Mike Segura

Mike Segura
Ring name(s) Orito
Super Nova
Oro Jr.
Komachi (II)
Suicida
Mike Segura
Aeroman
Billed height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Billed weight 76 kg (170 lb)
Born July 29, 1969 (1969-07-29) (age 42)
Mexico State
Trained by Pantera I

Miguel Angel Nava (born July 29, 1969) is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name, Mike Segura. North American fans knows Nava under the name Super Nova from his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Nava originally worked in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) Minis division and held the CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship but later moved into the regular division. Nava currently works for International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) as Mike Segura.

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Professional wrestling career

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

Miguel Angel Nava made his professional wrestling debut in 1991; in 1992 then-CMLL booker Antonio Peña left Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) to form his own promotion, Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA); Peña had been the mastermind behind the CMLL Minis division and most of the Minis in CMLL decided to leave with Peña. Serrano and a number of other wrestlers were brought in to replenish the division.[1] Working in the Mini division does not necessarily mean that Nava is a dwarf as several short wrestlers work in the "Mini" division.[2] Miguel Nava was one of the wrestlers brought into CMLL to replenish the division, he was given the ring persona of Orito, a mini version of Oro who worked in CMLL at the time. On September 6, 1992 Orito won a tournament to crown a new CMLL World Mini-Estrella Champion after the AAA exodous, defeating El Felinito in the final.[1] On March 14, 1993, lost the CMLL Minis title to Ultimo Dragoncito, ending his reign at 189 days.[1] In the mid to late-1990s CMLL did not focus much on their Minis division, their rarely made it onto their television shows which meant that Ultimo Dragoncito only used sparingly for a number of years.[2] During the slow period Orito began a long running storyline, or feud, with El Felinito, a feud that the two of them would continue after jumping to AAA in 1997.

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración

In AAA Nava was given a new ring persona, "Super Nova", was moved into the "regular" divisions and made a part of the wrestling group Los Cadetes Del Espacio (Spanish for "The Space Cadets"). El Felinito was also moved into the "regular" division, repackaged as "Mach-1" and made a part of a group called Los Rudos De La Galaxia (The Villains of the Galaxy). Miguel Nava, as Super Nova, made several appearances for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as part of the AAA/WWF talent trading agreement. His first appearance was on the March 24, 1997 Monday Night Raw where he teamed up with fellow "Cadets" Discovery and Venum to defeat the "Rudos De La Galaxia" team of Abismo Negro, El Mosco and Histeria.[3] The following day, at a WWF Shotgun Saturday Night taping Super Nova, Discovery, Venum and Ludxor defeated the team of Abismo Negro, El Mosco, Histeria and Maniaco.[4] Super Nova's last WWF match was on March 31, 1997 when he lost a singles match to El Mosco on Monday Night Raw.[5] while Miguel Nava did not make further WWF appearances a mini version of Super Nova, called Mino Nova or just Nova wrestled for the WWF from 1997 until 1999.[6][7]

International Wrestling Revolution Group

In the fall of 1997 Miguel Nava, along with a large group of other wrestlers, left AAA and ended up working for rival promotion Promo Azteca. Nava used the ring character "Oro, Jr.", the same mask and tights as Orito but this time he competed in the regular division. During his debut for Promo Azteca he wore the "Super Nova" mask, but removed it to reveal the Oro, Jr. mask. After Promo Azteca folded Nava began working for a promotion out of Arena Neza, when that promotion became International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) Nava was one of the regulars. In 1998 Nava lost the "Oro, Jr." mask after losing a Luchas de Apuestas match to Dr. Cerebro. After being unmasked he started work as "Mike Segura" and quickly earned the nickname "Suicida" due to his high risk dives out of the ring.[8] On February 15, 2007 Segura teamed up with Dr. Cerebro and Cerebro Negro to win the IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship from Hijo del Diablo, Fantasma de la Opera and Venero.[9] The trio would defend the championship for 154 days before losing to the Escuadron de la Muerte team of Capitan Muerte, Cyborg Cop and Xibalba[9] Shortly after the title loss Mike Segura disappeared from the IWRG, soon after an enmascarado called "Aeroman" made his debut with a style so close to Segura's that it was impossible to hide his true identity causing fans to chant "Suicida" during his matches.[8] He briefly left IWRG to work for Desastre Total Ultraviolento (DTU) as Mike Segura, in DTU he won the DTU Extreme Championship from Aero Boy on February 2, 2008, holding it for 72 days before losing it to Paranoiko.[10] In May 2009 an unmasked Mike Segura returned to IWRG with no mention of the Aeroman gimmick.[8] On July 5, 2009 Mike Segura lost a Prison Fatal match to Avisman I and as a result had his hair shaved.[11]

Personal life

Nava's brother is a retired professional wrestler, he used to work as "Pantera I", teaming with Pantera II.

Championships and accomplishments

  • Mexico State Welterweight Championship (1 time)
  • DTU Extreme Championship (1 time)[10]
  • IWL International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)

Lucha de Apuesta record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Wager Winner Loser Location Date Notes
Hair Orito Kundrita Naucalpan, Mexico State Unknown  
Hair Orito Pequeño Cavernicolita Naucalpan, Mexico State Unknown  
Mask Orito Pequeño Steel Naucalpan, Mexico State Unknown  
Hair Oro Jr. Jurassico Cuernavaca, Morelos Unknown  
Mask Dr. Cerebro Oro Jr. Naucalpan, Mexico State Unknown  
Hair Mike Segura Bombero Infernal Naucalpan, Mexico State Unknown Triangle match that also included Dr. Cerebro
Hair Mike Segura Star Boy Naucalpan, Mexico State Unknown  
Hair Fuerza Guerrera Mike Segura Naucalpan, Mexico State Unknown Relevos Suicidas: Lost to Torero and El Matador and forced to wrestle each other
Hair Máscara Sagrada Mike Segura Celaya, Guanajuato Unknown  
Hair Fantasy Mike Segura Naucalpan, Mexico State 02003-12-28 December 28, 2003  
Hair Mike Segura Torbellino Capulhuac 02004-11-22 November 22, 2004 Relevos Suicidas: lost to Volador Jr. and Aguila Oriental and forced to wrestle each other
Hair Mike Segura Avisman I Naucalpan, Mexico State 02005-09-15 September 15, 2005 Relevos Suicidas: Lost to Dr. Cerebro and Cerebro Negro and forced to wrestle each other
Hair Mike Segura Pirata Morgan Jr. Naucalpan, Mexico State 02005-12-25 December 25, 2005  
Hair Mike Segura Dr. Cerebro Naucalpan, Mexico State 02006-03-16 March 16, 2006  
Hair Cerebro Negro Mike Segura Naucalpan, Mexico State 02006-03-30 March 30, 2006  
Hair Cerebro Negro Mike Segura Naucalpan, Mexico State 02007-02-22 February 22, 2007  
Hair Avisman I Mike Segura Naucalpan, Mexico State 02009-07-05 July 5, 2009 Prison Fatal vs. Avisman I/Tetsuya Bushi/Freelance[11]
Hair Neza Kid Mike Segura Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State 02011-05-13 May 13, 2011 [12]
Hair Silenciso Mike Segura Monterrey, Nuevo León 02011-10-02 October 2, 2011

References

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  6. ^ Cawthon, Graham (1997-10-05). "WWF Ring Results: 1997". thehistoryofwwe.com. http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/97.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-02. "Max Mini & Nova defeated Tarantula & Mosaic at 6:42 when Mini pinned Tarantula with a crucifix, despite Tarantula's shoulder being up at the 2-count" 
  7. ^ Cawthon, Graham (1999-05-24). "WWF Ring Results: 1999". thehistoryofwwe.com. http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/99.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-02. "Max Mini defeated Mini Nova" 
  8. ^ a b c Manuel Rivera (June 8, 2009). "Mike Segura volvió a IWRG: El Suicida" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas: p. 26. 318. 
  9. ^ a b c SuperLuchas staff (December 26, 2007). "2007 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas. 244. http://superluchas.net/?p=1491. Retrieved July 30, 2009. 
  10. ^ a b SuperLuchas staff (January 6, 2008). "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2008" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas. 296. http://superluchas.net/?p=11145. Retrieved July 11, 2009. 
  11. ^ a b Manuel Rivera. "Entrevista por Mike Segura; El Suicida" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas: p. 25. 324. 
  12. ^ Reyes Ruiz, Eduardo (May 13, 2011). "Perros del Mal y Psycho Circus con el Mesias prendieron a la Arena Neza, Mike Segura pelón !!!". Estrellas del Ring. http://estrellasdelring.blogspot.com/2011/05/perros-del-mal-y-psycho-circus-con-el.html. Retrieved May 14, 2011.