Tzuki
Encyclopedia
Tzuki is a Mexican
Luchador
enmascarado
, or masked professional wrestler
, who works as a Mini-Estrella
or "Mini" division in Mexico. Throughout his career Tzuki has worked under various ring name
s, most notably Máscarita Sagrada, Jr., Mini Rey Misterio Jr. and Max Mini. Tzuki has worked for (AAA), the World Wrestling Federation
(WWF) and a variety of special appearances for independent promotions
all over Mexico, the United States, Europe and Japan and currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL). Tsuky'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. While not all Mini-Estrellas in Mexico have Dwarfism
, Tzuki is one of the Mini-Estrellas that actually is a dwarf.
"Baby Rabit", wearing a full body rabit suit while wrestling.
(AAA), initially as Baby Rabit but in 1996 he was given the name Máscarita Sagrada, Jr., a mascota version of the Luchador Máscara Sagrada, Jr.. The name caused some tension with both Máscara Sagrada
and Mascarita Sagrada
as they felt the "Junior" was exploiting a character they made popular. On July 15, 1996 Mascarita Sagrada, Jr. teamed with Mini Frisbee and Super Munequito to defeat Espectrito I
, Espectrito II
and La Parkita
(II) at TripleMania IV-C
. On September 15, 1996 Máscarita Sagrada, Jr. defeated Espectrito I to win the Mexican National Mini-Estrella Championship
, winning AAA's top Minis title at the time.
(WWF) as part of their working relationship that saw several AAA wrestlers work for them. Sagrada was repackaged as Max Mini since Mascara Sagrada did not appear on WWF shows. The same was true for Mascarita Sagrada, who was repackaged as "Mini Nova" and Octagóncito that was repackaged as "Mosaic". Sagrada, or rather Max Mini made his in ring debut at Bad Blood 1997
where he and Mini Nova faced Tarantula and Mosaic. The match was not originally scheduled for the PPV but the originally scheduled match was cancelled as Brian Pillman
was found dead earlier that day. Nova and Mini won. On November 11, 1997 the minis made an appearance on Monday Night Raw where Max Mini, Nova and Taurus fought Battalion, Tarantula and El Torito. The match was interrupted when Kane
came to the ring and scared off the minis. Max Mini made one further PPV appearance at the 1998 Royal Rumble
where Max Mini, Nova and Mosaic defeated El Torito, Tarantula and Battalion. The Minis did not appear on WWF television until the federation created their WWF Super Astros show, targeting the Latin American demographics. At first the storyline between Nova & Max Mini and El Torito & Battalion, but then the story turned towards tension building between Nova and Max Mini. They faced off in a singles match to settle their differences in the ring, but Mini Nova cheated to win the match. Subsequently Mini Nova teamed with Battalion to face Max Mini and El Torrito. Then finally on May 30, 1999 Nova faced Max Mini in a Lucha de Apuestas ("Bet fight") where both men put their masks on the line. Max Mini won and unmasked Mini Nova. Max Mini only made a few other appearances before leaving the WWF.
as well as several United States based wrestling promotions, including regular appearances for the California based Lucha Va-Voom.
In 2005 Tzuki began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL), bolstering their Mini-Estrellas division. He also began working for World Wrestling Entertainment
(WWE; Formerly the WWF) in their Junior division. The Junior division was created in October, 2005 and was exclusive to the WWE's Smackdown brand. Tzuki only made one wrestling appearance on the actual Smackdown show, a tag team match where he teamed with Mascarita Sagrada to take on Octagoncito and Pequeño Violencia
. The match ended in a no-contest after interference from Finlay
using the mini stars to make a point. On February 21, 2006 Tzuki lost to Mascarita Sagrada in a singles matche taped for WWE Velocity
. By March 2006 the WWE gave up on the Juniors division and released all the mini wrestlers including Tzuki.
Following his release by WWE he worked primarily for CMLL, although he did briefly work for Nu-Wrestling Evolution
, participating in a tour from June 12 to June 15, 2008 where he worked as "Mini Dragon". The NWE has featured the character Mini Dragon since then but it was a different wrestler under the mask. Tzuki was one of 13 Minis that risked their mask in a Steel Cage Luchas de Apuestas match in the main event of CMLL's La Hora Cero
Pay-Per-View
on January 11, 2009. He escaped the cage, thus keeping his mask safe.
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 works as a Mini-Estrella
Mini-Estrella
The term Mini-Estrella is used in lucha libre to describe a division of short professional wrestlers or luchadors, some of whom have dwarfism. The Mexican Mini-Estrellas is comparable to Midget professional wrestling practiced around the world, but with the notable exception that some of the...
or "Mini" division in Mexico. Throughout his career Tzuki has worked under various ring name
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:...
s, most notably Máscarita Sagrada, Jr., Mini Rey Misterio Jr. and Max Mini. Tzuki has worked for (AAA), the World Wrestling Federation
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...
(WWF) and a variety of special appearances for independent promotions
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...
all over Mexico, the United States, Europe and Japan and currently works 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). Tsuky'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. While not all Mini-Estrellas in Mexico have Dwarfism
Dwarfism
Dwarfism is short stature resulting from a medical condition. It is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches , although this definition is problematic because short stature in itself is not a disorder....
, Tzuki is one of the Mini-Estrellas that actually is a dwarf.
Professional wrestling career
The wrestler who would later be known as Tzuki trained under Furia Guerrera and El Gallo, both average sized wrestlers, preparing him for a professional wrestling career. He made his professional wrestling debut in 1995, working initially 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:...
"Baby Rabit", wearing a full body rabit suit while wrestling.
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (1996-1997)
In 1995 he 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), initially as Baby Rabit but in 1996 he was given the name Máscarita Sagrada, Jr., a mascota version of the Luchador Máscara Sagrada, Jr.. The name caused some tension with both Máscara Sagrada
Máscara Sagrada
Máscara Sagrada is a Mexican Luchador enMáscarado who has worked for every major Mexican wrestling promotion over the last 20 years. His ring name is Spanish for "Sacred Mask" and is inspired by the "sanctity" of masks in lucha libre...
and Mascarita Sagrada
Mascarita Sagrada
Mascarita Sagrada is a Mexican Mini Luchador enmascarado and one of the most well known Mexican Minis of the modern era. He is the original Mascarita Sagrada although there have been several wrestlers who have used the same gimmick through the years...
as they felt the "Junior" was exploiting a character they made popular. On July 15, 1996 Mascarita Sagrada, Jr. teamed with Mini Frisbee and Super Munequito to defeat Espectrito I
Espectrito
Mario Mejia Jiminez is a Mexican Mini-Estrella luchador , or Mini professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Espectrito. Jiminez worked for the World Wrestling Federation as "Mini Vader" and "El Torito" between 1997 and 1999. Jiminez was the first ever Mexican National Mini-Estrella...
, Espectrito II
Espectrito II
"Mini Mankind" redirects here, this is about the wrestler who played "Mini Mankind" in 1997 and 1998- not 2008Alejandro Jiminez was a Mexican Mini-Estrella Luchador, or midget professional wrestler who worked mainly under the name Espectro II...
and La Parkita
Octagóncito (AAA)
Octagóncito is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler who works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración's Mini-Estrella division...
(II) at TripleMania IV-C
TripleMania IV-C
TripleManía IV-C was the tenth overall TripleManía wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . 1996 was third year to feature the "TripleManía Series" of shows with 3, referred to as IV-A, IV-B and IV-C, where this was the third and last of the series. The show took place on...
. On September 15, 1996 Máscarita Sagrada, Jr. defeated Espectrito I to win the Mexican National Mini-Estrella Championship
Mexican National Mini-Estrella Championship
The Mexican National Mini-Estrella Championship is a professional wrestling championship endorsed by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. . The championship is exclusively for Mini-Estrellas or Minis, in Mexico...
, winning AAA's top Minis title at the time.
Max Mini (1997 - 1999)
in 1997 Mascarita Sagrada, Jr. signed with the World Wrestling FederationWorld 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...
(WWF) as part of their working relationship that saw several AAA wrestlers work for them. Sagrada was repackaged as Max Mini since Mascara Sagrada did not appear on WWF shows. The same was true for Mascarita Sagrada, who was repackaged as "Mini Nova" and Octagóncito that was repackaged as "Mosaic". Sagrada, or rather Max Mini made his in ring debut at Bad Blood 1997
Badd Blood: In Your House
Badd Blood: In Your House was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation, that took place on October 5, 1997 at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri. On the afternoon preceding this event, Brian Pillman, who was scheduled to face Dude Love on the show,...
where he and Mini Nova faced Tarantula and Mosaic. The match was not originally scheduled for the PPV but the originally scheduled match was cancelled as Brian Pillman
Brian Pillman
Brian William Pillman was an American football player and professional wrestler best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and World Championship Wrestling....
was found dead earlier that day. Nova and Mini won. On November 11, 1997 the minis made an appearance on Monday Night Raw where Max Mini, Nova and Taurus fought Battalion, Tarantula and El Torito. The match was interrupted when Kane
Glen Jacobs
Glenn Thomas Jacobs is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name, Kane. He is signed to WWE, appearing on its SmackDown brand, but is currently inactive due to injury....
came to the ring and scared off the minis. Max Mini made one further PPV appearance at the 1998 Royal Rumble
Royal Rumble (1998)
Royal Rumble was the eleventh annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation . It took place on January 18, 1998 at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, California....
where Max Mini, Nova and Mosaic defeated El Torito, Tarantula and Battalion. The Minis did not appear on WWF television until the federation created their WWF Super Astros show, targeting the Latin American demographics. At first the storyline between Nova & Max Mini and El Torito & Battalion, but then the story turned towards tension building between Nova and Max Mini. They faced off in a singles match to settle their differences in the ring, but Mini Nova cheated to win the match. Subsequently Mini Nova teamed with Battalion to face Max Mini and El Torrito. Then finally on May 30, 1999 Nova faced Max Mini in a Lucha de Apuestas ("Bet fight") where both men put their masks on the line. Max Mini won and unmasked Mini Nova. Max Mini only made a few other appearances before leaving the WWF.
Leaving AAA
In 1997 then-reigning champion Mascarita Sagrada, Jr. left AAA to work for Promo Azteca full time as the two promotions stopped working together. As a result of this he was forced the vacate the Mexican National Mini-Estrella Championship and drop the Máscarita sagrada, Jr. gimmick. Instead he began working as Mini Rey Misterio, Jr., a mascota version of Rey Misterio, Jr. who was also working for Promo Azteca at the time. Since he had signed a contract directly with the WWF, he was able to continue working as Max Mini and facing AAA Minis despite having left AAA. He wrestled as Mini Rey until early 1999, where he changed his ring character Venezia, wrestling in a furry full-body suit for Torymon. The Venezia gimmick did not last long, although he did return to the Venezia gimmick on May 13, 2006 for Último Dragón's first DragonMania show at Arena Mexico.Tzuki (1999-Current)
In March, 1999 he changed gimmicks to Tzuki, an enmascarado character with lightning bolts on his mask and suit. As Tzuki he worked for various Mexican independent promotionsIndependent 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...
as well as several United States based wrestling promotions, including regular appearances for the California based Lucha Va-Voom.
In 2005 Tzuki 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), bolstering their Mini-Estrellas division. He also began working for 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...
(WWE; Formerly the WWF) in their Junior division. The Junior division was created in October, 2005 and was exclusive to the WWE's Smackdown brand. Tzuki only made one wrestling appearance on the actual Smackdown show, a tag team match where he teamed with Mascarita Sagrada to take on Octagoncito and Pequeño Violencia
Pequeño Violencia
Pequeño Violencia is a Mexican Luchador who has worked in the Mexican Mini-Estrella division since his debut in 1990. As Pequeño Violencia he wrestles as a smaller version of professional wrestler Violencia. He previously wrestled under the ring name El Fierito, a smaller version of wrestler La...
. The match ended in a no-contest after interference from Finlay
Dave Finlay
David John "Fit" Finlay Jr. is a Northern Irish professional wrestler and road agent. He is perhaps best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling and WWE as an active wrestler and later as a road agent...
using the mini stars to make a point. On February 21, 2006 Tzuki lost to Mascarita Sagrada in a singles matche taped for WWE Velocity
WWE Velocity
WWE Velocity was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It replaced two syndicated WWE shows, Jakked/Metal. Once a weekly Saturday night show on Spike TV and on Sky Sports 2 in the UK on Sunday mornings, Velocity became a webcast from 2005 to 2006...
. By March 2006 the WWE gave up on the Juniors division and released all the mini wrestlers including Tzuki.
Following his release by WWE he worked primarily for CMLL, although he did briefly work for 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:...
, participating in a tour from June 12 to June 15, 2008 where he worked as "Mini Dragon". The NWE has featured the character Mini Dragon since then but it was a different wrestler under the mask. Tzuki was one of 13 Minis that risked their mask in a Steel Cage Luchas de Apuestas match in the main event of 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...
Pay-Per-View
Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
on January 11, 2009. He escaped the cage, thus keeping his mask safe.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Springboard Tornillo (Corkscrew moonsault)
- Signature moves
- Asai Moonsault (outside the ring)
- Corkscrew Plancha
- Flying DropkickDropkickA dropkick is an attacking maneuver in professional wrestling. It is defined as an attack where the wrestler jumps up and kicks the opponent with the soles of both feet; this sees the wrestler twist as he or she jumps so that when the feet connect with the opponent one foot is raised higher than...
- Huracarrana
- Running Flip Plancha between bottm and middle rope
Championships and accomplishments
- Asistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
- Mexican National Mini-Estrella ChampionshipMexican National Mini-Estrella ChampionshipThe Mexican National Mini-Estrella Championship is a professional wrestling championship endorsed by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. . The championship is exclusively for Mini-Estrellas or Minis, in Mexico...
(1 time)
Lucha de Apuesta record
| Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mask | Max Mini | Mini Nova Mascarita Sagrada Mascarita Sagrada is a Mexican Mini Luchador enmascarado and one of the most well known Mexican Minis of the modern era. He is the original Mascarita Sagrada although there have been several wrestlers who have used the same gimmick through the years... |
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| Hair | Tzuki | Espectrito Espectrito Mario Mejia Jiminez is a Mexican Mini-Estrella luchador , or Mini professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Espectrito. Jiminez worked for the World Wrestling Federation as "Mini Vader" and "El Torito" between 1997 and 1999. Jiminez was the first ever Mexican National Mini-Estrella... |
Tijuana Tijuana Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics... , Baja California Baja California Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North... |
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| Hair | Tzuki | Sexy Leoncito | San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, commonly called SLP or simply San Luis, is the capital of, and most populous city in the Mexican state of the same name. The city lies at an elevation of 1,850 meters... |
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| Hair | Tzuki | Piratita Morgan | Unknown | Unknown |