Máscara Sagrada
Encyclopedia
Máscara Sagrada is a Mexican
Luchador
enMáscarado
(or masked professional wrestler
) who has worked for every major Mexican wrestling promotion over the last 20 years. His ring name
is Spanish
for "Sacred Mask" and is inspired by the "sanctity" of masks in lucha libre. Sagrada has been involve in a long running copyright dispute over the use of the Máscara Sagrada name, outfit and mask with Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
(AAA), who claimed that they owned the copyright to the character and has even promoted other wrestlers as "Máscara Sagrada". Máscara Sagrada'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.
, Shadito Cruz and Antonio Hernández before making his debut on September 2, 1978. He initially worked as the enMáscarado
(masked wrestler) Hecatombe, which is Spanish
for "Disaster" or "Massacre". In the early-to-mid 1980s Hecatombe won both the Texcoco Welterweight Championship and the Naucalpan Middleweight Championship while working for various local promotions. In 1987 he briefly worked as Ecatón before adopting the name "Magico" in October, 1987 as he began working for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
(EMLL, the world's oldest wrestling promotion). In 1988 he briefly worked as El Alimaña II ("The Pest II") but soon returned to wrestling as Magico. In 1989 EMLL booker Antonio Peña
brought in another wrestler who had worked as Magico in a local promotion, leading to the local Magico winning the rights to the name. Subsequently the future Máscara Sagrada worked as "Hombre Sin Nombre" ("Man with no name") for a short while in 1989.
, which he won from Pierroth, Jr.
. Two months later he participated in a tournament to crown the first ever CMLL World Heavyweight Champion
(EMLL had changed name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in the winter of 1990). He lost in the first round to Cien Caras
. His popularity led to EMLL creating a Mini-Estrella
version of Máscara Sagrada called Mascarita Sagrada
.
During this time Máscara Sagrada starred in a movie called Octagón y Máscara Sagrada, lucha a muerte ("Octagon and Máscara Sagrada in Fight to the Death" in the US) alongside fellow luchador Octagón
. The movie led to Máscara Sagrada and Octagón teaming up on a regular basis, with Atlantis
being added to form a trio. Since all three wrestlers had starred in movies they were dubbed Los Moviestars. Los Moviestars won the Mexican National Trios Championship
from a team called "Los Thundercats" (which was patterned after the ThunderCats
animated series) on April 29, 1991. The team's reign as Trios champions came to an end on August 11, 1991 when Los Capos
(Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000
and Universo 2000
) beat them for the championship.
(AAA) in order to carry out the vision he had for how wrestling should be promoted. When Peña left CMLL a lot of young wrestlers left with Peña, staying loyal to the man that had advocated that they should be featured more. One of these wrestlers was Máscara Sagrada, who in addition to leaving CMLL also took the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship with him when he jumped. On May 29, 1992 Máscara Sagrada lost the title to Universo 2000
, with the title change the Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission officially recognized AAA's control of the title.
Máscara Sagrada wrestled on AAA's inaugural TripleMania
show, teaming with Love Machine
and Mascarita Sagrada to defeat the team of Jerry Estrada
, Blue Panther
, and Jerrito Estrada
. Following TripleMania I Máscara Sagrada became involved in a storyline feud with AAA's main rudo
(bad guy) group Los Gringos Locos
of Eddy Guerrero
, Love Machine, Konnan
and Black Cat. Máscara Sagrada's main opponent was Black Cat, building to a Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match between the two at TripleMania II-B
. The match was the semi-main event of the show and saw Máscara Sagrada defeat Black Cat two falls to one, forcing Black Cat to unmask and reveal his real name. A few weeks later Máscara Sagrada also appeared at TripleMania II-C
, teaming with Hijo del Santo, Lizmark
and Perro Aguayo
to defeat the team of Black Cat, El Satánico
, La Parka
and Psicosis two falls to one. At TripleMania III-C
teamed with Konnan, Aguayo and Latin Lover, losing to the team of Cien Caras
, Máscara Año 2000
, Fishman
and Jerry Estrada as one of the featured matches. On September 20, 1996 Máscara Sagrada defeated Pierroth, Jr. to win the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
, a title he would hold for 275 days in total before losing the belt to Cibernético
. At TripleMania IV-B
Máscara Sagrada appeared in the main event, teaming with La Parka and Octagón
to defeat Killer, Cien Caras and Heavy Metal
in a Lumberjack match.
; as controller he discovered that Televisa, the TV channel that technically owned AAA and showed its programming, was receiving royalty payments on merchandise for various wrestlers including Máscara Sagrada himself. When he asked about why he did not receive any royalty payments, Televisa executives told him that Peña had given the rights to the name "Máscara Sagrada" to Televisa and thus owned all royalties made from the name. This coupled with the frustration of AAA creating a Máscara Sagrada, Jr. character to capitalize on the fame of the original Máscara Sagrada caused Máscara Sagrada to leave AAA in 1997. Peña and AAA acted quickly and replaced Máscara Sagrada with a new wrestler under the name, claiming that the original Máscara Sagrada had no rights to use the name. This led to Máscara Sagrada not being allowed to wrestle under the "Máscara Sagrada" name, especially while the issue was in court. During this time he'd wrestle sporadically, booked under names such as Máscara Sagrada Original and Máscara Sacra, but being unable to wrestle as Máscara Sagrada meant that between 1997 and 2004 he only worked sporadic matches. In 2004 he began working for CMLL again, although because of the legal problems he did not appear on any of CMLL's shows on Televisa. In 2005 he won the rights to the name, documented by Mexico's National Institute of Copyright.
In CMLL Máscara Sagrada received several title matches against CMLL World Heavyweight Champion Universo 2000
but was unsuccessful in his challenges. Through CMLL's working arrangement with International Wrestling Revolution Group
(IWRG) Máscara Sagrada also made several appearances for the Naucalpan
, Mexico State based IWRG. In 2004 he teamed up with El Sagrado
for that year's Torneo Gran Alternativa
, a tournament that features tag team
s consisting of a veteran (Máscara Sagrada) and a novato or rookie (Sagrado). The team lost in the first round to the team of Shocker
(veteran) and Alan Stone
(novato). He also participated in the 2004 Leyenda de Azul as well as the 2005 Leyenda de Azul tournaments, being eliminated early on in each tournament. Máscara Sagrada wrestled his last match for CMLL in 2007, working occasional matches on the Mexican Independent circuit
. In 2008 he worked a series of matches for Alianza Universal de Lucha Libre (AULL). He also worked the first two shows of Blue Demon, Jr.
's NWA Mexico promotion. In 2009 and 2010 he wrestled several matches for the California
based Pro Wrestling Revolution (PWR) promotion, including teaming with Blue Demon, Jr. and Jon Andersen
wrestling against the Border Partrol, PWR's top heel
group. He also teamed with Rey Tigre to defeat Psicosis II
and Vaquero Fantasma on a PWR show on May 5, 2010.
There are also a number of other wrestlers who have at one point or another used a ring character, mask and outfit very similar to Máscara Sagrada
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...
enMáscarado
Wrestling mask
A Wrestling mask is a fabric based mask that some professional wrestlers wear as part of their in-ring persona or gimmick. Professional wrestlers have been using masks as far back as 1915 and they are still widely used today, especially in Lucha Libre in Mexico.-History:In 1915 a North American...
(or masked 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 has worked for every major Mexican wrestling promotion over the last 20 years. His ring name
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
is Spanish
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 "Sacred Mask" and is inspired by the "sanctity" of masks in lucha libre. Sagrada has been involve in a long running copyright dispute over the use of the Máscara Sagrada name, outfit and mask with Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA), who claimed that they owned the copyright to the character and has even promoted other wrestlers as "Máscara Sagrada". Máscara Sagrada'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.
Professional wrestling career
The wrestler who would later be known as Máscara Sagrada was trained for his professional wrestling career by Espectro I, Villaño IVillaño I
Villano I was the ring name of José de Jesús Díaz Mendoza a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. He was the oldest son of luchador Ray Mendoza, and the first of the five Díaz Mendoza brothers to become a professional wrestler, although not the oldest...
, Shadito Cruz and Antonio Hernández before making his debut on September 2, 1978. He initially worked as the enMáscarado
Wrestling mask
A Wrestling mask is a fabric based mask that some professional wrestlers wear as part of their in-ring persona or gimmick. Professional wrestlers have been using masks as far back as 1915 and they are still widely used today, especially in Lucha Libre in Mexico.-History:In 1915 a North American...
(masked wrestler) Hecatombe, which is Spanish
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 "Disaster" or "Massacre". In the early-to-mid 1980s Hecatombe won both the Texcoco Welterweight Championship and the Naucalpan Middleweight Championship while working for various local promotions. In 1987 he briefly worked as Ecatón before adopting the name "Magico" in October, 1987 as he began working for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...
(EMLL, the world's oldest wrestling promotion). In 1988 he briefly worked as El Alimaña II ("The Pest II") but soon returned to wrestling as Magico. In 1989 EMLL booker Antonio Peña
Antonio Peña
Antonio Hipolito Peña Herrada was the founder of the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración in 1992, which today is the largest wrestling promotion in Mexico. Peña's promotion reached its height of popularity in the early 1990s before the downturn of the...
brought in another wrestler who had worked as Magico in a local promotion, leading to the local Magico winning the rights to the name. Subsequently the future Máscara Sagrada worked as "Hombre Sin Nombre" ("Man with no name") for a short while in 1989.
Becoming Máscara Sagrada
EMLL booker Peña used the "Hombre Sin Nombre" storyline to create a new character, a character inspired by the sanctity of the mask in Lucha Libre, called Máscara Sagrada ("Sacred Mask"). Máscara Sagrada made his debut in June, 1989. The vibrant colors of Máscara Sagrada's full bodysuit and mask, coupled with a very innovative mask design for the times made Máscara Sagrada a character the fans took notice off, and coupled with Máscara Sagrada's wrestling skills and charisma he soon began moving up the ranks of EMLL. On March 21, 1991 Máscara Sagrada's climb up the ranks was rewarded with the Mexican National Light Heavyweight ChampionshipMexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
The Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship is a national Mexican singles professional wrestling championship controlled by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F....
, which he won from Pierroth, Jr.
Pierroth, Jr.
Norberto Salgado Salcedo is a retired Mexican luchador , best known under the ring name Pierroth, Jr.. Salgado made his professional wrestling debut on July 1, 1984 working as an Luchador Enmascarado, or masked wrestler, using the name Pierroth, Jr...
. Two months later he participated in a tournament to crown the first ever CMLL World Heavyweight Champion
CMLL World Heavyweight Championship
The CMLL World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and has been in existence since 1991...
(EMLL had changed name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in the winter of 1990). He lost in the first round to Cien Caras
Cien Caras
Carmelo Reyes González is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Cien Caras...
. His popularity led to EMLL creating a Mini-Estrella
Mini-Estrella
The term Mini-Estrella is used in lucha libre to describe a division of short professional wrestlers or luchadors, some of whom have dwarfism. The Mexican Mini-Estrellas is comparable to Midget professional wrestling practiced around the world, but with the notable exception that some of the...
version of Máscara Sagrada called Mascarita Sagrada
Mascarita Sagrada
Mascarita Sagrada is a Mexican Mini Luchador enmascarado and one of the most well known Mexican Minis of the modern era. He is the original Mascarita Sagrada although there have been several wrestlers who have used the same gimmick through the years...
.
During this time Máscara Sagrada starred in a movie called Octagón y Máscara Sagrada, lucha a muerte ("Octagon and Máscara Sagrada in Fight to the Death" in the US) alongside fellow luchador Octagón
Octagón
Juan Escalera is a Mexican luchador enmascarado better known as Octagón. He is currently with Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , having worked for the company since it was founded in 1992. In 2011 he was inducted into the promotion's Hall of Fame...
. The movie led to Máscara Sagrada and Octagón teaming up on a regular basis, with Atlantis
Atlantis (wrestler)
Atlantis is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre where he performs as a Technico . Atlantis has held a large number of professional wrestling championships over the years, both in Mexico and in Japan...
being added to form a trio. Since all three wrestlers had starred in movies they were dubbed Los Moviestars. Los Moviestars won the Mexican National Trios Championship
Mexican National Trios Championship
The Mexican National Trios Championship is a three-man tag team professional wrestling championship controlled by a "National title" controlled by the "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F." , which regulates all matches where the title is defended...
from a team called "Los Thundercats" (which was patterned after the ThunderCats
ThunderCats
ThunderCats is an American animated television series that was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions debuting in 1984, based on the characters created by Tobin "Ted" Wolf. The series follows the adventures of a group of cat-like humanoid aliens...
animated series) on April 29, 1991. The team's reign as Trios champions came to an end on August 11, 1991 when Los Capos
Capos (professional wrestling)
Los Capos is a Lucha Libre stable consisting of Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000 and Universo 2000, and at one point also included Apolo Dantés...
(Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000
Máscara Año 2000
Jesús Reyes González is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Máscara Año 2000 or Máscara Año Dos Mil. His ring name is Spanish for "Mask of the year 2000", originally referring to the mask González wore while wrestling...
and Universo 2000
Universo 2000
Andrés Reyes González is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who is best known under the ring name Universo 2000...
) beat them for the championship.
Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion (1992-1997)
In 1992 CMLL booker Antonio Peña decided to leav CMLL and create his own promotion, Asistencia Asesoria y AdministracionAsistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA) in order to carry out the vision he had for how wrestling should be promoted. When Peña left CMLL a lot of young wrestlers left with Peña, staying loyal to the man that had advocated that they should be featured more. One of these wrestlers was Máscara Sagrada, who in addition to leaving CMLL also took the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship with him when he jumped. On May 29, 1992 Máscara Sagrada lost the title to Universo 2000
Universo 2000
Andrés Reyes González is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who is best known under the ring name Universo 2000...
, with the title change the Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission officially recognized AAA's control of the title.
Máscara Sagrada wrestled on AAA's inaugural TripleMania
TripleMania I
TripleManía I was the first ever TripleManía wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on April 30, 1993 in Mexico City, Mexico. The Main event featured a "Retirement" match where the storyline was that the person that lost would have to retire from...
show, teaming with Love Machine
Art Barr
Arthur Leon "Art" Barr was an American professional wrestler. While he wrestled briefly for World Championship Wrestling, he found his greatest success in Mexico's Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion....
and Mascarita Sagrada to defeat the team of Jerry Estrada
Jerry Estrada
Jerry Estrada , is a Mexican professional wrestler. Estrada was a major star for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre during the 1980s but was one of the first stars to jump to Antonio Peña's AAA promotion during the 1990s...
, Blue Panther
Blue Panther
Genaro Vazquez Nevarez is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, better known by his ring name Blue Panther...
, and Jerrito Estrada
Mini Psicosis
Enrique Del Rio is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler who has worked for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración's Mini-Estrella division since AAA was founded in 1992. Del Rio currently works under the ring name Mini Psicosis, a smaller version of Psicosis II, and is...
. Following TripleMania I Máscara Sagrada became involved in a storyline feud with AAA's main rudo
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) group Los Gringos Locos
Los Gringos Locos
Los Gringos Locos were a lucha libre stable in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The stable was originally a tag team consisting of Eddy Guerrero and Art Barr.-Gimmick:...
of Eddy Guerrero
Eddie Guerrero
Eduardo Gory "Eddie" Guerrero was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into the Guerrero wrestling family. He wrestled in Mexico and Japan for several major professional wrestling promotions...
, Love Machine, Konnan
Konnan
Carlos Santiago Espada Moises , also known as Charles Ashenoff and better known by his ring name, Konnan, is a Cuban professional wrestler and rapper of Puerto Rican descent...
and Black Cat. Máscara Sagrada's main opponent was Black Cat, building to a Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match between the two at TripleMania II-B
TripleMania II-B
TripleManía II-B was the third overall TripleManía wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . 1994 was also the first year to feature the "TripleManía Series" of shows with 3, referred to as II-A, II-B and II-C, where this was the second of the series. The show took place on...
. The match was the semi-main event of the show and saw Máscara Sagrada defeat Black Cat two falls to one, forcing Black Cat to unmask and reveal his real name. A few weeks later Máscara Sagrada also appeared at TripleMania II-C
TripleMania II-C
TripleManía II-C was the fourth overall TripleManía wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . 1994 was also the first year to feature the "TripleManía Series" of shows with 3, referred to as II-A, II-B and II-C, where this was the third and final of the series. The show took...
, teaming with Hijo del Santo, Lizmark
Lizmark
Lizmark is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. His ring name is taken from the German battleship Bismarck. He is a multiple-time champion, having held singles and tag team championships in both Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre / Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and...
and Perro Aguayo
Perro Aguayo
Pedro Aguayo better known as "Perro Aguayo" and El Can de Nochistlan , was a famous Mexican wrestler through 1970s to 1990s. His son also wrestles as Perro Aguayo, Jr. or El Hijo del Perro Aguayo . He is one of the biggest box office attractions in lucha libre history and was the last major rival...
to defeat the team of Black Cat, El Satánico
El Satánico
Daniel López López is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Satánico . López is currently working as a wrestling trainer for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , the company he's worked for most of his career...
, La Parka
Adolfo Tapia
Adolfo Margarito Tapia Ibarra is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. For years he has worked under the ring name L.A. Park, but is best known throughout the world as La Parka, especially from his many years in World Championship Wrestling . He was forced to change his...
and Psicosis two falls to one. At TripleMania III-C
TripleMania III-C
TripleManía III-C was the seventh overall TripleManía wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . 1995 was second year to feature the "TripleManía Series" of shows with 3, referred to as III-A, III-B and III-C, where this was the third and final of the series. The show took...
teamed with Konnan, Aguayo and Latin Lover, losing to the team of Cien Caras
Cien Caras
Carmelo Reyes González is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Cien Caras...
, Máscara Año 2000
Máscara Año 2000
Jesús Reyes González is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Máscara Año 2000 or Máscara Año Dos Mil. His ring name is Spanish for "Mask of the year 2000", originally referring to the mask González wore while wrestling...
, Fishman
Fishman (wrestler)
José Ángel Nájera Sánchez, best known under the ring name of Fishman, is a retired Mexican professional wrestler who became one of Lucha Libre's biggest stars during the 1980s with the Universal Wrestling Association. Fishman retired in 2000....
and Jerry Estrada as one of the featured matches. On September 20, 1996 Máscara Sagrada defeated Pierroth, Jr. to win the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
The Mexican National Heavyweight Championship is a Mexican Lucha Libre championship created and sanctioned by "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F." . While the Commission sanctions the title, it does not promote the events in which the Championship is defended...
, a title he would hold for 275 days in total before losing the belt to Cibernético
Cibernético
Octavio López Arreola is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known under the ring name Cibernético, currently working for the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion in Mexico...
. At TripleMania IV-B
TripleMania IV-B
TripleManía IV-B was the ninth overall TripleManía wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . 1996 was third year to feature the "TripleManía Series" of shows with 3, referred to as IV-A, IV-B and IV-C, where this was the second of the series. The show took place on June 15,...
Máscara Sagrada appeared in the main event, teaming with La Parka and Octagón
Octagón
Juan Escalera is a Mexican luchador enmascarado better known as Octagón. He is currently with Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , having worked for the company since it was founded in 1992. In 2011 he was inducted into the promotion's Hall of Fame...
to defeat Killer, Cien Caras and Heavy Metal
Erick Casas
Erick Francisco Casas Ruiz is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working under the ring name Heavy Metal for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...
in a Lumberjack match.
Copyright problems
In 1995, Máscara Sagrada was made controller of AAA along with Super MuñecoSuper Muñeco
Super Muñeco is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Super Muñeco is Spanish for "Super Toy", a comedic ring character based on the clown...
; as controller he discovered that Televisa, the TV channel that technically owned AAA and showed its programming, was receiving royalty payments on merchandise for various wrestlers including Máscara Sagrada himself. When he asked about why he did not receive any royalty payments, Televisa executives told him that Peña had given the rights to the name "Máscara Sagrada" to Televisa and thus owned all royalties made from the name. This coupled with the frustration of AAA creating a Máscara Sagrada, Jr. character to capitalize on the fame of the original Máscara Sagrada caused Máscara Sagrada to leave AAA in 1997. Peña and AAA acted quickly and replaced Máscara Sagrada with a new wrestler under the name, claiming that the original Máscara Sagrada had no rights to use the name. This led to Máscara Sagrada not being allowed to wrestle under the "Máscara Sagrada" name, especially while the issue was in court. During this time he'd wrestle sporadically, booked under names such as Máscara Sagrada Original and Máscara Sacra, but being unable to wrestle as Máscara Sagrada meant that between 1997 and 2004 he only worked sporadic matches. In 2004 he began working for CMLL again, although because of the legal problems he did not appear on any of CMLL's shows on Televisa. In 2005 he won the rights to the name, documented by Mexico's National Institute of Copyright.
After AAA
On August 28, 2000 Máscara Sagrada faced off in a four way match against Fishman, La Parka and Shu El Guerrero where the first two wrestlers pinned would have to face off against each other with their mask on the line in a Lucha de Apuesta match. Máscara Sagrada was the first man pinned and Fishman the second, forcing them to fight for their masks. Máscara Sagrada won the match, forcing Fishman to unmask and reveal his real name per Lucha Libre traditions. The following year Máscara Sagrada faced Fishman's son Fishman, Jr. in a Lucha en el reves where two masked wrestlers face off in a match where their hair is on the line. This time Fishman, Jr. gained a measure of revenge by pinning Máscara Sagrada, forcing him to have his hair shaved off after the match. This match was the first time Máscara Sagrada lost a Lucha de Apuesta match in his career.In CMLL Máscara Sagrada received several title matches against CMLL World Heavyweight Champion Universo 2000
Universo 2000
Andrés Reyes González is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who is best known under the ring name Universo 2000...
but was unsuccessful in his challenges. Through CMLL's working arrangement with International Wrestling Revolution Group
International Wrestling Revolution Group
International Wrestling Revolution Group is a Lucha Libre promotion based in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. Founded in 1996 by Adolfo Moreno and since Moreno's death in late 2007 has been controlled by his sons Alfredo and Marco Moreno...
(IWRG) Máscara Sagrada also made several appearances for the Naucalpan
Naucalpan
Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is a city and municipality located just northwest of Mexico City in adjoining Mexico State. The name Naucalpan comes from Nahuatl and means “place of the four neighborhoods or four houses. “de Juárez was added to the official name in 1874 in honor of...
, Mexico State based IWRG. In 2004 he teamed up with El Sagrado
El Sagrado
Luis Fernando Lopez Ramos is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre under the ring name El Sagrado...
for that year's Torneo Gran Alternativa
CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa
The Torneo Gran Alternativa is an annual lucha libre tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . The tournament was not held in 1997, 2000 and 2002 and was held twice in 1996 and 1998...
, a tournament that features tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
s consisting of a veteran (Máscara Sagrada) and a novato or rookie (Sagrado). The team lost in the first round to the team of Shocker
José Luis Jair Soria
José Luis Jair Soria is a Mexican professional wrestler, who wrestles under the name Shocker. He has in the past branched out into the United States, working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.-Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre :...
(veteran) and Alan Stone
Alan Stone (wrestler)
Alan Stone is a Mexican professional wrestler who has competed in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since the late 1990s...
(novato). He also participated in the 2004 Leyenda de Azul as well as the 2005 Leyenda de Azul tournaments, being eliminated early on in each tournament. Máscara Sagrada wrestled his last match for CMLL in 2007, working occasional matches on the Mexican Independent circuit
Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
. In 2008 he worked a series of matches for Alianza Universal de Lucha Libre (AULL). He also worked the first two shows of Blue Demon, Jr.
Blue Demon, Jr.
Blue Demon, Jr. is a Mexican luchador and professional wrestler. He is the allegedly adopted son of the legendary original Blue Demon and is the first Mexican and the second masked wrestler to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . Blue Demon, Jr.'s real name is unknown.-Origins and heritage...
's NWA Mexico promotion. In 2009 and 2010 he wrestled several matches for the California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
based Pro Wrestling Revolution (PWR) promotion, including teaming with Blue Demon, Jr. and Jon Andersen
Jon Andersen
Jon Andersen Reel, normally referred to simply as Jon Andersen is an American bodybuilder, strongman competitor and professional wrestler. Anderson currently splits his time between working for Pro Wrestling Revolution in California and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico...
wrestling against the Border Partrol, PWR's top 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...
group. He also teamed with Rey Tigre to defeat Psicosis II
Psicosis II
Juan Gonzalez is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado better known under the ring name Psicosis. Gonzalez was the second wrestler to work as Psicosis, given the ring character by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración to replace the Original Psicosis, and is often denoted Psicosis II...
and Vaquero Fantasma on a PWR show on May 5, 2010.
Private life
Máscara Sagrada has a son who is training to be a wrestler, he has been presented at several press conferences wearing the same mask as Máscara Sagrada, although he is not officially billed as "Máscara Sagrada, Jr." since AAA owns the rights to that name.Not to be mistaken for
Since leaving AAA in 1997 AAA had several other wrestlers wrestled under the name and wearing the outfit. It is likely that AAA has used other wrestlers for short periods of time but the following are the wrestlers who have wrestled as Máscara Sagrada- Cachorro MendozaCachorro MendozaPedro Jacobo Contreras is a semi-retired Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Cachorro Mendoza. Cachorro Mendoza means "Puppy Mendoza" in English and refers to the fact that he is the youngers of the Mendoza brothers Ringo, Indio and Freddy all of whom are...
was the first man AAA used as Máscara Sagrada after the original left the promotion. His time under the mask was very short-lived. - The wrestler now working as El AlebrijeEl Alebrije (wrestler)El Alebrije is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre as part of the group called Los Invasores. He best known for his work in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he worked for 12 years as El Alebrije, along with his...
wrestled as Máscara Sagrada in 1997 and 1998. - Luis Alberto Medina - Appeared once or twice as Máscara Sagrada, which was notable only for the fact that he later began wrestling as Máscara Maligna, the "evil arch enemy" of the Máscara Sagrada character.
- The last wrestler AAA used to play the part changed his character in 2006 after a court ruling and is now known as Máscara Divina, a variation of the Máscara Sagrada character.
There are also a number of other wrestlers who have at one point or another used a ring character, mask and outfit very similar to Máscara Sagrada
- Máscara Sagrada, Jr. - A storyline relative of Máscara Sagrada. Originally given the name by AAA. Occasionally uses the name on the Independent circuit in Mexico until early 2010 when he changed his name to just "Máscara, Jr.".
- Mascarita SagradaMascarita SagradaMascarita Sagrada is a Mexican Mini Luchador enmascarado and one of the most well known Mexican Minis of the modern era. He is the original Mascarita Sagrada although there have been several wrestlers who have used the same gimmick through the years...
- A Mascota version of the original, one of the "founding fathers" of today's Mini-Estrellas, like the regular sized Máscara Sagrada AAA has given the mask and name to several other wrestlers after the original left the promotion. - TzukiTzukiTzuki is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, who works as a Mini-Estrella or "Mini" division in Mexico. Throughout his career Tzuki has worked under various ring names, most notably Máscarita Sagrada, Jr., Mini Rey Misterio Jr. and Max Mini...
wrestled as Máscarita Sagrada, Jr. in 1996 and 1997 - Máscara DoradaMascara DoradaMáscara Dorada is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado . Máscara Dorada's real name has not been officially documented, a tradition in Mexican Lucha Libre where masked wrestler's real names often are not a matter of public record...
took the part of Máscarita Sagrada when the original left and is often denoted as "Máscarita Sagrada 2000" for the year he made his debut - AAA currently has a third Mini-Estrella working as Máscarita Sagrada, denoted as Mascarita Sagrada (2007)Mascarita Sagrada (2007)Mascarita Sagrada is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler who works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración's Mini-Estrella division. He is the third wrestler to work under the ring name "Mascarita Sagrada" for AAA, having used the name since 2007...
for the year he began using the name.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Enredadera (Abdominal Stretch)
- Signature moves
- Huracarana
- Jumping double leg slap to the ears (starts like a huracanrana)
- Nicknames
- El Tigre Blanco ("The White Tiger")
Championships and accomplishments
- Asistencia Asesoria y AdministracionAsistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
- IWC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Mexican National Heavyweight ChampionshipMexican National Heavyweight ChampionshipThe Mexican National Heavyweight Championship is a Mexican Lucha Libre championship created and sanctioned by "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F." . While the Commission sanctions the title, it does not promote the events in which the Championship is defended...
(1 time)
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha LibreConsejo Mundial de Lucha LibreConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...
- Mexican National Light Heavyweight ChampionshipMexican National Light Heavyweight ChampionshipThe Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship is a national Mexican singles professional wrestling championship controlled by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F....
(1 time) - Mexican National Trios ChampionshipMexican National Trios ChampionshipThe Mexican National Trios Championship is a three-man tag team professional wrestling championship controlled by a "National title" controlled by the "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F." , which regulates all matches where the title is defended...
(1 time) – with AtlantisAtlantis (wrestler)Atlantis is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre where he performs as a Technico . Atlantis has held a large number of professional wrestling championships over the years, both in Mexico and in Japan...
and OctagónOctagónJuan Escalera is a Mexican luchador enmascarado better known as Octagón. He is currently with Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , having worked for the company since it was founded in 1992. In 2011 he was inducted into the promotion's Hall of Fame...
- Pro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
- PWI ranked him # 294 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500Pro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
in 1997
- WAR
- WAR Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- World Wrestling Organisation
- WWO Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- Mexican State championships
- Texcoco Welterweight Championship (1 time) (As Hectacombe)
- Naucalpan Middleweight Championship (1 time) (As Hectacombe)
Lucha de Apuesta record
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| Hair | Hecatombe | Impala | Texcoco, México | ||
| Mask | Hecatombe | Príncipe Zafiro | Texcoco, México | ||
| Hair | Hecatombe | Johnny Ramírez | Texcoco, México | ||
| Mask | Hecatombe | Bestia Negra I | Naucalpan Naucalpan Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is a city and municipality located just northwest of Mexico City in adjoining Mexico State. The name Naucalpan comes from Nahuatl and means “place of the four neighborhoods or four houses. “de Juárez was added to the official name in 1874 in honor of... , Mexico State |
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| Mask | Hecatombe | Gigante Blanco | Naucalpan Naucalpan Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is a city and municipality located just northwest of Mexico City in adjoining Mexico State. The name Naucalpan comes from Nahuatl and means “place of the four neighborhoods or four houses. “de Juárez was added to the official name in 1874 in honor of... , Mexico State |
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| Hair | Hecatombe | Ruddy Ramos | Texcoco, México | ||
| Mask | Mágico | Konnan the Barbarian | Guadalajara Guadalajara Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco... , Jalisco Jalisco Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states... |
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| Mask | Máscara Sagrada | Black Cat | Zapopan Zapopan Zapopan is a city and municipality located in the Mexican state of Jalisco, which is part of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area. It is best known as being the home of the Virgin of Zapopan, an image of the Virgin Mary which was made in the 16th century. This image has been credited with a number of... , Jalisco Jalisco Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states... |
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| Mask | Máscara Sagrada | Fantomas | Pachuca, Hidalgo | This match came about as a result of the team losing the finals of a "losers advance" tag team tournament to Blue Panther Blue Panther Genaro Vazquez Nevarez is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, better known by his ring name Blue Panther... and Mosco de la Merced Mosco de la Merced Mosco de la Merced is a Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler, best known for his time in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración where he was a part of Los Vipers for many years. Before adopting the Mosco de la Merced ring name he worked for as Loco Valentino for over 10 years... |
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| Hair | Máscara Sagrada | Pirata Morgan Pirata Morgan Pedro Ortiz Villanueva is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, and wrestling trainer who is best known under the ring name Pirata Morgan... |
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes The city of Aguascalientes is the capital of the state of Aguascalientes in western central Mexico. It stands on the banks of the Río Aguascalientes, 1880 meters above sea level, at... |
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| Hair | Máscara Sagrada | Popitekus | Tlalnepantla Tlalnepantla de Baz Tlalnepantla de Baz is a city and a municipality of the State of Mexico in the north of Mexico City . Tlalnepantla comes from the Náhuatl words tlalli and nepantla to mean the middle land... , Mexico State |
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| Mask | Máscara Sagrada | América Not the character played by El Pantera Pantera (wrestler) Francisco Javier Pozas is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who is best known under the ring name El Pantera, but has also worked as Pantera II, El Manaya, América, Tritón and TANAKA over the years... in CMLL |
San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, commonly called SLP or simply San Luis, is the capital of, and most populous city in the Mexican state of the same name. The city lies at an elevation of 1,850 meters... |
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| Hair | Máscara Sagrada | Pirata Morgan Pirata Morgan Pedro Ortiz Villanueva is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, and wrestling trainer who is best known under the ring name Pirata Morgan... |
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| Mask | Máscara Sagrada | Corsario | Cuernavaca Cuernavaca Cuernavaca is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. It was established at the archeological site of Gualupita I by the Olmec, "the mother culture" of Mesoamerica, approximately 3200 years ago... , Morelos Morelos Morelos officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 33 municipalities and its capital city is Cuernavaca.... |
Steel Cage match that also included Black Warrior Black Warrior (wrestler) Jesus Toral López is a luchador or professional wrestler who has worked almost exclusively in Mexico. López has achieved most success under the ring name Black Warrior and has worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since 1995... , Violencia, Máscara Mágica Antonio Gómez Medina Antonio Gómez Medina is a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchador as they are called in Spanish, and professional wrestling trainer based out of Arena Coliseo Guadalajara in Guadalajara. Gómez is best known under the ring name Máscara Mágica, he is the second person to use the "Máscara Mágica"... , Super Muñeco Super Muñeco Super Muñeco is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Super Muñeco is Spanish for "Super Toy", a comedic ring character based on the clown... and Super Ratón |
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| Mask | Máscara Sagrada | Fishman Fishman (wrestler) José Ángel Nájera Sánchez, best known under the ring name of Fishman, is a retired Mexican professional wrestler who became one of Lucha Libre's biggest stars during the 1980s with the Universal Wrestling Association. Fishman retired in 2000.... |
Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... |
Four way match that also included La Parka Adolfo Tapia Adolfo Margarito Tapia Ibarra is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. For years he has worked under the ring name L.A. Park, but is best known throughout the world as La Parka, especially from his many years in World Championship Wrestling . He was forced to change his... and Shu El Guerrero |
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| Hair | Fishman, Jr. | Máscara Sagrada | Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez , officially known today as Heroica Ciudad Juárez, but abbreviated Juárez and formerly known as El Paso del Norte, is a city and seat of the municipality of Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Juárez's estimated population is 1.5 million people. The city lies on the Rio Grande... , Chihuahua |
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| Mask | Máscara Sagrada | El Boricua | Cuernavaca Cuernavaca Cuernavaca is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. It was established at the archeological site of Gualupita I by the Olmec, "the mother culture" of Mesoamerica, approximately 3200 years ago... , Morelos Morelos Morelos officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 33 municipalities and its capital city is Cuernavaca.... |