Mr. Niebla
Encyclopedia
Mr. Niebla is a Mexican
Luchador
Enmascarado
(Spanish
for masked professional wrestler
). Mr. Niebla's real name is unknown, as is the tradition in Lucha Libre
for masked wrestlers. Mr. Niebla is Spanish
for "Mr. Fog". Mr. Niebla is mostly known for working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL) from the early 1990s until 2007 and again from 2008. From 2007 to 2008 Mr. Niebla worked for CMLL's main Mexican rival (AAA) where he was part of the stable Los Vipers
. On his return to CMLL he was one of the founding members of a stable known as ¨La Peste Negra
(Spanish for "the Black Plague").
Chamaco Audaz (the Audacious Kid). Later on he would work under various other ring names and various mask as El Pupilo (the Pupil), El Marquez, Shadow 2000, Chico Veloz (Fast Boy) and even Batman
for a brief period.). In March 1992 he finally came up with the name "Mr. Niebla" which he has used ever since. Working as Mr. Niebla he would earn the nickname El Caballero del Estilo Diferente (the Gentleman with a different style).
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL). Early on Mr. Niebla worked mainly for one of the local CMLL-affiliates but did manage to win both the
Distrito Federal Welterweight Championship and the Distrito Federal Tag Team Championship once. By the mid-1990s Mr. Niebla worked full time for the main roster, taking part in the 1996 CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa
. Mr. Niebla was teamed with Héctor Garza
and qualified for the finals but ultimately lost to Emilio Charles, Jr.
and Rey Bucanero
. In 1997 Mr. Niebla formed a trio with fellow good guys
(called Técnicos in Lucha Libre) Lizmark
and Atlantis
called La Ola Azul (the Blue Wave). Om April 29, 1997 La Ola Azul defeated El Satánico
, Emilio Charles, Jr. and Rey Bucanero to win the CMLL World Trios Championship
, Mr. Niebla's first major title victory. Over the next year the team would successfully defend the title twice against the team of Apolo Dantés
, Kevin Quinn and Steel
and once against the previous champions. On January 23, 1998 Mr. Niebla teamed up with Shocker
to win the CMLL World Tag Team Championship
from Dr. Wagner, Jr.
and Emilio Charles, Jr. Subsequently Niebla and Shocker would defend the tag team championship against Blue Panther
and Black Warrior
, Bestia Salvaje
and Scorpio, Jr.
and the Hermanas Dinamita
(Cien Caras
and Universo 2000
). In October, 1998 Mr. Niebla suffered an injury during a match, an injury that was so severe that Mr. Niebla was forced to vacate both the Trios title and the Tag Team title.and la Ola Azul were forced to vacate the Trios title.
In early 1998 a wrestler in International Wrestling Revolution Group
(IWRG) began working as "Mr. Niebla", even wearing the same style mask and trunks as the original Mr. Niebla. IWRG claimed that the original Mr. Niebla did not actually own the rights to the name but was given it by a trainer and that the IWRG had gotten permission from that same individual to use the Mr. Niebla name. When the original Mr. Niebla was injured CMLL brought in the second Mr. Niebla and had him work matches while the original was injured. When the original Mr. Niebla returned to the ring he immediately attacked the impostor. The storyline between the two Mr. Nieblas came to an end when the two met in a Luchas de apuestas, mask vs. mask match for the rights to the name. The original Mr. Niebla won, forcing the impostor to unmask and change his name to Mr. Mexico. Mr. Niebla continued to team with Shocker but the team were not able to win the Tag Team title back. On September 24, 1999, at the CMLL 66th Anniversary Show
, the team of Nr. Niebla and Shocker faced Atlantis and Villaño III
in a Relevos suicida match, a match where the losing team would fight each other for their mask. In the main event match of CMLL's 66th Anniversary show, Atlantis and Villaño III defeated the much less experienced team, afterwards Mr. Niebla defeated Shocker to unmask him. On March 30, 2001 Mr. Niebla teamed up with Olímpico
and Safari
to defeat Blue Panther, Fuerza Guerrera
and El Signo to win the Mexican National Trios Championship
. For the next 450 days the trios defended the title against Emilio Charles Jr., Bestia Salvaje and Scorpio Jr.; Satánico, Averno and Black Warrior; Gran Markus, Jr.
, Poder Boricua and Violencia and Los Infernales
(Satanico, Averno, Mephisto
). Their second defense against Los Infernales was unsuccessful and on June 23, 2002 Mr. Niebla, Olímpico and Safair lost the Mexican National Trios Title. Only a week prior, on June 16, 2002 Mr. Niebla had teamed up with Atlantis and Black Warrior to regain the CMLL World Trios Title from Dr. Wagner, Jr. Blue Panther and Fuerza Guerrera. The team defended the titles into 2003, losing them to Dr. Wagner, Jr, Universo 2000 and Black Tiger III on March 31, 2003. The match against Wagner, Universo and Black Tiger III was part of a longer storyline between Mr. Niebla and Universo 2000. The two had clashed in 2002 over Universo 2000's CMLL World Heavyweight Championship
but at the time Universo 2000 had kept the title. On April 18, 2003 Mr. Niebla defeated Universo 2000 to become the CMLL World Heavyweight Champion. Mr. Niebla would successfully turn back the challenges of Universo 2000, Apolo Dantés, Shocker, Rey Bucanero and Tinieblas, Jr. over the next 543 days. On October 12, 2004 Mr. Niebla lost the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship back to Universo 2000 and was unsuccessful in his attempt to regain it. In late 2006 or early 2007 Mr. Niebla left CMLL, he would later explain the decision to as a desire for him to not "go backward" down the rankings of the promotion and felt he would get better opportunities elsewhere.
(AAA) in later 2007. Niebla made his debut as one of Los Vipers
, a long existing faction of villains
(known as Rudos in Lucha Libre), and soon began challening Los Vipers' leader Abismo Negro
for the leadership role. In the spring of 2008 the storyline saw the two physically fight over the leadership in matches where the job was on the line. Each time Abismo Negro won, but each time AAA head booker Joaquin Roldan announced that the decision was overturned and that Negro, despite winning, did not lead Los Vipers. After the second match the rest of Los Vipers turned on Abismo Negro and kicked him out of the group. The storyline was supposed to end in a Luchas de apuestas match between Niebla and Negro at TripleMania XVI
. Later on the match was changed to a multi-man steel cage match including all of Los Vipers (Mr. Niebla, Black Abyss, Psicosis II and Histeria) and Abismo Negro with the last person in the cage being forced to unmask. A few days before the event the matchw as cancelled with AAA claiming that Abismo Negro had suffered a neck injury. On the night of TripleMania XVI Mr. Niebla quit AAA, opting to return to CMLL instead. Mr. Niebla later states that he left AAA because the big mask vs. mask match he was promised fell through the Abismo Negro was unable to work the TripleMania match and that he came back to CMLL looking to make his mark unmasking a "big name" such as Místico
or Dr. Wagner, Jr. He also apologized to AAA if they were upset with the way he left but believed he handled everything in a professional manner and that he was up front about his amitions for a "big name" mask vs. mask match.
and Heavy Metal
called La Peste Negra
(Spanish for "the Black Plague), a Rudo group that had a more comical approach to wrestling. The trio started wearing large afro wigs, painting their faces black and dancing during their entrances and generally worked a less serious style of match than was unusual, especially for a serious wrestler like Negro Casas. On September 2, 2008 the last Casas brother, El Felino
turned Rudo as well and joined La Peste Negra. After Felino joined the group Heavy Metal was quietly phased out as he was not comfortable working the comedic style. Felino's wife Princesa Blanca joined the group in early 2009, turning Rudo to work with La Pestra, the turn led to Princesa Blanca winning the Mexican National Women's Championship
from Marcela
on January 30, 2009. La Pesta Negra's biggest triumf to date is Negro Casas' title win over Místico that brought the CMLL World Welterweight Championship
into the group. In March, 2010 Mr. Niebla suffered a knee injury that kept him out of the ring for over three months. In early June, 2010 CMLL announced that after recuperating in Europe Mr. Niebla was ready to return to the ring, reuniniting La Peste Negra for the first time in several months. After making only a few in ring appearances Mr. Niebla disappeared from the CMLL booking sheets once again, replaced with Rey Bucanero
. It was later revealed that his body had rejected the implant he had been given during his previous time away from the ring and it had to be replaced, putting him out of action for approximately a month before he was able to wrestle again. On August 16, 2010 it was announced that the recently returned Mr. Niebla would be one of 14 men putting their mask on the line in a Luchas de Apuestas steel cage match, the main event of the CMLL 77th Anniversary Show
. Mr. Niebla was the sixth man to leave the steel cage, keeping his mask safe. The match came down to La Sombra
pinning Olímpico
to unmask him. On July 29, 2011, Mr. Niebla defeated 15 other men to win the 2011 Leyenda de Azul.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Luchador
Lucha 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...
Enmascarado
Wrestling mask
A Wrestling mask is a fabric based mask that some professional wrestlers wear as part of their in-ring persona or gimmick. Professional wrestlers have been using masks as far back as 1915 and they are still widely used today, especially in Lucha Libre in Mexico.-History:In 1915 a North American...
(Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for masked 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...
). Mr. Niebla's real name is unknown, as is the tradition in Lucha Libre
Lucha 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...
for masked wrestlers. Mr. Niebla is Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for "Mr. Fog". Mr. Niebla is mostly known for working 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) from the early 1990s until 2007 and again from 2008. From 2007 to 2008 Mr. Niebla worked for CMLL's main Mexican rival (AAA) where he was part of the stable Los Vipers
Los Vipers
Los Vipers is a professional wrestling group, called a stable, which has existed in various incarnations in the Mexican wrestling promotions Asistencia Asesoría y Administración since 1997. The group has consistently been presented as a Rudo stable. The group was originally founded by Cibernético...
. On his return to CMLL he was one of the founding members of a stable known as ¨La Peste Negra
La Peste Negra
La Peste Negra is a Mexican lucha libre, or professional wrestling, rudo, or villain, group also known as a stable that works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . The core of the group is the Casas wrestling family, which includes members Negro Casas, El Felino and Prinsesa Blanca as well as...
(Spanish for "the Black Plague").
Professional wrestling career
The wrestler who would later become known as Mr. Niebla made his professional wrestling debut on November 11, 1990 working under the Ring nameRing 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:...
Chamaco Audaz (the Audacious Kid). Later on he would work under various other ring names and various mask as El Pupilo (the Pupil), El Marquez, Shadow 2000, Chico Veloz (Fast Boy) and even Batman
Batman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
for a brief period.). In March 1992 he finally came up with the name "Mr. Niebla" which he has used ever since. Working as Mr. Niebla he would earn the nickname El Caballero del Estilo Diferente (the Gentleman with a different style).
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
In the early 1990s Mr. Niebla began working for Mexico's largest professional wrestling promotionProfessional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
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). Early on Mr. Niebla worked mainly for one of the local CMLL-affiliates but did manage to win both the
Distrito Federal Welterweight Championship and the Distrito Federal Tag Team Championship once. By the mid-1990s Mr. Niebla worked full time for the main roster, taking part in the 1996 CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa
CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa
The Torneo Gran Alternativa is an annual lucha libre tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . The tournament was not held in 1997, 2000 and 2002 and was held twice in 1996 and 1998...
. Mr. Niebla was teamed with Héctor Garza
Héctor Garza
Héctor Solano Segura is a Mexican professional wrestler, known by his ring name Héctor Garza, who is currently working for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and Perros del Mal Producciones...
and qualified for the finals but ultimately lost to Emilio Charles, Jr.
Emilio Charles, Jr.
Sergio Emilio Charles Garduño is a semi-retired Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler who is best known under his Ring name Emilio Charles, Jr. He is the son of professional wrestler Emilio Charles. Over the years Emilio Charles, Jr...
and 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...
. In 1997 Mr. Niebla formed a trio with fellow good guys
Face (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a babyface or face or in simple words, a fan favorite is a character who is portrayed as a heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains...
(called Técnicos in Lucha Libre) Lizmark
Lizmark
Lizmark is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. His ring name is taken from the German battleship Bismarck. He is a multiple-time champion, having held singles and tag team championships in both Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre / Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and...
and Atlantis
Atlantis (wrestler)
Atlantis is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre where he performs as a Technico . Atlantis has held a large number of professional wrestling championships over the years, both in Mexico and in Japan...
called La Ola Azul (the Blue Wave). Om April 29, 1997 La Ola Azul defeated El Satánico
El Satánico
Daniel López López is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Satánico . López is currently working as a wrestling trainer for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , the company he's worked for most of his career...
, Emilio Charles, Jr. and Rey Bucanero to win the CMLL World Trios Championship
CMLL World Trios Championship
The CMLL World Trios Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico. The title has existed since 1993 and is contested for by teams of three wrestlers...
, Mr. Niebla's first major title victory. Over the next year the team would successfully defend the title twice against the team of Apolo Dantés
Apolo Dantés
José Luis Amezcua Muñoz , best known by his ring name Apolo Dantés, is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, who has been a longtime mainstay of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre throughout the 1990s and now owns and operates "Dantés Wrestling Factory" in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico...
, Kevin Quinn and Steel
Sean Morley
Sean Allen Morley is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Val Venis, during his time with World Wrestling Federation, later known as World Wrestling Entertainment...
and once against the previous champions. On January 23, 1998 Mr. Niebla teamed up with Shocker
José Luis Jair Soria
José Luis Jair Soria is a Mexican professional wrestler, who wrestles under the name Shocker. He has in the past branched out into the United States, working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.-Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre :...
to win the CMLL World Tag Team Championship
CMLL World Tag Team Championship
The CMLL World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico for Tag teams only. The title was created in 1993 and is still promoted to this day...
from Dr. Wagner, Jr.
Dr. Wagner, Jr.
Juan Manuel González Barrón is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado who is best known under the ring name Dr. Wagner, Jr.. As Dr. Wagner, Jr...
and Emilio Charles, Jr. Subsequently Niebla and Shocker would defend the tag team championship against Blue Panther
Blue Panther
Genaro Vazquez Nevarez is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, better known by his ring name Blue Panther...
and Black Warrior
Black Warrior (wrestler)
Jesus Toral López is a luchador or professional wrestler who has worked almost exclusively in Mexico. López has achieved most success under the ring name Black Warrior and has worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since 1995...
, Bestia Salvaje
Bestia Salvaje
Juan Manuel Rodriguez was a Mexican luchador, best known by his ringname Bestia Salvaje, who competed in Mexican and international promotions during the 1980s and 1990s, most notably with Emilio Charles, Jr. and Scorpio, Jr. as part of the stable Los Talibanes...
and Scorpio, Jr.
Scorpio, Jr.
Rafael Núñez Juan is a Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler who is best known under his Ring name Scorpio, Jr. Núñez is the son of professional wrestler "Scorpio" and was trained by his father and Rafael Salamanca before making his debut on August 30, 1985...
and the Hermanas Dinamita
Capos (professional wrestling)
Los Capos is a Lucha Libre stable consisting of Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000 and Universo 2000, and at one point also included Apolo Dantés...
(Cien Caras
Cien Caras
Carmelo Reyes González is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Cien Caras...
and Universo 2000
Universo 2000
Andrés Reyes González is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who is best known under the ring name Universo 2000...
). In October, 1998 Mr. Niebla suffered an injury during a match, an injury that was so severe that Mr. Niebla was forced to vacate both the Trios title and the Tag Team title.and la Ola Azul were forced to vacate the Trios title.
In early 1998 a wrestler in 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...
(IWRG) began working as "Mr. Niebla", even wearing the same style mask and trunks as the original Mr. Niebla. IWRG claimed that the original Mr. Niebla did not actually own the rights to the name but was given it by a trainer and that the IWRG had gotten permission from that same individual to use the Mr. Niebla name. When the original Mr. Niebla was injured CMLL brought in the second Mr. Niebla and had him work matches while the original was injured. When the original Mr. Niebla returned to the ring he immediately attacked the impostor. The storyline between the two Mr. Nieblas came to an end when the two met in a Luchas de apuestas, mask vs. mask match for the rights to the name. The original Mr. Niebla won, forcing the impostor to unmask and change his name to Mr. Mexico. Mr. Niebla continued to team with Shocker but the team were not able to win the Tag Team title back. On September 24, 1999, at the CMLL 66th Anniversary Show
CMLL 66th Anniversary Show
The CMLL 66th Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre that took place on September 24, 1999 in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico...
, the team of Nr. Niebla and Shocker faced Atlantis and Villaño III
Villano III
Arturo Díaz Mendoza is a Mexican professional wrestler best known for performing under the stage name Villano III and unmasking a very large number of wrestlers , he is most famous for teaming with one or more of his brothers: Villano I, Villano II, Villano IV, Villano V, Villano VI and Villano VII...
in a Relevos suicida match, a match where the losing team would fight each other for their mask. In the main event match of CMLL's 66th Anniversary show, Atlantis and Villaño III defeated the much less experienced team, afterwards Mr. Niebla defeated Shocker to unmask him. On March 30, 2001 Mr. Niebla teamed up with Olímpico
Olímpico
Joel Bernal Galicia , better known under the ring name Olímpico is a Mexican Luchador , or professional wrestler. Olímpico is sometimes Anglicised as "Olympico", and means "Olympian" in Spanish...
and Safari
Ephesto
Ephesto is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado . Ephesto's real name has not been officially documented, a tradition in Mexican Lucha Libre where masked wrestlers' real names often are not a matter of public record...
to defeat Blue Panther, Fuerza Guerrera
Fuerza Guerrera
Fuerza Guerrera is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado who made his debut in 1978. In his career Guerrera has worked for ever major wrestling organization in Mexico including Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , Universal Wrestling Association , World Wrestling...
and El Signo to win the Mexican National Trios Championship
Mexican National Trios Championship
The Mexican National Trios Championship is a three-man tag team professional wrestling championship controlled by a "National title" controlled by the "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F." , which regulates all matches where the title is defended...
. For the next 450 days the trios defended the title against Emilio Charles Jr., Bestia Salvaje and Scorpio Jr.; Satánico, Averno and Black Warrior; Gran Markus, Jr.
Gran Markus, Jr.
Cándido Robles Cruz is a retired Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler . Cruz is best known under the ring name Gran Markus, Jr. and for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
, Poder Boricua and Violencia and Los Infernales
Los Infernales
Los Infernales is a Mexican professional wrestling group, called a stable. The stable was created in 1984 and consisted of El Satánico, MS-1 and Espectro, Jr.. A later version where Pirata Morgan replaced Espectro, Jr. is considered the "classic" Infernales team that helped popularize the "Trios"...
(Satanico, Averno, Mephisto
Mephisto (wrestler)
Mephisto , whose birth name is unknown, is a Mexican professional wrestler or Luchador currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Mephisto is the son of Luchador Astro Rey/Kahoz and has previously worked both as Astro Rey Jr. and Kahoz Jr. but has been most successful as Mephisto...
). Their second defense against Los Infernales was unsuccessful and on June 23, 2002 Mr. Niebla, Olímpico and Safair lost the Mexican National Trios Title. Only a week prior, on June 16, 2002 Mr. Niebla had teamed up with Atlantis and Black Warrior to regain the CMLL World Trios Title from Dr. Wagner, Jr. Blue Panther and Fuerza Guerrera. The team defended the titles into 2003, losing them to Dr. Wagner, Jr, Universo 2000 and Black Tiger III on March 31, 2003. The match against Wagner, Universo and Black Tiger III was part of a longer storyline between Mr. Niebla and Universo 2000. The two had clashed in 2002 over Universo 2000's CMLL World Heavyweight Championship
CMLL World Heavyweight Championship
The CMLL World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and has been in existence since 1991...
but at the time Universo 2000 had kept the title. On April 18, 2003 Mr. Niebla defeated Universo 2000 to become the CMLL World Heavyweight Champion. Mr. Niebla would successfully turn back the challenges of Universo 2000, Apolo Dantés, Shocker, Rey Bucanero and Tinieblas, Jr. over the next 543 days. On October 12, 2004 Mr. Niebla lost the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship back to Universo 2000 and was unsuccessful in his attempt to regain it. In late 2006 or early 2007 Mr. Niebla left CMLL, he would later explain the decision to as a desire for him to not "go backward" down the rankings of the promotion and felt he would get better opportunities elsewhere.
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
After working for CMLL for over a decade, Mr. Niebla left CMLL to work for their main rival Asistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA) in later 2007. Niebla made his debut as one of Los Vipers
Los Vipers
Los Vipers is a professional wrestling group, called a stable, which has existed in various incarnations in the Mexican wrestling promotions Asistencia Asesoría y Administración since 1997. The group has consistently been presented as a Rudo stable. The group was originally founded by Cibernético...
, a long existing faction of villains
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
(known as Rudos in Lucha Libre), and soon began challening Los Vipers' leader Abismo Negro
Abismo Negro
Andrés Alejandro Palomeque González was a Mexican Luchador . He is best known for appearing under the stage name Abismo Negro, which is Spanish for "Black Abyss" or "black hole", in the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion...
for the leadership role. In the spring of 2008 the storyline saw the two physically fight over the leadership in matches where the job was on the line. Each time Abismo Negro won, but each time AAA head booker Joaquin Roldan announced that the decision was overturned and that Negro, despite winning, did not lead Los Vipers. After the second match the rest of Los Vipers turned on Abismo Negro and kicked him out of the group. The storyline was supposed to end in a Luchas de apuestas match between Niebla and Negro at TripleMania XVI
TripleMania XVI
TripleManía XVI was the twentysecond overall TripleManía wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on June 13, 2008 in Mexico City, Mexico. The Main event featured a Singles match for the AAA World Heavyweight Championship...
. Later on the match was changed to a multi-man steel cage match including all of Los Vipers (Mr. Niebla, Black Abyss, Psicosis II and Histeria) and Abismo Negro with the last person in the cage being forced to unmask. A few days before the event the matchw as cancelled with AAA claiming that Abismo Negro had suffered a neck injury. On the night of TripleMania XVI Mr. Niebla quit AAA, opting to return to CMLL instead. Mr. Niebla later states that he left AAA because the big mask vs. mask match he was promised fell through the Abismo Negro was unable to work the TripleMania match and that he came back to CMLL looking to make his mark unmasking a "big name" such as Místico
Místico
Luis Ignascio Urive Alvirde is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE, working on its SmackDown brand under the name Sin Cara...
or Dr. Wagner, Jr. He also apologized to AAA if they were upset with the way he left but believed he handled everything in a professional manner and that he was up front about his amitions for a "big name" mask vs. mask match.
La Peste Negra
When Mr. Niebla returned to CMLL in July 2008, he quickly formed a group with Negro CasasNegro Casas
José Casas Ruiz is a Mexican professional wrestler and trainer currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre under the ring name Negro Casas. He is the son of former wrestler, turned referee Pepe Casas and brother of professeional wrestlers El Felino and Heavy Metal...
and Heavy Metal
Erick Casas
Erick Francisco Casas Ruiz is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working under the ring name Heavy Metal for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...
called La Peste Negra
La Peste Negra
La Peste Negra is a Mexican lucha libre, or professional wrestling, rudo, or villain, group also known as a stable that works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . The core of the group is the Casas wrestling family, which includes members Negro Casas, El Felino and Prinsesa Blanca as well as...
(Spanish for "the Black Plague), a Rudo group that had a more comical approach to wrestling. The trio started wearing large afro wigs, painting their faces black and dancing during their entrances and generally worked a less serious style of match than was unusual, especially for a serious wrestler like Negro Casas. On September 2, 2008 the last Casas brother, El Felino
El Felino
El Felino , is the ring name of Jorge Luis Casas Ruiz, who is a Mexican professional wrestler or Luchador currently wrestling for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . He is the son of wrestler and referee Pepe Casas, the brother of Negro Casas and Heavy Metal and the cousin of Black Star...
turned Rudo as well and joined La Peste Negra. After Felino joined the group Heavy Metal was quietly phased out as he was not comfortable working the comedic style. Felino's wife Princesa Blanca joined the group in early 2009, turning Rudo to work with La Pestra, the turn led to Princesa Blanca winning the Mexican National Women's Championship
Mexican National Women's Championship
The Mexican National Women's Championship is a professional wrestling championship for female wrestlers created and sanctioned by the Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. . While the Commission sanctions the title, it does not promote the events in which the Championship is defended...
from Marcela
Marcela (wrestler)
María Elena Santamaría Gómez is a Mexican professional wrestler, known mainly for her work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , where she works under the ring name Marcela...
on January 30, 2009. La Pesta Negra's biggest triumf to date is Negro Casas' title win over Místico that brought the CMLL World Welterweight Championship
CMLL World Welterweight Championship
The CMLL World Welterweight Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . The official definition of a Welterweight in Mexico is a person between and but is not strictly adhered to these days...
into the group. In March, 2010 Mr. Niebla suffered a knee injury that kept him out of the ring for over three months. In early June, 2010 CMLL announced that after recuperating in Europe Mr. Niebla was ready to return to the ring, reuniniting La Peste Negra for the first time in several months. After making only a few in ring appearances Mr. Niebla disappeared from the CMLL booking sheets once again, replaced with 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...
. It was later revealed that his body had rejected the implant he had been given during his previous time away from the ring and it had to be replaced, putting him out of action for approximately a month before he was able to wrestle again. On August 16, 2010 it was announced that the recently returned Mr. Niebla would be one of 14 men putting their mask on the line in a Luchas de Apuestas steel cage match, the main event of the CMLL 77th Anniversary Show
CMLL 77th Anniversary Show
The CMLL 77th Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling major show produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre that took place on September 3, 2010 in CMLL's home arena Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. The event commemorates the 77th anniversary of CMLL, the oldest professional wrestling...
. Mr. Niebla was the sixth man to leave the steel cage, keeping his mask safe. The match came down to La Sombra
La Sombra (wrestler)
La Sombra is a Mexican luchador enmascarado . La Sombra's real real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans...
pinning Olímpico
Olímpico
Joel Bernal Galicia , better known under the ring name Olímpico is a Mexican Luchador , or professional wrestler. Olímpico is sometimes Anglicised as "Olympico", and means "Olympian" in Spanish...
to unmask him. On July 29, 2011, Mr. Niebla defeated 15 other men to win the 2011 Leyenda de Azul.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- La Nieblina (Over-rotated Delfin clutch)
- Diving splash
- Signature moves
- Dragon screw
- HandspringHandspring (gymnastics)A handspring is an acrobatic move in which a person executes a complete revolution of the body by lunging headfirst from an upright position into a handstand and then pushing off from the floor with the hands so as to leap back to an upright position. Handsprings are performed in various physical...
senton to an oncoming opponent - Modified figure-four leglock
- MoonsaultMoonsaultA moonsault, moonsault press, or back flip splash is a professional wrestling aerial technique. Much of its popularity in American wrestling is attributed to The Great Muta, despite it being used in North America by "Leaping" Lanny Poffo years before Muta came from Japan.In a standard moonsault,...
- SlapSlapA slap or "smack" is a broad stroke made with the open hand or the back of the hand, as opposed to a punch that is made with a closed fist. Slaps are frequently made across the face, but can be also made across hands or any other body part, and can use either the palm of the hand or the back of the...
- Running shoulder block
- Tope suicida
Championships and accomplishments
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha LibreConsejo Mundial de Lucha LibreConsejo 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)- CMLL World Heavyweight ChampionshipCMLL World Heavyweight ChampionshipThe CMLL World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and has been in existence since 1991...
(1 time) - CMLL World Tag Team ChampionshipCMLL World Tag Team ChampionshipThe CMLL World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico for Tag teams only. The title was created in 1993 and is still promoted to this day...
(1 time) – with ShockerJosé Luis Jair SoriaJosé Luis Jair Soria is a Mexican professional wrestler, who wrestles under the name Shocker. He has in the past branched out into the United States, working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.-Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre :... - CMLL World Trios ChampionshipCMLL World Trios ChampionshipThe CMLL World Trios Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico. The title has existed since 1993 and is contested for by teams of three wrestlers...
(2 times) – with AtlantisAtlantis (wrestler)Atlantis is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre where he performs as a Technico . Atlantis has held a large number of professional wrestling championships over the years, both in Mexico and in Japan...
and LizmarkLizmarkLizmark is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. His ring name is taken from the German battleship Bismarck. He is a multiple-time champion, having held singles and tag team championships in both Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre / Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and...
, Atlantis and Black WarriorBlack Warrior (wrestler)Jesus Toral López is a luchador or professional wrestler who has worked almost exclusively in Mexico. López has achieved most success under the ring name Black Warrior and has worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since 1995... - Carnaval Incredible Tournament (2000) - with Ultimo GuerreroÚltimo GuerreroÚltimo 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...
and Rey BucaneroRey BucaneroArturo 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... - Salvador Lutteroth Singles Tournament (1998)
- Mexican National Trios ChampionshipMexican National Trios ChampionshipThe Mexican National Trios Championship is a three-man tag team professional wrestling championship controlled by a "National title" controlled by the "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F." , which regulates all matches where the title is defended...
(1 time) – with SafariEphestoEphesto is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado . Ephesto's real name has not been officially documented, a tradition in Mexican Lucha Libre where masked wrestlers' real names often are not a matter of public record...
and OlímpicoOlímpicoJoel Bernal Galicia , better known under the ring name Olímpico is a Mexican Luchador , or professional wrestler. Olímpico is sometimes Anglicised as "Olympico", and means "Olympian" in Spanish... - Distrito Federal Welterweight Championship (1 time)
- Distrito Federal Tag Team Championship (1 time) – unknown partner
- Leyenda de AzulLeyenda de AzulThe Leyenda de Azul is a lucha libre tournament held six times by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre between 2000 and 2008 and again in 2011. The tournament honors Blue Demon, or Demonio Azul as he's sometimes referred to...
(2011)
- CMLL World Heavyweight Championship
- Pro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
- PWI ranked him #208 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010
- Other promotions
- WFS Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Vertigo
Luchas de apuestas record
| Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hair | Mr. Niebla | MS-1 MS-1 (wrestler) Pablo Fuentes Reyna is a retired Luchador who's most known under the ring name MS-1... |
Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... |
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| Hair | Mr. Niebla | Bestia Negra | Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... |
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| Hair | Mr. Niebla | Popitekus | Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... |
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| Mask | Mr. Niebla | Estrella de Plata | Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... |
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| Mask | Mr. Niebla | Super Brazo | Naucalpan Naucalpan Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is a city and municipality located just northwest of Mexico City in adjoining Mexico State. The name Naucalpan comes from Nahuatl and means “place of the four neighborhoods or four houses. “de Juárez was added to the official name in 1874 in honor of... , Mexico State |
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| Mask | Mr. Niebla | Ébola | Naucalpan Naucalpan Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is a city and municipality located just northwest of Mexico City in adjoining Mexico State. The name Naucalpan comes from Nahuatl and means “place of the four neighborhoods or four houses. “de Juárez was added to the official name in 1874 in honor of... , Mexico State |
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| Hair | Mr. Niebla | Cavernícola II | Naucalpan Naucalpan Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is a city and municipality located just northwest of Mexico City in adjoining Mexico State. The name Naucalpan comes from Nahuatl and means “place of the four neighborhoods or four houses. “de Juárez was added to the official name in 1874 in honor of... , Mexico State |
Finals of a campal de la muerte tournament where the lose of the final loses his hair or mask | |
| Mask | Mr. Niebla | Mr. Niebla (II) | Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... |
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| Mask | Mr. Niebla | Shocker José Luis Jair Soria José Luis Jair Soria is a Mexican professional wrestler, who wrestles under the name Shocker. He has in the past branched out into the United States, working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.-Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre :... |
Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... |
At the CMLL 66th Anniversary Show CMLL 66th Anniversary Show The CMLL 66th Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre that took place on September 24, 1999 in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico... : Relevos suicida match: Atlantis Atlantis (wrestler) Atlantis is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre where he performs as a Technico . Atlantis has held a large number of professional wrestling championships over the years, both in Mexico and in Japan... and Villaño III Villano III Arturo Díaz Mendoza is a Mexican professional wrestler best known for performing under the stage name Villano III and unmasking a very large number of wrestlers , he is most famous for teaming with one or more of his brothers: Villano I, Villano II, Villano IV, Villano V, Villano VI and Villano VII... defeated the team to force them to fight for their mask. |
External links
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