El Alebrije | |
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El Alebrije (left) and Cuije in April 2010
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Born | July 12, 1972 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
El Alebrije King Imperio Kraneo Máscara Sagrada (II) |
Billed height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Billed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
Trained by | Ojo Diabólico El Magno |
Debut | 1988 |
El Alebrije (born July 12, 1972) is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) under the ring name Kraneo. He best known for his work in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he worked for 12 years as El Alebrije, along with his Mini-Estrella companion Cuije. He has also played the role of Máscara Sagráda II after the Original Máscara Sagrada left AAA. El Alebrije'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.
He made his debut under the ring name King Imperio, before switching to another character called Máscara de Oro ("Gold Mask"). later on he change his gimmick to Kraneo before going to Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA).
He was brought to AAA because of the original Máscara Sagrada's departure and was used to replace him as Máscara Sagrada II, a role he played for approximately one year. During that year, he won the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship, defeating Pierroth, Jr. to win the title. The reign only lasted for less than a week because he would lose it to Sangre Chicana. In 1998 he was regimmicked as El Alebrije, a more comedic ring character, teamed up with Cuije, a Mini-Estrella version of the El Alebrije character. The two would feud with Monsther and Chucky for a long period of time. He also worked as a road agent behind the scenes of AAA. His first title as El Alebrije was the UWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. On August 20, 2004, El Alebrije and Cuije won the AAA Mascot Tag Team Championship. They both made history by being the third champions and having it for the longest reign. The title was vacated on April 7, 2009 due to both of them leaving AAA. They only defended the AAA Mascot Tag Team Title a limited number of times in the 1,691 days they held the title.