Flash (wrestler)
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Flash is a Mexican
luchador
enmascarado
, or masked professional wrestler
currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL). Flash's ring character
is inspired by the comic book
character The Flash. Flash regularly teams with Stuka, Jr.
, with whom he holds the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship
. Flash'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. On November 19, 2009 it was announced that Flash was changing his ring name to Fuego (Spanish
for "Fire") from that point forward.
flash and an outfit and mask that was patterened after the comic book character the Flash, although he would often change the main color of his outfit to blue or white and not just the red of the original character. After only a year of professional experience Flash was offered and accepted a contract with the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL). Flash made his CMLL debut in April, 2004 on a show in Puebla, Puebla
working mainly in the first and second match of the night. Flash's first top level exposure came in 2007 when he teamed with Marco Corleone
in the 2007 Gran Alternativa tournament. The team lost to Dos Caras, Jr. and Valiente
in the first round.
in June, 2008 the team of Flash and Stuka, Jr. was one of the 16 teams entered in the tournament. The first three rounds of the tournament took place on June 22, 2008 and saw Stucka, Jr. and Flash defete Astro Boy and Molotov in the first round, the Guerreros Tuareg team of Nitro
and Skandalo in the quarter final and Bronco and Diamante Negro
in the semi final The team faced and defeated Los Infernales
(Nosferatu and Euforia
) in the final on June 28, 2008 to win the Arena Colise Tag Team Championship. Flash and Stuka, Jr. teamed with Máscara Purpura to defeat the Guerreros Tuareg team of Arkangel de la Muerte
, Loco Max and Skándalo at CMLL's 2008 Infierno en el Ring
event. Through the fall of 2009 Flash and Stuka, Jr. worked a series of matches against Los Infernales, including a successful tag team title defense on December 14, 2008. Los Infernales defeated Stuka, Jr. and Flash at CMLL's La Hora Cero
PPV on January 11, 2009 but the Coliseo Tag Team title was not on Flash and Stuka, Jr. teamed with Metalico at CMLL's 2009 Infierno en el Ring
event as the trio lost to the team of Virus
, Euforia and Skandalo. At a CMLL press conference on November 19, 2009 it was announced that Flash had changed his name to "Fuego" ("Fire") and along with the name changed his outfit to a "fire" inspired outfit instead of the outfit that closely resembled the DC superhero.
, Jalisco
, Mexico who held the Mexican National Lightweight Championship
. The Guadalajara Flash passed the name on to his sons who wrestle as Flash I and Flash II or Hijo de Flash I and Hijo de Flash II.
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). Flash's ring character
Ring 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:...
is inspired by the comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
character The Flash. Flash regularly teams with Stuka, Jr.
Stuka, Jr.
Stuka, Jr. is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Stuka, Jr. is not, despite what the name indicates, the son of Luchador Stuka but his much younger brother. Stuka, Jr...
, with whom he holds the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship
The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling Tag team championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling based promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since 2000...
. Flash'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. On November 19, 2009 it was announced that Flash was changing his ring name to Fuego (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 "Fire") from that point forward.
Professional wrestling career
Flash made his professional wrestling debut in 2003, immediately adopting 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:...
flash and an outfit and mask that was patterened after the comic book character the Flash, although he would often change the main color of his outfit to blue or white and not just the red of the original character. After only a year of professional experience Flash was offered and accepted a contract with the Mexican promotion 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). Flash made his CMLL debut in April, 2004 on a show in Puebla, Puebla
Puebla, Puebla
The city and municipality of Puebla is the capital of the state of Puebla, and one of the five most important colonial cities in Mexico. Being a planned city, it is located to the east of Mexico City and west of Mexico's main port, Veracruz, on the main route between the two.The city was founded...
working mainly in the first and second match of the night. Flash's first top level exposure came in 2007 when he teamed with Marco Corleone
Mark Jindrak
Mark Robert Jindrak is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
in the 2007 Gran Alternativa tournament. The team lost to Dos Caras, Jr. and Valiente
Valiente (wrestler)
Valiente is a Mexican luchador enmáscarado, or masked professional wrestler, and is mainly known for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Valiente's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico...
in the first round.
Teaming with Stuka, Jr.
By 2008 Flash had begun teaming with Stuka, Jr. on a semi-regular basis, especially on CMLL's "lower level" shows away from Arena Mexico. WHhen CMLL announced that they were bringing back the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team ChampionshipCMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship
The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling Tag team championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling based promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since 2000...
in June, 2008 the team of Flash and Stuka, Jr. was one of the 16 teams entered in the tournament. The first three rounds of the tournament took place on June 22, 2008 and saw Stucka, Jr. and Flash defete Astro Boy and Molotov in the first round, the Guerreros Tuareg team of Nitro
Nitro (wrestler)
Nitro is a Mexican professional wrestler active as a rudo in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Currently he is in a stable call Guerreros Tuareg...
and Skandalo in the quarter final and Bronco and Diamante Negro
Dragón Rojo, Jr.
Dragón Rojo, Jr. born November 3, 1982 is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado Dragón Rojo, Jr. (Red Dragon, Jr., real name unrevealed) born November 3, 1982 is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado Dragón Rojo, Jr. (Red Dragon, Jr., real name unrevealed) born November 3, 1982 is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado...
in the semi final The team faced and defeated Los Infernales
Los Infernales
Los Infernales is a Mexican professional wrestling group, called a stable. The stable was created in 1984 and consisted of El Satánico, MS-1 and Espectro, Jr.. A later version where Pirata Morgan replaced Espectro, Jr. is considered the "classic" Infernales team that helped popularize the "Trios"...
(Nosferatu and Euforia
Euforia (wrestler)
Euforia is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Euforia'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...
) in the final on June 28, 2008 to win the Arena Colise Tag Team Championship. Flash and Stuka, Jr. teamed with Máscara Purpura to defeat the Guerreros Tuareg team of Arkangel de la Muerte
Arkangel de la Muerte
Arkangel de la Muerte is a luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, best known for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . he is often referred to as just Arkangel. He previous worked under the ring name "Mister Cid" but changed to...
, Loco Max and Skándalo at CMLL's 2008 Infierno en el Ring
Infierno en el Ring (2008)
Infierno en el Ring was a professional wrestling Pay-Per-View produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , which took place on June 13, 2008 in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. The main event was the eponimous Infierno en el Ring match that CMLL traditionally holds at least once a year...
event. Through the fall of 2009 Flash and Stuka, Jr. worked a series of matches against Los Infernales, including a successful tag team title defense on December 14, 2008. Los Infernales defeated Stuka, Jr. and Flash at CMLL's La Hora Cero
La Hora Cero
La Hora Cero was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , which took place on January 11, 2009 in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. Six matches took place at La Hora Cero, with the main event being a multi-man Steel Cage where the last man in the cage...
PPV on January 11, 2009 but the Coliseo Tag Team title was not on Flash and Stuka, Jr. teamed with Metalico at CMLL's 2009 Infierno en el Ring
Infierno en el Ring (2009)
Infierno en el Ring 2009 was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre that took place on July 31, 2009 in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico...
event as the trio lost to the team of Virus
Virus (wrestler)
Ricardo Amezquita Cardeño is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name, Virus. Amezquita originally worked in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's Minis division and held the CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship under the name Damiancito El Guerrero, but was later...
, Euforia and Skandalo. At a CMLL press conference on November 19, 2009 it was announced that Flash had changed his name to "Fuego" ("Fire") and along with the name changed his outfit to a "fire" inspired outfit instead of the outfit that closely resembled the DC superhero.
Not to be mistaken for
Several wrestlers have used the name "Flash", most notably a wrestler from GuadalajaraGuadalajara
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 who held 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....
. The Guadalajara Flash passed the name on to his sons who wrestle as Flash I and Flash II or Hijo de Flash I and Hijo de Flash II.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- La Flashina (La magistral roll-up variation)
- Signature moves
- Tope Suicida (over the top Suicide dive)
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 Arena Coliseo Tag Team ChampionshipCMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team ChampionshipThe CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling Tag team championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling based promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since 2000...
(1 time, currentCMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team ChampionshipThe CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling Tag team championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling based promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since 2000...
) – with Stuka, Jr.Stuka, Jr.Stuka, Jr. is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Stuka, Jr. is not, despite what the name indicates, the son of Luchador Stuka but his much younger brother. Stuka, Jr...
Lucha de Apuesta record
| Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mask | Flash | Hooligan II | 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.... |
Relevos suicida match: lost to Spider Man and Hooligan III. |