Rey Cometa
Encyclopedia
Rey Cometa is a Mexican
Luchador
enmascarado
(or masked professional wrestler
) currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL). Rey Cometa fist gained national exposure when he worked for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
(AAA) from 2005 until 2008. In AAA he was a part of the group Real Fuerza Aérea
, consisting of young high flying wrestlers . Rey Cometa'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. Rey Cometa is Spanish
for "King Comet".
Rey Cometa won the :*Queretaro State Lightweight Championship once.
(AAA) one of Mexico's largest professional wrestling promotions. His first appearance of significance came when he was on the losing side of a match at AAA's 2005 Guerra de Titanes
wrestling show, teaming with Laredo Kid
, Hombre Sin Miedo and Principe Zafiro, losing to Kaoma, Jr., Oscuridad, Rio Bravo and Tito Santana. In 2006 Rey Cometa and Laredo Kid became two of the founding members of a group called Real Fuerza Aérea
(Spanish for "the Royal Air Force"), a group of young, high flying wrestlers. Real Fuerza Area (Rey Cometa, Laredo Kid, Super Fly
and Nemesis) challenged the Black Family
(Dark Ozz
, Dark Espiritu
, Dark Cuervo
and Dark Escoria
for the Mexican National Atómicos Championship
at TripleMania XIV
, but the match ended in a no-contest. As a result of the match the Atómicos title was held up, but the Black Family won the rematch the following month. Rey Cometa was one of the participants in the 2007 Alas de Oro tournament, but was unable to win. At the 2007 Verano de Escandalo
event Cometa teamed with Aero Star
, Estrellita and Octagóncito
, losing to the team of Alfa
, Faby Apache
, Gran Apache and Mini Chessman. Subsequently Real Fuerza Aérea (Cometa, Aero Star and Super Fly) defeated The Black Family (Dark Curervo, Dark Ozz and Dark Escoria) on the undercard of the 2007 Guerra de Titanes
show. In 2008 AAA focused more on Aero Star and Super Fly in storylines that took them away from Real Fuerza Aérea with the remaining members dropping down the card, if they wrestled at all. After working only sporadically for several months Rey Cometa, as well as Pegasso, left AAA. Initially the two worked for International Wrestling Revolution Group
(IWRG) as Real Fuerza Aérea but soon after began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL), Mexico's largest and oldest wrestling promotion.
but he was eliminated half way through the match with the title going to Mascara Dorada
instead. Rey Cometa teamed with Blue Panther
to participate in the 2009 Gran Alternativa tournament, losing to Mr. Niebla
and Tiger Kid
in the first round. On October 18, 2009 Rey Cometa was one of 12 wrestlers who put his mask on the line in a 12-man Luchas de Apuestas cage match. He was the sixth person to escape the cage keeping his mask safe, the final saw Polvora
pin Tigre Blanco
to unmask him. Rey Cometa teamed with Pegasso and Rouge to defeat Los Guerreros Tuareg (Hooligan
, Skándalo and Loco Max) in the opening match of CMLL's year end show, Sin Salida
, with Pegasso scoring the deciding fall.
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). Rey Cometa fist gained national exposure when he worked for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA) from 2005 until 2008. In AAA he was a part of the group Real Fuerza Aérea
Real Fuerza Aerea
Real Fuerza Aérea is a Mexican professional wrestling group, or Stable, active in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración and consists of young tecnicos who all use a high flying, high risk wrestling style...
, consisting of young high flying wrestlers . Rey Cometa'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. Rey Cometa is 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 "King Comet".
Professional wrestling career
The man that would later wrestle as Rey Cometa was trained by Dragon de Oriente I, II, Kaoma, Jr. and Atomico de Oro before making his debut on April 30, 1999 at the age of 16. Dragon de Oriente I originally worked as "Rey Cometa", but changed to "Dragon de Oriente I" in 1989. Dragon decided to give the "Rey Cometa" name to the best student in his class, initially he worked as "Rey Cometa, Jr." but the "Junior" part was quietly dropped within a year of his debut. In 2003 Rey Cometa defeated his trainer Kaoma, Jr. and Sarpa de Tigre in a Luchas de Apuesta (bet match) where both the losers had their hair shaved off after the match. During his time on the Mexican independent circuitIndependent 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...
Rey Cometa won the :*Queretaro State Lightweight Championship once.
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
In 2005 Rey Cometa began working for Asistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA) one of Mexico's largest professional wrestling promotions. His first appearance of significance came when he was on the losing side of a match at AAA's 2005 Guerra de Titanes
Guerra de Titanes (2005)
The 2005 Guerra de Titanes was the ninth Guerra de Titanes professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on December 10, 2005 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico...
wrestling show, teaming with Laredo Kid
Laredo Kid
Laredo Kid is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . Laredo Kid is part of a técnico group known as Real Fuerza Aérea and has worked for AAA since 2005...
, Hombre Sin Miedo and Principe Zafiro, losing to Kaoma, Jr., Oscuridad, Rio Bravo and Tito Santana. In 2006 Rey Cometa and Laredo Kid became two of the founding members of a group called Real Fuerza Aérea
Real Fuerza Aerea
Real Fuerza Aérea is a Mexican professional wrestling group, or Stable, active in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración and consists of young tecnicos who all use a high flying, high risk wrestling style...
(Spanish for "the Royal Air Force"), a group of young, high flying wrestlers. Real Fuerza Area (Rey Cometa, Laredo Kid, Super Fly
Super Fly (wrestler)
Super Fly is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador enmascarado . Super Fly'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 Nemesis) challenged the Black Family
The Black Family
The Black Family is a professional wrestling face / tecnico stable that has been working in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración since 2000. Originally a heel / rudo stable, The Black Family currently consists of original member Dark Cuervo as well as the later additions of Dark Ozz, and Dark...
(Dark Ozz
Dark Ozz
Marcos Tinajero is a Mexican Luchador who is most well known under the name Ozz / Dark Ozz, a Face character that works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . He has been part of The Black Family since it was formed...
, Dark Espiritu
Espiritu
Espíritu / Dark Espíritu is a Mexican Luchador who’s most well known for working as a heel character in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . Espíritu was original a member of the stable Los Vatos Locos, replacing Charly Manson when he left to form The Black Family in mid 2001...
, Dark Cuervo
Dark Cuervo
Jaime Ignacio Tirado Correa is a Mexican Luchador who is best known as Cuervo / Dark Cuervo, a heel character that works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and has been part of The Black Family since it was formed in 2001 when Charly Manson formed the stable...
and Dark Escoria
Escoria
Jose Ibarra is a Mexican Luchador who is best known as Escoria / Dark Escoria , a face character that works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . Ibarra has been part of The Black Family since it was formed, but left the stable in October 2010...
for the Mexican National Atómicos Championship
Mexican National Atómicos Championship
The Mexican National Atómicos Championship is an inactive tag team championship for four man teams, or "Atomicos" as they are referred to in Lucha libre...
at TripleMania XIV
TripleMania XIV
TripleManía XIV was the twentieth overall TripleManía wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on June 18, 2006 in Naucalpan, Mexico. The Main event featured a Luchas de Apuestas "Mask vs. Mask" match...
, but the match ended in a no-contest. As a result of the match the Atómicos title was held up, but the Black Family won the rematch the following month. Rey Cometa was one of the participants in the 2007 Alas de Oro tournament, but was unable to win. At the 2007 Verano de Escandalo
Verano de Escandalo (2007)
The 2007 Verano de Escándalo was the eleventh annual Verano de Escándalo professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on September 16, 2007 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico...
event Cometa teamed with Aero Star
Aero Star
Aero Star is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, best known for his work in the professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración as a tecnico . He is a part of the group Real Fuerza Aérea along with Laredo Kid and Argenis...
, Estrellita and Octagóncito
Octagóncito (AAA)
Octagóncito is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler who works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración's Mini-Estrella division...
, losing to the team of Alfa
Billy Boy (wrestler)
Billy Boy is the ring name of Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler José Roberto Islas García . Billy Boy has worked for the majority of his career in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he most notably teamed with Alan and Decnnis to form...
, Faby Apache
Faby Apache
Fabiola Balbuena Torres is a Mexican Luchadora, or female professional wrestler best known under the ring name Faby Apache...
, Gran Apache and Mini Chessman. Subsequently Real Fuerza Aérea (Cometa, Aero Star and Super Fly) defeated The Black Family (Dark Curervo, Dark Ozz and Dark Escoria) on the undercard of the 2007 Guerra de Titanes
Guerra de Titanes (2007)
The 2007 Guerra de Titanes was the eleventh Guerra de Titanes professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on November 20, 2007 in Madero, Mexico like the previous year’s event...
show. In 2008 AAA focused more on Aero Star and Super Fly in storylines that took them away from Real Fuerza Aérea with the remaining members dropping down the card, if they wrestled at all. After working only sporadically for several months Rey Cometa, as well as Pegasso, left AAA. Initially the two worked 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) as Real Fuerza Aérea but soon after began working 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), Mexico's largest and oldest wrestling promotion.
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Pegasso and Rey Cometa initially used the Real Fuerza Aérea name in CMLL as well, but quickly abandoned it when AAA objected to the use of the name. When signing with CMLL Pegasso received further training by CMLL head trainers Satánico. Rey Cometa and Pegasso worked as a regular team in CMLL, often working the lower end of the card. On April 7, 2009 Rey Cometa was one of 10 men competing for the vacant CMLL World Super Lightweight ChampionshipCMLL World Super Lightweight Championship
The CMLL World Lightweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling-based promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
but he was eliminated half way through the match with the title going to Mascara Dorada
Mascara Dorada
Máscara Dorada is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado . Máscara Dorada's real name has not been officially documented, a tradition in Mexican Lucha Libre where masked wrestler's real names often are not a matter of public record...
instead. Rey Cometa teamed with Blue Panther
Blue Panther
Genaro Vazquez Nevarez is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, better known by his ring name Blue Panther...
to participate in the 2009 Gran Alternativa tournament, losing to Mr. Niebla
Mr. Niebla
Mr. Niebla is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado . Mr. Niebla's real name is unknown, as is the tradition in Lucha Libre for masked wrestlers. Mr. Niebla is Spanish for "Mr. Fog". Mr. Niebla is mostly known for working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre from the early 1990s until 2007 and again from...
and Tiger Kid
Tiger Kid
Tiger is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexico City based professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . He was previously known by the ring name Tiger Kid , but the name was shortened in June 2011...
in the first round. On October 18, 2009 Rey Cometa was one of 12 wrestlers who put his mask on the line in a 12-man Luchas de Apuestas cage match. He was the sixth person to escape the cage keeping his mask safe, the final saw Polvora
Pólvora
Pólvora is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler best known for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , where he is the current Mexican National Welterweight Champion...
pin Tigre Blanco
Tigre Blanco
Sergio Guzmán Silva is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, who has worked for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre for most of his professional career. Guzmán currently works under the ring name Tigre Blanco and inidially worked as Kid Guzmán but...
to unmask him. Rey Cometa teamed with Pegasso and Rouge to defeat Los Guerreros Tuareg (Hooligan
Hooligan (wrestler)
Jesús Parra Ramírez is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler best known under the ring name Hooligan. Ramírez has worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since 2002 and is a founding member of the group Los Guerros Tuareg as well as being a core member in the group...
, Skándalo and Loco Max) in the opening match of CMLL's year end show, Sin Salida
Sin Salida
Sin Salida was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre that took place on December 4, 2009. The main event of the event was a Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match between the teams of El Texano, Jr...
, with Pegasso scoring the deciding fall.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Cometa Especial (Running Double Corkscrew Plancha)
- Tornillo (Corkscrew moonsault or Corkscrew plancha)
- Signature moves
- 450° Splash
- Flying Armdrag Variations
- Headscissor variations
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
- PWI ranked him # 282 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2007
- Mexican local promotions
- Queretaro State Lightweight Championship (1 time)
Luchas de Apuestas record
| Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hair | Rey Cometa and "Unknown" | Kaoma Jr. and Sarpa de Tigre | Unknown | 2003 | |