Ciclón Ramirez
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"Pegaso I" redirects here, for the wrestler currently using the name see Pegasso
Celso Reyes Daza (born July 28, 1961) is a luchador
, or professional wrestler
, best known under his ring name Ciclón Ramírez (Spanish
for "Cyclone Ramirez). Reyes worked as Pegaso I for six years before switching to the Ciclón Ramirez name in 1988. As Ramirez he originally worked as an enmascarado
, or masked wrestler but was unmasked after losing a Luchas de Apuestas, or bet fight, to El Felino
. The character "Ciclón Ramirez" is billed as a relative of the character Huracán Ramírez
, which is a storyline invented for wrestling. Reyes' son currently works as Ciclón Ramírez, Jr.
Ovni, but soon changed his name to Pegasso I (Spanish for Pegasus
I), an enmascarado
(masked wrestler) character based on the mythical Pegasus
. Initially he teamed with Pegasso II, but the Pegasso team did not last long as Reyes struck out on his own as a singles wrestler. On March 17, 1985 Pegaso I defeated El Modulo to win the Mexican National Lightweight Championship
, his first professional wrestling championship. Pegaso I held the title for 118 days before losing it to El Khalifa. Reyes continued to work as Pegaso I until 1988 where he assumed a new enmascarado identity, Ciclón Ramírez, a fictional brother of Huracán Ramírez
, a legendary Luchador. Ciclón Ramírez defeated Bestia Salvaje
in the final of a tournament to win the Mexican National Welterweight Championship
on May 21, 1980. Ramírez held the title for 430 days, defending the title on several occasions before losing it to Canelo Casas
on July 25, 1990 a full 430 days after winning it. Ramírez regained the Welterweight title from Canelo Casas on February 13, 1991. In the early 1990s Ciclón Ramírez began teaming with Águila Solitaria
and Pantera
to form a group known as Las Saetas del Ring (Spanish for "The Arrows of the Ring") Together Las Saetas won the Nuevo León State Trios Championship and the Veracruz State Trios Championship, before winning the Districto Federal Trios championship from Los Tarascos in 1991. La Saetas later lost the Districto Federal Trios title to Los Metalicos (Oro
, Plata and Bronce
). Ciclón Ramírez second run with the Mexican National Welterweight Title lasted for 508 days, ending on July 5, 1992 when he lost the title to El Felino
. In August, 1992 Ramírez won a tournamnet for the vacant Mexican National Welterweight title after El Felino had vacated it. In the final Ciclón Ramírez defeated Fantasma de la Quebrada
to win the Welterweight title for the third time. This third, and so far final run with the Welterweight title lasted only 45 days before he lost it to Fantasma de la Quebrada. After losing the Mexican National title Ciclón Ramírez began a storyline feud with El Felino, initially over the CMLL World Welterweight Championship
that El Felino held and Ciclón Ramírez won, but moved beyond that as the two met in a Luchas de Apuestas (bet fight) where El Felino pinned Ciclón Ramírez to unmask him. The feud culminated when El Felino finally regained the title on March 30, 1994. Following the culmination of the storyline with El Felino Ramírez left Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL) and began working on the Mexican independent circuit
. He began teaming with two "storyline" cousins Nuevo Huracán Ramírez, Jr. (New Huracán Ramírez, Jr.) and El Hijo del Huracán Ramírez (the son of Huracán Ramírez) to win the Districto Federal Trios title once more. The trio held the title until October 1995 where they lost to Los Destructores (Rocco Valente, Tony Arce and Vulcano). After the loss Reyes briefly worked as "Mr. Ramírez" and later on as Tiburón in Promo Azteca between 1996 and 1997. By the late 1990s Reyes returned to using the Ciclón Ramírez name, working for International Wrestling Revolution Group
(IWRG) where he defeated Dr. Cerebro on June 29, 2000 to win the IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship
. Ramírez held the title for 45 days before Dr. Cerebro regained the title. In recent years Reyes has helped train and promote his son who wrestles as "Ciclón Ramírez, Jr." while still working on the Mexican independent circuit.
Pegasso
Pegasso is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Pegasso worked from Asistencia Asesoría y Administración from 2000 until 2008, where he was a part of the wrestling stable Real Fuerza Aérea...
Celso Reyes Daza (born July 28, 1961) is a 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...
, or 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...
, best known under his ring name Ciclón Ramírez (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 "Cyclone Ramirez). Reyes worked as Pegaso I for six years before switching to the Ciclón Ramirez name in 1988. As Ramirez he originally worked as an 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 wrestler but was unmasked after losing a Luchas de Apuestas, or bet fight, to 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...
. The character "Ciclón Ramirez" is billed as a relative of the character Huracán Ramírez
Huracan Ramirez
Huracán Ramírez was a fictitious character invented for the 1952 Mexican Lucha film of the same name. In the film a young Mexican, whose father is a professional wrestler, decides to follow in his father's footsteps by adopting the secret identity of Huracán Ramírez, a masked luchador, and he...
, which is a storyline invented for wrestling. Reyes' son currently works as Ciclón Ramírez, Jr.
Professional wrestling career
Celso Reyes Daza began his professional wrestling career in 1982, initially 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:...
Ovni, but soon changed his name to Pegasso I (Spanish 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...
I), an 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...
(masked wrestler) character based on the mythical 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...
. Initially he teamed with Pegasso II, but the Pegasso team did not last long as Reyes struck out on his own as a singles wrestler. On March 17, 1985 Pegaso I defeated El Modulo to win the Mexican National Lightweight Championship
Mexican National Lightweight Championship
The Mexican National Lightweight Championship is a Mexican professional wrestling singles championship created and sanctioned by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F....
, his first professional wrestling championship. Pegaso I held the title for 118 days before losing it to El Khalifa. Reyes continued to work as Pegaso I until 1988 where he assumed a new enmascarado identity, Ciclón Ramírez, a fictional brother of Huracán Ramírez
Huracan Ramirez
Huracán Ramírez was a fictitious character invented for the 1952 Mexican Lucha film of the same name. In the film a young Mexican, whose father is a professional wrestler, decides to follow in his father's footsteps by adopting the secret identity of Huracán Ramírez, a masked luchador, and he...
, a legendary Luchador. Ciclón Ramírez defeated 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...
in the final of a tournament to win the Mexican National Welterweight Championship
Mexican National Welterweight Championship
The Mexican National Welterweight Championship is a Mexican professional wrestling championship created and sanctioned by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. . While the commission sanctions the title, it does not promote the events at which the title is defended...
on May 21, 1980. Ramírez held the title for 430 days, defending the title on several occasions before losing it to Canelo Casas
Erick Casas
Erick Francisco Casas Ruiz is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working under the ring name Heavy Metal for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...
on July 25, 1990 a full 430 days after winning it. Ramírez regained the Welterweight title from Canelo Casas on February 13, 1991. In the early 1990s Ciclón Ramírez began teaming with Águila Solitaria
Águila Solitaria
Águila Solitaria is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Águila Solitaria'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...
and Pantera
Pantera (wrestler)
Francisco Javier Pozas is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who is best known under the ring name El Pantera, but has also worked as Pantera II, El Manaya, América, Tritón and TANAKA over the years...
to form a group known as Las Saetas del Ring (Spanish for "The Arrows of the Ring") Together Las Saetas won the Nuevo León State Trios Championship and the Veracruz State Trios Championship, before winning the Districto Federal Trios championship from Los Tarascos in 1991. La Saetas later lost the Districto Federal Trios title to Los Metalicos (Oro
Oro (wrestler)
Jesús Javier Hernández Silva , better known as Oro , was an influential Mexican professional wrestler who died inside the ring.-Wrestling career:...
, Plata and Bronce
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...
). Ciclón Ramírez second run with the Mexican National Welterweight Title lasted for 508 days, ending on July 5, 1992 when he lost the title to 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...
. In August, 1992 Ramírez won a tournamnet for the vacant Mexican National Welterweight title after El Felino had vacated it. In the final Ciclón Ramírez defeated Fantasma de la Quebrada
Fantasma de la Quebrada
Edmundo Ibaes Salas is a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Fantasma de la Quebrada...
to win the Welterweight title for the third time. This third, and so far final run with the Welterweight title lasted only 45 days before he lost it to Fantasma de la Quebrada. After losing the Mexican National title Ciclón Ramírez began a storyline feud with El Felino, initially over 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...
that El Felino held and Ciclón Ramírez won, but moved beyond that as the two met in a Luchas de Apuestas (bet fight) where El Felino pinned Ciclón Ramírez to unmask him. The feud culminated when El Felino finally regained the title on March 30, 1994. Following the culmination of the storyline with El Felino Ramírez left 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) and began working on the Mexican independent circuit
Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
. He began teaming with two "storyline" cousins Nuevo Huracán Ramírez, Jr. (New Huracán Ramírez, Jr.) and El Hijo del Huracán Ramírez (the son of Huracán Ramírez) to win the Districto Federal Trios title once more. The trio held the title until October 1995 where they lost to Los Destructores (Rocco Valente, Tony Arce and Vulcano). After the loss Reyes briefly worked as "Mr. Ramírez" and later on as Tiburón in Promo Azteca between 1996 and 1997. By the late 1990s Reyes returned to using the Ciclón Ramírez name, working 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) where he defeated Dr. Cerebro on June 29, 2000 to win the IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship
IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship
The IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship is an inactive professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group since 1998...
. Ramírez held the title for 45 days before Dr. Cerebro regained the title. In recent years Reyes has helped train and promote his son who wrestles as "Ciclón Ramírez, Jr." while still working on the Mexican independent circuit.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Bullet tope suicida
- High-angle hurricanrana
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 Welterweight ChampionshipCMLL World Welterweight ChampionshipThe 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...
(1 time) - Mexican National Lightweight ChampionshipMexican National Lightweight ChampionshipThe Mexican National Lightweight Championship is a Mexican professional wrestling singles championship created and sanctioned by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F....
(1 time) – as Pegaso I - Mexican National Welterweight ChampionshipMexican National Welterweight ChampionshipThe Mexican National Welterweight Championship is a Mexican professional wrestling championship created and sanctioned by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. . While the commission sanctions the title, it does not promote the events at which the title is defended...
(3 times)
- Comision de Box y Lucha Districto Federal
- Distrito Federal Welterweight Championship (1 time)
- Distrito Federal Trios Championship (2 times) – with Hijo de Huracán Ramírez and Huracán Ramírez, Jr., with Águila SolitariaÁguila SolitariaÁguila Solitaria is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Águila Solitaria'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...
and El PanteraPantera (wrestler)Francisco Javier Pozas is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who is best known under the ring name El Pantera, but has also worked as Pantera II, El Manaya, América, Tritón and TANAKA over the years...
- International Wrestling Revolution GroupInternational Wrestling Revolution GroupInternational 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) - IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight ChampionshipIWRG Intercontinental Welterweight ChampionshipThe IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship is an inactive professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group since 1998...
(1 time)
- Mexican Regional Championships
- Arena Santa Maria Aztahuacán Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with SWAT
- Naucalpan Middleweight Championship
- Nuevo León Trios Championship (1 time) – with Águila Solitaria and El Pantera
- Occident Welterweight Championship (1 time) – as Pegaso I
- Veracruz Trios Championship (1 time) &nbdash; with Águila Solitaria and El Pantera
Lucha de Apuesta record
| Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mask | Ciclón Ramírez | Dalia Negra | Unknown | ||
| Mask | Ciclón Ramírez | Rey Lobo | Celaya Celaya Celaya is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat, had a... , Guanajuato Guanajuato Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato.... |
Match also included Platino | |
| Mask | 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... |
Ciclón Ramírez | 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 | Javier Cruz | Ciclón Ramírez | 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 | Chicago Express | Ciclón Ramírez | 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 | Karloff Lagarde, Jr. Karloff Lagarde, Jr. César Baltazar de Lucio Valencia is a semi-retired Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Karloff Lagarde, Jr.. Despite what his ring name might indicate he is not the son of Karloff Lagarde, but his nephew. Lucio is a former CMLL World Welterweight Champion and... |
Ciclón Ramírez | 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 | Ciclón Ramírez | Bombero Infernal | 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 |
Match also included Dr. Cerebro | |
| Hair | Ciclón Ramírez | El Mohicano I | Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala The city of Tlaxcala is the capital and chief center of population of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala. The city is located at in the south-central portion of the state. In the census of 2005 the city had a population of 15,777 inhabitants and was by far the smallest state capital in Mexico. It is... |