_in_April_2025.jpg) Magnus in April 2025 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1993-02-17)February 17, 1993 (age 32) |
| Parent | Tony Salazar (father) |
| Relative(s) | Dr. Karonte (uncle) Argenis (cousin) Místico (cousin) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Astro Boy Magnus |
| Billed height | 1.77 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 85 kg (187 lb)[1] |
| Trained by | Tony Salazar[1] Franco Colombo[1] Arkangel de la Muerte |
| Debut | 2009 |
Magnus (born February 17, 1993) is a Mexicanluchadorenmascarado (or maskedprofessional wrestler) andtelevision personality, who works forConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). His ring name was inspired byRoman emperorMagnus Maximus.[1]
Magnus' real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico when their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans.[2]
Magnus is the son of the CMLL trainer andbooking team memberTony Salazar and the nephew ofDr. Karonte. Magnus is the cousin of the originalMístico (the original Sin Cara inWWE) as well as the cousin of the wrestlersArgenis,Argos,Astro Boy, Dr. Karonte Jr. and an unidentified member ofLos Mini Psycho Circus.[3][4]
Magnus briefly wrestled forToryumon Mexico as "Astro Boy", a ring name used by three of his older cousins before him.
Magnus started his CMLL career as a member of the informalGeneración 2011stable, which also included the newcomersBoby Zavala,Enrique Vera Jr.,Hombre Bala Jr.,Dragon Lee,Hijo del Signo andSuper Halcón Jr.[5] During the press conference, Magnus wore a mask with an open mouth and only a passing resemblance to the mask that CMLL's toptecnicoMístico had worn. His mask was redesigned for his first match and the color scheme was changed to be primarily silver, closely resembling the outfits that Místico wore before leaving CMLL, leading people to comment that CMLL was trying to recreate the character with Magnus.[6][7] CMLL held aForjando un Ídolo (Spanish for "Forging an idol") tournament in April and May 2011, with the purpose of identifying which of the 16 newcomers in the tournament would move up the ranks of the promotion. The tournament consisted of two rounds, beginning with around-robin group round, with the top two in each of the four groups competing in an elimination tournament. Magnus defeatedÁngel de Plata but lost to bothPólvora andFuego, leaving him with only three points, not enough to advance to the next round.[8] Magnus entered the2011 Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament, atag team tournament that sees a rookie team up with an experienced wrestler for a tournament. Escorpión was randomly teamed up withBrazo de Plata and lost in the first round toRey Escorpión andÚltimo Guerrero[9]
Magnus was one of the featured characters on the CMLL produced reality television showEl Luchador ("the Wrestler"), shown onA&E Latinoamericano in both season one and season two.[10] In season one, Magnus was portrayed as a young luchador hopeful, who let his own arrogance stand in the way of his potential. During the final episode, CMLL revealed that Magnus was the son ofTony Salazar and Magnus was suspended from CMLL because of his antics. While the show was portrayed as being "real", parts of the storyline with Magnus were most likely fictional. Magnus injured himself during the filming of the show, which meant that he disappeared from the ring for a couple of months to recuperate. When he resurfaced, he did not work on any CMLL-promoted shows, only working on the Mexicanindependent circuit on shows that also included CMLL luchadors such as theToryumon Mexico shows in Mexico City. While competing at Toryumon, he won the XVTorneo Copa Dragon by defeating Tauro in the final. He also lost a number one contendership scramble match for theNWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship. In his absence, CMLL gave the actual "Místico" name, mask and outfit to another wrestler,Dragon Lee, who then became MísticoLa Nueva Era.[11] During the promotion of the second season, it was mentioned that Magnus had challenged Dragon Lee to aLucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match, playing off the story that the two were friends in season one, before Dragon Lee took over the "Místico" character.[12]
Magnus returned to CMLL in October 2012, coinciding with the first episode of season two ofEl Luchador. Magnus acknowledged that his attitude had led to him being put out of CMLL and was grateful for the second chance he was given.[13] On his return, he teamed up with fellowGeneracion 2011 workers Hombre Bala Jr. and Super Halcón Jr. to defeat the team ofApocalipsis,Inquisidor andZayco.[14] Magnus unveiled a new look that no longer resembled that ofMístico, but instead had the color scheme and general look of Místico's WWE look as Sin Cara.[15][16]
