Dragón Rojo, Jr.
| Born |
November 3, 1982 Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico |
|---|---|
| Residence | Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Diamante Negro Dragón Rojo Jr. El Susto Zaracatán Jr |
| Billed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Billed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Billed from | Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico |
| Trained by | Raúl Díaz Dandy Garcia El Satánico Último Guerrero |
| Debut | June 28, 2001 |
Dragón Rojo Jr. (Spanish for Red Dragon Jr., born November 3, 1982) is the ring name of a Mexican luchador enmascarado (Spanish for "Masked Professional wrestler known for his work in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Dragón Rojo Jr. has previously worked under the ring names Zaracatán Jr. and Diamante Negro but has achieved the majority of his success as Dragón Rojo Jr. He is a former CMLL World Middleweight Champion, having held the championship for a total of 1,954 days. Dragón Rojo Jr. along with Último Guerrero are the longest reigning CMLL World Tag Team Champions in the history of the championship.
Dragón Rojo Jr.'s real name is not a matter of public record as is often the case with enmascarados in Mexico who have never been unmasked; in Lucha libre it is traditional to keep masked wrestlers' private lives secret from the wrestling fans. It has not been confirmed if Dragón Rojo Jr. is in actuality the grandson of Dragón Rojo like it has been claimed of if the family relationship is pure storyline. In some interviews Dragón Rojo Jr. has stated he is related to the Andrade family, but never clarified the actual family relationship
The future Dragón Rojo Jr. was born on November 3, 1982 in Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico. While it was later claimed that he is the grand son of a professional wrestler from the 1970s called Dragón Rojo, it is believed that this is a storyline relationship only, used to explain the ring name, something not uncommon in lucha libre. Dragón Rojo Jr. has a college degree in physical education and has taught physical education at the primary school of Ejido Luján, in Gómez Palacio, Durango, inspired to become a teacher like his father. He is one of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's ("World Wrestling Council; CMLL) "ambassadors" in their campaign against Tuberculosis, raising awareness and money for the fight against the disease.
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