Torneo Sangre Nueva ("The New Blood Tournament") is a professional wrestling tournament promoted by the Mexican lucha libre promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), first held in 2012. The tournament focuses primarily on younger wrestlers or wrestlers who work in the lower ranks of the promotion, generally the first or second match of the show, as a way to highlight or promote a wrestler up to a higher level of competition. A total of 27 individuals have competed in the two Sangre Nueva tournaments held as of 2014 with nine competitors participating in both tournaments held so far: Bobby Zavala , Camaleón , El Cholo , Disturbio , Hombre Bala Jr. , Robin , Soberano Jr. , Stigma and Super Halcón Jr. Soberano Jr. is both the youngest competitor over-all (18 years and 206 days old) and the youngest tournament winner as well (19 days and 198 days old), while Cholo is the oldest (40 years and 56 days) at the time of his second tournament participation. Soberano Jr. was the lightest competitor and champion at 75 kg (165 lb) while Bronco , at 103 kg (227 lb), was the heaviest of any tournament competitor so far.
27-714: The first ever Torneo Sangre Nueva took place in March 2012. Some of the competitors did not fit the "New Blood" tournaments, but in the case of wrestlers like Cancerbero and Raziel , the ring persona he portrayed had only been used for around 2 years, making the character a rookie, but not the man under the mask. CMLL has a history of not openly promoting the fact that some of their workers have worked under different identities previously. The tournament played out from March 6, 2012, until March 20, 2012, on CMLL's Tuesday shows in Arena Mexico. The first two shows had 8 wrestlers compete for
54-662: A Lucha de Apuesta , bet match. In 2005 he began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and was teamed up with another recent CMLL signee. CMLL gave Hernandez a new identity as Messala, the ring persona was that of a Roman soldier complete with a mask designed to look like a Roman soldier 's helmet. His teammate was named Caligula and given a similar Roman inspired gimmick and collectively they became known as Los Romanos ("The Romans"). The team worked as low ranked Rudos (bad guys) who mainly worked with young wrestlers to give them in-ring experience and to assess their talent. On June 15, 2008 Los Romanos participated in
81-543: A professional wrestler even longer. Inquisidor made his professional wrestling in 1995, but only adopted the Inquisidor name and mask in 2008, with CMLL officially not acknowledging his past before becoming Inquisidor. The second Cibernetico was won by Taurus, son of Último Guerrero when he was the last wrestler in the ring, eliminating Guerrero Negro Jr. to earn his spot in the finals for the following week. The following week, Sobereano Jr. defeated Taurus, two falls to one to win
108-417: A professional wrestling match. His extended family are all connected with wrestling, including uncles Oro II , Plata II , Bronce II , El Calavera Jr., and Golden, grandfather Calavera I and great uncle Calavera II. Oro Jr. never knew his uncle as he was too young when Oro died in 1993 but heard so much about him from his father and uncles that he was inspired by him to become a professional wrestler, adopting
135-409: A qualifying match for the 2015 version of En Busca de un Ídolo as one of 16 wrestlers in a torneo cibernetico , elimination match where the last eight wrestlers would qualify for the tournament. He competed against Akuma , Blue Panther Jr. , Canelo Casas , Delta , Disturbio , Esfinge , Flyer , El Gallo , Guerrero Maya Jr. , Joker, Pegasso , Raziel, Sagrado , Stigma and Boby Zavala . He
162-575: A shot at the finals. Each night the eight wrestlers competed in a "Seeding" battle royal to determine the four on four Torneo cibernetico elimination match. On the first night El Cholo , Soberano Jr. , Cancerbero , and Dragon Lee comprised one team while Bobby Zavala , Titán , Stigma and Camaleón on the other. Dragon Lee won the match, lastly eliminating Titán to win the match. The second block, on March 13, 2012 saw Disturbio , Hombre Bala Jr. , Raziel, and Tritón team up to face Robin , Bronco , Hijo del Signo , and Super Halcón Jr. Raziel took
189-428: A team led by veteran mid-carder Virus and consisted of rookies Pólvora and Euforia as well as two new characters never used before - Raziel and Cancerbero. It was later revealed that Raziel and Cancerbero were not two new wrestlers CMLL brought in but actually the repackaged Los Romanos with Caligula changing his name to Raziel and Messala being turned into Cancerbero. In late 2009 Los Cancerberos participated in
216-429: A tournament for the vacant CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship but the experienced team lost to the makeshift team of Ángel Azteca Jr. and Máscara Purpura in the first round. Los Romanos remained firmly placed in the opening or low card position throughout 2008 and into 2009. On November 18, 2009 CMLL presented a new Rudo group that they had formed, Los Cancerberos del Infierno ("The Infernal Cerberus")
243-489: A tournament to crown new Mexican National Trios Champion , Virus, Pólvora and Euforia represented the group and defeated Los Ángeles Celestiales ( Ángel Azteca Jr. , Ángel de Plata and Ángel de Oro ) in the first round. 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. In May, Cancerbero competed in
270-434: Is taken from) as well as his father Plata and uncles Oro II , Plata II , Bronce II , El Calavera Jr. and Golden. The man known under the ring name Oro Jr. is a third-generation wrestler; he is the son of Ismael Hernández Solís who worked under the ring name Plata ("Silver") and the nephew of Jesús Javier Hernández Solís who worked as a professional wrestler under the name Oro ("Gold") until his death following
297-681: The Sangre Nueva tournament finals. The tournament used a point system that allowed fans to vote online, allowing Titán to advance to the second round despite only winning one of his four first round matches. The fan support propelled Titán to the finale where he defeated Euforia to win the tournament. Titán would later defeat En Busca de un Ídolo rival Pólvora to win the Mexican National Welterweight Championship Cholo, Bobby Zavala, Soberano Jr., Camaleón, Stigma, Robin, Disturbio and Super Halcón Jr. would all compete in
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#1733351053009324-536: The 2013 Sangre Nueva tournament. Cancerbero Daniel Nuñez Hernandez (born June 11, 1977), better known by his ring name Cancerbero , is a Mexican luchador (or professional wrestler ), working for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Cancerbero is a member of Los Cancerberos del Infierno ("The Infernal Cerberusses "), under the leadership of Virus . Cancerbero previously worked as Messala for many years, forming
351-568: The Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a tecnico ("Good guy") wrestling character. Oro Jr.'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. It has been revealed that he is a third-generation wrestler, part of the Hernández family that also included his uncle Oro (whom his ring name
378-472: The annual Torneo Sangre Nueva ("New Blood Tournament"), a tournament for young or low ranking wrestlers. 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 , Super Halcón Jr. , Disturbio , Guerrero Negro Jr., Inquisidor , Taurus , and Zayco who competed in a torneo cibernetico , multi-man elimination match. Oro Jr.
405-459: The eight competitors in the previous year's tournament. The first match took place on February 26, 2013, in Arena Mexico and saw Soberano Jr. (son of CMLL wrestler Euforia ) outlast Camaleón , Stigma , Höruz , Hombre Bala Jr. , Akuma , Espanto Jr. , Herodes Jr. , Cholo and Bobby Zavala to qualify for the finals. During the match Höruz suffered a knee injury as a result of a dive out of
432-429: The first time in his career as he attacked Oro Jr. at the end of a match against Canelo Casas , Disturbio and El Rebelde . After the match Metálico stated that he blamed Oro Jr. for the shoulder injury that kept him out of the ring. In subsequent weeks the two faced off on multiple occasions, often with Metálico stealing Oro Jr.'s mask. On August 4, following another trios match with Oro and Metálico CMLL announced that
459-412: The match. Oro Jr. made his CMLL in-ring debut on August 14, 2012, teaming with Fresbee losing to the team of Apocalipsis and Camorra in the first match of the night. He was introduced as part of Generacion 2012 a few weeks later. Generacion 2012 included Herodes Jr. , Taurus , Genesis, Guerrero Negro Jr. , Espanto Jr. , and Akuma . In March 2013 Oro Jr. was one of 18 wrestlers who competed in
486-431: The name "Oro Jr." in his honor instead of "Plata Jr." after his father's ring name. In Lucha Libre it is traditional to keep the true identify of a masked wrestler a secret, not revealing their real names and oftentimes not revealing what previous ring names they have competed under. No previous ring identities have been confirmed for Oro Jr. and it has been stated that his Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) debut
513-485: The ring, the injury was believed to keep him out of the ring for three months. Block B competed on March 5, 2013, for the other finalist spot, with a field that included Genesis, Oro Jr. , Robin , Sensei , Super Halcón Jr. , Disturbio , Guerrero Negro Jr. , Inquisidor , Taurus and Zayco . As with the 2012 Torneo Sangre Nueva , not everyone competing in the tournament fit the "new blood" description; Sensei had worked for CMLL under that ring persona since 2005 and been
540-461: The role of Místico , his storyline protégé. Lee immediately accepted Tormenta's offer and received his new mask to officially become the second incarnation of Místico, taking over the highly successful role following the character's original performer, who had signed with WWE in January 2011. Titán entered CMLL's En Busca de un Ídolo ("In search of an Idol") a few months after narrowly missing out on
567-442: The subsequent Torneo Sangre Nueva in 2013. On February 21, 2013, CMLL announced that they were holding another Torneo Sangre Nueva tournament in 2013, possibly making it an annual event. Like the first tournament the 2013 Sangre Nueva would feature two qualifying torneo cibernetico elimination matches with the winner of each facing off in a one-on-one match. In 2013 the cibernetico match included 10 competitors instead of
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#1733351053009594-444: The team Los Romanos along with Caligula (who was later known as Raziel ). The name Cancerbero is Spanish for Cerberus , the three-headed hound, which according to Greek mythology, guards the entrance to Hell. Hernandez began his wrestling career using the ring name El Potro ("The Colt") and later on wrestled as El Monstruo I, teaming with El Monstruo II. El Monstruo I was unmasked by Gran Cuchillo on December 8, 2002 when he lost
621-550: The victory, eliminating Tritón to end the nearly 25 minute long match to move on to the finals. A week later, on March 20, 2012 Dragon Lee and Raziel faced off in the only three fall match of the night. Dragon Lee defeated Raziel to win the Torneo Sangre Nueva . On June 20, 2012, CMLL held a press conference, during which lucha libre priest Fray Tormenta announced that since Dragon Lee had impressed him with his in-ring performance, Fray Tormenta wanted Dragon Lee to take over
648-399: Was also his professional wrestling debut, but with the traditions of Lucha Libre it is entirely possible that his debut date is for that of his ring character, not him personally, which means could have worked under other names before this. Oro Jr. was introduced to the wrestling crowd the same night his uncle, Oro II lost a Luchas de Apuestas , or bet match and had to remove his mask after
675-452: Was one of 16 men competing for a spot in the 2014 En Busca de un Ídolo ("In Search of an Idol") tournament. During the torneo cibernetico elimination match Oro Jr. dove onto Metálico and landed poorly, hurting Metálico in the process. When Metálico returned from his injury a month later he teamed up with Oro Jr., during which he began to argue with Oro Jr. after a move went wrong once again. The following week Metálico turned Rudo for
702-558: Was the fifth man eliminated overall when he was pinned by Disturbio. In late March, 2013 Oro Jr. was announced as one of the Novatos , or rookies, in the 2013 Torneo Gran Alternativa , or "Great Alternative tournament". The Gran Alternativa pairs a rookie with an experienced wrestler for a tag team tournament. Oro Jr. teamed up with Mascara Dorada for the tournament, but the duo lost their first round match on April 12, to Guerrero Negro Jr. and Último Guerrero . On March 24, 2014 Oro Jr.
729-415: Was the fourth wrestler eliminated, pinned by Delta. On December 25, 2015 as part of CMLL's annual Infierno en el Ring show Cancerbero was one of twelve men risking their mask in the main event steel cage match . He was the fourth man to leave the cage, keeping his mask safe in the process. Oro Jr. Oro Jr. is a Mexican luchador enmascarado , or masked professional wrestler working for
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