| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Unrevealed[3] (2001-03-28)28 March 2001 (age 24) Gómez Palacio,Durango, Mexico |
| Relative(s) | El Moro (great-grandfather) Moro III (uncle) Zafiro (uncle) Espanto Jr. (uncle) Andrade El Idolo (cousin) Espanto Jr. (II) (cousin) Lady Shadow (sister) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Billed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 83 kg (183 lb)[1] |
| Trained by | Moro III[1] Cavernario de Torreón[1] Halcón Suriano Jr.[1] Virus[1] Último Guerrero[1] |
| Debut | March 29, 2015[2] |
Brillante Jr. (born 28 March 2001) is thering name of a Mexicanluchadorenmascarado (or maskedprofessional wrestler). He works forConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). His 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]
Born inGómez Palacio,[2][4] Brillante Jr. is a cousin ofAndrade El Idolo. He recalls training together with Andrade when he was only four years old.[5]
He is part of the third generation of the Andrade/El Moro family to compete inlucha libre.[6] His great-grandfather, José Andrade, wrestled under the name "El Moro", while his uncles wrestle or wrestled under the names Diamante/Moro III (Sergio Andrade), Zafiro/Pentagoncito/Espiritu Magico (Juan Andrade), Kevin (Juan Andrade),Espanto Jr./Pentagón (Jesús Andrade), and another one of his cousins works as the currentEspanto Jr.[6] His sisterLady Shadow, also wrestles in CMLL.[2] His own father, however, was never a wrestler.[6]
This Brillante Jr. made his debut in March 2015 in Arena Azteca, with a mask very much resembling that of La Sombra, Andrade El Idolo's old identity.[5] Before becoming La Sombra, Andrade El Idolo also used the name Brillante Jr. back in the mid-2000s.[7][8][9][10] Brillante Jr. wrestled locally in theComarca Lagunera area for over five years, steadily improving and moving up the cards. He established himself as a top aerial wrestler in the area, and soon rose to the top of the cards of the local shows.[11]
In 2019, he worked a match for Pro Wrestling Mexico inMonterrey, a promotion then co-owned byLucha Libre AAA Worldwide. Teaming withKratoz andÚltimo Maldito, they were defeated by the team ofKomander,Dulce Canela andBaby Xtreme.[12] On 27 March 2022, he worked adark match for AAA inTorreón.[13]
Brillante Jr.'s move toConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre andMexico City came when he was invited to participate for theComarca Lagunera team in CMLL's newTorneo de Escuelas tournament, where the CMLL trainees from Mexico City,Puebla,Guadalajara and La Laguna competed against each other in a series of multi-man matches. The tournament took place in February and March 2023.[14] Brillante Jr. and his teammates lost to the Mexico City team in the first round.[15] However, Brillante Jr. has since established himself as a main roster member in CMLL, working the opening matches both inArena México andArena Coliseo, as well as in Guadalajara and Puebla.[4] He has also relocated to the Mexico City area.[1] He portrays atecnico ("Good guy") wrestling character.
On 4 April, Brillante Jr. wrestled in theTorneo Nueva Generación, ashowcase multi-man match at the Arena Coliseo 80th Anniversary show, which marked his first appearance on a major CMLL show. Brillante Jr. was the fifth out of ten to be eliminated, byRey Samuray, who went on to win the match.[16] On 23 June, Brillante Jr. wrestled for the first time onViernes Espectaculares orSuper Friday, which is CMLLs main show of the week. Together withNeón andMax Star, his team defeatedCapitán Suicida,Fuego andValiente Jr. in the second match of the night.[17]
After winning a qualifier in Torreón, together withMisterio Blanco,[18] Brillante Jr. participated in amulti-man elimination match to crown a newMexican National Lightweight Champion on 30 July. Brillante Jr. survived until the final two, but eventually lost toFuturo, who became the new champion.[5][19] The concept of the tournament was that two wrestlers from Guadalajara, Mexico City, Puebla and Laguna respectively competed for the title.[18]
In November 2023, he was selected as part of the CMLL roster forFantastica Mania 2024 withNew Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), marking his Japanese debut.[20] On the tour, whch was held in February 2024, Brillante Jr. was mostly used in six-man tag team matches, but did have a singles match, where he was defeated byTitán.[21] From January to February 2024, Brillante Jr. participated in theTorneo Gran Alternativa, alongsideMístico; they would go on to defeat Neón andMáscara Dorada in the final.[22]
