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词条 Cassandro
释义

  1. Professional wrestling career

     Universal Wrestling Association (1989–1995)  Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (2005–2008)  Independent circuit (2008–present) 

  2. Other media

  3. Personal life

  4. Championships and accomplishments

  5. Luchas de Apuestas record

  6. See also

  7. Footnotes

  8. References

  9. External links

{{Infobox professional wrestler
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|image = Cassandro.jpg
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|birthname = Saúl Armendáriz[1]
|names = Andromeda[2]
Cassandro
Cassandro el Exotico[3]
Mister Romano[1]
Rosa Salvaje[1]
Satanico del Exotico[6]
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|weight = {{convert|77|kg|lb|abbr=on}}[1]
|real_height =
|real_weight =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|05|20}}[1]
|birth_place = El Paso, Texas, United States[1][11]
|death_date =
|death_place =
|resides = El Paso, Texas, United States[1][13]
|billed = Juárez, Chihuahua
|trainer = Rey Misterio, Sr.[14]
Victor Ojeda[1]
|debut = 1988[14]
|retired =
}}

Saúl Armendáriz[2] (born May 20, 1970)[1] is an American-born Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, who works as an exótico for several independent promotions all over the world under the ring name Cassandro. He is a former NWA World Welterweight and UWA World Lightweight Champion. In 2009, Armendáriz signed a contract with American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), but was released before making his official debut.

Professional wrestling career

Armendáriz was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, United States, but also spent a lot of time just across the Mexican border in Juárez, Chihuahua, his family's native town.[2][3] At the age of fifteen, Armendáriz quit school and began training lucha libre in Juárez.[2][3] He officially began his professional wrestling career in 1988, working under a mask as Mister Romano.[2][14] The character, made up by well known luchador Rey Misterio, was a gladiator themed rudo (villain).[2] Less than a year later, Armendáriz was encouraged to abandon the character and take on a new exótico character by Baby Sharon.[2] Exóticos are male wrestlers dressed in drag portraying gay caricatures. While most exóticos were straight, both Sharon and Armendáriz were gay.[2] Armendáriz wrestled his first match as an exótico in Júarez, working unmasked and under the new ring name Rosa Salvaje ("Wild Rose").[2]

Universal Wrestling Association (1989–1995)

In late 1989, Armendáriz joined the Mexican Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) promotion, where he formed a new partnership with fellow exótico Pimpinela Escarlata, whom he had first met when the two were trained together in Juárez.[2][3][4] Eventually, Armendáriz decided to change his ring name and, in order to do so, first lost the right to use his old one by losing to Johnny Vannessa in a Lucha de Apuestas (bet match).[2] He then adopted the new ring name Cassandro, which he took from a Tijuana brothel keeper named Cassandra, whom he adored.[2]

On January 28, 1991, after a negative backlash to reports that he was going to get to wrestle El Hijo del Santo for the UWA World Welterweight Championship, Armendáriz attempted suicide by cutting his wrists with a razor blade, but was saved by Escarlata, who found him in the bathroom.[2][3] The title match happened a week later and Armendáriz credits it as the match that earned him the lucha libre community's acceptance.[3] Though Cassandro failed to win the UWA World Welterweight Championship from El Hijo del Santo, he managed to win his first title, the UWA World Lightweight Championship, on October 29, 1992, by defeating Lasser, becoming the first exótico in history to hold a championship in UWA.[2][5] After a twenty-month reign, he would lose the title to El Seminarista.[5] He would wrestle for UWA until 1995, when the promotion closed its doors,[6] and began then wrestling on the independent circuit for promotions both in Mexico and the United States.[4] Around this time, Armendáriz began abusing drugs and alcohol, which started to affect his professional wrestling career.[2] Through spiritualism, he finally found sobriety on June 4, 2003, a date, which is tattooed on his back.[2]

Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (2005–2008)

After several quiet years, Cassandro returned to mainstream lucha libre in December 2005 by joining top Mexican promotion Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA), starting a rivalry with former partner Pimpinela Escarlata.[4] The big grudge match between Cassandro and Escarlata took place on May 18, 2006, and ended in a no contest, after which the two competitors agreed to a Hair vs. Hair match at a future date.[7] On June 18 at Triplemanía XIV, Cassandro led a four-man team to face Escarlata's team in an eight-man tag team match, which ended in another no contest.[8] Shortly afterwards, Cassandro suffered an injury, which led to him leaving AAA and returning to the independent circuit.[4] A year later on July 15, 2007, at Triplemanía XV, Cassandro made a one night return to AAA, teaming with Alfa, Cynthia Moreno and Faby Apache to defeat Escarlata, Cynthia Moreno, El Oriental and Mini Abismo Negro.[9] Three months later, Cassandro began again wrestling regularly for AAA, now working as a técnico, teaming with Escarlata against the rudo exótico stable Los Night Queens (Jessy, Nygma, Polvo de Estrellas and Yuriko).[10] Eventually, Cassandro and Escarlata formed the stable Los Exoticos with May Flowers and Pasión Cristal to even out the numbers between the rival groups.

Independent circuit (2008–present)

After once again leaving AAA in April 2008, Cassandro began working for promotions such as National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Perros del Mal Producciones (PdM), Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA-MS) and in early 2009 signed a contract with American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).[2] Armandariz made his TNA debut on January 27, 2009, working under the ring name Satanico del Exotico in a dark match, where he defeated Petey Williams.[11] In March, TNA began promoting Armandariz's upcoming debut under the new ring name Andromeda.[12] However, after several months of inactivity with the promotion, it was reported in August that Armendáriz and TNA had parted ways. Armendáriz publicly blamed his departure on homophobia.[13][14] On April 3, 2010, Cassandro made his debut for Ring of Honor (ROH), defeating Rhett Titus at The Big Bang! pay-per-view.[15] During the match, Armendáriz broke his leg, which forced him to pull out of Chikara's King of Trios tournament later that same month.[15][16] On June 25, 2011, NWA Mexico, while touring the United Kingdom, set up a match to determine the first NWA World Welterweight Champion since getting the title back from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). In the match Cassandro defeated Dr. Cerebro to win the championship.[17]

On October 9, 2011, at Héroes Inmortales, Cassandro made his return to AAA, saving Pimpinela Escarlata from exóticos Nygma, Pasión Cristal and Polvo de Estrellas, who had recently started a storyline rivalry with Escarlata based on their envy of the new Reina de Reinas Champion.[18] Cassandro wrestled his AAA return match on November 5, teaming with Escarlata and La Braza in a six-man tag team match, where they defeated Nygma, Pasión Cristal and Yuriko.[19] On February 17, 2012, Armendáriz announced he was taking an indefinite hiatus from professional wrestling.[20][21] It was later revealed that Armendáriz had torn his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus and would have to undergo surgery, which would sideline him from professional wrestling for ten to twelve months.[22] Cassandro returned to the ring in early 2013.[23] On March 16, 2013, Cassandro took part in Ray Mendoza Jr.'s retirement event, where he teamed up with El Hijo de Pirata Morgan to compete in a Ruleta de la Muerte, a losers advance tag team tournament. The duo lost to Máscara Año 2000 and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. in the first round and to El Solar and Toscano in the second round qualifying them for the finals, where the losing team would be forced to either unmask or have their hair shaved off. The team faced, and lost, to the team of Villano IV and Ray Mendoza Jr., which meant Cassandro had to have his hair shaved off, while El Hijo de Pirata Morgan had to unmask as is traditional with Lucha de Apuestas losses.[65]

Other media

Through his regular tours of the United Kingdom and his fluency in English, Cassandro has gained some mainstream attention in the country, including being interviewed on The Sun and BBC Breakfast.[24][25] In February 2017, Cassandro appeared in a skit on Conan, training Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter to become luchadores.[26]

He is the subject of the 2018 documentary film Cassandro the Exotico!, by Marie Losier.

Personal life

Armendáriz is open homosexual.[2][27][28]

Championships and accomplishments

  • NWA Mexico
    • NWA World Welterweight Championship (1 time)[17]
  • Universal Wrestling Association
    • UWA World Lightweight Championship (1 time)[24][5]
  • Other titles
    • Chikara Welterweight Championship (1 time)[29]1
1Championship not recognized by Chikara.

Luchas de Apuestas record

{{see also|Lucha libre#Luchas de Apuestas|l1=Luchas de Apuestas}}
Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotes
Johnny Vannessa (name) Rosa Salvaje (name) N/A N/A N/A [2]
Cassandro (hair) and Pimpinela Escarlata (hair) Dragon Chino I (mask) and Dragon Chino II (mask) N/A N/A N/A [30]
Cassandro (hair) and Pimpinela Escarlata (hair) Dragon Chino I (hair) and Dragon Chino II (hair) N/A N/A N/A  
Cassandro (hair) Profeta (mask) N/A N/A N/A  
Cassandro (hair) Profeta (hair) N/A N/A N/A [30]
Cassandro (hair) Halcon Dorado (hair) N/A N/A N/A  
Cassandro (hair) Misterioso (hair) N/A N/A N/A [30]
Cassandro (hair) Bello Armando (hair) N/A N/A N/A  
Cassandro (hair) Peluchin (hair) N/A N/A N/A  
Cassandro (hair) El Galactico (hair) N/A N/A N/A  
Lady Apache (hair) Cassandro (hair) Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Live event May 26, 2002}} [31]
Cassandro (hair) Ruby Gardenia (hair) Los Angeles, California Live event June 22, 2006}} [30]
El Hijo del Santo (mask) Cassandro (hair) Los Angeles, California Live event July 14, 2007}} [32]
Ray Mendoza Jr. (hair) and Villano IV (mask) Cassandro (hair) and El Hijo de Pirata Morgan (mask) Naucalpan, Mexico State Live event March 16, 2013}} [33][34]
Peluchin Maldad (mask) Cassandro (hair) El Paso, Texas Live event April 24, 2016}}

See also

  • List of exóticos

Footnotes

1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web | url= http://cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=6384 | title= Cassandro | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work=Cagematch | language=German}}
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 {{cite web | url= http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/01/man-without-mask | title= The Man Without a Mask | last=Finnegan | first=William |date=September 1, 2014 | accessdate=August 27, 2014 | work=The New Yorker}}
3. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web | url= http://tsmradio.com/coltcabana/podpress_trac/web/90/0/show32.mp3 | title= AOW 32: Cassandro | last=Cabana | first=Colt | authorlink=Colt Cabana | date= March 2, 2011 | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work=Art of Wrestling | format=MP3}}
4. ^1 2 3 {{cite web | url= http://luchalibreaaa.com/%C2%BFquien-es-casandro.php | title= ¿Quién es Casandro? | date= October 11, 2011 | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work=Lucha Libre AAA World Wide | language=Spanish}}
5. ^1 2 {{cite web | url= http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/wlwuwa.html | title= Universal Wrestling Association World Lightweight Title | last=Duncan | first=Royal |author2=Westcott, Brian | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work=Solie's Title Histories}}
6. ^{{cite book | author= Madigan, Dan | title= Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling | publisher= HarperColins Publisher | year= 2007 | chapter = Ray Mendoza and Los Villaños | pages = 193–196 | isbn=978-0-06-085583-3}}
7. ^{{cite web | url= http://www.f4wonline.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1634&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=1 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131002075149/http://www.f4wonline.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1634&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=1 | dead-url= yes | archive-date= October 2, 2013 | title= Tuesday news: Mexico, DX DVD, HBK storyline, MNM, more | last=Alvarez | first=Bryan | authorlink=Bryan Alvarez | date=May 22, 2006 | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
8. ^{{cite web | url= http://luchalibreaaa.com/triplemania-xiv-la-parka-descubre-el-rostro-de-el-mesias.php | title= Triplemanía XIV: La Parka descubre el rostro de El Mesías… | date= June 24, 2011 | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work=Lucha Libre AAA World Wide | language=Spanish}}
9. ^{{cite web | url= http://luchalibreaaa.com/triplemania-xv-se-estrena-el-domo-de-la-muerte-con-kenzo-rapado.php | title= Triplemanía XV: Se estrena el Domo de la Muerte, con Kenzo rapado | date= June 24, 2011 | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work=Lucha Libre AAA World Wide | language=Spanish}}
10. ^{{cite web | url= http://superluchas.net/video-reporteaaa-homenaje-a-antonio-pena-7-oct-07/ | title= Video reporte:AAA, Homenaje a Antonio Peña (7 Oct 07) | date= October 8, 2007 | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work= Superluchas | language=Spanish}}
11. ^1 {{cite web | url= http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1233306298 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120511044046/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1233306298 | title= Viva La Raza! # Once (11) | last=Boutwell | first=Josh | archivedate=May 11, 2012 | date= January 30, 2009 | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work=Wrestleview}}
12. ^1 2 {{cite web | url= http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1236925821 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120511051623/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1236925821 | title= Viva La Raza! # Diecisiete | last=Boutwell | first=Josh | archivedate=May 11, 2012 | date= March 13, 2009 | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work=Wrestleview}}
13. ^{{cite web | url= http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1250713449 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120429055004/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1250713449 | title= Why a TNA character never debuted | last=Martin | first=Adam | archivedate=April 29, 2012 | date= August 14, 2009 | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work=Wrestleview}}
14. ^{{cite web | url= http://superluchas.net/casandro-responde-a-las-dudas-expresadas-por-usuarios-de-super-luchas-aclara-que-paso-con-andromeda/ | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140116183036/http://superluchas.net/casandro-responde-a-las-dudas-expresadas-por-usuarios-de-super-luchas-aclara-que-paso-con-andromeda/ | title= Casandro responde a las dudas expresadas por usuarios de Súper Luchas – Aclara que pasó con "Andromeda" | last= Ruiz Glez | first= Alex | archivedate=January 16, 2014 | date= October 27, 2007 | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work= Superluchas | language=Spanish}}
15. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_40401.shtml|title=Radican's ROH The Big Bang PPV Blog 4/3: Black vs. Aries vs. Strong, Briscoes vs. KOW|date=April 3, 2010|last=Radican|first=Sean|accessdate=November 1, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}
16. ^{{cite web | url= http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1271548069 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100424142358/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1271548069 | title= Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly | last=Boutwell | first=Josh | archivedate=April 24, 2010 | date= April 17, 2010 | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work=Wrestleview}}
17. ^1 {{cite web | url= http://superluchas.net/cassandro-obtiene-el-titulo-mundial-welter-nwa-en-londres/ | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140116200601/http://superluchas.net/cassandro-obtiene-el-titulo-mundial-welter-nwa-en-londres/ | title= Cassandro obtiene el Título Mundial welter NWA en Londres | author=Captain Ironstorm | archivedate=January 16, 2014 | date= June 25, 2011 | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work= Superluchas | language=Spanish}}
18. ^{{cite web | url= http://superluchas.net/aaa-heroes-inmortales-cobertura-y-resultados-9-de-octubre-de-2011-mesias-vs-sting/ | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140116200645/http://superluchas.net/aaa-heroes-inmortales-cobertura-y-resultados-9-de-octubre-de-2011-mesias-vs-sting/ | title= AAA Héroes Inmortales (Cobertura y resultados 9 de Octubre de 2011) – Mesias y Sting empatan y unen sus fuerzas contra Konnan, Jarrett y sus aliados, Wagner gana pero Octagón y La Parka lo traicionan, los perros pierden las cabelleras | last=Cano Vela | first=Eduardo | archivedate=January 16, 2014 | date= October 9, 2011 | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work=Superluchas | language=Spanish}}
19. ^{{cite web | url= http://luchalibreaaa.com/en-ecatepec-se-consuma-la-venganza-de-octagon.php | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20111117015130/http://luchalibreaaa.com/en-ecatepec-se-consuma-la-venganza-de-octagon.php | title= En Ecatepec, se consuma la venganza de Octagón | archivedate=November 17, 2011 | date= November 6, 2011 | accessdate= November 6, 2011 | work=Lucha Libre AAA World Wide | language=Spanish}}
20. ^{{cite web | url= http://rderudooficial.blogspot.com/2012/02/cassandro-se-retira-de-la-lucha.html | title= ¿Cassandro se retira de la lucha? | author=Kru Demmon | date= February 17, 2012 | accessdate= February 17, 2012 | work=R de Rudo | language=Spanish}}
21. ^{{cite web | url= http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329595424 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120219222345/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329595424 | title= Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly | last=Boutwell | first=Josh | archivedate=February 19, 2012 | date= February 18, 2012 | accessdate= February 19, 2012 | work=Wrestleview}}
22. ^{{cite web | url= https://www.wepay.com/donations/cassandro-recuperation-fund-1 | title= Cassandro's Recuperation Fund | accessdate=March 3, 2012 | work=Cassandro's Recuperation Fund | publisher=Facebook}}
23. ^{{cite web | url= http://www.wrestleview.com/featured-articles/39632-feature-viva-la-raza-lucha-weekly-2-9-13 | title=Viva la Raza! Lucha Weekly 2/9/13 | last=Boutwell | first=Josh | date=February 9, 2013 | accessdate=March 17, 2013 | work=Wrestleview}}
24. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web | url= http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/article2005606.ece | title= Meet the Queen of the ring | last=Rothstein | first=Simon | date= December 4, 2008 | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work=The Sun}}
25. ^{{cite web | url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13573897 | title= Charlie gets kissed by a wrestler | last=Rothstein | first=Simon | date= May 27, 2011 | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work=BBC}}
26. ^{{cite web | url= http://pwinsider.com/article/108084/conan-obrien-trains-as-luchador-dreamer-bubba-and-velvet-on-impractical-jokers-tonight-ecwa-super-8-competitors-piper-reference-on-the-goldbergs-more-.html?p=1 | title= Conan O'Brien trains as luchador, Dreamer, Bubba and Velvet on 'Impractical Jokers' tonight, ECWA Super 8 competitors, Piper reference on 'The Goldbergs' & more | last=Johnson | first=Mike | date=March 2, 2017 | accessdate=March 2, 2017 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}}
27. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/living/ci_20398019/el-paso-born-openly-gay-cross-dressing-luchador-has-fought-battles-and-out-arena |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130122093046/http://www.elpasotimes.com/living/ci_20398019/el-paso-born-openly-gay-cross-dressing-luchador-has-fought-battles-and-out-arena |dead-url=yes |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |title=El Paso-born openly gay, cross-dressing luchador has fought battles in and out of the arena |last=Imison |first=Paul |date=April 15, 2012 |accessdate=December 18, 2012 |work=El Paso Times }}
28. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1299192862 |title=Cassandro El Exotico on latest Colt Cabana podcast |last=Martin |first=Adam |date=March 3, 2011 |accessdate=November 1, 2011 |work=Wrestleview |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110318175402/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1299192862 |archivedate=March 18, 2011 |df= }}
29. ^{{cite web | url= http://www.cagematch.de/?id=1&nr=56818 | title= Promociones PC | accessdate= November 1, 2011 | work=Cagematch | language=German}}
30. ^1 2 3 {{cite web | url= http://luchalibreaaa.com/casandro.php | title= Casandro | accessdate= November 9, 2011 | work=Lucha Libre AAA World Wide | language=Spanish}}
31. ^Six person tag team steel cage match, where Cassandro, May Flowers and Pimpinela Escarlata faced Apache, Tiffany and Yahaira.
32. ^Steel cage match, which also included Gran Hamada, El Hijo de Rey Misterio, L.A. Park, Nicho el Millonario, Pentagon Black and Rey Misterio, Sr.
33. ^Finals of a Ruleta de la Muerte tournament at the Rey Mendoza Jr. retirement show.
34. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/mas-deportes/lucha-libre/noticias/2013/03/17/ray-mendoza-jr-dijo-adios-a-la-lucha-libre | title=Ray Mendoza Jr. dijo adiós a la Lucha Libre | date=March 17, 2013 | accessdate=March 17, 2013 | first=Apolo |last=Valdés | work=MedioTiempo | language=Spanish}}

References

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External links

  • AAA profile
  • {{Facebook|pages/CASSANDRO-EL-exotico/336425383603}}
  • Cassandro on the Art of Wrestling
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