Bracito de Oro

Bracito de Oro
Ring name(s) Sultan Gargolita
Guerrerito Maya
Bracito de Oro
Billed height 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Billed weight 75 kg (170 lb)
Born April 13, 1965 (1965-04-13) (age 46)[1]
Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico[1]
Trained by Shadito Cruz
El As
Debut 01991-08-19 August 19, 1991

Roberto Rodrgiuez Aguirrre (Spanish for "Little Golden Arm") is a Mexican Luchador , or professional wrestler who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in their Mini-Estrella division under the name Bracito de Oro . Aguirrre's real name was not a matter of public record until he was unmasked by Pequeño Black Warrior on April 30, 2010. This is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans as they are only forced to reveal their real name when unmasked.[2] Working in the Mini division does not necessarily mean that Bracito de Oro has dwarfism as several short wrestlers work in the "Mini" division, which is what separates the Mexican Mini-Estrella from traditional Midget professional wrestling as practiced in the United States and other places.[3] Bracito de Oro is a smaller version of professional wrestler Brazo de Oro.

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Professional wrestling career

Roberto Rodrgiuez Aguirrre was originally trained by El As and Shadito Cruz before making his professional wrestling debut in late 1991. He began working in the very popular CMLL Mini-Estrella divisiona almost immediately and was given the masked character "Sultan Gargolita", a mini version of the CMLL Rudo (Villain) wrestler Sultan Gargola.[1] in 1993 his character was changed when Sultan Gargola was no longer used, instead he became Guerrerito Maya, after Rudo Guerrero Maya. His stint at Guerrerito Maya only lasted about a year before it was dropped.[1] In 1994 he became Bracito de Oro, patterened on the popular Tecnico Brazo de Oro, son of Shadito Cruz.[1] While a lot of Mini-Estrellas had left CMLL for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) Bracito de Oro has remained with the company ever since.[3] Bracito de Oro often teamed with Bracito de Plata or Bracito de Platino, Miniature versions of Brazo de Plata and Brazo de Platino, forming a combo which strength lay more in comedy than technical wrestling or the high flying moves that Mini-Estrellas usually perform, although he is able to perform a Somersault Plancha through the ropes revealing more agility than his bodyshape would indicate.[1] Over the years Bracito de Oro has won several Lucha de Apuesta, or bet matches. He has unmasked Coquito Blanco and La Llorna in singles competition.[1] Teaming with Bracito de Plata they have unmasked a team of mini-clowns called Los Payasitos.[1] On August 28, 2002 Bracito de Oro teamed with Bracito de Platino to defeate Los Mini Skeletors in a Lucha de Apuesta match after which Los Mini Skeletors were unmasked per Lucha Libre traditions.[1]

I February, 2010 a storyline feud started to develop between Bracito de Oro and Pequeño Black Warrior that started with Pequeño Black Warrior attacking Bracito de Oro after being pinned by him, ripping his mask up.[4] The two faced off several times after that, mainly on oppsite sides of six-man tag team matches that saw Pequeño Black Warrior target Bracito de Oro's mask, at times the mask ripping even lead to his team being disqualified for the blatant disregard of the rules.[5] After a match on Friday Night Pequeño Black Warrior challenged Bracito de Oro to a Lucha de Apuesta match at some point in the future.[6] After the feud had been building lasted for over three months Pequeño Black Warrior defeated Bracito de Oro in a Lucha de Apuestas match as part of the April 30, 2010 Super Viernes show. Following the match Bracito de Oro unmasked and revealed his real name to the audience.[7]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • Oaxaca Lightweight Championship (1 time)[1]

Lucha de Apuesta record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Wager Winner Loser Location Date Notes
Mask Bracito de Oro Coquito Blanco Acapulco, Guerrero Unknown [1]
Mask Bracito de Oro La Llorona Unknown Unknown [1]
Masks Bracito de Oro and Bracito de Plata Los Payasitos Unknown Unknown [1]
Masks Bracito de Oro and Bracito de Platino Los Mini Skeletors Xochimilco, Mexico City 02002-08-24 August 24, 2002 [1]
Mask Pequeño Black Warrior Bracito de Oro Mexico City, Mexico 02010-04-03 April 3, 2010 [7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Enciclopedia staff (August, 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras" (in Spanish). Bracito de Oro (Mexico City, Mexico): p. 39. Tomo I. 
  2. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre and honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3. 
  3. ^ a b Madigan, Dan (2007). "You ain't seen nothing yet: the minis". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre and honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 209—212. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3. 
  4. ^ Ocampo and Velazquez (February 1, 2010). "Segundo Finalistas: Casas y Máscaras" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas: pp. 3–5. issue 349. http://superluchas.net/2010/01/31/super-luchas-349-1-febrero-201-negro-casas-y-la-mascara-a-la-final-del-torneo-de-parejas-increibles-fuka-se-retira-en-mexico-super-crazy-en-dragon-gate-usa/. Retrieved February 24, 2009. 
  5. ^ Velazques, Israel (February 13, 2010). "CMLL Arena México (Resultados 12 febrero 2010): ¡Místico pierde, pero se roba el Campeonato Nacional Semicompleto!" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2010/02/13/cmll-resultados-arena-mexico-12-feb-10-%c2%a1mistico-pierde-pero-se-roba-el-campeonato-nacional-semicompleto/. Retrieved February 23, 2010. 
  6. ^ Gutierrez, Ana (February 23, 2010). "Pequeño Warrior contra quien se ponga enfrente" (in Spanish). Fuego en en Ring. http://www.fuegoenelring.com/articles_noticias_full.php?articles_id=598. Retrieved March 8, 2010. 
  7. ^ a b Rivera, Manuel (May 1, 2010). "Resultados Arena México (30 abril 2010): ¡Pequeño Warrior destapa a Bracito de Oro! ¡Pólvora recibe la Gran Alternativa!" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2010/05/01/resultados-arena-mexico-30-abril-2010-%c2%a1pequeno-warrior-destapa-a-bracito-de-oro-%c2%a1polvora-recibe-la-gran-alternativa/. Retrieved May 1, 2010.