| Audaz | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Unrevealed[1] |
| Born | (1997-11-27)November 27, 1997 (age 27) Oaxaca,Oaxaca |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Chapulín Fiero Audaz |
| Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Billed weight | 80 kg (180 lb) |
| Trained by | Furia Poblana Virus Arkángel de la Muerte Último Guerrero |
| Debut | 2011 |
Audaz (Spanish for "Audacious", born November 27, 1997, inOaxaca City)[2] is a Mexicanluchadorenmascarado, or maskedprofessional wrestler working for the Mexicanprofessional wrestling promotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), portraying atecnico ("Good guy") wrestling character. His real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans.[1]
His billed nickname isEl Avión Humano (Spanish for The Human Plane).[3]
His father was also a wrestler, going by the name Furia Poblana. Audaz also has a brother who has worked for CMLL occasionally in Guadalajara, and inIWRG among other places under the ring names Fire Man and later Ei Bi Ci (or Ei Bi Si).[4][5] His uncle has also worked under the ring name Fiero.
Before getting into lucha libre, Audaz was acentre-back for Mexican football teamJaguares de Chiapas in their youth academy.[6][3] He made his debut under the ring name Fiero in 2011.[3]
After working locally for a few years, he made his way toMexico City in 2015. He worked forInternational Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG)[2] andToryumon México,[7] a promotion ran byÚltimo Dragón, as well as on the independent scene. Around this time he started training at the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre school.[3]
In 2016 he would make his debut for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, wrestling twice in July that year. He participated in an honorarymulti-man elimination match for deceased wrestlerDoctor X, as part of a showcase for students ofArkángel de la Muerte.[8] He also worked an opening match inArena México.
Throughout 2017 he wrestled frequently for the promotion, most often in the opening matches, impressing fans with hishigh-flying aerial style and creativity.[6] In On Christmas Day in 2017 he participated in aLucha de Apuestas-steel cage match at the annual CMLLSin Salida event, marking his first appearance on a major show. Fiero escaped the cage and kept his mask in a match that was eventually lost byHijo del Signo.[9]
In 2018, CMLL changed his name and mask to that of Audaz. Audaz is a recycled character owned by CMLL. The original Audaz, whose real name wasDoménico Bazán León was a great star for the promotion in the 1970s, as well as a musician and actor. He passed away in June 2020.[10] Although the gimmick change sparked some criticism from fans, the original Audaz endorsed Fiero and approved of his in ring work, even though they never had the chance to meet in person.[11]
He participated inTorneo Gran Alternativa (2018), with partnerKraneo. They were eliminated in the second round. Audaz would also appear at theCMLL Día de Muertos (2018)pay-per-view-event, as well as competing in theLeyenda de Plata (2018). On January 6, 2019, he wrestled in the annualCMLL Reyes del Aire, a multi-man tournament for aerial style wrestlers.[12] Also in January 2019, Audaz was chosen as one of the CMLL representatives for theFantastica Mania 2019 tour in Japan, where he worked opening multi-man matches often againstYoung Lions ofNew Japan Pro-Wrestling.[13]
Throughout 2018 and 2019, Audaz had many matches against long term rivalTemplario, but they also teamed up in 2019 for the annualParejas Increíbles tournament, where rivals team up to wrestletag-team matches for a trophy. They were eliminated first round byAtlantis andNegro Casas.[14] During 2019 he also began arivalry withKawato San (Master Wato, then on excursion in Mexico). In June 2019, Kawato defeated Audaz for the vacantCMLL World Lightweight Championship, after they both each won their respective qualifier matches.[15] Later in 2019, Audaz would be in anelimination-match for the vacantCMLL World Welterweight Championship. He managed to survive until the last 4, when he was eliminated by the eventual winnerSoberano Jr.[16]
In January, he returned to Japan forFantastica Mania 2020,[17] where he once again worked tag-team and trios matches. In 2021, post-pandemic, Audaz would compete in a qualifier for a number one contendership for theMexican National Trios Championship together withLos Atrapasueños,Rey Cometa andEspíritu Negro. The team were defeated first round.[2] Later that same year, Audaz also competed for the Copa Independencia, a new tournament to celebrate 211 years ofMexican independence.[2][18]
In January 2022, he once again competed in theSin Salida steel-cage match for hairs ormasks and survived.Disturbio lost his hair.[19] The same year Audaz also competed in the annualLeyenda de Plata but was eliminated in the semi-final.[2]
In January 2023 he suffered a motorcycle accident which resulted in several foot injuries.[20] He kept on wrestling for CMLL after a recovery period of about two months but through this time he felt he couldn't do himself justice in the ring until the summer of 2023.[20][21]
In 2023 he participated in a tournament for the vacatedMexican National Middleweight Championship, but was eliminated byGuerrero Maya Jr. in the first qualifier.[2][22] September 1, 2023, he once again competed for the Copa Independencia. In September 2023, during the first edition ofFantastica Mania in the United Kingdom, a collaboration with British promotionRevolution Pro Wrestling, Audaz was chosen as one of the CMLL representatives in what was CMLL's first ever official event in the United Kingdom.[20] Throughout the event he worked trios matches where he teamed withRicky Knight Jr. andZak Knight and on the first show. They managed to defeat the team ofKid Lykos, Kid Lykos II andSangre Imperial. On the second show, however, they were defeated byShigeo Okumura,Wild Boar and Sangre Imperial.[23]
