| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1982-01-07)January 7, 1982 (age 43)[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Skándalo / Eskándalo |
| Billed height | 1.69 m (5 ft6+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 96 kg (212 lb)[1] |
| Trained by | Tony Salazar[1] Ringo Mendoza[1] |
| Debut | August 23[1] |
Skándalo (born January 7, 1982, inMexico City, Mexico) is a Mexicanluchadorenmascarado, or maskedprofessional wrestler currently working for the Mexicanprofessional wrestling promotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying arudo ("bad guy") wrestling character. Skándalo's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans.[2] He has revealed that he is the son of Juan Manuel Mar, who is part of CMLL'sbooking team.
Skándalo is the son of Juan Manuel Mar who used to wrestle under thering name Panico, and is often referred to as such even after his retirement from the ring. Manuel Mar is part ofConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL)booking team and thus is one of the men that plan the matches and storylines of thepromotion. He is a third-generation wrestler as both his paternal and maternal grandfathers, Manuel Robles and Raul Reyes, were wrestlers as well. His great uncles include wrestlers Huroki Sito,Sugi Sito and Panchito Robles, his uncles wrestle as El Jabato and Zapatista while his second cousinsVictor Mar Manuel (who worked as Black Cat until his death), Panchito Robles Jr.,La Briosa also were or are wrestlers.[3]
While Skándalo is the son of a former wrestler he was not trained by his father, instead he was trained by two of CMLL's trainersTony Salazar andRingo Mendoza before his debut on August 20, 2004.[1] After gaining experience on the Mexicanindependent circuit he began working regularly for CMLL in 2006, working low level matches as arudo ("bad guy" wrestling character).[1] On October 2, 2007, he participated in that year'sReyes del Aire ("Kings of the Air") tournament, but was the first man eliminated in the 12-mantorneo cibernetico.[4]
In mid-2007 CMLL decided to repackage the groupPandilla Guerrera (Spanish for "Gang of Warriors"), they added Skándalo to the group to replace departing team members, joining withNitro (Group leader),Arkangel de la Muerte,Hooligan,Doctor X andLoco Max. The group was repackaged asLos Guerreros Tuareg ("The Tuareg Warriors"), inspired by theTuareg Nomadic tribe, which was reflected in the robes and headgear the team wore to the ring and a more African tribal type entrance music. Nitro and Skándalo teamed up to participate in aCMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship Tournament in the summer of 2008. In the first round the duo won by defeatingSensei andNeutron.[5] In the next round they lost to eventual tournament winnersFlash andStuka, Jr.[5] Skándalo was teamed up withAtlantis to participate in the 2008Gran Alternativa tournament, where a rookie and a veteran teams up. The team was eliminated in the first round when they lost toDos Caras, Jr. andMetalik.[5] In late 2009 theLos Guerreros Tuareg team of Skándalo, Arkangel de la Muerte and Loco Max entered a tournament to determine newMexican National Trios Champions after the title had been vacated. The trio lost to eventual tournament winnersMáscara Dorada,Metro andStuka, Jr.[6] On September 3, 2010, Skándalo participated in theCMLL 77th Anniversary Show, CMLL's biggest show of the year. He teamed up with Arkangel de la Muerte andPólvora, losing aBest two out of three falls Six-man tag team match toÁngel de Oro,Delta and Stuka, Jr.[7]
