Mosco de la Merced

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Mosco de la Merced
Birth nameJuan Valdez Valentino
Born (1964-06-23) June 23, 1964 (age 59)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Loco Valentino
Mosco de la Merced (II)
Trained byRayo Dorado
Loco Valentino, Sr.
Debut1983

Mosco de la Merced (Juan Valdez Valentino) is a Mexican

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) where he was a part of Los Vipers for many years. Before adopting the Mosco de la Merced ring name he worked for as Loco Valentino for over 10 years. He is a former holder of the Mexican National Tag Team Championship with Fuerza Guerrera and held the Mexican National Atómicos Championship four times with Histeria, Psicosis II and Maniaco
. His name roughly translates to "Mosquito of Mercy".

Professional wrestling career

He began his wrestling career under the name Loco Valentino, son of the original Loco Valentino who also trained him for his professional wrestling career. Valentino wrestled for the Universal Wrestling Association in the early 1990s, where he defeated Semanarista to win the UWA World Lightweight Championship on September 22, 1994.[1] Valentino would hold the championship until the UWA closed down in January 1995 when he had to vacate the championship.[1]

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración

After the UWA closed Valentino began working for

Verano de Escandalo teamed up with Los Hampones once again, only to lose to a team composed mostly Los Cadetes (Discovery, Ludxor and Venum) with added the spectacular undercarder Flying.[4]

Los Vipers

In August, 1997

Perro Aguayo, Jr.[6]

On August 23, 1998 Mosco de la Merced, Maniaco, Psicosis II and Histeriateamed up to participate in a tournament for the vacant

Verano de Escandalo 2004 in which the last man in the cage would be unmasked or have his hair shaved off. This time Mosco de la Merced was the last man in the ring and was forced to unmask per Lucha libre traditions.[13]

Independent circuit

Not long after his mask loss Mosco de la Merced left AAA, but continued to wrestle as Mosco de la Merced on the independent circuit. In 2009 he began working for the Perros del Mal promotion, teaming with former Vipers' team mates Histeria and Psicosis II after they left AAA as well.[14] He also teamed up with the original Mosco de la Merced, who wrestles as X-Fly.[14]

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Gran Apache (hair) Loco Valentino (hair) León, Guanajuato Live event April 5, 1992 [7]
Kid Guzmán (hair) Loco Valentino (hair) Acapulco, Guerrero Live event January 15, 1995 [Note 2][7]
Mosco de la Merced (mask) Lover Boy (mask) N/A Live event N/A [7]
Rey Dragón (hair) Mosco de la Merced (hair) Tulancingo, Hidalgo Live event January 31, 1999 [Note 3][7]
Mosco de la Merced (mask) Mitsuko (mask) Pachuca, Hidalgo Live event July 25, 2000 [7]
Mosco de la Merced (mask) Blade (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event June 30, 2002 [7]
Mosco de la Merced (mask) Gran Apache (hair) León, Guanajuato Live event July 15, 2002 [7]
Heavy Metal (hair) Mosco de la Merced (mask) Orizaba, Veracruz Verano de Escándalo (2004) October 16, 2004 [Note 4][7]
Mosco de la Merced (hair) Dalia Negra (mask) Oaxaca, Oaxaca Live event October 24, 2004 [Note 5][7]

Footnotes

  1. ^ The original Mosco de la Merced won the title with Fuerza Gurrera but was replaced with Mosco II during the reign without it being made public knowledge, the reign is considered one continuous reign despite Mosco II not winning the title.
  2. ^ This was a triangle match that also included Babe Star
  3. ^ 'Lucha del revés, hair vs. Hair match between two masked wrestlers
  4. Steel Cage match that also included El Zorro, El Intocable, Psicosis II and Histeria
  5. ^ Last two men in a Steel Cage match that featured Halcon 78, Oscar Sevilla and La Novia De La Parka vs. Picudo, Espiritu and Perla vs. Histeria, Mosco de la Merced and Dalia Negra

References

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  2. ^ "Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion TripleMania". Pro Wrestling History. June 13, 1997. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  3. ^ "Mexican National Tag Team Title Tournament 1997". Pro Wrestling history. July 20, 1997. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "Verano de Escandalo". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). September 30, 1997. pp. 3–6. issue 2316.
  5. D.F.
    pp. 24–26. 308.
  6. ^ .
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Mosco de la Merced (Segunda) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. October 2007. p. 39. Tomo III.
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  9. ^ "Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion Guerra de Titanes". Pro Wrestling History. December 10, 1999. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  10. ^ a b c "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales – Campeonato Atómicos". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). December 20, 2004. pp. 16–17. Especial 21.
  11. ^ "Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion Guerra de Titanes". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
  12. ^ "Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion TripleMania". Pro Wrestling History. July 5, 2002. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  13. ^ Ocampo, Jorge (October 26, 2005). "Verano de Escandalo". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). pp. 8–10. issue 74.
  14. ^ a b "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2009". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). January 8, 2010. 348.
  15. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 – 1999 :106. Mosco de la Merced". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States: Sports and Entertainment publications LLC. August 1999. p. 41. October 1999.