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Rayo de Jalisco (Ray of Jalisco)

Name Rayo de Jalisco (Ray of Jalisco) Real name Máximino "Max" Linares Moreno Nicknames none Name history Mr. Misterio (50 - ??), Águila Negra, Dr. Curtis (08/54 - 57), Tony Curtis (57), El Rayo (?? - 03/58), Rayo de Jalisco (03/58 - retirement) Family Tony and Black Sugar (brothers), Rayo de Jalisco Jr. (son), Mitzuki Wong (daughter-in-law), Rayman (grandson), Ultra Rayo (nephew), Mister Rayo (nephew), Rayo Star (nephew) Maestro(s) Tony Sugar Birth date, location November 22, 1932 - Milpa Alta, Mexico City Obituary date Debut, location 1950 - Tulancingo, Hidalgo Lost mask to Blue Demon - July 30, 1989 - Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, Nuevo León Height Weight Signature moves Tope en reversa Titles: Occident Welterweight Title, NWA World Middleweight Title (3), National Tag Team Titles (2, w/ El Santo)

Wrestling Observer Hall Of Fame Member

Biography

Maximino Linares Moreno is the real name of he man who gave life RAYO DE JALISCO for more than 30 years... Máx. Linares was born in noviember 22/1932 around Milpa Alta, Distrito Federal and when he reach 18 years old , in Tulancingo, decided to be a wrestler, a loved sport that turned into a Leyend for ever.

before being Rayo de Jalisco... he had another names

As many luchadores there is common cases at the beginin use different name before get fame, and Don Máx. linares wasn't the exceptión, In february 1950 debuted with the name MISTER MISTERIO, after that in México city made it under the name of AGUILA NEGRA. In 1954,in Torreón, with some experience taught by his brother(wrestler too) TONY SUGAR, had a match against Ricardo Chávez but now with different name DR CURTIS.

Now is called El rayo... but de Jalisco????

In 1957 made his Debut in Guadalajara as TONY CURTIS, but a copuple years later, in 1960, was adopted in Aguascalientes as el RAYO and finaly, in 1961 en Cd Juárez, use the complete name as el RAYO DE JALISCO.

That was the prehistory, in 1962 he made his presentation in Guadalajara, but whiout permision of de Jalisco, because there was a wrestler colimense, Fili Espinoza, who had already that name. Finaly Fili gave the name and then the new Rayo de Jalisco made his debut in the same year in la Coliseo Tapatía against el ENFERMERO. This was considerated his oficial debut , that way don max began to build his own

Championships, Masks and Hairs

After that moment el Rayo de Jalisco began to have triunphs, the first one of them was NWA World Middleweight Title and Occident Welterweight Title, then in 1963 was the year of his consagration, he had another importants triumphs: CHINO CHOW's hair, desides in his career arrived a black masked who wanted unmask however whom invented bump in reverse, called LA BESTIA, who only saw fall his mask against the man with a ray in his forhead, he forme a great couple whom more later irónicly 26 later lose his mask!!!: El Gran Manotas; BLUE DEMON, winning NWA World Middleweight Title defeated RENE COPETES GUAJARDO and rayo was designate the best wrestler in 1963.

nobody could stop his great career, his unforgetable topes in reversa and in serie made El Rayo de Jalisco a wrestler almost invencible, everyone were knocked in la lona when don Máx. Linares gave a bump in full face or chest , forme society with the máxima leyenda oh la lucha like was el SANTO, his fame was such that he was cosiderate a big leyenda only comparate with the Leyenda of the same SANTO, BLUE DEMON and BLACK SHADOW, besides with another leyenda, MIL MASCARAS shared crédits in some movies , one of them LOS CAMPEONES JUSTICIEROS, desides create one of the most exciting incógnitas of la lucha libre, in adicional data this gladiador; in his war name defended a state which ironic wasn't originar and many people believed for years he was from jalisco.

Rayo loss his mask... but his Leyenda still alive!!!!

in a Homenaje to Blue Demon, el Rayo had serious differences with him ,deciding bet his mask to Demonio Azul retired recently, who accept the macth. that way in a sundey julio 30 of 1989 with a full plaza Monumental Monterrey; El Gran Rayo de Jalisco loss his cotizate mask against another great el Manotas; two bigs Luchadores .that way we knew who was behind the black mask with a ray for around 30 years, he was Maximino Linares Moreno... Who after loss his mask had a few matches and then chose his retiro, but far of being forgotten he made until now: a Leyend...

A Leyend that in spite of losing his mask, didnt die forever because his triumphs are now history and they are recorded in the heart of the people. also another big man continue the leyend RAYO DE JALISCO JR. THE BiG LEYEND STILL CONTINUE

• biography was taken from the biografias de leyenda,adapted it in english for me. subject to changes if errors are found

Luchas de apuestas record

Date	Apuesta	Winner(s)	Loser(s)	Arena and/or Place
??/??/??	hair	Rayo de Jalisco	Chino Chow	unknown
63/??/??	mask	Rayo de Jalisco	La Máscara	unknown
64/??/??	mask	Rayo de Jalisco	La Bestia	Arena México - Mexico City
75/04/06	mask	Rayo de Jalisco	Guerrero Negro	unknown
78/09/17	masks	Rayo de Jalisco & Huracán Ramírez	Los Hermanos Muerte	unknown
89/07/30	mask	Blue Demon	Rayo de Jalisco	Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.

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rayo sr 60's

rayo de jalisco 70's