The young El Sagrado found a way to train to become a professional wrestler without his parents knowing it, his brothers covered for him by telling his parents that he was at football practice instead.
11 Facts About El Sagrado
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Besides wrestling El Sagrado studied religion, urged by his mother to seek the priesthood when he was old enough.
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Whether this is actually true or part of the storyline build up around the "El Sagrado" character is not known, but Sagrado has stated that he met Fray Tormenta in several interviews.
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El Sagrado made his debut in 2000, at the age of 20, working under a mask.
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El Sagrado showing in the contest earned him a new character and a promotional push by CMLL.
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Sacred himself claims that he was extremely nervous early on in his "El Sagrado" run and thus often failed to perform high risk moves correctly.
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On October 7,2005, El Sagrado teamed up with Maximo and El Texano, Jr.
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On July 11,2012, El Sagrado defeated Okumura to win the Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship.
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In 2015 El Sagrado turned rudo and adopted a darker persona and ring gear, replacing the bright cross imagery with darker burning cross symbols on his mask and tights.
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In May, 2015 El Sagrado competed in a qualifying match for the 2015 version of En Busca de un Idolo, being one of 16 wrestlers competing in the qualifying torneo cibernetico, elimination match where the last eight wrestlers would qualify for the tournament.
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El Sagrado was the fifth man eliminated from the match, pinned by Boby Zavala.