Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Luchadore: "Diablo" Velazco


Name "Diablo" Velazco
Real name Cuauhtémoc Velazco Vargas
Nicknames Diablo (Devil)
Name history Telmo Velazco (debut - ??), Diablo Velazco (?? - death)
Trained by: Raúl Romero
Birth date 1919 - Guadalajara, Jalisco
Obituary date June 13, 1999 - Guadalajara, Jalisco
Wrestling Debut 1937
Titles: Occidente Lightweight Title, Occidente Welterweight Title, Occidente Middleweight Title

Diablo Velasco, born Cuahutémoc Velasco in Guadalajara, Jalisco, was a famous Mexican trainer of professional wrestlers. He trained many famous Mexican wrestlers, including Gory Guerrero, Perro Aguayo, and Mil Mascaras. In 2001, Velasco was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in recognition of his career and extensive influence on lucha libre.

Famous trainees of Diablo......
Atlantis, Alfonso, Apolo and César Dantés, Emilio Charles Sr. and Jr., El Dandy, Irma Aguilar and Irma González, Ringo and Cachorro Mendoza, Satánico, Perro Aguayo, Cavernario Galindo, Angel Blanco Sr. and Jr., Los Hermanos Dinamita (Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000, Universo 2000), Tarzán López, Javier "Monarca" Cruz, Javier "Américo" Rocca, Gran Markus Jr., Bestia Salvaje, Corazón Salvaje, Mosco de la Merced, Zorro, Solar I & II, Rayo de Jalisco Sr. & Jr., Valentín Mayo, Arkángel de la Muerte, Oro, Plata, El Piloto Suicida, Rito Romero, Hiro Matsuda, Mano Negra, Black Man, Black Terry (Guerrero Maya), El Texano, El Gladiador, El Hijo del Gladiador, Bobby Bonales, Rolando Vera, Gory Guerrero, Alberto Muñoz (White Man), Pepe Vargas, Vic Amezcua, Tony Salazar (Ulises), Enrique Vera, Franco Colombo, Sangre India, Águila India, Gran Cochisse (Espectro de Ultratumba), Espectro Jr., El Supremo I, César Curiel, El Solitario, Mil Máscaras, and his last major trainées, Shocker and Mr. Águila.

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