Bárbaro Cavernario

Bárbaro Cavernario
Cavernario in January 2017
Born	(1993-11-06) November 6, 1993 (age 23) Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Cavernario Bárbaro Cavernario Baby Cavernario El Bárbaro
Billed height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Billed weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Trained by	Aquiles Apolo Dantés Furia del Ring Máscara Mágica
Debut	April 25, 2008

Bárbaro Cavernario is the ring name of Leonardo Moreno Ayala (born November 6, 1993 in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico)who is a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a rudo ("Bad guy") wrestling character. Ayala made his professional wrestling debut in 2008 and has won the 2014 En Busca de un Ídolo tournament as well as the 2014 Gran Alternativa tournament with Mr. Niebla. He is currently a member of the wrestling group known as La Peste Negra ("The Black Plague"). He has previously worked under the names El Bárbaro ("The Barbarian"), Cavernario ("Caveman") and Baby Cavernario.

Moreno is the brother of professional wrestlers known under the ring names Demonio Maya (Mayan Demon) and Indigo. Since both brothers wrestler under a mask, or as enmascarados, their full names are not a matter of public knowledge per lucha libre traditions. Moreno is studying Accounting at the University of Guadalajara to ensure he has a skill to fall back on in case he is injured and unable to wrestle.

Leonardo Moreno Ayala trained for his professional wrestling career under wrestlers Furia del Ring and Aquiles alongside his brother Demonio Mayo and made his professional wrestling debut in 2008. It has not been confirmed what ring name Moreno competed under at the beginning of his career; with the secrecy of masked wrestlers in Mexico, it is possible he used other ring names before he began working as the masked El Bárbaro.

He made his debut for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Mexico's biggest professional wrestling promotion, in 2012 using the masked El Bárbaro, a generic wrestling character. In early 2012, only months into his CMLL sting El Bárbaro lost his mask when he lost a Lucha de Apuestas, or "bet match" to El Gallo and was forced to unmask. For many luchadors losing their mask tends to slow their careers down, but in Moreno's case he reworked his image and became known as Bárbaro Carvenario, a caveman character inspired by Mexican Lucha Libre legend Cavernario Galindo, adopting the furry loin cloth and boots look of Galindo as well as using La Cavernaria as a finishing move just like the original. Growing his hair out Moreno added a more dramatic execution to his matches, acting like a savage in the ring in between moves. The repackaged Molina was pushed by CMLL, giving him several Lucha de Apuestas victories, which in Mexica is an accolade held in higher regard than winning title victories. As Cavernrio he started a storyline with Guadalajara local wrestlers Javier Cruiz, Jr. and Leo. On June 24 Cavernario defeated Cruiz, Jr. in a match which saw Cruz, Jr. shaved bald after the match. Only days later he defeated Leo in a match that left Leo bald after his loss. As part of the storline Javier Cruz, Jr.'s well known father Javier Cruz out of retirement for the storyline. On July 15, 2012, Bárbaro Cavernario defeated Cruz Senior in his third Lucha de Apuesta victpru within four weeks. Weeks later Cavernario was one of 16 wrestlers included in a tournament for the local Occidente Middleweight Championship that was vacant at the time. Cavernario defeated Stuka, Jr., Fuego, Halcon de Plata, Leo, Virus, Raziel and Sadio to qualify for the finals of the tournament. In the finals Cavernario lost to Smaker, who became the champion. On December 16, 2012 Cavernario won the Occidente Middleweight Championship when he defeated Smaker in a rematch. He would hold the title for just over seven months before Black Metal won the championship. 2 weeks later Cavernario regained the championship from Black Metal. On October 27, 2013 Fuego defeated Cavernario to win the title from him.