Rey Escorpión

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Rey Escorpión
Birth nameFabián Núñez Napoles
Born (1979-01-20) January 20, 1979 (age 45)
Rey Misterio, Sr.
DebutMarch 20, 1999[2]

Fabián Núñez Napoles (born January 20, 1979) is a Mexican

AAA World Trios Champions with La Hiedra and Texano Jr. He worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) from 2009 to 2016 and prior to that worked for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) in 2008, where he was known as Escorpión Negro. Núñez ring name
is Spanish for "Scorpion King".

While working for CMLL Núñez won the

Los Guerreros del Infierno group from 2011 to 2012, but in late 2012 he left that group to form his own faction called Los Revolucionarios del Terror ("The Revolutionaries of Terror") alongside Dragón Rojo Jr. and Pólvora
.

Professional wrestling career

Núñez trained for his professional wrestling career under

Lucha de Apuestas, or "bet match", to Hombre Sin Miedo and thus was forced to remove his mask and reveal his birth name.[5] Three months later, he gained a small measure of revenge by defeating Hombre Sin Miedo to win the AAA Northern Middleweight Championship. He held it for just over a month before Hombre Sin Miedo regained the championship.[5]

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2008–2009)

Escorpión began working intermittently for

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2009–2016)

After leaving AAA, Núñez began working for

Metal Blanco to win the Gran Alternativa tournament.[13]

Shortly after his Gran Alternativa victory, Escorpión changed his name to Rey Escorpión ("Scorpion King") and joined Último Guerrero's

Palacio Negro to earn six points.[14] He lost in the first match of the "Playoff" round to Delta on May 13, 2011. Following the completion of the Forjando un Idolo, CMLL booked all the group finalists in a Trios tournament where the two top would team up with their "Mentor".[15] Rey Escorpión teamed up with tournament winner Ángel de Oro and Último Guerrero, but did not make it to the finals of the tournament.[16] In September 2011, Rey Escorpión competed in that year's version of the Leyenda de Plata tournament, but did not make it past the qualifying Torneo cibernetico match held as part of the CMLL 79th Anniversary Show, as he was eliminated by Olímpico.[17]

Rey Escorpión began 2012 with another tournament appearance, participating in the 2012

Torneo Nacional De Parejas Increibles, a tag team tournament where a rudo and a tecnico ("good guy") are forced to team up. The tournament saw Rey Escorpión team up with rival Black Warrior, furthering the storyline between the two as their inability to get along caused them to be eliminated by Marco Corleone and Último Guerrero.[19] The storyline with Black Warrior reached its conclusion on June 1, 2012, when Rey Escorpión defeated his opponent in a Luchas de Apuestas match, forcing Black Warrior to have his hair shaved off after the match.[20]

Following the conclusion of the storyline with Black Warrior, Rey Escorpión began to develop problems with the rest of Los Guerreros, particularly Último Guerrero and new Guerrero Euforia. The tension let to Escorpión being kicked out of the group, although the confrontations never turned to an actual fight. On August 31, 2012, during CMLL's weekly Super Viernes show Rey Escorpión teamed with his former Los Guerreros team mates to win a Cuadrangular de Tercias tournament, actually winning the tournament despite not getting along.[21] Two weeks later, the team were unsuccessful in their challenge for the CMLL World Trios Championship, which only furthered the issues between Escorpión and Los Guerreros.[22] The tension finally erupted into a physical encounter as Dragón Rojo Jr. turned on Los Guerreros, siding with Rey Escorpión as they attacked Euforia after a match on the October 5th Super Viernes show.[23] Afterward, Escorpión and Dragón Rojo Jr. announced that they were forming their own group, targeting Los Guerreros del Infierno.[24] The team of Rey Escorpión, Dragón Rojo Jr., and Pólvora was unveiled as Los Revolucionarios del Terror ("The Revolutionaries of Terror").[25]

In January 2013, Escorpión made his Japanese debut, when he took part in the three-day

Tiger in the first round, but lost to the team of Dragón Rojo Jr. and Niebla Roja in the quarter-finals.[32][33]

After having won the 2011 Gran Alternativa as a rookie, Rey Escorpión participated in the 2013

Arena Mexico 57th Anniversary Show.[34] For the finals Zavala was made an honorary member of Los Revolucionarios, and the two defeated Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis to win the tournament.[35][36] In January 2014, Escorpión returned to Japan to take part in the five-day Fantastica Mania 2014 tour.[37] During the third event of the tour, on January 17, Escorpión successfully defended the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship against Máximo.[38] In July 2014, Dragón Rojo Jr. quit Los Revolucionarios del Terror,[39] but returned less than a year later.[40] On October 28, Escorpión lost the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship to Ángel de Oro.[41] On July 17, 2015, Escorpión was defeated by Último Guerrero in a Lucha de Apuestas in the main event of Sin Salida, having all his hair shaved off a result.[42] On June 27, Rey Escorpión turned on Los Revolucionarios del Terror and joined Los Ingobernables.[43] However, by October, Rey Escorpión had left CMLL and Los Ingobernables.[44]

Lucha Libre Elite (2016–2017)

In 2016, CMLL began working together with Lucha Libre Elite, a promotion that held shows in Arena Mexico and used a lot of CMLL-contracted wrestlers combined with wrestlers from

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2017–present)

After 8 years of absence, Rey Escorpión made his return to AAA during

, his first AAA title.

Personal life

Núñez is the father of a son who suffers from Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease and has had to undergo a number of surgeries to correct the problems. CMLL and Núñez have held at least one fundraising event to help pay for the expenses.[47]

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Escorpión Negro (mask) Monje Negro Jr. (hair) Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event October 28, 2001 [50]
Hombre Sin Miedo (mask) Escorpión Negro (mask) Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Live event June 10, 2006 [5]
Escorpión Negro (hair) Babe Rap (hair) Monclova, Coahuila Live event 2008 [50]
Loco Max (hair) Escorpión (hair) Puebla, Puebla CMLL show March 14, 2011 [9]
Escorpión (hair) Black Warrior (hair) Mexico City CMLL show June 1, 2012 [20]
Rey Escorpión (hair) Criss Boy (hair) Emiliano Zapata, Morelos Live event April 20, 2013 [51]
Rey Escorpión (hair) Brazo de Plata (hair) Mexico City Super Viernes August 18, 2013 [52]
Último Guerrero (hair) Rey Escorpión (hair) Mexico City Sin Salida July 17, 2015 [42]
Psycho Clown (mask) Rey Escorpión (hair) Mexico City Triplemanía XXIX August 14, 2021 [53]

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