Myzteziz Jr.

Myzteziz Jr. (born August 2, 1993) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, previously known by the ring name Angelikal. He is currently under contract with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, where he is the former AAA World Trios Champion.

Myzteziz Jr.
Born	(1993-08-02) August 2, 1993 (age 29) Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Family	El Húngaro (great grandfather) Tony Arellano (grandfather) Apóstol Jr. (father) Bandido (brother) Magia Blanca (cousin)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Angelikal Myzteziz Jr.
Billed height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Billed weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Trained by	Zebra Kid
Debut	2012

He is a fourth-generation wrestler, son of Apóstol Jr., brother of wrestler Bandido and cousin of Magia Blanca. His real name is not a matter of public record as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico.^[1]

Professional wrestling career

In 2012, Angelikal made his debut on the independent circuit teaming with Crossfire and Stukita being defeated by Dark Side and the Toxic Couple (Epidemic and Heavy Boy).

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2017–present)

In 2017 Anglikal began working part-time for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), initially working in the first or second match of the night teaming with Charly Madrid and Tigger to defeat Angel Mortal Jr., Canibal Jr. and Tiger Boy.^[2] At Triplemanía XXV, Angelikal teamed with El Hijo del Vikingo and The Tigger to defeat Angel Mortal Jr., Tiger Boy and Villano III Jr. in the final of La Llave a la Gloria. That same night, he was named the winner of the tournament along with Ashley and El Hijo del Vikingo, but nevertheless, Director of Talent of AAA Vampiro announced that the fourteen finalists would all receive a contract with the promotion.

On November 18, 2018, Angelikal teamed up with El Hijo del Vikingo and Laredo Kid to defeat El Nuevo Poder del Norte (Carta Brava Jr., Tito Santana and Mocho Cota Jr.), that same night the trio demanded a match for the AAA World Trios Championship. In December, at Guerra de Titanes, before the fight for the titles, La Parka gave Angelikal a new mask and changed his name to Myzteziz Jr. Later, the trio defeated El Nuevo Poder del Norte to win the AAA World Trios Championship.^[3] They would go on to be known as Los Jinetes del Aire (The Air Raiders). Prior to Triplemanía XXVIII, Laredo Kid vacated the AAA World Trios Championship in order to focus on his singles career following advice from La Parka and elected Golden Magic to replace him in the trio. At the event, the trio won the vacant AAA World Trios Championship in a three way match which included El Nuevo Poder del Norte and Las Fresas Salvajes (Pimpinela Escarlata, Mamba, and Máximo).^[4] Later in the year, Golden Magic would change his gimmick to Octagon Jr.^[5] At the 2019 Guerra de Titanes, Myzteziz Jr. and El Hijo del Vikingo unsuccessfully challenged AAA World Tag Team Champions Lucha Brothers (Fénix and Pentagón Jr.) in a match that also included Australian Suicide and Rey Horus.^[6] On February 22, 2020, Los Jinetes del Aire successfully defended the AAA World Trios Championship against Los Mercenarios (La Hiedra, Rey Escorpión and Taurus).^[7] The trio made a second successful defence on the May 2 episode of Major League Wrestling's Fusion against Injustice (Jordan Oliver, Kotto Brazil and Myron Reed).^[8]

In other media

In the late summer of 2019 Myzteziz Jr. was one of the participants in the Mexican version of the Exathlon sports reality show, Myzteziz Jr. was part of the "celebrity/athlete" Exathlon team, competing against a team of amateurs that was shown several days a week on the Mexican Azteca Uno television station.^[9]

Personal life

He is in a relationship with fellow enmascarada luchadora (professional wrestler) Keyra.

Championships and accomplishments

• Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
  • AAA World Trios Championship (2 times) – with El Hijo del Vikingo and Laredo Kid (1), and El Hijo del Vikingo and Golden Magic (1)
  • Llave a la Gloria tournament – with Ashley and El Hijo del Vikingo
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 296 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021^[10]

References

1. Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre and honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
2. Valdés, Apolo (May 27, 2017). "Mesías y Pagano, nuevos campeones de parejas AAA". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved May 27, 2017.
3. Ocampo, Ernesto (December 4, 2018). "AAA: "Guerra de Titanes 2018" Cambio de monarca" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
4. "AAA Triplemania XXVII live results: Cain Velasquez debuts". The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
5. Acosta, Carlos (September 8, 2019). "Polemica legal y moral: AAA euta a un nuevo Octagón Jr". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved September 9, 2019.
6. "Big Mami rapó a Lady Maravilla en Guerra de Titanes". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
7. "AAA Nacemos Para Luchar Gira 2020". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
8. "MLW Fusion Episode #108 Results AAA Trios Tag Team Championship Match". Fightful. 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
9. Vacah, José (September 16, 2019). "Laredo Kid y Myzteziz Jr. participarán en Exatlón". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved September 16, 2019.
10. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 8, 2021.