Super Nova (wrestler)
Encyclopedia
Super Nova is the current ring name
of a Mexican
Luchador
enmascarado
, or masked professional wrestler
, who recently signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment
. Super Nova is the son of Luchador El Texano
and the brother of El Texano, Jr.
in addition to being the cousin of another Luchador called Mictlán
. Súper Nova'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. Only his paternal surname is a matter of public record, Aguilar Leos, as his brother's real name, Juan Aguilar Leos, is publicly known.
wrestled in Mexico, the US and Japan and later also saw his brother El Texano, Jr.
turn professional as well in 1999. After training under his father as well as Vaquero and El Satánico
for over a year he made his debut in October, 2002 as the enmascarado character "Spider Boy" (with an outfit that looked a lot like the Spider-Man
character). He worked as "Spider Kid" from 2002 until 2006, then briefly as "Spider Boy" before changing his name and outfit to "Super Nova", the ring persona he's best known as today, as he began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL) full time. Initially Super Nova frequently teamed with a fellow highflying Novato (Spanish
for "rookie") Flash
, working the first or second match of the night with mixed success. In 2007 Super Nova was one of the 16 men involved in the 2007 Los Reyes del Ring ("Kings of the air") Torneo cibernetico
but did not win the match. Later in 2007 Super Nova participated in that year's Gran Alternativa tag team
tournament. Super Nova teamed with the veteran Heavy Metal
, losing to eventual winners Místico
and La Sombra
in the first round of the tournament.
In 2008 Super Nova began touring Europe, especially Italy, with Nu-Wrestling Evolution
(NWE) while also wrestling for CMLL in Mexico. On April 19, 2008 he participated in a match to crown the first ever NWE Cruiserweight title, losing to Juventud Guerrera
in a match that also included Matt Cross and Pac
. The following day Super Nova defeated Pac. By the summer of 2009 Super Nova left CMLL to work with NWE and to work on the Mexican independent circuit
. He toured with NWE over the summer of 2008, at one point teaming with Último Dragón to defeat Dark Dragon and Spade-O
. In late 2008 Super Nova began working for the newly formed Perros del Mal Producciones
wrestling promotion, teaming with Black Spirit and Turbo on Los Perros' debut show to defeat Black Thunder, Cerebro Negro and X-Fly
. Throughout 2009 Super Nova made regular appearances for both NWE and Los Perros del Mal.
(WWE) alongside Incognito
. Both of them worked without their masks on, with Super Nova being billed as Julio Cruz. Super Nova wrestled the entire match on his own, never tagging in his partner. Shortly after the match it was announced that Incognito had signed a developmental deal with WWE following his try out match. In January, 2010 it was announced that Super Nova had been signed to a WWE developmental contract as well and would start in WWE's Farm League Florida Championship Wrestling
as soon as he fulfilled his previous contractual obligations.
However he has wrestled for the Lucha Libre USA Masked Warriors project for MTV and the Viva La Lucha pay per views leaving his WWE deal in question.
, who wrestled from 1972 until his death in 2006. His brother, Juan Aguilar Leos, is also a professional wrestler, using the ring name El Texano, Jr after his father. Super Nova's cousin, Jonathan de Jesus Navarro Gimenez, is also a wrestler, working under the ring name Mictlán
.
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:...
of a Mexican
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...
, who recently signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
. Super Nova is the son of Luchador El Texano
El Texano
Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui , better known by his ring name El Texano, was a Mexican professional wrestler...
and the brother of El Texano, Jr.
El Texano, Jr.
Juan Aguilar Leos is a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name El Texano, Jr.. Aguilar is the son of Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui, who wrestled under the name El Texano; Aguilar also has several uncles and cousins that are professional wrestlers...
in addition to being the cousin of another Luchador called Mictlán
Mictlán (wrestler)
Jonathan de Jesus Navarro Jímenez is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre using the ring name Mictlán. Mictlán was originally an enmascarado, or masked wrestler but lost his mask to Dragón Rojo, Jr., on August 8, 2008...
. Súper Nova'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. Only his paternal surname is a matter of public record, Aguilar Leos, as his brother's real name, Juan Aguilar Leos, is publicly known.
Professional wrestling career
The wrestler who would later become known as Super Nova grew up watching his father, El TexanoEl Texano
Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui , better known by his ring name El Texano, was a Mexican professional wrestler...
wrestled in Mexico, the US and Japan and later also saw his brother El Texano, Jr.
El Texano, Jr.
Juan Aguilar Leos is a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name El Texano, Jr.. Aguilar is the son of Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui, who wrestled under the name El Texano; Aguilar also has several uncles and cousins that are professional wrestlers...
turn professional as well in 1999. After training under his father as well as Vaquero and 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...
for over a year he made his debut in October, 2002 as the enmascarado character "Spider Boy" (with an outfit that looked a lot like the Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
character). He worked as "Spider Kid" from 2002 until 2006, then briefly as "Spider Boy" before changing his name and outfit to "Super Nova", the ring persona he's best known as today, as he 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) full time. Initially Super Nova frequently teamed with a fellow highflying Novato (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 "rookie") Flash
Flash (wrestler)
Flash is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Flash's ring character is inspired by the comic book character The Flash. Flash regularly teams with Stuka, Jr., with whom he...
, working the first or second match of the night with mixed success. In 2007 Super Nova was one of the 16 men involved in the 2007 Los Reyes del Ring ("Kings of the air") Torneo cibernetico
Torneo cibernetico
A Torneo Cibernetico is a type of elimination tag-team match that frequently appears in Lucha Libre promotions.The match is a 16-man elimination tag team match consisting of 2 teams of 8. It uses standard Lucha Libre tag-team rules with elimination occurring with a pinfall, submission,...
but did not win the match. Later in 2007 Super Nova participated in that year's Gran Alternativa tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
tournament. Super Nova teamed with the veteran Heavy Metal
Erick Casas
Erick Francisco Casas Ruiz is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working under the ring name Heavy Metal for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...
, losing to eventual winners Místico
Místico
Luis Ignascio Urive Alvirde is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE, working on its SmackDown brand under the name Sin Cara...
and La Sombra
La Sombra (wrestler)
La Sombra is a Mexican luchador enmascarado . La Sombra's real 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...
in the first round of the tournament.
In 2008 Super Nova began touring Europe, especially Italy, with Nu-Wrestling Evolution
Nu-Wrestling Evolution
Nu-Wrestling Evolution is an Italian professional wrestling promotion, owned by MAGNUMGROUP srl. The promotion's slogan is "Nu-Wrestling Evolution/NWE the place to be!"-History:...
(NWE) while also wrestling for CMLL in Mexico. On April 19, 2008 he participated in a match to crown the first ever NWE Cruiserweight title, losing to Juventud Guerrera
Juventud Guerrera
Eduardo Aníbal González Hernández , better known as Juventud Guerrera, is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known for his work in many wrestling promotions worldwide, including all the major American wrestling promotions, such as World Wrestling Entertainment, World Championship...
in a match that also included Matt Cross and Pac
Ben Satterly
Benjamin "Ben" Satterly is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Pac , who is currently working for Dragon Gate, and Dragon Gate USA. He is noted for his exceptional high flying style which has earned him the nickname "The Man That Gravity Forgot"...
. The following day Super Nova defeated Pac. By the summer of 2009 Super Nova left CMLL to work with NWE and to work 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 toured with NWE over the summer of 2008, at one point teaming with Último Dragón to defeat Dark Dragon and Spade-O
Sabian (wrestler)
Sabian is an American professional wrestler, currently performing for Combat Zone Wrestling, where he was a founding member of The Blackout / BLKOUT with Ruckus. In addition to CZW, he also competes for several other American independent promotions, most notably Chikara.-Debut:Born in...
. In late 2008 Super Nova began working for the newly formed Perros del Mal Producciones
Perros del Mal (promotion)
Perros del Mal Producciones , often referred to as just Perros del Mal, is a Mexican professional wrestling promotion founded in October, 2007 by Perro Aguayo, Jr. when he left Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre to form his own group...
wrestling promotion, teaming with Black Spirit and Turbo on Los Perros' debut show to defeat Black Thunder, Cerebro Negro and X-Fly
X-Fly
Juan Francisco Domínguez is a Mexican luchador or professional wrestler, currently performing under the ring name X-Fly. He is also known as the original Mosco de la Merced , a name which has since been given another luchador...
. Throughout 2009 Super Nova made regular appearances for both NWE and Los Perros del Mal.
World Wrestling Entertainment
On December 14, 2009 Super Nova worked a "try out" match for World Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
(WWE) alongside Incognito
Incognito (wrestler)
Jorge Arias is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed by WWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand while also wrestling in Florida Championship Wrestling under the ring name Hunico...
. Both of them worked without their masks on, with Super Nova being billed as Julio Cruz. Super Nova wrestled the entire match on his own, never tagging in his partner. Shortly after the match it was announced that Incognito had signed a developmental deal with WWE following his try out match. In January, 2010 it was announced that Super Nova had been signed to a WWE developmental contract as well and would start in WWE's Farm League Florida Championship Wrestling
Florida Championship Wrestling
Championship Wrestling from Florida was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling...
as soon as he fulfilled his previous contractual obligations.
However he has wrestled for the Lucha Libre USA Masked Warriors project for MTV and the Viva La Lucha pay per views leaving his WWE deal in question.
Personal life
Super Nova is the youngest son of Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui better known by his ring name El TexanoEl Texano
Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui , better known by his ring name El Texano, was a Mexican professional wrestler...
, who wrestled from 1972 until his death in 2006. His brother, Juan Aguilar Leos, is also a professional wrestler, using the ring name El Texano, Jr after his father. Super Nova's cousin, Jonathan de Jesus Navarro Gimenez, is also a wrestler, working under the ring name Mictlán
Mictlán (wrestler)
Jonathan de Jesus Navarro Jímenez is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre using the ring name Mictlán. Mictlán was originally an enmascarado, or masked wrestler but lost his mask to Dragón Rojo, Jr., on August 8, 2008...
.
Not to be mistaken for
Several wrestlers have at one point in their wrestling career worked under the ring name "Super Nova"- Mike BucciMike BucciMichael "Mike" Bucci is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. Bucci is probably best known for his appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling as Nova, Super Nova, and "Hollywood" Nova and World Wrestling Entertainment as Simon Dean...
- used the name "Super Nova" for several years in Extreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001... - Mike SeguraMike SeguraMiguel Angel Nava is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name, Mike Segura. North American fans knows Nava under the name Super Nova from his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation...
- The original Super Nova in Asistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA), the first Mexican to use the name - Super Nova II - An unidentified wrestler briefly replaced Mike Segura as Super Nova
- Kevin - Briefly took over the role of Super Nova in AAA.
- Super Nova - the current Luchador Super Nova, sometimes notes as "Super Nova III" but billed as "Super Nova" in all official promotional material
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Shooting Star Press
- Signature moves
- Running sommersault plancha
Championships and accomplishments
- Perros del Mal ProduccionesPerros del Mal (promotion)Perros del Mal Producciones , often referred to as just Perros del Mal, is a Mexican professional wrestling promotion founded in October, 2007 by Perro Aguayo, Jr. when he left Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre to form his own group...
- Perros del Mal Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)