Negro Casas
Negro Casas | |
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Negro Casas at an outdoor wrestling event. | |
Birth name | José Casas Ruiz |
Born | [1] Mexico City, Mexico[2] | January 10, 1960
Family | Casas |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Pepe Casas Jr.[3] Negro Casas |
Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] |
Billed weight | 79 kg (174 lb)[2] |
Billed from | Mexico City, Mexico[2] |
Trained by | Pepe Casas[4] Raúl Reyes[4] Tony Sugar[4] Rodolfo Ruiz[4] |
Debut | October 19, 1979[4] |
José Casas Ruiz (born January 10, 1960) is a Mexican
Casas has trained several wrestlers, including
In Mexico, Casas is known for his work in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), wrestling sporadically for the promotion from 1980 until 2023. Casas has also wrestled in Mexico for the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA), World Wrestling Association (WWA) and International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). In 2008 Negro Casas joined with Mr. Niebla and Heavy Metal to form the group La Peste Negra (Spanish for "the Black Plague"), a group that would later be joined by El Felino.
Early life
Casas was born in 1960, the son of professional wrestler Pepe "Tropi" Casas, and grew up around Tlalpan. Casas described his childhood as a happy and normal one, even though his father would be away from home for long stretches as he wrestled all over Mexico and the United States. Casas' father first took him to a wrestling show when Casas was five years old, bringing him to an event across the border in the United States.
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1979-1991)
Casas debut came in 1979 as a bit of a strange turn of events. José Casas was in an arena where his father was supposed to compete when the promoter told Casas that his father had not shown and that he needed the young Casas to fill in for him or he would have Pepe Casas banned from wrestling. Casas wrestled and won his first match using the ring name "Pepe Casas Jr.", wearing street clothes only to discover Pepe Casas and Raúl Reyes waiting in the dressing room. The two had played a joke on Casas to see how he handled himself in the ring.[4] Casas chose the name "Negro Casas" ("Black Casas") as his ring name and decided not to wear a mask. By 1984 Casas had begun working for Universal Wrestling Association, winning the UWA World Lightweight Championship from Black Terry on January 1, 1984.[6] Casas held the championship for 301 days before losing it to El Hijo del Santo.[6] The loss to El Hijo del Santo was part of a long running, very intense storyline between Casas and Hijo del Santo that drew favorable reviews and helped establish both wrestlers as future main eventers. The storyline included Hijo del Santo forcing Negro Casas to be shaved bald after losing a Luchas de Apuestas, or bet match.[7]
In the late 1980s Negro Casas began working for the Mexican-based
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre/Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (1980-2023)
Various storylines (1980–2008)
In 1980 Casas worked a low card match at Coliseo Naucalpan against an equally young Fuerza Guerrera, the match was so well liked by the audience that they threw money into the ring to show their appreciation. Promoter Paco Alonso even entered the ring and asked the crowd to show their appreciation for the match they just saw, earning both Negro Casas and Fuerza Guerrera a regular job with Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL).
By the mid 1990s Casas worked regularly for CMLL and toured Japan several times a year, wrestling for
La Peste Negra (2008–2023)
In July 2008 Mr. Niebla returned to CMLL, forming a group with Negro Casas and Heavy Metal called La Peste Negra (Spanish for "the Black Plague"), a Rudo group that had a more comical approach to wrestling. The trio started wearing large afro wigs, painting their faces black and dancing during their entrances and generally worked a less serious style of match than was unusual, especially for a serious wrestler like Negro Casas.[5] On September 2, 2008, the last Casas brother, El Felinoa turned Rudo as well and joined La Peste Negra. After Felino joined the group Heavy Metal was quietly phased out as he was not comfortable working the comedic style.[5] Felino's wife Princesa Blanca joined the group in early 2009, turning Rudo to work with La Pestre, the turn led to Princesa Blanca winning the Mexican National Women's Championship from Marcela on January 30, 2009.[17] La Pesta Negra's biggest triumph to date is Negro Casas' title win over Místico that brought the CMLL World Welterweight Championship into the group.[18] After the title win, La Peste Negra continued their feud with Místico and his various allies. The feud led to Místico and Negro Casas facing off in a Lucha de Apuesta on the CMLL 76th Anniversary Show, where Casas lost two falls to one and had his hair shaved off. After the match, Místico challenged El Felino, Casas' cornerman, to an Apuesta sometime in the future.[19]
On January 29, 2010, Negro Casas teamed up with
In January 2023, Casas and his wife Dalys la Caribeña departed CMLL.
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2023–present)
On January 21, 2023, Casas and his wife Dalys la Caribeña made their debuts for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), appearing at a AAA television taping in Querétaro.[39] On February 5, at Rey de Reyes, Casas made his AAA in-ring debut, being defeated by Hijo del Vikingo in a four-way Rey de Reyes match qualifier that also involved Myzteziz Jr. and Mecha Wolf.[40][41]
Personal life
José Casas is a member of an extensive wrestling family, founded by his father Pepe "Tropi" Casas and also consists of his brothers Erick, who wrestles as "Heavy Metal" and El Felino (Jorge Casas), and a brother who is not a professional wrestler. Casas' sister-in-law (Felino's wife) is former Mexican National Women's Champion
Championships and accomplishments
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Lucha Libre Award (2024)[43]
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
- CMLL World Middleweight Championship (2 times)[13]
- CMLL World Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with El Hijo del Santo (3), Místico (2),[11][12][15] and Shocker (1)[35]
- CMLL World Trios Championship (1 time) – with último Guerrero and Atlantis[44]
- CMLL World Welterweight Championship (1 time)[8]
- Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time) - with El Felino and Mr. Niebla[34]
- NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship (1 time)[25]
- NWA World Welterweight Championship (1 time)[10][a]
- Torneo Gran Alternativa (1994) – with Héctor Garza[45]
- Leyenda de Plata (2000, 2014, 2015)[33][38][46]
- Copa Bobby Bonales (2010)
- International Wrestling Revolution Group
- IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship (1 time)[16]
- IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship (1 time) – with El Felino and Heavy Metal[14]
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
- Mexican Provincial Championships
- Estado de Guerrero Lightweight Championship (1 time)
- Estado de Méxicoheavyweight championship (42 times)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Universal Wrestling Association
- World Wrestling Association
- WWA World Welterweight Championship (1 time)[49]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Luchas de Apuestas record
Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
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Eddy Guerrero (hair) |
Negro Casas (hair) | Juarez, Chihuahua | Live event | 1980s | |
Negro Casas (hair) | Aristos (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | December 6, 1981 | Relevos suicidas[46] |
Negro Casas (hair) | Diamante Blanco (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | February 28, 1983 | [46] |
Negro Casas (hair) | Tony Ledesma (hair) | Tlalnepantla, Mexico State | Live event | December 4, 1983 | [46] |
El Hijo del Santo (mask) | Negro Casas (hair) | Los Angeles, California | Live event | July 18, 1987 | [7][46] |
Negro Casas (hair) | Black Man (hair) | Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico State | Live event | February 5, 1991 | |
Negro Casas (hair) | Valente Fernández (hair) | Puebla, Puebla | Live event | January 27, 1992 | [46] |
Negro Casas (hair) | La Fiera (hair) | Mexico City | CMLL 60th Anniversary Show | October 1, 1993 | [5][46][50] |
Negro Casas (hair) | Mocho Cota (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | September 23, 1994 | [5][46] |
Negro Casas (hair) | Bestia Salvaje (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | October 18, 1996 | [5][46] |
El Hijo del Santo (mask) | Negro Casas (hair) | Mexico City | CMLL 64th Anniversary Show | September 19, 1997 | [7][46][50] |
Negro Casas (hair) | El Satánico (hair) | Puebla, Puebla | Live event | October 19, 1998 | [46] |
Negro Casas (hair) and El Hijo del Santo (mask) | Scorpio, Jr. (mask) |
Mexico City | Homenaje a Dos Leyendas | March 19, 1999 | [46][51] |
Negro Casas (hair) | Bestia Salvaje (hair) | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | June 26, 1999 | [5][46] |
Negro Casas (hair) | Bestia Salvaje (hair) | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas | Live event | November 6, 2000 | [5][46][52] |
Negro Casas (hair) | Halcón de Oro (hair) | Reynosa, Tamaulipas | Live event | June 10, 2001 | |
Negro Casas (hair) | Mosco de la Merced (hair) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | May 9, 2002 | [b] |
Tarzan Boy (hair) | Negro Casas (hair) | Mexico City | CMLL 69th Anniversary Show | September 13, 2002 | [53] |
El Satánico and Negro Casas (hair) | Tokyo Gurentai (hair) ( Nosawa and Masada ) |
CMLL Live event | Mexico City | May 16, 2003 | |
Perro Aguayo Jr. (hair) | Negro Casas (hair) | Mexico City | CMLL Live event | June 18, 2004 | [c] |
Negro Casas (hair) | Okumura (hair) | Mexico City | CMLL Live event | December 5, 2004 | [d] |
Místico (mask) | Negro Casas (hair) | Mexico City | CMLL 76th Anniversary Show | September 18, 2009 | [19] |
Charly Manson (hair) | Negro Casas (hair) | Mexico City | Entre el Cielo y el Infierno | October 15, 2010 | [24] |
Draw | Negro Casas (hair) Blue Panther (hair) |
Mexico City | Homenaje a Dos Leyendas | March 2, 2012 | [e] |
Rush (hair) | Negro Casas (hair) | Mexico City | El Juicio Final | August 1, 2014 | [36] |
Negro Casas (hair) | Super Parka (hair) | Mexico City | Sin Piedad | January 1, 2016 | [54] |
Volador Jr. (hair) | Negro Casas (hair) | Mexico City | Homenaje a Dos Leyendas | March 18, 2016 | [55] |
Negro Casas (hair) | Sam Adonis (hair) | Mexico City | Sin Piedad | January 1, 2018 | [56] |
Último Guerrero (hair) | Negro Casas (hair) | Mexico City | CMLL 86th Anniversary Show | September 27, 2019 | [f] |
Footnotes
- ^ CMLL promotes three championships carrying the "NWA" label but they have not been endorsed by the National Wrestling Alliance since the late 1980s
- ^ Casas pinned Mosco de la Mercer in a six-man tag team match.
- Pierroth, Jr. and Shocker
- ^ The match ended in a draw.[26]
- Gilbert el Boricua, and Volador Jr.[57]
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