Ángel de Oro

Ángel de Oro
Born August 18, 1988[1]
Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Ángel de Oro
Billed height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1]
Billed weight 82 kg (181 lb)[1]
Billed from Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico[2]
Trained by Gran Cochisse[1]
Satánico[1]
Franco Columbo[1]
Diabólico[2]
Corsario Rojo[2]
Debut 2005[2]

Ángel de Oro (born August 8, 1988) is the ring name of a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, who works for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he is the reigning CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion. Ángel de Oro's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans.[3] Ángel de Oro is part of a group called Los Ángeles Celestiales ("The Celestial Angels") alongside his brother Ángel de Plata and Ángel Azteca, Jr.. His name is Spanish for "Angel of Gold" or "Golden Angel".

Professional wrestling career

Ángel de Oro and his older brother Ángel de Plata are the sons of professional wrestler Apolo Chávez and grew up idolizing their father.[1] Ángel de Oro was trained for his professional wrestling debut by Dibólico and Corsario Rojo and would receive further training from Gran Cochisse, El Satánico and Franco Columbo later in his career.[1][2] Early on Ángel de Plata worked mainly for independent promotions around the Gómez Palacio, Durango area, often while feuding with his brother who at the time wrestled as Guerrero Inca ("Incan Warrior"). It was the feud between the two brothers that got Ángel de Oro noticed by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) talent scouts and landed him a contract with CMLL. His brother changed his ring character to Ángel de Plata (Silver Angel) to complement his younger brother's ring character and together they began training at CMLL's wrestling school in Guadalajara, Jalisco.[4]

The duo made their CMLL debut on July 4, 2008 wrestling, as a team dubbed Los Angeles Celestiales ("The Celestial Angels")[1] The duo was made into a trio when they were joined by Ángel Azteca, Jr. who used a similar "Angel inspired" ring character.[4] Los Angeles Celestiales worked low card matches throughout 2008 and into 2009, gaining valuable ring experience along the way. On April 7, 2009, Ángel de Oro participated in a 10-man Torneo Cibernetico for the vacant CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship. The other participants included Ángel Azteca Jr., Rey Cometa, Pegasso, Tiger Kid, Pólvora, Inquisidor, Súper Comando, Angel de Plata and eventual winner Máscara Dorada.[5]

In late 2009 Ángel de Oro participated in the 2009 Gran Alternativa tournament, a tournament where an experienced wrestler teams up with a newcomer. Ángel de Oro teamed up with Místico, CMLL's most popular wrestler at the time, to form a team that was considered the favorite for the tournament. They defeated Atlantis and Camorra and Mr. Niebla and Tiger Kid en route to the final, where they were defeated by the Japanese duo of Naito and Okumura in an upset.[4] On October 18, 2009, Angel de Oro was one of 12 wrestlers who put his mask on the line in a 12-man Luchas de Apuestas cage match. He was the tenth and last person to escape the cage keeping his mask safe.[6] In late 2009 Los Ángeles Celestiales participated in a tournament to crown new Mexican National Trios Champion. The team lost in the first round to Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Virus, Pólvora and Euforia).[4]

In late 2009 Los Ángeles Celestiales participated in a tournament to crown new Mexican National Trios Champion. The team lost in the first round to Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Virus, Pólvora and Euforia.[4] Following the tournament loss Los Ángeles Celestiales and Los Cancerberos del Infierno have developed a rivalry between the two groups, facing off on various CMLL shows, including their Friday night CMLL Super Viernes show.[7] In early 2010 Ángel de Oro was voted "Newcomer of the year", both for CMLL and by SuperLuchas Magazine.[4][8] As a sign of his success so far Ángel de Oro participated in his first ever major CMLL event as he teamed up with Fuego and Stuka, Jr., wrestling and losing to Poder Mexica (Sangre Azteca, Dragón Rojo, Jr. and Misterioso II) in the opening match of the 2010 Homenaje a Dos Leyendas on March 19, 2010.[9] Ángel de Oro was one of 12 men who put their mask on the line as part of a 12-man steel cage match in the main event of the 2010 Infierno en el Ring. During the match his brother Ángel de Plata tricked him in order to escape the cage. Later on rival Puma King feigned an alliance with Ángel de Oro only to jump him from behind and then escape the cage as well. The match came down to Ángel de Oro, Doctor X, and Fabián el Gitano, only to see Ángel de Oro accidentally hit Fabián el Gitano so that Doctor X could escape the cage, leaving Ángel de Oro and Fabián to fight for their masks. Ángel de Oro won his first Lucha de Apueta (bet match) by pinning Fabián, forcing him to unmask and reveal his name as per lucha libre traditions.[10] On August 15, 2010, Ángel de Oro participated in an "Mexico City vs. Guadalaja" torneo cibernetico, an elimination match between young wrestlers trained at CMLL's wrestling school in Mexico and young wrestlers trained at CMLL's facility in Guadalajara where he represented Mexico City. The match, that also included his brother Ángel de Plata, as well as Ángel Azteca, Jr., Delta and Fuego on the Mexico City team and Ángel del Mal, Metal Blanco, El Gallo, Leo and Palacio Negro on the Guadalajara team, came down to Ángel de Oro and Metal Blanco, with Ángel de Oro taking the victory for Mexico City after Guadalajara trained Ángel del Mal (not related to Ángel de Oro and Ángel de Plata) betrayed his "home town" by costing Metal Blanco the match.[11] On January 1, 2011, Ángel de Oro defeated fourteen other men in a torneo cibernetico to win the 2011 Reyes del Aire.[12] On January 9 Ángel de Oro, Diamante, and Rush defeated Delta, Metro, and Stuka, Jr. to win the Mexican National Trios Championship.[13] On May 27, 2011, Ángel de Oro defeated Pólvora in the finals to win the seven-week-long Forjando un Ídolo ("Forging an Idol") tournament.[14] On September 20, Ángel de Oro, Diamante, and Rush lost the Mexican National Trios Championship to Los Invasores (Olímpico, Psicosis II, and Volador, Jr.).[15]

On May 27, 2012, Ángel de Oro entered New Japan Pro Wrestling's 2012 Best of the Super Juniors tournament.[16] Opening his round-robin tournament with four back-to-back wins, Ángel de Oro lost all four of his remaining matches and, as a result, failed to qualify for the semifinals of the tournament.[17][18] In March, 2013 Ángel de Oro was paired up with rudo wrestler Ephesto for the 2013 Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles ("National Incredible Pairs Tournament") a tag team tournament where the concept was that rivals would be forced to work together to win the tournament. While the two managed to work together they still lost their first round match to the team of Diamante Azul and Euforia.[19][20] On October 28, 2014, Ángel de Oro defeated Rey Escorpión to win the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship.[21] In January 2015, Ángel de Oro returned to Japan to take part in the Fantasticamania 2015 tour, during which he successfully defended the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship against Okumura.[22]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record

Wager Winner Loser Location Date Notes
Mask Ángel de Oro Fabián el Gitano July 18, 2010 Mexico City, Mexico At Infierno en el Ring (2010)[Note 1][10]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The last two participants in a 12 man steel cage match that also included Ángel de Plata, Ángel Azteca, Jr., Diamante, Sensei, Hooligan, Monster, Puma King, Tiger Kid, Doctor X and Histeria

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "Tecnicos – Angel de Oro". Fuego En El Ring (in Spanish). Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Oculto, Rostro (October 15, 2009). "12 Máscaras en juego (18 octubre 2009) – Cartel Completo – Strongman vs. Último Guerrero". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 25, 2009.
  3. ↑ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "El Novato del Año: Angel de Oro". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 11, 2010. issue 346. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Se improne la lucha aéra". Ovaciones (in Spanish) (Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V.). April 7, 2009. p. 22. Número 21543 Año LXII. Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
  6. ↑ Marquina, Alva (October 18, 2009). "CMLL- 12 Máscaras en juego en jaula (Resultados 18 octubre 2009) – Tigre Blanco pierde la máscara, dice llamarse Sergio Guzmán". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 19, 2009.
  7. ↑ Boutwell, Josh (January 29, 2010). "Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly". WrestleView. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ruiz Glez, Alex. "Termina la votación para lo mejor del CMLL en el 2009 – Volador Jr. el más popular". SuperLuchas (in Spanish).
  9. ↑ Ocampo, Jorge (March 4, 2010). "Cartel CMLL: Homenaje a dos Leyendas 2010 – Caerá una máscara". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Rivera, Manuel (July 19, 2010). "CMLL: Infierno en el Ring (18 julio 2010): ¡Fabián el Gitano pierde la máscara". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved July 19, 2010.
  11. ↑ Ruiz Glez, Alex (August 17, 2010). "Angel de Oro gana torneo cibernetico en la Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Ruiz Glez, Alex (January 2, 2011). "Arena México (resultados sábado 1 de enero 2011) Ángel de Oro es el Rey del Aire 2011". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 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". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved January 10, 2011.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Ángel de Oro, se lleva 'Forjándo un Ídolo'". Récord (in Spanish). May 28, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  15. ↑ Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 20, 2011). "Tenemos nuevos campeones nacionales de Tercias". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved September 21, 2011.
  16. ↑ "NJPW 40th anniversary Tour Best of the Super Jr. XIX ~ The door to the glory ~" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro Wrestling. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  17. ↑ "NJPW 40th anniversary Tour Best of the Super Jr. XIX ~ The door to the glory ~" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro Wrestling. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  18. ↑ "NJPW 40th anniversary Tour Best of the Super Jr. XIX ~ The door to the glory ~" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro Wrestling. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Reviven por una noche los Guerreros de la Atlantida". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). March 9, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Atlantis y Ultimo Guerrero a la final del Torneo de Parejas Increíbles". Estrellas del Ring (in Spanish). March 9, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Granados, Sandra (October 29, 2014). "Resultados Arena México Martes 28 de Octubre '14". Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  22. ↑ "NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2015". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 "『Super Jr.』参戦選手決定! 全日本から "レンタル移籍"のBushi、ロウ・キー、そしてドラゲーの"超・鳥人"Pacが初参戦!!" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro Wrestling. May 4, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  24. ↑ "El regreso de Súper Porky – Termina el sueño de Jalisco – Dr. X y Starman inician la primera rivalidad del año". Los Coliseinos (in Spanish). Retrieved January 3, 2011.

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