1. El Ligero is most known for his time in the British independent circuit and in WWE, on their NXT UK brand.
16 Facts About El Ligero
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El Ligero has been a professional wrestler since February 2002.
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In 2010, El Ligero appeared for Insane Championship Wrestling, entering a tournament to become the inaugural ICW Zero-G Champion but was unsuccessful.
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At WCPW: Refuse to Lose, Ligero became the inaugural WCPW Internet Champion before losing it 55 days later to Cody Rhodes in a match where the GFW NEX*GEN Championship was on the line.
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On 20 October 2016, it was announced that El Ligero would take part at the taping of the British professional wrestling promotion World of Sport Wrestling.
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El Ligero only made one appearance for World of Sport, on the inaugural show on 1 November 2016, where he won a singles match against Zack Gibson and later that night competed in a battle royal.
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On 21 June 2008, El Ligero took part in an exclusive British six-man tag team match, on the pre-show of Pro Wrestling Noah's UK event at the Coventry Skydome.
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El Ligero would continue to make appearances in PCW over the next several years.
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El Ligero's run there included a singles match against future WWE star Akira Tozawa on 2 June 2012, which Ligero won.
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On 31 October 2015 at Fright Night 4, El Ligero defeated Bubblegum for the PCW Cruiserweight title.
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El Ligero subsequently failed to regain the title from Bubblegum in a four way dance including Danny Hope and Joey Hayes, and left the promotion shortly afterwards.
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El Ligero appeared on the debut show for England-based promotion Progress Wrestling and spent the first four events pursuing the Progress Champion, Nathan Cruz.
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El Ligero dropped the title to Rampage Brown at Chapter Eight and disappeared from the promotion.
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El Ligero would make sporadic returns through 2019 which included two reigns with the PROGRESS Tag Team Championships with his partner Nathan Cruz.
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On 16 May 2018 it was revealed that El Ligero, wrestling under the ring name Ligero, would be one of 16 men competing in a one-night tournament to face Pete Dunne for the WWE United Kingdom Championship.
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Over Instagram, El Ligero revealed he signed a UK deal with WWE.