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Rey Escorpión

March 17, 2023

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Núñez and the second or maternal family name is Napoles.

Fabián Núñez Napoles (born January 20, 1979) is a Mexican luchador (professional wrestler), better known by the ring name Rey Escorpión. He is currently working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where he portrays a rudo or bad guy character. He is former the AAA World Tag Team Champions with El Texano Jr. and he is currently in his first reign as one third of the AAA World Trios Champions with La Hiedra and Texano Jr. He worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) from 2009 to 2016 and prior to that worked for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) in 2008, where he was known as Escorpión Negro. Núñez ring name is Spanish for "Scorpion King".

Rey Escorpión
Birth nameFabián Núñez Napoles
Born (1979-01-20) January 20, 1979 (age 44)
Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Escorpión Negro[1]
Escorpión Negro Jr.
Escorpión/Scorpión[1]
Rey Escorpión[1]
Billed height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Billed weight95 kg (209 lb)[1]
Trained byEl Satánico
Fobia
Mocho Cota
Rambo
Rey Misterio, Sr.
DebutMarch 20, 1999[2]

While working for CMLL Núñez won the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship as well as winning the annual Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament twice, with Último Guerrero and Boby Zavala respectively. He was a member of Los Guerreros del Infierno group from 2011 to 2012, but in late 2012 he left that group to form his own faction called Los Revolucionarios del Terror ("The Revolutionaries of Terror") alongside Dragón Rojo Jr. and Pólvora.

Professional wrestling career

Núñez trained for his professional wrestling career under Mocho Cota before his professional debut in 1999,[1] and later received further training from El Satánico and Fobia as he was trying to establish himself on the Mexican independent circuit.[3] Early in his career, Núñez worked under the ring name Escorpión Negro or Escorpión Negro Jr. (despite not being the son of a wrestler called Escorpión Negro).[4] In 2006, he began a storyline feud against Hombre Sin Miedo ("The Man Without Fear") that would span several months. On June 10, 2006, Escorpión Negro lost a Lucha de Apuestas, or "bet match", to Hombre Sin Miedo and thus was forced to remove his mask and reveal his birth name.[5] Three months later, he gained a small measure of revenge by defeating Hombre Sin Miedo to win the AAA Northern Middleweight Championship. He held it for just over a month before Hombre Sin Miedo regained the championship.[5]

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2008–2009)

Escorpión began working intermittently for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) starting around 2000, working primarily on smaller shows when AAA toured northern Mexico. During this period, he held the AAA Northern Middleweight Championship. In 2008 then-members of the AAA group Los Guapos ("The Handsome Ones") Scorpio Jr. and Zumbido left the AAA promotion to join International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) instead.[6] Following their departure, Escorpión Negro was introduced as a new member of Los Guapos VIP, joining El Brazo and Decnis to complete the team. Escorpión Negro and the rest of Los Guapos VIP teamed with Pirata Morgan in a loss to the team of El Alebrije, Brazo de Plata, El Elegido, and Pimpinela Escarlata on the undercard of the 2008 Verano de Escándalo show.[7]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2009–2016)

After leaving AAA, Núñez began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), the other major wrestling promotion in Mexico. In CMLL, he worked as either Escorpión or Scorpión and primarily appeared in the opening match of shows. On January 1, 2011, Escorpión participated in that year's version of Reyes del Aire ("Kings of the Air") but was eliminated as the third man from the Torneo cibernetico elimination match when Rey Cometa pinned him.[8] Following the tournament, Escorpión started a storyline rivalry with Loco Max. The storyline between the two wrestlers kept building until March 14, where the two faced off in a Luchas de Apuestas ("Bet Match") where the loser of the match would be shaved bald. Escorpión lost the match to Loco Max and had his hair shaved off after the match to comply with the stipulation.[9] A few weeks later, Escorpión entered the 2011 Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament, a tag team tournament that teams a rookie with an experienced wrestler. Escorpión was teamed up with Último Guerrero, who had won the Gran Alternativa tournament twice before.[10][11] The duo defeated the teams of Magnus and Brazo de Plata, Mortiz and El Terrible, and Diamante and La Sombra to earn a spot in the final match.[12] On April 8, 2011, Escorpión and Guerrero defeated Máscara Dorada and Metal Blanco to win the Gran Alternativa tournament.[13]

Shortly after his Gran Alternativa victory, Escorpión changed his name to Rey Escorpión ("Scorpion King") and joined Último Guerrero's Los Guerreros del Infierno group along with Dragón Rojo Jr. He then entered the Forjando Un Idolo ("Forging an idol"), a tournament to help identify a young, rising CMLL luchador. The tournament featured four qualifying blocks where the top two point earners would move on to the "Playoffs" round. Rey Escorpión placed second in "Group Bravo", with victories over Rey Cometa and Palacio Negro to earn six points.[14] He lost in the first match of the "Playoff" round to Delta on May 13, 2011. Following the completion of the Forjando un Idolo, CMLL booked all the group finalists in a Trios tournament where the two top would team up with their "Mentor".[15] Rey Escorpión teamed up with tournament winner Ángel de Oro and Último Guerrero, but did not make it to the finals of the tournament.[16] In September 2011, Rey Escorpión competed in that year's version of the Leyenda de Plata tournament, but did not make it past the qualifying Torneo cibernetico match held as part of the CMLL 79th Anniversary Show, as he was eliminated by Olímpico.[17]

Rey Escorpión began 2012 with another tournament appearance, participating in the 2012 Reyes del Aire tournament; he was the third-to-last man eliminated when he was pinned by Máscara Dorada.[18] Following the tournament, Rey Escorpión started a feud with Black Warrior, which grew in intensity over the following months. He participated in the 2012 Torneo Nacional De Parejas Increibles, a tag team tournament where a rudo and a tecnico ("good guy") are forced to team up. The tournament saw Rey Escorpión team up with rival Black Warrior, furthering the storyline between the two as their inability to get along caused them to be eliminated by Marco Corleone and Último Guerrero.[19] The storyline with Black Warrior reached its conclusion on June 1, 2012, when Rey Escorpión defeated his opponent in a Luchas de Apuestas match, forcing Black Warrior to have his hair shaved off after the match.[20]

Following the conclusion of the storyline with Black Warrior, Rey Escorpión began to develop problems with the rest of Los Guerreros, particularly Último Guerrero and new Guerrero Euforia. The tension let to Escorpión being kicked out of the group, although the confrontations never turned to an actual fight. On August 31, 2012, during CMLL's weekly Super Viernes show Rey Escorpión teamed with his former Los Guerreros team mates to win a Cuadrangular de Tercias tournament, actually winning the tournament despite not getting along.[21] Two weeks later, the team were unsuccessful in their challenge for the CMLL World Trios Championship, which only furthered the issues between Escorpión and Los Guerreros.[22] The tension finally erupted into a physical encounter as Dragón Rojo Jr. turned on Los Guerreros, siding with Rey Escorpión as they attacked Euforia after a match on the October 5th Super Viernes show.[23] Afterward, Escorpión and Dragón Rojo Jr. announced that they were forming their own group, targeting Los Guerreros del Infierno.[24] The team of Rey Escorpión, Dragón Rojo Jr., and Pólvora was unveiled as Los Revolucionarios del Terror ("The Revolutionaries of Terror").[25]

In January 2013, Escorpión made his Japanese debut, when he took part in the three-day Fantastica Mania 2013 event, co-promoted by CMLL and New Japan Pro-Wrestling in Tokyo. During the first night on January 18, he teamed with Tomohiro Ishii and Yujiro Takahashi to defeat Bushi, Diamante, and Ryusuke Taguchi in a six-man tag team match, pinning Diamante for the win.[26] The following night, Escorpión, Kazuchika Okada, and Volador Jr. defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, La Máscara, and Rush in another six-man tag team match, with Escorpión once again scoring the pinfall win for his team, this time over Rush.[27] During the third and final night, Escorpión was defeated by Rush in a singles match.[28] Upon his return to Mexico, Escorpión survived a torneo cibernetico on January 22 to advance to a final match for the vacant CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship against the other survivor, Volador Jr.[25][29] On January 29, Escorpión defeated Volador Jr. to become the new CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion.[30][31] Rey Escorpión was forced to team up with the tecnico Blue Panther to partake in the Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles tournament in March 2013. The two defeated Delta and Tiger in the first round, but lost to the team of Dragón Rojo Jr. and Niebla Roja in the quarter finals.[32][33]

After having won the 2011 Gran Alternativa as a rookie, Rey Escorpión participated in the 2013 Gran Alternativa tournament as the experienced wrestler, teaming with rookie Boby Zavala. The two competed in qualifying Block B that took place on the April 19, 2013, Super Viernes show. The team beat Leono and Blue Panther in the first round, Espanto Jr. and Mr. Niebla in the second round, and defeated Soberano Jr. and La Sombra in the semi-finals to earn the last spot in the finals of the tournament the following week at the Arena Mexico 57th Anniversary Show.[34] For the finals Zavala was made an honorary member of Los Revolucionarios, and the two defeated Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis to win the tournament.[35][36] In January 2014, Escorpión returned to Japan to take part in the five-day Fantastica Mania 2014 tour.[37] During the third event of the tour, on January 17, Escorpión successfully defended the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship against Máximo.[38] In July 2014, Dragón Rojo Jr. quit Los Revolucionarios del Terror,[39] but returned less than a year later.[40] On October 28, Escorpión lost the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship to Ángel de Oro.[41] On July 17, 2015, Escorpión was defeated by Último Guerrero in a Lucha de Apuestas in the main event of Sin Salida, having all his hair shaved off a result.[42] On June 27, Rey Escorpión turned on Los Revolucionarios del Terror and joined Los Ingobernables.[43] However, by October, Rey Escorpión had left CMLL and Los Ingobernables.[44]

Lucha Libre Elite (2016–2017)

In 2016, CMLL began working together with Lucha Libre Elite, a promotion that held shows in Arena Mexico and used a lot of CMLL-contracted wrestlers combined with wrestlers from International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). As part of the collaboration, LLE launched the "Liga Elite" tournament, where Rey Escorpión was added when several US-based wrestlers were unable to compete for LLE. In the fall of 2016, CMLL stopped working with LLE, withdrawing most of its wrestlers from the LLE shows.[45] As part of the split, Rey Escorpión stopped working for CMLL, and mainly focused on LLE where he was one of the top rudo wrestlers. On November 18, he lost the finals of the Liga Elite to Caristico.[46]

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2017–present)

After 8 years of absence, Rey Escorpión made his return to AAA during Triplemanía XXV where he attacked El Mesías and Pagano. Later he started a storyline feud with Psycho Clown. On November 19, Rey Escorpión got an opportunity for the AAA Latin American Championship against El Hijo del Fantasma, but Psycho Clown cost him the victory as part of their escalating storyline. At the 2018 Rey de Reyes event he won the Rey de Reyes tournament. On March 25, Rey Escorpión and El Texano Jr., defeated Dark Cuervo and Dark Escoria, to win the AAA World Tag Team Championship, his first AAA title.

Personal life

Núñez is the father of a son who suffers from Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease and has had to undergo a number of surgeries to correct the problems. CMLL and Núñez have held at least one fundraising event to help pay for the expenses.[47]

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Escorpión Negro (mask) Monje Negro Jr. (hair) Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event October 28, 2001 [50]
Hombre Sin Miedo (mask) Escorpión Negro (mask) Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Live event June 10, 2006 [5]
Escorpión Negro (hair) Babe Rap (hair) Monclova, Coahuila Live event 2008 [50]
Loco Max (hair) Escorpión (hair) Puebla, Puebla CMLL show March 14, 2011 [9]
Escorpión (hair) Black Warrior (hair) Mexico City CMLL show June 1, 2012 [20]
Rey Escorpión (hair) Criss Boy (hair) Emiliano Zapata, Morelos Live event April 20, 2013 [51]
Rey Escorpión (hair) Brazo de Plata (hair) Mexico City Super Viernes August 18, 2013 [52]
Último Guerrero (hair) Rey Escorpión (hair) Mexico City Sin Salida July 17, 2015 [42]
Psycho Clown (mask) Rey Escorpión (hair) Mexico City Triplemanía XXIX August 14, 2021 [53]

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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Nunez and the second or maternal family name is Napoles Fabian Nunez Napoles born January 20 1979 is a Mexican luchador professional wrestler better known by the ring name Rey Escorpion He is currently working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide AAA where he portrays a rudo or bad guy character He is former the AAA World Tag Team Champions with El Texano Jr and he is currently in his first reign as one third of the AAA World Trios Champions with La Hiedra and Texano Jr He worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL from 2009 to 2016 and prior to that worked for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide AAA in 2008 where he was known as Escorpion Negro Nunez ring name is Spanish for Scorpion King Rey EscorpionBirth nameFabian Nunez NapolesBorn 1979 01 20 January 20 1979 age 44 Guaymas Sonora Mexico 1 Professional wrestling careerRing name s Escorpion Negro 1 Escorpion Negro Jr Escorpion Scorpion 1 Rey Escorpion 1 Billed height1 75 m 5 ft 9 in 1 Billed weight95 kg 209 lb 1 Trained byEl SatanicoFobiaMocho CotaRamboRey Misterio Sr DebutMarch 20 1999 2 While working for CMLL Nunez won the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship as well as winning the annual Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament twice with Ultimo Guerrero and Boby Zavala respectively He was a member of Los Guerreros del Infierno group from 2011 to 2012 but in late 2012 he left that group to form his own faction called Los Revolucionarios del Terror The Revolutionaries of Terror alongside Dragon Rojo Jr and Polvora Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 1 1 Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide 2008 2009 1 2 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre 2009 2016 1 3 Lucha Libre Elite 2016 2017 1 4 Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide 2017 present 2 Personal life 3 Championships and accomplishments 4 Luchas de Apuestas record 5 ReferencesProfessional wrestling career EditNunez trained for his professional wrestling career under Mocho Cota before his professional debut in 1999 1 and later received further training from El Satanico and Fobia as he was trying to establish himself on the Mexican independent circuit 3 Early in his career Nunez worked under the ring name Escorpion Negro or Escorpion Negro Jr despite not being the son of a wrestler called Escorpion Negro 4 In 2006 he began a storyline feud against Hombre Sin Miedo The Man Without Fear that would span several months On June 10 2006 Escorpion Negro lost a Lucha de Apuestas or bet match to Hombre Sin Miedo and thus was forced to remove his mask and reveal his birth name 5 Three months later he gained a small measure of revenge by defeating Hombre Sin Miedo to win the AAA Northern Middleweight Championship He held it for just over a month before Hombre Sin Miedo regained the championship 5 Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide 2008 2009 Edit Escorpion began working intermittently for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide AAA starting around 2000 working primarily on smaller shows when AAA toured northern Mexico During this period he held the AAA Northern Middleweight Championship In 2008 then members of the AAA group Los Guapos The Handsome Ones Scorpio Jr and Zumbido left the AAA promotion to join International Wrestling Revolution Group IWRG instead 6 Following their departure Escorpion Negro was introduced as a new member of Los Guapos VIP joining El Brazo and Decnis to complete the team Escorpion Negro and the rest of Los Guapos VIP teamed with Pirata Morgan in a loss to the team of El Alebrije Brazo de Plata El Elegido and Pimpinela Escarlata on the undercard of the 2008 Verano de Escandalo show 7 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre 2009 2016 Edit After leaving AAA Nunez began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL the other major wrestling promotion in Mexico In CMLL he worked as either Escorpion or Scorpion and primarily appeared in the opening match of shows On January 1 2011 Escorpion participated in that year s version of Reyes del Aire Kings of the Air but was eliminated as the third man from the Torneo cibernetico elimination match when Rey Cometa pinned him 8 Following the tournament Escorpion started a storyline rivalry with Loco Max The storyline between the two wrestlers kept building until March 14 where the two faced off in a Luchas de Apuestas Bet Match where the loser of the match would be shaved bald Escorpion lost the match to Loco Max and had his hair shaved off after the match to comply with the stipulation 9 A few weeks later Escorpion entered the 2011 Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament a tag team tournament that teams a rookie with an experienced wrestler Escorpion was teamed up with Ultimo Guerrero who had won the Gran Alternativa tournament twice before 10 11 The duo defeated the teams of Magnus and Brazo de Plata Mortiz and El Terrible and Diamante and La Sombra to earn a spot in the final match 12 On April 8 2011 Escorpion and Guerrero defeated Mascara Dorada and Metal Blanco to win the Gran Alternativa tournament 13 Shortly after his Gran Alternativa victory Escorpion changed his name to Rey Escorpion Scorpion King and joined Ultimo Guerrero s Los Guerreros del Infierno group along with Dragon Rojo Jr He then entered the Forjando Un Idolo Forging an idol a tournament to help identify a young rising CMLL luchador The tournament featured four qualifying blocks where the top two point earners would move on to the Playoffs round Rey Escorpion placed second in Group Bravo with victories over Rey Cometa and Palacio Negro to earn six points 14 He lost in the first match of the Playoff round to Delta on May 13 2011 Following the completion of the Forjando un Idolo CMLL booked all the group finalists in a Trios tournament where the two top would team up with their Mentor 15 Rey Escorpion teamed up with tournament winner Angel de Oro and Ultimo Guerrero but did not make it to the finals of the tournament 16 In September 2011 Rey Escorpion competed in that year s version of the Leyenda de Plata tournament but did not make it past the qualifying Torneo cibernetico match held as part of the CMLL 79th Anniversary Show as he was eliminated by Olimpico 17 Rey Escorpion began 2012 with another tournament appearance participating in the 2012 Reyes del Aire tournament he was the third to last man eliminated when he was pinned by Mascara Dorada 18 Following the tournament Rey Escorpion started a feud with Black Warrior which grew in intensity over the following months He participated in the 2012 Torneo Nacional De Parejas Increibles a tag team tournament where a rudo and a tecnico good guy are forced to team up The tournament saw Rey Escorpion team up with rival Black Warrior furthering the storyline between the two as their inability to get along caused them to be eliminated by Marco Corleone and Ultimo Guerrero 19 The storyline with Black Warrior reached its conclusion on June 1 2012 when Rey Escorpion defeated his opponent in a Luchas de Apuestas match forcing Black Warrior to have his hair shaved off after the match 20 Following the conclusion of the storyline with Black Warrior Rey Escorpion began to develop problems with the rest of Los Guerreros particularly Ultimo Guerrero and new Guerrero Euforia The tension let to Escorpion being kicked out of the group although the confrontations never turned to an actual fight On August 31 2012 during CMLL s weekly Super Viernes show Rey Escorpion teamed with his former Los Guerreros team mates to win a Cuadrangular de Tercias tournament actually winning the tournament despite not getting along 21 Two weeks later the team were unsuccessful in their challenge for the CMLL World Trios Championship which only furthered the issues between Escorpion and Los Guerreros 22 The tension finally erupted into a physical encounter as Dragon Rojo Jr turned on Los Guerreros siding with Rey Escorpion as they attacked Euforia after a match on the October 5th Super Viernes show 23 Afterward Escorpion and Dragon Rojo Jr announced that they were forming their own group targeting Los Guerreros del Infierno 24 The team of Rey Escorpion Dragon Rojo Jr and Polvora was unveiled as Los Revolucionarios del Terror The Revolutionaries of Terror 25 In January 2013 Escorpion made his Japanese debut when he took part in the three day Fantastica Mania 2013 event co promoted by CMLL and New Japan Pro Wrestling in Tokyo During the first night on January 18 he teamed with Tomohiro Ishii and Yujiro Takahashi to defeat Bushi Diamante and Ryusuke Taguchi in a six man tag team match pinning Diamante for the win 26 The following night Escorpion Kazuchika Okada and Volador Jr defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi La Mascara and Rush in another six man tag team match with Escorpion once again scoring the pinfall win for his team this time over Rush 27 During the third and final night Escorpion was defeated by Rush in a singles match 28 Upon his return to Mexico Escorpion survived a torneo cibernetico on January 22 to advance to a final match for the vacant CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship against the other survivor Volador Jr 25 29 On January 29 Escorpion defeated Volador Jr to become the new CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion 30 31 Rey Escorpion was forced to team up with the tecnico Blue Panther to partake in the Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles tournament in March 2013 The two defeated Delta and Tiger in the first round but lost to the team of Dragon Rojo Jr and Niebla Roja in the quarter finals 32 33 After having won the 2011 Gran Alternativa as a rookie Rey Escorpion participated in the 2013 Gran Alternativa tournament as the experienced wrestler teaming with rookie Boby Zavala The two competed in qualifying Block B that took place on the April 19 2013 Super Viernes show The team beat Leono and Blue Panther in the first round Espanto Jr and Mr Niebla in the second round and defeated Soberano Jr and La Sombra in the semi finals to earn the last spot in the finals of the tournament the following week at the Arena Mexico 57th Anniversary Show 34 For the finals Zavala was made an honorary member of Los Revolucionarios and the two defeated Hombre Bala Jr and Atlantis to win the tournament 35 36 In January 2014 Escorpion returned to Japan to take part in the five day Fantastica Mania 2014 tour 37 During the third event of the tour on January 17 Escorpion successfully defended the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship against Maximo 38 In July 2014 Dragon Rojo Jr quit Los Revolucionarios del Terror 39 but returned less than a year later 40 On October 28 Escorpion lost the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship to Angel de Oro 41 On July 17 2015 Escorpion was defeated by Ultimo Guerrero in a Lucha de Apuestas in the main event of Sin Salida having all his hair shaved off a result 42 On June 27 Rey Escorpion turned on Los Revolucionarios del Terror and joined Los Ingobernables 43 However by October Rey Escorpion had left CMLL and Los Ingobernables 44 Lucha Libre Elite 2016 2017 Edit In 2016 CMLL began working together with Lucha Libre Elite a promotion that held shows in Arena Mexico and used a lot of CMLL contracted wrestlers combined with wrestlers from International Wrestling Revolution Group IWRG As part of the collaboration LLE launched the Liga Elite tournament where Rey Escorpion was added when several US based wrestlers were unable to compete for LLE In the fall of 2016 CMLL stopped working with LLE withdrawing most of its wrestlers from the LLE shows 45 As part of the split Rey Escorpion stopped working for CMLL and mainly focused on LLE where he was one of the top rudo wrestlers On November 18 he lost the finals of the Liga Elite to Caristico 46 Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide 2017 present Edit After 8 years of absence Rey Escorpion made his return to AAA during Triplemania XXV where he attacked El Mesias and Pagano Later he started a storyline feud with Psycho Clown On November 19 Rey Escorpion got an opportunity for the AAA Latin American Championship against El Hijo del Fantasma but Psycho Clown cost him the victory as part of their escalating storyline At the 2018 Rey de Reyes event he won the Rey de Reyes tournament On March 25 Rey Escorpion and El Texano Jr defeated Dark Cuervo and Dark Escoria to win the AAA World Tag Team Championship his first AAA title Personal life EditNunez is the father of a son who suffers from Legg Calve Perthes disease and has had to undergo a number of surgeries to correct the problems CMLL and Nunez have held at least one fundraising event to help pay for the expenses 47 Championships and accomplishments EditConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship 1 time 30 Gran Alternativa 2011 2013 with Ultimo Guerrero 13 and Boby Zavala 35 36 Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide AAA Northern Middleweight Championship 1 time 5 AAA World Trios Championship 1 time current with La Hiedra Taurus and Texano Jr AAA World Tag Team Championship 1 time with El Texano Jr Rey de Reyes 2018 Kaoz Lucha Libre Kaoz Heavyweight Championship 1 time current 48 Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him 97 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014 49 Luchas de Apuestas record EditSee also Luchas de Apuestas Winner wager Loser wager Location Event Date NotesEscorpion Negro mask Monje Negro Jr hair Monterrey Nuevo Leon Live event October 28 2001 50 Hombre Sin Miedo mask Escorpion Negro mask Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas Live event June 10 2006 5 Escorpion Negro hair Babe Rap hair Monclova Coahuila Live event 2008 50 Loco Max hair Escorpion hair Puebla Puebla CMLL show March 14 2011 9 Escorpion hair Black Warrior hair Mexico City CMLL show June 1 2012 20 Rey Escorpion hair Criss Boy hair Emiliano Zapata Morelos Live event April 20 2013 51 Rey Escorpion hair Brazo de Plata hair Mexico City Super Viernes August 18 2013 52 Ultimo Guerrero hair Rey Escorpion hair Mexico City Sin Salida July 17 2015 42 Psycho Clown mask Rey Escorpion hair Mexico City Triplemania XXIX August 14 2021 53 References Edit a b c d e f g Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 2012 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