The group originally was created as a splinter group ofLos Infernales founded by Último Guerrero,Rey Bucanero andTarzan Boy. The group initially used the "Los Infernales" name until they were forced to change their name in 2001. At that point the group adopted the nameLos Guerreros del Infierno ("The Infernal Warriors"). WhenAtlantis joined the group in 2005 they adopted the nameLos Guerreros de la Atlantida ("The Warriors of Atlantis"), which was used interchangeably with the "Guerreros del Infierno" name. In 2011 Atlantis departed the group and it was renamedLos Guerreros Laguneros, referring to the fact that all members of the group were from theComarca Lagunera area of Mexico. Since its inception various members of the team have held theCMLL World Tag Team Championship and theCMLL World Trios Championship as well as several individual championships. From 2004 until 2007Los Guerreros were associated withPandilla Guerrera ("Gang of Warriors"), a lower ranked group of wrestlers.
In 1999El Satánico reformed the groupLos Infernales, recruitingÚltimo Guerrero andRey Bucanero; Bucanero's unclePirata Morgan had been part of the originalLos Infernales.[1] Working with the veteran El Satánico allowed both Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero to rise up the ranks as well as develop into a regular tag team in CMLL.[2] In the summer of 2000 Bucanero and Guerrero were one of sixteen teams entered into a tournament for the vacantCMLL World Tag Team Championship. In the end they defeatedVillano IV andMr. Niebla to win the championship.[3][4]
Throughout the summer of 2000 El Satánico had been working a storyline againstTarzan Boy, which was used to turn both Bucanero and Último Guerrero against El Satánico. Bucanero, Guerrero and Tarzan Boy claimed that they deserved the nameLos Infernales and that El Satánico was holding them back.[2] For the storyline El Satánico recruited two other wrestlers to even the numbers, which on TV was presented as if he used his "Satanic powers" to transform Rencor Latino intoAverno ("Hell") and Astro Rey Jr. intoMephisto.[2] When Tarzan Boy was injured and unable to wrestle Bucanero and Guerrero recruitedMáscara Mágica to even the numbers. The storyline between the two factions reaches its high point at theCMLL 68th Anniversary Show where all seven wrestlers faced off in asteel cage match. The stipulation of the match was that the winning side would gain the rights to use the nameLos Infernales while the loser on the opposite side would be forced to unmask or have their hair shaved off. In the end El Satánico pinned Máscara Mágica, forcing him to unmask.[5] After losing the match Guerrero, Bucanero and Tarzan Boy became known collectively asLos Guerreros del Infierno ("The Infernal Soldiers").[6]
Finally, Satánico's Infernales retained their name and the nameGuerreros del Infierno was adopted by Guerrero, Bucanero and Tarzan Boy. Soon GdI was the powerful rudo trio in CMLL. Bucanero and Guerrero successfully took the Tag Team Titles from the respected veteransNegro Casas andEl Hijo del Santo.[7] Último was successful in taking the CMLL Light Heavyweight Title (the most prestigious singles title in the promotion) by defeatingShocker.[8] Tarzan Boy went on to main event theCMLL 70th Anniversary Show against Shocker in aCaballera contra Caballera match. Tarzan lost the match and his hair.[9]
2004 was a tough year for theGuerreros. Guerrero and Bucanero lost and then regained the tag titles fromL. A. Park and Shocker.[10][11] Then Bucanero suffered a knee injury when his leg was caught in a seat and he was hit by a dive. Tarzan began teaming withPierroth Jr. andVampiro Canadiense to create a new top (in CMLL's eyes at least) heel trio. When Bucanero returned, they quickly lost the tag titles toAtlantis andBlue Panther.[11] Tarzan soon started teaming with yet another trio calledLa Furia del Norte withHéctor Garza andPerro Aguayo Jr. (who was later replaced byEl Terrible). It was then that Último Guerrero raised an army of mid carders to counter Shocker'sUniversity de 1000% Guapo group and the two groups faced in aTorneo Cibernético. Olimpíco won the match forLos Guerreros and was considered a full-time member, helping revitalize the group. When Héctor Garza had his legal problems, Tarzan stepped back into the scene with allies Averno and Mephisto being treated like full-time members. 2005 was looking good forLos Guerreros untilOlímpico injured his neck on a dive in a tag title match with Bucanero against Atlantis and Panther on the first show inArena Mexico.
Rey Bucanero, founding member and later enemy ofLos Guerreros
In September, Averno and Mephisto took the CMLL tag titles back for theGuerreros,[12] just weeks afterDoctor X,Sangre Azteca and Nitro managed to finally wrestle away the National Trios Titles away fromVolador Jr.,Felino andSafari after several unsuccessful attempts.
On May 28, 2006, inArena Coliseo, Bucanero turned against Guerrero and Tarzan Boy during a match with Negro Casas,Heavy Metal andMístico, bringing a temporary end to the trios. Later on, Tarzan Boy would turntecnicó and compete under the name "Toscano". Último Guerrero and Atlantis kept theGuerreros del Infierno name alive, even after Olímpico left CMLL and the group of mid-carders broke away to formLos Guerreros Tuareg. In 2008 Rey Bucanero returned to the group makingLos Guerreros del Infierno a trio once more.
On November 2, 2010,Dragón Rojo Jr. replaced an injured Atlantis and teamed with Último Guerrero to defeatMr. Águila and Hector Garza for the CMLL World Tag Team Championship.[13] After the match it was announced that Dragón Rojo Jr. had left his old stablePoder Mexica to become the newest member ofLos Guerreros de la Atlantida.[14] On April 8, 2011, Último Guerrero andEscorpión won CMLL'sTorneo Gran Alternativa, an eight tag team tournament where veterans form teams with newcomers.[15] Following the win, Escorpion joinedLos Guerreros de la Atlantida under the new ring name Rey Escorpión.
After weeks of tension between Atlantis and Último Guerrero, CMLL held a press conference on August 11, where Atlantis officially turnedtécnico and leftLos Guerreros de la Atlantida.[16] The following day, Guerrero lost the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship to Héctor Garza, who also turned at the same press conference, ending his reign at 963 days, the third longest in the title's history.[17] In July 2012, Guerrero officially kicked Rey Escorpión fromLos Guerreros del Infierno, though he had turned on the group weeks earlier, and namedEuforia andNiebla Roja as his replacements.[18] On August 3, Guerrero and Rojo Jr. lost the CMLL World Tag Team Championship to Atlantis andDiamante Azul, ending their reign at 640 days, the longest reign in the title's history.[19] During the celebration of Atlantis' 30th anniversary as a wrestler Guerrero appeared after a match to berate Atlantis, which turned out to only be a distraction for the real Último Guerrero to attack Atlantis from behind. The two identically dressed Guerreros proceeded to beat up Atlantis and tear his mask apart. Following the match Último Guerrero introduced his younger brotherGran Guerrero.[20] The younger Guerrero had previously been introduced as the son of Último Guerrero in 2009, but went on to wrestle under the ring name "Taurus" forInternational Wrestling Revolution Group (IRWG), and was involved inToryumon Mexico's Copa Toyota tournament alongside his brother in 2012. On May 9, 2013 Gran Guerrero was officially introduced as an addition toLos Guerreros del Infierno.[21] On March 28, 2014, Guerrero, Euforia and Niebla Roja defeatedLos Estetas del Aire (Máscara Dorada,Místico andValiente) to win theCMLL World Trios Championship.[22] They lost the title to Sky Team (Místico, Valiente and Volador Jr.) on February 13, 2015.[23]
In the spring of 2017 CMLL began a storyline where Niebla Roja started having problems with his fellowLos Guerreros Laguneros teammates, initially by accidentally causing them to lose matches due to miscommunication between Niebla Roja and Euforia and Gran Guerrero.[24] As the storyline progressed Niebla Roja refused to participate inLos Guerrerosrudo antics such as double or triple teaming an opponent.[25] On May 19 Niebla Roja'stecnico turn was completed as he kickedLos Guerreros leader Último Guerrero in the face during a match. Afterward Último Guerrero and Gran Guerrero beat Niebla Roja up, tore his mask off and demanded that Niebla Roja had to come up with a new mask instead of wearing the Último Guerrero inspired mask. During the attack he was aided by his brotherÁngel de Oro.[26][27]
Templario is considered an adoptedLagunero, despite being born in the state ofTlaxcala.
On July 1, 2018,Los Guerreros Laguneros ended Sky Team's 1,223-day reign with theCMLL World Trios Championship as they defeated them in the main event of CMLL's Domingos Arena México show.[28] Subsequently,Los Guerreros were positioned as "Defenders of CMLL" as they began a storyline feud with The Cl4n (Ciber the Main Man,The Chrizh andSharlie Rockstar), three wrestlers who had made a name for themselves in CMLL's main rivalLucha Libre AAA Worldwide. On September 14, The Cl4n won the World Trios Championship,[29] butLos Guerreros won the championship back two weeks later on September 28.[30] On November 23,Los Guerreros introducedTemplario as their newest member, pronouncing him an adopted Lagunero even though he was not from the Lagoon area.[31] On March 26, 2021, they lost the World Trios Championship toNueva Generación Dinamita, resulting in Euforia turning on Último Guerrero and leaving the stable.[32]
In January 2022, while on opposing sides, Último Guerrero turned on Templario by tearing his mask, ending his time in the stable.[33] For the rest of the year,Los Guerreros could have been classed as a tag team, but were mostly used in trios matches. They had worked on-and-off withAtlantis Jr. since around November 2021, occasionally going by theLos Guerreros de la Atlantida name.[34] However, Atlantis Jr. did not join the stable and began working with his father towards the end of 2022.[35] In January 2023,Stuka Jr. became the newest member of the stable;[36] he had worked a few shows withLos Guerreros in the past couple of weeks[37] and had developed a feud with Atlantis Jr. who had won his mask in September 2022.[38]
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