 Argenis in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mirzha Adán Uribe Nava (1986-08-13)August 13, 1986 (age 39) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Argenis Barrio Negro Dr. Karonte Jr. I Hijo del Dr. Karonte |
| Billed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 81 kg (179 lb)[1] |
| Trained by | Gran Apache |
| Debut | 2006 |
Mirzha Adán Uribe Nava (born August 13, 1986) is aMexicanluchador, orprofessional wrestler, known for his work withLucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) under thering nameArgenis. His ring name is theLatin word forSilver. Argenis is the son of retired professional wrestler Dr. Karonte and has wrestled asDr. Karonte Jr. in the past, as well asHijo del Dr. Karonte (Spanish for "Son of Dr. Karonte"). Until 2023, Argenis' real name was 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] He is the brother of professional wrestlersMístico, Astro Boy, Argos, andMini Murder Clown.[3]
Argenis made his professional wrestling debut in 2006, working as "Dr. Karonte Jr.", named after his father. He would also work as "Hijo del Dr. Karonte", neither gimmick led to much success.[4] By 2007 he began working forConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as aRudo (heel or "bad guy") After he left CMLL he complained to several magazines that he felt that his brotherMístico should have asked CMLL to give him more opportunities.[4] After leaving CMLL he began working forInternational Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), but again met only with limited success, even after he became atecnico (face or "good guy").[4]
In 2008 he was a part of a 30 man group of young wrestlers that got a tryout withAsistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) head trainerGran Apache. Argenis was one of only six wrestlers that made it through the rigorous trial period and won a match against the other five that gave him a job with AAA.[5] The week after his tryout match he made his real AAA debut, working for the first time as Argenis, teaming withPimpinela Escarlata,Cassandro andBilly Boy againstLos Night Queens.[5] Argenis was initially pushed as the "disgruntled brother of Místico". The push was soon halted as Argenis was nowhere near as talented in the ring as Místico and the comparison actually hurt Argenis' chances of the fans getting behind him.[6] By the end of 2008 Argenis rarely worked televised matches, instead working with AAA trainers to improve in the ring.[6] In early 2009 Argenis slowly returned to AAA television, often teaming withReal Fuerza Aérea in trios matches with Real Fuerza Aérea membersLaredo Kid,Aero Star andSuper Fly, but was not officially a member of the group.[7] By mid-2009, afterReal Fuerza Aérea memberEl Ángel left AAA Argenis was finally made an official member of the group.[7] On September 26, 2009 Argenis made his first appearance at one ofAAA's major shows as he teamed withReal Fuerza Aérea members Atomic Boy and Laredo Kid to defeatPoder del Norte (Rio Bravó,Tigre Cota, and Tito Santana) in the opening match ofHeroes Inmortales III, in aLucha a Oscuras or a "Glow in the Dark"six-man tag team match that took place under ablacklight with the wrestlers wearing fluorescent outfits.[8] In June 2011, Argenis' brother Astro Boy II joined AAA andReal Fuerza Aérea under the new ring name Argos.[9] On February 10, 2012, Argos turned on Argenis andReal Fuerza Aérea to joinrudo groupEl Consejo.[10] On August 11, 2013, Argenis and fellow AAA workerDrago made their debuts forAll Japan Pro Wrestling inTokyo, defeatingKenso andSushi in a tag team match.[11] Even before their first match in the promotion, Argenis and Drago were named the number one contenders to theAll Asia Tag Team Championship, held byBurning membersAtsushi Aoki andKotaro Suzuki.[12] In the build-up to the August 25 title match, Argenis and Drago began working against the Burning stable, defeating Aoki andYoshinobu Kanemaru on August 14 and Suzuki and Kanemaru on August 16.[13][14] On August 25, Argenis and Drago failed in their attempt to capture the All Asia Tag Team Championship from Aoki and Suzuki.[15] On April 18, 2016, Argenis teamed up with Australian Suicide and won a four-way match to become No.1 contenders to theAAA World Tag Team Championship. The two received their shot on April 29, where they were unsuccessful in winning the titles. On March 19, 2017, Argenis won the 2017Rey de Reyes.[16]
On August 10, 2019, Argenis turnedrudo (heel) betraying his partnersDinastía andNiño Hamburguesa in a match againstEl Nuevo Poder del Norte (Mocho Cota Jr.,Carta Brava Jr., andTito Santana). On September 9, Argenis started a feud againstMyzteziz Jr., deeming Myzteziz Jr. an imposter for portraying a character thathis brother previously portrayed in AAA. On April 16, 2023, atTriplemanía XXXI: Monterrey, Myzteziz Jr. defeated Argenis in aLucha de Apuestas Mask vs. Mask match.[17] After the match, Argenis unmasked and revealed his birth name as Mirzha Adán Uribe Nava.[18]
On May 30, 2024, he left the promotion.[19]
Argenis made his televised forLucha Underground on the January 14, 2015 episode in afour-way elimination match againstAngélico,Aero Star, andCage. Cage won the match by eliminating all three men. Two weeks later, The Crew (Cortez Castro, Mr. Cisco, andBael) defeated Argenis,Aero Star, andSuper Fly in atrios match. On the January 24, 2015 episode,Pentagón Jr. broke (kayfabe) Argenis' arm. After returning from his broken arm, Argenis was used on the program as ajobber and only appeared sporadically.
Starting at the end ofSeason 1, Argenis also began portraying the Barrio Negro character. Barrio Negro was a member of a team called The Disciples of Death,[20] along with his partners Trece and Sinestro de la Muerte. On the July 28, 2015 episode, The Disciples of Death defeated Angélico,Son of Havoc, andIvelisse to win theLucha Underground Trios Championship. They lost the title in a rematch between the two teams on November 22.[21] On the April 20, 2016 episode, Barrio Negro and Trece were killed off when Sinestro de la Muerte turned on his former partners, ripping their hearts out of their chests. It was never acknowledged on air that Barrio Negro and Argenis were the same person.
InSeason 3, Uribe began portraying the Argenis character again. He did not appear at all duringSeason 4, and it is unknown if he was still employed byLucha Underground when it ceased operations in 2018.
In February 2017, Argenis took part in a skit onConan, welcomingConan O'Brien to Mexico.[22]
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myzteziz Jr. (mask) | Argenis (mask) | Monterrey | Triplemanía XXXI: Monterrey | April 16, 2023 | [17] |