Halloween

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Halloween
Halloween
Name Halloween
Real name Manuel Ortiz Partida
Nicknames La Calabacita (The Little Pumpkin), La Calabaza Asesina (The Killer Pumpkin) Manny la Calabaza (Manny the Pumpkin)
Name history Rocky Boy (debut - 08/93), Halloween (08/93 - ), Ciclope/Cyclope (03/97 - 99), El Grio (WCW 05/17/98), Elvis González (a "brilliant" WCW idea, 12/04/98)
Family none
Maestro(s) Fobia, Rey Misterio
Birth date, location May 22, 1971 - Tijuana, Baja California
Obituary date
Debut, location 1990 - Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California
Lost mask to Super Parka - December 24, 1999 - Auditorio de Tijuana; Antifaz - 1999 (as Ciclope)
Height 5'9"/174 cms
Weight 207 lbs/94 kg
Signature moves La Calabaza, Michinoku Driver II, Power Bomb, Spear, F-5, Double Underhook Piledriver, various other WWE finishers
Titles: AAA World Tag Team Championship (w/Extreme Tiger), AAA Baja California Light Heavyweight Title, LAWA World Middleweight Title, WWO Tag Team Titles (w/ Damian 666), WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title, IWC Middleweight Title, WWEA Extreme Title, XLAW Tag Team Titles (w/ Damian 666) (2), National Trios Titles (w/Damian 666 & Mr. Aguila and w/ Damian 666 & Nicho), Revolution Pro Tag Team Titles (w/ Damian 666), NGX Tag Team Championship (w/ Damian 666), XPW Tag Team Championships (2) (w/ Damian 666)


Notes

Grew to fame in AAA and was one of many luchadors who ended up underutilized in WCW, though mostly as the masked Ciclope. Reinvented himself in his post WCW career, best known as a member of various Familia de Tijuana combination. In CMLL, Halloween's was an upper midcarder rudo, relying on brawling, famous WWE moves, and his partner Damian 666 in the ring. Halloween's also a member of Perros del Mal, joining early on, and later rejoining the group on the independent scene in 2009.

While most of his Ciclope career in WCW fits with the luchador rank and file pattern of occasional great matches but rarely great achievements, one of his days not as Ciclope was has an interesting sidenote. At WCW Slamboree '98, Halloween wrestled in a cruiserweight #1 battle royal as unknown El Grio. Meanwhile, Ciclope also participated and won the battle royal, only to reveal himself to actually be the returning Dean Malenko, seeking (and gaining) revenge on Chris Jericho.

In his December 2, 2005 hair match with Universo 2000, Halloween took a tombstone for the loss. That's the storyline explanation for his absence, but it appeared as if Halloween also got knee surgery at the same time. Halloween made one more appearance in CMLL following his injury, bandaged and in a wheel cheer, selling his injuries. Halloween also talked about retirement in a late December 2005 interview with Box Y Lucha, but was back regularly in the ring by Spring. Returned to CMLL in September of 2006, rejoining the Perros del Mal faction. Won the Mexican National Trios Championship with Mr. Aguila and Damian 666, but soon wanted out of CMLL and left in August 2007.

Halloween returned to AAA, teaming up with Xtreme Tiger and Nicho el Millonario in a new "Familia de Tijuana" Stable. Nicho didn't last, but the group got some traction as a midcard extreme rudo faction, peaking with Halloween and Extreme Tiger winning the AAA World Tag Team Championship. Their title reign was not particularly impressive. Battling personal issues, Halloween missed scheduled appearances and eventually showed up on final time to drop the AAA tag titles on October 1, 2008.

Completely disappeared from the wrestling scene for half a year before resurfacing with his old Perros del Mal friends as part of their ongoing promotion.

Luchas de apuestas record

Date Apuesta Winner(s) Loser(s) Arena and/or Place
96/01/18 mask Halloween León Negro Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California
96/01/26 mask (1) Halloween León Negro Gimnasio Municipal - San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora
96/10/18 mask Halloween Thunderbird Palenque de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California
99/??/?? mask Antifaz del Norte Ciclope Plaza de Toros Lauro Luis Longoria - Nuevo Laredo, Tamps.
99/10/15 hair (2) Halloween Super Parka Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California
99/11/26 hair (3) Halloween Super Muñeco Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California
99/12/06 hair Halloween La Máscara (not current) Plaza de Toros Lauro Luis Longoria - Nuevo Laredo, Tamps.
99/12/24 mask Super Parka Halloween Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California
01/06/29 hair Damian 666 Halloween Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California
02/03/15 hair (4) Halloween Bestia Salvaje Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California
04/06/25 hair Halloween Brazo de Plata Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California
04/09/10 hair Shocker Halloween Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California
05/12/02 hair Universo 2000 Halloween Arena México - Mexico City, Mexico
(1) Triangle match with Damian 666; (2) Hair vs. hair even though both were masked; (3) Hair vs. hair even though both were masked; (4) Guapos vs. Familia hair match


Gallery

as Rocky Boy with Ricky Boy
as Ciclope in WCW
Masked as Halloween
Masked as Halloween
2000
WCW trading card as Ciclope


older photo
In DTU
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