Sansón (wrestler)

Sansón
Born 1994
Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico
Family Cien Caras (father)
El Cuatrero (brother)
Máscara Año 2000 (uncle)
Universo 2000 (uncle)
Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 (cousin)
Universo 2000 Jr. (cousin)
Forastero (cousin)
Professional wrestling career
Billed height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Billed weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Trained by Último Guerrero
Virus
Franco Columbo

Sansón (born 1994) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). While his real name has not been revealed, in keeping with lucha libre traditions, his paternal last name is known as he is the son of Carmelo Reyes González, better known under the ring name Cien Caras. He is the nephew of professional wrestlers Máscara Año 2000 and Universo 2000. Sansón regularly teams up with his brother El Cuatrero and cousin Forastero as a trio known as Nueva Generacion Dinamitas ("New Generation Dynamites"), after his father and uncles' group Los Hermanos Dinamita. His ring name is Spanish for Samson, which is reflected in the stylized lion's head logo used on his mask and tights.

At one point Sansón held three different CMLL championships as he held the Occidente Trios Championship and the Mexican National Trios Championship with the other members of Nueva Generacion Diniamitas and the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship with his brother. While he is the son of Cien Caras he is not related to the wrestlers who used the names Cien Caras Jr. and El Hijo de Cien Caras.

Personal life

Sansón was born in 1994 in Lagos de Moreno in the central Mexican state of Jalisco, son of professional wrestler Carmelo Reyes González, better known under the ring name Cien Caras ("100 Faces"). Since Sansón works as a masked professional wrestler his real name is not a matter of public record, a tradition in Mexican Lucha libre where masked wrestlers' private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans.[1] His younger brother, known under the ring name El Cuatrero was born two years later in 1996. His uncles Jesús (known as Máscara Año 2000) and Andrés (Universo 2000) were also professional wrestlers.[2] Several second-generation Reyes family would later become wrestlers as well, including Forastero, Universo 2000 Jr. and Máscara Año 2000 Jr.[3] At first Carlemo Reyes did not want his sons to follow in his footsteps, hoping they would get a good education and steady jobs. He eventually agreed that his sons could practice Lucha Libre with their uncle Andrés, but only as a hobby. During their training, Carmelo noticed how serious they took it and finally gave them his blessing to become professional wrestlers.[4]

In Mexican wrestling, there is a long history of wrestlers paying for the rights to use a ring name and be portrayed as a second or third generation wrestler without actually being related, which can lead to some confusion around who are legitimately second or third generation wrestlers.[2] It has been confirmed that wrestlers Cien Caras Jr. and El Hijo de Cien Caras are not related to the Reyes family, while it is unclear if Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 is a blood relative or only fictional relatives.[5] Reyes later stated that he allowed the "Cien Caras" name to be rented by other wrestlers as his sons were very young and the time and he was not sure they would ever become professional wrestlers.[6]

Professional wrestling career

Both Sansón and El Cuatrero made their in-ring debut around the year 2010 and worked locally in Lagos de Moreno while continuing their education.[6] He chose the ring name Sansón to honor his father, as Carmelo Reyes had originally worked under that ring name himself when he made his debut in 1974.[7][8] During their time working locally in Lagos de Moreno the duo won their first Lucha de Apuestas, or bet match, where they defeated Los Centellas (I and II) and unmasked the duo.[4]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2014–current)

In early 2014, the Reyes brothers started woking in Guadalajara for the local Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promoters at Arena Coliseo, as well as training at the CMLL wrestling school under trainers Último Guerrero, Virus and Franco Colombo.[7] They made their CMLL debut on March 25, 2014, teaming with their uncle Universo 2000 in a loss to the trio of Blue Panther, Sagrado and Valiente.[9] While working in Guadalajara Cuatrero and Sansón competed in a tournament to determine the number one contenders for the local Occidente Tag Team Championship, but the two were eliminated by the team of Flash and Flash II.[10] The brothers teamed up with Jocker for trios tournament, with the winners being crowned the new Occidente Trios Champions. The team made it all the way to the final match of the tournament but was defeated b Furia Roja, Mr. Trueno and Ray Trueno.[11] On November 11, 2015 Cuatrero and Sansón teamed up with their cousin Forastero and won the Occidente Trios Championship.[12]

Sansón's first match at Arena México, CMLL's main venue, took place on January 12, 2016 where he, and his brother, completed in the 2016 version of the La Copa Junior tournament. During the match, he eliminated Soberano Jr. before being eliminated by Esfinge later in the match.[13] At that point the Reyes brothers began being referred to as Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Spanish for "New Generation Dynamites") as a reference to their heritage. On March 18, 2016 Nueva Generacion Dinamitas worked their first major show for CMLL, defeating Soberano Jr. and Oro Jr. in the opening match of that year's Homenaje A Dos Leyendas show.[14][15] CMLL decided to have both El Cuatrero and Sansón participate in their annual Torneo Gran Alternativa ("Great Alternativa Tournament") where younger wrestlers team up with established veteran wrestlers for a tag team tournament. Sansón was paired with El Terrible for the tournament, but the duo lost to Pegasso and Máscara Dorada in the first round of the tournament.[16]

In April 2017 Sansón participated in his second La Copa Junior tournament. After working in Mexico City for over a year, gaining in-ring experience, CMLL decided to push Sansón by having him win his qualifying block by lastly eliminating Blue Panther Jr.[17][18] The following week Sansón lost to Sobreano Jr., the only wrestler he eliminated the previous year.[19][20] CMLL kept pairing Sansón and Sobreano Jr. opposite each other as they both made it to the finals of the 2017 Gran Alternativa. On June 16 Soberano Jr. and Carístico defeated Sansón and [[This is a good article. Follow the link for more information. Último Guerrero]] to win the tournament.[21]

July 2017 proved a turning point in how CMLL booked Nueva Generacion Dinamitas as Sansón and El Cuatrero defeated Black Terry and Negro Navarro to win the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship, CMLL's second highest ranked tag team championship.[22] Three days later the trio defeated Los Hijos del Infierno (Ephesto, Luciferno and Mephisto) to win the Mexican National Trios Championship, making Ephesto a triple championship.[23] During the 2017 Leyenda de Plata tournament Sansón gained a measure of revenge against rival Soberano Jr. eliminating him from the tournament before being eliminated himself.[24] [25] During CMLL's 2017 Dia de Los Muertos celebrations Sansón outlasted seven other wrestlers: El Cuatrero, Diamante Azul, Forastero, Hechicero, Valiente. Carístico and rival Sobreano Jr., to win the Rey del Inframundo ("King of the Underworld") tournament.[26] The NGD 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.[27] On February 14, 2018 Nueva Generacion Dinamitas announced that they were giving up the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship, with the storyline given that they were focusing on winning the CMLL World Tag Team Championship.[28] Subsequently Sansón and Forastero entered the tournament for the vacant championship, but lost to Dragon Lee and Místico in the first round.[29][30]

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
El Cuatrero and Sansón (masks)Los Centellas (I and II; Masks)N/ALive showN/A[4]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ Rodríguez, Alejandro (August 5, 2012). "Wagner destapó a Máscara 2000 Jr". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Tudón, Elisa (March 5, 2017). "Divinas de la lucha Cuatrero y Sansón". Divinas de la Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ El Hijo del Santo (December 2, 2010). "El adiós del Hijo de Cien Caras" (in Spanish). Récord.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  6. 1 2 Valdés, Apolo (December 1, 2015). "Herederos de Cien Caras cerca de debut en Arena México". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Sansón Y Cuatrero Revivirán Memoria De Cien Caras En La Arena México". StarMedia (in Spanish). December 28, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ Isaís, Armando (October 23, 2015). "Sansón y Cuatrero, los "Nuevos Dinamita"". El Sol del Mexico (in Spanish). Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  9. ↑ "CMLL Guadalajara Martes". CageMatch (in German). March 25, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  10. ↑ "CMLL Guadalajara Viernes". CageMatch (in German). January 30, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  11. ↑ "CMLL Guadalajara Domingos". CageMatch (in German). March 5, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  12. ↑ "LLE". CageMatch (in German). November 11, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Esfinge, segundo finalista de la Copa Jr". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  14. ↑ Dark Angelita (March 18, 2016). "CMLL "Homenaje a Dos Leyendas" – Cobertura y Resultados – 21/03/2016 – Máximo Sexy y Negro Casas, pelones". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  15. ↑ López Peralta, Gonzalo (March 19, 2016). "Homenaje a Dos Leyendas, Lucha Libre Arena México, Viernes 18 de Marzo de 2016". Yahoo! Deportes. Yahoo!. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  16. ↑ López Peralta, Gonzalo (March 30, 2016). "Arena México Lucha Libre 29 de Marzo de 2016". Yahoo! Deportes (in Spanish). Yahoo!. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  17. ↑ Rosas Plata, Arturo (April 22, 2017). "¡Fue Sansón!". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ "Resultados Arena México - Viernes Espectacular" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. April 29, 2017. Archived from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  20. ↑ Aiken, Chris (April 29, 2017). "CMLL Arena Mexico Results: A son's tributre to his legendary father". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  21. ↑ Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (June 16, 2017). Lucha Libre VIernes Espectacular de Arena Mexico 16 de Junio del 2017 Function Completa [Professional Wrestling Friday Spectacular in Arena Mexico June 16 2017, full show] (Television production) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: YouTube. Event occurs at 1:50:45. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  22. 1 2 Valdés, Apolo (July 22, 2017). "Sansón y Cuatrero, nuevos campeones de la Arena Coliseo". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  23. 1 2 "Sansón, Cuatrero y Forastero, campeones nacionales de tercias". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Volador Jr. consiguió su segunda Leyenda de Plata". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Volador Jr. consiguió su segunda Leyenda de Plata". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  26. 1 2 Dark Angelita (November 10, 2017). "CMLL: Una mirada semanal al CMLL (del 2 al 8 de noviembre de 2017)". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  27. 1 2 "CMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch (in German). November 24, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  28. ↑ CMLL (February 15, 2018). "Sansón y Cuatrero renuncian al Campeonato de Parejas de la Arena Coliseo" [Sansón and Cuatrero give up the Arena Colise Tag Team Championship] (in Spanish). Twitter. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  29. ↑ Dark Angelita (March 3, 2018). "Volador Jr y Valiente, van por el Campeonato Mundial de Parejas CMLL". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  30. ↑ "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.
  31. ↑ "Occidente Trios Championship". cagematch.
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