Lizmark

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Lizmark
Lizmark during a match
Birth nameJuan Baños
Born(1950-12-18)December 18, 1950[1]
Santiago Llano Grande, Oaxaca, Mexico[2]
DiedDecember 16, 2015(2015-12-16) (aged 64)
Cause of deathRespiratory failure
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Lizmark
Billed height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Billed weight93 kg (205 lb)[2]
Billed fromAcapulco, Guerrero, Mexico[2]
Trained byBraulio Mendoza[2]
Abundio Radilla[2]
Hércules[2]
DebutMarch 14, 1976[2]
Retired2013

Juan Baños

Lizmark, Jr.
and El Hijo de Lizmark.

Professional wrestling career

Baños grew up in Acapulco, and started a career in hotel management. He was also into bodybuilding, winning the 1971 Mr. Acapulco and 1972 Mr. Guerrero competitions.[1] He was trained to be a boxer by his uncle, and made his professional wrestling debut on March 14, 1976. He chose to wear a mask to hide his wrestling identity from his clients and co-workers at the Hilton Hotel.[1] His ring name of "Lizmark" was inspired by the German battleship Bismarck he had been fascinated with since childhood.[2] Lizmark quickly became one of the innovators in lucha libre, incorporating flashy, high flying moves into the matches, a style that is common today but in the 1970s was new and exciting.[4]

Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (1978–1992)

After working mainly around Acapulco for a couple of years he was signed to a full-time contract by

El Cobarde II to win the WWA World Light Heavyweight Championship in 1988 and held it for an undetermined amount of time.[11]

On July 1, 1991 Lizmark's son made his professional wrestling debut under the name

Lizmark, Jr. wearing a modified version of his father's mask and outfit.[12]

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (1992–1995)

When EMLL booker

Black Cat and Satánico.[17] On June 20, 1994 La Parka regained the WWA Light Heavyweight title from Lizmark when he pinned him on a show in Monterrey, Nuevo León. Three months later La Parka won the Mexican National Light Heavyweight title from Lizmark on September 9, 1994 which marked the end of the storyline between the two.[13]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (1995–2007)

In 1995 Lizmark left AAA and returned to EMLL, which by now was best known as

Emilio Charles, Jr. and Satánico to win the CMLL World Trios Championship.[19] The trio held the championship for 519 days until they were forced to vacate the belts due to Mr. Niebla suffering a serious injury.[19]

In January 1999 Lizmark had chest pains that lead to heart problems, although he denied the heart attack rumors, which kept him out of the ring for a while. He was even told that he'd never wrestle again, but he returned to the ring after six months. It was clear though that he was not able to perform at the same level as previously.

La Parka as well as Octagón and Super Caló to defeat Abismo Negro, Cibernético and the Headhunters.[20]
He subsequently worked for CMLL between 2004 and 2008.

Independent circuit

In 2008 Lizmark left CMLL and began working select dates on the Mexican Independent circuit. During this time he introduced a second son, El Hijo de Lizmark to the wrestling world and announced that he was planning on retiring soon.[21]

Death

Baños died due to respiratory failure on December 16, 2015, at the age of 64 just two days before his 65th birthday.[3][22]

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Lizmark (mask) Mario Valenzuela (hair) Acapulco, Guerrero Live event N/A [25]
Lizmark (mask) Mario Valenzuela (hair) Mexico City Live event N/A [25]
Lizmark (mask) El Invasor (hair) N/A Live event N/A [25]
Lizmark (mask) Raúl Armas (hair) N/A Live event N/A [25]
Lizmark (mask) Mr. Lancer (hair) N/A Live event N/A [25]
Lizmark (mask) Ultraseven (mask) Japan Live event N/A [2]
Lizmark (mask) El Insólito (mask) Culiacán, Sinaloa Live event N/A [25]
Lizmark (mask) El Tiburón (mask) N/A Live event N/A [25]
Lizmark (mask) Américo Rocca (hair) N/A Live event N/A [25]
Lizmark (mask) El Cíclope[Note 1] (mask) Tijuana, Baja California Live event N/A [25]
Lizmark (mask) El Faraón (hair) Acapulco, Guerrero Live event N/A [25]
Lizmark and Centauro (masks) Mario Valenzuela and El Musulmán (mask) Acapulco, Guerrero Live event March 4, 1979 [25]
Lizmark and Atlantis (mask) The Animals (I and II) (masks) Mexico City Live event November 25, 1990 [26]
Lizmark (mask) El Norteamericano (mask) San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí Live event June 28, 1998 [Note 2][25]

Notes

  1. ^ not Halloween
  2. ^ This was a triangle match that also included Universo 2000.

References

  1. ^
    ISSN 1083-9593
    . Lizmark was born in Oaxaca on December 18, 1950 (most sources listed his birthday as September 18, 1949, but in his death the real birthday came out), but grew up in Guadalajara.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero". Lizmark (1928–2008) (in Spanish). Mexico. 2008. p. 35. Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre.
  3. ^ a b c Meltzer, Dave (December 16, 2015). "Hall of Famer Juan Banos passes away at 66". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  4. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3
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    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  6. ^ "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). 2004-12-20. Especial 21.
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    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  12. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3
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    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  14. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3
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  15. ^ "Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion TripleMania". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  16. ^ "Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion TripleMania". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  17. ^ "Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion TripleMania". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  18. ^
    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  20. ^ "Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion TripleMania". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  21. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (August 10, 2009). "Lizmark se despide de Aguascalientes Máscarita Sagrada deja pelon a Mini Gran Cochisse". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved April 7, 2010.
  22. ^ "Falleció Lizmark, el 'Geniecillo Azul'". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). December 17, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  23. ^ "Misc. All Japan Events". www.prowrestlinghistory.com.
  24. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 – 1995 :183 – Lizmark". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States: Sports and Entertainment publications LLC. August 1995. p. 98. October 1995.
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Lizmark (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. October 2007. p. 15. Tomo III.
  26. ^ "Luchas 2000". Atlantis y sus Victimas (in Spanish). Juárez, Mexico: Publicaciones citem, S.A. de C.V. pp. 32–36. Especial 30.

External links

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