 El Ligero in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Simon Musk (1985-07-01)1 July 1985 (age 40)[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Ligero El Ligero Kraze Elf Ligero Faceless #3 Ligero Negras Ligero Prestige El Ligero Regular El Ligero[1] |
| Billed height | 5-ft 8 in[2] |
| Billed weight | 160 lb (73 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Leeds,England[2] Los Sanchos, Mexico[3] |
| Trained by | Alan Johnson Johnny Moss |
| Debut | 9 February 2002 |
Simon Musk (born 1 July 1985) is an English professional wrestler better known under his in-ring persona ofmasked Mexicanluchador,El Ligero (or simplyLigero). He is most known for his time in the Britishindependent circuit and inWWE, on theirNXT UK brand.
El Ligero has been a professional wrestler since February 2002.
In 2010, El Ligero appeared forInsane Championship Wrestling, entering a tournament to become the inauguralICW Zero-G Champion but was unsuccessful.[4]
AtWCPW: Refuse to Lose, Ligero became the inaugural WCPW Internet Champion before losing it 55 days later toCody Rhodes in a match where theGFW NEX*GEN Championship was also on the line.[5][6]
On 20 October 2016, it was announced that Ligero would take part at the taping of the Britishprofessional wrestling promotionWorld of Sport Wrestling.[7] He only made one appearance for World of Sport, on the inaugural show on 1 November 2016, where he won a singles match againstZack Gibson and later that night competed in a battle royal.[8]
On 21 June 2008, El Ligero took part in an exclusive British six-man tag team match, on the pre-show ofPro Wrestling Noah's UK event at theCoventry Skydome. The team of Hubba-Bubba Lucha (El Ligero andBubblegum) along with Luke "Dragon" Phoenix defeatedZack Sabre Jr., Dave Moralez andMark Haskins.[9]
In August 2011, Ligero appeared on the inauguralPreston City Wrestling (PCW) card, beating Prince Ameen in a first round match in the PCW title tournament. Later that night, a storyline injury caused byLionheart andNoam Dar took him out of the second show and the rest of the tournament, his place being taken byKris Travis. Ligero would continue to make appearances in PCW over the next several years. His run there included a singles match against future WWE starAkira Tozawa on 2 June 2012, which Ligero won.
On 31 October 2015 at Fright Night 4, Ligero defeated Bubblegum for the PCW Cruiserweight title. He lost the belt a month later on 27 November 2015 at Supershow of Honor 2 – Show 1 toAdam Cole in an elimination 3-way match which also featured Bubblegum.[10] He subsequently failed to regain the title from Bubblegum in a four way dance also including Danny Hope andJoey Hayes, and left the promotion shortly afterwards.
Ligero appeared on the debut show for England-based promotionProgress Wrestling and spent the first four events pursuing theProgress Champion,Nathan Cruz. Ligero eventually won the title at Chapter Four: the Ballad of El Ligero in November 2012.[11] He dropped the title toRampage Brown at Chapter Eight and disappeared from the promotion. He would make sporadic returns through 2019 which included two reigns with thePROGRESS Tag Team Championships with his partner Nathan Cruz.[12]
On 16 May 2018 it was revealed that El Ligero, wrestling under the ring name Ligero, would be one of 16 men competing in a one-night tournament to facePete Dunne for theWWE United Kingdom Championship. He would lose toTravis Banks in the first round. OverInstagram, Ligero revealed he signed a UK deal with WWE.[13] On 24 October edition ofNXT UK, he would take on"Wild Boar" Mike Hitchman in a winning effort. At the January 2019 tapings, he won both his matches, one of which was againstMark Andrews. At the February tapings Ligero defeatedJoseph Conners.[14] AtWWE Worlds Collide that was filmed overWrestleMania 35 weekend, he defeated NXT'sAlbert Hardie Jr. and205 Live'sGran Metalik in a triple threat match.[15] On 14 May, he debuted on the Cruiserweight brand 205 Live, in a match againstWWE Cruiserweight ChampionTony Nese.[16] He would lose the match, and be attacked by Nese's rivalAriya Daivari after the match.[17]
As part of theSpeaking Out movement, Ligero was accused of indecent assault, sending inappropriate messages, and engaging in inappropriate conduct. While he denied the indecent assault allegation, he admitted that he did send inappropriate messages and engaged in inappropriate conduct.[18] Following the allegations, Ligero would be released by Progress Wrestling and WWE.[19][20]
1Defeated Martin Kirby at Build to Destroy (2017) to win the Magnificent 7 (2017) Briefcase.
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Ligero (mask) | Martin Kirby (pride) | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | WCPW Built To Destroy | 16 June 2016 | Kirby lost therefore he had to wear a dress. |
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