Los Boricuas (CMLL)
Los Boricuas (Spanish for the Puerto Ricans) was a Mexican Lucha Libre (Professional wrestling) stable or group in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), one of Mexico's largest and the world's oldest professional wrestling promotions. The concept of the group was that a union of people born in Puerto Rico or in storyline terms "emigrated" to Puerto Rico, denouncing their Mexican heritage and embracing the Puerto Rican culture. The group was founded and led by Pierroth in 2000 and was together until the end of 2003 where it disbanded. In 2013 CMLL brought the concept back when they announced that a new Comandante Pierroth was putting together a new group of Boricuas, known as Comando Caribeño ("The Caribbean Commando"). The original team name referred to the Puerto Rican people, even though most of the wrestlers were not actually from Puerto Rico.
| Los Boricuas | |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Members | Comandante Pierroth Misterioso, Jr. Sagrado Pierrothito Pequeño Violencia |
| Name(s) | Los Boricuas Comando Caribeño |
| Billed from | Puerto Rico |
| Former member(s) | Los Boricuas Pierroth (Leader) El Boricua Bulldog Gran Markus Jr. El Hijo del Pierroth The Killer Mastin La Nazi/La Comandante Nitro Pierrothito Poder Boricua Rico Suave Veneno Violencia Zeuxis |
| Debut | 2000 (Boricuas) 2013 (Comando Caribeño) |
| Disbanded | 2003 (Boricuas) |
Los Boricuas (2000–2003) edit
In 1999 Pierroth Jr. returned to the Mexico City-based Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion after an extended stay in Puerto Rico. Upon his return Pierroth Jr. declared that he was a Boricua, or Puerto Rican, declaring the superiority of the Puerto Rican people. He began teaming up with Gran Markus Jr. who also adopted the "Boricua" loyalty. Within weeks the duo became known officially as Los Boricuas and started to grow from a two-man team to a multi-man stable when they added the masked La Boricua and later on Veneno.[1] At this point Pierroth Jr. took the nickname "El Comandate", acting like a dictator over the group, adding the female La Nazi as his personal body guard. In mid-2000 they added Violencia to the group, replacing El Boricua.[1] At that point in time Los Boricuas began a storyline feud with Los Capos (Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000, Universo 2000 and Apolo Dantés), by June 2001 the group added Poder Boricua ("Puerto Rican Power") to the group, as well as veteran wrestler the Killer and Mini-Estrella Pequeno Violencia to the group to strengthen their numbers.[2][3]
At the CMLL 68th Anniversary Show the team of Gran Markus, Jr., Poder Boricua and Violencia unsuccessfully challenged for the Mexican National Trios Championship, losing to champions Mr. Niebla, Olímpico and Safari[4] In the months following the 68th Anniversary show Gran Markus, Jr. left the group with the storyline being that he was tired of being under Pierroth's command. In leaving the group Gran Markus began working opposite Los Boricuas as the storyline developed. To fill the gap Pierroth introduced Nitro to the group, a CMLL wrestler who had previous worked as Filoso.[5] On March 27, 2002, as part of CMLL's Homenaje a Dos Leyendas: El Santo y Salvador Lutteroth show Gran Markus Jr. defeated Veneno in a Lucha de Apuesta, or bet match, forcing Veneno to unmask as a result.[6][7] In subsequent months Poder Boricua left the group as well, changing his name to "Poder Mexican" ("Mexican Power") and began working opposite the rest of Los Boricuas.[8] On July 14, 2002 Poder Mexica and Mr. Mexico lost a Luchas de Apuestas match to Veneno and Violencia and as a result Poder Mexica was forced to unmask.[9] The storyline feud between Los Boricuas and those that defected from the faction continued as Gran Markus Jr. won a Luchas de Apuestas match in November, 2002 forcing Veneno to have all his hair shaved off.[7][9] The culmination of the storyline between Los Boricuas and the defectors came on March 21, 2003 as Pierroth Jr. and Gran Markus Jr. faced off in main event of that year's Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show. In the end Pierroth defeated Gran Markus and as a result Gran Markus Jr. was shaved bald afterwards.[7][10][11] The last remaining storyline for Los Boricuas saw Violencia leave the group, which at the time was basically himself and Pierroth and had Pierroth unmask Violencia at the CMLL 70th Anniversary Show.[10][12] In subsequent months Pierroth began teaming on a regular basis with Vampiro and Tarzan Boy, ending the Los Boricuas faction in CMLL.[11]
Comando Caribeño (2013–present) edit
On May 9, 2013 CMLL introduced a new Comandante Pierroth, a character based on the original Pierroth around the time he formed Los Boricuas in 2000. The new Comandante Pierroth was announced as the leader of a new version of the Los Boricuas faction, called Comando Caribeño ("The Caribbean Commando"). The team included members of the original Pierroth's Los Boriquas; Pequeño Violencia, Pierrothito, and La Comandante (formerly "La Nazi"), and added Zeuxis to the group as well.[13][14] With no other members competing in the regular men's division the group had very little presence during CMLL's shows, occasionally Pierrothito and Pequeño Violencia competed wearing the red, white and blue Puerto Rican inspired wrestling gear, but La Comandante and Zeuxis did not team up on a regular basis. In late 2014 Comandante Pierroth began teaming with Misterioso Jr. and Sagrado, although they were not officially members of Comando Caribeño at that time. In early 2015 it was officially acknowledged as working under the name La Comando Caribeno with both Misterioso, Jr. and Sagrada adopting the imagery of the Puerto Rican flag in their ring gear.[15] On February 28, 2015 Misterioso Jr. and Sagrado defeated Delta and Guerrero Maya Jr. to win the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship for the first time.[16]
Championships and accomplishments edit
- Only Championships won while part of Los Boricuas / La Comando Caribeño are listed.
Luchas de Apuestas record edit
- Only Apuestas matches fought while part of Los Boricuas / La Comando Caribeño are listed.
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis (mask) | El Boricua (mask) | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas | Live event | August 13, 2001 | [17] |
| Atlantis (mask) (mask) | El Boricua | Celaya, Guanajuato | Live event | August 15, 2001 | [17] |
| Máscara Sagrada (mask) | El Boricua (mask) | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | August 16, 2001 | [18] |
| Pierrothito (mask) | El Torito (mask) | Puebla, Puebla | Live event | November 26, 2001 | [Note 1][19][20] |
| Gran Markus Jr. (hair) | Veneno (mask) | Mexico City | Live event | March 17, 2002 | [7][9] |
| Veneno (hair) | Super Brazo (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | May 25, 2002 | [9] |
| Veneno (hair) and Violencia (mask) | Mr. México (hair) and Poder Mexica (mask) | Mexico City | Live event | July 14, 2002 | [9] |
| Universo 2000 (mask) | Bulldog (mask) | Mexico City | Live event | September 20, 2002 | [Note 2][21] |
| Pierroth, Jr. (mask) | Máscara Año 2000 (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | September 27, 2002 | [10] |
| Pierroth, Jr. (mask) | Super Brazo (hair) | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | October 17, 2002 | [10] |
| Gran Markus Jr. (hair) | Veneno (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | November 20, 2002 | [7][9] |
| Pierroth, Jr. (mask) | Apolo Dantés (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | February 18, 2003 | [10] |
| Pierroth, Jr. (mask) | Gran Markus, Jr. (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | March 21, 2003 | [7][10] |
| Nitro (mask) | Brazo de Oro (hair) | Tlalnepantla, Mexico State | Live event | April 16, 2003 | [Note 3][5] |
| Pequeño Olímpico (mask) | Pequeño Violencia (mask) | Mexico City | Live event | April 30, 2003 | [22] |
| Pierroth, Jr. (mask) | Cien Caras (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | June 20, 2003 | [10] |
| Pierroth, Jr. (mask) | Brazo de Plata (hair) | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | Live event | July 31, 2003 | [10] |
| Violencia (mask) | Golden Dragon (mask) | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | Live event | August 7, 2003 | |
| Pierroth Jr. (mask) | Violencia (mask) | Mexico City | Live event | September 19, 2003 | [10] |
Footnotes edit
- ^ Relevos Suicidas tag team; Lost to Tzuki and Ultimo Dragoncito and forced to wrestle each other.
- ^ Torneo cibernetico tournament where the last man pinned is unmasked.
- ^ Steel cage match that also included Pierroth, Violencia, Brazo de Oro, Jr. and Brazo de Plata.
References edit
- ^ a b "2000 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 9, 2001. pp. 2–28. issue 2488.
- ^ "2001 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 13, 2002. pp. 2–28. Issue 2540.
- ^ "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". The Killer (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. September 2007. p. 39. Tomo III.
- ^ Lucha 2000 Staff (December 20, 2004). "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 21.
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- ^ "March 2002 PPV "Apocalipsis"". ProWrestlingHistory. September 28, 2001. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Enciclopedia staff (August 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Gran Markus, Jr. (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. p. 47. Tomo II.
- ^ "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Poder Mexica (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. October 2007. p. 21. Tomo IV.
- ^ a b c d e f Enciclopedia staff (January 2008). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Veneno (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. p. 47. Tomo VI.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Enciclopedia staff (October 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Pierroth, Jr. (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. p. 52. Tomo III.
- ^ a b Súper Luchasstaff (January 5, 2004). "Número Especial - Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2003". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). 40.
- ^ Ocampo, Jorge (October 5, 2003). "Aniversario 70 de CMLL". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). issue 21.
- ^ "Video: Se presentan el Gran Guerrero, el Comandante Pierroth y los participantes de "En Busca de un Ídolo 2"". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). May 9, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ^ Valdés, Apolo (May 9, 2013). "Debutará el nuevo Comandante Pierroth". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ^ "Nace el Comando Caribeño". Terra Deportes (in Spanish). Terra Television Network. January 11, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ a b Salazar Lopez, Alexis A. (February 28, 2015). (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Luchas 2000". Atlantis y sus Victimas (in Spanish). Juárez, Mexico: Publicaciones citem, S.A. de C.V. pp. 32–36. Especial 30.
- ^ Enciclopedia staff (October 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Máscaras". Máscara Sagrada (primera version) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. p. 28. Tomo III.
- ^ . Fuego en el ring (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
- ^ Arreguín, Armando (August 19, 2009). "Pequeño Pierroth quiere sumar cabelleras" (in Spanish). El Sol de Cuautla. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
- ^ Enciclopedia staff (November 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Universo 2000 (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. p. 21. Tomo V.
- ^ (in Spanish). Gritaradio. September 18, 2009. Archived from the original on February 7, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2009.