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| El Supremo | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 8, 1950 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
| Died | May 4, 2010 (aged 59) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Magnifico El Supremo El Supremo I |
| Billed height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Billed weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Trained by | Diablo Velazco |
| Debut | July 8, 1976 |
| Retired | 1995 |
Salvador Cuevas Ramírez (born July 8, 1950 - May 4, 2010) was a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, known under the ring name El Supremo. Cuevas was originally an enmascarado (masked wrestler) but lost his mask in 1992 to Pierroth, Jr.. Ramírez died on May 4, 2010.
Professional wrestling career
Saldador Cuevas made his professional wrestling debut on July 6, 1976 after training under legendary Mexican wrestling trainer Diablo Velazco.[1] Initially Cuevas wrestled under the name "El Magnifico" (Spanish for "The Magnificent One") but in March, 1977 he changed his name to "El Supremo" ("The Supreme One") adopting a golden, shiny golden mask and trunks. Early on in his career El Supremo formed a successful tag team with Espectro, Jr..[1] On May 4, 1980 El Supremo defeated Kato Kung Lee to win the NWA World Welterweight Championship, one of the most prestigious titles in Mexico at the time.[2] El Supremo only held the title for a month before losing it to Lizmark on June 6, 1980.[2] The following year El Supremo defeated Franco Columbo to win the Mexican National Welterweight Championship on February 1, 1981.[3] El Supremo held the Mexican Welterweight title for 422 days, making several high profile title defenses in some of Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre's (EMLL) major venues. On March 30, 1982 El Talismán defeated El Supremo to win the Welterweight title.[3]
El Supremo was booked for the main event of EMLL's 52nd Anniversary show, where he was going to win a Luchas de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match against El Dorado but the match was cancelled as Mexico City was hit by a major earthquake the day before the show and it was cancelled.[4] The scheduled match never took place and El Dorado later lost his mask to El Fantasma instead. In the early 1990s EMLL, now renamed Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), introduced Supremo II to team up with El Supremo, Supremo II was introduced so that the original Supremo could work a lighter schedule because of injuries and age. On December 8, 1992 El Supremo was unmasked as he lost a Luchas de Apuestas match against Pierroth, Jr. and was forced to unmask and reveal his real name after the match per Lucha Libre tradition.[1] Supremo and Supremo II teamed together until 1995 where El Supremo retired from wrestling and Supremo II changed his ring character to "Linx". Cuevas son currently wrestles as "El Supremo, Jr."
Death
Salvador Cuevas Ramírez died on May 3, 2010, no cause of death has been announced yet.[5]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Supremo Special (Figure four necklock)
- Signature moves
- Plancha Suicida (Suicide dive out of the ring)
Championships and Accomplishments
- Comision de Box y Lucha D.F.
- Districto Federal Welterweight Championship (1 time)[7]
Lucha de Apuesta record
| Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mask | El Supremo | Robot R/2 | Mexico City, Mexico | October 19, 1979 | Supremo teamed with Vikingo against Robot R/2 and El Santo, person pinned is unMasked[1] |
| Mask | El Supremo | Lawrence de Arabia | Mexico City, Mexico | February 29, 1980 | [1] |
| Mask | El Supremo | Guerrero Azteca | Monterrey, Nuevo León | April 1987 | [1] |
| Mask | Pierroth, Jr. | El Supremo | Mexico City, Mexico | December 8, 1992 | [1] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Enciclopedia staff (October, 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Rey Cometa (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. p. 63. Tomo IV.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b c Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "52nd Anniversary show". ProWrestlingHistory.com. September 20, 1985. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
- ^ Ocampo, Ernesto (May 4, 2010). "Fallecio el Supremo" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Lucha 2000 Staff (December 20. 2004). "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 21.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "Mexico: Districto Federal Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 401. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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