Bandido (wrestler)

This article is about the Mexican professional wrestler, not Bandido Jr. who works on the U.S. Independent circuit

Bandido
Born (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995
Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Family El Húngaro (great grandfather)
Tony Arellano (grandfather)
Apóstol Jr. (father)
Angelikal (brother)
Magia Blanca (cousin)
Website Facebook
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Magnifico II
Cielito
Bandido
Billed height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Billed weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Trained by Franco Columbo
Hijo del Gladiador
Último Guerrero
Debut June 19, 2011

Bandido (born April 17, 1995) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. He is primarily known for his work for Lucha Libre Elite, The Crash Lucha Libre and Dragon Gate. He is currently a freelancer working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide as well as on the Mexican and U.S. independent circuit. He is a fourth generation wrestler, son of Apóstol Jr., brother of AAA wrestler Angelikal and cousin of Magia Blanca. His real name is not a matter of public record as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico.

Bandido previously worked under the ring names Magnifico II and Cielito but since 2016 has used the Bandido ring character, including a mask that incorporates a bandana covering the lower part of his face, in the style of Wild West outlaw. Bandido regularly teams with Flamita, forming a due known as "Mexa Blood". He currently holds the Elite Welterweight Championship and The Crash Cruiserweight Championship and with Flamita he holds The Crash Tag Team Championship and held the Progress Tag Team Championship.

Professional wrestling career

The wrestler later known as Bandido began training in the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre wrestling school in Mexico City. While at the school he was primarily trained by Franco Columbo, Hijo del Gladiador and Último Guerrero for his in-ring debut. Since he has never been unmasked in the ring Bandido's birth name is not a matter of public knowledge, a tradition in Mexico for masked wrestlers.[1]

Magnifico II (2011–2016)

For his debut he adopted the ring name Magnifico II, forming a tag team with his cousin who worked as Magnifico I, collectively known as Los Magnificos ("The Magnificent Ones"). The duo worked for various promotions on the Mexican Independent circuit such as Wrestling Martin Calderon (WMC), Cara Lucha, Lucha Memes and more.[2] In 2015 Magnifico II travelled to England, working a show promoted by El Hijo del Santo.[3]

Cielito (2015)

In mid-2015 Magnifico II began working for El Hijo del Santo's Todo x Todo promotion, wrestling under the name "Cielito", named after the song Cielito Lindo.[4] On October 5, 2015 Cielito unsuccessfully challenged Ángel Blanco Jr. for the WWA World Welterweight Championship.[5]

Bandido (2016–present)

Lucha Libre Elite (2016–2017)

In mid-2016 Los Magnificos split up, when Magnifico I began to work for CMLL under the name Magia Blanca, while Magnifico II began working for Lucha Libre Elite (LLE), adopting a new in ring character, El Bandido. His character, ring gear and mask was inspired by the stereotypical Wild West bandit. His new mask incorporated a bandana covering his nose and mouth and a stylized "Lone Ranger" style markings around the eyes and a horseshoe on his forehead.[6] On November 18, 2016 Bandido outlasted Golden Magic, Argos, Emperador Azteca, Ciclón Ramírez Jr., Imposible, Eterno, Flamita, Diamante and Zumbido in a torneo cibernetico elimination match to become the first Lucha Libre Elite Welterweight Champion.[7] LLE closed 2017, but Bandido defended the LLE Welterweight Championship at least once after the promotion closed.[8]

Independent circuit (2016–present)

On September 28, 2017, Bandido defeated Ángel Blanco Jr. to win the WWA World Welterweight Championship on a show in Aguascalientes.[9] In December, 2017 Bandido and Laredo Kid outlasted Perro Callejero Jr., Apando Negro Jr., Bestia 666, Crazy Latino, Dr. Polux, Emperador Azteca, Extreme Tiger, Murciealgo Plateado Jr. and Rey Horus to win the G21 Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament.[10]

Starting in 2018 Bandido started to work more and more for promotions outside of Mexico, primarily in the United States, often teaming with Flamita under the team name "MexaBlood". Through Flamita's contacts in Japan, Bandido worked his first tour with Dragon Gate in January 2018 and a second tour in June 2018.[11] During the British Progress Wrestling promotion's tour of the United States Bandido and Flamita defeated AR Fox and Chris Brookes to win the Progress Tag Team Championship.[12] Bandido teamed up with Rey Mysterio and Rey Fénix in the main event of the Indy wrestling super show All In, losing to the The Golden Elite team of Kota Ibushi and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson).[13]

Bandido was one of 24 wrestlers who participated in the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles (BOLA) held by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). In the opening round, he defeated T-Hawk, his regular partner Flamita in the second round and Joey Janela in the semi-finals. He was the last man eliminated in the finals by tournament winner Jeff Cobb, but left a very positive impression on fans and promoters, prompting him to be invited back for future PWG shows.[14] After his national exposure in the BOLA it was reported that WWE, the world's largest wrestling promotion, was interested in signing Bandido to a full time contract.[15] MexaBlood travelled to England at the end of September 2018 to work for Progress wrestling once more. On September 30 the duo lost the Progress Tag Team Championship to Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis).[16]

The Crash Lucha Libre (2017–present)

Bandido came to national attention through his work for The Crash Lucha Libre as the promotion began expanding to touring nationally. His debut with the promotion was on November 29, 2017, where Bandio, Damián 666and M-ximo lost to the team of Bestia 666, Garza Jr. and Mr. 450.[17] On March 17, 2018 Bandido and Flamita defeated the teams of Aeroboy & Septiembo Dragon and Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz to win the vacant The Crash Tag Team Championship.[18] Two months later Bandido became a double champion in The Crash as he won The Crash Cruiserweight Championship, defeating Dezmond Xavier and Laredo Kid for the vacant championship.[19]

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2018–present)

In mid-2018 Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) began a storyline where "Lucha Libre Elite" (no longer a separate promotion) invaded AAA. As part of the "Invasion" storyline, AAA brought in several former LLE wrestlers including Bandido. Bandido, Flamita and Aramis made their AAA debut, losing to El Nuevo Poer del Norte (Carta Brava Jr., Mocho Cota Jr. and Tito Santana)[20] Bandido was featured in his first major AAA storyline when he participated in a three-way match against Flamita and Fénix for the rights to challenge for the AAA Mega Championship. Fénix won the match and the title match.[21] At AAA's biggst show of the year, Triplemanía XXVI, MexaBlood defeated Team AAA (Aero Star and Drago), Team Elite (Laredo Kid and Golden Magic) and Team Impact! (DJZ and Andrew Everett) to become the #1 contenders for the AAA World Tag Team Championship.[22]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Alianza Metropolitana de Lucha Libre
  • AMLL Welterweight Championship (1 time)
  • Dorado Guapito Wrestling
  • DGW Trios Cup (2014) – with Magnifico I and Tritón[notes 1]
  • Generacion XXI
  • Elite Welterweight Championship (1 time)[7]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Not the same wrestler working as Tritón for CMLL.

References

  1. ↑ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre and honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  2. ↑ "Bandido >> Matches >> Magnifico II". CageMatch. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lucha Libre World". CageMatch. July 11, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2018. Cassandro, El Hijo del Santo & Zumbi defeat Angel Blanco Jr., Dr. Wagner Jr. & Magnifico II
  4. ↑ "Cielito, volando muy, pero muy alto". El Pancracio (in Spanish). October 9, 2015. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Todo X El Todo". CageMatch. October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ Dark Angelita (July 25, 2018). "Bandido se presentará en All In". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Manuel Vacah, José (November 19, 2016). "Liga Elite: Resultados 18/11/2016 – Bandido, monarca Welter; Carístico se lleva la Liga Elite". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Promociones MDA". CageMatch. December 17, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2018. Elite Welterweight Title Match: Bandido (c) defeats The Tigger
  9. 1 2 "Todo X Todo". CageMatch. September 28, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  10. 1 2 "G21". CageMatch. December 18, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Bandido >> Matches >> Dragon Gate". CageMatch. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Progress Coast to Coast tour - tag 5". CageMatch. August 11, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  13. ↑ Moore, John. "Moore's All In live review: Kenny Omega vs. Pentagon Jr., Nick Aldis vs. Cody for the NWA Championship, Young Bucks and Kota Ibushi vs. Rey Mysterio, Fenix, Bandido, Kazuchika Okada vs. Marty Scurll, Christopher Daniels vs. Stephen Amell". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  14. ↑ Dark Angelita (September 18, 2018). "PWG: Jeff Cobb gana el BOLA 2018 superando a Bandido". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  15. ↑ Duarte, Jon (September 20, 2018). "WWE tendría mucho interés en contratar a Bandido". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Progress Chapter 76: Hello Wembley!". CageMatch. September 30, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  17. ↑ "DTU/The Crash". CageMatch. November 29, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  18. 1 2 "The Crash Tag Team Championship >> Reigns >> 17.03.2018 - Today: Bandido & Flamita". CageMatch (in German). Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  19. 1 2 "The Crash event". CageMatch (in Germany). May 19, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  20. ↑ "AAA TV Taping". CageMatch. July 29, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  21. ↑ Dark Angelita (August 3, 2018). "En Aguascalientes, Fénix va por Jarrett; Pentagón Jr. tras Psycho Clown". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Triplemanía XXVI: Cayó la máscara del Hijo del Fantasma y la cabellera de Faby Apache". Ovaciones (in Spanish). August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Crece la rivalidad entre Carístico y Penta". TJ Sports (in Spanish). May 19, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
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