Arkangel de la Muerte

Arkangel de la Muerte
Ring name(s)	Mister Cid Arkangel de la Muerte Arkangel
Billed height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Billed weight	86 kg (190 lb)[1]
Born	July 16, 1966 (1966-07-16) (age 45)[2] La Venta del Astillero, Jalisco, Mexico[1]
Trained by	Diablo Velazco[1] Pepe Casas[1] El Satánico[1] El Mariscal[1] El Yaqui[1] El Carnicerito[1] Franco Colobo[1]
Debut	01985-04 April 1985[1]

Arkangel de la Muerte (born July 16, 1966) is a luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, best known for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). he is often referred to as just Arkangel. He previous worked under the ring name "Mister Cid" but changed to Arkangel de la Muerte, or just Arkangel, in 1991. His name means "Archangel of Death" in Spanish. Arkangel'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.^[3] His patronymic and matronymic surnames are known as his brother Antonio Pasilla Dorado has been unmasked and revealed his full name.

Professional wrestling career

The wrestler who would become most known as Arkangel made his profesional wrestling debut in 1985, using the ring name "Mr. Cid", an enmascarado (masked) character partially inspired by El Cid, an 11th century Castilian nobleman.^[4] On June 8, 1988 Mr. Cid teamed with Pantera II to win the Naucalpan Tag Team Championship in a tournament final against Convoy and Perverso. The team did not last long, with a storyline break up that led to a feud between the two men. On September 4, 1988 Pantera II defeated Mr. Cid in a Luchas de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match, forcing Mr. Cid to unmask.^[4] A week later Pantera II and Carnelo Casas defeated Mr. Cid and Bestia Verde in another Luchas de Apuesta match, this time with Mr. Cid and Bestia Verde having their hair shaved off after the loss.^[4] In 1990 Mr. Cid teamed with Canelo Casas to win the Naucalpan Tag Team Championship once more, holding it until some time in 1991.

Arkangel

In June 1991 Mr. Cid changed ring characters, becoming Arkangel de la Muerte, a rudo (heel or "bad guy") character with religious undertones. As Arkangel he won the Naucalpan Tag Team Championship for a third time, this time while teaming with Guerrero de la Muerte who became a regular partner for Arkangel in the following years. The team would also hold the Districto Federal Tag Team Championship at some point in the first half of the 1990s.^[5] They would also team with El Felino to hold the Districto Federal Trios Title in 1991, losing the title to Los Metalicos (Oro, Plata and Bronce).^[6] By the mind 1990s the "de la Muerte" tag team had broken up with Arkangel focusing on singles competition instead. On September 25, 1998 Arkangel defeated El Torero for the Mexican National Welterweight Championship, bringing the title back to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) for the first time in five years.^[7] Over the next 178 days Arkangel would successfully defend the title against Máscara Mágica, El Torero, Astro Rey, Jr. and Pantera before losing the title to Astro Rey, Jr. on March 22, 1999.^[7][8] Five months later Arkangel won the CMLL World Welterweight Championship from Super Delfin on a show in Kawasaki, Japan.^[9] Arkangel defended the title several times, both in Mexico and Japan before losing the belt to Nosawa in January, 20001 ending his title reign after at least 875 days.^[10] In 2004 Arkangel held the Districto Federal Welterweight Championship for a short period of time before losing the title to Ludwig Star.^[11]

In 2004 Arkangel de la Muerte became one of the founding members of a group called Pandilla Guerrera (Spanish for "Gang of Warriors"), a sub group of the top Rudo group in CMLL, Los Guerreros del Infierno (Spanish for "the Infernal Warriors"). The Pandilla Guerrera group consisted of undercard wrestlers, teaming together in the hopes of improving their position on the card. When the group only saw limited success by the association with Los Guerreros del Infierno they decided to break away from them in 2007. Arkangel, along with Nitro, Doctor X, Hooligan, Loco Max and Skándalo formed a group called Rebeldes del Desierto (Rebels of the Desert), later renamed Guerreros Tuareg (Tuareg warriors). Arkangel is the co-leader of the group along with Nitro. On October 18, 2009 Arkangel was one of 12 wrestlers who put his mask on the line in a 12-man Luchas de Apuestas cage match. He was the ninth person to escape the cage keeping his mask safe, the final saw Pólvora pin Tigre Blanco to unmask him.^[12]

In wrestling

• Finishing moves

• La Espectrina (Suspended inverted Octopus hold)
• Liger Bomb (Running high–angle sitout powerbomb)

• Signature moves

• Flying Splash
• Northern Lights Suplex
• Plancha

Championships and accomplishments

• Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

• CMLL World Welterweight Championship (1 time)^[9]
• Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 time)^[7]

• Comision de Box y Lucha Districto Federal

• Distrito Federal Welterweight Championship^[2][13]
• Distrito Federal Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Guerrero de la Muerte^[2][5]
• Distrito Federal Trios Championship (1 time) – with Guerrero de la Muerte and El Felino^[2][6]

• Regional Mexican Championships

• Acapulco Welterweight Championship (1 time)
• Guerrero Welterweight Championship (2 times)
• Naucalpan Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Pantera II (as Mr. Cid), with Canelo Casas (as Mr. Cid), with Guerrero de la Muerte (as Arkangel)^[2]
• Naucalpan Welterweight Championship (1 time) – as Mr. Cid^[4]

Lucha de Apuesta record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas

Wager	Winner	Loser	Location	Date	Notes
Mask	El Pantera II	Mr. Cid	Naucalpan, Mexico State	Unknown	[4]
Hair	El Pantera II and Canelo Casas	Mr. Cid and Bestia Verde	Naucalpan, Mexico State	Unknown	[4]
Hair	Águila Negra	Mr. Cid	Naucalpan, Mexico State	Unknown
Hair	Mr. Cid	Marte	Naucalpan, Mexico State	Unknown
Hair	Arkangel de la Muerte	El Jabato	Unknown	Unknown	[2]
Mask	Arkangel de la Muerte	Lover Boy	Unknown	Unknown
Hair	Arkangel de la Muerte	El Verdugo	Unknown	Unknown	[2]
Hair	Arkangel de la Muerte	Manny Hernández	Unknown	Unknown
Hair	Arkangel de la Muerte	Nosawa	Unknown	Unknown	[2]
Mask	Arkangel de la Muerte	La Sombra	Mexico City, Mexico	Unknown	[2]
Mask	Arkangel de la Muerte	Ultraman Jr.	Tokyo, Japan	02001-01-01 January 1, 2001	Starman worked as Ultraman Jr. again for one night to lose his mask
Mask	Arkangel de la Muerte	Gallo Boy Z	Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes	02001-07-04 July 4, 2001	Finals of a Ruleta de la Muerte tournament[2]
Mask	Arkangel de la Muerte	Lyguila	Tulancingo, Hidalgo	02003-06-29 June 29, 2003
Mask	Arkangel de la Muerte	Ángel Azteca	Mexico City, Mexico	02003-12-05 December 5, 2003	[2]

References

Professional wrestling portal

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} Oculto, Rostro (October 15, 2009). "CMLL- 12 Máscaras en juego (18 octubre 2009) – Cartel Completo – Strongman vs. Último Guerrero" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2009/10/15/cmll-12-mascaras-en-juego-18-octubre-2009-cartel-completo-strongman-vs-ultimo-guerrero/#more-42964. Retrieved October 15, 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} "Rudos - Arkangel" (in Spanish). Fuego en el ring. http://www.fuegoenelring.com/wrestlers_full_rudo.php?wrestlers_id=60. Retrieved October 17, 2009. 
3. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre and honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Enciclopedia staff (September, 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras" (in Spanish). Mr. Cid (Mexico City, Mexico): p. 38. Tomo II. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: Districto Federal Teg Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 399. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: Districto Federal Trios Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 399. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
7. ^ ^{a b c} Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
8. ^ Lucha 2000 Staff (December 20, 2004). "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales" (in Spanish). Lucha 2000. Especial 21. 
9. ^ ^{a b} Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: EMLL CMLL Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 396. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
10. ^ Box y Lucha staff (January 13, 2002). "2001: Los Campeones" (in Spanish). Box y Lucha Magazine: pp. 15–17. 2540. 
11. ^ SuperLuchas staff (January 24, 2005). "Número Especial - Lo mejr de la lucha ilbre mexicana durante el 2004" (in Spanish). Super Luchas. issue 91. 
12. ^ Marquina, Alva (October 18, 2009). "CMLL- 12 Máscaras en juego en jaula (Resultados 18 octubre 2009) – Tigre Blanco pierde la máscara, dice llamarse Sergio Guzmán" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2009/10/18/cmll-12-mascaras-en-juego-en-jaula-resultados-18-octubre-2009-%E2%80%93-cartel-completo-%E2%80%93-strongman-vs-ultimo-guerrero-en-mano-a-mano/#more-43361. Retrieved October 19, 2009. 
13. ^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: Districto Federal Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 399. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 

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Name	Arkangel De La Muerte
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Date of birth	July 16, 1966
Place of birth	La Venta del Astillero, Jalisco, Mexico
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