Fray Tormenta

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Fray Tormenta

Name Fray Tormenta Real name Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez Nicknames Fray, Fraytor, The Real Nacho Libre, El Sacerdote Luchador (The wrestling priest) Name history Family Maestro(s) El Lider, Ray Mendoza Birth date, location May 29, 1945 - San Agustín Metzquititlán, Hidalgo Obituary date - Debut, location 1974 Lost mask to never lost mask Height 1.70 mts Weight 100 Kg Signature moves Plancha, La Confesora (Figure four leglock) Titles: World Heavyweight Title (Local)

Biography

Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez was born to José Gutiérrez García and Emilia Benítez on February 5, 1945 in San Agustín Metzquititlán, Hidalgo. He had long been inspired to become a masked luchador after watching two 1963 Mexican films, "El Señor Tormenta" (Mister Storm) and "Tormenta En El Ring" (Storm In The Ring) both of which featured the story of a poor Mexican priest who supported the children of his orphanage by fighting as a lucha libre wrestler at night. At age 22, Gutiérrez, at the time a drug addict and alcoholic, became interested in the priesthood and was inducted into the Piarists Order.

His theological training took him to Rome, and then Spain, and for a while he taught philosophy and history at Roman Catholic universities in Mexico. He later became a secular priest in the Diocese of Texcoco, where he founded an orphanage named "La Casa Hogar de los Cachorros de Fray Tormenta"- In need of money to take care of the children, the father became the masked wrestler known as Fray Tormenta. During that time he never let anyone know of his identity as a priest.

Fray Tormenta has appeared in CMLL in recent years, acting as a padrino to debuting devout wrestlers Sagrado and Mistico. Due to Mistico's success, Tormenta is more often associated with him, and has appeared with him on CMLL's TV show. Fray Tormenta plays a big role in Sagrado's purported background; when Sagrado was unable to decide between wrestling and the priesthood, it was Tormenta who pointed him towards CMLL.

The videogame characters King from Tekken, Crasher Wake from Pokémon, Tizoc from Fatal Fury, Leon from F-Zero, and Greco from Chrono Cross were inspired by his story, as was the movie Nacho Libre.

The 2006 US Movie, Nacho Libre, is loosely based on Tormenta's life. Both Fray and the main character of the movie are priests who also become luchadores, but the similarities appear to end there - the movie just uses the concept as a jumping off point to tell its own story. There have been other movies on Fray Tormenta's life, including one from a film company in France.

Although semi-retired from wrestling since 2001, he still wrestled occasionally and on January 11, 2011 won his second Lucha de Apuesta, by defeating Bugambilia, Super Crazy, X-Fly, Bestia 666 and Boy Danger, to win Bugambilia's hair. On July 3, 2011, Tormenta teamed with El Pantera and Solar to defeat Black Terry, Negro Navarro and Scorpio Jr. at IWRG "Festival de las Mascaras" After the match Gutiérrez announced that he had wrestled his final match. On June 20, 2012, Tormenta made an appearance for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), officially giving his blessing to the second incarnation of Místico.

Luchas de apuestas record

Date	Apuesta	Winner(s)	Loser(s)	Arena and/or Place
??/??/??	Mask	Fray Tormenta	Satan	Monterrey N.L..
??/??/??	Mask	Fray Tormenta	El Diablo	unknown
??/??/??	Mask	Fray Tormenta	Ormuz	unknown
??/??/??	Mask	Fray Tormenta	El Sepulturero	unknown
??/??/??	Mask	Fray Tormenta	Demonio Arrieta	unknown
??/??/??	Mask	Fray Tormenta	El Hechicero	unknown
??/??/??	Mask	Fray Tormenta	Rostro Interceptor	unknown
87/??/??	Mask	Fray Tormenta	El Nahual	unknown
90/11/18	Mask	Fray Tormenta	Hijo de Judas	Arena Pavillón - Nuevo Laredo, Tamps.
11/01/11	Hair	Fray Tormenta	Bugambilia	Arena Afición Pachuca Hidalgo.

External Links

Video Interview (Spanish)

Radio Interview (Spanish)

Fray Tormenta Match (Spanish)

TV Special (Spanish)

Gallery

Unmasked

2006

2006

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