Mr. Niebla

Mr. Niebla
Ring name(s)	Chamaco Audaz El Pupilo El Marquez Batman Shadow 2000 Chico Veloz Mr. Niebla
Billed height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Billed weight	98 kg (220 lb)[1]
Born	February 22, 1973 (1973-02-22) (age 38)[2] Mexico City, Mexico[2]
Billed from	Gómez Palacio, Durango[1]
Trained by	Scaramouche I[2] Chaparrito de Oro[2]
Debut	01990-11-11 November 11, 1990[2]

Mr. Niebla (born February 22, 1978) is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado (Spanish for masked professional wrestler). Mr. Niebla's real name is unknown, as is the tradition in Lucha Libre for masked wrestlers. Mr. Niebla is Spanish for "Mr. Fog". Mr. Niebla is mostly known for working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) from the early 1990s until 2007 and again from 2008. From 2007 to 2008 Mr. Niebla worked for CMLL's main Mexican rival (AAA) where he was part of the stable Los Vipers. On his return to CMLL he was one of the founding members of a stable known as ¨La Peste Negra (Spanish for "the Black Plague").

Professional wrestling career

The wrestler who would later become known as Mr. Niebla made his professional wrestling debut on November 11, 1990 working under the Ring name Chamaco Audaz (the Audacious Kid).^[1] Later on he would work under various other ring names and various mask as El Pupilo (the Pupil), El Marquez, Shadow 2000, Chico Veloz (Fast Boy) and even Batman for a brief period.).^[3] In March 1992 he finally came up with the name "Mr. Niebla" which he has used ever since. Working as Mr. Niebla he would earn the nickname El Caballero del Estilo Diferente (the Gentleman with a different style).^[3]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

In the early 1990s Mr. Niebla began working for Mexico's largest professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Early on Mr. Niebla worked mainly for one of the local CMLL-affiliates but did manage to win both the Distrito Federal Welterweight Championship and the Distrito Federal Tag Team Championship once.^[4][5] By the mid-1990s Mr. Niebla worked full time for the main roster, taking part in the 1996 CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa. Mr. Niebla was teamed with Héctor Garza and qualified for the finals but ultimately lost to Emilio Charles, Jr. and Rey Bucanero.^[6] In 1997 Mr. Niebla formed a trio with fellow good guys (called Técnicos in Lucha Libre) Lizmark and Atlantis called La Ola Azul (the Blue Wave). Om April 29, 1997 La Ola Azul defeated El Satánico, Emilio Charles, Jr. and Rey Bucanero to win the CMLL World Trios Championship, Mr. Niebla's first major title victory.^[7] Over the next year the team would successfully defend the title twice against the team of Apolo Dantés, Kevin Quinn and Steel and once against the previous champions. On January 23, 1998 Mr. Niebla teamed up with Shocker to win the CMLL World Tag Team Championship from Dr. Wagner, Jr. and Emilio Charles, Jr.^[8] Subsequently Niebla and Shocker would defend the tag team championship against Blue Panther and Black Warrior, Bestia Salvaje and Scorpio, Jr. and the Hermanas Dinamita (Cien Caras and Universo 2000). In October, 1998 Mr. Niebla suffered an injury during a match, an injury that was so severe that Mr. Niebla was forced to vacate both the Trios title and the Tag Team title.and la Ola Azul were forced to vacate the Trios title.^[7][8]

In early 1998 a wrestler in International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) began working as "Mr. Niebla", even wearing the same style mask and trunks as the original Mr. Niebla. IWRG claimed that the original Mr. Niebla did not actually own the rights to the name but was given it by a trainer and that the IWRG had gotten permission from that same individual to use the Mr. Niebla name. When the original Mr. Niebla was injured CMLL brought in the second Mr. Niebla and had him work matches while the original was injured. When the original Mr. Niebla returned to the ring he immediately attacked the impostor. The storyline between the two Mr. Nieblas came to an end when the two met in a Luchas de apuestas, mask vs. mask match for the rights to the name. The original Mr. Niebla won, forcing the impostor to unmask and change his name to Mr. Mexico.^[3] Mr. Niebla continued to team with Shocker but the team were not able to win the Tag Team title back. On September 24, 1999, at the CMLL 66th Anniversary Show, the team of Nr. Niebla and Shocker faced Atlantis and Villaño III in a Relevos suicida match, a match where the losing team would fight each other for their mask. In the main event match of CMLL's 66th Anniversary show, Atlantis and Villaño III defeated the much less experienced team, afterwards Mr. Niebla defeated Shocker to unmask him.^[9] On March 30, 2001 Mr. Niebla teamed up with Olímpico and Safari to defeat Blue Panther, Fuerza Guerrera and El Signo to win the Mexican National Trios Championship.^[10] For the next 450 days the trios defended the title against Emilio Charles Jr., Bestia Salvaje and Scorpio Jr.; Satánico, Averno and Black Warrior; Gran Markus, Jr., Poder Boricua and Violencia and Los Infernales (Satanico, Averno, Mephisto). Their second defense against Los Infernales was unsuccessful and on June 23, 2002 Mr. Niebla, Olímpico and Safair lost the Mexican National Trios Title.^[10] Only a week prior, on June 16, 2002 Mr. Niebla had teamed up with Atlantis and Black Warrior to regain the CMLL World Trios Title from Dr. Wagner, Jr. Blue Panther and Fuerza Guerrera.^[11] The team defended the titles into 2003, losing them to Dr. Wagner, Jr, Universo 2000 and Black Tiger III on March 31, 2003.^[12] The match against Wagner, Universo and Black Tiger III was part of a longer storyline between Mr. Niebla and Universo 2000. The two had clashed in 2002 over Universo 2000's CMLL World Heavyweight Championship but at the time Universo 2000 had kept the title.^[13] On April 18, 2003 Mr. Niebla defeated Universo 2000 to become the CMLL World Heavyweight Champion.^[14] Mr. Niebla would successfully turn back the challenges of Universo 2000, Apolo Dantés, Shocker, Rey Bucanero and Tinieblas, Jr. over the next 543 days.^[13] On October 12, 2004 Mr. Niebla lost the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship back to Universo 2000 and was unsuccessful in his attempt to regain it.^[13][14] In late 2006 or early 2007 Mr. Niebla left CMLL, he would later explain the decision to as a desire for him to not "go backward" down the rankings of the promotion and felt he would get better opportunities elsewhere.^[15]

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración

Main article: Los Vipers

After working for CMLL for over a decade, Mr. Niebla left CMLL to work for their main rival Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) in later 2007. Niebla made his debut as one of Los Vipers, a long existing faction of villains (known as Rudos in Lucha Libre), and soon began challening Los Vipers' leader Abismo Negro for the leadership role. In the spring of 2008 the storyline saw the two physically fight over the leadership in matches where the job was on the line. Each time Abismo Negro won, but each time AAA head booker Joaquin Roldan announced that the decision was overturned and that Negro, despite winning, did not lead Los Vipers. After the second match the rest of Los Vipers turned on Abismo Negro and kicked him out of the group. The storyline was supposed to end in a Luchas de apuestas match between Niebla and Negro at TripleMania XVI. Later on the match was changed to a multi-man steel cage match including all of Los Vipers (Mr. Niebla, Black Abyss, Psicosis II and Histeria) and Abismo Negro with the last person in the cage being forced to unmask. A few days before the event the matchw as cancelled with AAA claiming that Abismo Negro had suffered a neck injury.^[16] On the night of TripleMania XVI Mr. Niebla quit AAA, opting to return to CMLL instead. Mr. Niebla later states that he left AAA because the big mask vs. mask match he was promised fell through the Abismo Negro was unable to work the TripleMania match and that he came back to CMLL looking to make his mark unmasking a "big name" such as Místico or Dr. Wagner, Jr.^[17] He also apologized to AAA if they were upset with the way he left but believed he handled everything in a professional manner and that he was up front about his amitions for a "big name" mask vs. mask match.^[15]

La Peste Negra

Main article: La Peste Negra

When Mr. Niebla returned to CMLL in July 2008, he quickly formed a group with Negro Casas and Heavy Metal called La Peste Negra (Spanish for "the Black Plague), a Rudo group that had a more comical approach to wrestling. The trio started wearing large afro wigs, painting their faces black and dancing during their entrances and generally worked a less serious style of match than was unusual, especially for a serious wrestler like Negro Casas.^[18] On September 2, 2008 the last Casas brother, El Felino turned Rudo as well and joined La Peste Negra. After Felino joined the group Heavy Metal was quietly phased out as he was not comfortable working the comedic style.^[18] Felino's wife Princesa Blanca joined the group in early 2009, turning Rudo to work with La Pestra, the turn led to Princesa Blanca winning the Mexican National Women's Championship from Marcela on January 30, 2009.^[19] La Pesta Negra's biggest triumf to date is Negro Casas' title win over Místico that brought the CMLL World Welterweight Championship into the group.^[20] In March, 2010 Mr. Niebla suffered a knee injury that kept him out of the ring for over three months. In early June, 2010 CMLL announced that after recuperating in Europe Mr. Niebla was ready to return to the ring, reuniniting La Peste Negra for the first time in several months.^[21] After making only a few in ring appearances Mr. Niebla disappeared from the CMLL booking sheets once again, replaced with Rey Bucanero. It was later revealed that his body had rejected the implant he had been given during his previous time away from the ring and it had to be replaced, putting him out of action for approximately a month before he was able to wrestle again.^[22] On August 16, 2010 it was announced that the recently returned Mr. Niebla would be one of 14 men putting their mask on the line in a Luchas de Apuestas steel cage match, the main event of the CMLL 77th Anniversary Show.^[23] Mr. Niebla was the sixth man to leave the steel cage, keeping his mask safe. The match came down to La Sombra pinning Olímpico to unmask him.^[24] On July 29, 2011, Mr. Niebla defeated 15 other men to win the 2011 Leyenda de Azul.^[25]

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • La Nieblina (Over-rotated Delfin clutch)^[26]
  • Diving splash

• Signature moves
  • Dragon screw
  • Handspring senton to an oncoming opponent
  • Modified figure-four leglock
  • Moonsault
  • Slap
  • Running shoulder block
  • Tope suicida

Championships and accomplishments

• Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)
  • CMLL World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[14]
  • CMLL World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shocker^[8]
  • CMLL World Trios Championship (2 times) – with Atlantis and Lizmark, Atlantis and Black Warrior^[7][11]
  • Carnaval Incredible Tournament (2000) - with Ultimo Guerrero and Rey Bucanero
  • Salvador Lutteroth Singles Tournament (1998)
  • Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time) – with Safari and Olímpico^[10]
  • Distrito Federal Welterweight Championship (1 time)^[2][4]
  • Distrito Federal Tag Team Championship (1 time) – unknown partner^[2][5]
  • Leyenda de Azul (2011)^[25]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #208 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010^[27]

• Other promotions
  • WFS Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Vertigo^[2]

Luchas de apuestas record

See also: Luchas de apuestas

Wager	Winner	Loser	Location	Date	Notes
Hair	Mr. Niebla	MS-1	Mexico City, Mexico	Unknown
Hair	Mr. Niebla	Bestia Negra	Mexico City, Mexico	Unknown
Hair	Mr. Niebla	Popitekus	Mexico City, Mexico	Unknown
Mask	Mr. Niebla	Estrella de Plata	Mexico City, Mexico	01995-03-20 March 20, 1995	[2]
Mask	Mr. Niebla	Super Brazo	Naucalpan, Mexico State	01995-07-16 July 16, 1995	[2]
Mask	Mr. Niebla	Ébola	Naucalpan, Mexico State	01996 1996	[2]
Hair	Mr. Niebla	Cavernícola II	Naucalpan, Mexico State	01996-02-02 February 2, 1996	Finals of a campal de la muerte tournament where the lose of the final loses his hair or mask
Mask	Mr. Niebla	Mr. Niebla (II)	Mexico City, Mexico	01999-08-20 August 20, 1999	[2]
Mask	Mr. Niebla	Shocker	Mexico City, Mexico	01999-09-24 September 24, 1999	At the CMLL 66th Anniversary Show: Relevos suicida match: Atlantis and Villaño III defeated the team to force them to fight for their mask.[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Statistics for Professional wrestlers". PWI Presents: 2008 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications): pp. 37–53. 2008 Edition. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} "Rudos - Mr. Niebla" (in Spanish). Fuego en el ring. http://www.fuegoenelring.com/wrestlers_full_rudo.php?wrestlers_id=28. Retrieved October 17, 2009. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Madigan, Dan (2007). "what's in a name". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizare & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 209–211. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: Districto Federal Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 395. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: Districto Federal Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 395. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
6. ^ "Gran Alternativa Tournament #4". ProWrestlingHistor. November 15, 1996. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/grand.html#4. Retrieved July 19, 2009. 
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9. ^ Enciclopedia staff (OCtober, 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras" (in Spanish). Mr. Niebla (Mexico City, Mexico): p. 39. Tomo III. 
10. ^ ^{a b c} Lucha 2000 Staff (2004-12-20). "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales" (in Spanish). Lucha 2000. Especial 21. 
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12. ^ SuperLuchas staff (January 5, 2004). "Número Especial - Lo mejr de la lucha ilbre mexicana durante el 2003" (in Spanish). Super Luchas. 40. 
13. ^ ^{a b c} Josh Boutwell (March 13, 2009). "Viva La Raza! # Diecisiete: Lucha Weekly". WrestleView.com. http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1236925821.php. Retrieved July 19, 2009. 
14. ^ ^{a b c} SuperLuchas staff (January 5, 2003). "Número Especial - Lo mejr de la lucha ilbre mexicana durante el 2003" (in Spanish). Super Luchas. 40. 
15. ^ ^{a b} Silva, Jorge (June 17, 2008). "Entrevista con Mr. Niebla" (in Spanish). Box y Luchas. 2875. 
16. ^ Flores, Manuel (March 30, 2009). "Abismo Negro Adiós al rey de marinete" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas (Mexico City, D.F.): pp. 24–26. 308. 
17. ^ Islas, Alejandro (July 2, 2008). "Mr. Niebla" (in Spanish). Super Luchas. 286. http://superluchas.net/?p=5050. Retrieved July 18, 2009. 
18. ^ ^{a b} Gutiérrez, Ana (July 13, 2009). "La Vision del Negro Casas" (in Spanish). Fuergo en el Ring. http://www.fuegoenelring.com/articles_reportaje_full.php?articles_id=167. Retrieved July 18, 2009. 
19. ^ polazky (January 31, 2009). "Resultados Arena México (30 en 08)" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/?p=14181. Retrieved July 14, 2009. 
20. ^ Manuel Flores and Manuel Rivera (March 23, 2009). "Cayó la máscara de Villano V". Super Luchas (Mexico): pp. 3–7. 307. 
21. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (June 17, 2010). "Mr. Niebla el "apestoso mayor" regresa a los rings" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2010/06/17/mr-niebla-el-apestoso-mayor-regresa-a-los-rings/. Retrieved June 19, 2010. 
22. ^ "No andaba muerto ni de parranda: Mr Niebla" (in Spanish). OEM Enlinea. AUgust 10, 2010. http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n1739244.htm. Retrieved August 21, 2010. 
23. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (August 15, 2010). "Liger, Atlantis, Mr. Niebla y Ultimo Guerrero entran al Juicio final del CMLL" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2010/08/15/liger-atlantis-mr-niebla-y-ultimo-guerrero-entran-al-juicio-final-del-cmll/. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
24. ^ Ocampo, Jorge (September 3, 2010). "Cobertura CMLL: El Juicio Final. LXXVII Aniversario de la Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2010/09/03/cobertura-cmll-el-juicio-final-lxxvii-aniversario-de-la-empresa-mexicana-de-lucha-libre/. Retrieved September 4, 2010. 
25. ^ ^{a b} Montiel, César (July 30, 2011). "Se lleva Mr. Niebla la Leyenda Azul" (in Spanish). Récord. http://www.record.com.mx/luchalibre/2011-07-30/se-lleva-mr-niebla-la-leyenda-azul. Retrieved July 30, 2011. 
26. ^ PWI StaffPWI Staff (August, 2008). "Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 - 2008: 138 Mr. Niebla". Pro Wrestling Illustrated (Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, USA: Sports and Entertainment publications LLC): p. 85. October 2008. 
27. ^ ""PWI 500": 201–300". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 2010-07-28. http://prowrestlingillustrated.blogspot.com/2010/07/pwi-500-201-300.html. Retrieved 2010-07-31. 

External links

• Mr. Niebla profiles at:
  • Cagematch.net

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Name	Niebla, Mr.
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Date of birth	February 22, 1973
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
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