Neón is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), portraying a tecnico ("Good guy") wrestling character. He also wrestles for the British promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling due to the organizations' partnership with CMLL, where he is a former Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion. His 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.[1]
| Neón | |
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| Birth name | Unrevealed[1] |
| Born | Mexico City, Mexico |
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Career
editNeón was invited to participate for the Mexico City team in CMLL's new Torneo de Escuelas tournament, where the CMLL trainees from Mexico City, Puebla, Guadalajara and Comarca Lagunera competed against each other in a series of multi-man matches. The tournament took place in February and March 2023.[2] Neón's Mexico City team defeated the Comarca Lagunera team in the first round.[3] However, they lost to the Guadalajara team in the final.[4][5]
On 4 April, Neón wrestled in the Torneo Nueva Generación, a showcase multi-man match at the Arena Coliseo 80th Anniversary show, where he was eliminated by Crixus.[6] On 23 June, Neón wrestled for the first time on Viernes Espectaculares or Super Friday, which is CMLLs main show of the week. Together with Brillante Jr. and Max Star his team defeated Capitán Suicida, Fuego and Valiente Jr. in the second match of the night.[7]
At the 2024 Fantastica Mexico: UK, Neón defeated Jordon Breaks to win the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship, his first professional title in his wrestling career.[8] On June 29, Neón defeated Cameron Khai, On June 30, Neón defended the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship against Will Kaven.[9] [10] On July 13, 2024, Neón defended the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship against Bárbaro Cavernario.[11]
Championships and accomplishments
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- ^ Valdés, Apolo (3 February 2023). "CMLL: Así serán los equipos del Torneo de Escuelas". Superluchas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Valdés, Apolo (25 February 2023). "CMLL: Tonalli encabeza a la escuela CDMX a la victoria". Superluchas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Tapatíos arrebatan el triunfo en el torneo de escuelas del CMLL". Yahoo News (in Spanish). 7 March 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Valdés, Apolo (4 March 2023). "Guadalajara se llevó el torneo de escuelas del CMLL". Superluchas (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "CMLL 80. Aniversario Arena Coliseo". Cagematch. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "CMLL Viernes Espectacular, Friday, 2023/06/23". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (19 May 2024). "RevPro-CMLL Fantastica Mania UK Show Two Results (5/19): Mistico, Mascara Dorada, Hechicero In Action". Fightful.
- ^ https://superluchas.com/neon-defendio-por-primera-vez-el-titulo-de-peso-crucero-de-revpro/
- ^ https://x.com/CMLL_OFICIAL/status/1808234392751370387
- ^ https://x.com/Arena_MX/status/1815948575383101740
- ^ Wrestling Titles. "RPW British Cruiserweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
External links
edit- Neón's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com
