El Audaz

The current CMLL Audaz is listed under Audaz (CMLL)

Profile

El Audaz (The Audacious One)

Name El Audaz (The Audacious One) Real name Domingo 'Doménico' Bazán León Nicknames none Name history El Coloso (debut), El Audaz (1966 - death) Family El Hijo del Audaz? Maestro(s) Zepelin Ahumada Birth date, location May 16, 1947 - Ojochal, Tlalixcoyan, Veracruz Obituary date June 30, 2020 Debut, location 1966 Lost mask to El Solitario - May 12, 1976 - Palacio de los Deportes Height 5'10"/178 cms Weight 205 lbs/93 kg Signature moves Tope Suicida Titles: UWA World Light Heavyweight Title

History

Domingo Bazán León (Domenico was his stage name) was born on May 16, 1947 in Ojochal, a municipality of Tlalixcoyan, Veracruz. Domingo came from a humble family and attended elementary school where he learned the basics of reading, writing, and mathematics. He delivered both bottled soft drinks and later, gas cylinders. He then moved to Orizaba and worked as a laborer. He was described as an introverted and serious person. His hobbies included going to the gym, driving race cars, painting, music and lucha libre. As a professional wrestler, he owned ´Discos Audaz´ where he produced his own vinyl records of tropical music. “El Corrido del Audaz”, “Quisiera ser” and “Despacio” were his most iconic songs. His love for music let to him becoming a singer, a composer and a manager of artists.

He began his career under the name of El Coloso, and lost his mask in 1964 against a local luchador named El Gladiador. By 1966, he had built up the name of El Audaz. In his prime he was 178 cm tall and weighted 96 kg. He became the UWA World Light Heavyweight champion by defeating Ray Mendoza. He won the hairs of Manuel Robles and El Enfermero. He lost his mask to El Solitario on May 12, 1976 in a relevos increíbles match with Rayo de Jalisco and Aníbal at Palacio de los Deportes. After his mask loss he did a retirement tour all around Mexico and then focused his attention on music.

Luchas de apuestas record

Date	Apuesta	Winner(s)	Loser(s)	Arena and/or Place
1964/??/??	mask	El Coloso	El Gladiador	Veracruz
72/02/20	hair	El Audaz	Manuel Robles	Arena Coliseo - Mexico City
72/12/19	hair	El Audaz	El Enfermero	Poza Rica, Veracruz
76/05/12	mask (1)	El Solitario	El Audaz	Palacio de los Deportes - Mexico City
76/??/??	hair	Ray Mendoza	El Audaz	unknown
78/04/23	hair	El Audaz	Gorilita Florez	Naucalpan
(1) Relevos suicidas match vs. Aníbal & Rayo de Jalisco

Gallery

right after losing his mask vs EL SOLITARIO in 1976

EL AUDAZ as UWA LHW Champion 1977

EL AUDAZ 1976

w/ Mil Mascaras & Tinieblas 1973

2008

References

• Revista Box y Lucha #3077
• Revista Box y Lucha #3429