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Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (23 September 1917 – 5 February 1984), best known by his ring name El Santo (English: "The Saint"), was a Mexican luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler), actor and folk hero. He is one of the most famous and iconic Mexican luchadores, and
Since for mexican luchadores wagers are much more valuable than championships (a wager bet is a high risk for the luchador, and doesn't make sense to put a mask on the line to win a championship), there are no known examples in Lucha Libre, but some examples can be found in American wrestling.
Akuma (luchador) El Alebrije; José Aarón Alvarado Nieves; Cyclone Anaya; Ángel Azteca; Ángel Azteca Jr. Ángel Blanco; Ángel de Oro; Ángel Mortal Jr. Ángel Rebelde (wrestler) El Ángel (wrestler) Aníbal (wrestler) Apocalipsis (wrestler) Hologram (wrestler) Arez (wrestler) Argenis (wrestler) Arkalis; Arkangel de la Muerte; Arkángel ...
Mil Máscaras (born Aarón Rodríguez Arellano, July 15, 1942) is a Mexican luchador (professional wrestler) and actor.He is regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of the lucha libre tradition in Mexico – along with El Santo and Blue Demon – and has been described as the first international superstar of lucha libre. [1]
This is the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) roster, a list of professional wrestlers who work for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion CMLL. The alias (ring name) of the worker listed while the real name is not listed, most luchadores (wrestlers) keep their real name private, and as such, most are not a matter of public record. If ...
Now some of the most beloved wrestlers worldwide are luchadores, like former AEW tag team champions the Lucha Brothers, Rey Fénix and Pentagón Jr., who recently opened the lucha libre museum ...
Wrestling masks also have a significant cultural importance in lucha libre, and puroresu to a lesser extent; famed luchadores such as Blue Demon, Mil Máscaras and El Santo have achieved an almost iconic status in Mexico. In Japan, masked wrestlers are also very popular.
The unlikely, triumphant tale of Armendáriz, the El Paso-raised luchador who rose from “exótico” (typically male wrestlers in drag who serve as easy foils for the musclemen winners) to NWA ...