Rush (wrestler)

Rush
Ring name(s) Latino[1]
Rouge[2]
Rush
Billed height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Billed weight 93 kg (210 lb)[3]
Born September 29, 1988 (1988-09-29) (age 23)[3]
Tala, Jalisco[3]
Billed from Tala, Jalisco
Trained by Toro Blanco[3]
Pitbull I[4]
Pitbull II[4]
Debut July 29, 2007[3]

William Arturo Muñoz González[4] (born September 29, 1988)[3] is a Mexican luchador or professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Rush. After originally starting his career in 2007, working for various independent promotions under the ring name Latino, Muñoz was signed by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in 2009 and given the ring name he currently performs under. Rush is the current CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion.[3] Muñoz's father Arthur Muñoz was also a professional wrestler, best known by the ring name Toro Blanco, while his brother also currently works for CMLL under a mask and the ring name Dragon Lee.[5]

Contents

Professional wrestling career

International Wrestling Revolution Group (2008–2009)

Muñoz made his debut for International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) in October 2008, performing under the ring name Latino.[1] He would wrestle midcard matches for IWRG for eight months, before making his final appearance on June 7, 2009.[6]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2009–present)

During the summer of 2009, Muñoz was signed by one of Mexico's top promotions, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), and given the new ring name Rouge, which was soon afterwards tweaked to its current form, Rush. He would make his debut for the promotion on August 9, teaming with Mictlán and Stuka, Jr. to defeat Hooligan, Loco Max and Pólvora in a six man tag team match.[7] Rush would spend his first year in the promotion wrestling tag team and six man tag team matches, often teaming with Máximo, Mictlán, Metro and Toscano. Despite being booked as a technico (fan favorite), Rush would often show rudo (villainous) tendencies during his matches.[8] During the summer of 2010, Rush entered a feud with Loco Max, which culminated on August 15 in a Lucha de Apuesta Hair vs. Hair match, where Rush was victorious, thus forcing his adversary to have his hair shaved off.[9] On November 25, Rush won CMLL's Bodybuilding Contest in the advanced category.[10] With his win, Rush gained the new nickname "Mr. CMLL".[8] On January 2, 2011, Rush, Ángel de Oro and Diamante defeated Metal Blanco, Palacio Negro and El Sagrado in the finals of a two week long tournament to become the number one contenders to the Mexican National Trios Championship.[11] On January 9, the trio defeated Delta, Metro and Stuka, Jr. to become the new champions.[12] On February 15, Rush teamed with Máscara Dorada and La Sombra against the team of Averno, Dragón Rojo, Jr. and Ephesto and managed to win the match for his team by pinning the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion Ephesto, afterwards challenging him to a match for the title.[13] The title match took place on February 22 and saw Rush defeat Ephesto to become the new CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion.[14][15] In response to the backlash over his sudden push, Rush acknowledged his many detractors by posting a list of the various moves he could do in the ring, while also promoting his youth, strength and physique.[16] After successfully defending the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship against Rey Bucanero and Psicosis II, Rush was granted a shot at the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship, held by Último Guerrero.[17][18] The title match took place on June 12 and saw Guerrero retain his title two falls to one.[19][20] Afterwards, Rush began feuding with Japanese wrestler Yoshihashi, which led to the two agreeing to face each other in a Lucha de Apuesta Hair vs. Hair match.[21][22] On August 1, Rush defeated Yoshihashi two falls to one to win his second Hair vs. Hair match.[23][24] On August 23, Rush made his third successful defense of the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship by defeating Mr. Águila.[25] On September 20, Rush, Ángel de Oro and Diamante lost the Mexican National Trios Championship to Los Invasores (Olímpico, Psicosis II and Volador Jr.).[26] On November 13, Rush successfully defended the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship against El Terrible.[27] The following month, Rush teamed up with Máximo and the returning Marco Corleone to form La Tercia Sensación.[28] On December 25, Rush and El Terrible survived a torneo cibernetico match used to determine the two competitors in a match for the vacant CMLL World Heavyweight Championship.[29] On January 1, 2012, El Terrible defeated Rush two falls to one to win the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship.[30]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

Lucha de Apuesta record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Wager Winner Loser Location Date Notes
Hair Rush Loco Max Mexico City, Distrito Federal 02010-08-15 August 15, 2010 [9]
Hair Rush Yoshihashi Puebla, Puebla 02011-08-01 August 1, 2011 [23]

References

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  2. ^ "Rehabilitacion del Rey Bucanero, Rouge y Niño de Acero" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. December 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100102204647/http://cmll.com/noticias.htm. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
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  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Rush" (in German). Cagematch. http://cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=8677. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
  5. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (February 25, 2011). "Rush Habla después de ganar el campeonato mundial semicompleto del CMLL" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2011/02/25/rush-habla-despues-de-ganar-el-campeonato-mundial-semicompleto-del-cmll/. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
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  7. ^ Gutiérrez, Ana (August 10, 2009). "Mephisto otorga el triunfo a Los Hijos del Averno" (in Spanish). Fuego en el Ring. http://www.fuegoenelring.com/articles_luchas_full.php?articles_id=207. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
  8. ^ a b c Ruiz Glez, Alex (January 11, 2011). "El Luchador de la semana en el CMLL es… ¡Rush!" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2011/01/11/el-luchador-de-la-semana-en-el-cmll-es%E2%80%A6-%C2%A1rush/. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
  9. ^ a b Ruiz Glez, Alex (August 15, 2010). "Arena México (resultados 15 de agosto) – Rush gana la cabellera de Loco Max" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2010/08/15/arena-mexico-resultados-15-de-agosto-rush-gana-la-cabellera-de-loco-max/. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
  10. ^ a b Islas, Alejandro (November 25, 2010). "V Concurso de Fisicoconstructivismo CMLL" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2010/11/25/v-concurso-de-fisicoconstructivismo-cmll/. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
  11. ^ a b Ruiz Glez, Alex (January 3, 2011). "Arena México (resultados 2 de enero del 2011) Ángel de Oro, Rush y Diamante son los retadores oficiales del campeonato nacional de tercias" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2011/01/03/arena-mexico-resultados-2-de-enero-del-2011-angel-de-oro-rush-y-diamante-son-los-retadores-oficiales-del-campeonato-nacional-de-tercias/. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
  12. ^ a b Ruiz Glez, Alex (January 10, 2011). "Arena México (resultados domingo 9 de enero del 2011) Rush, Diamante y Ángel de Oro nuevos campeones nacionales de tercias" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2011/01/10/arena-mexico-resultados-domingo-9-de-enero-del-2011-rush-diamante-y-angel-de-oro-nuevos-campeones-nacionales-de-tercias/. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
  13. ^ Salazar López, Alexis A. (February 15, 2011). "Rush lleva a la victoria a su bando y va por Ephesto" (in Spanish). Estrellas del Ring. http://estrellasdelring.blogspot.com/2011/02/rush-lleva-la-victoria-su-bando-y-va.html. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
  14. ^ a b c Ruiz Glez, Alex (February 23, 2011). "Arena México (resultados 22 de febrero) ¡Rush nuevo campeón mundial semicompleto del CMLL" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2011/02/23/arena-mexico-resultados-22-de-febrero-%C2%A1rush-nuevo-campeon-mundial-semicompleto-del-cmll/. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
  15. ^ Meltzer, Dave (February 28, 2011). "Feb 28 Observer Newsletter: Elimination Chamber, Mania build, Fedor future, Tough Enough, tons more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter (Campbell, CA): 14. ISSN 10839593. "Also getting a big push is Mexican national light heavyweight champion, Rush, who on 2/22 at Arena Mexico defeated Ephesto to win the CMLL light heavyweight title using a double foot stomp followed by a Saito suplex. That means Rush, who is 22, became one of the few people in Lucha Libre history to hold both the national and world title at the same time." 
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Rush manda un mensaje a todos sus detractores" (in Spanish). CMLL Gaceta. April 21, 2011. http://cmllgaceta.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/rush-manda-un-mensaje-a-todos-sus-detractores/. Retrieved September 8, 2011. 
  17. ^ "Rush sigue reinante" (in Spanish). Récord. April 3, 2011. http://www.record.com.mx/luchalibre/2011-04-03/rush-sigue-reinante. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
  18. ^ Boutwell, Josh (May 14, 2011). "Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly". WrestleView. http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1305395921. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
  19. ^ "Guerrero suma otra defensa" (in Spanish). Récord. June 12, 2011. http://www.record.com.mx/luchalibre/2011-06-12/guerrero-suma-otra-defensa. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
  20. ^ Meltzer, Dave (June 20, 2011). "Jun 20 Observer Newsletter: Five round main events, UFC contract talks, WWE profits, return of Kenta Kobashi, UFC 131 report, Slammiversary, so much more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter (Campbell, CA): 27. ISSN 10839593. "The 6/12 show at Arena Mexico had Ultimo Guerrero defending the CMLL heavyweight title against Rush. They split the first two falls, first going 2:30 and second only going :50, before Guerrero used the reverse superplex in the third fall, which went 13:00." 
  21. ^ "Rush quiere demostrar de que está hecho" (in Spanish). El Universal. July 28, 2011. http://es-us.deportes.yahoo.com/noticias/rush-demostrar-050510233.html. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
  22. ^ Blanco, Alejandro (July 26, 2011). "Sufrido Triunfo de Shocker en su Regreso al Ring" (in Spanish). Cinco Radio. http://www.cincoradio.com.mx/noticia/sufrido-triunfo-de-shocker-en-su-regreso-al-ring/. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
  23. ^ a b Lozada, Miriam (August 2, 2011). "Rush Despoja de su Cabellera a Youshihashi" (in Spanish). Cinco Radio. http://www.cincoradio.com.mx/noticia/rush-despoja-de-su-cabellera-a-youshihashi/. Retrieved August 2, 2011. 
  24. ^ a b "Quiere Rush más retos" (in Spanish). Récord. August 4, 2011. http://www.record.com.mx/luchalibre/2011-08-04/quiere-rush-mas-retos. Retrieved August 5, 2011. 
  25. ^ González, Fernando (August 23, 2011). "Rush retiene el Semicompleto" (in Spanish). Récord. http://www.record.com.mx/luchalibre/2011-08-23/rush-retiene-el-semicompleto. Retrieved August 24, 2011. 
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  27. ^ a b González, Fernando (November 13, 2011). "Rush retiene el título mundial Semicompleto del CMLL" (in Spanish). Récord. http://www.record.com.mx/tmf/2011-11-13/rush-retiene-el-titulo-mundial-semicompleto-del-cmll. Retrieved November 14, 2011. 
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  29. ^ "¡Los Rayos Tapatios prometen salir vivos del 01-01-12! !cuete entre Lady Apache y Princesa Blanca! !Volador trae a La Parka a la México Catedral! !Volador y La Máscara en rivalidad! Pobre rendimiento de Mr. Niebla !Rush y Terrible dan la sopresa y van por el oro!" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre: La Catedral. December 25, 2011. http://lacatedraldelaluchalibre.blogspot.com/2011/12/los-rayos-tapatios-prometen-salir-vivos.html. Retrieved December 25, 2011. 
  30. ^ Mexicool, Rey (January 1, 2012). "Imagen: El Terrible, nuevo Campeón Mundial Completo del CMLL" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2012/01/01/imagen-el-terrible-nuevo-campeon-mundial-completo-del-cmll/. Retrieved January 2, 2012. 
  31. ^ a b Salazar López, Alexis A.. "Viernes 29 de Julio '11" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on July 31, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/60aFGDDkC. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
  32. ^ "Themes" (in German). Cagematch. http://cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=8677&view=themes#themes. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 

External links

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