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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Fabián Núñez Napoles (1979-01-20)January 20, 1979 (age 46) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Escorpión Negro[1] Escorpión Negro Jr. Escorpión/Scorpión[1] Rey Escorpión[1] |
| Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 95 kg (209 lb)[1] |
| Trained by | El Satánico Fobia Mocho Cota Rambo Rey Misterio, Sr. |
| Debut | March 20, 1999[2] |
Fabián Núñez Napoles (born January 20, 1979) is a Mexicanluchador (professional wrestler), better known by thering nameRey Escorpión. He is currently working forLucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where he portrays arudo or bad guy character. He is former theAAA World Tag Team Champions withEl Texano Jr., and a former third of theAAA World Trios Champions withLa Hiedra andTexano Jr. He worked forConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) from 2009 to 2016 and prior to that worked forLucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) in 2008, where he was known asEscorpión Negro. Núñezring name is Spanish for "Scorpion King".
While working for CMLL Núñez won theCMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship as well as winning the annualTorneo Gran Alternativa tournament twice, withÚltimo Guerrero andBoby Zavala respectively. He was a member ofLos Guerreros del Infierno group from 2011 to 2012, but in late 2012 he left that group to form his own faction calledLos Revolucionarios del Terror ("The Revolutionaries of Terror") alongsideDragón Rojo Jr. andPólvora.
Núñez trained for his professional wrestling career underMocho Cota before his professional debut in 1999,[1] and later received further training fromEl Satánico and Fobia as he was trying to establish himself on the Mexicanindependent circuit.[3] Early in his career, Núñez worked under thering name Escorpión Negro or Escorpión Negro Jr. (despite not being the son of a wrestler called Escorpión Negro).[4] In 2006, he began a storyline feud against Hombre Sin Miedo ("The Man Without Fear") that would span several months. On June 10, 2006, Escorpión Negro lost aLucha de Apuestas, or "bet match", to Hombre Sin Miedo and thus was forced to remove hismask and reveal his birth name.[5] Three months later, he gained a small measure of revenge by defeating Hombre Sin Miedo to win the AAA Northern Middleweight Championship. He held it for just over a month before Hombre Sin Miedo regained the championship.[5]
Escorpión began working intermittently forLucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) starting around 2000, working primarily on smaller shows when AAA toured northern Mexico. During this period, he held the AAA Northern Middleweight Championship. In 2008 then-members of the AAA groupLos Guapos ("The Handsome Ones")Scorpio Jr. andZumbido left the AAA promotion to joinInternational Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) instead.[6] Following their departure, Escorpión Negro was introduced as a new member ofLos Guapos VIP, joiningEl Brazo andDecnis to complete the team. Escorpión Negro and the rest ofLos Guapos VIP teamed withPirata Morgan in a loss to the team ofEl Alebrije,Brazo de Plata,El Elegido, andPimpinela Escarlata on the undercard of the 2008Verano de Escándalo show.[7]
After leaving AAA, Núñez began working forConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), the other major wrestling promotion in Mexico. In CMLL, he worked as either Escorpión or Scorpión and primarily appeared in the opening match of shows. On January 1, 2011, Escorpión participated in that year's version ofReyes del Aire ("Kings of the Air") but was eliminated as the third man from theTorneo cibernetico elimination match whenRey Cometa pinned him.[8] Following the tournament, Escorpión started astoryline rivalry withLoco Max. The storyline between the two wrestlers kept building until March 14, where the two faced off in aLuchas de Apuestas ("Bet Match") where the loser of the match would be shaved bald. Escorpión lost the match to Loco Max and had his hair shaved off after the match to comply with the stipulation.[9] A few weeks later, Escorpión entered the 2011Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament, atag team tournament that teams a rookie with an experienced wrestler. Escorpión was teamed up withÚltimo Guerrero, who had won theGran Alternativa tournament twice before.[10][11] The duo defeated the teams ofMagnus andBrazo de Plata, Mortiz andEl Terrible, andDiamante andLa Sombra to earn a spot in the final match.[12] On April 8, 2011, Escorpión and Guerrero defeatedMáscara Dorada andMetal Blanco to win theGran Alternativa tournament.[13]
Shortly after hisGran Alternativa victory, Escorpión changed his name toRey Escorpión ("Scorpion King") and joined Último Guerrero'sLos Guerreros del Infierno group along withDragón Rojo Jr. He then entered theForjando Un Idolo ("Forging an idol"), a tournament to help identify a young, rising CMLL luchador. The tournament featured four qualifying blocks where the top two point earners would move on to the "Playoffs" round. Rey Escorpión placed second in "Group Bravo", with victories over Rey Cometa andPalacio Negro to earn six points.[14] He lost in the first match of the "Playoff" round toDelta on May 13, 2011. Following the completion of theForjando un Idolo, CMLL booked all the group finalists in a Trios tournament where the two top would team up with their "Mentor".[15] Rey Escorpión teamed up with tournament winnerÁngel de Oro and Último Guerrero, but did not make it to the finals of the tournament.[16] In September 2011, Rey Escorpión competed in that year's version of theLeyenda de Plata tournament, but did not make it past the qualifyingTorneo cibernetico match held as part of theCMLL 79th Anniversary Show, as he was eliminated byOlímpico.[17]
Rey Escorpión began 2012 with another tournament appearance, participating in the 2012Reyes del Aire tournament; he was the third-to-last man eliminated when he was pinned by Máscara Dorada.[18] Following the tournament, Rey Escorpión started a feud withBlack Warrior, which grew in intensity over the following months. He participated in the 2012Torneo Nacional De Parejas Increibles, atag team tournament where arudo and atecnico ("good guy") are forced to team up. The tournament saw Rey Escorpión team up with rival Black Warrior, furthering the storyline between the two as their inability to get along caused them to be eliminated byMarco Corleone and Último Guerrero.[19] The storyline with Black Warrior reached its conclusion on June 1, 2012, when Rey Escorpión defeated his opponent in aLuchas de Apuestas match, forcing Black Warrior to have his hair shaved off after the match.[20]
Following the conclusion of the storyline with Black Warrior, Rey Escorpión began to develop problems with the rest ofLos Guerreros, particularly Último Guerrero and newGuerreroEuforia. The tension let to Escorpión being kicked out of the group, although the confrontations never turned to an actual fight. On August 31, 2012, during CMLL's weeklySuper Viernes show Rey Escorpión teamed with his formerLos Guerreros team mates to win aCuadrangular de Tercias tournament, actually winning the tournament despite not getting along.[21]Two weeks later, the team were unsuccessful in their challenge for theCMLL World Trios Championship, which only furthered the issues between Escorpión andLos Guerreros.[22] The tension finally erupted into a physical encounter as Dragón Rojo Jr. turned onLos Guerreros, siding with Rey Escorpión as they attacked Euforia after a match on theOctober 5th Super Viernes show.[23] Afterward, Escorpión and Dragón Rojo Jr. announced that they were forming their own group, targetingLos Guerreros del Infierno.[24] The team of Rey Escorpión, Dragón Rojo Jr., andPólvora was unveiled asLos Revolucionarios del Terror ("The Revolutionaries of Terror").[25]
In January 2013, Escorpión made his Japanese debut, when he took part in the three-dayFantastica Mania 2013 event, co-promoted by CMLL andNew Japan Pro-Wrestling inTokyo. During the first night on January 18, he teamed withTomohiro Ishii andYujiro Takahashi to defeatBushi, Diamante, andRyusuke Taguchi in a six-man tag team match, pinning Diamante for the win.[26] The following night, Escorpión,Kazuchika Okada, andVolador Jr. defeatedHiroshi Tanahashi,La Máscara, andRush in another six-man tag team match, with Escorpión once again scoring the pinfall win for his team, this time over Rush.[27] During the third and final night, Escorpión was defeated by Rush in a singles match.[28] Upon his return to Mexico, Escorpión survived atorneo cibernetico on January 22 to advance to a final match for the vacantCMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship against the other survivor, Volador Jr.[25][29] On January 29, Escorpión defeated Volador Jr. to become the new CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion.[30][31] Rey Escorpión was forced to team up with thetecnicoBlue Panther to partake in theTorneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles tournament in March 2013. The two defeatedDelta andTiger in the first round, but lost to the team ofDragón Rojo Jr. andNiebla Roja in the quarter-finals.[32][33]
After having won the 2011Gran Alternativa as a rookie, Rey Escorpión participated in the 2013Gran Alternativa tournament as the experienced wrestler, teaming with rookieBoby Zavala. The two competed in qualifying Block B that took place on the April 19, 2013,Super Viernes show. The team beatLeono and Blue Panther in the first round,Espanto Jr. andMr. Niebla in the second round, and defeatedSoberano Jr. and La Sombra in the semi-finals to earn the last spot in the finals of the tournament the following week at theArena Mexico 57th Anniversary Show.[34] For the finals Zavala was made an honorary member ofLos Revolucionarios, and the two defeatedHombre Bala Jr. andAtlantis to win the tournament.[35][36] In January 2014, Escorpión returned to Japan to take part in the five-dayFantastica Mania 2014 tour.[37] During the third event of the tour, on January 17, Escorpión successfully defended the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship againstMáximo.[38] In July 2014, Dragón Rojo Jr. quitLos Revolucionarios del Terror,[39] but returned less than a year later.[40] On October 28, Escorpión lost the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship to Ángel de Oro.[41] On July 17, 2015, Escorpión was defeated by Último Guerrero in aLucha de Apuestas in the main event ofSin Salida, having all his hair shaved off a result.[42] On June 27, Rey Escorpión turned onLos Revolucionarios del Terror and joinedLos Ingobernables.[43] However, by October, Rey Escorpión had left CMLL andLos Ingobernables.[44]
In 2016, CMLL began working together withLucha Libre Elite, a promotion that held shows in Arena Mexico and used a lot of CMLL-contracted wrestlers combined with wrestlers fromInternational Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). As part of the collaboration, LLE launched the "Liga Elite" tournament, where Rey Escorpión was added when several US-based wrestlers were unable to compete for LLE. In the fall of 2016, CMLL stopped working with LLE, withdrawing most of its wrestlers from the LLE shows.[45] As part of the split, Rey Escorpión stopped working for CMLL, and mainly focused on LLE where he was one of the toprudo wrestlers. On November 18, he lost the finals of the Liga Elite toCaristico.[46]
After 8 years of absence, Rey Escorpión made his return to AAA duringTriplemanía XXV where he attackedEl Mesías andPagano. Later he started a storyline feud withPsycho Clown. On November 19, Rey Escorpión got an opportunity for theAAA Latin American Championship againstEl Hijo del Fantasma, but Psycho Clown cost him the victory as part of their escalating storyline. At the 2018Rey de Reyes event he won theRey de Reyes tournament. On March 25, Rey Escorpión andEl Texano Jr., defeatedDark Cuervo andDark Escoria, to win theAAA World Tag Team Championship, his first AAA title.
Núñez is the father of a son who suffers fromLegg–Calvé–Perthes disease and has had to undergo a number of surgeries to correct the problems. CMLL and Núñez have held at least one fundraising event to help pay for the expenses.[47]
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escorpión Negro (mask) | Monje Negro Jr. (hair) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | October 28, 2001 | [50] |
| Hombre Sin Miedo (mask) | Escorpión Negro (mask) | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas | Live event | June 10, 2006 | [5] |
| Escorpión Negro (hair) | Babe Rap (hair) | Monclova, Coahuila | Live event | 2008 | [50] |
| Loco Max (hair) | Escorpión (hair) | Puebla, Puebla | CMLL show | March 14, 2011 | [9] |
| Escorpión (hair) | Black Warrior (hair) | Mexico City | CMLL show | June 1, 2012 | [20] |
| Rey Escorpión (hair) | Criss Boy (hair) | Emiliano Zapata, Morelos | Live event | April 20, 2013 | [51] |
| Rey Escorpión (hair) | Brazo de Plata (hair) | Mexico City | Super Viernes | August 18, 2013 | [52] |
| Último Guerrero (hair) | Rey Escorpión (hair) | Mexico City | Sin Salida | July 17, 2015 | [42] |
| Psycho Clown (mask) | Rey Escorpión (hair) | Mexico City | Triplemanía XXIX | August 14, 2021 | [53] |
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