Delta (wrestler)

Delta
Ring name(s)	Hijo del Trueno Delta
Billed height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1]
Billed weight	80 kg (180 lb)[1]
Born	August 27, 1985 (1985-08-27) (age 26)[1] Monterrey, Nuevo León[1]
Trained by	Trueno (Sr.)[1] Franco Colombo[1]
Debut	02007-05-20 May 20, 2007 02009-08-11 August 11, 2009 (As Delta)[1]

Delta (born August 27, 1985) is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexico City based professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he is a former one third of the Mexican National Trios Champions along with Stuka, Jr. and Metro. Delta'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.^[2] Delta is the son of wrestler Trueno and previously wrestled as Hijo del Trueno ("Son of Thunder"), his brother currently works for CMLL wrestling under the ring name Trueno like their father, although the family relationship has not been publicly acknowledged by CMLL.

Biography

The wrestler currently known as Delta was born on August 27, 1985 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico and grew up watching his father wrestle under a mask as "Trueno" (Spanish for "Thunder"). Trueno wore an outfit closely resembling the red and yellow outfit of the comic book character The Flash and worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in the 1970s.^[3] The future Delta attended the Regiomontana University where he got a degree in business administration in tourism.^[4] He later stated that while he was not required to get a college degree to become a professional wrestler he knew he needed something to fall back on.^[4] From an early age the future Delta played football, starting as a child at AFAIM he also played for the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Authentic Tigers later on for the Regiomontana University Jaguars as well.

Professional wrestling career

The future Delta began training for a professional wrestling career while he was still at college, spending over four years training under his father, while simultaneously keeping up with his school work. He made his debut in May, 2007 under the name "Hijo del Trueno", wearing a thunderbolt adorned mask and trunks. He worked for various independent promotions, especially in his home state of Monterrey.

In 2009 he achieved one of his childhood dreams as he began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) based in Mexico City, Mexico.^[4] In CMLL he received further training from Franco Colombo as well as a new ring name, mask and outfit as he became "Delta".^[1] He made his CMLL debut on August 8, 2009, teaming up with Sensei to defeat Los Romanos (Caligula and Messala) in the opening match of CMLL's Saturday Night show in Arena México.^[5] In late 2009 CMLL vacated the Mexican National Trios Championship when Black Warrior, who was 1/3 of the championship team left CMLL. As a result they held an eight-team elimination tournament to crown new champions. Delta teamed up with Leono and Valiente for the tournament. In their first match as a trio the team defeated Diamante, Pegasso and Rey Cometa, but lost to Poder Mexica (Sangre Azteca, Dragón Rojo, Jr. and Misterioso II) in the second round.^[6] In April, 2010 Delta participated in the 2010 Torneo Gran Alternativa ("Great Alternative Tournament"). The Gran Alternativa tournament is an annual CMLL tournament that teams a veteran and a rookie (Novato) up for a tag team tournament. Delta was placed in "Block B" and teamed up with the Veteran Volador, Jr. When the rúdo (bad guy) team of Pólvora and Héctor Garza won block B several sources stated that Delta and Volador, Jr. were the favorites to win Block B.^[1][7] On March 23, 2010 Delta and Volador, Jr. defeated Tiger Kid and El Felino in the first round and Raziel and Averno in the second round. In the final round of Block A the team faced Puma King and Último Guerrero. Delta's partner Volador, Jr. was eliminated first leaving Delta to face both opponents. In a match that helped showcase Delta's talent he eliminated both Puma King and Guerrero to qualify for the finals of the Gran Alternativa tournament.^[8][9] The finals took place on the April 30, 2010 Super Viernes, where Delta and Volador, Jr. were defeated by Pólvora and Héctor Garza. In November 2010 Delta was entered into an online poll to determine a new one third of the Mexican National Trios Champions, after Máscara Dorada had relinquished his part of the title. On December 20, 2010, CMLL announced that Delta had defeated Ángel de Oro and Diamante in the poll and named him new Mexican National Trios Champion, alongside Metro and Stuka, Jr.^[10] On January 9, 2011, Delta, Metro and Stuka, Jr. lost the Mexican National Trios Championship to Ángel de Oro, Diamante and Rush.^[11] In June 2011, Delta teamed with Atlantis and Guerrero Maya, Jr. in the Forjándo un Ídolo tournament, which they eventually went on to win.^[12] On November 16, Atlantis announced that he was officially forming a stable with Delta and Guerrero Maya, Jr.^[13][14]

Championships and accomplishments

• Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

• Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time) – with Metro and Stuka, Jr.^[10]
• Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship #1 Contendership Tournament (2010) – with Diamante
• Forjándo un Ídolo: Guerra Continúa (2011) – with Atlantis and Guerrero Maya, Jr.^[12]
• CMLL Rookie of the Year (2010)

References

Professional wrestling portal

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Ascencio, Alfredo. "Delta es favorito para llegar a la final" (in Spanish). ESTO OEM enlina. http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n1602709.htm. Retrieved April 27, 2010. 
2. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3. 
3. ^ Enciclopedia staff (November, 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Trueno" (in Spanish). Romano (Mexico City, Mexico): p. 34. Tomo V. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} Box y Lucha staff (October 29, 2009). "Delta fija su mirada en el exito" (in Spanish). Box Y Lucha magazine. http://www.boxylucha.com/luchalibre/noticias/cmll/877-delta-fija-su-mirada-en-el-exito.html. Retrieved April 29, 2010. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "CMLL Martes Arena Mexico" (in German). CageMatch.net. August 11, 2009. http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=42681. Retrieved April 27, 2010. 
6. ^ Salgado, Ismael (January 18, 2010). "Ya hay nuevos Campeones Nacionales de Tríos" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas. issue 347. 
7. ^ Rosas, Arturo Plata (April 23, 2010). "Llegó la hora volar" (in Spanish). Ovaciones (Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V.): p. 18. Número 21928 Año LXIII. http://mianoticias.com.mx/miaeditorial/ovaciones/23042010/pdf/23042010.pdf#page=18. Retrieved April 27, 2010. ^{[dead link]}
8. ^ Velazquez, Israel (April 23, 2010). "Resultados Arena México (23 abril 2010): ¡Delta y Volador Jr. a la final de La Gran Alternativa!" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2010/04/23/resultados-arena-mexico-23-abril-2010-%c2%a1delta-y-volador-jr-a-la-final-de-la-gran-alternativa/. Retrieved April 25, 2010. 
9. ^ "La Mistica sigue siendo su sello" (in Spanish). Fuego En El Ring. April 24, 2010. http://www.fuegoenelring.com/articles_luchas_full.php?articles_id=770. 
10. ^ ^{a b} "¡Nuevos campeones nacionales de tercias! Delta es el nuevo integrante". Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on December 21, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5v84QWwi5. Retrieved December 21, 2010. 
11. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (January 10, 2011). "Arena México (resultados domingo 9 de enero del 2011) Rush, Diamante y Ángel de Oro nuevos campeones nacionales de tercias" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2011/01/10/arena-mexico-resultados-domingo-9-de-enero-del-2011-rush-diamante-y-angel-de-oro-nuevos-campeones-nacionales-de-tercias/. Retrieved January 10, 2011. 
12. ^ ^{a b} Elías, Agustín (June 24, 2011). "Grupo Charly, Campeón en FUI". Récord. http://www.record.com.mx/luchalibre/2011-06-24/grupo-charly-campeon-en-fui. Retrieved June 25, 2011. 
13. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (November 17, 2011). "Arena México (16 de diciembre) Sin Piedad: Cabellera vs Cabellera, Blue Panther vs Felino- Titan y Titron los nuevos luchadores del CMLL" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2011/11/17/arena-mexico-16-de-diciembre-sin-piedad-cabellera-vs-cabellera-blue-panther-vs-felino-titan-y-titron-los-nuevos-luchadores-del-cmll/. Retrieved November 18, 2011. 
14. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (November 18, 2011). "La nueva agrupación “Titanes de la Atlántida” y las nuevas figuras (Titán y Tritón) del CMLL" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2011/11/18/la-nueva-agrupacion-titanes-de-la-atlantida-y-las-nuevas-figuras-titan-y-triton-del-cmll/. Retrieved November 18, 2011. 

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Name	Delta
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Date of birth	August 27, 1985
Place of birth	Monterrey, Nuevo León
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