El Signo was born on September 4,1954, in Ocotlan de Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexico, and trained for his professional wrestling career under Billy Robinson, Chamaco Azteca and El Carnicero.
14 Facts About El Signo
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El Signo began wrestling as the enmascarado character "El Signo", wearing a mask with an upside down question mark on the front of it.
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In 1974 El Signo lost a Luchas de Apuestas, or bet match to Gatubedo and as a result was forced to unmask and reveal his birth name as per Lucha Libre traditions.
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In late 1978 El Signo vacated the UWA World Lightweight Championship for unexplained reasons, although the most likely being that he moved up into the Welterweight division and was too heavy to be considered a Lightweight.
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On June 24,1979, El Signo won the UWA World Welterweight Championship from Bobby Lee, fully establishing him as a Welterweight wrestler.
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El Signo's life was only saved due to the actions of Ramirez who administered CPR at ringside.
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On June 10,1983, El Signo won the UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship from El Solitario as part of their long running storyline, marking the third division El Signo had won the UWA title in.
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In 1996 El Signo began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre during a time where CMLL were given the rights to the Mexican National Trios Championship by the Mexican boxing and wrestling commission.
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El Signo teamed up with Blue Panther and Fuerza Guerrera, two wrestlers with a similar background and age to compete in the tournament for the titles.
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Navarro and El Signo teamed up to represent the "old school" wrestlers of Lutteroth's era and defeated Olimpico and Tony Rivera in the first round of the tournament.
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El Signo stopped working full-time for CMLL in 1999 or 2000, despite still being part of the Mexican National Trios Championship team, leaving the title to be mainly inactive and not highly promoted.
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El Signo made a special appearance for CMLL on March 3,2001, on their Juicio Final show, losing the Mexican National Trios Championship to Mr Niebla, Olimpico and Safari.
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El Signo had a number of matches against Villano III, including at least two occasions where he lost a Luchas de Apuestas against him.
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El Signo had his last professional wrestling match on May 1,2010, as he participated in a ten-man steel cage match that was the main event of the "El Signo Retirement Show" in Arena Neza.