Adam Bridle
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Adam Bridle, better known by his ring name
Angélico, is a South African-born professional wrestler
who was raised in Spain, currently performing for International Wrestling Revolution Group
and World Wrestling Professionals
. He is a former IWRG
Americas Light Heavyweight Champion.
. He debuted under the name Adam Crow before changing it to Angélico, going by the nicknames The Blonde Superman and The Spanish Sensation. When PWA:Africa folded in 2007 due to internal problems, Angélico joined World Wrestling Professionals, a promotion with nationally-broadcast television shows in South Africa and India
. He currently still tours with WWP and has participated in two of their television shoots, in WWP Thunderstrike and 100% De Dhana Dhan.
On 21 February 2009, he lost to Jason Steele in one of his biggest matches in WWP. One of his most notable feuds was with WWP wrestler Ananzi throughout 2008 and 2009, and on 22 November 2009 he took part in a ladder match that was edited heavily due to the network, Colours TV
, considering most of the match to be too violent for primetime television.
On 10 January 2010, he was awarded the previously-vacant WWP Cruiserweight World Title
, becoming the fourth champion in the title's history.
was working with Último Dragón and Super Nova
in NWE. In his NWE big show debut on 13 July 2008, Angélico lost to NWE World Champion Orlando Jordan
. On 18 July 2008, he lost to Orlando Jordan in a handicap match teaming with El Nazareno. He lost to Juventud Guerrera
on 20 July 2008 with Annie Social
as his new valet. At an Eventos de Wrestling Europeos card on 26 July 2008, Angélico lost to LSK in an NWL Spanish Championship match. On 13 September 2008, Angélico wrestled three matches on an inter-promotional event pitting the Spanish EWE against the Mexican AAA
. He defeated Luka Scott, went to a double count-out with Red Devil, and was defeated in a tag team match pairing with Octagón
against Pirata Morgan
and Red Devil. Angélico's final match with NWE before becoming a mainstay in Mexico came on 2 November 2008, losing to Vito
.
final of the Young Dragons Cup, an annual tournament in Toryumon showcasing the students of Último Dragón. On 1 March 2009, in a six-man tag team match, he defeated Loco Max, Shigeo Okumura & Skandalo. At Toryumon's Dragonmania IV event on 22 August 2009, he won his first dragon scramble. On 18 October 2009, he teamed with Solar I and Último Dragón to defeat Juventud Guerrera, Negro Navarro and Trauma I. On 20 December 2009, Angélico challenged unsuccessfully for the NWE Cruiserweight Title held by Juventud Guerrera
on a Toryumon card.
On 27 February 2010, Angélico took part in Toryumon's Yamaha Cup at the Sala del Armas Magdalena Mixhuca del Distrito Federal, teaming with Hijo del Fantasma
. In the semi-finals, Angélico and Fantasma defeated Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Platino to advance. In the finals of the tag team tournament and one of Angélico's biggest matches to date, they beat Los Guerreros del Infierno
(Rey Bucanero
and Último Guerrero
), with Angélico going over Bucanero after executing an armbar submission.
and Solar I, defeating Negro Navarro, Bomber Infernal and Hijo de Pirata Morgan shortly before he would challenge for Negro Navarro's Americas Light Heavyweight Championship. He beat his teacher Negro Navarro on 21 January 2010, to become the new Americas Light Heavyweight Champion. On 28 February 2010, Angélico was part of a multi-man Steel Cage elimination match where the loser among the final two participants would have to face Chico Che in the main event. Angélico was the second to be eliminated, with 911 beating Hijo del Diablo to win the match. He would lose the Americas Light Heavyweight Championship to Trauma I in his first defense on 11 March 2010.
Angélico has expressed interest in wrestling for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL) in the future.
On 17 December 2010, Angélico returned to Mexico, after a nine month stint in Europe, taking part in Toryumon's 2010 Young Dragons Cup. After surviving the torneo cibernetico portion of the tournament, Angélico defeated Trauma I in the finals to win the Cup.
(AAA), competing in a six man tag team match, where he, Argenis and Fenix defeated Dark Dragon, Polvo de Estrellas and Tito Santana.
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
Angélico, is a South African-born professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
who was raised in Spain, currently performing for International Wrestling Revolution Group
International Wrestling Revolution Group
International Wrestling Revolution Group is a Lucha Libre promotion based in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. Founded in 1996 by Adolfo Moreno and since Moreno's death in late 2007 has been controlled by his sons Alfredo and Marco Moreno...
and World Wrestling Professionals
World Wrestling Professionals
World Wrestling Professionals is a South African professional wrestling promotion created in 2002. The internationally-televised promotion is owned by Mark Beale and Abdul Kader, and is heavily influenced by American mainstream wrestling....
. He is a former IWRG
International Wrestling Revolution Group
International Wrestling Revolution Group is a Lucha Libre promotion based in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. Founded in 1996 by Adolfo Moreno and since Moreno's death in late 2007 has been controlled by his sons Alfredo and Marco Moreno...
Americas Light Heavyweight Champion.
South Africa
Adam Bridle started his career in 2007 in the short-lived Pro Wrestling Alliance: Africa promotion which was co-owned by Booker TBooker Huffman
Robert Booker Tio Huffman , better known by his ring name Booker T, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and currently signed to WWE, on its SmackDown brand, as part of the announcing team. Booker is best known for his time in both the World Wrestling Entertainment and World...
. He debuted under the name Adam Crow before changing it to Angélico, going by the nicknames The Blonde Superman and The Spanish Sensation. When PWA:Africa folded in 2007 due to internal problems, Angélico joined World Wrestling Professionals, a promotion with nationally-broadcast television shows in South Africa and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He currently still tours with WWP and has participated in two of their television shoots, in WWP Thunderstrike and 100% De Dhana Dhan.
On 21 February 2009, he lost to Jason Steele in one of his biggest matches in WWP. One of his most notable feuds was with WWP wrestler Ananzi throughout 2008 and 2009, and on 22 November 2009 he took part in a ladder match that was edited heavily due to the network, Colours TV
CoLours TV
Colours TV was a multicultural American TV network produced by the non-profit organization Black Star Communications. Programs focused on the cultural and educational issues of the Hispanic, Black, Asian, and Native American communities. Some examples of programming included video...
, considering most of the match to be too violent for primetime television.
On 10 January 2010, he was awarded the previously-vacant WWP Cruiserweight World Title
WWP Cruiserweight World Title
The WWP World Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the South African Professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Professionals, contested exclusively among Cruiserweight The WWP World Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the...
, becoming the fourth champion in the title's history.
Spain
Angélico spent six months wrestling in Spain working for numerous independents, including Nu Wrestling Evolution. His first link to lucha libreLucha libre
Lucha libre is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries...
was working with Último Dragón and Super Nova
Super Nova (wrestler)
Super Nova is the current ring name of a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, who recently signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. Super Nova is the son of Luchador El Texano and the brother of El Texano, Jr. in addition to being the cousin of...
in NWE. In his NWE big show debut on 13 July 2008, Angélico lost to NWE World Champion Orlando Jordan
Orlando Jordan
Orlando Jordan is an American professional wrestler, most recently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Jordan is best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he was a one-time United States Champion....
. On 18 July 2008, he lost to Orlando Jordan in a handicap match teaming with El Nazareno. He lost to Juventud Guerrera
Juventud Guerrera
Eduardo Aníbal González Hernández , better known as Juventud Guerrera, is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known for his work in many wrestling promotions worldwide, including all the major American wrestling promotions, such as World Wrestling Entertainment, World Championship...
on 20 July 2008 with Annie Social
Annie Social
Annie Social, is an American professional wrestler who regularly performs for Shimmer Women Athletes and Women Superstars Uncensored . She currently manages Melanie Cruise in Shimmer.-Beginning:...
as his new valet. At an Eventos de Wrestling Europeos card on 26 July 2008, Angélico lost to LSK in an NWL Spanish Championship match. On 13 September 2008, Angélico wrestled three matches on an inter-promotional event pitting the Spanish EWE against the Mexican AAA
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
. He defeated Luka Scott, went to a double count-out with Red Devil, and was defeated in a tag team match pairing with Octagón
Octagón
Juan Escalera is a Mexican luchador enmascarado better known as Octagón. He is currently with Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , having worked for the company since it was founded in 1992. In 2011 he was inducted into the promotion's Hall of Fame...
against Pirata Morgan
Pirata Morgan
Pedro Ortiz Villanueva is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, and wrestling trainer who is best known under the ring name Pirata Morgan...
and Red Devil. Angélico's final match with NWE before becoming a mainstay in Mexico came on 2 November 2008, losing to Vito
Vito LoGrasso
Vito Joseph LoGrasso is an American professional wrestler, of Italian origin, best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling as Big Vito and more recently World Wrestling Entertainment and working for their "developmental territories" Ohio Valley Wrestling and Deep South Wrestling as...
.
Toryumon
Angélico received training from Último Dragón in 2009 and subsequently joined the Toryumon promotion. His Mexican debut took place on 14 December 2008, losing to Satoshi Kajiwara in the torneo ciberneticoTorneo cibernetico
A Torneo Cibernetico is a type of elimination tag-team match that frequently appears in Lucha Libre promotions.The match is a 16-man elimination tag team match consisting of 2 teams of 8. It uses standard Lucha Libre tag-team rules with elimination occurring with a pinfall, submission,...
final of the Young Dragons Cup, an annual tournament in Toryumon showcasing the students of Último Dragón. On 1 March 2009, in a six-man tag team match, he defeated Loco Max, Shigeo Okumura & Skandalo. At Toryumon's Dragonmania IV event on 22 August 2009, he won his first dragon scramble. On 18 October 2009, he teamed with Solar I and Último Dragón to defeat Juventud Guerrera, Negro Navarro and Trauma I. On 20 December 2009, Angélico challenged unsuccessfully for the NWE Cruiserweight Title held by Juventud Guerrera
Juventud Guerrera
Eduardo Aníbal González Hernández , better known as Juventud Guerrera, is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known for his work in many wrestling promotions worldwide, including all the major American wrestling promotions, such as World Wrestling Entertainment, World Championship...
on a Toryumon card.
On 27 February 2010, Angélico took part in Toryumon's Yamaha Cup at the Sala del Armas Magdalena Mixhuca del Distrito Federal, teaming with Hijo del Fantasma
Hijo del Fantasma
El Hijo del Fantasma is a Mexican professional wrestler active as a tecnico in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. His father is luchador El Fantasma...
. In the semi-finals, Angélico and Fantasma defeated Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Platino to advance. In the finals of the tag team tournament and one of Angélico's biggest matches to date, they beat Los Guerreros del Infierno
Los Guerreros del Infierno
Los Guerreros del Infierno is a Lucha Libre stable based in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico that has existed since 2000...
(Rey Bucanero
Rey Bucanero
Arturo García Ortiz is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre under the ring name Rey Bucanero . Outside of lucha libre, he has also worked in Japan for New Japan Pro Wrestling, Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling, Toryumon and Dragondoor...
and Último Guerrero
Último Guerrero
Último Guerrero is a Mexican currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , where he is also part of the booking committee and former CMLL World Heavyweight Championship...
), with Angélico going over Bucanero after executing an armbar submission.
International Wrestling Revolution Group
Angélico joined IWRG in 2009 and was trained by Negro Navarro and Black Terry, primarily in the art of submissions. 18 April 2009 saw Angélico face two of his trainers in a tag team match when he teamed with Super Astro to defeat Negro Navarro and Black Terry. On 25 June 2009, Angélico teamed with Negro Navarro and Bobby Lee, Jr., losing to Fuerza Guerrera, Juventud Guerrera and Ricky Cruz by disqualification. On 7 January 2010, he teamed with Solar I and Ultraman Jr. to beat Negro Navarro, Trauma I and Trauma II. One week later on 14 January 2010, he teamed up with El PanteraEl Pantera
El Pantera is a Mexican television series released by Canal 5. It is based on a comic book of the same name. It narrates the life of Gervasio, a young man who fights crime in Mexico City...
and Solar I, defeating Negro Navarro, Bomber Infernal and Hijo de Pirata Morgan shortly before he would challenge for Negro Navarro's Americas Light Heavyweight Championship. He beat his teacher Negro Navarro on 21 January 2010, to become the new Americas Light Heavyweight Champion. On 28 February 2010, Angélico was part of a multi-man Steel Cage elimination match where the loser among the final two participants would have to face Chico Che in the main event. Angélico was the second to be eliminated, with 911 beating Hijo del Diablo to win the match. He would lose the Americas Light Heavyweight Championship to Trauma I in his first defense on 11 March 2010.
Angélico has expressed interest in wrestling for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...
(CMLL) in the future.
On 17 December 2010, Angélico returned to Mexico, after a nine month stint in Europe, taking part in Toryumon's 2010 Young Dragons Cup. After surviving the torneo cibernetico portion of the tournament, Angélico defeated Trauma I in the finals to win the Cup.
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
On 21 March 2011, Angélico made his debut for Asistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA), competing in a six man tag team match, where he, Argenis and Fenix defeated Dark Dragon, Polvo de Estrellas and Tito Santana.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Cruceta Invertidas (Reverse figure four leglock)
- Superman Senton (Modified senton bomb)
- Signature moves
- Bicycle kick
- Double foot stomp, sometimes diving from the top rope
- Inverted figure four ankle lock
- Leg sweep into an enzuigiri
- Rolling sole kick
- Running big boot to a cornered opponent
- NicknameNicknameA nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
- "The Spanish Heartthrob"
Championships and accomplishments
- International Wrestling Revolution GroupInternational Wrestling Revolution GroupInternational Wrestling Revolution Group is a Lucha Libre promotion based in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. Founded in 1996 by Adolfo Moreno and since Moreno's death in late 2007 has been controlled by his sons Alfredo and Marco Moreno...
- Americas Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Toryumon Mexico
- Yamaha Cup (2010) – with Hijo del FantasmaHijo del FantasmaEl Hijo del Fantasma is a Mexican professional wrestler active as a tecnico in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. His father is luchador El Fantasma...
- Young Dragons Cup (2010)
- Yamaha Cup (2010) – with Hijo del Fantasma
- World Wrestling ProfessionalsWorld Wrestling ProfessionalsWorld Wrestling Professionals is a South African professional wrestling promotion created in 2002. The internationally-televised promotion is owned by Mark Beale and Abdul Kader, and is heavily influenced by American mainstream wrestling....
- WWP Cruiserweight World TitleWWP Cruiserweight World TitleThe WWP World Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the South African Professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Professionals, contested exclusively among Cruiserweight The WWP World Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the...
(1 time, current)
- WWP Cruiserweight World Title