| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1980-06-19)June 19, 1980 (age 45)[3] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Billed height | 1.77 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 90 kg (198 lb)[1] |
| Billed from | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico[2] |
| Trained by | Chucho Villa, Flash I[3] Diablo Velazco[2] Satánico[3] |
| Debut | June 8, 2003[2] |
El Sagrado (born June 19, 1980) is a MexicanLuchadorenmascarado, or maskedprofessional wrestler working for the Mexicanprofessional wrestling promotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Hisring name isSpanish for "The Sacred One". Working as "Sagrado" won theCMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship withMisterioso, Jr. as well as having formerly held theMexican National Trios Championship twice, with different partners as well as the Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship on one occasion.
Like many children in Mexico, El Sagrado grew up idolizingLucha libre (professional wrestling), especiallyEl Santo.[4] At the age of 12 he told his parents he wanted to become a professional wrestler, something his parents opposed. The young Sagrado found a way to train to become a professional wrestler without his parents knowing it, his brothers covered for him by telling his parents that he was at football practice instead.[4] One of his younger brothers became a professional wrestler as well, using the ring name "Metatron".[5]
Besides wrestling Sagrado also studied religion, urged by his mother to seek thepriesthood when he was old enough. According to Sagrado he metFray Tormenta, the famous Mexican wrestling priest who told him to follow his own desires, which in turn led him to become a wrestler. Whether this is actually true or part of thestoryline build up around the "El Sagrado" character is not known, but Sagrado has stated that he met Fray Tormenta in several interviews.[4]
Sagrado made his debut in 2000, at the age of 20, working under a mask.[5] On his debut sacred shared a ring with one of the big names of the early 1990s,Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. and faced off against Carmelo Reyes.[4] sacred wrestled mainly in theMonterrey Nuevoleon area where his family had moved a couple of years before.[2] In early 2003 as part of "Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)[5]
Sagrado showing in the contest earned him a new character and a promotional push by CMLL. They gave him the name "El Sagrado", a new outfit including a mask with a silver cross on it and a storyline that claimed that he was the protégé of Fray Tormenta.[6] After a strong debut sacred soon found him lower in the cards, mainly because he did not meet the high expectations wrestling wise. Sacred himself claims that he was extremely nervous early on in his "El Sagrado" run and thus often failed to perform high risk moves correctly.[5] In 2004 CMLL decided to quietly ignore El Sagrado's links to Fray Tormenta and introduce a new "Protégé of Fray Tormenta",Místico. Místico went on to become one of the biggest stars not just in Lucha libre but in wrestling.[7] After finally get over his nerves and with further training El Sagrado began rising up the ranks again by 2005.[citation needed]
On October 7, 2005, Sagrado teamed up withMáximo andEl Texano, Jr. to win theMexican National Trios Championship fromPandilla Guerrera ("Gang of Warriors";Doctor X,Nitro andSangre Azteca).[8] The trio defended the title five times including several defenses against variousPandilla Guerrera combinations of Doctor X, Nitro, Sangre Azteca,Arkangel de la Muerte andMisterioso, Jr.[9] On April 24, 2007, the team lost the Mexican National Trios Championship toLos Perros del Mal (Damián 666,Halloween andMr. Águila) when Texano, Jr. turned on his teammates and joinedLos Perros del Mal.[10] On June 10, 2007, Sagrado teamed withRayman to defeatLos Junior Capos (Hijo de Cien Caras andCien Caras, Jr.) to win the Occidente (Western) Tag Team Championship.[11] On August 18, 2007, Sagrado became a double champion as he teamed up withVolador Jr. andLa Sombra to defeatLos Perros del Mal for the Mexican National Trios Championship.[12] Sagrado's time as double champion lasted over a year, until Texano, Jr. andEl Terrible defeated Sagrado and Rayman to win the Occidente Tag Team Championship.[13] The trio of Sagrado, Volador Jr. and La Sombra held the Mexican Trios title for 540 days, defending the title six times in that timeframe. On February 3, 2009, the newly formedPoder Mexica (Sangre Azteca,Black Warrior andDragón Rojo, Jr.) won the titles from Sagrado's team.[14] On July 11, 2012, El Sagrado defeatedOkumura to win the Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship.[15] On December 28, 2012, Sagrada lost the championship to Rafaga.
In 2015 Sagrado turnedrudo and adopted a darker persona and ring gear, replacing the bright cross imagery with darker burning cross symbols on his mask and tights.[citation needed] In later 2014 he began to team regularly with the newest version ofComandante Pierroth andMisterioso, Jr. to form a group calledLa Comando Caribeño ("The Caribbean Commando"), adopting a storyline allegiance toPuerto Rico. In early 2015La Comando began a storyline rivalry with the team ofDelta andGuerrero Maya, Jr. over theCMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship. On February 28, 2015, Misterioso, Jr. and Sagrado defeated Delta and Guerrero Maya, Jr. to win the championship.[16] In May, 2015 Sagrado competed in a qualifying match for the2015 version of En Busca de un Ídolo, being one of 16 wrestlers competing in the qualifyingtorneo cibernetico, elimination match where the last eight wrestlers would qualify for the tournament. He competed againstAkuma,Blue Panther Jr.,Cancerbero,Canelo Casas, Delta,Disturbio,Esfinge,Flyer,El Gallo, Guerrero Maya Jr., Joker,Pegasso,Raziel,Stigma andBoby Zavala.[17] He was the fifth man eliminated from the match, pinned by Boby Zavala.[18][19]
| El Sagrado (mask) | Mascara Magica (hair) | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | February 17, 2007 | [2] |
