.jpg) Fuego Del Sol in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | KJ Orso (1995-10-16)October 16, 1995 (age 30) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Fuego El Fuego Del Sol Fuego Del Sol Fuego I KAGE KJ Orso |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Billed from | Mobile,Alabama |
| Debut | May 24, 2014 |
KJ Orso (born October 16, 1995), better known by thering nameFuego Del Sol ("Fire of the Sun"), is an Americanprofessional wrestler. He is currently performing on theindependent circuit under his real name. Formerly amasked wrestler until 2025, he is best known for his work inAll Elite Wrestling (AEW) from 2020 to 2023.
He is also known as a founding member of thetrampoline backyard wrestling project Kids Backyard Wrestling (KBW), where he worked asKAGE (stylized inall caps).
Orso debuted in May 2014, largely competing on theindependent circuit inOklahoma andTexas.[1][2] He participated inImpact Wrestling'sCollision in Oklahoma on October 14, 2017, in afour-way match againstTrevor Lee,DJZ and Malico.[3] AtVictory Road on September 14, 2019, Del Sol and Retro Randy were defeated byThe North (Ethan Page andJosh Alexander).[4] He also wrestled forWWE on the January 6, 2020 episode ofRaw, losing toErick Rowan.[5]
Del Sol made regular appearances atAEW Dark andAEW Dark: Elevation throughoutAll Elite Wrestling's residency atDaily's Place during theCOVID-19 pandemic. His first appearance was on June 9, when he teamed with Low Rida in a losing effort againstSCU (Frankie Kazarian andScorpio Sky). His run resulted in a 34 match losing streak, which was broken on July 6, 2021, where he teamed withMarko Stunt to defeat Ryzin and Baron Black.[6] Despite his record, Del Sol gained a significant fan base, largely due to his inclusion on the vlog of his friend and fellow wrestler,Sammy Guevara.[7] On August 13, 2021, Del Sol made hisRampage debut in anAEW TNT Championship match, losing toMiro. Following the match, Sammy Guevara offered him a contract and announced that he had joined the main roster.[8] Del Sol would then purchase a new car which he would ultimately lose to Miro on September 17, in a Championship vs. Car match.[9] On the September 29 episode ofDynamite Del Sol interfered in Guevara's match against Miro, resulting in Guevara winning the championship.[10] On March 16, Del Sol teamed with Bear Country in a loss to theHouse of Black onDynamite.[11] Fuego Del Sol made his final contracted AEW appearance on the February 20, 2023AEW Dark, where he lost toJuice Robinson. On June 22, 2023, he announced he had left AEW.[12]
Fuego Del Sol made a surprise appearance on the August 17, 2024 episode ofRampage in a loss toRoderick Strong.[13]
On April 18, 2025, atGame Changer Wrestling’sJoey Janela's Spring Break 9, Fuego lost a mask vs. career match against Atticus Cogar, unmasking, and leaving his boots in the ring, teasing a possible retirement.[14] However, on May 3 atGCW Crazy, he made his return without a mask under his real name.[15] In the following weeks, Orso would cement his heel turn by turning on one time ally Sam Stackhouse, temporarily putting him out of action in the process.
Orso resides inOklahoma City.[16] Prior to his career as a professional wrestler, Orso originally competed as abackyard wrestler, under the name Kage, and made aYouTube channel called KBW Wrestling,."KBW" standing for "Kids Backyard Wrestling". In April 2022, Orso underwent surgery due to amouth infection.[17]