Nicho el Millonario / Psicosis

What's in a name?
Well when you follow luchador Psicosis, a name can get a little confusing.
Is it Psicosis?
Or Psychosis?
Or Psichosis?
Or is he Nicho el Millonario?
Either way he was born Dionicio Castellanos Torres on May 19, 1971 in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Psicosis was trained by Fobia and Rey Misterio, Sr.
He made his pro wrestling debut as El Salvaje on March 10, 1989 in his hometown Tijuana.
Nicho El Millionaro is the name he is wrestling under now in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración.
The name began when he was working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).
He had to take it because when Psicosis left AAA originally and went to the WCW, AAA booker Antonio Peña claimed ownership to the Psicosis name and gimmick, creating Psicosis II.
In Lucha Libre, he has had feuds with El Hijo del Santo, Rey Mysterio, Jr., La Parka, Juventud Guerrera, and Fuerza Guerrera.

Even More Masked Luchadores

Angelito Vengador

Angelito Vengador was born on January 31, 1974.
He was trained by Halcon Amenza Roja and Tormenta Negra.

El Hijo de Aníbal

Also known as El Hijo de la Saeta Azul (The Son of the Blue Arrow), he was born on November 30, 1970 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
His father was famous luchadore Aníbal and his father in law is Blue Demon Jr.
He was trained by Diablo Velazco, Gran Cochisse and Satánico.
El Hijo de Aníbal made his pro wrestling debut on September 27, 1993 at El Toreo.

Animaniac

Was born on December 26, 1977, in Tijuana, Baja California
He has wrestled under the names Yiyo Rock, Super Rock and Blas Toyser (Pokemon Character).
He was trained by the legendary Rey Misterio. The uncle of WWE wrestler Rey Mysterio.
Animaniac made his pro wrestling debut on March 13, 1996, at the Auditorio/Gym in Tijuana.

Luchador - Rey Misterio, Sr

Ring name(s) Reyman,Rey Misterio,Bull Rider
Nickname: Mystery King
Billed height 1.68 m
Billed weight 217 lb (98 kg)
Born January 8, 1958,Tijuana, Baja California
Trained by: Chamaco Martínez, El Egipcio, El Faraón, Enrique Torres
Wrestling Debut January 6, 1976

Miguel Ángel López Díaz (born January 8, 1958), better known by his ring name Rey Misterio, Sr., is a famous Mexican Lucha Libre professional wrestler.
On March 25, 1988, Rey Misterio Sr. lost his mask to Fishman.
He is the uncle of current WWE superstar, Rey Mysterio.
Rey Misterio Sr. is the father of Mexican wrestler El Hijo de Rey Misterio.

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Luchador - Rey Misterio, Jr.

Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio (born December 11, 1974), better known by the ring name Rey Misterio, Jr. or Rey Mysterio, is an American professional wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainment currently appearing on its SmackDown brand.

Mysterio is known for his high flying style, which helped kick-start the cruiserweight revolution in the United States of America in the late 1990s - during his time in World Championship Wrestling.

Born in San Diego, California, Gutiérrez trained for professional wrestling with his Uncle, Rey Misterio, Sr.. He debuted as a wrestler on April 30, 1989 at the age of 14 in a small church in Tijuana, Mexico. Technically, he was too young to receive a license, but enforcement was generally low. He began a feud with Psicosis (who had also been trained by Rey Misterio, Sr.) using the ring name Colibrí (Spanish for hummingbird). The feud lasted several years, continuing even after Gutiérrez's career moved to the U.S.

When Gutiérrez turned 18, his Uncle allowed him to use the ring name Rey Misterio, Jr.. In Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) he feuded with Juventud Guerrera including a tag match with Rey Misterio Jr. and Sr. taking on Juventud and his father, Fuerza Guerrera.

For almost all WWE appearances, Mysterio keeps his face covered by a variety of masks. The colors of the masks vary, and he also wears contact lenses to match the color of his ring attire.

During non-wrestling appearances he generally wears a black mask, but has occasionally been seen with highly custom masks such as one made by Louis Vuitton.

Mysterio has been unmasked three times while in the WWE. The most recent occurred during SummerSlam 2006 where his entire mask came off as the result of a punch delivered by Chavo Guerrero. He also removed his mask in his testimonial video on the Eddie Guerrero RAW tribute show, but put his head down so nobody could see his face.

To keep up with the lucha tradition of the mask, the WWE refuses to replay matches of Mysterio while he was unmasked in WCW. Also, on the WWE Home Video Rey Mysterio: 619, when any candid footage is shown where Rey is not wearing a mask (for example, the WWE Confidential segment wherein Rey gives WWE cameras a tour of his home), his face is blurred out.

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Los Warriors

Los Warriors

Los Warriors are an AAA stable comprised of:

Brandon
Kevin
Vangelis
They all have odd looks which fit right into the AAA mold. When they first made their debut in 2001, they had a member who has long since been forgotten - Uri.

http://www.luchawiki.org/index.php?title=Image:LosWarriors.jpg

Vipers Revolution

Vipers Revolution is an AAA stable, based off the old Vipers stable. The members, particularlly when Electroshock was part of the group, pushed the idea that there was no leade and they were all equals. In practice, Abismo's the top guy.
Current members:

Abismo Negro
Charly Manson
Histeria
Kaoma Jr.
Antifaz

Former members include:

Electroshock (jumped to CMLL)
Psicosis II (for a very short time, left to join Mexican Powers)
Extreme Tiger (for a very short time, jumped to RXLL)

De Blue Demon y los podcasts

Sincronizando» Blog Archive » De Blue Demon y los podcasts:

"De Blue Demon y los podcasts
February 26th, 2007 por Victor Alvarado
Muchos ya lo sabrán, otros no… pero Blue Demon Jr. tiene su podcast en Dixo.
Sigo de manera regular el blog de Mariana H vía RSS en Dixo, pero hoy que entré me topé con los podcasts de una de las leyendas del “pancracio” mexicano.
Algo muy bueno que viene a reiterarnos el caracter global, sin barreras y para todos los gustos que ofrece la red. Si bien me gusta el show que hay detrás de la lucha libre, estos modernos heroes representan muchos sueños de niños, adolescentes y adultos, por lo que acercarse de esta forma es algo digno de señalar.
Enhorabuena por esta iniciativa. Sobre todo al oir al “Demonio Azul” hablar sobre el 14 de Febrero. "

Book Review: Mondo Lucha A Go Go by Dan Madigan @ Blogcritics.org

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/02/28/140818.php:

"In 1968, I was seven years old when one of my uncles came to visit. His first concern was his Lucha Libre. He couldn't relax till we had rigged up the old black- and-white, needs-a-coat-hanger-for-an- antenna TV, with a cracked dial from our Thanksgiving Day car accident.

After much adjusting of the coat hanger, he sighed with happiness and sat down with me on his lap to watch his favorite, Mil Mascaras. For the next hour, my uncle explained to me who was who in Mexican wrestling, the moves, the rules, and why it was so great. I was hooked."

Los Vatos Locos

Los Vatos Locos were created in 1998 by the AAA promotion. The original group consisted of:
Picudo
Charly Manson
Nygma
May Flowers

They were officially alligned with Sangre Chicana and helped him in his battle with Cibernetico and his Vipers. In early 2000, Charly Manson had a change of heart and decided to leave Los Vatos Locos and join a new group named The Black Family. He was replaced by Espiritu. The 2nd version of the group was arguably the most dominant as they won multiple National Atomicos Titles. In late 2001, Antonio Pena decided to re-form Los Exoticos and needed May Flowers for the role so he was replaced by Silver Cat. Around the same time, Nygma announced his short-lived "retirement" from wrestling and was replaced for one night by Super Kiss. In typical Antonio Pena fashion, that went nowhere and Nygma was back teaming with his fellow Vatos the following month. The final change to the original Vatos Locos stable occured in November 2005 when Cibernetico formed La Secta and asked Espiritu to join. After consulting with his fellow Vatos, Espiritu was granted his release and joined La Secta. However he remains on good terms with his old stable and has come to their defense a few times even though Los Vatos and La Secta are rivals.

The current Vatos Locos stable consists of:
Picudo
Nygma
Silver Cat

http://www.luchawiki.org/index.php?title=Los_Vatos_Locos