Pegasso
Encyclopedia
Pegasso is a Mexican
Luchador
enmascarado
(or masked professional wrestler
) currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL). Pegasso worked from Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
(AAA) from 2000 until 2008, where he was a part of the wrestling stable Real Fuerza Aérea
. Pegasso's 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. The name Pegasso is Spanish
for Pegasus
, a winged horse from the Greek mythology
. He has also wrestled as Hombre sin Nombre and Pegasso Xtreme
(AAA), one of Mexico's largest promotions, and was given a new ring persona - Pegasso after the mythological horse. Initially Pegasso worked low card matches while training with AAA's head trainer Gran Apache. Pegasso wrestled on his first major show not long after signing on with AAA as he teamed with Oscar Sevilla
, Path Finder
and Ludxor to defeat Gran Apache, Angel Mortal, Marabunta and Mr. Condor on the undercard of the 2000 Verano de Escandalo
Pay-Per-View
event. Over the following years Pegasso made very few wrestling appearances while working with Gran Apache and other AAA trainees to improve his skills. It was not until 2006 that Pegasso began making regular appearances for AAA as he became part of a group of young high fliers called Real Fuerza Aérea
in 2006. Together with Super Fly
, Pegasso qualified for the finals of a tournament to crown the first AAA World Tag Team Champions
at the 2007 Rey de Reyes
show. The match was a four corners elimination match that also included Guapos VIP (Alan Stone
and Zumbido
), The Mexican Powers (Crazy Boy
and Joe Lider
) and winners The Black Family
(Dark Cuervo
and Dark Ozz
). Pegasso participated in the 2007 Alas de Oro but was eliminated fourth, by his own team mate Super Fly. Following the Alas de Oro Pegasso made fewer and fewer high profile appearances for AAA, at best working the undercard of the 2008 Reina de Reinas
tournament as Real Fuerza Aérea (Pegasso, Aero Star
, Gato Eveready
and El Angel
) lost to Los Piratas (Pirata Morgan
, Pirata Morgan, Jr. El Hijo de Pirata Morgan and Barba Roja). By the fall of 2008 Pegasso and fellow Real Fuerza Aérea member Rey Cometa
left AAA. Initially the two worked for International Wrestling Revolution Group
(IWRG) as Real Fuerza Aérea but soon after began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL), Mexico's largest and oldest wrestling promotion.
. Pegasso and Rey Cometa for a regular team in CMLL, often working the lower end of the card. On April 7, 2009 Pegasso was one of 10 men competing for the vacant CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship
but he was eliminated half way through the match with the title going to Mascara Dorada
instead. On October 18, 2009 Pegasso was one of 12 wrestlers who put his mask on the line in a 12-man Luchas de Apuestas cage match. He was the fourth person to escape the cage keeping his mask safe, the final saw Pólvora
pin Tigre Blanco
to unmask him. Pegasso teamed with Rey Cometa and Rouge to defeat Los Guerreros Tuareg (Hooligan
, Skándalo and Loco Max) in the opening match of CMLL's year end show, Sin Salida
, with Pegasso scoring the deciding fall.
and Pegaso (II) who is a former CMLL employee of little note.
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...
(or 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...
) currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion
Professional 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). Pegasso worked from Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA) from 2000 until 2008, where he was a part of the wrestling stable Real Fuerza Aérea
Real Fuerza Aerea
Real Fuerza Aérea is a Mexican professional wrestling group, or Stable, active in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración and consists of young tecnicos who all use a high flying, high risk wrestling style...
. Pegasso's 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. The name Pegasso 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 Pegasus
Pegasus
Pegasus is one of the best known fantastical as well as mythological creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine horse, usually white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. He was the brother of Chrysaor, born at a single birthing...
, a winged horse from the Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
. He has also wrestled as Hombre sin Nombre and Pegasso Xtreme
Professional wrestling career
The wrestler who would later be best known as Pegasso made his professional wrestling debut on April 30, 1999 after training under Sombra Salvaje, Irasu and Califa. Initially he wrestles under the name Hombre sin Nombre (Spanish for "the man with no name"), a concept or "Gimmick" often used by Luchadors who have established a ring persona yet.Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
In 2000 he began working for Asistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA), one of Mexico's largest promotions, and was given a new ring persona - Pegasso after the mythological horse. Initially Pegasso worked low card matches while training with AAA's head trainer Gran Apache. Pegasso wrestled on his first major show not long after signing on with AAA as he teamed with Oscar Sevilla
El Angel (wrestler)
Oscar Omar Puentes Molgado is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado under the ring name El Ángel . Puentes worked under the ring name Oscar Sevilla from 1997 until 2005 where he adopted the "El Ángel" ring character...
, Path Finder
Dark Ozz
Marcos Tinajero is a Mexican Luchador who is most well known under the name Ozz / Dark Ozz, a Face character that works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . He has been part of The Black Family since it was formed...
and Ludxor to defeat Gran Apache, Angel Mortal, Marabunta and Mr. Condor on the undercard of the 2000 Verano de Escandalo
Verano de Escandalo (2000)
The 2000 Verano de Escándalo was the fourth annual Verano de Escándalo professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on September 29, 2000 in Madero, Mexico. The Main event featured a tag team match that saw Heavy Metal and Perro Aguayo, Jr...
Pay-Per-View
Pay-per-view
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event. Over the following years Pegasso made very few wrestling appearances while working with Gran Apache and other AAA trainees to improve his skills. It was not until 2006 that Pegasso began making regular appearances for AAA as he became part of a group of young high fliers called Real Fuerza Aérea
Real Fuerza Aerea
Real Fuerza Aérea is a Mexican professional wrestling group, or Stable, active in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración and consists of young tecnicos who all use a high flying, high risk wrestling style...
in 2006. Together with Super Fly
Super Fly (wrestler)
Super Fly is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador enmascarado . Super Fly's 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...
, Pegasso qualified for the finals of a tournament to crown the first AAA World Tag Team Champions
AAA World Tag Team Championship
The AAA World Tag Team Championship is the main tag team title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...
at the 2007 Rey de Reyes
Rey de Reyes (2007)
The 2007 Rey de Reyes was the eleventh annual Rey de Reyes professional wrestling tournament and show, promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The event took place on March 18, 2007 in the Toreo de Cuatro Caminos arena in Naucalpan, Mexico State, Mexico...
show. The match was a four corners elimination match that also included Guapos VIP (Alan Stone
Alan Stone (wrestler)
Alan Stone is a Mexican professional wrestler who has competed in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since the late 1990s...
and Zumbido
Zumbido
José Angel García Paz is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring nameZumbido . He has worked for both Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración throughout his career, but currently works on the Mexican independent circuit...
), The Mexican Powers (Crazy Boy
Crazy Boy
Crazy Boy is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known in Lucha Libre. He currently works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración in Mexico...
and Joe Lider
Joe Lider
José de Jesús Álvarez is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ringname Joe Líder. He currently competes in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...
) and winners The Black Family
The Black Family
The Black Family is a professional wrestling face / tecnico stable that has been working in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración since 2000. Originally a heel / rudo stable, The Black Family currently consists of original member Dark Cuervo as well as the later additions of Dark Ozz, and Dark...
(Dark Cuervo
Cuervo
Cuervo can refer to:Culture*Cría Cuervo, an album by Toque Profundo*Cría cuervos, a 1976 Spanish film directed by Carlos Saura*"Jose Cuervo" song made popular by Shelly West in 1983*José Cuervo, a brand of tequilaPeople...
and Dark Ozz
Dark Ozz
Marcos Tinajero is a Mexican Luchador who is most well known under the name Ozz / Dark Ozz, a Face character that works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . He has been part of The Black Family since it was formed...
). Pegasso participated in the 2007 Alas de Oro but was eliminated fourth, by his own team mate Super Fly. Following the Alas de Oro Pegasso made fewer and fewer high profile appearances for AAA, at best working the undercard of the 2008 Reina de Reinas
AAA Reina de Reinas Championship
The AAA Queen of Queens Championship is a singles professional wrestling females championship promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The Championship has been in existence since 1999 and is the only females only championship currently in AAA, though it is currently held by a man...
tournament as Real Fuerza Aérea (Pegasso, Aero Star
Aero Star
Aero Star is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, best known for his work in the professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración as a tecnico . He is a part of the group Real Fuerza Aérea along with Laredo Kid and Argenis...
, Gato Eveready
Gato Eveready
Víctor Manuel Soto Flores is a Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler currently working under the ring name Alan and also under a mask as the enmascarado Drago. Soto is best known by his previous ring name Gato Eveready or simply El Gato, under which he was an unofficial member of the wrestling...
and El Angel
El Angel (wrestler)
Oscar Omar Puentes Molgado is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado under the ring name El Ángel . Puentes worked under the ring name Oscar Sevilla from 1997 until 2005 where he adopted the "El Ángel" ring character...
) lost to Los Piratas (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...
, Pirata Morgan, Jr. El Hijo de Pirata Morgan and Barba Roja). By the fall of 2008 Pegasso and fellow Real Fuerza Aérea member Rey Cometa
Rey Cometa
Rey Cometa is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Rey Cometa fist gained national exposure when he worked for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración from 2005 until 2008...
left AAA. Initially the two worked 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...
(IWRG) as Real Fuerza Aérea but soon after began 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), Mexico's largest and oldest wrestling promotion.
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Pegasso and Rey Cometa initially used the Real Fuerza Aérea name in CMLL as well, but quickly abandoned it when AAA objected to the use of the name. When signing with CMLL Pegasso received further training by CMLL head trainers Satánico and Franco ColumboFranco Columbo
Javier Descalza Coronado is a Mexican retired Luchador, or professional wrestler, currently working as a match maker for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
. Pegasso and Rey Cometa for a regular team in CMLL, often working the lower end of the card. On April 7, 2009 Pegasso was one of 10 men competing for the vacant CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship
CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship
The CMLL World Lightweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling-based promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
but he was eliminated half way through the match with the title going to Mascara Dorada
Mascara Dorada
Máscara Dorada is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado . Máscara Dorada's real name has not been officially documented, a tradition in Mexican Lucha Libre where masked wrestler's real names often are not a matter of public record...
instead. On October 18, 2009 Pegasso was one of 12 wrestlers who put his mask on the line in a 12-man Luchas de Apuestas cage match. He was the fourth person to escape the cage keeping his mask safe, the final saw Pólvora
Pólvora
Pólvora is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler best known for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , where he is the current Mexican National Welterweight Champion...
pin Tigre Blanco
Tigre Blanco
Sergio Guzmán Silva is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, who has worked for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre for most of his professional career. Guzmán currently works under the ring name Tigre Blanco and inidially worked as Kid Guzmán but...
to unmask him. Pegasso teamed with Rey Cometa and Rouge to defeat Los Guerreros Tuareg (Hooligan
Hooligan (wrestler)
Jesús Parra Ramírez is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler best known under the ring name Hooligan. Ramírez has worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since 2002 and is a founding member of the group Los Guerros Tuareg as well as being a core member in the group...
, Skándalo and Loco Max) in the opening match of CMLL's year end show, Sin Salida
Sin Salida
Sin Salida was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre that took place on December 4, 2009. The main event of the event was a Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match between the teams of El Texano, Jr...
, with Pegasso scoring the deciding fall.
Multiple Pegassos
Pegasso is not the only Luchador to have used the name Pegasso. Two other luchadors have used a similar name in their: Pegaso who now works as Ciclón RamírezCiclón Ramirez
"Pegaso I" redirects here, for the wrestler currently using the name see PegassoCelso Reyes Daza is a luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under his ring name Ciclón Ramírez . Reyes worked as Pegaso I for six years before switching to the Ciclón Ramirez name in 1988...
and Pegaso (II) who is a former CMLL employee of little note.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Springboard 450 Plancha
- Signature moves
- Asai Moonsault
- Corkscrew Plancha
- Huracanrana Variations
- Springboard Twisting armdrag