Team Championshio (1 time) – with Kundra[3]
  • WAR Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Lucha de Apuesta record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Wager Winner Loser Location Date Notes
Mask El Hijo del Solitario Talismán Jr. Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas Unknown  
Mask Máscara Mágica El Mariachi Cuernavaca, Morelos Unknown [1]
Mask Máscara Mágica Rey Bárbaro Mexico City, Mexico Unknown Finals of a 16 man Ruleta de la Muerte tournament[1]
Mask Máscara Mágica Guerrero de la Muerte Mexico City, Mexico Unknown  
Hair Máscara Mágica Herodes Monterrey, Nuevo León Unknown  
Mask El Satánico Máscara Mágica Mexico City, Mexico 02001-09-28 September 28, 2001 Match also included Tarzan Boy, Rey Bucanero, Último Guerrero, Averno and Mephisto[4]
Hairs Shocker and Máscara Mágica Takemura and Masada Mexico City, Mexico 02002-05-21 May 21, 2002  
Hair Máscara Mágica Danger Guadalajara, Jalisco 02003-05-22 May 22, 2003 [1]
Hair El Terrible Máscara Mágica Mexico City, Mexico 02004-04-30 April 30, 2004  
Hair Dámian 666 Máscara Mágica Mexico City, Mexico 02005-06-16 June 16, 2005 Match also included Perro Aguayo, Jr., Universo 2000, Halloween, Negro Casas, Heavy Metal, Héctor Garza, and Mistico
Hair Relámpago Máscara Mágica Mazatlán, Sinaloa 02006-04-29 April 29, 2006  
Hair El Sagrado Máscara Mágica Guadalajara, Jalisco 02007-04-17 April 17, 2007  
Hair Mictlán Máscara Mágica Guadalajara, Jalisco 02009-09-17 September 17, 2009 [11]
Hairs Stuka, Jr. and Metal Blanco Máscara Mágica and Exterminador Guadalajara, Jalisco 02010-07-27 July 27, 2010 [12]

References

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  2. ^ a b Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: DIstricto Federal Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 398. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  3. ^ a b Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: DIstricto Federal Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 398. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  4. ^ a b Enciclopedia staff (October 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras" (in Spanish). Máscara Mágica (Mexico City , Mexico): p. 24. Tomo III. 
  5. ^ "CMLL Welterweight Title Tournament 1996". ProWrestlingHistory.com. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/cmlltny.html#welter96. Retrieved August 2, 2009. 
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  8. ^ "CMLL Super Viernes" (in German). Cagematch.net. June 17, 2005. http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=32723. Retrieved August 2, 2009. 
  9. ^ Covarrubias, Denisse (August 18, 2009). "La charola vuelve a su tierra" (in Spanish). Fuego en el Ring. http://www.fuegoenelring.com/articles_luchas_full.php?articles_id=225. Retrieved August 20, 2009. 
  10. ^ Covarrubias, Denisse (August 19, 2009). "Con todo y la lesión, Mictlán se coronó" (in Spanish). Fuego en el Ring. http://www.fuegoenelring.com/articles_noticias_full.php?articles_id=229. Retrieved August 20, 2009. 
  11. ^ a b Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 17, 2009). "Resultados Arena Coliseo Guadalajara (16 septiembre 2009) – Mictlán deja pelón a Mascara Mágica – Liger y No Limit son derrotados" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2009/09/17/resultados-arena-coliseo-guadalajara-16-septiembre-2009-mictlan-deja-pelon-a-mascara-magica-liger-y-no-limit-son-derrotados/. Retrieved September 18, 2009. 
  12. ^ a b Ruiz Glez, Alex (June 28, 2010). "Polemica en el duelo en que Stuka Jr y Metal Blanco ganan las cabelleras de Máscara Mágica y Exterminador" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2010/07/28/polemica-en-el-duelo-en-que-stuka-jr-y-metal-blanco-ganan-las-cabelleras-de-mascara-magica-y-exterminador/. Retrieved August 21, 2010. 
  13. ^ "Gran Prix Cibernetico 2002". ProWrestlingHistory.com. March 22, 2002. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/g-prix2.html#2002. Retrieved August 30, 2009.