Espiritu
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Espíritu / Dark Espíritu (Spanish
for "Spirit") is a Mexican
Luchador
(professional wrestler
) who’s most well known for working as a heel
(bad guy, referred to as Rudó in Spanish) character in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
(AAA). Espíritu was original a member of the stable Los Vatos Locos, replacing Charly Manson
when he left to form The Black Family
in mid 2001. In November 2005 the Black Family asked Espíritu to join their group as they became part of La Secta Cibernética. Espíritu switched to the Black Family but parted amicably with the other Vatos Locos and at times teams with his old team mates Picudo, Nygma
and Silver Cat. When La Secta became La Secta del Mesías Espíritu adopted the darker more "gothic" look that came with the shift in name.
(AAA) in the mid to late 90s.
in the new stable called Los vatos Locos (Spanish for "the Crazy Guys") as Manson was slowly being phased out of the group to form the Black Family
in 2001. Espíritu joined Picudo, Nygma
and May Flowers. Espíritu's first "Major" appearance with Los Vatos was at TripleMania VIII
on July 5, 2000. Los Vatos (in this case Espíritu, Picudo and Charly Manson participated in a Four corners elimination match that also included Perro Aguayo, Jr.
, El Alebrije, and Pathfinder
, Team Japan (Naomichi Marufuji
, Minoru Tanaka and Genki Horiguchi
) and Los Vipers (Histeria, Psicosis II and Maniaco). Los Vatos was the first team eliminated. Espíritu's next major event showing was successful as he along with the rest of Los Vatos Locos defeated Los Spice Boys at Guerrera de Titanes 2000. in 2001 May Flowers left Los Vatos Locos to join a new group called "Los Exoticos" and was replaced by "Silver Cat". When Silver Cat joined the group there were now four men all with face paint, which led to the group adopting a KISS
look, both in face paint and in their outfits. Espirtu's facepaint resembled Ace Frehley
's "Spaceman" face paint. Los Vatos had won the Mexican National Atómicos Championship
twice before Espíritu joined the group and they were chasing a third reign, feuding with the then chamoions Los Vipers. Their first major challenge was unsuccessful as Los Vipers won their TripleMania IX
encounter. But when the two teams clashed at Guerrera de Titanes 2001 on November 23, 2001 the team finally defeated Los Vipers (Psicosis II, Maniaco, Histeria, and El Mosco de la Merced) to win the Atómicos title.
Los Vatos Locos and Los Vipers continued to feud throughout 2002, capping their feud off with an eight-man elimination match for the Atómicos titles at Verano de Escandalo (2002)
, Los Vatos Locos successful retained their titles at the event. On December 2, 2002 Los Vatos Locos lost the Atómicos title to the team of Oscar Sevilla and Los Barrio Boys (Alan
, Billy Boy
and Decnis) and were unsuccessful in subesequent challenges.
lost the Mexican National Atómicos Championship, Chessman
left the group, leaving the group a member short. the Black Family Espíritu to leave Los Vatos Locos and join them to fill the void. The invitation was accepted without any friction from the rest of Los Vatos Locos whom Espíritu remains on friendly terms with. Sometime in 2006 all four members of the Black Family changed their names slightly adding the word "Dark" in front of their names, thus Espíritu became Dark Espirut although the names are use interchangeably. on September 7, 2007 Espíritu along with the rest of the Black Family faced Los Hell Brothers and El Zorro
in a Domo De La Muerte cage match where the last man in the ring would have his hair shaved off under Luchas de Apuestas rules. Espíritu was the last man in the ring and was shaved bald after the match. Subsequently Espíritu has kept his head shaved and expanded his face paint to cover his entire head.
In early 2008 El Mesías and the rest of La Secta was kicked out of La Legión Extranjera with La Legión putting El Mesías out of commission for a while. When El Mesías returned to active competition tension began to build between the Black Family and El Mesías. The tensions culminated after El Mesías lost a Steel Cage "Street Fight" Match to Vampiro
at Verano de Escandalo (2008)
which led to the Black Family attacking El Mesías officially severing their relationship. After breaking up La Secta del Mesías the group began to feud with El Mesías. During the fall and winter of 2008 both Charly Manson and Chessman made hints at them possibly returning to the Black Family but Manson got injured and taken off TV while Chessman turned on the group after feinting friendship. On January 9, 2009 Chessman teamed with the Psycho Circus (Killer Clown, Psycho Clown and Zombie Clown) to end the Black Family's Atómicos title run.
to form technico group El Inframundo ("The Underworld") and battle Cibernético's Los Bizarros, which also included their former stable mate Escoria. On October 9 at Héroes Inmortales
, La Parka turned rudo and jumped to Los Perros del Mal
, effectively dissolving El Inframundo.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for "Spirit") is a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Luchador
Lucha libre
Lucha libre is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries...
(professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
) who’s most well known for working as a heel
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
(bad guy, referred to as Rudó in Spanish) character in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA). Espíritu was original a member of the stable Los Vatos Locos, replacing Charly Manson
Charly Manson
Not to be confused with Charles Manson.Jesús Luna Pozos is a Mexican luchador who is best known in under the ring name Charly Manson . In 2001 Manson suffered a career-threatening, near-fatal injury that required surgical steel to be inserted into his body...
when he left to form The Black Family
The Black Family
The Black Family is a professional wrestling face / tecnico stable that has been working in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración since 2000. Originally a heel / rudo stable, The Black Family currently consists of original member Dark Cuervo as well as the later additions of Dark Ozz, and Dark...
in mid 2001. In November 2005 the Black Family asked Espíritu to join their group as they became part of La Secta Cibernética. Espíritu switched to the Black Family but parted amicably with the other Vatos Locos and at times teams with his old team mates Picudo, Nygma
Nygma (wrestler)
Nygma is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known from his appearances in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración which he has worked for with only short breaks since 1995/1996...
and Silver Cat. When La Secta became La Secta del Mesías Espíritu adopted the darker more "gothic" look that came with the shift in name.
Professional wrestling career
Espíritu made his debt on May 10, 1993 after learning the trade from Bobby Lee and Herculés León. Espíritu worked for years on the Mexican independent circuit until he began working for Asistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA) in the mid to late 90s.
Los Vatos Locos
In 2000 Espíritu was picked to replace Charly MansonCharly Manson
Not to be confused with Charles Manson.Jesús Luna Pozos is a Mexican luchador who is best known in under the ring name Charly Manson . In 2001 Manson suffered a career-threatening, near-fatal injury that required surgical steel to be inserted into his body...
in the new stable called Los vatos Locos (Spanish for "the Crazy Guys") as Manson was slowly being phased out of the group to form the Black Family
The Black Family
The Black Family is a professional wrestling face / tecnico stable that has been working in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración since 2000. Originally a heel / rudo stable, The Black Family currently consists of original member Dark Cuervo as well as the later additions of Dark Ozz, and Dark...
in 2001. Espíritu joined Picudo, Nygma
Nygma (wrestler)
Nygma is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known from his appearances in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración which he has worked for with only short breaks since 1995/1996...
and May Flowers. Espíritu's first "Major" appearance with Los Vatos was at TripleMania VIII
TripleMania VIII
TripleManía VIII was the fourteenth overall TripleManía wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on July 5, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan. It was only the second show to take place outside of Mexico and the first show to take place in Japan...
on July 5, 2000. Los Vatos (in this case Espíritu, Picudo and Charly Manson participated in a Four corners elimination match that also included Perro Aguayo, Jr.
Perro Aguayo, Jr.
Pedro Aguayo Ramírez is a Mexican professional wrestler and promoter who achieved fame in lucha libre as Perro Aguayo, Jr. or El Hijo del Perro Aguayo . He is legitimately the son of lucha libre legend Perro Aguayo and not a storyline "Junior"...
, El Alebrije, and Pathfinder
Dark Ozz
Marcos Tinajero is a Mexican Luchador who is most well known under the name Ozz / Dark Ozz, a Face character that works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . He has been part of The Black Family since it was formed...
, Team Japan (Naomichi Marufuji
Naomichi Marufuji
is a Japanese professional wrestler who competes for Pro Wrestling Noah, with occasional appearances in other professional wrestling promotions like Ring of Honor, All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling, among others. Marufuji is the first of only two Grand Slam Champion in Pro...
, Minoru Tanaka and Genki Horiguchi
Genki Horiguchi
, is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently a full time wrestler and booker for Dragon Gate, where he is currently a member of the Blood Warriors stable. He has also competed in Wrestling Society X and Ring of Honor....
) and Los Vipers (Histeria, Psicosis II and Maniaco). Los Vatos was the first team eliminated. Espíritu's next major event showing was successful as he along with the rest of Los Vatos Locos defeated Los Spice Boys at Guerrera de Titanes 2000. in 2001 May Flowers left Los Vatos Locos to join a new group called "Los Exoticos" and was replaced by "Silver Cat". When Silver Cat joined the group there were now four men all with face paint, which led to the group adopting a KISS
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
look, both in face paint and in their outfits. Espirtu's facepaint resembled Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of the "Spaceman" or "Space Ace" when the band adopted costumes and theatrics...
's "Spaceman" face paint. Los Vatos had won the Mexican National Atómicos Championship
Mexican National Atómicos Championship
The Mexican National Atómicos Championship is an inactive tag team championship for four man teams, or "Atomicos" as they are referred to in Lucha libre...
twice before Espíritu joined the group and they were chasing a third reign, feuding with the then chamoions Los Vipers. Their first major challenge was unsuccessful as Los Vipers won their TripleMania IX
TripleMania IX
TripleManía IX was the fifteenth overall TripleManía wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on May 26, 2001 in Mexico City, Mexico. The Main event featured a Dog collar match Luchas de Apuestas match where the last man remaining in the match would have...
encounter. But when the two teams clashed at Guerrera de Titanes 2001 on November 23, 2001 the team finally defeated Los Vipers (Psicosis II, Maniaco, Histeria, and El Mosco de la Merced) to win the Atómicos title.
Los Vatos Locos and Los Vipers continued to feud throughout 2002, capping their feud off with an eight-man elimination match for the Atómicos titles at Verano de Escandalo (2002)
Verano de Escandalo (2002)
The 2002 Verano de Escándalo was the sixth annual Verano de Escándalo professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on September 16, 2002 in Naucalpan, Mexico like the previous year’sevent...
, Los Vatos Locos successful retained their titles at the event. On December 2, 2002 Los Vatos Locos lost the Atómicos title to the team of Oscar Sevilla and Los Barrio Boys (Alan
Gato Eveready
Víctor Manuel Soto Flores is a Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler currently working under the ring name Alan and also under a mask as the enmascarado Drago. Soto is best known by his previous ring name Gato Eveready or simply El Gato, under which he was an unofficial member of the wrestling...
, Billy Boy
Billy Boy (wrestler)
Billy Boy is the ring name of Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler José Roberto Islas García . Billy Boy has worked for the majority of his career in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he most notably teamed with Alan and Decnnis to form...
and Decnis) and were unsuccessful in subesequent challenges.
The Black Family
In 2005 after the Black FamilyThe Black Family
The Black Family is a professional wrestling face / tecnico stable that has been working in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración since 2000. Originally a heel / rudo stable, The Black Family currently consists of original member Dark Cuervo as well as the later additions of Dark Ozz, and Dark...
lost the Mexican National Atómicos Championship, Chessman
Chessman (wrestler)
Kevin Citlali Zamora is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Chessman. He currently performs for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , where he is one half of the current AAA World Tag Team Champions with partner Abyss...
left the group, leaving the group a member short. the Black Family Espíritu to leave Los Vatos Locos and join them to fill the void. The invitation was accepted without any friction from the rest of Los Vatos Locos whom Espíritu remains on friendly terms with. Sometime in 2006 all four members of the Black Family changed their names slightly adding the word "Dark" in front of their names, thus Espíritu became Dark Espirut although the names are use interchangeably. on September 7, 2007 Espíritu along with the rest of the Black Family faced Los Hell Brothers and El Zorro
El Zorro (wrestler)
Jesus Cristóbal Martínez Rodriguez is a Mexican Luchador who is best known as El Zorro. His gimmick started out very similar to the fictional character Zorro complete with mask, but in recent years it has evolved and the mask has been eliminated...
in a Domo De La Muerte cage match where the last man in the ring would have his hair shaved off under Luchas de Apuestas rules. Espíritu was the last man in the ring and was shaved bald after the match. Subsequently Espíritu has kept his head shaved and expanded his face paint to cover his entire head.
In early 2008 El Mesías and the rest of La Secta was kicked out of La Legión Extranjera with La Legión putting El Mesías out of commission for a while. When El Mesías returned to active competition tension began to build between the Black Family and El Mesías. The tensions culminated after El Mesías lost a Steel Cage "Street Fight" Match to Vampiro
Vampiro
Ian Richard Hodgkinson , better known by his ring name Vampiro, is a Canadian professional wrestler currently working as a wrestler and a consultant for Juggalo Championship Wrestling. Hodgkinson is semi-retired and is a member of the citizen crime patrol organization Guardian Angels, acting as...
at Verano de Escandalo (2008)
Verano de Escandalo (2008)
The 2008 Verano de Escándalo was the twelfth annual Verano de Escándalo professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on September 14, 2008 in Zapopan, Mexico...
which led to the Black Family attacking El Mesías officially severing their relationship. After breaking up La Secta del Mesías the group began to feud with El Mesías. During the fall and winter of 2008 both Charly Manson and Chessman made hints at them possibly returning to the Black Family but Manson got injured and taken off TV while Chessman turned on the group after feinting friendship. On January 9, 2009 Chessman teamed with the Psycho Circus (Killer Clown, Psycho Clown and Zombie Clown) to end the Black Family's Atómicos title run.
El Inframundo
In May 2011, Espíritu, Ozz and Cuervo joined La Parka and DragoGato Eveready
Víctor Manuel Soto Flores is a Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler currently working under the ring name Alan and also under a mask as the enmascarado Drago. Soto is best known by his previous ring name Gato Eveready or simply El Gato, under which he was an unofficial member of the wrestling...
to form technico group El Inframundo ("The Underworld") and battle Cibernético's Los Bizarros, which also included their former stable mate Escoria. On October 9 at Héroes Inmortales
Héroes Inmortales (2011)
Héroes Inmortales was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion, which took place on October 9, 2011, at Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, commemorating the fifth anniversary of the death of AAA founder Antonio Peña...
, La Parka turned rudo and jumped to Los Perros del Mal
Los Perros del Mal
Los Perros del Mal is a Lucha libre stable originally formed in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and currently based in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. The name is play on the name of the founder of the group, Perro Aguayo, Jr.. It was one of the main rudo stables in CMLL until October, 2008,...
, effectively dissolving El Inframundo.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Springboard leg drop
- Signature moves
- Diving splash
- Missile dropkick
- MoonsaultMoonsaultA moonsault, moonsault press, or back flip splash is a professional wrestling aerial technique. Much of its popularity in American wrestling is attributed to The Great Muta, despite it being used in North America by "Leaping" Lanny Poffo years before Muta came from Japan.In a standard moonsault,...
Championships and accomplishments
- Asistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
- Mexican National Atómicos ChampionshipMexican National Atómicos ChampionshipThe Mexican National Atómicos Championship is an inactive tag team championship for four man teams, or "Atomicos" as they are referred to in Lucha libre...
(2 times) – with Picudo, NygmaNygma (wrestler)Nygma is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known from his appearances in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración which he has worked for with only short breaks since 1995/1996...
and Sliver Cat (1), Dark CuervoDark CuervoJaime Ignacio Tirado Correa is a Mexican Luchador who is best known as Cuervo / Dark Cuervo, a heel character that works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and has been part of The Black Family since it was formed in 2001 when Charly Manson formed the stable...
, Dark OzzDark OzzMarcos Tinajero is a Mexican Luchador who is most well known under the name Ozz / Dark Ozz, a Face character that works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . He has been part of The Black Family since it was formed...
and Dark EscoriaEscoriaJose Ibarra is a Mexican Luchador who is best known as Escoria / Dark Escoria , a face character that works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . Ibarra has been part of The Black Family since it was formed, but left the stable in October 2010...
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