Drago (wrestler)
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Debut | April 1998 |
Víctor Manuel Soto Flores (born July 23, 1975)[1] is a Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler known by his ring name Drago. He is known for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, where he is the former AAA Latin American Champion.
Currently working as Dios del Inframundo, Flores has worked as Drago as Gato Eveready or simply El Gato under which he was an unofficial member of the wrestling group Real Fuerza Aérea, and as Alan in the group called Los Barrio Boys.
Professional wrestling career
Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración
Early years (1998–2001)
Victor Soto made his professional wrestling debut in April, 1998 on a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) show, under the name Morfo. Later on his ring name was changed to "Jimmy Boy" and he was teamed up with Billy and Vangelis to form a Boy band inspired group called Los Spice Boys. At Triplemanía VII Jimmy Boy, Billy and Vangelis defeated Los Payasos (Coco Amarillo, Coco Rojo and Coco Verde) in one of the undercard matches.[3] At the 2000 Guerra de Titanes event Los Spice Boys lost to Los Vatos Locos (Espiritu, Nygma, Picudo and Silver Cat).[4]
Los Barrio Boys (2001–2008)
In 2001 his gimmick was changed to Alan and he was made part of a group called
By 2007 Los Barrio Boys feud with Gran Apache led to both Alan and Decnis turning against Billy Boy, attacking him and turning Rudó (bad guy or Heel in wrestling terms). Alan and Decnis even sided with Gran Apache for a while. After a few months Decnis decided to join a group called Guapos VIP, leaving Alan alone. Once the storyline with Billy Boy ended Alan turned tecnico (good guy or Face) and formed a new Barrio Boys group. Alan began teaming with Kevin, Javi and Ricky. The team only worked in opening matches and soon after Alan left the group altogether.
Gato Eveready / El Gato (2008–2011)
In 2008 Victor Soto began working as Gato Eveready, a masked character sponsored by the
Drago (2011–2023)
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On April 20, 2011, Soto debuted under a new character Drago and was given a major push as a face fighting for AAA in the war against
In early July 2023, Drago made a special appearance at an independent event under his new name as Dios del Inframundo confirming his departure from AAA.[27]
Lucha Underground (2014–2018)
In August 2014, Drago was announced as one of five AAA wrestlers to star in
The series was discontinued after season finale, Ultima Lucha Cuatro.[34]
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2015–2016)
On August 28, 2015, Drago made his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) by entering the 2015 Battle of Los Angeles tournament, losing to Pentagón Jr. in his first round match.[35]
Chikara (2015)
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Drago made his debut for another American promotion,
Global Force Wrestling/Impact Wrestling (2017–2018)
On July 2, 2017 Drago and El Hijo del Fantasma represented AAA at
Championships and accomplishments
- Battle Championship Wrestling
- Chikara
- King of Trios (2015) – with Aero Star and Fénix[36]
- Inoki Sports Management
- Inoki Dojo Cruiserweight Championship (1 time, current)[39]
- GALLI Lucha Libre
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
- AAA Latin American Championship (1 time)[41]
- AAA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Aero Star[42]
- AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Faby Apache[19][43]
- Alas de Oro (2015)[26]
- Lucha Libre World Cup Best Match of the Night (DJZ and Andrew Everett[44]
- Lucha Underground
- Vibora (1)[45]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 121 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017[46]
- Ranked No. 121 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
- Promociones EMW
- EMW World Middleweight Championship (1 time)[47]
Luchas de Apuestas record
Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
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Alan (hair) | Tony Cirio (hair) | N/A | Live event | Unknown | |
Vangelis (hair) | Alan (hair) | Huamantla, Mexico | Live event | August 13, 2002 | [Note 1] |
Drago (mask) | Tito Santana (hair) |
San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí | Héroes Inmortales XI | October 1, 2017 | [Note 2][48] |
Notes
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- ^ This was a four-team twelve-man Domo de la Muerte match.
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External links
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