| El Hijo de Dos Caras | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Guillermo Rodríguez Chucuan |
| Born | (1988-04-26)April 26, 1988 (age 37)[1] San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico[1] |
| Family | Dos Caras (father) Alberto El Patrón (brother) Mil Máscaras (uncle) Sicodelico (uncle) Sicodelico, Jr. (cousin) El Hijo del Sicodelico (cousin) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Dark Phoenix[1] Memo Montenegro[1] El Hijo de Dos Caras[1] |
| Billed height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 106 kg (234 lb)[1] |
| Trained by | Pablo Marquez[1] |
| Debut | 2012[1] |
Guillermo Rodríguez Chucuan (born April 26, 1988) is a Mexicanluchadorenmascarado, or maskedprofessional wrestler, currently working for the Mexicanprofessional wrestling promotionInternational Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) portraying atecnico ("Good guy") wrestling character. He is best known under his currentring nameEl Hijo de Dos Caras, Spanish for "The son of Two Face", a reference to the fact that Rodríguez is the son ofluchador José Luis Rodríguez, better known asDos Caras. He has previously worked forWWE, on theirNXT brand asMemo Montenegro. He is a two-time, formerIWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, formerIWRG Rey del Ring Champion and currentIWRGJunior de Juniors Champion.
Guillermo Rodríguez was born on June 26, 1988, inSan Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, son of José Luis Rodríguez Arellano, a Mexicanluchador, or professional wrestler best known under thering nameDos Caras.[2] He is the younger brother of José Alberto Rodríguez, better known under the ring names Dos Caras Jr.,Alberto Del Rio, and most recently Alberto El Patrón. He is the nephew of famedluchadorMil Máscaras andSicodelico and the cousin ofSicodelico Jr. andHijo de Sicodelico.[2] While there are instances of wrestlers paying to be a "junior" inLucha Libre,[3] Rodríguez is the son of Dos Caras, a fact that has been confirmed early on in his career.[4]
Rodríguez initially worked as anenmascarado, or masked wrestler, known as "Dark Phoenix", wearing a modified version of his father's two-headed eagle mask. InLucha Libre it is traditional to keep the true identify of amasked wrestler a secret, not revealing their real names and oftentimes not revealing what previousring names they have competed under, which make it possible that Rodríguez made his debut prior to 2012 under a different ring name.[5]
In 2012 it was announced that Rodríguez had signed withWWE, joining his other brother Alberto as he began training inNXT. He was given the ring name "Memo Montenegro" and worked unmasked.[6] He made his in-ring debut on episode 21 ofNXT fromFull Sail University, losing in just 21 seconds toBig E Langston.[4] Three episodes later Montenegro lost toXavier Woods in short order once again. He remained with NXT until early 2013 when he was released from his contract at his own request.[7]
Upon his return to Mexico he began working as "El Hijo de Dos Caras" ("The Son of Dos Caras"), wearing a mask that closely resembled the mask his father has work through his entire career.[1] His first appearances in Mexico saw him working for theWorld Wrestling League (WWL), teaming with his uncle Mil Máscaras and his cousin Sicodelico Jr. to defeat the trio ofCien Caras Jr.,Máscara Año 2000 andUniverso 2000 on two WWL shows[1]
In early 2014 he began working forInternational Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) as atecnico, or a "good guy" character. On February 2, 2014, he teamed up withCentvrión for IWRG's annualEl Protector, but lost in the first round to the team of Anubis Black andPirata Morgan.[8] His next major appearance was at the 2014Rebelión de los Juniors, where he was eliminated in the main event by eventual tournament winnerSuper Nova.[9] During the summer of 2014 Hijo de Dos Caras began a feud withHijo de Máscara Año 2000, initially over theIWRG Rey del Ring Championship, which Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 successfully defended on July 6.[10] A few weeks later, Hijo de Dos Caras faced off againstDemon Clown,Dr. Wagner Jr.,L.A. Park,Máscara Sagrada andPirata Morgan in aLadder match for the vacantIWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship. During the match the actual ladder broke, forcing Máscara Sagrada to improvise by holding a different ladder stable so El Hijo de Dos Caras could climb the ladder to win the match and the championship.[11]
The following month, he challenged Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 for the Rey del Ring Championship, but Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 was able to win the match once again.[12] On August 31, 2014, IWRG held a major show calledLa Isla ("The Island") with Hijo de Dos Caras, Demon Clown,Oficial AK-47, Dr. Wagner Jr., Hijo de Máscara Año 2000, L.A Park,Trauma I andVeneno, competing in a ladder match where the prize, according to the storyline, was 50,000Mexican pesos in a bag. During the match, Demon Clown attacked Hijo de Dos Caras with the ladder on several occasions until Demon Clown was able to climb the ladder and grab the bag of money.[13] Following the ladder match, Hijo de Dos Caras successfully defended the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship against Demon Clown only a week afterLa Isla.[14]
On October 5, 2015, Hijo de Dos Casas finally won the IWRG Rey del Ring Championship, defeating Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 in a championship vs. championship match.[15] At the 2014El Castillo del Terror ("The Castle of Fear") show Hijo de Dos Caras successfully defended the Heavyweight Championship againstCien Caras Jr., the regulartag team partner of Hijo de Máscara Año 2000.[16][17] His run as a double IWRG champion ended on January 11, 2015, when Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 regained the title in a match where only the IWRG Rey del Ring Championship was on the line.[18]
While he worked for IWRG on a regular basis, he was not exclusively signed to the company, working several shows on theindependent circuit in Mexico, including an appearance for Universal Wrestling Entertainment (UWE). At a UWE show on January 31, 2015, Hijo de Dos Caras andEl Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. defeatedHijo de L.A. Park andEl Hijo de Pirata Morgan andLos Traumas (Trauma I andTrauma II) to win the vacant UWE Tag Team Championship.[19] On February 15, 2015, he competed in that year's version of theEl Protector tournament, teaming up with rookie Emperador Azteca, only to lose in the first round toPirata Morgan and rookie Anubis Black.[8] Two weeks later, he became the #1 contender for theIWRGJunior de Juniors Championship, as he outlastedApolo Estrada Jr.,Danny Casas,El Hijo del Diablo,Golden Magic, Hijo de Mascara Ano 2000,Pirata Morgan Jr., andUniverso 2000 Jr. in the main event of the 2015Rebelión de los Juniors show.[20] On March 22 he successfully defended the heavyweight championship against Pirata Morgan.[21]
On April 12 he was once again successful in defending the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, this time defeating veteran wrestlerNegro Navarro.[22] The two would cross paths again during the main event of IWRG'sGuerra Revolucionaria show, which was won by Hijo de Máscara Año 2000. After that match, Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 laid out another challenge to Hijo de Dos Caras to put the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship on the line against him, a challenge Hijo de Dos Caras did not respond to at the time.[23][24] The two rivals faced off once again in the 2015Guerra de Familias tournament on July 5, 2015, when the team of Hijo de Dos Caras and Super Nova defeated Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 and Universo 2000 Jr. The duo would lose in the second round to eventual tournament winnersLos Crazy Americans (Coloso Chris and Principe Orion).[25] On October 11, 2015, he lost the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship againstMáscara Año 2000 Jr. However, he regained the title on November 1, 2015. On February 14, 2016, Hijo de Dos Caras lost the Heavyweight championship toTrauma I in a match that also includedHerodes Jr.[26] In the summer of 2016, July 17, El Hijo de Dos Caras defeated Danny Casas to win the IWRGJunior de Juniors championship.[27]
El Hijo del Dos Caras, along with his father, appeared atImpact Wrestling'sSlammiversary XV event in the corner of Alberto El Patron, as Alberto defeatedBobby Lashley to unify theImpact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship andGFW Global Championship.
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trauma I (mask) | Hijo de Dos Caras (Championship) | Naucalpan, Mexico State | IWRG show | February 14, 2016 | [Note 1][26] |
