Super Muñeco
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Biography
Super Muñeco was a journeyman wrestler working as Sanguinario Jr. (no relation to the Sanguinario that died in 2002) and other names, who switched to Super Muñeco in the early 80s for the Pavillion Azteca promotion. When in the late 80s he was found by Benjamin Mora, who at the time ran the Baja California area (Tijuana) and had just bought the "Lucha Libre" magazine from Valente Perez, he was given a big push right away. Just to put things into perspective, "Lucha Libre" was the magazine that 'created' characters like Mil Mascaras and Tinieblas, and it was pretty much like a Mexican Apter Mag, putting on the cover the "cool" guys they liked like Dos Caras, Canek, etc., so being featured on covers with Santo Jr. or Atlantis helped.
At first he was really resented and many old-schoolers would semi-shoot on him (they would work really stiff on him, potato him, etc. every night) because they hated to be selling for a clown, but eventually he proved himself as a good worker (back then he was sort of good) and good draw, so they all loved working with him.
His team with Super Ratón (a little dude built like Mighty Mouse...sorta like a 5'3" Jim Duggan with the big chest) and Super Pinocho (Pinocchio). Pinocho was a poor worker but Raton used to be pretty good. They worked a fast comedy style, and soon became draws with the kids. For a short while, they were awesome draws, getting sellouts at Arena Mexico for a masks vs. masks match with the four Tortugas Ninja (they teamed with Coliseo 2000, who was Muñeco's protege), and drawing 17,500+ in Monterrey for a mask match against Los Thundercats (Leono, Tigro and Panthro).
One funny thing about the Ninja Turtle or Thundercats kind of gimmicks is that usually under the mask there would be an awesome underrated worker, like a Lasser or Skayde type.
Anyway, they got into AAA because they were almost tailor made for Peña's promotion as comedy workers who could do fun stuff, but their trio career in there got killed when Pinocho shoot unmasked La Parka. Back in 1992 during the "TV boom" there was like 14 or 15 different magazines, and they would try anything to get some leverage over the others. For whatever reason, AAA banned "Titanes del Ring" photographers from taking pictures, but they eventually came back. Pinocho was best buddies with a photographer of "Titanes del Ring", who suggested him to unmask Parka so he could take a good picture, and the magazine next week would have a "FRAUD! Parka is Principe Island!" (his former gimmick) cover, which also served as revenge.
Pinocho got such heat for that, that he was blacklisted from AAA and many wrestlers vowed to shoot on him if they were with him in the ring. He even retired for a while so people would "forget".
Anyhow, that started the Muñeco singles push. His work was getting worse even though he could do athletic stuff, but his gimmick worked. He kind of failed in pushes as a major star, and totally bombed as a heel, but stayed a few good years in AAA and eventually left to become and independent contractor which is what he is now. His days of being a major draw are long gone, too, but he's still a fairly popular indy star.
Muñeco is also the wrestler with more RECORDED mask & hair match wins than anyone else. Apparently Estrella Blanca (some 60s and 70s indy star) is the one with more mask wins, with the legend claiming 200+, but we have a record of 20 or so from him.
He's won mask matches over legends such as Ninja Turtles, Thundercats, Mazinger Z (Majinga Z), Hombre Lobo (The Wolfman), Batman, Destroyer (wait until Yohe reads this one [Smile] ), The Police, Kamikaze Ninja (Yukihide Ueno, who was Battle Ranger in FMW and Policeman in Super Delfin's promotion), Ultra Tiger (a Tiger Mask clone, also was Ueno), Nazi Soldier and the Mummies from Peru I and II. Actually he's won a few semi-major hairs like Espanto Jr., Popitekus, Ray Richard and Medico Asesino Jr.
Our count (as of 2005) says 82 masks and 21 hairs, all documented and verified.
Luchas de apuestas record
Date | Apuesta | Winner(s) | Loser(s) | Arena and/or Place |
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1982/05/23 | mask | Super Muñeco | Intocable | Deportivo Ramos Millan, D.F. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Hombre Lobo | Deportivo Ramos Millan, D.F. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Extravagante | Deportivo San Pedro Iztacoalco, D.F. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Dr. Tortura | Cualtla Morelos |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Maquina Asesina | Deportivo San Carlos Zarate, D.F. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | El Guarura | Deportivo Ramos Millán, Iztacalco |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Rayos X | Oaxaca, Oax |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Mago Blink | Toluca Edo. Mex |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Toro Salvaje | Jalapa, Ver. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Angel de la Muerte | Centro Social Aragon, D.F. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Fantasma Asesino | Ciudad Camargo, Chihuahua |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Germano | Los Reyes, Edo. Mex |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Kid Bravo | Alvarado, Ver. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Astro Azul | San Felipe, Baja California |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Caballero de la Muerte | Martinez de la Torre,Ver. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Mr. Atomo | Centro Social Aragon, D.F. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Enigma Dorado | Puebla, Pue. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Dr. Asesino | Deportivo Mexico, Puebla |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Galactus | Tenango del Valle, Edo. de Mex. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Destroyer | Irapuato, Guanajuato |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Black Star | Cd. Obregon, Sonora |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Angel de Puebla | Puebla, Pue. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Cuervo | Tampico, Tamaulipas |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Caballero Imperial | Parral, Chihuahua |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Super Camaro | Tampico, Tamaulipas |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Capitan Furia | Nogales, Sonora |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Emperador Azteca | Culiacan, Sinaloa |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | The Police | Celaya, Gto. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Leon de Oro | Guanajuato. Gto |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Magnum | Irapuato, Gto. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Guardia Imperial | Martinez de la Torre, Ver. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Killer Rock | Manzanillo Col. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Venganza India | Tezihuatlan, Puebla |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Zafiro Imperial | Poza Rica, Ver. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Kamikaze Ninja | Culiacan, Sinaloa |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Poder Galactico | Iguala, Guerrero |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Diabolico X | Tehuacan, Puebla |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Saturno | Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo |
1980s | masks | Super Muñeco & ? | Los Tigres del Ring | Tampico, Tamaulipas |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Star Golden Falcon | Los Angeles, California |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Espantapajaros | Atlixco, Puebla |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Tigre Negro | Los Mochis, Sinaloa |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Trueno Negro | San Francisco del Rincon, Gto. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Kaiser | Huachinango, Puebla |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Principe Zaku | Oaxaca, Oax. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Aguila Roja | Minatitlan, Ver. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Batman | Tepic, Nayarit |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Zodiaco | Cocoyoc, Mor. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Huron | Ciudad Constitucion, BCS. |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | It(Eso) | Villahermosa, Tabasco |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Soldado Nazi | Tepeji del Rio, Queretaro |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Sin Cara | San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Mancha Negra | Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | El Zar de la Muerte | Mexicali |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Mr. Kramer | Iguala, Guerrero |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Mr. Kramer | Iguala, Guerrero |
??/??/?? | mask (1) | Super Muñeco | El Hijo de Black Shadow | Ciudad Juarez |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Condor de Plata | ? |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | La Hormiga Azul | ? |
??/??/?? | hair | Super Muñeco | Chacal | Los Reyes, Edo. de Mex. |
??/??/?? | hair | Super Muñeco | Zafiro | Arena San Juan Pantitlan |
??/??/?? | hair | Super Muñeco | Oso Vikingo | Tampico, Tamaulipas |
??/??/?? | hair | Super Muñeco | Rey Vudu | Pavillon Azteca |
??/??/?? | hair | Super Muñeco | Yoyo Garduño | Puebla, Puebla |
??/??/?? | hair | Super Muñeco | Rey America | León, Guanajuato |
??/??/?? | hair | Super Muñeco | Adorable Rubi | Torreón, Coahuila |
??/??/?? | hair | Super Muñeco | Principe Odin | Irapuato, Guanajuato |
??/??/?? | hair | Super Muñeco | Comanche | unknown |
??/??/?? | hair | Super Muñeco | Carlos Plata | Mexicali, Baja California |
??/??/?? | hair | Super Muñeco | Ray Richard | unknown |
??/??/?? | hair | Super Muñeco | Mohak | Pavillón Azteca |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Leon Rojo | unknown |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Barba Negra | unknown |
??/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Dino Curtis | unknown |
??/??/?? | masks | Super Muñeco, Super Pinocho & Super Raton | Angel Mortal, El Bucles & ??) | unknown |
1982/10/10 | mask | Super Muñeco | King Lamar | Gimnasio Ramos Millan, Iztacalco, Mexico City |
1984/03/06 | mask | Super Muñeco | Angel o Demonio | Unidad Deportiva Acapulco, Guerrero |
84/06/14 | mask | Super Muñeco | Killer Dog | Pavillon Azteca, Mexico D.F. |
86/??/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Azote Negro II | Pavillon Azteca |
86/06/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Azote Negro | Pavillon Ateca |
1986/12/15 | mask[1] | Super Muñeco | Conquistador | Pavillon Ateca |
1988 | masks | Super Muñeco & The Kiss | Las Momias del Perú I & II | Tijuana, Baja California |
88/02/26 | mask | Super Muñeco | Mazinger Z | Puebla |
88/06/26 | mask | Super Muñeco | Azote Negro | Pavillon Azteca, Mexico D.F. |
88/06/26 | hair | Super Muñeco | Nahur Kaliff | Tampico, Tamaulipas |
90/12/02 | masks | Super Muñeco, Super Pinocho, Super Raton & Coliseo 2000 | Tortugas Ninja (I, II, III & IV) | Arena México - Mexico City |
91/06/02 | hair | Super Muñeco | Espanto Jr. | Auditorio Municipal - Torreón, Coahuila |
91/06/21 | hair | Super Muñeco | Popitekus | Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California |
91/12/08 | masks | Super Muñeco, Super Pinocho & Super Raton | Los Thundercats (Leono, Panthro & Tigro) | Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L. |
92/04/?? | mask | Super Muñeco | Ultra Tiger | Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California |
94/11/26 | mask (2) | Super Muñeco | Tornado Negro II | Huntington Park, California, USA |
95/06/04 | mask | Super Muñeco | Asesino Negro | unknown |
97/12/25 | mask | Super Muñeco | Medico Asesino Jr. | Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California |
98/04/11 | mask | Super Muñeco | Medico Asesino Jr. | Salem, Oregon, USA |
??/??/?? | hair | Super Muñeco | Médico Asesino Jr. | Rosarito, Baja California |
1999/10/30 | mask | Super Muñeco | El Hijo del Huracán Ramírez | Gimnasio Municipal - Tecate, Baja California |
99/11/26 | hair (3) | Halloween | Super Muñeco | Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California |
00/03/17 | mask (4) | Super Muñeco | Rey Pirata | Arena San Juan Paltitlan- Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico State |
00/06/17 | mask | Super Muñeco | Mancha Negra | Auditorio Municipal - San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas |
03/03/16 | mask | Super Muñeco | Escorpión Dorado | Arena Poza Rica - Poza Rica, Veracruz |
04/05/07 | masks | Super Muñeco, Super Pinocho & Super Raton | Los Black Hunters I/II/III | Cancun |
04/07/01 | mask | Super Muñeco | Cadaver I | Palacio de los Deportes - Tabasco, Tabasco |
06/05/14 | hair (5) | Super Muñeco | Fuerza Boricua | Polifòrum Zamnà - Merida, Yucatan |
07/01/19 | mask | Super Muñeco | Coco Negro | Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California |
07/03/04 | hair | Super Muñeco | Halcon Rojo | Polifòrum Zamnà - Merida, Yucatan |
07/03/10 | mask | Super Muñeco | Coco Rojo | Salon 21 - Miguel Hidalgo, Distrito Federal |
07/04/26 | hair | Super Muñeco | Bronco | Gimnasio Multidisciplinario de la UAT - Tampico, Tamaulipas |
07/06/01 | mask(6) | Super Muñeco | Ku Klux Klan I | Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California |
07/06/28 | mask(7) | Super Muñeco | King Tiger | Unidad Agustin Millan, Toluca |
09/04/11 | hairs | Super Muñeco & Super Pinocho | Coco Rojo & El Pandita | Palenque Victoria de Manzanillo, Colima |
09/12/12 | hair/masks (8) | Super Muñeco & Axel | Coco Rojo, Coco Verde & Cocolores | Plaza Liberacion - Guadalajara, Jalisco |
11/05/22 | hair | Super Muñeco | Latin Boy | Reyna Andrea - Mexico City |
12/10/06 | hair(9) | Super Muñeco | Scorpio Jr. | Arena Lopez Mateos - Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico State |
(1)Cuadrangular along with Octagon & Hijo del Santo;(2) Relevos suicidas match vs. Piloto Suicida and Sangre Fría; (3) Hair vs. hair even though both were masked;(4) Cuadrangular along with Hijo del Espectro & Mosco De La Merced; (5) Was originally a Mask vs. Mask match but the commision made Boricua unmask before the match and it became a Hair vs. Hair match; (6)Relevos suicidas match with Hijo de Rey Misterio and Ninja; (7) finals of a loser advance tournament; (8) Suicidas: Super Nova & Bobby Lee Jr., Oro II & Fantasma de la Opera (9) Cage Match: Super Muñeco, Super Pinocho, Super Ratón, Black Terry, Shu el Guerrero, Scorpio Jr. |
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 02.30.13)
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