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Delta (in front) having his mask pulled by Psicosis
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Born |
Monterrey, Nuevo León |
August 27, 1985
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Blue Angel, Jr. Hijo del Trueno Delta |
Billed height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
Billed weight | 80 kg (180 lb) |
Trained by | Trueno (Sr.) Franco Colombo |
Debut | 2003 |
Delta (born August 27, 1985) is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexico City based professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Delta'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. Delta is the son of wrestler Trueno and previously wrestled as Hijo del Trueno ("Son of Thunder"), his brother currently works for CMLL wrestling under the ring name Trueno like their father, although the family relationship has not been publicly acknowledged by CMLL.
The wrestler currently known as Delta was born on August 27, 1985 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico and grew up watching his father wrestle under a mask as "Trueno" (Spanish for "Thunder"). Trueno wore an outfit closely resembling the red and yellow outfit of the comic book character The Flash and worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in the 1970s. The future Delta attended the Regiomontana University where he got a degree in business administration in tourism. He later stated that while he was not required to get a college degree to become a professional wrestler he knew he needed something to fall back on. From an early age the future Delta played football, starting as a child at AFAIM he also played for the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Authentic Tigers later on for the Regiomontana University Jaguars as well. He got a degree in Tourism Business Administration to have a skill to rely on outside of wrestling. Delta is the father of a girl of school age.
The future Delta began training for a professional wrestling career while he was still at college, spending over four years training under his father, while simultaneously keeping up with his school work. He first started wrestling in 2003 under the name "Blue Angel, Jr.", not revealing his family relationship. In May, 2007 he made his debut under the name "Hijo del Trueno", wearing a thunderbolt adorned mask and trunks like hi father. He worked for various independent promotions, especially in his home state of Monterrey.