.jpg) Sansón, prior to a match in November 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rodrigo Reyes 1994 (age 30–31) |
| Family | Cien Caras (father) El Cuatrero (brother) Máscara Año 2000 (uncle) Universo 2000 (uncle) Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 (cousin) Universo 2000 Jr. (cousin) Forastero (cousin) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Billed height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Billed weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
| Trained by | Último Guerrero Virus Franco Columbo |
| Debut | September 10, 2010 |
Sansón (Spanish: "Samson"; born 1994) is thering name of a Mexicanluchadorenmascarado (or maskedprofessional wrestler), who is signed toLucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He is best known for his work forConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).
While his real name has not been revealed, in keeping withlucha libre traditions, his paternal last name is known as he is the son of Carmelo Reyes González, better known under the ring nameCien Caras. He is the nephew of professional wrestlersMáscara Año 2000 andUniverso 2000. Sansón regularly teams up with his brotherEl Cuatrero and cousinForastero as a trio known asNueva Generación Dinamita ("New Generation Dynamite"), after his father and uncles' groupLos Hermanos Dinamita. His ring name is Spanish forSamson, which is reflected in the stylized lion's head logo used on his mask and tights.
At one point, Sansón held three different CMLL championships because he had won the Occidente Trios Championship and theMexican National Trios Championship with the other members ofNueva Generación Diniamita and theCMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship with his brother. In AAA, he has held theAAA World Tag Team Championship andAAA World Trios Championship with his brother and cousin. While he is the son of Cien Caras, he is not related to the wrestlers who used the namesCien Caras Jr. andEl Hijo de Cien Caras.
Sansón was born in 1994 inLagos de Moreno in the central Mexican state ofJalisco, son ofprofessional wrestler Carmelo Reyes González, better known under thering nameCien Caras ("100 Faces"). As Sansón is anenmascarado (or "masked professional wrestler"), his real name is not a matter of public record, a tradition in MexicanLucha libre where masked wrestlers' private lives are concealed from the wrestling fanbase.[1] His younger brother, known under the ring nameEl Cuatrero, was born two years later in 1996. His uncles Jesús (known asMáscara Año 2000) and Andrés (Universo 2000) were also professional wrestlers.[2] Several second-generation Reyes family would later become wrestlers as well, includingForastero,Universo 2000 Jr. andMáscara Año 2000 Jr.[3] At first, Carmelo Reyes did not want his sons to follow in his footsteps, hoping they would get a good education and steady jobs. He eventually agreed that his sons could practicelucha Libre with their uncle Andrés, but only as a hobby. During their training, Carmelo noticed how serious they took up their hobby and finally gave them his blessing to become professional wrestlers.[4]
Inlucha libre, there is a long history of wrestlers paying for the rights to use a ring name and be portrayed as a second or third-generation wrestler without actually being related, which can lead to some confusion around who are legitimately second or third-generation wrestlers.[2] It has been confirmed that wrestlersCien Caras Jr. andEl Hijo de Cien Caras are not related to the Reyes family, while it is unclear ifHijo de Máscara Año 2000 is a blood relative or a fictional relative.[5] Reyes later stated that he allowed the "Cien Caras" name to be rented by other wrestlers as his sons were very young and at the time and unsure they would become professional wrestlers.[6]
Both Sansón and El Cuatrero made their in-ring debut around the year 2010 and worked locally in Lagos de Moreno while continuing their education.[6] He chose the ring name Sansón to honor his father, as Carmelo Reyes had originally worked under that ring name himself when he made his debut in 1974.[7][8] During their time working locally in Lagos de Moreno the duo won their firstLucha de Apuestas (or "bet match"), where they defeated Los Centellas (I and II) and unmasked them.[4]
In early 2014, the Reyes brothers started working in Guadalajara for the localConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promoters at Arena Coliseo, as well as training at the CMLL wrestling school under trainersÚltimo Guerrero,Virus andFranco Colombo.[7] They made their CMLL debut on March 25, 2014, teaming with their uncle Universo 2000 in a loss to the trio ofBlue Panther,Sagrado andValiente.[9] While working in Guadalajara Cuatrero and Sansón competed in a tournament to determine the number one contenders for the local Occidente Tag Team Championship, but the two were eliminated by the team of Flash and Flash II.[10] The brothers teamed up with Jocker for a trios tournament, with the winners being crowned the new Occidente Trios Champions. The team made it all the way to the final match of the tournament but were defeated b Furia Roja, Mr. Trueno and Ray Trueno.[11] On November 11, 2015, Cuatrero and Sansón teamed up with their cousin Forastero to win the Occidente Trios Championship.[12]
Sansón's first match atArena México, CMLL's main venue, took place on January 12, 2016, where he, and his brother, completed in the 2016 version of theLa Copa Junior tournament. During the match, he eliminatedSoberano Jr. before being eliminated byEsfinge later in the match.[13] At that point the Reyes brothers began being referred to asNueva Generación Dinamita (Spanish for "New Generation Dynamite") as a reference to their heritage. On March 18, 2016,Nueva Generación Dinamita worked their first major show for CMLL, defeatingSoberano Jr. andOro Jr. in the opening match of that year'sHomenaje A Dos Leyendas show.[14][15] CMLL decided to have both El Cuatrero and Sansón participate in their annualTorneo Gran Alternativa ("Great Alternativa Tournament") where younger wrestlers team up with established veteran wrestlers for atag team tournament. Sansón was paired withEl Terrible for the tournament, but the duo lost toPegasso andMáscara Dorada in the first round of the tournament.[16]
In April 2017 Sansón participated in his secondLa Copa Junior tournament. After working in Mexico City for more a year, gaining in-ring experience, CMLL decided to push Sansón by having him win his qualifying block by lastly eliminatingBlue Panther Jr.[17][18] The following week Sansón lost to Sobreano Jr., the only wrestler he eliminated the previous year.[19][20] CMLL kept pairing Sansón and Sobreano Jr. opposite each other as they both progressed to the finals of the 2017Gran Alternativa. On June 16, Soberano Jr. andCarístico defeated Sansón andÚltimo Guerrero to win the tournament.[21]
July 2017 proved a turning point in how CMLL bookedNueva Generación Dinamita as Sansón and El Cuatrero defeatedBlack Terry andNegro Navarro to win theCMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship, CMLL's second highest ranked tag team championship.[22] Three days later the trio defeatedLos Hijos del Infierno (Ephesto,Luciferno andMephisto) to win theMexican National Trios Championship, making Ephesto a triple championship.[23] During the 2017Leyenda de Plata tournament Sansón gained a measure of revenge against rival Soberano Jr. eliminating him from the tournament before being eliminated himself.[24] During CMLL's 2017Dia de Los Muertos celebrations Sansón outlasted seven other wrestlers: El Cuatrero,Diamante Azul, Forastero,Hechicero,Valiente. Carístico and rival Sobreano Jr., to win theRey del Inframundo ("King of the Underworld") tournament.[25] The NGD trio would go on to win CMLL'sLa Copa Dinastia, defeating the trios ofBlue Panther, Blue Panther Jr.,The Panther and thenDragon Lee,Místico andPierroth.[26] On February 14, 2018,Nueva Generación Dinamita announced that they were relinquishing the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship, with the storyline given that they were focusing on winning theCMLL World Tag Team Championship.[27] Subsequently, Sansón and Forastero entered the tournament for the vacant championship, but lost to Dragon Lee and Místico in the first round.[28][29] At theCMLL 85th Anniversary Show, the Dinamitas defeated Atlantis, El Soberano Jr., and Mistico as part of CMLL's most important show of the year.[30]
All three members ofNueva Generación Dinamita participated in the 2019Fantastica Mania tour of Japan for the first time, capping off the tour with a successful championship defense against Ángel de Oro, Atlantis, and Titán on its last day.[31] As holder of the CMLL World Middleweight Championship, 2019 also marked the first year that El Cuatrero participated in theUniversal Championship, a tournament where all 16 participants held a championship recognized by CMLL. Sansón lost to Volador Jr. in the opening round.[32][33] For the 2019Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles ("National Incredible Teams Tournament"), Sansón was paired up with long-time rival Soberano Jr. as arudo (The "bad guy") and atecnico (the "Good guy") team up for the event. The odd couple defeated Tritón and Rey Bucanero in the first round before losing to the eventual tournament winners Titán and Bárbaro Cavernario.[34][35] As part of the 66th anniversary of Arena Puebla, NGD successfully defended the Mexican National Trios Championship againstLos Ingobernables (El Terrible,La Bestia del Ring, andRush), in what was their tenth overall championship defense.[36]
The 2020Sin Piedad show offered Sansón the opportunity to become a three-time champion as he and Cuatrero challenged Místico and Carístico for the CMLL World Tag Team Championship but lost the match.[37] During the 2020Fantastica Mania tour, Sansón and his brother participated in thefamily tag team tournament, where they ended up defeatingLos Hermanos Chavez (Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja) in the finals.[38] On the final day of the tour, January 20, NGD successfully defended the Mexican National Trios Championship againstLos Hermanos Chavez and Titán.[39] On February 24, El Cuatrero and Sansón won theTorneo de parejas familiares ("Family Team Tournament") as they defeated the uncle/nephew team of Rey Bucanero andDrone in the first round, the father/son team ofEuforia and Soberano Jr. in the second round, and finally theGran Guerrero/Último Guerrero brothers in the finals.[40][41] On March 26, 2021, they defeatedLos Guerreros Laguneros to win theCMLL World Trios Championship.[42] On August 10, 2021, CMLL announced the departure ofNueva Generación Dinamita.[43]
While working for CMLL, Sansón, like all their contracted wrestlers, is allowed to take independent circuit bookings on days he is not needed by CMLL not arranged through CMLL. On February 19, 2017, Sansón and El Cuatrero unsuccessfully challenged Black Terry and Negro Navarro for the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship on aLucha Memes show in Puebla.[44] NGD also successfully defended the Mexican National Trios Championship against Los Kamikazes del Aire (Alas de Acero,Aramis, and Iron Kid) at a subsequentLucha Memes show.[45]
As part of CMLL's collaboration withThe Crash Lucha Libre,Nueva Generación Dinamita has performed on several The Crash shows over the years. In their initial appearance for The Crash,Nueva Generación Dinamita lost toLa Rebelión Amarilla (Bestia 666,Jacob Fatu andMecha Wolf 450).[46] The team returned to The Crash for theirVII Anniversary Show show, where they lost toLos Lucha Bros (Penta El 0M andThe King) in a match forThe Crash Tag Team Championship that also includedReno Scum (Adam Thornstowe and Luster the Legend).[41][47] They returned to The Crash in December 2018, losing to Bestia 666 andGarza Jr. in the main event.[48] In 2019, Sansón and Cuatrero worked an extended storyline againstLos Traumas (Trauma I andTrauma II) in The Crash. In June, Sansón was forced to team up with Trauma I to face Cuatrero and Trauma II in arelevos increíbles ("incredible pairs" match), where the regular partners refused to wrestle against each other. In the end, Sansón and Trauma I won after Trauma II hit El Cuatrero during the match.[49] This was followed by a tag team match where NGD defeated Los Traumas by disqualification as part of their ongoing storyline.[50]
On June 16, 2019, Sansón appeared at theInternational Wrestling Revolution Group's annualFestival de las Máscaras show. The trio defeated their cousin Máscara Año 2000 Jr., teaming with Capo del Sur and Capo del Norte, who both use ring characters inspired by the originalLos Dinamitas.[51]
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Cuatrero and Sansón (masks) | Los Centellas (I and II; Masks) | N/A | Live show | N/A | [4] |
