El Solar (born May 26, 1956 in Zacoalco de Torres, Jalisco, Mexico) is the ring name of a Mexican Luchadorenmascarado, or masked professional wrestler who has been working in Mexico since 1975. El Solar'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.[2] His brother works as El Solar II and his son has been wrestling as El Hijo del Solar since 2008.
El Solar trained under Toño Cruz and the brother team known as Los Calaveras prior to his in-ring debut in 1975.[1] The masked Solar quickly gained a reputation for being a very talented mat wrestler and was noted for his innovative and complex submission holds that he would employ during matches.[3] Early in his career he worked for Universal Wrestling Association (UWA), one of the two main wrestling companies in Mexico at the time. On May 29, 1977 El Solar defeated Villano III to win the UWA World Welterweight Championship, his first professional wrestling championship.[4] During that period of time the UWA teamed El Solar up with Súper Astro and Ultramán to form a very popular high flying trio known as Los Cadetes del Espacio ("The Space Cadets").[1] On July 16, 1978, 413 days after he won the UWA World Welterweight Championship, El Solar lost the title to Bobby Lee.[4] In 1978 or 1979 El Solar's younger brother made his wrestling debut as "Solar II", wearing almost identical ring gear and mask of his brother, with the debut El Solar often became known as "Solar I" to reduce confusion, even when he did not work in the same wrestling promotion as his brother.[5] On May 29, 1981 El Solar won a tournament for the vacant Mexican National Middleweight Championship, holding the title for 147 days before losing it to El Satánico.[6] On November 2, 1985 he defeated Cachorro Mendoza to win the UWA World Middleweight Championship, a title he would vacate in 1986 due to an injury.[7] He would later also hold the UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship in the UWA, his last championship with the promotion before it closed.[8] In 1992 he became the first ever UWF Super Middleweight Champion, but only held the title for four days before losing it to Robin Hood.
Mano Negra (front) and El Solar on November 30, 2018
In 1994 El Solar began working for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), which had taken over the UWA's position as one of the two largest promotions in Mexico. In AAA he was given a new ring character, outfit and mask, becoming "El Mariachi" complete with a traditional sombrero and playing the trumpet as part of his entrance. He was teamed up with El Charro and El Mexicano to form the trio Los Folkloricos in AAA. The trio worked together in AAA before all three left AAA.[3] Following his stint at El Mariachi he resumed working as El Solar, working regularly for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Mexico's other major promotion. In CMLL he formed a team known as Los Soles de la Maldad ("The Evil Suns") teaming with El Hijo del Solitario.[5] In the early 2000s El Solar worked primarily on the Mexican Independent circuit, especially wrestling against another seasoned pro, Negro Navarro, wrestling in a "Maestro Series" all over Mexico, drawing crowds with their "old school" matches.[1][5] As part of their "Maestro Series" Solar introduced the South America Championship, a championship not backed by a promotion as such, but used to give an added air of prestige to matches between himself and El Solar. In 2008 El Solar was instrumental in the debut of his son, working as El Hijo del Solar (The Son of Solar). In 2011 Negro Navarro and El Solar began fighting over the FLMM Masters Championship, trading it back and forth on several occasions. El Solar was also one of the featured wrestlers in the short lived Lucha Libre USA show that ran for two seasons on MTV2, including winning the Lucha Libre USA Heavyweight Championship.[9] On January 18, 2013 El Solar worked for International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) and participated in their annual El Protector tournament, a tag team tournament where an experienced veteran is teamed up with a rookie wrestler for the night. El Solar teamed up with Saruman, losing to Pantera and his son El Hijo del Pantera in the first round.[10][11] On May 3, 2015 he was part of IWRG's 2015 Festival de las Mascaras show, a show honoring legends of Lucha Libre, where he teamed up with Pantera I and Pantera II to defeat Canis Lupus, Eterno and Negro Navarro.[12] In early May it was announced that El Solar would be the third member of "Team MexLeyendas" in AAA's Lucha Libre World Cup tournament, teaming up with Blue Demon Jr. and Dr. Wagner Jr.[13]
^ abcdefgh"Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre". El Solar (in Spanish). Portales, Mexico. November 2008. p. 55. 17.
^Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 29–40. ISBN978-0-06-085583-3.
^ abVarious (2005). "Solar el Enmascarado Desulmrante / Solar the dazzling masked one". Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. pp. 52–57. ISBN968-6842-48-9.
^ abcRoyal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: UWA Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 398. ISBN0-9698161-5-4.
^ abcdefghijklmnoEnciclopedia staff (December 1, 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". El Solar (in Spanish). Mexico. p. 19. Tomo V.
^ abRoyal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Middleweight Championship". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN0-9698161-5-4.
^ abRoyal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: UWA Middleweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 399. ISBN0-9698161-5-4.
^ abRoyal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: Universal Wrestling Association Junior Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 397. ISBN0-9698161-5-4.
^ abDark Angelita (October 21, 2013). "Solar campeón en Estados Unidos". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 21, 2013.
^Mejia Eguiluz, Diego (January 18, 2013). "Carta Brava júnior y X-Fly, ganadores del Protector 2013". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved January 24, 2013.
^Reyes Ruiz, Eduardo (January 17, 2013). "Para el Mosco X-Fly y Carta Brava Jr el Protector 2013". Estrellas del Ring (in Spanish). Retrieved January 24, 2013.
^Mejía Eguiluz, Diego (May 3, 2015). "Hijo de Dos Caras se echa a los hermanos Wagner encima" (in Spanish). The Gladiatores Magazine. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^Lizárraga, Alfonso (May 7, 2015). "Se calientan motores para el mundial de lucha libre" (in Spanish). The Gladiatores Magazine. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^"FLLM Masters Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
^"2001: Los Campeones". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 13, 2002. pp. 15–17. issue 2540.
January 01, 1970
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El Solar born May 26 1956 in Zacoalco de Torres Jalisco Mexico is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador enmascarado or masked professional wrestler who has been working in Mexico since 1975 El Solar 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 2 His brother works as El Solar II and his son has been wrestling as El Hijo del Solar since 2008 El SolarEl Solar making his entrance on November 30 2018Birth nameUnrevealedBorn 1956 05 25 May 25 1956 age 67 Zacoalco de Torres Jalisco MexicoFamilyEl Solar IIEl Hijo del Solar Son WebsiteOfficial Facebook PageProfessional wrestling careerRing name s El SolarSolar IEl Mariachi 1 Billed height173 cm 5 ft 8 in 1 Billed weight89 kg 196 lb 1 Trained byTono CruzLos Calaveras I and II 1 DebutMay 1975 1 Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 2 Championships and accomplishments 3 Luchas de Apuestas record 4 ReferencesProfessional wrestling career editEl Solar trained under Tono Cruz and the brother team known as Los Calaveras prior to his in ring debut in 1975 1 The masked Solar quickly gained a reputation for being a very talented mat wrestler and was noted for his innovative and complex submission holds that he would employ during matches 3 Early in his career he worked for Universal Wrestling Association UWA one of the two main wrestling companies in Mexico at the time On May 29 1977 El Solar defeated Villano III to win the UWA World Welterweight Championship his first professional wrestling championship 4 During that period of time the UWA teamed El Solar up with Super Astro and Ultraman to form a very popular high flying trio known as Los Cadetes del Espacio The Space Cadets 1 On July 16 1978 413 days after he won the UWA World Welterweight Championship El Solar lost the title to Bobby Lee 4 In 1978 or 1979 El Solar s younger brother made his wrestling debut as Solar II wearing almost identical ring gear and mask of his brother with the debut El Solar often became known as Solar I to reduce confusion even when he did not work in the same wrestling promotion as his brother 5 On May 29 1981 El Solar won a tournament for the vacant Mexican National Middleweight Championship holding the title for 147 days before losing it to El Satanico 6 On November 2 1985 he defeated Cachorro Mendoza to win the UWA World Middleweight Championship a title he would vacate in 1986 due to an injury 7 He would later also hold the UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship in the UWA his last championship with the promotion before it closed 8 In 1992 he became the first ever UWF Super Middleweight Champion but only held the title for four days before losing it to Robin Hood nbsp Mano Negra front and El Solar on November 30 2018 In 1994 El Solar began working for Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion AAA which had taken over the UWA s position as one of the two largest promotions in Mexico In AAA he was given a new ring character outfit and mask becoming El Mariachi complete with a traditional sombrero and playing the trumpet as part of his entrance He was teamed up with El Charro and El Mexicano to form the trio Los Folkloricos in AAA The trio worked together in AAA before all three left AAA 3 Following his stint at El Mariachi he resumed working as El Solar working regularly for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL Mexico s other major promotion In CMLL he formed a team known as Los Soles de la Maldad The Evil Suns teaming with El Hijo del Solitario 5 In the early 2000s El Solar worked primarily on the Mexican Independent circuit especially wrestling against another seasoned pro Negro Navarro wrestling in a Maestro Series all over Mexico drawing crowds with their old school matches 1 5 As part of their Maestro Series Solar introduced the South America Championship a championship not backed by a promotion as such but used to give an added air of prestige to matches between himself and El Solar In 2008 El Solar was instrumental in the debut of his son working as El Hijo del Solar The Son of Solar In 2011 Negro Navarro and El Solar began fighting over the FLMM Masters Championship trading it back and forth on several occasions El Solar was also one of the featured wrestlers in the short lived Lucha Libre USA show that ran for two seasons on MTV2 including winning the Lucha Libre USA Heavyweight Championship 9 On January 18 2013 El Solar worked for International Wrestling Revolution Group IWRG and participated in their annual El Protector tournament a tag team tournament where an experienced veteran is teamed up with a rookie wrestler for the night El Solar teamed up with Saruman losing to Pantera and his son El Hijo del Pantera in the first round 10 11 On May 3 2015 he was part of IWRG s 2015 Festival de las Mascaras show a show honoring legends of Lucha Libre where he teamed up with Pantera I and Pantera II to defeat Canis Lupus Eterno and Negro Navarro 12 In early May it was announced that El Solar would be the third member of Team MexLeyendas in AAA s Lucha Libre World Cup tournament teaming up with Blue Demon Jr and Dr Wagner Jr 13 Championships and accomplishments editEmpresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre Mexican National Middleweight Championship 1 time 6 International Wrestling Revolution Group Copa Higher Power 1998 with Mr Niebla El Pantera Shocker Star Boy and Mike Segura 14 Lucha Libre USA Lucha Libre USA Heavyweight Championship 1 time 9 Mexican Independent Circuit Americas Middleweight Championship 1 time FLLM Masters Championship 3 times current 15 UWF Super Middleweight Championship 1 time Universal Wrestling Association UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship 1 time 8 UWA World Middleweight Championship 1 time 7 UWA World Welterweight Championship 1 time 4 World Wrestling Association WWA Middleweight Championship 1 time 16 Luchas de Apuestas record editSee also Luchas de Apuestas Winner wager Loser wager Location Event Date Notes El Solar mask El Texano hair N A Live event N A 5 Solar I mask El Hombre Lobo mask N A Live event N A 5 El Solar mask Amenaza Blanca mask N A Live event February 1 1977 5 El Solar mask Dr O Borman mask Mexico City Live event December 9 1979 5 El Solar and Halcon 78 masks Los Comandos masks Comando I and Comando II Mexico City Live event August 3 1980 5 El Solar mask Senior Lee mask Puebla Puebla Live event May 6 1983 5 Los Cadetes del Espacio masks El Solar Super Astro and Ultraman Los Temerarios hair Black Terry Jose Luis Feliciano and Lobo Rubio Naucalpan State of Mexico Live event July 8 1984 5 El Solar mask Hombre Verde mask Monterrey Nuevo Leon Live event 1987 5 El Solar mask Destroyer mask Mexico City Live event March 5 1988 5 El Solar mask Kraken mask Puebla Puebla Live event July 2 2001 5 El Solar mask Kiss hair Tijuana Baja California Live event August 3 2001 5 El Solar mask El Signo hair Pachuca Hidalgo Live event December 17 2002 5 El Solar mask Mano Negra hair Tulancingo Hidalgo Live event September 19 2010 References edit a b c d e f g h Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre El Solar in Spanish Portales Mexico November 2008 p 55 17 Madigan Dan 2007 Okay what is Lucha Libre Mondo Lucha A Go Go the bizarre amp honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling HarperCollins Publishers pp 29 40 ISBN 978 0 06 085583 3 a b Various 2005 Solar el Enmascarado Desulmrante Solar the dazzling masked one Lucha Libre Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling Distributed Art Publishers Inc pp 52 57 ISBN 968 6842 48 9 a b c Royal Duncan and Gary Will 2000 Mexico UWA Welterweight Title Wrestling Title Histories Archeus Communications p 398 ISBN 0 9698161 5 4 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Enciclopedia staff December 1 2007 Enciclopedia de las Mascaras El Solar in Spanish Mexico p 19 Tomo V a b Royal Duncan and Gary Will 2000 Mexico National Middleweight Championship Wrestling Title Histories Archeus Communications p 392 ISBN 0 9698161 5 4 a b Royal Duncan and Gary Will 2000 Mexico UWA Middleweight Title Wrestling Title Histories Archeus Communications p 399 ISBN 0 9698161 5 4 a b Royal Duncan and Gary Will 2000 Mexico Universal Wrestling Association Junior Light Heavyweight Title Wrestling Title Histories Archeus Communications p 397 ISBN 0 9698161 5 4 a b Dark Angelita October 21 2013 Solar campeon en Estados Unidos Super Luchas in Spanish Retrieved October 21 2013 Mejia Eguiluz Diego January 18 2013 Carta Brava junior y X Fly ganadores del Protector 2013 The Gladiatores in Spanish Retrieved January 24 2013 Reyes Ruiz Eduardo January 17 2013 Para el Mosco X Fly y Carta Brava Jr el Protector 2013 Estrellas del Ring in Spanish Retrieved January 24 2013 Mejia Eguiluz Diego May 3 2015 Hijo de Dos Caras se echa a los hermanos Wagner encima in Spanish The Gladiatores Magazine Retrieved May 7 2015 Lizarraga Alfonso May 7 2015 Se calientan motores para el mundial de lucha libre in Spanish The Gladiatores Magazine Retrieved May 7 2015 September 1998 Copa Higher Power Tournament FLLM Masters Championship Titles Database CAGEMATCH The Internet Wrestling Database 2001 Los Campeones Box y Lucha Magazine in Spanish January 13 2002 pp 15 17 issue 2540 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title El Solar amp oldid 1213094182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
