Oziel Toscano Jasso (born December 20, 1973) is a Mexicanprofessional wrestler, orLuchador as they are known inSpanish. He has achieved most success under thering namesTarzan Boy andToscano. After making his professional wrestling debut in 1993 he has worked for a number of notable professional wrestling promotions in and outside of Mexico such asConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre,AAA, theWorld Wrestling Federation,International Wrestling Revolution Group, andPromo Azteca. Toscano's ring character is that of a Latin hearth-throb. He has also competed under the ring namesArmando Fernandez,Baby Toscano/Babe Toscano,Tarzan Toscano, andZorro during his career.
Toscano made his in-ring debut on November 27, 1993, after being trained by local Monterrey trainer Blue Fish.[3] He initially adopted thering name Babe Toscano (sometimes "Baby Toscano"), working for the localFederacion International de Lucha Libre (FILL) promotion.[3] By 1995 Toscano, Humberto Garza Jr., and El Region defeated Los Ku Klux Klan in aLucha de Apuestas to unmask them, and then followed up with another victory a week later that forced Los Ku Klux Klan to be shaved bald as a result of losing a secondLucha de Apuestas match.[2]
By late 1996, Toscano began working forPromo Azteca. Initially, he wrestled as "El Zorro", based on the fictionalZorro vigilante. The character was shortlived and soon after Jesús Martínez took over the role ofEl Zorro.[4] Once he gave up the El Zorro character, he began working as "Tarzan Boy", a mid-card tecnico character.[5]
Toscano was one of several Mexican wrestlers who worked for theWorld Wrestling Federation's (WWF)Super Astros television program.[6] He was billed as "Armando Fernandez", portraying a variation of his Latin heart-throb character. His first match took place on August 24, 1998, as he defeatedSho Funaki, in a dark match beforeShotgun Saturday Night.[7] His last match for the WWF was on March 15, 1999, as he defeatedEl Bandido on aSuper Astros match.[8] His departure from WWE is due to the cancellation of the Super Astros program given that the company was dealing with the lawsuit from Owen Hart's wife due to his death and said company chose to end the program.
Tarzan was programmed with Satánico, while Bucanero and Último were programmed with Averno and Mephisto. The rudo turn proved to be a great move because Tarzan Boy was finally accepted as a headliner and the fans took to his heel turn since they had been booing him as a face. Tarzan later joined a couple of other stables. He joinedLa Furia del Norte withHéctor Garza,Perro Aguayo Jr., andEl Terrible; and later joinedLos Perros del Mal with Perro Aguayo Jr., Héctor Garza and others. During his career, Tarzan has won the hair of Satánico twice,Negro Casas,Pirata Morgan,Pierroth Jr., andBrazo de Plata, among others.[10][11][12][13][14] He has lost his hair twice, once toShocker on September 19, 2003, at theArena México, and more recently toNaito in the main event of the 2009Infierno en el Ring event.[15][16]
On December 8, 2011, Toscano appeared at a press conference, where it was announced that he was joining CMLL's rival promotionAAA, becoming the third CMLL worker, after Héctor Garza andEl Texano Jr., to leave the promotion for AAA within a 30-day period.[18] Toscano made his AAA debut on December 16 atGuerra de Titanes, forming a group known asEl Consejo ("The Council") with former CMLL wrestler Texano Jr. andMáscara Año 2000 Jr.[19] On January 21, 2012, Mortiz andSemental joinedEl Consejo, pushing the storyline that the group was against both thetecnicos andrudos of AAA.[20][21]El Consejo's first big match in AAA took place on March 18 atRey de Reyes, where Toscano, El Texano Jr., and Máscara Año 2000 Jr. defeated AAA representativesDr. Wagner Jr.,Electroshock andHeavy Metal, following interference from the stable's newest member, El Hombre de Negro.[22] On May 19, Toscano, El Texano Jr., and Máscara Año 2000 Jr. defeatedLos Psycho Circus (Monster Clown,Murder Clown, andPsycho Clown), again after interference from El Hombre de Negro, to win theAAA World Trios Championship.[23] On June 16, El Hombre de Negro unmasked and revealed himself asMáscara Año 2000.[24] On December 21, Toscano seemingly quitEl Consejo, after inadvertently costing the stable a non-title match againstLos Psycho Circus, after which he came to blows with El Texano Jr.[25] However, he later claimed to still be a part ofEl Consejo, claiming that his problems were with the group's new leader,Silver King, while also trying to convince El Texano Jr. and Máscara Año 2000 Jr. to take his side in the matter.[26] On February 18, 2013,El Consejo lost the AAA World Trios Championship back toLos Psycho Circus, when Toscano turned on El Texano Jr.[27]
Starting in 2000, Toscano has worked forInternational Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) off-and-on since then.[31] His contracts with CMLL and AAA granted him the ability to work forindependent circuit promotions for nights when CMLL or AAA did not have him scheduled for a show. On October 9, 2008, Toscano was one of ten wrestlers vying for a match for theIWRG Rey del Ring Championship in an elimination match, where each eliminated wrestler would remain around the ring with a leather strap to use. The match was won byMáscara Año 2000 Jr., with Toscano being the last man eliminated.[31]
In 2012, Toscano worked IWRG's annualGuerra de Sexos show, teaming with Texano Jr. to defeatLos Junior Dinamitas (Cien Caras Jr. and Máscara Año 2000 Jr.) on the undercard of the show.[32] The following year Toscano was one of 16 wrestlers risking their mask or hair at IWRG'sGuerra del Golfo event. Toscano escaped the steel cage match without losing his hair, as Chico Che lost toApolo Estrada Jr. at the end of the show.[33] He returned to IWRG in 2014, starting with that year'sGuerra del Golfo event.[34] In late 2015 he returned to IWRG once more, this time for a month-long run of regular appearances and storyline feuds.[31] He was forced to team up with Diva Salvaje for aRuleta de la Muerte (Roulette of death) tournament, where the loser in the final would be forced to be shaved bald. Toscano and Diva Salvaje defeatedDanny Casas andX-Fly in the semi-final to keep their hair safe.[35] Following the tournament, Toscano became involved in a feud withVeneno, which led to Toscano defeating Veneno in aLucha de Apuestas match in the main event of the53rd Anniversary of Lucha Libre in Estado de México show.[36] In the following weeks, Toscano turned on Danny Casas, in a feud that led to Casas defeating Toscano in aLucha de Apuestas match on January 3, 2016, at theIWRG 20th Anniversary Show. After keeping his hair safe twice at the end of 2015, he lost the match to Casas and was forced to have his hair shaved off.[37] Toscano would gain a measure of revenge several months later, at the 2016Festival de las Máscaras, Toscano defeated Danny Casas, forcing Casas to have his hair shaved off.[38]
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