Bandido (wrestler)
Bandido [a] (born April 17, 1995) is a Mexican masked luchador. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
| Bandido | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Bandido at wXw's 16 Carat Gold in 2020 | |
| Born | February 5, 1985 Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bandido Cielito Magnífico II |
| Billed height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Billed weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Trained by | Franco Columbo Hijo del Gladiador Último Guerrero |
| Debut | June 19, 2011 |
Bandido has also wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH), Lucha Libre Elite (LLE), The Crash Lucha Libre, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).
During his time in ROH, Bandido was a one-time ROH World Champion and a one-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion.
Career change
All Elite Wrestling change
On September 28, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Bandido would make his AEW in-ring debut. He would challenge Chris Jericho for his ROH World Championship but would lose.[1]
He would then enter an Eliminator Tournament for the AEW World Championship. He would defeat Rush in the first round on the November 11 episode of Rampage, also earning his first victory in AEW in the process.[2] On the November 16 episode of Dynamite, Bandido would lose in the second round to Ethan Page.[3]
On the April 26, 2023 episode of Dynamite, Bandido would challenge Orange Cassidy for his AEW International Championship but would lose.[4] On the May 10 episode of Dynamite, he would team up with Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent Beretta) to take on the House Of Black (Brody King, Buddy Matthews and Malakai Black) for the AEW World Trios Championships but they lost.[5]
At Double or Nothing, Bandido competed in a 21-man Blackjack Battle Royal for the AEW International Championship but it was won by Orange Cassidy.[6]
Footnotes change
- ↑ Like many masked luchadores in Mexico, Bandido's real name is not made public.
References change
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results (9/28/22): Jon Moxley And Chris Jericho In Action, Saraya And MJF Speak". Fightful. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage (11/11/2022) Results: Bandido vs. Rush, Orange Cassidy Defends All-Atlantic Title". Fightful. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ "11/16 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley and MJF promos heading into Full Gear, Ethan Page vs. Bandido in a semifinal tournament match, Claudio Castagnoli and Bryan Danielson vs. Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara, Toni Storm vs. Anna Jay in an eliminator match, Anthony Bowens vs. Swerve Strickland". Fightful. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ "4/26 AEW Dynamite TV Results: Keller's report on Darby vs. Guevara, Omega & Takeshita vs. Butcher & Blade, Jade vs. Valkyrie, Dax vs. Jarrett, Tony Khan announcement". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (5/10/23) Results: Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega In A Cage, Two Title Matches, And More". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Darby Allin vs. Jack Perry vs. Sammy Guevara in a four-way for the AEW World Championship, The Elite vs. BCC in Anarchy in the Arena, Jamie Hayter vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie for the TBS Title, Adam Cole vs. Chris Jericho in an unsanctioned match". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 26, 2023.