José Luis Amezcua Muñoz (Born September 28, 1968), best known by his ring name

Ring name

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 Apolo Dantés, is a Mexican

Mexico

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 Luchador

Lucha libre

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, or professional wrestler

Professional wrestling

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, who has been a longtime mainstay of 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) throughout the 1990s and now owns and operates "Dantés Wrestling Factory" in Guadalajara

Guadalajara

Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...

, Jalisco

Jalisco

Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...

, Mexico. He is the son of Alfonso Dantés

Alfonso Dantés

José Luis Amezcua Díaz was a Mexican professional wrestler who wrestled during the 1960s and 1970s under the ring name Alfonso Dantés . He would later receive the nickname El Tanque for his short but thick build...

, a legendary luchador during the 1960s and 70s. Dantés has toured Japan and often teamed with El Hijo del Santo

El Hijo del Santo

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 and 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...

 in six-man tag team matches against The Headhunters

The Headhunters (professional wrestling)

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 and various partners during the mid-1990s. And was a member of the group Los Capos

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...

along with Cien Caras

Cien Caras

Carmelo Reyes González is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Cien Caras...

, Máscara Año 2000

Máscara Año 2000

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 and Universo 2000

Universo 2000

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.

Professional wrestling career

José Amezuca trained for his professional wrestling career under his father Alfonso Dantés

Alfonso Dantés

José Luis Amezcua Díaz was a Mexican professional wrestler who wrestled during the 1960s and 1970s under the ring name Alfonso Dantés . He would later receive the nickname El Tanque for his short but thick build...

, Alberto Muñoz

Alberto Muñoz

Alberto Muñoz is a retired Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler who was active from at least the 1960s until the 1980s. Muñoz worked for most of his career using his real name, but in the 1970s he also wrestled as the enmascarado White Man, teaming with Black Man to form a popular tag team...

 and renowned Lucha libre trainier Diablo Velazco. He made his debut on December 4, 1988 under the name "Apolo Dantés", adopting the same last name as his father used. Through his fathers connections Apolo Dantés began working regularly 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 very early part the 1990s. On July 25, 1992 Apolo Dantés became the NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship

The NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship is a currently inactive professional wrestling championship promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance . For the majority of its existence it has been promoted by Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , where it was known as the Campeonato...

 when he 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...

. Dante's held the prestigious title for 243 days until Jaque Mate

Jaque Mate

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 defeated him for it. On September 11, 1994 Dante's won the CMLL World Middleweight Championship

CMLL World Middleweight Championship

The CMLL World Middleweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...

 by defeating Javier Llanes, but lost the belt 77 days later to Satánico. Apolo Dantes defeated Silver King to win the 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...

 on June 23, 1995. During his reign as Heavyweight Champion Dantés successfully defended against both Corazon de Leon

Chris Jericho

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 and Vampiro

Vampiro

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. Dantés lost the title to Rayo de Jalisco, Jr.

Rayo de Jalisco, Jr.

Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado whose real name has not been revealed, per Lucha Libre traditions. Rayo de Jalisco, Jr...

 on April 14, 1996. In mid-1996 Cien Caras

Cien Caras

Carmelo Reyes González is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Cien Caras...

, Máscara Año 2000

Máscara Año 2000

Jesús Reyes González is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Máscara Año 2000 or Máscara Año Dos Mil. His ring name is Spanish for "Mask of the year 2000", originally referring to the mask González wore while wrestling...

 and Universo 2000

Universo 2000

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 returned to CMLL after working elsewhere for four years. The trio began teaming with Apolo Dantés to form a group called Los Capos

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...

("The Bosses"), a Rudo

Heel (professional wrestling)

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(bad guy) group that was heavily featured in CMLL's heavyweight division. Dantés competed in the 1997 CMLL International Gran Prix

CMLL International Gran Prix

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 but was defeated in the semi-final by eventual tournament winner Steel

Sean Morley

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. A year later he made it all the way to the finals of the 1998 version of the Gran Prix but lost to Rayo de Jalisco, Jr.

In late 1998 and into 1999 Apolo Dantés worked for the US based World Wrestling Federation

World Wrestling Entertainment

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 appearing exclusively on the Spanish language show WWF Super Astros where he wrestled against other Mexican Luchadors. In 2003 Apolo Dantés last in ring highlight saw him earn a match for the CMLL World Heavyweight Champion Mr. Niebla

Mr. Niebla

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 but was defeated in three falls. By the middle-2000s Apolo Dantés was more active as a wrestling trainer and match maker at CMLL's Arena Coliseo in his native Guadalajara, Jalisco. For the next couple of years he would book matches for the weekly shows as well as train various trainees for CMLL. In the summer of 2009 Dantés was fired from his position at Arena Coliseo by CMLL after holding the job for four years. Following his dismissal from Arena Coliseo Dantés formed his own wrestling school and promotion called "Dantés' Wrestling Factory", based in Guadalajara, Jalisco.

Personal life

José Amezcua is the son of professional wrestler Alfonso "Tanque" Dantés who had a hand in training both José and his brother Cesar Dantés. His grandfather used to wrestle as Al Amenzuca and Alfonso Dantés' brothers wrestle as Septiembre Negro and Indio Jerónimo. Amezuca is also related on his mother's side to retired wrestler Alberto Muñoz .

Championships and accomplishments

• Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
  Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
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• Copa de Arena Mexico Tournament Winner: 2001 – with 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...
  
   and 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 :...
  
   as "Team Shocker"
• 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...
  
   (1 time)
• CMLL World Middleweight Championship
  CMLL World Middleweight Championship
  The CMLL World Middleweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
  
   (1 time)
• Second Generation Tag Team Tournament: 1995 – with 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...
  
  
• NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
  NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
  The NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship is a currently inactive professional wrestling championship promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance . For the majority of its existence it has been promoted by Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , where it was known as the Campeonato...
  
   (1 time)Despite its use of the NWA for some of its championships, CMLL is not an NWA affiliated promotion and hasn't been since 1990. As a result, the National Wrestling Alliance
  National Wrestling Alliance
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   no longer sanctions or recognizes any of those championships.

• Western Mexico
  Independent circuit
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• Occidente Middleweight Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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• PWI ranked him # 204 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2003

Lucha de Apuesta record

Wager	Winner	Loser	Location	Date	Notes
Hair	Apolo Dantés	Super Brazo	Unknown	Unknown
Hair	Apolo Dantés	Asesino Negro	Guadalajara Guadalajara Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco... , Jalisco Jalisco Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...	Unknown
Hair	El Dandy El Dandy Roberto Gutiérrez Frías is a Mexican professional wrestler who has had most of his success in Lucha libre as El Dandy throughout the 1990s.-Professional wrestling career:...	Apolo Dantés	Unknown	Unknown
Hair	El Dandy El Dandy Roberto Gutiérrez Frías is a Mexican professional wrestler who has had most of his success in Lucha libre as El Dandy throughout the 1990s.-Professional wrestling career:...	Apolo Dantés	Unknown	Unknown
Hair	Apolo Dantés	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...	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...	1980s
Hair	Apolo Dantés	La Araña	Guadalajara Guadalajara Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco... , Jalisco Jalisco Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...	1989
Hair	Apolo Dantés	Javier Cruz	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...
Hair	Apolo Dantés	Cachorro Mendoza Cachorro Mendoza Pedro Jacobo Contreras is a semi-retired Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Cachorro Mendoza. Cachorro Mendoza means "Puppy Mendoza" in English and refers to the fact that he is the youngers of the Mendoza brothers Ringo, Indio and Freddy all of whom are...	Guadalajara Guadalajara Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco... , Jalisco Jalisco Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...	April, 1992
Hair	Apolo Dantés	Javier Cruz	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...
Hair	Apolo Dantés	Comando Ruso	Cuernavaca Cuernavaca Cuernavaca is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. It was established at the archeological site of Gualupita I by the Olmec, "the mother culture" of Mesoamerica, approximately 3200 years ago... , Morelos Morelos Morelos officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 33 municipalities and its capital city is Cuernavaca....
Hair	Apolo Dantés	Mogur	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...
Hair	Apolo Dantés	Miguel Pérez, Jr. Miguel Pérez, Jr. Miguel Perez, Jr. is a professional wrestler who competed as a member of the Los Boricuas stable led by Savio Vega from June 1997 to October 1998 in the World Wrestling Federation.-ECW and WWF:Pérez is the son of Miguel Pérez, Sr...	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...
Hair	Ricky Santana	Apolo Dantés	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 65th Anniversary Show CMLL 65th Anniversary Show The CMLL 65th Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre that took place on September 14, 1998 in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. The show consisted of five matches, with the main event being a Six-man tag team matche between the...
Hair	Apolo Dantés	Pepe Aguayo	Guadalajara Guadalajara Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco... , Jalisco Jalisco Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
Hair	Brazo de Plata José Alvarado Nieves José Alvarado Nieves is a Mexican Luchador best known under the ring name Brazo de Plata that he has been using since his debut in 1977 and also for his appearences for WWE as "Super Porky"...	Apolo Dantés	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...
Hair	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...	Apolo Dantés	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...
Hair	Pierroth, Jr. Pierroth, Jr. Norberto Salgado Salcedo is a retired Mexican luchador , best known under the ring name Pierroth, Jr.. Salgado made his professional wrestling debut on July 1, 1984 working as an Luchador Enmascarado, or masked wrestler, using the name Pierroth, Jr...	Apolo Dantés	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...