El Ídolo (Panama)

El Ídolo

Name El Ídolo Real name Danilo Echeverría Nicknames La Leyenda Enmascarda (The Masked Legend), La Leyenda Viviente (The Living Legend) Name history La Amenaza (debut - 1964), El Ídolo (1964 - retirement) Family El Ídolo II & El Ídolo Jr. (sons) Maestro(s) Shazam Birth date, location 1938 - Panama City, Panama Obituary date August 4, 2009 Debut, location March, 1962 Lost mask to Height 170 cms/5'7" Weight Signature moves Martinete Titles: (Panama) World Middleweight Championship (2), Panamanian National Middleweight Championship

Panamanian wrestler. El Ídolo was one of most famous wrestlers on his native Panama. He gained a lot of recognition by his fighting style and apuesta matches victories. Most of his wins over Mexican wrestlers occured shortly after they alredy has lost their mask in Mexico. A significant date on Ídolo's career took place on December 16, 1973 when he challenged Olímpico to a mask vs hair match at Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia. As a really big outcome, underdog Olímpico defeat El Ídolo to win his mask. After the match, the crowd asked him not to remove his mask, giving him the reprieve to avoid the result of the match. El Ídolo continued to wrestle using his mask for the rest of his career. Retires from wrestling in 1999, winning the World Middleweight Championship for the second time by defeat long time rival Rambo. Died on August 4, 2009 after a long time battle with cancer.

Luchas de apuestas record

Date	Apuesta	Winner(s)	Loser(s)	Arena and/or Place
??/??/??	Hair	El Ídolo	Sordomudo Cruz	Estadio Olímpico - Panama City, Panama
??/??/??	Hairs	El Ídolo, El Ídolo II & El Ídolo Jr.	Los Gemelos Infernales (I, II & III)	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
63/10/12	Hair	El Ídolo	Lugo Márquez	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
64/02/22	Mask	El Ídolo	Impacto II	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
64/04/??	Mask	El Ídolo	Santo II	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
65/07/24	Mask	El Ídolo	Furia Roja	Gimnasio Del Colegio Javier - Panama City, Panama
67/08/13	Mask	El Ídolo	Espectro II	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
67/11/25	Hair	El Ídolo	Chamaco Castro	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
68/09/22	Mask	El Ídolo	El Jorobado	Estadio Olímpico - Panama City, Panama
68/11/10	Hairs (1)	El Ídolo & Ursus	Demonio Negro & King Kong	Unknown
68/12/12	Hair	El Ídolo	Chamaco Castro	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
69/01/24	Mask	El Ídolo	Monje Loco	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
70/01/17	Mask/Title (2)	El Ídolo & Rayo Chapin	Black Power & Chamaco Castro	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
70/05/29	Hair	El Ídolo	Steve Clements	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
70/08/09	Hair	El Ídolo	Chamaco Castro	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
71/01/29	Mask	El Ídolo	Bandolero Azteca	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
71/05/21	Mask	El Ídolo	Cien Caras	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
71/06/19	Hair	El Ídolo	Cien Caras	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
72/04/22	Hair	El Ídolo	Bobby Olson	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
72/07/01	Hair	El Ídolo	El Hechicero	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
73/06/29	Hair	El Ídolo	Bobby Olson	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
73/12/16	Hair (3)	Olímpico	El Ídolo	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
75/09/19	Hair	El Ídolo	Ray Mendoza	Gimnasio Nuevo Panamá - Panama City, Panama
78/09/03	Mask	El Ídolo	Terror Negro	Gimnasio Nuevo Panamá - Panama City, Panama
79/09/29	Mask	El Ídolo	Verdugo Negro	Gimnasio Nuevo Panamá - Panama City, Panama
79/10/06	Mask	El Ídolo	The Tempest	Gimnasio Nuevo Panamá - Panama City, Panama
80/09/06	Mask	El Ídolo	White Man	Gimnasio Nuevo Panamá - Panama City, Panama
80/10/04	Hair	El Ídolo	Sergio Gálvez	Gimnasio Nuevo Panamá - Panama City, Panama
83/05/29	Mask	El Ídolo	La Momia	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
85/12/11	Mask	El Ídolo	Rambo	Gimnasio Nuevo Panamá - Panama City, Panama
88/07/17	Mask	El Ídolo	El Exterminador	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
88/10/02	Mask	El Ídolo	Kendo	Gimnasio Neco De La Guardia - Panama City, Panama
93/04/17	Mask	El Ídolo	Terremoto	Gimnasio Municipal Alcalde Díaz - Panama City, Panama
93/05/15	Hair	El Ídolo	Rey Abakú	Gimnasio Municipal Alcalde Díaz - Panama City, Panama
(1) Demonio Negro and King Kong left the ring before being shaved off; instead, their second La Muralla took his hair off; (2) Black Power bet his mask, while Chamaco Castro bet his Panamanian National Lightweight Championship; (3) Olímpico defeated El Ídolo to win his mask, however the crowd asked him remain masked, and he never took his mask off

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