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72-531: Juan Escalante is the brother of a professional wrestler who works under the ring name Pólvora , the cousin of wrestlers Mictlán , Súper Nova , Texano Jr. and the nephew of El Texano . Escalante started out wrestling in the Mini-Estrella division, which in Mexico is more than just Midget wrestling exclusively for little people , but also includes a number of wrestlers who just happen to be short compared to

144-411: A rudo . The seemingly unrelated comment slowly build into a storyline between the two former partners, initially facing off on opposite sides of trios matches. During the build of the match Atlantis has expressed an interest in challenging Rayo de Jalisco Jr. for his WWA World Heavyweight Championship , but also stated that it was too early to talk about a Lucha de Apuestas , mask vs. mask match, between

216-503: A tag team on the Mexican independent circuito Vaquero also helped train his cousin (later known as Super Nova) for his professional wrestling career around 2002. By 2005 both Pólvora and Vaquero began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), mainly on the promotions minor shows or in the opening match of their big shows from Arena México . In early 2008 Vaquero got involved in a storyline against Metal Blanco , that escalated until

288-534: A Dos Leyendas , Atlantis won his third National Parejas Increibles tournament in a row, this time teaming with Mr. Niebla. On June 22, Los Reyes de la Atlantida lost the Mexican National Trios Championship to Los Depredadores del Aire (Black Warrior, Mr. Águila and Volador Jr.). On the August 3 Super Viernes show, Atlantis and Diamante Azul defeated Dragón Rojo Jr. and Último Guerrero to win

360-545: A big grudge match on September 23, which saw Atlantis pick up the win. On November 16, Atlantis announced that he was officially forming a stable named Los Reyes de la Atlantida ("The Kings of the Atlantis") with Delta and Guerrero Maya Jr. On December 16, the trio defeated Los Invasores (Olímpico, Psicosis and Volador Jr.) for the Mexican National Trios Championship at CMLLL's Sin Piead show. On March 2, 2012, at Homenaje

432-462: A few others, their real name. One notable exception was made for David Otunga because of his real marriage to singer Jennifer Hudson at the time, which gave WWE some mainstream exposure. Low Ki used the alias "Senshi" during his second TNA stint to reserve his primary ring name for other use. A similar example is the team known as The Dudley Boyz in ECW and WWE and Team 3D elsewhere. WWE trademarked

504-433: A fighter's real name. Ring names are much more common in professional wrestling than any other sport; famous examples include Terry Bollea becoming Hulk Hogan , Michael Shawn Hickenbottom becoming Shawn Michaels , Roderick Toombs becoming Roddy Piper , Dwayne Johnson becoming The Rock , Christopher Irvine becoming Chris Jericho , and Phillip Jack Brooks becoming CM Punk . A number of wrestlers adopted their real name or

576-476: A large number of professional wrestling championships over the years, both in Mexico and in Japan , both individually and as a tag team. He has also won the mask of several prominent wrestlers through his career including Kung Fu , Villano III , Último Guerrero and La Sombra . Atlantis earned the nickname El idolo de los Niños (the children's idol) as he was always a favorite with the younger fans. He even retained

648-505: A late replacement for an injured Místico II , took part in the three-day Fantastica Mania 2013 event, co-promoted by CMLL and New Japan Pro-Wrestling in Tokyo . During the first night on January 18, he teamed with Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask in a six-man tag team match, where they were defeated by Gedo , Jado and Mephisto. The following night, Atlantis defeated Euforia in

720-707: A match that was voted the Wrestling Observer 2000 Match of the Year . On June 16, 2002, Atlantis, Mr. Niebla, and Black Warrior defeated Blue Panther , Fuerza Guerrera and Dr. Wagner Jr. to win the CMLL World Trios title, a title the team held for 278 days. In 2003 Atlantis travelled to Japan, working for Michinoku Pro where he won the Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship from Dick Togo on August 26, 2003. Atlantis' tour of Michinoku Pro

792-483: A reference to the fact that all three wrestlers mainly wore blue. La Ola Azul won the CMLL World Trios Championship from Rey Bucanero , Emilio Charles Jr. and El Satánico . La Ola Azur defended the title for over 500 days until October 1998 where an injury to Mr. Niebla forced the team to give up the title. On May 10, 1990, Atlantis defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. to become only the second man to ever hold

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864-597: A regular for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), Mexico's oldest professional wrestling promotion . On November 30, 1984, Atlantis defeated Jerry Estrada to win the Mexican National Middleweight Championship , the first wrestling title of his career. Atlantis held the Middleweight title for 457 days, with several high-profile title defenses that helped establish the young wrestler's reputation for good matches. On March 2, 1986 Atlantis lost

936-508: A result of his actions after the match Olímpico, Último Guerrero and Atlantis were all added to the main event of the CMLL 77th Anniversary Show , a 14-man steel cage Lucha de Apuestass , mask vs. mask match. In May 2010 Rayo de Jalisco Jr. returned to CMLL after not having worked for the promotion for five years. During one of his first interviews back with CMLL he commented that it was strange to see his former friend and tag team partner Atlantis as

1008-406: A singles match. During the third and final night, Atlantis teamed with IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Prince Devitt to defeat Euforia, Kazuchika Okada and Mephisto in a six-man tag team main event. In early 2013 the long-running feud between Atlantis and Último Guerrero came to the forefront of CMLL booking once more. The two were booked for

1080-564: A team nicknamed "Los Movie Stars" defeated Los Thundercats (Leono, Panthro, and Tigro, a team of masked wrestlers patterned on the Thundercats cartoon) to win the Mexican National Trios Championship . The trio held the title for 94 days before losing it to Los Hermanos Dinamita ( Cien Caras , Máscara Año 2000 and Universo 2000 ) on August 11, 1991. Not long after the title loss Octagón and Máscara Sagrada left CMLL for

1152-490: A title he would hold for 655 days. In 1995 Atlantis brother made his wrestling debut as Atlantico and the two teamed up on a regular basis, including second annual Gran Alternativa tournament, losing to Dr. Wagner Jr. and Astro Rey Jr. in the second round. On November 3, 1995, Atlantis teamed with Rayo de Jalisco Jr. to win the CMLL World Tag Team Championship from The Headhunters . The team lost

1224-484: A tournament where CMLL teams up a Tecnico (Dorada) and a Rudo (Atlantis) for a tournament. The two defeated Dragón Rojo Jr. and La Sombra in the opening round, Mr. Niebla and Máximo in the second round and Místico and Averno in the semi-final to earn a spot in the final of the tournament. During the tournament Atlantis wore his old Tecnico white mask, acting and wrestling a tecnico style. On February 5, 2010 Atlantis and Dorada defeated Negro Casas and La Máscara in

1296-751: A variation of it, sometimes modifying the spelling to better fit their gimmick , such as Dave Bautista becoming Batista (later reverting to his real name for his Hollywood acting career), Patricia Stratigeas becoming Trish Stratus , Jonathan Good becoming Jon Moxley , Bryan Danielson becoming Daniel Bryan (when he wrestled in WWE), Richard Fliehr becoming Ric Flair and Randall Poffo becoming Randy Savage . Others simply use part of their name, such as Bill Goldberg using Goldberg , Nicole Garcia-Colace using Nikki Bella , Mike Mizanin using The Miz , Cody Runnels using Cody Rhodes , and Michael Wardlow using Wardlow . Many female wrestlers go solely by their first name such as. It

1368-490: Is a Mexican luchador enmascarado (masked professional wrestler ), working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) where he performs as a Técnico ( face or "good guy" character) and is one of the longest-tenured luchador in CMLL history. Atlantis was trained by Diablo Velasco , made his in-ring debut in 1983 and has always wrestled under the ring name Atlantis, named after the sunken city of Atlantis . Atlantis has held

1440-637: Is a highly respected tradition in Mexican lucha libre for performers to hide their true identities, usually wrestling under masks, and revealing a luchador's identity without their permission is considered a serious offence with real-life consequences. Professional wrestlers are often referred to by their contemporaries by their ring name. In interviews, Bret Hart regularly referred to Mark Calaway, Curt Hennig, and Kevin Nash by their ring names ( The Undertaker , Mr. Perfect , and Diesel ). Ring names are often trademarked by

1512-448: Is also common for wrestlers of all genders to use a nickname in addition to their real name for marketability and other reasons. Ricky Steamboat is an atypical instance of a wrestler adopting a ring name to sound less intimidating, as his legal name of Richard Blood was considered unfitting for his babyface persona. Some (mostly independent ) wrestlers still go to great lengths to ensure that their real names are not publicly known. It

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1584-609: The Forjando un Ídolo tournament, which they eventually went on to win. On July 31, 2011, Atlantis and Rey Bucanero made an unadvertised appearance for American promotion Chikara , losing to F.I.S.T. ( Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano ) via disqualification, when Gargano faked taking a low blow from Atlantis. After weeks of tension between Atlantis and Último Guerrero, CMLL held a press conference on August 11, where Atlantis officially turned technico and left Los Guerreros de la Atlantida . Atlantis and Último Guerrero faced each other in

1656-457: The Apuesta match was not an indicator that CMLL had no plans for Escalante going forward; on the contrary they decided to give him a new ring image, making him into an enmascarado called "Inquisidor". He made his in-ring debut on July 8, 2008, unveiling his new look that included a mask that covered his entire face except for his eyes with a design that was mainly black but with a stylized red axe on

1728-542: The Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship . Over the summer of 2015 Los Ingobernables started to wrestle against tecnico teams instead of generally facing rudo teams as they had been up to that point. In August 2015 Los Ingobernables found themselves facing off against Atlantis on multiple occasions, often with La Sombra going out of his way to attack Atlantis, tearing Atlantis' mask apart during matches to show his disdain for

1800-482: The promotion that creates a character or gimmick for a performer. It is common to see one performer use a variety of ring names throughout their career, even if their overall persona remains similar. This is especially true in WWE , which has largely forced most wrestlers that have debuted since 2006 to use a WWE-owned ring name instead of a ring name that they used on the independent circuit or, such as with Daniel Bryan and

1872-455: The second annual Torneo Sangre Nueva . He competed in qualifying block B on March 5, 2013, for a place in the finals, the other wrestlers in Block B included Genesis, Robin , Sensei , Oro, Jr. , Disturbio , Guerrero Negro, Jr. , Super Halcón Jr. , Taurus and Zayco who competed in a torneo cibernetico , multi-man elimination match. He was eliminated as the second wrestler over all when he

1944-728: The "Dudley Boyz" name, leading them to have to change their name when they went to TNA. The members' individual names were also trademarked by WWE, forcing them to have to change their names. WWE partially repealed the policy in 2015, allowing wrestlers who were well known in other promotions such as Samoa Joe , A.J. Styles , Shinsuke Nakamura , Austin Aries , Bobby Roode , and Eric Young to use their long-standing ring names (or, in Nakamura's and Roode's cases, their real names) as well as wrestlers who sign "Tier 2" NXT brand contracts such as Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa , who wrestle both on NXT and

2016-401: The 2005 Gran Alternativa . On September 29, 2009, Los Guerrero de la Atlantida won the vacant CMLL World Trios Championship by defeating Perro Aguayo Jr., Héctor Garza and Shocker in a tournament final. On November 2, 2009, Atlantis won his fourth CMLL World Tag Team title, this time teaming with Último Guerrero to defeat Místico and Negro Casas for the championship. The team lost

2088-463: The 2008 CMLL Bodybuilding tournament as he once again won the "Beginners" tournament. The fact that CMLL never openly admitted that Inquisidor was the former Vaquero led to him being classified as a "rookie" and was entered in the 2010 torneo Gran Alternativa , where a rookie and a "veteran" wrestler teamed up for a tag team tournament. Inquisidor teamed with veteran Atlantis for the tournament; together they defeated El Terrible and Disturbio in

2160-569: The 2013 Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles tournament, forcing the two rivals to team up. Before their qualifying round both Atlantis and Gurrero stated that they would put their differences aside for the sake of the tournament. Atlantis and Guerrero displayed the teamwork they had developed by being partners in Los Guerreros de la Atlantida for several years as they defeated the teams of Valiente and Pólvora , Diamante Azul and Euforia and finally Dragón Rojo Jr. and Niebla Roja to qualify for

2232-521: The 2013 Gran Alternativa tournament. During the celebration of Atlantis' 30th anniversary as a wrestler Guerrero appeared after a match to berate Atlantis, which turned out to be a distraction for the real Último Guerrero to attack Atlantis from behind. The two identically dressed Guerreros proceeded to beat up Atlantis and tear his mask apart. Following the match Último Guerrero introduced his brother "Gran Guerrero". The much anticipated and hyped Mask vs. Mask match between Atlantis and Último Guerrero at

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2304-514: The 80th Anniversary Show on September 13 never came to fruition as the two were defeated in a Relevos Suicidas match by La Sombra and Volador Jr., who instead advanced to the Lucha de Apuestas against each other. On March 21, 2014, Atlantis won the Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles for the fourth time, this time teaming with Euforia. On June 20, Atlantis won the 2014 Leyenda de Azul , scoring

2376-616: The Atlantis) out of respect for their new co-leader. Shortly after his turn Atlantis won the 2005 International Gran Prix by eliminating Rey Bucanero and Perro Aguayo Jr. to be the only survivor in the match. Soon after he defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. to win the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship . 2005 turned out to be Atlantis' strongest and most successful year as he also won that year's Leyenda de Plata tournament, as well as teaming up with La Máscara to win

2448-711: The CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship two times. Over the next 196 days Atlantis' CMLL World Light Heavyweight title defenses headlined several shows in Mexico City before he lost the title to Villano III on November 22, 1999. The title change was just one of the highlights of a long-running feud between Atlantis and Villano III, a feud that also included III's younger brothers Villano IV and Villano V . On March 17, 2000, at CMLL's Juicio Final event, Atlantis won his biggest Apuesta victory to date as he defeated and then unmasked Villano III in

2520-629: The CMLL World Tag Team Championship. On October 30, Los Reyes de la Atlantida regained the Mexican National Trios Championship from Los Depredadores del Aire . On November 13, 2012 Atlantis and Demonio Azul lost their tag team championship to El Terrible and Tama Tonga . On December 16, Los Reyes de la Atlantida lost the Mexican National Trios Championship to the Los Invasores team of Kraneo , Mr. Águila and Psicosis II. In January 2013, Atlantis returned to Japan, when he, as

2592-495: The CMLL World Tag Team Title. Their title reign lasted 280 days until Atlantis turned on his partner during a match and cost them the titles. The fact that the career tecnico ( face or "good guy" character) turned rudo for the first time helped revitalize a career that was stagnating. The Rudo Atlantis joined up with Los Guerreros del Infierno , renaming the group Los Guerreros de la Atlantida (The Warriors of

2664-515: The Inquisidor character no official mention of their history was made. During Averno 's storyline feud with La Mascara Inquisidor was used in a ploy by Averno to trick La Mascara, by having Inquisidor dress up as Averno to distract La Mascara. Helping Averno did not mean that Inquisidor was invited to join Averno's group Los Hijos del Averno ("The Sons of Hell") While Inquisidor's history prior to 2008

2736-489: The Mexican National Trios Championship for a record-breaking third time by defeating La Peste Negra ( El Felino , Mr. Niebla and Negro Casas). On August 9, 2015 Los Reyes de la Atlantida lost the Mexican National Trios Championship to Los Hijos del Infierno ("The Sons of the Inferno"; Ephesto , Mephisto and Lucifierno ), ending their third reign as champions. 15 days later, on August 24, Atlantis defeated Mephisto to win

2808-603: The Middleweight title to Talismán . By 1988 Atlantis had formed a regular tag team with Ángel Azteca and on March 6, 1988, the duo defeated Los Infernales ( Masakre and MS-1 to win the Mexican National Tag Team Championship . Three months later Atlantis became a double champion when he defeated Kung Fu to win the NWA World Middleweight Championship , the highest championship in the middleweight division . Atlantis only held

2880-624: The Tag Team championship to Averno and Mephisto on February 1, 2008. Atlantis, Último Guerrero and Negro Casas (collectively nicknamed Los Guerreros Negros , the Black Warriors) won the CMLL world Trios Title and held it for 166 days, before losing it on January 1, 2009, to El Hijo del Fantasma Héctor Garza and La Máscara. On April 5, 2009, Atlantis lost the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship to El Texano Jr. in

2952-416: The average. He competed under the ring name Vaquerito ("Little Cowboy") and worked primarily on the Mexican independent circuit . Around 2000 he began appearing for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as well, working a storyline feud with Mascarita Mágica ("Little Magic Mask") that lead to the two men meeting in consecutive Luchas de Apuesta ("bet matches") where both competitors put their hair on

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3024-439: The contrat for the mask vs. mask match on March 21, but did not announce an actual date for the match. At the same press conference it was announced that CMLL would commemorate Atlantis' 30 year anniversary as a wrestler with a special Super Viernes show on May 3. Atlantis was teamed up with Hombre Bala Jr. for the 2013 Gran Alternativa , the son of Hombre Bala that Atlantis unmasked in 1986. The team competed in Block A of

3096-414: The finals of the tournament. The finals took place as part of the 2013 Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show and saw La Sombra and Volador Jr. win the match and the tournament. Following the loss a frustrated Atlantis attacked Último Guerrero and tore his mask apart. Atlantis subsequently made a Luchas de Apuestas challenge to Último Guerrero that was not immediately accepted. The two rivals officially signed

3168-599: The finals to win the tournament. On July 12, 2010, at the Promociones Gutiérrez 1st Anniversary Show Atlantis participated in a match where 10 men put their mask on the line in a match that featured five parejas increibles teams, with the losing team being forced to wrestle each other with their mask on the line. His partner in the match was Olímpico , facing off against the teams of Místico and El Oriental , La Sombra and Histeria , El Alebrije and Volador Jr. , and Último Guerrero and Averno. Olímpico and Atlantis

3240-591: The first round, but lost to Diamante and La Sombra in the second round. On July 18, 2010, Inquisidor made his first appearance on a major CMLL show as he teamed up with Cholo in the opening match of the 2012 Infierno en el Ring show, only to lose to the team of Tigre Blanco and Metatron two falls to one. On February 27, 2011, Inquisidor unsuccessfully challenged Metal Blanco for the Occidente Welterweight Championship. Since his feud and Apuesta match with Metal Blanco came before he adopted

3312-702: The front of it. Neither CMLL nor Inquisidor nor his brother Pólvora admitted the true identity of Inquisidor, with the brothers claiming that Inquisidor was a younger brother and that Vaquero had been forced to retire due to injuries. He competed in CMLL's 2008 Bodybuilding contest and won the "Beginners" group. On April 7, 2009, Inquisidor participated in a 10-man Torneo cibernetico for the vacant CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship . The other participants included Pólvora, Rey Cometa , Pegasso , Tiger Kid , Ángel Azteca, Jr. , Súper Comando , Ángel de Oro , Ángel de Plata and eventual winner Mascara Dorada . On November 25, 2009, Inquisidor repeated his performance from

3384-477: The independent circuit to keep their ring names (or, in Gargano's case, his real name). Gargano and Ciampa have since signed exclusive WWE contracts. "In-house" WWE wrestlers still use WWE-owned ring names. In rare cases, the rights to a wrestler's ring name may be owned by a company with little or no connection to professional wrestling, such as Marvel Comics ' ownership of the name Hulk Hogan until early 2003, which

3456-593: The last elimination over Último Guerrero. Atlantis defeated arch rival Último Guerrero in a Luchas de Apuestas match, in the main event of the CMLL 81st Anniversary Show . After the match Guerrero was forced to unmask as per the stipulation. In January 2015, Atlantis returned to Japan to take part in the Fantastica Mania 2015 tour, during which he and Máscara Dorada won the Fantastica Mania 2015 Tag Tournament. On April 26, 2015, Los Reyes de la Atlantida won

3528-471: The line, Vaquerito won the first match and has Mascarita Mágica shaved bald after the match, but lost the rematch some months later and had to be shaved bald himself. In 2000 Escalante's brother made his professional wrestling debut, working under the name Polvóra ("Gunpowder"), which lead Vaquerito to leave the Mini-Estrellas division and work as simply "Vaquero" ("Cowboy"). The brothers mainly worked as

3600-567: The main event of a show in Guadalajara , Jalisco , Mexico ending Atlantis' reign after 988 days. In late 2009 it was rumored that Los Guerreros de la Atlantida had split up, but when Atlantis and Último Guerrero teamed up on CMLL's Sin Salida show the rumors turned out to not be true. On January 22, 2010, Atlantis teamed up with Máscara Dorada to participate in CMLL's Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles ("National Amazing Pairs tournament"),

3672-446: The nickname when he worked as a Rudo (a wrestler who portrays the bad guy) for several years. Atlantis' 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. In the 1990s Atlantis starred in a couple of Lucha films , including one where he teamed up with Octagón called Octagón y Atlantis, la revancha ("Octagón and Atlantis,

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3744-592: The prefix "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Numerous boxers have used ring names or nicknames as their mode of identification during their professional boxing careers, particularly during the late 19th century and the early 20th century. The ring name "Kid" was particularly popular, indicating the boxer's comparative youth. Since the mid 20th century, ring names for boxers have typically been less common, although nicknames have become more popular in recent years. Famous examples of boxers who used ring names include: Atlantis (wrestler) Atlantis (born September 28, 1962)

3816-473: The recently formed Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promotion, jumping ship before the "Atlantis y Octagón" movie opened in the theaters. Atlantis was also offered a contract by AAA but decided to stay with the company he ended up working for almost his entire career. On March 3, 1993, Atlantis lost the NWA World Middleweight title to Mano Negra , as part of a long-running storyline between

3888-443: The rematch"). Atlantis made his professional wrestling debut on June 12, 1983, after training under world-renowned Mexican wrestling trainer Diablo Velazco for just under a year. He adopted the masked ring persona of "Atlantis", a supposed warrior from the lost city of Atlantis , complete with a mask that had the image of two fish on it. After working for various Mexican promotions for the first year of his career Atlantis became

3960-509: The rising stars in EMLL, and he was one of the key figures in the "rebranding" of the company to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in 1990. In 1991 Atlantis starred in a movie called La Fuerza Bruta ("The Brute Power") and soon after began filming another movie where he teamed up with Octagón called Octagón y Atlantis, la revancha ("Octagón and Atlantis, the revenge") that opened in 1992. On April 4, 1991, Atlantis, Octagón, and Máscara Sagrada ,

4032-608: The tag team title in August 1996 but Atlantis and new partner Lizmark won the titles back from La Ola Blanca (Spanish for "the White Wave"; Gran Markus Jr. and El Hijo del Gladiador ). Atlantis and Lizmark only held the title for 12 days before the titles were vacated following an inconclusive match with the Headhunters. Atlantis and Lizmark continued to team and were joined by Mr. Niebla in 1997 to form La Ola Azur ("The Blue Wave"),

4104-479: The title for 37 days before losing it to Emilio Charles Jr. in his first defense. He quickly regained the title, defeating Charles Jr. on July 20, 1988, and held it for two weeks before losing the title back to Emilio Charles Jr. On May 25, 1990, after an 811-day reign, Atlantis and Ángel Azteca lost the Mexican Nation Tag Team Championship to Pierroth Jr. and Bestia Salvaje . The loss of

4176-425: The title was used as a storyline motivation for Ángel Azteca turning Rudo (villain or heel ) by attacking Atlantis. The feud between the two continued off and on over the years until Ángel Azteca's death in 2007. The two fought in several intense and bloody battles, but remained close friends backstage. The feud with Ángel Azteca, coupled with a third run with the NWA World Middleweight title made Atlantis one of

4248-472: The tournament on April 12, 2013. The duo defeated Akuma and Mephisto in the first round, Taurus and Averno in the second round and Guerrero Negro Jr. and Último Guerrero in the semi-finals to earn a spot in the finals. The finals took place on April 26, 2013 during the Arena Mexico 57th Anniversary Show and saw Boby Zavala and Rey Escorpión defeat Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis, two falls to one to win

4320-413: The two as they had not even faced off in a one on one match yet. Atlantis was the ninth man to leave the steel cage match at the 77th Anniversary, keeping his mask safe. The match came down to La Sombra pinning Olímpico to unmask him. On November 2, Atlantis was scheduled to challenge for the CMLL World Tag Team Championship alongside Último Guerrero, but could not take part in the match due to an injury and

4392-474: The two met in a Luchas de Apuesta match where Vaquero risked his hair and Metal Blanco risked his mask. The match took place on April 5, 2008, and saw Vaquero lose both the match and his hair. On June 22, 2008, Pólvora and Vaquero participated in a tournament for the vacant CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship , but lost in the opening round to Mictlán and Fabian el Gitano . The two brothers teamed up with mixed success from 2005 until mid-2008. The loss of

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4464-558: The two. While Mano Negra won the championship, Atlantis gained the ultimate measure of revenge as he unmasked Mano Negro by defeating him in a Lucha de Apuesta (bet match) as the main event of CMLL's 60th Anniversary Show . On March 2, 1994, Atlantis defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. to win the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship , officially moving from the Middleweight to the Light Heavyweight division ,

4536-441: The veteran tecnico . On August 19, 2015 CMLL held a press conference where they announced that the winner of the main event of the 80th Anniversary, La Sombra, would put his mask on the line against the winner of the main event of the 81st Anniversary Show, Atlantis, in the main event of CMLL's 82nd Anniversary Show on September 18, 2015. The match saw Atlantis defeat La Sombra, two falls to one, forcing La Sombra to unmask. Since he

4608-455: The wrestler's gimmick changes, either subtly or dramatically. After debuting in WWE as the " Connecticut Blueblood " Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Paul Levesque's character later morphed into Triple H . A more drastic change sometimes occurs when a wrestler turns heroic or villainous , such as when Hulk Hogan joined the villainous nWo (New World Order) and became "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan. His new attitude

4680-596: Was due to Hogan being advertised as " The Incredible Hulk Hogan" early in his career, while Marvel owned the trademark for their comic book character. Sometimes, a wrestler will buy the rights to their own ring name; for example, Steve Borden owns the rights to the name Sting and licenses it to the musician of the same name . The wrestler formerly known as Test took this one step further and legally changed his name to "Andrew Test Martin". Jim Hellwig, known as The Ultimate Warrior , had his name legally changed to simply "Warrior". In many cases, ring names evolve over time as

4752-595: Was enhanced by changing his costume color scheme from his famous red and yellow to nWo's black and white. Steve Williams adopted the ring name Steve Austin to avoid confusion with the then-more established performer "Dr. Death" Steve Williams . Austin would wrestle under that name for several years before signing with the WWF and being given the name "the Ringmaster". This gimmick failed to catch on, and Austin reverted to his established name, reaching his greatest level of success with

4824-413: Was not officially recognized, CMLL used him as one of the "veteran" rudos in their 2011 storyline with Generacion 2011 , who joined the company in 2011. Inquisidor, Los Rayos Tapatío and a number of other low or mid-card Rudos such as Apocalipsis fought Generacion 2011 , Dragon Lee , Magnus , Hombre Bala Jr. and Super Halcón Jr. In March 2013 Inquisidor was one of 18 wrestlers who competed in

4896-452: Was pinned by Sensei. Ring name A ring name is a type of stage name or nickname used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler , mixed martial artist , or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projecting the wrong image. Since the advent of the Internet , it is relatively easy to discover

4968-465: Was replaced by Dragón Rojo Jr. In the end Guerrero and Rojo Jr. went on to win the titles, after which Rojo Jr. was made an official member of Los Guerreros de la Atlantida . On February 25, 2011, Atlantis and Máscara Dorada defeated Blue Panther and Dragón Rojo Jr. in the finals to win the Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles for the second year in a row. In June, Atlantis replaced an injured Shocker and teamed with Delta and Guerrero Maya Jr. in

5040-493: Was so well received that he was allowed to retain the title when travelling back to Mexico and has been invited on annual tours with the promotion every year since then. On March 28, 2004, Atlantis lost the Michinoku Pro title to The Great Sasuke , returning the belt to Japan. On June 25 Atlantis teamed up with Blue Panther to defeat Los Guerreros del Infierno ("The Warriors of Hell"; Último Guerrero and Rey Bucanero) to win

5112-535: Was the last team that escaped the match, leaving El Oriental and Místico to wrestle for their masks, which ended with Místico defeating El Oriental. After teaming up and working well together during the Ruleta de la Muerte tournament Olímpico, Atlantis and Último Guerrero teamed up more frequently. During a trios tournament on the August 13 Super Viernes Olímpico caused his team to be disqualified and then attacked his former teammates, ending their tentative relationship. As

5184-507: Was the reigning Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship Atlantis participated in the 2015 Universal Championship tournament, which he won, defeating Último Guerrero in the finals on October 16. On January 1, 2016 CMLL held a major show called Sin Piedad ("No Mercy") where Atlantis teamed up with Marco Corleone , and Valiente, losing to Los Revolucionarios del Terror (Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora, and Thunder ). He also participated in

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