El Dandy
El Dandy | |
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Birth name | Roberto Gutiérrez Frías |
Ring name(s) |
El Dandy[1] El rudo de los ojos verdes (The green-eyed rudo)[1] |
Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
Billed weight | 91 kg (201 lb)[1] |
Born |
[1] Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico[1] | October 2, 1962
Trained by |
Diablo Velasco[1] Pedro Anguiano[1] |
Debut | 1981[1] |
Website | El Dandy on Myspace |
Roberto Gutiérrez Frías (born October 2, 1962) is a Mexican professional wrestler who has had most of his success in Lucha libre as El Dandy throughout the 1990s.[1]
Professional wrestling career
El Dandy was a mainstay with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, having feuds with major stars like Satánico, El Hijo del Santo, and Emilio Charles, Jr. He also had a run with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and, in the late 1990s, had a hand in training Amy Dumas, better known as Lita, of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) fame. Dumas also served as Dandy's manager for a time.
During the majority of his career in WCW, Dandy was a rather low-card performer, one of many luchadors hired by the company to add some variety to its programs. Prior to a cruiserweight battle royal at Slamboree '98, Chris Jericho famously insulted several contenders, stating that Dandy was the winner of Lou Ferrigno lookalike contest. Later that year, Dandy was a member of the Latino World Order, a group of Mexican wrestlers led by Eddie Guerrero. Shortly after Guerrero's real-life car accident on New Year's Day, however, the group was forced to disband by the reformed nWo.
On the spring break edition of WCW Monday Nitro on March 22, 1999, Dandy took part in an 8-man tag team bout. Later on in the night, WCW Champion Ric Flair held a random drawing to decide a challenger for his title for the main event. Dandy held the winning number but had a bandaged arm from his earlier match. He instead gave the title shot to a highly popular fellow luchador, Rey Mysterio, Jr., who came close to winning but lost due to a biased referee in Charles Robinson.[2]
In 2000, Dandy briefly partnered with Silver King to form Los Fabulosos: the hottest men in Latin America. Stacy Keibler, having recently left Standards and Practices, managed the team and lead them to their first major victories in WCW.
Throughout his WCW career, however, Dandy was used as a preliminary wrestler and became somewhat of a cult figure after Bret Hart said "Who are you to doubt El Dandy?" during an interview where Gene Okerlund was asking about challengers for Hart's US Championship. Bret Hart has referred to El Dandy as "a jam up guy" and "a serious professional".
After leaving WCW, he went back to Mexico as part of Asistencia Asesoría y Administración but left a year later to work as an independent. In 2004, his match against L.A. Park was voted Box y Lucha's match of the year. El Dandy is currently wrestling for CMLL.[1]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
- Managers
- Angelica
- Miss Hancock[11]
Championships and accomplishments
- Comision National de Box y Lucha
- Mexican National Featherweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[1]
- Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time)
- Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre / Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
- CMLL World Middleweight Championship (3 times)[1]
- Copa de Oro 1994 – with Apolo Dantés[12]
- NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- NWA World Middleweight Championship (2 times)[1]
- NWA World Welterweight Championship (2 times)[1]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #167 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1997
- World Wrestling Association
- WWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1][13]
- WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Corazón de León[1]
Lucha de Apuesta record
Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
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Hair | El Dandy | César Dantés | Unknown | Unknown | |
Hair | El Dandy | Apolo Dantés | Unknown | Unknown | |
Hair | El Dandy | Apolo Dantés | Unknown | Unknown | |
Hair | El Dandy | Pirata Morgan | Unknown | Unknown | |
Hair | El Dandy | Pirata Morgan | Unknown | Unknown | |
Hair | El Dandy | El Satánico | Unknown | Unknown | |
Hair/Mask | El Dandy | Caballero Rojo and Yanco | Mexico City, Mexico | 1982 | |
Hair | El Dandy | Caballero Rojo | Mexico City, Mexico | September 1982 | |
Hair | El Dandy | El Guerrero | Acapulco, Guerrero | February 2, 1983 | |
Hair | El Dandy | Dardo Aguilar | Mexico City, Mexico | May 29, 1983 | Draw, both wrestlers lost their hair |
Mask | El Dandy | Módulo | Mexico City, Mexico | July 31, 1983 | |
Hair | El Dandy | Módulo | Mexico City, Mexico | August 7, 1983 | |
Hair | El Dandy | Joel García | Mexico City, Mexico | December 14, 1983 | |
Hair | El Dandy | Javier Cruz | Mexico City, Mexico | October 26, 1984 | Three way match that also included El Hijo del Santo |
Hairs and Mask | El Dandy, Fuerza Guerrera and Emilio Charles, Jr. | Tony Arce, Vulcano & Lemús II | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Hair | El Dandy | Gran Cochisse | Mexico City, Mexico | December 1085 | |
Hair | El Dandy | Javier Cruz | Mexico City, Mexico | August 31, 1986 | |
Hairs | Los Misioneros de la Muerte (El Signo, El Texano and Negro Navarro) | El Dandy, Talismán and Jerry Estrada | Mexico City, Mexico | September 5, 1986 | |
Hair | El Dandy | Aristóteles I | Acapulco, Guerrero | March 18, 1987 | |
Hair | El Dandy | Hombre Bala | Unknown | August 1987 | |
Hair | El Satánico | El Dandy | Mexico City, Mexico | October 1987 | |
Hairs | El Dandy and Javier Cruz | Rizado Ruiz and Rudy Reyna | Acapulco, Guerrero | May 4, 1988 | |
Hair | El Dandy | Bestia Salvaje | Mexico City, Mexico | October 2, 1988 | |
Hair | El Dandy | Emilio Charles, Jr. | Mexico City, Mexico | July 28, 989 | |
Hair | El Dandy | El Satánico | Mexico City, Mexico | December 14, 1990 | At the 1990 Juicio Final[14] |
Hair | El Satánico | El Dandy | Mexico City, Mexico | December 6, 1991 | |
Hair | El Dandy | El Satánico | Mexico City, Mexico | September 18, 1992 | |
Hair | El Dandy | La Fiera | Mexico City, Mexico | November 27, 1992 | |
Hair | Emilio Charles, Jr. | El Dandy | Mexico City, Mexico | October 29, 1993 | |
Hair | El Dandy | Babe Face | Mexico City, Mexico | August 1, 1996 | |
Hair | El Dandy | Chicago Express | Mexico City, Mexico | September 3, 1996 | |
Hair | El Hijo del Santo | El Dandy | Mexico City, Mexico | December 6, 1996 | Three way match that also included Negro Casas |
Hair | Antifaz del Norte | El Dandy | Monterrey, Nuevo León | September 17, 2000 | |
Hair | El Dandy | Brazo de Platino | Cuernavaca, Morelos | May 30, 2001 | |
Hair | La Parka | El Dandy | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas | April 6, 2001 | Three way match that also included Bestia Salvaje |
Hair | El Dandy | Negro Navarro | Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico State | September 3, 2001 | |
Hair | El Dandy | El Enterrador | Naucalpan, Mexico State | February 14, 2002 | Last two wrestlers in a ten man cage match |
Hair | Perro Aguayo, Jr. | El Dandy | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 2004 | Four way match that also included El Zorro and Hátor |
Hair | El Hijo del Santo | El Dandy | Tijuana, Baja California | 2004 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 "El Dandy profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ↑ "WCW Monday Nitro - Monday, 03/22/99". WCW Television, Pay Per View, and House Show Reports For 1999. DDT Digest. 1999-03-22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Finishing Moves List". Other Arena. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 World Championship Wrestling (1998-02-09). "El Dandy vs Juventud Guerrera". WCW Monday Nitro.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 World Championship Wrestling (1998-01-24). "Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo, Lizmark, Jr. & Chavo Guerrero, Jr. Vs Psicosis, La Parka, El Dandy & Silver King". WCW Souled Out.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 World Championship Wrestling TNT (1998-04-06). "La Parka, Psichosis & El Dandy Vs. Tokyo Magnum, Nobunaga & Judo Suwa/Somusawa". WCW Monday Nitro.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 World Championship Wrestling, TNT (1999-05-24). "El Dandy Vs David Flair w/ Torrie Wilson, Ric Flair & Arn Anderson". WCW Monday Nitro.
- ↑ World Championship Wrestling (1999-11-15). "$10,000 Piñata Match; Juventud Guerrera vs Psicosis vs El Dandy vs Silver King vs Villano". WCW Monday Nitro.
- ↑ World Championship Wrestling (1998-05-25). "El Dandy vs Chris Jericho". WCW Monday Nitro.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 World Championship Wrestling TNT (1999-03-21). "La Parka, Damien, Lizmark, Jr. & Super Calo vs. Silver King, El Dandy, Psychosis & La Cucharacha (Disco Inferno)". WCW Monday Nitro.
- ↑ "Stacy Keibler's profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ↑ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "MEXICO: Copa de Oro 1994". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 398. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ "W.W.A. Light Heavyweight Title (Mexico)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ↑ "EMLL Juicio Final 1990". CageMatch.net. December 14, 1990. Retrieved February 25, 2010.