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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Miguel Molina (1991-09-27)September 27, 1991 (age 34) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Angel Ortiz Ortiz |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Billed weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| Billed from | "Bronx, New York" |
| Trained by | Earl Cooter |
| Debut | 2008 |
Miguel Molina (born September 27, 1991), better known by hisring nameOrtiz, is an Americanprofessional wrestler. He is signed toAll Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is acoach and an in-ring talent. He is also known for his time inTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
In 2012, Molina, then known asAngel Ortiz, formed a tag team withMike Draztik, known asEYFBO and worked on the American independent scene for several years. They won titles such as theAAW Tag Team Championship,CZW World Tag Team Championship and theHOG Tag Team Championship. In 2017, Ortiz and Dratzik were hired by TNA, then known as Impact Wrestling, and they changed their names to Ortiz and Santana respectively. They joinedKonnan as the members of theLatin American Xchange (LAX) and won theImpact World Tag Team Championshipfour times, holding the record for most combined days as champions, with 662 days and, at one point, the record as the longest reign with 261 days. They also wonGFW Tag Team Championship and unified the title with the Impact Tag Team Championship. Santana and Ortiz left the promotion in 2019 and, soon after, joined the newly createdAll Elite Wrestling, where they joinedChris Jericho's stableThe Inner Circle. After Jericho andJake Hager turned on them, Ortiz and Santana teamed up withEddie Kingston.
Molina debuted in 2008 under the ring name "Angel Ortiz". In 2012, he formed a tag team withMike Draztik,EYFBO; the duo won titles such as theAAW Tag Team Championship,CZW World Tag Team Championship and theHOG Tag Team Championship.
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On the March 16, 2017 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Ortiz and Santana were part of LAX withHomicide,Diamante, and managerKonnan. LAX attackedDecay,Laredo Kid,Garza Jr., andReno Scum inserting themselves in theImpact World Tag Team Championship picture and winning them the following week, establishing themselves asheels in the process. On the March 30 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Ortiz and Santana defeated Decay, Laredo Kid and Garza Jr. and Reno Scum to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship. On the April 23 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Ortiz and Santana defeated Veterans of War (Mayweather andWilcox) in a tournament finals to win theGFW Tag Team Championship. On November 5 atBound for Glory, they lost toOhio Versus Everything (OVE) as part of a double turn withSami Callihan interfering on OVE's behalf,Jake Crist performing a low blow on Ortiz, and OVE attacking them after the match, thus turning LAX intoface in the process.
On the May 24, 2018 episode ofImpactKing became the newest member of LAX. After the group leaderKonnan was attacked, andHomicide andDiamante went missing in action, King assumed leadership of the faction and guided Ortiz and Santana back to beingtag team champions. In June, Konnan and Diamante returned, both showing suspicion about King's involvement with the group. On the July 5, 2018 episode ofImpact, Konnan confronted King who admitted that it was he who had "taken out a hit" against Konnan to takeover the faction. King then attempted to get Ortiz and Santana to recognize him as the new head of the group but they rejected this and stood beside the original leader, Konnan. Then, former LAX membersHernandez and Homicide returned, entering the ring and attacking Konnan's trio.[1] AtBound for Glory on October 14, Hernandez and Homicide lost to Ortiz and Santana in aConcrete Jungle Death match.
On January 12, 2019,The Lucha Bros (Pentagón Jr. andRey Fénix) defeated LAX during the TV Tapings in Mexico to win the Impact World Tag Team Championships.[2] Ortiz and Santana would reclaim them at theRebellion pay per view on April 28. They held the titles until July, when they lost them toThe North (Ethan Page andJosh Alexander).
On July 8, it was revealed that Santana and Ortiz would soon be leaving Impact and had interest fromWWE andAll Elite Wrestling.[3] During August 9 tapings Ortiz and Santana were given a "send off" by the Impact locker room.[4] Santana confirmed the following day that he and Ortiz were in fact done appearing on Impact Wrestling.[5]
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On August 31, 2019, atAll Out, Ortiz and Santana debuted as heels forAll Elite Wrestling (AEW), attacking bothLucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. andFénix) andNick Jackson after their tag team ladder match.[6] On October 2, the inaugural episode ofDynamite, they teamed withChris Jericho in the main event and defeatedThe Elite (Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks).[7] Led by Jericho, they subsequently formed a new faction along withSammy Guevara andJake Hager calledThe Inner Circle.[8] On the November 18, 2020 episode ofDynamite, Konnan reunited with Ortiz and Santana during an Inner Circle party in Las Vegas.[9] On the February 9, 2022 episode ofAEW Dynamite, the Inner Circle had a team meeting that ended with Sammy Guevara throwing his vest and walking out. It was later announced that Jericho and Hager would face Santana and Ortiz in a tag team match the following week, with it being billed as theInner Circle Implodes match.[10] On the March 9, 2022 episode ofDynamite, the Inner Circle was disbanded after Jericho and Hager attacked Santana and Ortiz and formed an alliance with2point0 andDaniel Garcia. On the June 15, 2022 special episode ofDynamiteRoad Rager, Ortiz would have his head shaved after losing ahair vs. hair match to Jericho. On the June 29, 2022 atBlood And Guts, they competed in the main event, defeating theJericho Appreciation Society.
During his absence, it was reported Ortiz and Santana had problems working together.[11][12] After the tag team returned following Santana's recovery from injury, Santana had his ring name changed to Mike Santana.[13] The team competed alongside theBlackpool Combat Club losing toEddie Kingston,Penta El Zero M andBest Friends'Trent Beretta,Chuck Taylor andOrange Cassidy in aStadium Stampede match atAll In atWembley Stadium on August 27. After the event, the team disbanded which led to a match onAEW Rampage on October 27, where Santana defeated Ortiz. On the January 20, 2024 episode ofAEW Collision, Ortiz and Eddie Kingston lost toBryan Danielson andClaudio Castagnoli during the match Ortiz ended up suffering a torn pectoral muscle which put him out of action.
In October 2025, Ortiz revealed that he begun working backstage in AEW as acoach.[14] On December 10, 2025, Ortiz wrestled his first AEW match in almost two years, where he was defeated byHook in adark match beforeDynamite: Winter is Coming.[15] Ortiz returned to AEW television atWorlds End Zero Hour on December 27, coming to the aid of Eddie Kingston from theGrizzled Young Veterans (James Drake andZack Gibson).[16]
On September 8, 2019, Ortiz and Santana debuted with the Mexican promotionLucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), earning their first victory after defeating the team of Arez andDaga andLaredo Kid andMyzteziz Jr.[citation needed]
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Jericho (hair) | Ortiz (hair) | St. Louis, Missouri | Road Rager | June 15, 2022 | [30] |
