Forastero

Forastero
Born (1994-07-30) July 30, 1994
Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico
Family Cien Caras (uncle)[1]
Máscara Año 2000 (uncle)[1]
Universo 2000 (uncle)[1]
Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 (cousin)
Universo 2000 Jr. (cousin)

Sansón (cousin)[1]
El Cuatrero (cousin)[1]
Professional wrestling career
Billed height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Billed weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Trained by Cien Caras[2]
Máscara Año 2000[2]
Universo 2000[2]
Franco Columbo
Virus
Último Guerrero
Debut February 15, 2015

Forastero (born July 30, 1994) is the ring name of a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) based in Mexico City where he portrays a heel ("bad guy") character. He is a second generation professional wrestler, part of the Reyes family that includes his uncles Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000 and Universo 2000 as well as cousins El Cuatrero, Sansón, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., and Universo 2000 Jr.. His birth name is not a matter of public record, which is a strong tradition for masked wrestlers in Mexico, where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans. His ring name is Spanish for "Stranger".

Forastero regularly teams up with his cousins El Cuatrero and Sansón under the name Nueva Generacion Dinamitas ("New Generation Dynamites"), continuing the family tradition started by Los Hermanos Dinamita (Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000 and Universo 2000). The Nueva Generacion Dinamitas currently hold both the Occidente Trios Championship and the Mexican National Trios Championship.

Personal life

Forastero was born on July 30, 1994, in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico. At the time of his birth his maternal uncles Carmelo (known under the ring name Cien Caras), Jesús (Máscara Año 2000) and Andrés Reyes González (Universo 2000), were established professional wrestling headliners in Mexico.[3] As Forastero is an enmascarado or "masked wrestler" his birth name is not a matter of public record, a tradition in lucha libre where the personal lives of masked wrestlers are kept out of the spot light.[4] While neither of his parents were wrestlers Forastero followed in the footsteps of his uncles and received training from all three of them prior to, and following his in-ring debut. Several of his cousins also became wrestlers, most notably El Cuatrero, Sansón, Universo 2000 Jr. and Máscara Año 2000 Jr.[5]

Professional wrestling career

Forastero made his in-ring debut on February 15, 2015, for Leyendas Inmortales de la Lucha Libre (LILL). In his debut Forastero teamed with his cousins E Cuatrero and Sansón to defeat El Hijo del Mr. Mexico, Mr. Jack Jr. and Tyson la Bestia.[6]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2015–current)

Twelve days later Forastero made his debut for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as he teamed up with Flash I and Flash II to defeat his cousins and Rafaga.[6] At this point in time Forastero began training at the CMLL wrestling school in Guadalajara, and later Mexico City, furthering his training under Franco Colombo, Virus and Último Guerrero. Initially, Forastero would often face off against his cousins, with the family relationship being downplayed early on in CMLL. Forastero was teamed up with El Hijo del Calavera and Magnum for a tournament to determine the next Occidente Trios Champions. In the first round, they defeated Dragol, Ebola, and Exterminador, but lost to El Cuatrero, Sansón and Jocker.[6] During the summer of 2015 Forastero competed in his first-ever Lucha de Apuestas, or "bet match", the most prestigious match type in lucha libre. Forastero put his mask on the line in a 12-man steel cage match where the last man in the cage would be forced to unmask. Forastero escaped the cage midway through the match, a match that was eventually lost by Espectrum who had to unmask afterward.[6] In the fall of 2015 Forastero began teaming with his cousins on a regular basis, with the trio adopting the name La Sangre Dinamita ("Dynamite Blood") and later Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (NGD; "New Generation Dynamites"), both homages to the Reyes' brothers team known as Los Hermanos Dinamita. On November 1, 2015, NGD defeated Furia Roja, Mr. Trueno and Rey Trueno to win the Occidente Trios Championship.[7]

Forastero made his Mexico City debut in October 2016, making his main venue debut teaming with is cousins as they defeated Blue Panther Jr., Esfinge and The Panther.[2] In early 2017 Forastero participated in his first major tournament as he was one of 16 second generation wrestlers participating in that year's La Copa Junior tournament. During the tournament, he eliminated Stigma but was eliminated by Blue Panther Jr. near the end of the match.[8][9] Two months later Forastero was teamed up with Shocker for the 2017 version of the Gran Alternativa tournament. For the Gran Alternativa CMLL pairs up a rookie with a veteran wrestlers for a tag team tournament. The two defeated Stigma and Titán in the first round of the tournament, but lost to Esfinge and Atlantis in the second round.[10]

On July 25, 2017 Nueva Generacio Dinamitas added the Mexican National Trios Championship to their collections as CMLL decided to have them win the belts from Los Hijos del Infierno ("The Sons of the Inferno"; Ephesto, Luciferno and Mephisto.[11] The trio would go on to win CMLL's La Copa Dinastia, defeating the trios of Blue Panther, Blue Panther Jr., The Panter and then Dragon Lee, Místico II and Pierroth.[12] In March 2018 Forastero and Sansón entered a tournament for the vacant CMLL World Tag Team Championship, but were eliminated in the first round by Dragon Lee and Místico in the first round.[13][14]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Valdés, Apolo (December 1, 2015). "Herederos de Cien Caras cerca de debut en Arena México". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 ""La Nueva Generación Dinamita" se presenta en la Arena México". El Sol de Mexico (in Spanish). October 20, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ Madigan, Dan (2007). "A family affair". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 128–132. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  4. ↑ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  5. ↑ Rodríguez, Alejandro (August 5, 2012). "Wagner destapó a Máscara 2000 Jr". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Forastero > Matches > 2015". CageMatch. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Occidente Trios Championship". cagematch.
  8. ↑ Rosas Plata, Arturo (April 22, 2017). "¡Fue Sansón!". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  9. ↑ Ramos, Ernest (April 22, 2017). Ocampo, Ernesto, ed. "CMLL – Resultados Viernes Espectacular: La Máscara y Volador Jr., duelo a muerte; Sansón digno hijo de Cien Caras". SúperLuchas (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Impresos Camsam, SA de CV. ISSN 1665-8876. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  10. ↑ Aiken, Chris (June 4, 2017). "CMLL Arena Mexico Results: La Gran Alternativa tournament begins". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Sansón, Cuatrero y Forastero, campeones nacionales de tercias". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  12. 1 2 "CMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch (in German). November 24, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  13. ↑ Dark Angelita (March 3, 2018). "Volador Jr y Valiente, van por el Campeonato Mundial de Parejas CMLL". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Volador Jr y Valiente ganan eliminatoria y van por título de parejas en CMLL". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  15. ↑ Tudón, Elisa (March 5, 2017). "Divinas de la lucha Cuatrero y Sansón". Divinas de la Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved February 16, 2017.
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