Mr. Niebla | |
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Born |
Mexico City, Mexico |
February 22, 1973
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Batman Chamaco Audaz Chico Veloz El Marquez El Pupilo Mr. Niebla Shadow 2000 |
Billed height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Billed weight | 98 kg (216 lb) |
Billed from | Gómez Palacio, Durango |
Trained by | Scaramouche I Chaparrito de Oro |
Debut | November 11, 1990 |
Mr. Niebla (born February 22, 1973) is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado (Spanish for masked professional wrestler). Mr. Niebla's real name is unknown, as is the tradition in Lucha Libre for masked wrestlers. Niebla is Spanish for "Fog". Mr. Niebla is mostly known for working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) from the early 1990s until 2007 and again from 2008. From 2007 to 2008 Mr. Niebla worked for CMLL's main Mexican rival (AAA) where he was part of the stable Los Vipers. On his return to CMLL he was one of the founding members of a stable known as La Peste Negra (Spanish for "the Black Plague").
The wrestler who would later become known as Mr. Niebla made his professional wrestling debut on November 11, 1990 working under the Ring name Chamaco Audaz (the Audacious Kid). Later on he would work under various other ring names and various mask as El Pupilo (the Pupil), El Marquez, Shadow 2000, Chico Veloz (Fast Boy) and even Batman for a brief period. In March 1992 he finally came up with the name "Mr. Niebla" which he has used ever since. Working as Mr. Niebla he would earn the nickname El Caballero del Estilo Diferente (the Gentleman with a different style).
In the early 1990s Mr. Niebla began working for Mexico's largest professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Early on Mr. Niebla worked mainly for one of the local CMLL-affiliates but did manage to win both the Distrito Federal Welterweight Championship and the Distrito Federal Tag Team Championship once. By the mid-1990s Mr. Niebla worked full-time for the main roster, taking part in the 1996 CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa. Mr. Niebla was teamed with Héctor Garza and qualified for the finals but ultimately lost to Emilio Charles, Jr. and Rey Bucanero. In 1997 Mr. Niebla formed a trio with fellow good guys (called Técnicos in Lucha Libre) Lizmark and Atlantis called La Ola Azul (the Blue Wave). On April 29, 1997 La Ola Azul defeated El Satánico, Emilio Charles, Jr. and Rey Bucanero to win the CMLL World Trios Championship, Mr. Niebla's first major title victory. Over the next year the team would successfully defend the title twice against the team of Apolo Dantés, Kevin Quinn and Steel and once against the previous champions. On January 23, 1998 Mr. Niebla teamed up with Shocker to win the CMLL World Tag Team Championship from Dr. Wagner, Jr. and Emilio Charles, Jr. Subsequently, Niebla and Shocker would defend the tag team championship against Blue Panther and Black Warrior, Bestia Salvaje and Scorpio, Jr. and the Hermanas Dinamita (Cien Caras and Universo 2000). In October, 1998 Mr. Niebla suffered an injury during a match, an injury that was so severe that Mr. Niebla was forced to vacate both the Trios title and the Tag Team title.