El Hijo del Vikingo
Emmanuel Roman Morales (born April 29, 1997) is a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, best known by the ring name El Hijo del Vikingo. He is currently under contract with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, where he is one third of the AAA World Trios Champion in his second reign.
| El Hijo del Vikingo | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Emmanuel Roman Morales |
| Born | April 29, 1997 Puebla, Puebla, Mexico |
| Family | King Vikingo (father) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Hijo de King Vikingo El Hijo del Vikingo |
| Billed height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) |
| Billed weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Trained by | King Vikingo |
| Debut | December 12, 2012 |
Professional wrestling career
Vikingo made his debut on the independent circuit was defeated by Pequeno Cobra with Guerrerito de Plata, Memin Pinguin, Nube Negra, Pequeno Joker, Pequeno Kraneo, Alebrije and Vega Streetfighter.
In 2017 he began working full-time for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), initially working in the first match of the night teaming with Concord and Octagoncito to defeat Bronco Gonzalez, Guerrero de Plata and Mini Abismo Negro. On August 26, 2017, El Hijo del Vikingo his debut in Triplemanía XXV teaming with Angelikal and The Tigger defeated an Angel Mortal Jr., Tiger Boy and Villano III Jr. in the final of La Llave a la Gloria. That same night they were the winners of the tournament along with Ashley and Angelikal, but nevertheless, Director of Talent of AAA Vampiro announced that the fourteen finalists would all receive a contract with the promotion.
On November 18, 2018, Vikingo teamed up with Angelikal and Laredo Kid to defeat the El Nuevo Poder del Norte (Carta Brava Jr., Tito Santana and Mocho Cota Jr.), that same night they, Angelikal, Kid and Kikingo demanded a match for the AAA World Trios Championship as part of the show. In December 2018, the trio defeated El Nuevo Poder del Norte to win the AAA World Trios Championship.[1]
Due to AAA's alliance with American promotion Impact Wrestling, Vikingo made a special appearance on the January 12, 2019 edition of Impact Wrestling, which was taped January 11–12, 2019 at Mexico City's Frontón México Entertainment Center, was defeated by the Impact X Division Champion Rich Swann. Vikingo teamed up with Aero Star, Psycho Clown and Puma King in an Elimination Match where they defeated Eddie Edwards, Eli Drake, Fallah Bahh and Sami Callihan winning the Impact World Cup.
Championships and accomplishments
- Impact Wrestling
- Impact World Cup of Wrestling (2019) – with Aero Star, Puma King and Psycho Clown
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
- AAA World Trios Championship (2 times, current) – with Laredo Kid & Myzteziz Jr. (1)[1] and Golden Magic and Myzteziz Jr. (1, current)
- Llave a la Gloria tournament – with Ashley and Angelikal.
- Copa Antonio Peña (2019)[2]
- Lucha Capital (2019 Men's)[3]
References
- Ocampo, Ernesto (December 4, 2018). "AAA: "Guerra de Titanes 2018" Cambio de monarca" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- Rose, Bryan (October 19, 2019). "AAA HEROES INMORTALES LIVE RESULTS: FENIX VS. KENNY OMEGA". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- Dark Angelita (December 9, 2019). "AAA: Hijo del Vikingo y Keyra ganan Lucha Capital 2". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved December 15, 2019.