Mexicano

Mexicano

Name Mexicano Real name Nicknames Name history Halcón 78, Mexicano Family La Briosa (wife), Hammer Fist, Halcon Jr., Combat (sons), Sugi Sito (father-in-law) Maestro(s) El Pachuco, Johnny James, Aníbal, Felipe Ham Lee, Lou Thesz, Zepelin Ahumada Birth date, location July 28, 1957 Obituary date Debut, location 1977 Lost mask to Height 168 cm/5'6" Weight 83/183 lbs Signature moves Titles: Campeonato Nacional Semicompleto, Mexican National Tag Team Championship (w/Falcón)

Profile

Halcon '78 was born on July 28th, 1957. He was trained by Johnny James, Anibal and Felipe Ham Lee and debuted in 1977.

His Halcon '78 name came from the magazine, "El Halcon", which was one of the major wrestling magazines in Mexico in the 70's and 80's. When El Halcon lost his mask to Mil Mascaras in 1977, the magazine was unhappy as they still wanted a masked wrestler to be their mascot. This led to the creation of Halcon 78. The "78" on his name signifies the year he started wrestling in Mexico City and helped differentiate between him and El Halcon, though he kept a very similar look. To make matters more confusing, he would often team with El Halcon and later would team with Falcon, who also copied the look and gimmick.

Halcon '78 was a success from the start, winning the hair of Astro Rey and winning the masks of Comando I and Comando II along with Solar on August 3rd, 1980. He and Falcon captured the Mexican National Tag Team Championship together at some point and held the title at least through 1981. The pair later went on to win the masks of Las Fieras I and II at an unknown date.

He went on to win multiple apuestas matches in the 1980's, defeating Dr. Muerte, El Perverso, Renato Torres and Convoy. He also captured the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship on October 16th, 1986 and held onto the belt until Pierroth Jr. defeated him for it on April 4th, 1988.

He was a regular with the UWA and the independent scene, often paired with or against Falcon. He joined AAA in 1994 and became El Mexicano. He was paired with El Charro and El Mariachi to form "Los Folkloricos" in a midcard role. After the team finished, he continued on with AAA into the 2000's, often in midcard or lower card roles.

Luchas de apuestas record

Date	Apuesta	Winner(s)	Loser(s)	Arena and/or Place
??/??/??	hair	Halcón 78	Kuroneko	unknown
??/??/??	hair	Halcón 78	Sugi Sito	unknown
??/??/??	hair	Halcón 78	Renato Torres	unknown
??/??/??	beard	Halcón 78	El Vikingo	unknown
??/??/??	hair	Halcón 78	El Perverso	unknown
??/??/??	hair	Halcón 78	Tauro	unknown
??/??/??	hair	Halcón 78	Jose Luis Feliciano	unknown
??/??/??	hair	Halcón 78	Astro Rey	El Toreo - Naucalpan, Mexico State
??/??/??	masks	Solar & Halcón 78	Los Comandos I & II	Palacio de los Deportes - Mexico City
79/01/23	mask/hair	Halcón 78 & Lucio Risas	Black Demon & Sugi Sito	Unidad Deportiva de Acapulco
82/03/22	masks	Halcón 78 & Falcon	Las Fieras I & II	unknown
83/01/23	mask (1)	Halcón 78	Dr. Muerte	unknown
85/08/11	mask	Halcón 78	Convoy	El Toreo - Naucalpan, Mexico State
03/07/05	masks	Halcón 78 & Pequeño Halcón (DF)	Lobo & Médico	Arena Xochimilco - Xochimilco, Mexico City
(1) 24 wrestler campal

Gallery

in the middle

Halcon 78

as Mex LH champ

Halcon 78