Último Gladiador
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Gerardo Campos Poza better known under his ring name
Ring name
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 Último Gladiador (Spanish
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 for "Last Gladiator") is a Mexican
Mexico
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 Luchador
Lucha libre
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enmascarado
Wrestling mask
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, or masked professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
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. Poza currently works for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...

 as a part of the group La Maniarquía alongside Silver King and 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...

. Pozo has previously wrestled under the name El Potro as well as being the first wrestler to play the masked Mega character for 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...

.

Professional wrestling career

Campos trained for his professional under Black Man
Black Man (wrestler)
Álvaro Meléndez Tibanez , better known as Black Man, was a legendary but not highly successful Mexican . He was an extremely talented flyer and innovated various moves...

 and Rocky Santana as well as receiving additional training by his uncle 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...

 later on. He made his debut on June 11, 1997 as a rúdo
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) character called El Potro ("The Colt
Colt (horse)
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") teaming with Bombero Infernale and Sumo Fuji
Don Fujii
, is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate, best known by his ring name Don Fujii. He was one-half of the inaugural Open the Owarai Twin Gate Champions and a former Open the Twin Gate Champion with Masaaki Mochizuki. He was previously in the Crazy MAX and Blood Generation stables.-Biography:He was...

 against the team of Magnum Tokyo, Fantasy
Sensei (wrestler)
Sensei is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . He previously worked for International Wrestling Revolution Group as Fantasy where he won several titles...

 and Niebelina on an 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) show. After wrestling as El Potro for two months he became the enmascarado
Wrestling mask
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(masked) character Mega, part of a group called Los Megas that also included Ultra Mega and Super Mega
Oficial Fierro
Oficial Fierro is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Oficial Fierro. As Oficial Fierro he is part of a group called Los Infernales that has worked for International Wrestling Revolution Group since 2007...

. He wrestled as Mega for about a year, winning the hair of Judo Suwa
Takahiro Suwa
, better known by his ring name Suwa , is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, formerly of Pro Wrestling Noah.-Toryumon and Dragon Gate:...

 as the highlight of his time as Mega. When he left IWRG the promotion gave the Mega character to Cesar Caballero.

After leaving IWRG he worked as El Potro for a few months before reinventing himself as Último Gladiador ("the last gladiator
Gladiator
A gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their legal and social standing and their lives by appearing in the...

) as he began working for the local promotion
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...

 Alianza Universal De Lucha Libre (AULL) based out of Arena Lopez Mateos Tlalnepantla in Tlalnepantla, Morelos
Tlalnepantla, Morelos
Tlalnepantla is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos.It stands at .The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name....

, Mexico. As Último Gladiador Campos incorporated ring outfits that mirrored elements of the Roman Gladiators as well as face paint. During the seven years he wrestled in AULL he won two Lucha de Apuesta, or bet matches, against Popetikus, both times earning the right to shave Popetikus' hair off after the match. It was also during this time that his style of mixing Hardcore wrestling
Hardcore wrestling
Hardcore wrestling is a form of professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments, using foreign objects that are not normally permitted...

 with high flying moves that earned him the nickname El Máximo Idolo Suicida de Tlalnepantla ("The Most Suicidal Idol of Tlalnepantla")

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (2008–present)

Campos' relationship with wrestler Crazy Boy
Crazy Boy
Crazy Boy is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known in Lucha Libre. He currently works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración in Mexico...

 landed him a change to work for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...

 (AAA), one of Mexico's largest wrestling promotions, when Crazy Boy hurt his back and needed someone to replace him in tag team matches. Último Gladiador joined the Mexican Powers and teamed with Juventud Guerrera
Juventud Guerrera
Eduardo Aníbal González Hernández , better known as Juventud Guerrera, is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known for his work in many wrestling promotions worldwide, including all the major American wrestling promotions, such as World Wrestling Entertainment, World Championship...

 and Joe Líder
Joe Lider
José de Jesús Álvarez is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ringname Joe Líder. He currently competes in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...

 to make his AAA debut on February 10, 2008 in a match against La Familia de Tijuana (Halloween, Extreme Tiger
Extreme Tiger
Extreme Tiger is a Mexican professional wrestler currently competing in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , where he is currently the 2011 Rey de Reyes.-Professional wrestling career:...

 and T.J. Xtreme). Gladiador was only meant to be a temporary replacement for Crazy Boy, but when Juventud Guerrera left the promotion he was made a permanent member of the Mexican Powers. Gladiador took Guerrera's place in the scheduled TripleMania XVI
TripleMania XVI
TripleManía XVI was the twentysecond overall TripleManía wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on June 13, 2008 in Mexico City, Mexico. The Main event featured a Singles match for the AAA World Heavyweight Championship...

 match where he teamed with Crazy Boy and Ricky Marvin
Ricky Marvin
Ricardo Fuentes Romero is a Mexican professional wrestler, known by his ring name Ricky Marvin and is most known for his work in the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling NOAH...

 to defeat the teams of La Legión Extranjera
Foreign Legion (wrestling)
La Legión Extranjera is the main Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración heel group, though loosely affiliated. It's a catch all for one time and irregularly scheduled foreign heels, working as Konnan's hired guns as well as a number of AAA regular Rudós...

(Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE where he wrestles on its SmackDown brand as Daniel Bryan, and currently holds the SmackDown Money in the Bank briefcase, which enables him to have a World Heavyweight Championship match at any time of his choosing...

, Jack Evans
Jack Evans
Jack Edward Miller is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jack Evans. He currently performs for the Mexican-based promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he is the current World Cruiserweight Champion and a former World Tag Team Champion. He is the cousin...

 and Teddy Hart
Teddy Hart
Teddy Annis , is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Teddy Hart. He is currently working on the American independent circuit for promotions such as Jersey All Pro Wrestling and Dragon Gate USA...

) and La Familia de Tijuana. Último Gladiador participated in the 2008 Alas de Oro tournament, but was eliminated as the fourth man by Extreme Tiger. Gladiador and Crazy Boy also received a shot at the AAA World Tag Team Championship
AAA World Tag Team Championship
The AAA World Tag Team Championship is the main tag team title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...

 in a four-way 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...

 match at Verano de Escandalo
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...

but were defeated by La Hermandad Extrema (Nicho el Millonario and Joe Lider, who had left the Mexican Powers), in the match that also featured The Hart Foundation 2.0 (Jack Evans and Teddy Hart) and defending champions La Familia de Tijuana (Extreme Tiger and Halloween). In the following months the Mexican Powers disintegrated, leaving Último Gladiador working random matches.

Los Wagnermaniacos / Los Maniacos / La Maniarquía

Following Dr. Wagner, Jr.
Dr. Wagner, Jr.
Juan Manuel González Barrón is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado who is best known under the ring name Dr. Wagner, Jr.. As Dr. Wagner, Jr...

's AAA World Heavyweight Championship
AAA World Heavyweight Championship
IWC World Heavyweight Champion GPCW SUPER-X Monster Champion Mexican National Heavyweight Champion UWA World Light Heavyweight Champion-External links:*...

 victory at TripleMania XVII, a group composed of Dr. Wagner, Jr, Silver King, Electroshock
Electroshock (wrestler)
Edgar Luna Pozos is a Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Electroshock, which he has used while working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración since 1997. Pozos is married to Luchadora Lady Apache and is the...

 and a now masked Último Gladiador was formed, taking the name Los Wagnermaniacos after the group leader Dr. Wagner, Jr. Gladiador later claimed that AAA told him to put on a mask, feeling that without it he wasn't looking mean enough to be a 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...

. At the 2008 Verano de Escandalo
Verano de Escandalo (2009)
Verano de Escándalo 2009 was a professional wrestling event produced by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , which took place on August 21, 2009 in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico...

event Electroshock, Silver King and Último Gladiador teamed up to defeat La Parka, Marco Corleone
Mark Jindrak
Mark Robert Jindrak is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...

 and Octagón. At the 2009 Guerra de Titanes
Guerra de Titanes (2009)
The 2009 Guerra de Titanes was the thirteenth annual Guerra de Titanes professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración since 1997. The show took place on December 11, 2009 in the Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas Convention center, a site that AAA has used for many of their...

Los Wagnermaniacos lost to El Elegido, Extreme Tiger and Pimpinela Escarlata
Pimpinela Escarlata
Mario González Lozano is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler who works as an Exotico for the Mexican Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion under the ring name Pimpinela Escarlata. As Escarlata he is the current AAA Reina de Reinas Champion and a former Mexican National...

 while Dr. Wagner, Jr. lost the AAA title to El Mesias.

At the 2010 Rey de Reyes
Rey de Reyes (2010)
Rey de Reyes 2010 was a major professional wrestling event produced by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración that took place on March 12, 2010 in Querétaro, Mexico at Plaza de Toros Santa Maria in Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico. The event was the 14th event produced under the Rey de Reyes name and...

Electroshock won the world title, following the match Dr. Wagner, Jr. and the other Wagnermaniacos came to the ring to congratulate Electroshock. On a subsequent AAA show Dr. Wagner, Jr. asked Electroshock for a title match, a request Electroshock declined leading to a fight between the two. At a later show Silver King, interfered in a fight between the two by attacking his brother Dr. Wagner, Jr., siding with Electroshock. Silver King stated that he chose friendship over family and was siding with Electroshock in the storyline. The two, along with Último Gladiador became known as Los Maniacos Dr. Wagner, Jr. after turning técnico continued Los Wagnermaniacos with Pimpinela Escarlata and Octagón to even the numbers. On April 26, 2010 AAA confirmed on their website that Electroshock would defend the title against Dr. Wagner, Jr. In May, 2010 Silver King and Último Gladiador wrestled La Hermandad 187 (Nicho and Joe Lider) for the rights to wrestle for the AAA World Tag Team Championship at TripleMania XVIII
TripleMania XVIII
TripleManía XVIII was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion that took place on June 6, 2010 at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico. The show featured eight with the main events being a "dream match" between L.A...

. The match ended in a draw and it was later announced that both teams would be part of a four-way tag team championship match at TripleMania XVIII. On June 6, 2010, at TripleMania XVIII, Gladiador and Silver Cain (Silver King under a new name) outlasted three other teams, pinning James Storm
James Storm
James Allen Cox is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name "The Cowboy" James Storm. Since 2002, Storm has been employed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he, along with A.J...

 of Beer Money, Inc.
Beer Money, Inc.
Beer Money, Inc. was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Robert "Bobby" Roode and James Storm in the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where they are former four-time TNA World Tag Team Champions, while also holding the record for the longest reign as...

 to win the AAA World Tag Team Championship, Silver King's first AAA title. Following the match Los Junior Capos (Máscara Año 2000, Jr.
Máscara Año 2000, Jr.
Máscara Año 2000, Jr. is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for International Wrestling Revolution Group . Máscara Año 2000, Jr.'s real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private...

 and Hijo de Cien Caras) from IWRG came to the ring to challenge the new champions for the title.

In spring of 2010 AAA began a storyline with IWRG, with the idea being that AAA was invading IWRG to show they were better than the IWRG wrestlers. Último Gladiador was one of the wrestlers featured in the feud, playing off his past in the IWRG. Gladiador's main focus has been Máscara Año 2000, Jr.
Máscara Año 2000, Jr.
Máscara Año 2000, Jr. is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for International Wrestling Revolution Group . Máscara Año 2000, Jr.'s real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private...

 who he defeated in a singles match on May 20, 2010 by count out.

In September 2010 Último Gladiador and Silver King announced that they were joining La Sociedad
La Sociedad
La Sociedad is a Mexican lucha libre, or professional wrestling group, referred to as a stable in wrestling terms, working for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...

. Initially Electroshock made no official announcement on whether or not he would be following them, but agreed to represent the group at Héroes Inmortales IV
Héroes Inmortales IV
Héroes Inmortales IV was a major professional wrestling show event produced by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , which took place on October 1, 2010 at the Centro de Convenciones in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico, commemorating the fourth anniversary of the death of AAA founder Antonio...

in order to get his hands on Heavy Metal, with whom he had been feuding the past weeks. However, on November 14 he announced that he was not part of La Sociedad and urged Último Gladiador and Silver King to leave the group. After Electroshock turned La Sociedad down for the second time on November 18, Último Gladiador and Silver King turned on him and beat him down with La Milicia. On November 27 Silver King officially kicked Electroshock out of Los Maniacos, while also announcing that his spot in the group would be taken by a new member. On December 5 at Guerra de Titanes
Guerra de Titanes (2010)
Guerra de Titanes was professional wrestling major show event produced by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , which took place on December 5, 2010, in the Auditorio Benito Juárez in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico...

Silver King and Último Gladiador successfully defended the AAA World Tag Team Championship in a three–way ladder match
Ladder match
A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item...

 against La Hermandad 187 and fellow La Sociedad members Hernandez
Shawn Hernandez
Shawn Hernandez is an American professional wrestler of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring names, "Hotstuff Hernandez" and "Hernandez"....

 and El Ilegal
Carlos Cotto
Carlos Omar Cotto Cruz is an Puerto Rican professional wrestler, also known by his ring names, El Chicano and El Ilegal.-Personal life:...

. On March 21, 2011, Los Maniacos lost the AAA World Tag Team Championship to Extreme Tiger and Jack Evans. In IWRG, Los Maniacos was joined by Joe Líder, with whom Último Gladiador and Silver King held the IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship
IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship
The IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship is a Trios tag team Championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha libre professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group and was introduced in 2000...

 from March 3 to April 24. After losing the title to Los Psycho Circus
Los Psycho Circus
Los Psycho Circus is a Lucha libre, or professional wrestling, trio who works for the Mexico City based Asistencia Asesoría y Administración as a Technico team. The trio consists of three enmascarado, or masked, wrestlers known under the ring names Psycho Clown, Monster Clown and Murder Clown...

, Gladiador and King turned on Líder and kicked him out of the group. Shortly thereafter, Gladiador and King joined forces with 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...

 to form La Maniarquía. On June 18 at TripleManía XIX
TripleManía XIX
TripleManía XIX was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion, which took place on June 18, 2011 at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was the nineteenth annual Triplemanía, which is AAA's biggest show of...

, La Maniarquía was defeated by Electroshock, Heavy Metal and Joe Líder in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match. At the event Gladiador also debuted a new look, a full gladiator outfit including a large helmet.

Private life

Campos is the nephew of Luchador El Pantera, who also had a hand in training him, and the cousin of Hijo del Pantera, the son of El Pantera.

In wrestling

  • Signature moves
  • Asai Moonsault out of the ring
  • Wheelbarrow Suplex

  • Nicknames
  • El Máximo Idolo Suicida de Tlalnepantla ("The Most Suicidal Idol of Tlalnepantla")

Championships and accomplishments

  • Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
    Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
    Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...

  • AAA World Tag Team Championship
    AAA World Tag Team Championship
    The AAA World Tag Team Championship is the main tag team title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...

     (1 time) – with Silver King

  • 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 Intercontinental Trios Championship
    IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship
    The IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship is a Trios tag team Championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha libre professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group and was introduced in 2000...

     (1 time) – with Joe Líder
    Joe Lider
    José de Jesús Álvarez is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ringname Joe Líder. He currently competes in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...

     and Silver King

  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    Pro 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 #219 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010

Lucha de Apuesta record

Wager Winner Loser Location Date Notes
Hair Mega Judo Suwa
Takahiro Suwa
, better known by his ring name Suwa , is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, formerly of Pro Wrestling Noah.-Toryumon and Dragon Gate:...

 
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
The two met in the finals of a Ruleta de la Muerte, losers advance, tournament.
Hair Último Gladiador Popetikus Unknown Unknown
Hair Último Gladiador Popetikus Unknown Unknown

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