1. Ari Romero was nicknamed "El Rey de las Cadenas".
16 Facts About Ari Romero
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Ari Romero's father was the local Empresa Mundial de Lucha Libre promoter but when it came to his son's debut he put Romero in the opening bout and ordered the guys to be a little extra rough with him.
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Ari Romero quickly moved into a storyline with the local top wrestler, Hector Guerrero, Gory's son.
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Ari Romero singlehandedly eliminated Chavo, Mando and Gory and in a heated match finally overcame Hector Guerrero.
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Not long after defeating the four Guerreros Ari Romero left to join the "la Division del Norte" wrestling circuit in Monterrey, led by lucha legend Rene Guajardo and composed of mostly ex EMLL guys.
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Ari Romero claimed that it wasn't until he wrestled in the south that he finally understood the psychology of pro wrestling.
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From here Ari Romero would get sent by the EMLL offices to Los Angeles where he would work for Promoter Mike Labell at the Olympic Auditorium for the National Wrestling Alliance.
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Ari Romero enjoyed a good run in NWA, a run that saw him participate in his first tour of Japan, one of many to come, and a tour of the Pacific Islands in Hawaii, New Zealand, Guam, Samoa, Fiji, Australia and Tonga for "High Chief" Peter Maivia.
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Later on Ari Romero left EMLL and ventured out to San Antonio, Texas to work for Tully Blanchard's Southwest Championship Wrestling.
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Ari Romero continued wrestling full-time locally in Juarez while making annual appearances for EMLL and tours to Japan for many distinct promotions, among them All Japan Pro Wrestling.
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Ari Romero's career saw a resurgence as "El Gran Sheik", he even took part in Michinoku Pro's World Masked Tournament representing Saudi Arabia.
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Ari Romero ended up losing the Gran Shiek mask to Blue Demon, Jr.
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Ari Romero spent the next eight years wrestling all over Asia doing shows in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia and even Russia.
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Outside the ring Ari Romero worked with his favorite hobby, music.
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Ari Romero recorded four CD's, three of which were his own material.
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In December 2013, Ari Romero died after a battle with liver cancer at the age of 62.