Último Dragoncito

Último Dragoncito

Último Dragoncito at a community event in Colonia Obrera in Mexico City sponsored by Fundación Expresa
Born August 8, 1972[1]
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Último Dragoncito
Billed height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Billed weight 73 kg (161 lb)[1]
Trained by Diablo Velasco[1]
Gran Cochisse[1]
Debut 1991[1]

Último Dragoncito (real name unrevealed; born August 8, 1972) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Último Dragoncito is a part of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) Mini-Estrella, or "Mini", division and is the only wrestler to hold the CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship two times.[2] Último Dragoncito is Spanish for "Little Last Dragon", alluding to the fact that he wrestles as a mini version of Último Dragón. Último Dragoncito'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]

Professional wrestling career

The wrestler that would later work as "Último Dragoncito" made his professional wrestling debut in 1991, In 1992 then-CMLL booker Antonio Peña left 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.[2] Working in the Mini division does not necessarily mean that Serrano is a dwarf as several short wrestlers work in the "Mini" division.[4] Último Dragoncito was one of the wrestlers brought into CMLL to replenish the division, he was given the ring persona of Último Dragoncito, a mini version of Último Dragón who worked in CMLL at the time. Último Dragoncito has worked under that ring name ever since, even after Último Dragon left the promotion. On March 14, 1993 Último Dragoncito defeated Orito to win the CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship.[2] Dragoncito would hold the title for just under six months, without making a single successful title defense before losing the championship to Ultratumbita on September 11, 1993.[2] 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 Último Dragoncito only used sparingly for a number of years.[4] In October 1999 it was announced that Último Dragoncito had won the CMLL World's Mini-Estrella Championship for the second time, making him the only wrestler to ever hold the title twice.[2] Último Dragoncito did not win the title in a match, but rather through what is known as a "Phantom title switch", CMLL needed previous champion Damiancito El Guerrero to lose the championship as he had already begun working as in the regular division as "Virus". Instead of making him lose in the ring CMLL decided to announce that Último Dragoncito had won the belt on an undisclosed day in October, 1999.[2] Último Dragoncito held the title for two years, but as the Mini division was not very active he only made one successful title defense before losing the title to Pierrothito on October 16, 2001.[5] Último Dragoncito remains one of CMLL's main "tecnico" (Face or "good guy") Minis as the Mini division has gotten more air time and promotional focus in the last couple of years.[4] On October 27, 2008 Último Dragoncito won the mask of Fire by winning a Luchas de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match.[6] Último Dragoncito was one of 13 Minis that risked their mask in a Steel Cage match, in the main event of CMLL's La Hora Cero Pay-Per-View on January 11, 2009. Último Dragoncito was the 10th wrestler to escape the cage to save his mask.[7] On November 6, 2012, 12 competitors met in a special steel cage match where the loser of the match would be forced to unmask or have his hair shaved completely off. The match was very chaotic and saw several wrestlers bleed and others need medical attention due to a number of accidents. Último Dragoncito was the eight person overall to escape the cage, one of the few people to escape the match unscathed.[8][9][10]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

Lucha de Apuesta record

Wager Winner Loser Location Date Notes
Mask Último Dragoncito Pequeño Black Star Unknown Unknown [1][12]
Mask Último Dragoncito Payaso Coco Amarillo Unknown Unknown [1][12]
Mask Último Dragoncito Pequeño Aristoteles Acapulco, Guerrero Unknown [1][12]
Mask Último Dragoncito Fire Puebla, Puebla October 27, 2008 [1][6][12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 "Tecnicos - Último Dragoncito" (in Spanish). Fuego en el ring. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: EMLL CMLL Midget (miniestrella) Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 396. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  3. ↑ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre and honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Madigan, Dan (2007). "You ain't seen nothing yet: the minis". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 209–212. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  5. ↑ Box y Lucha staff (January 13, 2002). "2001: Los Campeones". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). pp. 15–17. 2540.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ocampo, Jorge (October 28, 2008). "Fire pierde la máscara en Puebla; ¿Bucanero y Guerro se distancían?" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  7. ↑ Arturo Rosas Plata (January 12, 2009). "La tarde se Pintó de azul". Ovaciones (in Spanish) (Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V.). p. 26. Número 21465 Año LXII. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  8. ↑ Ruiz Glez, Alex (November 7, 2012). "Coliseo de Guadalajara resultados 6 de Noviembre 2012 Shockercito rapa a Pequeno Warrior en una jaula espectacular y accidentada" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  9. ↑ Gutierez, Ana (November 7, 2012). "Shockercito rapa a warrior". Fuego en el Ring (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  10. ↑ Gutierez, Ana (November 7, 2012). "Shockercito rapó a Pequeño Warrior". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  11. ↑ MedioTiempo Agencias (May 2, 2012). "Los Guerreros retienen los Campeonatos de Parejas". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 El Halcon Staff. "Entrevista por Ultimo Dragoncito". El Halcon (Mexico City, Mexico). pp. 20–21. 59.