Futuro (wrestler)
| Futuro | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Unrevealed[1] |
| Born | Mexico City |
Futuro is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), portraying a tecnico ("Good guy") wrestling character. 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]
Career[edit]
Futuro 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] Futuro'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]
After winning a qualifier in Mexico City, together with Max Star,[6] Futuro participated in a multi-man elimination match to crown a new Mexican National Lightweight Champion on 30 July 2023. He became one the final two wrestlers, alongside Brillante Jr., defeating the latter become the new champion.[7][8] The concept of the tournament was that two wrestlers from Guadalajara, Mexico City, Puebla and Laguna respectively competed for the title.[6]
Championships and accomplishments[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ The Mexican National Lightweight Championship is sanctioned by the Mexico City wrestling commission but under the control of CMLL who make the day to day decisions.
References[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.
- ^ a b López, Arturo (28 July 2023). "Misterio Blanco y Brillante Jr, finalistas al Campeonato Nacional Ligero". Excélsior (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "CMLL – Arena México: Brillante Jr., el nuevo rostro de la lucha lagunera que busca forjar su propio legado". Mundo Deportivo USA (in Spanish). 11 August 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "CMLL: Luego de 15 años se tendrá una lucha de Campeonato Nacional en La Laguna". Noticieros GREM. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
External links[edit]
- Futuro's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
