Diamante Azul

Diamante Azul
Birth name Unrevealed
Born (1982-12-20) December 20, 1982[1]
Mexico City, Mexico[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Diamante Azul
El Romano
Metro (III)
Billed height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Billed weight 97 kg (214 lb)[1]
Trained by Tony Salazar[1]
Franco Columbo[1]
Debut 2007[2]

Diamante Azul ("Blue Diamond") is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, currently working for the Mexican Professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion. He originally wrestled under the ring name El Romano but in 2009 he was given a new Metro name and mask, a ring name at least three other CMLL wrestlers have used before him. The Metro ring character was sponsored by the major Mexico City newspaper, incorporating the newspapers logo and color scheme (Red and gold).[3] In early 2012 he was given a new image and ring name, dropping the "sponsored ring name to become Diamante Azul. Diamante Azul'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.[4] He is a former NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Champion, CMLL World Tag Team Champion with Atlantis and winner of the 2012 Leyenda de Azul tournament.

Professional wrestling career

The wrestler currently known as Diamante Azul was trained for his professional wrestling career by Tony Salazar and Franco Columbo at Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) wrestling school in Mexico City, Mexico.[1] He made his professional wrestling debut in 2007 under the ring name of "El Romano" (Spanish for "The Roman). He wore a mask fashioned after a Galea or Roman Soldier helmet and was originally scheduled to be a partner of Méssala and Calígula, two CMLL veterans who had a similar Roman soldier ring character.[2] He only worked intermittently as El Romano in 2007 and 2008, disappearing for long stretches of time to receive further training from Salazar and Columbo.[2]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2009-Present)

Metro (2009–2012)

On January 7, 2009 he made his debut under a new name and a new mask as Metro. The Metro character is sponsored by the major Mexico City newspaper of the same name, incorporating the newspapers logo and colorscheme (Red and gold).[3] The ring persona has been given to various young wrestlers since 2006, with the latest version being the current Metro.[1] Throughout 2009 Metro worked in low card matches on CMLL shows, slowly advancing up to some times working in the semi-main event on a few shows. On December 19, 2009 it was announced by the Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. that Poder Mexica had been stripped of the Mexican National Trios title because Black Warrior had left CMLL, breaking up the team. At the same time they announced an eight team tournament to crown a new trios champion. The top half of the bracket took place on December 22, 2009 and the bottom half of the bracket took place on December 29. In the top bracket Metro teamed with Mascara Dorada and Stuka, Jr. for the first time ever and defeated Los Guerreros Tuareg (Arkangel de la Muerte, Loco Max and Skándalo) in the first round and Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Virus, Euforia and Polvora) in the second round to qualify for the finals.[5] The bottom bracket took place on December 29, 2009 and saw the team of Poder Mexica (Sangre Azteca, Dragón Rojo, Jr. and Misterioso, Jr.) qualify for the final.[6] On January 6, 2010 Mascara Dorada, Stuka, Jr. and Metro defeated Poder Mexica to become the new Mexican National Trios Champions, making it Metro's first professional wrestling championship.[7] By virtue of holding the Mexican National Trios Championship Metro participated in the 2010 Universal Championship tournament. Stuka, Jr. was part of "Block B" that competed on the August 6, 2010 Super Viernes show. He was the first wrestler eliminated in the seeding battle royal and then lost to Héctor Garza in the first round.[8] On November 18, 2010, Máscara Dorada announced that he was relinquishing his hold of the Mexican National Trios Championship. Metro's and Stuka, Jr.'s new partner was to be determined in an online poll.[9] On December 20, 2010, CMLL announced that Delta had won the poll and was now one third of the championship team, alongside Metro and Stuka, Jr.[10] On January 9, 2011, Metro, Delta and Stuka, Jr. lost the Mexican National Trios Championship to Ángel de Oro, Diamante and Rush.[11] On November 16, Metro formed a new group with Shocker and CMLL newcomers Titán and Tritón.[12][13]

Diamante Azul (2012–present)

On February 16, 2012, Metro was repackaged under the ring name "Diamante Azul" (Blue Diamond), wearing a mask, trunks and cape very closely resembling Blue Demon and Blue Demon, Jr.[14] On the August 3 Super Viernes show, Azul and Atlantis defeated Dragón Rojo, Jr. and Último Guerrero to win the CMLL World Tag Team Championship.[15] On the October 12 Super Viernes show, Diamante Azul won the 2012 Leyenda de Azul tournament.[16][17] On November 11, 2012 New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) announced that Diamante Azul and Rush would team up under the name CMLL Asesino (CMLL Assassins) for the 2012 World Tag League, that will take place from November 20 through December 2.[18] On November 13, 2012 Atlantis and Demonio Azul lost their tag team championship to El Terrible and Tama Tonga.[19] Azul and Rush entered the World Tag League on November 21, defeating former four-time IWGP Tag Team Champions Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) in their opening match.[20] Diamante and Rush ended the tournament on November 28, 2012 with just four points after victories over Tencozy and Masato Tanaka and Yujiro Takahashi, finishing in the last place in Group B, after losses to the teams of Toru Yano and Takashi Iizuka, K.E.S. (Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith, Jr.), Manabu Nakanishi and Strongman and finally Shelton Benjamin and MVP.[21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Azul and Rush finished their tour with a pay-per-view on December 2, losing to Jado and Yoshi-Hashi in a tag team match, with Azul once again being the one pinned for the win.[28] Diamante Azul teamed up with Rudo Euforia for the 2013 Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles ("National Incredible Pairs Tournament") where the concept was that rivals would team up for a tag team tournament. The team would defeat Ángel de Oro and Ephesto in the first round of the tournament, but lost to Atlantis and Último Guerrero in the second round.[29][30] On June 4, Azul defeated Rey Bucanero to win the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship.[31] In November 2014, Diamante Azul moved to France with his family. After not returning to CMLL for three months, the promotion stripped him of the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship in February 2015.[32] In June 2015 Diamante Azul returned to CMLL, earning the right to face Rey Bucanero for the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship that he had previously been stripped off.[33]

Metro: A shared identity

Several CMLL wrestlers have worked under the sponsored ring name "Metro", the most recent Metro was generally referred to as "Metro III" in writing but none of them are officially numbered nor promoted as separate wrestlers.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Tecnicos – Metro". Fuego En El Ring (in Spanish). Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Romano (in Spanish) (Mexico City, Mexico). October 2007. p. 17. Tomo IV.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Metro (I) and Metro (II) (in Spanish) (Mexico City, Mexico). September 2007. p. 29. Tomo II.
  4. ↑ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  5. ↑ "Se ilusionan con el cetro" (in Spanish). Esto – OEM Enlina. December 23, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  6. ↑ Ruiz Glez, Alex (December 31, 2009). "El Poder Mexica es el segundo finalista por el Campeonato Nacional de Tercias". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2009". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 8, 2009. 348.
  8. ↑ Velazquez, Israel (August 7, 2010). "Resultados Arena México (6 agosto 2010): ¡Liger, segundo finalista por el Campeonato Universal! Místico vs. Psicosis, ¿antes de lo esperado?". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  9. ↑ Ruiz Glez, Alex (November 19, 2010). "Máscara Dorada renuncia al Campeonato Nacional de Tríos.". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2010.
  10. ↑ "¡Nuevos campeones nacionales de tercias! Delta es el nuevo integrante". Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on December 21, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  11. ↑ Ruiz Glez, Alex (January 10, 2011). "Arena México (resultados domingo 9 de enero del 2011) Rush, Diamante y Ángel de Oro nuevos campeones nacionales de tercias". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved January 10, 2011.
  12. ↑ Ruiz Glez, Alex (November 17, 2011). "Arena México (16 de diciembre) Sin Piedad: Cabellera vs Cabellera, Blue Panther vs Felino- Titan y Titron los nuevos luchadores del CMLL". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  13. ↑ Ruiz Glez, Alex (November 18, 2011). "La nueva agrupación "Titanes de la Atlántida" y las nuevas figuras (Titán y Tritón) del CMLL". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  14. ↑ Ruiz Glez, Alex (February 29, 2012). "Diamante Azul, ¿Un nuevo Blue Demon?". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  15. 1 2 Mexicool, Rey (August 3, 2012). "CMLL (Resultados 03/Ago/12): Atlantis y Diamante Azul, nuevos monarcas – Místico (II) triunfa en su presentación – ¿Mr. Niebla vs. Volador Jr. (Máscara vs. Máscara)?". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  16. 1 2 Mexicool, Rey (October 12, 2012). "¡"La Leyenda Azul 2012" es para... Diamante Azul!". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  17. ↑ Salazar López, Alexis A. (October 13, 2012). "Viernes 12 de Octubre '12" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  18. ↑ Dark Angelita (November 11, 2012). "NJPW: Se dan a conocer los participantes y los grupos del "World Tag League 2012"". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  19. ↑ "MARTES 13 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 2012" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  20. ↑ "NJPW 40ｔｈ anniversary Tour World Tag League 2012" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro Wrestling. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  21. ↑ "NJPW: Resultados "World Tag League 2012" – Día 2 – Triunfan Rush y Diamante Azul". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). November 21, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  22. ↑ "NJPW: Resultados "World Tag League 2012" – Día 3 – Rush y Diamante Azul sufren su primera derrota". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). November 23, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  23. ↑ "NJPW: Resultados "World Tag League 2012″ – Día 4 – Rush y Diamante Azul se recuperan". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). November 24, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  24. ↑ "NJPW: Resultados "World Tag League 2012" – Día 5 – Rush y Diamante tropiezan por segunda ocasión". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). November 25, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  25. ↑ "NJPW: Resultados "World Tag League 2012″ – Día 6 – Tercera derrota del equipo del CMLL". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  26. ↑ "NJPW: Resultados "World Tag League 2012" – Día 7 – Cuarta derrota de Rush y Diamante Azul". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  27. ↑ "NJPW 40ｔｈ anniversary Tour World Tag League 2012" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro Wrestling. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  28. ↑ "NJPW 40th anniversary Tour World Tag League 2012" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro Wrestling. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  29. ↑ "Reviven por una noche los Guerreros de la Atlantida". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). March 9, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  30. ↑ "Atlantis y Ultimo Guerrero a la final del Torneo de Parejas Increíbles". Estrellas del Ring (in Spanish). March 9, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  31. 1 2 Salazar López, Alexis A. (June 5, 2013). "Resultados Arena México Martes 4 de Junio '13" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  32. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (March 2, 2015). "Mar. 2, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: CM Punk defamation lawsuit, Brock Lesnar Raw disappearance, state of WWE, and more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter (Campbell, California): 31. ISSN 1083-9593.
  33. ↑ "Regresa La Joya del Consejo" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  34. ↑ Boutwell, Josh (January 29, 2011). "Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly". WrestleView. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
  35. ↑ "Diamante Azul, nuevo Campeón de Occidente". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  36. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2013". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
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