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114-451: La Ola Amarilla was created in 2005 by CMLL as a name of a group of Japanese wrestlers working full-time for CMLL consisting of Okumura , Hajime Ohara and Masada . The name was inspired by the name La Ola Blanca ("The White Wave") the name of the legendary team of Dr. Wagner and Ángel Blanco . Okumura, Ohara and Masada were all low ranking wrestlers in CMLL with Ohara and Masada remaining in

228-550: A torneo cibernetico match used to determine the two competitors in a match for the vacant CMLL World Heavyweight Championship. On January 1, 2012, El Terrible defeated Rush two falls to one to win the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship. On January 21 and 22, Rush took part in the CMLL and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) co-produced Fantastica Mania 2012 events in Tokyo , teaming with Máscara Dorada losing to

342-642: A Lucha de Apusta on June 6, 2010 in the main event of the 2010 Sin Salida ¨ with both wrestlers putting their hair on the line. Máximo defeated Taichi, forcing the Japanese wrestler to have his hair shaved off after the match. Following a few more appearances for CMLL Taichi returned to Japan. Taichi wrestled his last match for CMLL at the June 18, 2010 Super Viernes , where he teamed with Okumura and new Ola Amarilla member, NJPW rookie Nobuo Yoshihashi who made his CMLL debut on

456-488: A double underhook piledriver that is also referred to as the "Rush Driver" outside of Mexico and a corner shotgun dropkick which he refers to as "Bull's Horns". William Arturo Muñoz González was born on September 29, 1988, in Tala, Jalisco, Mexico, the oldest son of Arturo Muñoz Sánchez , a luchador , or professional wrestler , who is best known under the ring names "Comandante Pierroth", "La Bestia del Ring" ("The beast of

570-440: A feud with Loco Max, which culminated on August 15 in a Hair vs. Hair Lucha de Apuestas match, where Rush was victorious, thus forcing his adversary to have his hair shaved off. On November 25, Rush won CMLL's Bodybuilding Contest in the advanced category. With his win, Rush gained the new nickname "Mr. CMLL". On January 2, 2011, Rush, Ángel de Oro and Diamante defeated Metal Blanco , Palacio Negro and El Sagrado in

684-532: A kick to the groin . In March, Rush and El Terrible teamed up for the 2013 Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles like they had for the 2012 tournament, but the team lost in the first round to Dragón Rojo Jr. and Niebla Roja . Two weeks later they were on opposite sides of a six-man tag team match at the 2013 Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show, where Rush, Rayo de Jalisco Jr. and Shocker defeated El Terrible, Mr. Niebla and Universo 2000 by disqualification. In May, Rush, Marco Corleone and Máximo were stripped of

798-489: A pay-per-view on December 2, losing to Jado and Yoshi-Hashi in a tag team match, with Azul once again being the one pinned for the win. On January 15, 2013, Rush gave up the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship to get another shot at El Terrible's CMLL World Heavyweight Championship. On January 18, Rush returned to Japan to take part in the three-day Fantastica Mania 2013 event. During

912-686: A squash match On the June 19 episode of Dynamite , Rush was defeated by MJF . Later in the show, he would be approached backstage by Don Callis , who claimed to offer him an opportunity. On the July 5 episode of Rampage , Rush defeated Komander . Later in the show. a pre-taped segment showed that Rush had accepted Callis' offer and joined The Don Callis Family . On the Collision edition of Grand Slam on September 28, Rush reformed La Facción Ingobernable (LFI) with his brother Dralístico and The Beast Mortos . On

1026-516: A three-way match . On December 14 at Guerra de Titanes , the now-renamed "Rush El Toro Blanco" teamed with Blue Demon Jr. and Rey Escorpión to defeat Psycho Clown , Dr. Wagner Jr. , and Drago . After the match, it was announced that Rush, La Bestia del Ring , Killer Kross , L.A. Park and Konnan were forming a new group called La Facción Ingobernable (based on Rush's Los Ingobernables group from CMLL ). In June 2023, Rush announced his departure from AAA. On May 29, 2022, during

1140-559: A técnico , Rush was now referred to as "the most hated wrestler in CMLL". On September 13 at CMLL's 80th Anniversary Show , Rush pinned Negro Casas to win a six-man tag team match, while holding the ring ropes, a move commonly associated with rudos . On October 8, Rush and La Máscara defeated Atlantis and La Sombra in the finals of a tournament to become the number one contenders to the CMLL World Tag Team Championship . On October 18, Rush and La Máscara were awarded

1254-491: A "face" (wrestling term for someone who portrays the good guy) he was given a " heel " or rudo character and teamed up with Okumura, collectively known as La Fiebre Amarilla ("the Yellow Fever "). He made his debut as Namajage on February 2, 2012 teaming with Okumura and Misterioso, Jr. , defeating the team of Black Warrior, El Sagrado and Sangre Azteca . In September 2012 La Fiebre Amarilla unsuccessfully challenged for

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1368-455: A "learning trip" like Okumura had been, both young wrestlers from NJPW. The three teamed up in tag team and trios matches, taking on various Mexica combinations in low and mid-card matches. On May 11, 2007, Okumura and Goto both participated in that year's International Gran Prix teaming with Alex Koslov , Marco Corleone , Minoru Suzuki , Jushin Thunder Liger , and Último Dragón . Okumura

1482-496: A "learning trip", to improve his in-ring skills by being exposed to other wrestling styles than the Japanese style. In Mexico, he began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as a Heel (or "bad guy") "Anti-Mexico" character. The "Anti-Mexico" character stood in contrast to Okumura's personal views as he liked living and working in Mexico so much that he has remained there since 2004. On December 5, 2004, Okumura participated in

1596-495: A Hair vs. Hair Lucha de Apuestas , forcing his rival to have his head shaved. In late 2012 Rush and Diamante Azul participated in NJPW's 2012 World Tag League under the name CMLL Asesino (CMLL Assassins). Rush and Diamante ended the tournament on November 28, 2012, with just four points after victories over Tencozy ( Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima ) and Complete Players ( Masato Tanaka and Yujiro Takahashi), finishing in

1710-507: A Mexican and in a scripted moment, attacked Camorra and threw him out of the ring, taking his place. Yujiro and Okumura defeated Toscano and Rouge in the first round of the tournament, they were victorious against Héctor Garza and Ángel de Plata , before defeating Místico and Ángel de Oro in the finals to win the 2009 Gran Alternativa . Following the Gran Alternativa tournament Okumura began focusing on Máximo, while No Limit began

1824-406: A feud that led to a Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair match between the two teams that was the main event of CMLL's Sin Salida show on December 4, 2009. After being successful throughout the summer and fall No Limit finally lost to Texano, Jr. and Terrible at Sin Salida and were both shaved completely bald after the match per Lucha Libre traditions. While Yujiro and Naito left Mexico for NJPW by

1938-547: A few one-shot appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). At some point between 1996 and 1999 Okumura won the CCW Heavyweight Championship and the CAWF Tag Team Championship, teaming with Nobutaka Araya. In late 1999 Okumura began working for Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling (FMW), teaming with Atsushi Onita and Mitsunobu Kikuzawa in a tournament to crown

2052-433: A four-man, Lucha de Apuesta (Bet match) steel cage match where the last man in the cage would have his hair shaved off as a result. The match came down to Okumura and Negro Casas and saw Casas escape, leaving Okumura to be shaved bald per Lucha traditions. In the mid-2005 NJPW sent Shinsuke Nakamura and Hiroshi Tanahashi to Mexico, in order for them to gain international experience, just like Okumura had been sent

2166-492: A lack of interest in most opponents as if they are not worth his time. This is often expressed by Rush, and other members of Los Ingobernables engaging in a game of invisible futbol during matches to mock their opponents. His catchphrase "No pasa Nada!", or "Nothing happened", basically dismisses any opponent as not being worth his time. In April 2016, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter wrote that

2280-421: A large group of AJPW wrestlers Shigeo Okumura was given a full-time contract with AJPW to fill the void left by the exodus. On September 8, 2001, Okumura and Nobutaka Araya lost to Arashi and Koki Kitahara, in a match for the vacant All Asia Tag Team Championship . When Arashi and Kitahara vacated the titles in early 2002 Okumura and Mitsuya Nagi entered the tournament to crown new champions. The team made it all

2394-423: A large part of 2008 as his recovery from the injury combined with a long trip back to Japan kept him out of the ring. In mid-2009 Okumura was once again teamed up with a couple of Japanese wrestlers on a learning trip; this time he teamed with No Limit ( Yujiro and Naito ) to form an "Anti-Mexico" faction called La Ola Amarilla ( Spanish for "The Yellow Wave"). The team was given a strong push, booked to win

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2508-409: A long-running storyline with Stuka, Jr. and Rey Cometa that evolved into the main event of the 2013 Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show contested under Luchas de Apuestas , or "bet match" rules where Namajague and Stuka, Jr. both risked their masks and Okumura and Rey Cometa would risk their hair on the outcome of the match. On March 3, 2013, Okumura and Namajague defeated Fuego and Stuka, Jr. to win

2622-463: A low blow from Tonga. On November 12, 2013, Rush received another shot at the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship, but once again failed in his attempt to dethrone longtime rival El Terrible. Rush then resumed his rivalry with Negro Casas, pinning him following a low blow in a six-man tag team match on November 15, after which he accepted Casas' challenge for a Hair vs. Hair match between the two. In January 2014, Rush returned to Japan to take part in

2736-481: A match for the title. The title match took place on February 22 and saw Rush defeat Ephesto to become the new CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion. 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. After successfully defending the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship against Rey Bucanero and Psicosis , Rush

2850-514: A match on June 5, where Rush successfully defended the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship against Takahashi. On July 8, New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced Rush as a participant in the 2012 G1 Climax tournament . Rush returned to the promotion on July 29 at Last Rebellion , where he, Karl Anderson , MVP and Shelton Benjamin defeated Suzuki-gun ( Minoru Suzuki , Lance Archer , Taichi and Taka Michinoku ) in an eight-man tag team match. Rush opened his G1 Climax tournament on August 1 with

2964-519: A new partnership with La Sombra. Now referred to as the two most hated men in CMLL's recent history, the two effectively became rudos , though they refused to acknowledge themselves as such, instead calling themselves "técnicos diferentes". The two were eventually also joined by La Máscara, who adopted their técnico diferente attitude, forming a stable originally called Los Indeseables ("The Undesirables"), but later renamed Los Ingobernables ("The Ungovernables"). On June 13, Rush and La Máscara lost

3078-482: A seated opponent, that often looks like he makes full impact with the opponent. As part of his mind games he will often fake the corner drop kick early in the match, berate his opponent and then land dropkick later in the match. For years Rush's main finishing move was La Lanza ("The Spear"), a diving double foot stomp . In recent years he has changed his finishing move to the Martillo Negro ("Black Hammer"),

3192-525: A series of high-profile matches against various Mexican tecnicos ( Faces or "good guys"). All three members of La Ola Amarila were involved in a 15-man Lucha de Apuesta steel cage match, which was the main event of CMLL's 2009 Infierno en el Ring event. Okumura escaped the cage as the fourth man and watched as Naito defeated Toscano to win the match. Throughout mid-2009 Ola Amarilla received further reinforcement as Jushin Thunder Liger toured Mexico. Okumura teamed with Liger, Yujiro, and Naito to defeat

3306-419: A six-man tag team match. 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 técnico ("Face", or those that portray the good guys), Rush would often show rudo ("heel" or those that portray the bad guys) tendencies during his matches. During the summer of 2010, Rush entered

3420-508: A steel cage match. In January 2019, Rush signed a contract with Ring of Honor, becoming a regular wrestler of their roster. On September 27, 2019, Rush wrestled on ROH's Death Before Dishonor event and not at the CMLL 86th Anniversary Show . That same day, he announced on his Twitter he would become independent, leaving CMLL. Shortly afterwards CMLL announced that they had fired both Muñoz and his brother Dragon Lee for not following guidelines set by

3534-399: A storyline with the team of El Terrible and El Texano, Jr. Okumura and Máxmio faced off several times, usually as part of trios matches and each time the tension between the two wrestlers built. On November 5, 2009, the two faced off in a Lucha de Apuesta match, which saw Okumura win his first ever Apuesta , leaving Máximo bald in the process. While Yujiro and Naito left Mexico for NJPW by

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3648-415: A win over Hirooki Goto, avenging his loss from Fantastica Mania . After three wins, one over IWGP Heavyweight Championship contender Tetsuya Naito , and five losses, Rush was eliminated from the tournament on August 11, eventually finishing last in his block. Upon Rush's return to CMLL, he continued his rivalry with El Terrible going into the 2012 Universal Championship tournament , where he made it to

3762-464: Is a former one-time MLW World Tag Team Champion . Okumura originally worked for Tokyo Pro Wrestling (TPW) and later on All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) in Japan but moved to Mexico in 2005 to work for CMLL full-time. Okumura usually teams up with wrestlers from Japan who visit CMLL, currently as a group known as La Ola Amarilla ( Spanish for "The Yellow Wave"). Okumura and Yujiro won the 2009 version of

3876-537: Is also a MLW regular, leading to MLW announcing that Rush and L.A. Park would face off on April 4, as part of MLW's WrestleMania weekend show. However, it was later announced that Rush had been pulled from the match due to signing with Ring of Honor in the United States. His final match for MLW was a match pitting him against Shane Strickland . The match aired on the January 18, 2019 episode of MLW Fusion , where Rush

3990-513: Is the leader of La Facción Igobernable and a former member of The Don Callis Family . He is best known for his time performing for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as well as the U.S. based Ring of Honor (ROH). Muñoz's father, Arturo Muñoz, is also a professional wrestler, most recently known under the ring name La Bestia del Ring . William's younger brothers are also professional wrestlers, using

4104-570: The Fantastica Mania 2015 tour, during which he unsuccessfully challenged Ángel de Oro for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship . Rush (wrestler) William Arturo Muñoz González (born September 29, 1988), better known by his ring name Rush ( / ˈ r uː ʃ / ROOSH ). is a Mexican luchador (Spanish for professional wrestler ). He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he

4218-534: The Gran Alternativa tournament. Shigeo Okumura began his professional wrestling career in 1994, making his debut on December 31, 1995, working for the Japanese promotion Tokyo Pro Wrestling (TPW). Okumura worked under both his birth name and as "Okumura" during his time in TPW. In 1996 TPW Closed and Okumura became a freelance wrestler, working for a variety of companies on the Japanese independent circuit as well as

4332-425: The 2013 Universal Championship tournament , defeating El Terrible, La Máscara and Rey Escorpión to win his block and advance to the finals, to be held two weeks later. On September 6, Rush was defeated in the finals of the tournament by NJPW representative Tanahashi. In mid-2013, Rush once again began teasing a possible rudo turn as the crowd reaction to him grew more and more negative. Despite officially being

4446-490: The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship as defending champions Fuego and Stuka, Jr. were victorious. Only weeks later Namajague was part of CMLL's largest annual show asrthey celebrated the 79th Anniversary of CMLL as he teamed up with Okumura and Taichi, as La Ola Amarilla , La Ola was defeated by three of CMLL's top tecnicos , Ángel de Oro , La Sombra and Titán . In the months following

4560-647: The CMLL World Trios Champions El Hijo del Fantasma and La Máscara . Following the match Okumura challenged the Trios champions for a title match the following week. A week later, at the May 7, 2010 Super Viernes Okumura and Taichi were joined by Hiroshi Tanahashi as they challenged for and won the CMLL World Trios Championship when they defeated Héctor Garza, Hijo del Fantasma and La Máscara for

4674-482: The Los Ingobernables concept of having Rush, once a face (hero) rejected by Arena México crowds, turn heel (villain) and "embrace the negative", had made him a "far more effective headliner". While Rush remains "Tranquilo" against most opponents, his explosive temper causes him to brawl with certain rivals such as L.A. Park or Volador Jr., at times leading to disqualifications when Rush or his teammates ignore

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4788-432: The 2017 Leyenda Azul tournament. In February 2018, Rush and former rival El Terrible were teamed up for the 2018 Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles , defeating the teams of Forastero / Stuka Jr. , Atlantis/Mr. Niebla, Carístico/ Euforia and finally Volador Jr. and Último Guerrero to win the tournament. After the victory El Terrible became an official member of Los Ingobernables . After Volador Jr. and Flyer won

4902-571: The 2018 Gran Alternativa , they were attacked by Los Ingobernables. Moments later Volador Jr,'s uncle L.A. Park and cousin El Hijo de L.A. Park made their surprise return to CMLL by running to the ring and chasing off Los Ingobernables, bringing the rivalry between Rush and L.A. Park to the CMLL ring for the first time. Over the summer Los Ingobernables and "La Familia Real ("The Royal Family"; L.A. Park, Volador Jr., Flyer and El Hijo de L.A. Park) main evented many Friday night shows in CMLL. The main focus

5016-495: The Anniversary show Namajague and Okumura developed a long running storyline with Stuka, Jr. and Rey Cometa that evolved into the main event of the 2013 Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show contested under Luchas de Apuestas rules where Namajague and Stuka, Jr. both risked their masks and Okumura and Rey Cometa would risk their hair on the outcome of the match. On March 3, 2013, Namajague and Okumura defeated Fuego and Stuka, Jr. to win

5130-583: The August 10 episode of Dynamite . The following week, Rush, El Idolo and Dragon Lee , competed in the first round of the tournament to crown the inaugural AEW World Trios Champions , but were defeated in the first round by The Elite , after the loss Rush and El Idolo attacked and unmasked Lee, ending their alliance with him. On September 4 at All Out , Rush and El Idolo competed in the Casino Ladder match , but both men failed to win. On September 30, 2022, Rush

5244-529: The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship, Mikami's first professional wrestling championship. On March 15, 2013 Okumura and Namajague were defeated by Stuka, Jr. and Rey Cometa in the main event of the 2013 Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show, forcing Okumura to have all his hair shaved off and Namajague was unmasked and had to reveal his real name, Kyosuke Mikami, as per lucha libre traditions. Mikami returned to New Japan in January 2014 and

5358-606: The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship. On March 15, 2013, Okumura and Namajague were defeated by Stuka, Jr. and Rey Cometa in the main event of the 2013 Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show, forcing Okumura to have all his hair shaved off and Namajague was unmasked and had to reveal his real name, Kyosuke Mikami, as per lucha libre traditions. On November 3, Okumura and Namajague lost the Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship to Delta and Guerrero Maya, Jr. In January 2015, Okumura returned to Japan to take part in

5472-626: The CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship by defeating Mr. Águila . On September 20, Rush, Ángel de Oro and Diamante lost the Mexican National Trios Championship to Los Invasores ( Olímpico , Psicosis and Volador Jr. ). On November 13, Rush successfully defended the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship against El Terrible . The following month, Rush teamed up with Máximo and the returning Marco Corleone to form La Tercia Sensación , later renamed El Bufete del Amor . On December 25, Rush and El Terrible survived

5586-495: The CMLL World Tag Team Championship to Negro Casas and Shocker. On August 1 at El Juicio Final , Rush defeated Negro Casas for his fifth Lucha de Apuestas win. Rush announced Casas' hair as the last hair he wanted to take, saying that he now wanted to wage his hair against masks. In November, Rush was sidelined from in-ring action, after breaking two bones in his ankle during a match. He made his return from

5700-447: The CMLL World Tag Team Championship, when Rey Bucanero, one half of the previous champions, was unable to defend the title due to an injury. Rush then began feuding with one half of the previous champions, NJPW representative Tama Tonga . After losing to Tonga in a singles match on November 1, Rush and La Máscara successfully defended the CMLL World Tag Team Championship against Tonga and El Terrible on November 8, after Rush faked taking

5814-413: The CMLL World Trios Championship, when Corleone was sidelined with a knee injury. On June 9, Rush earned a big win over NJPW representative Shinsuke Nakamura in a main event singles match. On June 30, Rush won the Mexican National Trios Championship for the second time, when he, La Máscara and Titán defeated Los Invasores ( Kráneo , Mr. Águila and Psicosis) for the title. On August 23, Rush entered

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5928-448: The July 6 edition of Dynamite , Rush made his singles debut defeating Fenix's brother Penta Oscuro . On the July 27 at Fight for the Fallen , Rush faced Jon Moxley in an AEW Interim World Championship eliminator match, but lost. The feud between the duos of El Idolo and Rush and Oscuro and Fenix ended when Rush and El Idolo defeated The Lucha Brothers in a tornado tag team match, on

6042-441: The Mexican National Trios Championship to La Peste Negra ( El Felino , Mr. Niebla and Negro Casas). Rush, Casas and Shocker had agreed to a three-way Lucha de Apuestas , but Casas was forced to pull out of the match, set for March 21, declaring that he would face the winner at a later date. On March 21 at Homenaje a Dos Leyendas , Rush defeated Shocker for his fourth Lucha de Apuestas win. The following month, Rush formed

6156-511: The October 8 episode of Dynamite , it was revealed that Rush and the rest of LFI were acquired by Jake Roberts in exchange for Lance Archer going to The Don Callis Family. Over the years William Muñoz has cultivated the Rush persona into one of the top level wrestlers in Mexico, as he is often involved in main event matches when he wrestles for CMLL or on the Mexican independent circuit. Starting out he

6270-714: The ROH World Heavyweight Championship in a match against PCO and Mark Haskins. During the match Nick Aldis attacked PCO during the match, allowing Rush to get the pin fall. ROH halted operations in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic , resuming that August. Rush would then make his return on December 10 of that year, defending the ROH World Title against Brody King at Final Battle , where his father La Bestia Del Ring would attack King, assisting Rush in retaining

6384-454: The U.S., and The Crash Lucha Libre and International Wrestling Revolution Group in Mexico. William Arturo Muñoz was initially trained for his professional wrestling career by his father Arturo Muñoz Sánchez and his uncles, who worked under the ring names Pit Bull I and Pit Bull II. He made his in-ring debut on July 29, 2007. Muñoz made his debut for International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) in October 2008, performing under

6498-477: The belts. At the following week's Super Viernes La Ola Amarilla lost to Máscara Dorada , La Máscara and La Sombra in a non-title match, setting up a title match for the following week. On May 21, 2010 La Ola Amarilla's title reign came to an end, just 14 days after they won the belts the Japanese Trio was unseated by Máscara Dorada, La Máscara and La Sombra. Tanahashi returned to Japan shortly after losing

6612-526: The championship to PCO . On December 15 at Final Battle Fallout , Rush introduced the ROH branch of Los Ingobernables, known as La Facción Ingobernable (LFI), including himself, Dragon Lee , Kenny King , and Amy Rose. La Facción Ingobernable ' s first match as a team saw them defeat Villain Enterprises ( Marty Scurll , Brody King , and PCO). At "Gateway to Honor", held on February 29, 2020, Rush regained

6726-518: The creation of the group in 2005. The following is a list of Japanese natives who have briefly worked as part of La Ola Amarilla : Shigeo Okumura Shigeo Okumura ( 奥村 茂雄 , Okumura Shigeo , born May 25, 1972) is a Japanese professional wrestler who works for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and is billed as Okumura . He also makes performs for Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he

6840-483: The end of 2009 Naito has already returned and announced he will work for CMLL on a regular basis and that he would be joined by NJPW rookie Taichi , keeping La Ola Amarilla alive in CMLL. On May 7, 2010, Okumura and Taichi teamed up with former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi to defeat El Hijo del Fantasma , La Máscara , and Héctor Garza to win the CMLL World Trios Championship in

6954-556: The end of 2009 Naito returned for a series of matches in January and was later joined by NJPW rookie Taichi to keep La Ola Amarilla alive in CMLL. Taichi made his Arena Mexico debut on February 19, 2010, during CMLL's Super Viernes show, teaming with Naito and Ray Mendoza, Jr. to defeat La Peste con Amour ("The Love Plague") ( Máximo and Mr. Niebla ) and Jon Strongman . Negro Casas travelled to Japan to work an extended tour for New Japan Pro-Wrestling in April and May 2010. During

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7068-644: The finals of a two-week-long tournament to become the number one contenders to the Mexican National Trios Championship . On January 9, the trio defeated Delta , Metro and Stuka Jr. to become the new champions. 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

7182-401: The finals of his block, before losing to El Terrible, after which he was attacked by both El Terrible and his stablemate Rey Bucanero. On September 9, Rush defeated Bucanero in a steel cage match to retain the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship. Rush's rivalry with El Terrible culminated five days later in the main event of CMLL's 79th Anniversary Show , where Rush was victorious in

7296-438: The finals of the 2010 Universal Championship and had Okumura in his corner for the match against La Sombra. With Okumura's aid Jushin Thunder Liger pinned La Sombra and became the 2010 Universal Champion. Liger was scheduled to be one of 14 men to take part of a Lucha de Apuesta steel cage match that will be the main event of the CMLL 77th Anniversary Show , while Okumura and Yoshihashi continue to play supporting roles. Liger

7410-415: The finals of the tournament on March 2, 2012, at Homenaje a Dos Leyendas , where they were defeated by the team of Atlantis and Mr. Niebla . Two days later, Rush successfully defended the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship against El Terrible, the reigning CMLL World Heavyweight Champion. In May, Rush started feuding with New Japan Pro-Wrestling representative Yujiro Takahashi , which built to

7524-485: The finals to win the 2009 Gran Alternativa . Following the Gran Alternativa tournament Okumura began focusing on Máximo, while No Limit began a storyline with the team of El Terrible and El Texano, Jr. Okumura and Máximo faced off several times, usually as part of trios matches and each time the tension between the two wrestlers built. On November 5, 2009 the two faced off in a Lucha de Apuesta match, which saw Okumura win his first ever Apuesta , leaving Máximo bald in

7638-666: The first ever Barbed-wire Streetfight Six-man Tag Team Title. The team made it to the finals but were defeated by Mr. Pogo , Shoji Nakamaki , and Ichiro Yaguchi on December 26, 1999. On January 28, 2000, Onita, Okumura and Kikuzawa won the Barbed-Wire Street Fight Six-Man Tag Title, defeating Nakamaki, Yaguchi, and the Great Kendo for the vacant title. The trio only held the belt for four days before losing to Nakamaki, Yaguchi, and Kendo. When Mitsuharu Misawa left AJPW to form Pro Wrestling NOAH along with

7752-493: The first night, he defeated former rival Yoshi-Hashi in a singles match. The following night, Rush was pinned for the win by Rey Escorpión in a six-man tag team match, where he, Hiroshi Tanahashi and La Máscara faced Escorpión, Kazuchika Okada and Volador Jr. During the third and final night, Rush defeated Escorpión in a singles match. Back in Mexico on January 22, Rush failed in his CMLL World Heavyweight Championship challenge against El Terrible, after being struck with

7866-423: The first time in their careers. On November 18, 2018, Diamante Azul and Valiente defeated Los Ingobernables, taking the CMLL World Tag Team Championship from them in the process. While the feud between Rush and L.A. Park was downplayed by CMLL it continued on the independent circuit, including the main event of IWRG's Triangular en Jaula ("triangle in a cage") show, which saw Rush defeat L.A. Park and Penta 0M in

7980-426: The first time the team was given a strong push by CMLL, booked to win a series of high-profile matches against various Mexican tecnicos ( Faces or "good guys"). All three members of La Ola Amarila were involved in a 15-man Lucha de Apuesta steel cage match, which was the main event of CMLL's 2009 Infierno en el Ring event. Okumura escaped the cage as the fourth man and watched as Naito defeated Toscano to win

8094-402: The five-day Fantastica Mania 2014 tour. For the entire tour, Rush feuded with Shinsuke Nakamura, culminating in a singles rematch between the two at the fourth event on January 18, where Nakamura was victorious. Back in CMLL, Rush started another rivalry with Shocker, a longtime técnico , who turned rudo just so he could go up against Rush. On February 18, Rush, La Máscara and Titán lost

8208-491: The following September. On November 18, Rush returned to CMLL's Japanese partner New Japan Pro-Wrestling as the surprise tag team partner of Los Ingobernables de Japón 's Tetsuya Naito in the 2016 World Tag League . Rush and Naito finished the tournament on December 7 with a record of four wins and three losses, failing to advance to the finals due to losing to block winners Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa in their final round-robin match. On December 22, 2017, Rush won

8322-534: The formation of the Los Ingobernables de Japón (LIJ) group in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), of which Rush was a part-time member when he was touring Japan or when LIJ toured Mexico. Through CMLL's business partnerships, Rush additionally appeared for both NJPW and the U.S. based ROH, and his CMLL contract allowed him to work dates for other companies as well, most notably Major League Wrestling in

8436-417: The inexperienced Fabián el Gitano went wrong and Fabián struck Okumura with his knees, breaking the bone. The injury sidelined Okumura for the remainder of 2007 and a large part of 2008. In the summer of 2009 Okumura was once again teamed up with a couple of Japanese wrestlers on a "Learning trip", this time he teamed with No Limit ( Yujiro and Naito ), reforming the "Anti-Mexico" La Ola Amarilla . For

8550-400: The injury on February 27, 2015. In May, it was reported that Muñoz was in legal trouble after allegedly punching an Arena México security guard, who had denied his wife entry to the arena. The security guard reportedly received a third degree cervical sprain, a concussion and a possible fractured vertebra in the incident, which took place on April 7. Afterwards, CMLL reportedly tried to keep

8664-451: The last place in Group B, after losses to the teams of Chaos ( Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano ), K.E.S. (Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr. ), Muscle Orchestra ( Manabu Nakanishi and Strong Man ), and finally Black Dynamite ( MVP and Shelton Benjamin ). Rush scored both of his team's pinfall wins and was not pinned or submitted in any of the losses. Rush and Azul finished their tour with

8778-402: The main event of IWRG's 2018 Festival de las Máscaras show, In the late summer, CMLL shifted focus from Rush vs. Parka to Rush and Bárbaro Cavernario against Volador Jr. and Matt Taven as the main event of the 85th Anniversary Show. In the main event of the anniversary show Rush and Cavernario won a tag team lucha de apuestas , forcing Volador Jr. and Taven to have their hair shaved off for

8892-496: The main event of the weekly Friday night Super Viernes show. Ola Amarilla's reign as Trios champions only lasted two weeks as they were defeated by La Máscara, La Sombra and Máscara Dorada on May 21, 2010. On July 12, 2011, Okumura defeated El Gallo for CMLL's Guadalajara branch's Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship. He went on to lose the title to El Sagrado on July 11, 2012. In March 2012 NJPW trainee Kyosuke Mikami came to Mexico for an extended learning tour, he

9006-462: The match. Following the match No Limit's focus was on Black Warrior, who had turned on them during the cage match. Over the summer of 2009 Ola Amarilla received further reinforcement as Jushin Thunder Liger toured Mexico. Okumura teamed with Liger, Yujiro and Naito to defeat the team of Último Guerrero, Atlantis , Black Warrior and Héctor Garza , representing Mexico in one of the main events of CMLL's 76th Anniversary Show . The following week Yujiro

9120-546: The night. After winning the match Taichi promised to return to CMLL in November, 2010. In July 2010 Jushin Thunder Liger came to CMLL for an extended tour of the company, making La Ola Amarilla a trio once again. During the summer of 2010 Yoshihashi only appeared sporadically in Arena Mexico, mainly working at CMLL's secondary venues, a lower position that Ola Amarilla had occupied since mid-2009. In August 2010 Liger qualified for

9234-404: The process. The storyline feud between No Limit and Black Warrior reached its conclusion on October 16, 2009 as Black Warrior faced Yujiro in a Lucha de Apuesta , hair vs. hair match that Yujiro won two falls to one, forcing Black Warrior to have his hair shaved off after the match. After the storyline with Black Warrior ended No Limit began working with the team of El Texano, Jr. and El Terrible in

9348-545: The promotion's Double or Nothing pay-per-view, Rush was revealed as a new member of All Elite Wrestling aligning with his former partner Andrade El Idolo . On the June 24, 2022 episode of AEW Rampage , Rush made his televised debut in AEW, helping El Idolo defeat Rey Fenix . Rush wrestled his first match for AEW, on the June 29 episode of Rampage competing in the Royal Rampage Battle Royal, but failed to win. On

9462-583: The promotion's programming department. On November 8, 2018, Rush made his debut for the US-based Major League Wrestling (MLW) as he defeated Sammy Guevara in a match MLW taped for their weekly television show MLW Fusion . After the initial appearance MLW announced that 2019 would be "the year of El Toro Blanco", revealing that they have plans for him in 2019. He returned to MLW on December 13 and 14 for their television tapings, during which he interacted with long time rival L.A. Park who

9576-499: The ring name Latino. He would wrestle midcard matches for IWRG for eight months, before making his final appearance on June 7, 2009. 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

9690-406: The ring names Dralístico and Dragon Lee . While most luchadors portray clear heroes or villains in the ring, Rush portrays a character that straddles that divide; his in-ring actions are often chaotic or brawling, with tendencies to cheat, but he is still popular with fans. Muñoz made his in-ring debut in 2007, working under the name Latino until he started working for CMLL in 2009, where he

9804-400: The rules. Over the years Rush has earned the nickname "Mr. CMLL", being one of CMLL's most popular stars in recent years, despite acting like a rudo during matches. He will often refer to himself as "El Toro Blanco" (Spanish for "The White Bull"), a name his father wrestled under many years ago. Rush's style of wrestling focuses on high-impact moves, such as a running corner dropkick to

9918-428: The same position throughout their time there. Okumura would occasionally work higher up the ranks when he was teamed up with NJPW visitors such as Shinsuke Nakamura and Hiroshi Tanahashi , two of NJPW's rising stars who had come to Mexico to gain international experience. Okumura teamed with Nakamura and Tanahashi, as well as worked as their guide and contact outside the ring. The first major showing for La Ola Amarilla

10032-477: The security guard from releasing the story to the media, while pulling Muñoz from all Mexico City events for three weeks. Following the story going public, Muñoz was also pulled from that week's CMLL events. On July 21, Rush and La Sombra were involved in an incident in Guadalajara , where the two attacked fans who were throwing beers at them. The following day, Jalisco 's Boxing and Wrestling Commission suspended

10146-565: The team of Hirooki Goto and Kushida on the first night and losing to Goto in a singles match on the second night. On February 19, El Bufete del Amor defeated Los Hijos del Averno (Averno, Ephesto and Mephisto ) to win the CMLL World Trios Championship . Also in February, Rush teamed with El Terrible in the National Parejas Increibles tournament, where teams were made up of rivals. Rush and El Terrible eventually made it to

10260-404: The team of Último Guerrero, Atlantis , Black Warrior and Héctor Garza , representing Mexico in one of the main events of CMLL's 76th Anniversary Show . The following week Yujiro was scheduled to team with Camorra in the 2009 Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament where a veteran teams with a rookie. Before the match Okumura made his way to the ring, objecting to Yujiro being forced to team with

10374-728: The title, and subsequently joining his sons in LFI. In September 2021 Rush Revealed that his contract is scheduled to expire in January 2022. On October 27, 2021, Rush, along with the rest of the Ring of Honor roster and All personnel would be released from their contracts and would not be renewed. After All Elite Wrestling owner Tony Khan purchased Ring of Honor, Rush, who had been appearing for AEW, made his return to Ring of Honor on July 23, defeating his brother Dragon Lee at Death Before Dishonor . On December 1, 2019, at Triplemanía Regia , Rush made his AAA debut, defeating Pagano and L.A. Park in

10488-645: The tour he wrestled several tag team matches against Jushin Thunder Liger, ending the tour with a singles match against Liger on May 3, 2010 where he lost the CMLL Middleweight Championship to Liger. Over the following months Taichi and Okumura were the only two active Ola Amarilla members in CMLL, often teaming with Rey Mendoza, Jr. to round out the trio. During the April 30, 2010 Super Viernes Okumura and Taichi teamed up with Último Guerrero and Dragón Rojo, Jr. to defeat Strongman, Místico and two-thirds of

10602-487: The trios championship. At the May 28, 2010 Super Viernes Taichi teamed up with Okumura and Ray Mendoza. Jr. to take on Máximo, Volador Jr. and El Hijo del Fantasma. In the second fall Máximo tried to kiss Taichi during the match which caused Taichi to respond by kicking Máximo in the groin area in full view of the referee, drawing a disqualification loss for his team, building on the storyline that Máximo's effeminate Exótico ring character bothered Taichi. The two met in

10716-474: The two from wrestling in the state for three months. While the commission only suspended them from wrestling in Jalisco, CMLL decided to pull both Rush and La Sombra from their Super Viernes show three days later. CMLL did not offer an official explanation for the change. In early November, Rush and La Sombra began having issues with each other, which led to a singles match between the two on November 13, where Rush

10830-475: The way to the final match, only to lose to Arashi and Okumura's former partner Nobutaka Araya. In 2002 Okumura participated in the "Giant Baba Cup", competing in block A. Okumura accumulated 14 points but was defeated by Mitsuya Naga in the Block final. Over the next two years Okumura would work as a mid-card wrestler, often in makeshift tag teams with other mid-card wrestlers. In mid-2004 Okumura traveled to Mexico on

10944-423: The year before. Okumura teamed with Nakamura and Tanahashi, as well as worked as their guide and contact outside the ring. The trio worked on CMLL's 72nd Anniversary show , losing to the all-Mexican team of Último Guerrero , Rey Bucanero and Averno . On May 12, 2006, Okumura participated in CMLL's International Gran Prix , teaming with other foreign wrestlers to take on a team of eight Mexican wrestlers. Okumura

11058-578: Was announced as a participant in the very first Continental Classic , where he was placed in the Gold block. Rush finished with a total of 6 points and failed to advance to the semi-finals. On January 4, 2024, Rush revealed he had suffered a torn hamstring during the Continential Classic and would be out of action. Rush returned from injury on the April 27 episode of AEW Collision , defeating Martin Stone in

11172-632: Was announced that Rush had signed an exclusive contract with Ring of Honor. Rush defeated Vinny Marseglia in first ROH match under full contract on February 9, 2019. The following month Rush made his ROH pay-per-view (PPV) debut, as he defeated Bandido as part of the ROH 17th Anniversary Show . On September 27, 2019, at the Death Before Dishonor XVII PPV, Rush won the ROH World Championship from Matt Taven. At Final Battle , he lost

11286-499: Was announced that Young Lions Sho Tanaka and Yohei Komatsu would be heading to CMLL for their excursions joining the group and they would have been known there as "Raijin" and "Fujin" respectively, named after The Gods of Thunder and Wind. La Ola Amarilla has served as host to a variety of Japanese natives when they come to CMLL for a short or a long period of time, some Japanese wrestlers who only made brief appearances for CMLL were promoted as members of La Ola Amarilla such since

11400-412: Was building a rivalry between Rush and L.A. Park, believed to be leading to a Lucha de Apuestas, at the CMLL 85th Anniversary Show . As part of the storyline Rush and El Terrible defeat Volador Jr. and Valiente to win the CMLL World Tag Team Championship on July 13, 2018. the feud between Rush and L.A. Park was not confined to CMLL, with Rush and Dragon Lee losing to L.A. Park and El Hijo de L.A. Park in

11514-460: Was given the name "Rush". He is a former CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion , multiple time CMLL World Tag Team Champion , CMLL World Trios Champion and two-time Mexican National Trios Champion . Rush, along with La Sombra and La Máscara , created the group Los Ingobernables ("the unruly") and he was the only original member to remain part of the group in CMLL before departing the promotion in 2019. The success of Los Ingobernables led to

11628-495: Was given the ring name Namajague and a mask to go with it and teamed up with Okumura. The team of Okumura and Namajague was labeled La Fiebre Amarilla ("The Yellow fever ") and not simply "La Ola Amarilla". In September 2012 La Fiebre Amarilla unsuccessfully challenged for the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship as defending champions Fuego and Stuka, Jr. were victorious. In the months following their first match against Stuka, Jr. and Fuego, La Fiebre Amarilla developed

11742-581: Was granted a shot at the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship , held by Último Guerrero . The title match took place on June 12 and saw Guerrero retain his title two falls to one. Afterwards, Rush began feuding with Japanese wrestler Yoshihashi , which led to the two agreeing to face each other in a Hair vs. Hair Lucha de Apuestas . On August 1, Rush defeated Yoshihashi two falls to one to win his second Hair vs. Hair match. On August 23, 2012, Rush made his third successful defense of

11856-468: Was replaced in La Fiebre Amarilla by another masked Japanese rookie, Kamaitachi . On July 13, 2014 Kamaitachi and Okumura challenged for the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship, but were defeated by champions Delta and Guerrero Maya, Jr. On January 24, 2016, Kamaitachi during Fantastica Mania 2016 , won The CMLL World Lightweight Championship defeating Dragon Lee . During Fantastica Mania, it

11970-469: Was represented by Okumura, Hirooki Goto , Minoru Suzuki , Último Dragón and Jushin Thunder Liger in the 2007 International Gran Prix , although only Okumura, Ohara and Goto worked regularly for CMLL at the time. Ohara and Goto would both remain in Mexico for almost a year, returning to NJPW in the summer of 2007 leaving Okumura as the only Japanese wrestler in CMLL. In the fall of 2007 Shigeo Okumura broke his collar bone when an Asai Moonsault attempt by

12084-508: Was scheduled to team with Camorra in the 2009 Gran Alternativa tournament where a veteran teams with a rookie. Before the match Okumura made his way to the ring, objecting to Yujiro being forced to team with a Mexico and in a scripted moment, attacked Camorra and threw him out of the ring, taking his place. Yujiro and Okumura defeated Toscano and Rouge in the first round of the tournament, then were victorious against Héctor Garza and Ángel de Plata, before defeating Místico and Ángel de Oro in

12198-664: Was signed to a full-time contract with AEW. On the October 21 edition of Rampage , Rush competed in a three-way match for the AEW All-Atlantic Championship involving 10 and champion Orange Cassidy . The match ended with Cassidy retaining the championship. In November, Rush was announced as a participant in the AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament , but was defeated in the first round by Bandido . On July 24, 2023, Rush announced that he re-signed with AEW. On November 18, Rush

12312-415: Was simply a "tecnico", a generic good guy who showed little personality, but over time developed a more laid-back, arrogant "rudo" character that was portrayed by all members of Los Ingobernables , the gimmick was so successful that it also spawned Los Ingobernables de Japón, voted the "best gimmick" in the annual Wrestling Observer awards for 2017. Rush's "Tranquilo" ("Relax") persona is often expressed in

12426-487: Was the 12th man eliminated, pinned by eventual winner Último Guerrero. On June 18, 2006, Okumura once again participated in a multi-man Steel Cage Lucha de Apuesta match, putting his hair on the line against Rey Bucanero, Universo 2000 , Negro Casas, Tarzan Boy , Máximo , Heavy Metal , and El Terrible . In the end Rey Bucanero pinned Okumura, forcing him to once again be shaved bald. In August 2006, Okumura began teaming up with Hajime Ohara and Hirooki Goto , both on

12540-538: Was the 2005 International Gran Prix with La Ola Amarilla representatives Tanahashi and Nakamura taking part in the match. The trio worked on CMLL's 72nd Anniversary show , losing to the all-Mexican team of Último Guerrero , Rey Bucanero and Averno . The 2006 International Gran Prix had no less than five Ola Amarilla members involved, Okumura, Ohara, Masada, Milano Collection AT and Katsushi Takemura teamed up with Pierroth, Jr. , Marco Corleone and Johnny Stamboli to form "Team International". La Ola Amarilla

12654-414: Was the second wrestler eliminated, pinned by Rey Bucanero. Ohara and Goto would both remain in Mexico for almost a year, returning to NJPW in mid-2007. In the fall of 2007 Shigeo Okumura broke his collar bone when an Asai Moonsault attempt by the inexperienced Fabián el Gitano went wrong and Fabián struck Okumura with his knees, breaking the bone. The injury sidelined Okumura for the remainder of 2007 and

12768-400: Was the seventh man to leave the steel cage, keeping his mask safe. The match came down to La Sombra pinning Olímpico to unmask him. In March 2012 NJPW trainee Kyosuke Mikami travelled to Mexico for an extended learning excursion. He adopted the masked ring persona "Namajague", a name and mask inspired by the imagery of the Japanese folk demon Namahage . While Mikami had worked primarily as

12882-514: Was the winner of the contest. Rush left the promotion when he signed an exclusive contract with Ring of Honor. Through CMLL's partnership with the US-based Ring of Honor (ROH) Rush made his debut for ROH on December 15, 2018, defeating T. K. O'Ryan in his first match for the group. After the match, he was attacked by the rest of The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Vinny Marseglia ) building on Rush and Taven's feud in Mexico. On January 15, 2019, it

12996-524: Was victorious. After the match, the two founding members of Los Ingobernables made peace with each other. It later turned out that this was La Sombra's final CMLL match as on November 19 it was announced that he had signed with WWE . On March 18, 2016, at Homenaje a Dos Leyendas , Rush won his sixth Lucha de Apuestas , when he defeated Máximo Sexy with help from Pierroth . On May 13, Rush and Pierroth, now acknowledged as his real-life father, turned on La Máscara. Rush and La Máscara eventually reconciled

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