| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rafael Ramírez Solorza[2] (1976-02-24)February 24, 1976 (age 49)[3] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Fantomas Highlander Aliens Zombie Clown Monster Clown |
| Billed height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 110 kg (243 lb)[1] |
Rafael Ramírez Solorza (born February 24, 1976) is a Mexicanluchador, better known by thering nameMonster Clown and previously worked asAliens between 2004 and 2007 before adopting his current ring name. He is currently under contract withLucha Libre AAA Worldwide.
He is best known as Monster Clown, being part ofLos Psycho Circus along withPsycho Clown andMurder Clown where they portray a trio of "evilclowns".[4] Ramirez previously worked under the ring namesHighlander andAliens before becoming a part of Los Psycho Circus. In the summer of 2009 he was forced to change his ring name from Zombie Clown to Monster Clown due tocopyright problems.
Ramirez began his professional wrestling career in 1997 as theenmascarado (masked wrestler) "Highlander" working primarily in and around theTijuana,Baja California area. He some times worked onLucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) shows when the promotion ran shows in Tijuana, but was not a full-time member of the roster. In 2004 he began working more for AAA as AAA ownerAntonio Peña came up with a newring character for him called "Aliens". The "Aliens" character was that of an actual alien from space who had come to earth to wrestle. He was even given amascota (aMini-Estrella companion) called "Mungo". The odd duo joined up with Madrox and Kriptor to form the group "Los Alienigenas" and worked a feud with the colorful duo ofEl Alebrije and Cuije. When Peña died in the fall of 2007 the Aliens character quickly dropped as it did not fit with the direction the new management wanted.
In late 2007 AAA decided to repackage Aliens turning him into "Zombie Clown" and making him a part ofLos Psycho Circus along withPsycho Clown andMurder Clown.[5][6] Unlike previousClown characters who wore fabric masks Los Psycho Circus wore rubber masks with more horrific, twisted facial expressions, inspired by the movieKiller Klowns from Outer Space.[7] Zombie Clown's mask features rotting yellow teeth, skin blotches and a small blue tophat.[3] The team made their debut on December 14, 2007 during a show inChilpancingo,Guerrero where they defeatedReal Fuerza Aérea (Aero Star,Super Fly andPegasso).[8] Los Psycho Circus was physically larger than most of the AAA wrestlers and soon established themselves as a dominant force in the ring as they began to amass an exagarated winning streak. Los Psycho Circus developed a rivalry with The Dark Family, teaming withChessman to even the sides between the two teams. On January 18, 2009 Los Psycho Circus and Chessman defeated The Dark Family (Dark Cuervo, Dark Escoria,Dark Espiritu and Dark Ozz) to win theMexican National Atómicos Championship.[6] The team's run with the Atómicos titles ended after just 8 days when AAA CommissionerVampiro stripped Chessman and Los Psycho Circus of the titles because they had attacked him during a show the night before.[9]
They wrestled atTriplemania XVII, defeatingReal Fuerza Aérea (Laredo Kid, Super Fly and Aero Star) in a sub-three minute match which Los Psycho Circus dominated.[10] In August 2009 it was announced the Zombie Clown's name had been changed to Monster Clown and Killer Clown would be known as "Murder Clown" from that point forwards due to copyright problems with the original names.[11] Los Psycho Circus kept their winning streak alive as they defeatedLa Yakuza (El Oriental,Kenzo Suzuki andSugi San) in the opening match of the 2009Verano de Escandalo.[12] In the winter of 2009 Los Psycho Circus began siding withCibernético in his feud withKonnan andLa Legión Extranjera teaming with him in eight-man matches againstLa Legión, this was the first time that Los Psycho Circus had teamed up with atecnico (good guy). At the 2010Rey de Reyes event Los Psycho Circus served as Lumberjacks during aLumberjack match where they keptLa Legión from interfering in the match, allowing Cibernético to pin Konnan.[13] During the summer of 2010 it was announced that Los Psycho Circus ' win streak had reached 600 victories. On October 31, 2010, Los Psycho Circus formed a new alliance namedPotencia Mundial (World Power) withAAA Mega ChampionDr. Wagner, Jr.[14] On December 5, 2010, atGuerra de Titanes Los Psycho Circus' long undefeated streak came to an end, whenLos Perros del Mal (Damián 666,Halloween andX-Fly) handed them their first ever loss in asteel cageweapons match, thanks to an interference from the leader ofLos Perros,El Hijo del Perro Aguayo.[15] On April 24, 2011,Los Psycho Circus defeatedLos Maniacos (Joe Líder,Silver King andÚltimo Gladiador),Los Oficiales (Oficial 911,Oficial AK-47 andOficial Fierro) andLos Perros del Mal (Bestia 666, Damián 666 and X-Fly) in afour–way elimination steel cage match to win theIWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship at IWRG'sGuerra de Empresas show.[16] The feud continued atTriplemanía XIX, where Damián 666, Halloween and X-Fly defeatedLos Psycho Circus in a tournament final to become the first everAAA World Trios Champions.[17] On July 31 atVerano de Escándalo,Los Psycho Circus facedLos Perros del Mal in a steel cage match, where the last person left in the cage would lose either his hair or mask. The match ended with Psycho Clown escaping the cage, leaving X-Fly inside and forcing him to have his hair shaved off.[18] On August 28,Los Psycho Circus lost the IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship to Bestia 666, Damián 666 and X-Fly ofLos Perros del Mal in a four team steel cage match, which also includedLos Temerarios (Black Terry, Durok and Machin) andLos Villanos (Kortiz,Ray Mendoza, Jr. andVillano IV).[19] On October 9 atHéroes Inmortales,Los Psycho Circus andLos Perros del Mal ended their year long rivalry, when the clowns defeated Damián 666, Halloween andNicho el Millonario in a Masks vs. Hairs steel cage match to take their hairs.[20] After a five month break from the rivalry,Los Psycho Circus defeated Damián 666, Halloween and X-Fly ofLos Perros del Mal on March 11, 2012, to win the AAA World Trios Championship.[21] They lost the title toEl Consejo (Máscara Año 2000, Jr.,El Texano, Jr. andToscano) on May 19, 2012.[22]Los Psycho Circus regained the title fromEl Consejo on February 18, 2013.[23] They lost the title toLos Hell Brothers (Averno, Chessman and Cibernético) on June 14, 2015, atVerano de Escándalo.[24] On October 2, 2016, atHéroes Inmortales X, Monster and Murder Clown turned on Psycho Clown and formed a new partnership with his rivalPagano.[25]
Monster Clown and the rest of Los Psycho Circus are all playable characters in the video gameLucha Libre AAA: Héroes del Ring, which was released at the end of 2010.
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damián 666 (hair) | Monster Clown (Championship) | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | IWRG show | August 28, 2011 | [Note 1][19] |
| Los Psycho Circus (masks) (Monster Clown,Murder Clown andPsycho Clown) | Los Perros del Mal (hairs) (Halloween,Damián 666 andNicho el Millonario) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Heroes Inmortales | October 9, 2011 | [Note 2][20] |
| Aero Star (mask) | Monster Clown (mask) | Monterrey,Nuevo León | Triplemanía Regia | December 1, 2019 | [Note 3][2] |
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