El Gallo (wrestler)

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El Gallo
Born (1984-12-15) December 15, 1984 (age 39)[1]
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico[1]
ChildrenNuevo Titan (son)[2]
Maleni (daughter)[2]
Family"El Líder" (Father)[1][2]
Ráfaga (Brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Estrella de Jalisco I
El Gallo
Billed height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Billed weight93 kg (205 lb)[1]
Trained byGran Cochisse[1]
DebutJanuary 5, 2005[1]

El Gallo (born December 15, 1984, in

professional wrestling promotion. El Gallo is the son of luchador El Líder and the brother of CMLL wrestler Ráfaga. He is a former three-time Occidente Light Heavyweight Champion and currently holds the Occidente Tag Team Championship with Esfinge. El Gallo'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.[3] Originally he teamed up with his brother as "Estrella de Jalisco I", while his brother was known as "Estrella de Jalisco II", but changed his ring character to El Gallo in 2006. El Gallo is Spanish for "The Rooster", a name that is reflected in his mask, which is adorned by a Cockscomb and fabric wattles on his chin. In 2012 El Gallo began being accompanied to the ring by El Gallito ("Little Rooster") a Mini-Estrella
mascota version of himself.

Personal life

The wrestler who would later be known as El Gallo was born on December 15, 1984, in

Hijo del Santo.[2] He has two children, Nuevo Titan and Maleni.[2]

Professional wrestling career

Originally he wrestled as the masked character "Estrella de Jalisco I" ("Star of Jalisco I"), working as a regular Tag team with his younger brother who worked as "Estrella de Jalisco II". The two worked mainly in and around Guadalajara while continuing their wrestling training under Gran Cochisse.[1]

El Gallo (2006–present)

In 2006 he adopted a new ring character, a kid friendly

Máscara Mágica and Maléfico in a Luchas de Apuestas match, forcing Maléfico to unmask and the unmasked Máscara Mágica to be shaved bald after the match.[1][8] His success in 2008 led to him being selected the Occidente ("western") luchador of the year by a fan vote, earning the first ever Salvador Lutteroth González y Fausto Rodríguez Romero award.[9] In 2009 CMLL held Torneo Tanque Dantes, a tag team tournament specifically for teams who worked primarily in Guadalajara's Arena Coliseo and its associated wrestling training school. The tournament was named after Guadalajara native and wrestling pioneer Tanque (Tank) Alfonso Dantés.[10] The teams were paired up specifically for the tournament and did not work together on a regular basis prior to it as El Gallo was teamed up with Boomerang for the tournament. In the end El Gallo and Boomerang ended up in second place, one point behind the winning team of Palacio Negro[11][12]

On November 15, 2009, El Gallo was one of eight men who put their mask on the line in a

Steel cage match where the last two men in the cage would have to fight to keep their mask safe. The match came down to El Gallo and El Egipico after Infierno, Magnum, Samurai, Neutron, Leon Blanco and El Gallo's brother Ráfaga escaped the cage. Originally it looked like El Gallo would have to unmask as he was pinned, but the local wrestling commissioner restarted the match as El Gallo had a foot under the bottom rope during the pinfall, making it void. In the end El Gallo pinned his opponent, forcing El Egipico to unmask.[1][13] In May 2010 El Gallo was one of several wrestlers competing in a tournament for the vacant Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship, a tournament El Gallo won by defeating Rey Trueno, Drago, Maléfico and finally Mr. Trueno to win the championship for the second time.[14] His reign was ended on October 3, 2010, when El Felino defeated him.[15] El Gallo regained the championship on January 30, 2010, in the semi-main event of a show in Arena Coliseo.[16] His third reign lasted until July 11, 2011, when Okumura defeated El Gallo to win the championship.[17] On March 11, 2012, El Gallo would unmask El Bárbaro
, a wrestler who would go on to become known as Bárbaro Cavernario
Sagrado, Stigma and Boby Zavala.[22] El Gallo was the eight and final competitor eliminated from the match.[23][24]

Championships and accomplishments
  • Copa Express: 2013 - with Black Metal
  • Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[1][7][14][16]
  • Occidente Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - With Esfinge[21]
  • Occidente Luchador of the Year: 2008[9]
  • Federacion Universal de Lucha Libre
  • FULL World Championship (1 time)[20]

Luchas de Apuestas record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
El Gallo (mask) Güero Loco (mask) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event April 30, 2006 [5]
El Gallo (mask) and Tony Rivera (hair) Super Maquina (mask) and Conflictus (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event November 5, 2006 [6]
El Gallo (mask) Mach 1[Note 1] (mask) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event December 2, 2007 [1]
El Gallo (mask) and
El Hijo del Fantasma
(mask)
Máscara Mágica
(hair) and Maléfico (hair)		 Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event September 28, 2008 [1][8]
El Gallo (mask) El Egipico (mask) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event November 15, 2009 [Note 2][1][13]
El Gallo (mask) El Bárbaro (mask) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event March 11, 2012 [18]
El Gallo (mask) Maléfico (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event August 12, 2012 [19]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Not the same wrestler who worked as Mach 1 in 1997.
  2. Steel Cage match
    that also included León Blanco, Ráfaga, Neutrón, Samurai, Magnum and Infierno.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Tecnicos - El Gallo". Fuego en el ring (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gutiérrez, Ana. "Este es mi Gallo". Fuego en el Ring (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  3. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3
    .
  4. ^ Enciclopedia staff (August 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". El Gallo (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. Tomo II.
  5. ^ a b "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana duranted el 2006". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). December 23, 2006. Issue 192. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  6. ^ a b Enciclopedia staff (December 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Super Maquina (in Spanish). Mexico. p. 27. Tomo V.
  7. ^ a b c "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2008". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). January 6, 2008. 296. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  8. ^ a b "Tecnicos - Hijo del Fantasma". Fuego en el ring (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  9. ^ a b Ocampo, Jorge (January 27, 2009). "Premios Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre de Occidente 2008, El Gallo obtiene el premio al luchador del año". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  10. ^ "PRIMER TORNEO DE PAREJAS ALFONSO "TANQUE" DANTES". Fuego en el Ring (in Spanish). February 2, 2009. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  11. ^ "YA NO HAY VUELTA DE HOJA". Fuego en el Ring (in Spanish). August 11, 2010. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  12. ^ Gutierrez, Ana. "EL TEXANO PONE LAS REGLAS". Fuego en el Ring (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  13. ^ a b Ruiz, Alex (November 16, 2009). "Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara (resultados 15 noviembre 09) – El Gallo gana la Máscara de el Egipcio con decisión polémica de la comisión". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  14. ^ a b Gonzalez, Alejandra (June 6, 2010). "Por una Patadita..." Fuego en el Ring (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  15. ^ Ruizg, Alex (October 4, 2010). "Resultados Coliseo de Guadalajara (domingo 3 de octubre) Felino nuevo Campeón Semicompleto de Occidente". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  16. ^ a b Ruizg, Alex (February 1, 2011). "Coliseo de Guadalajara (resultados 30 de enero) El Gallo nuevo campeón Semicompleto de Occidente". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  17. ^ Gutiérrez, Ana (July 13, 2011). "Mr. Águila no cambia de piel y Okumura se lleva el campeonato". Fuego en el Ring (in Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  18. ^ a b Gutiérrez, Ana (December 17, 2012). "CON ESTE CAMPEONATO CIERRO EL AÑO CON BROCHE DE ORO" BÁRBARO CAVERNARIO". Fuego en el Ring (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  19. ^ a b Medero, Rodrigo V. "Gallo rapa a Maléfico" (in Spanish). Informador Newspaper. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  20. ^ a b Ruizg, Alex (January 20, 2014). "Los protagonistas de la lucha libre mexicana (semana del 13 a 19 de Enero)". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  21. ^ a b Aldape, José (February 28, 2015). "LUCHA POR EL CAMPEONATO DE PAREJAS DE OCCIDENTE". Fuego en el Ring (in Spanish). CMLL. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  22. ^ "Arena Mexico Martes 26 de Mayo '15" (in Spanish). CMLL. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  23. ^ "Lucha Libre función martes 26 de mayo". Yahoo Deportes. Yahoo!. May 27, 2015. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  24. ^ Valdés, Apolo (May 27, 2015). "Listos los participantes de En Busca de un Ídolo". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
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