1. El Solar trained under Tono Cruz and the brother team known as Los Calaveras prior to his in-ring debut in 1975.
11 Facts About El Solar
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The masked Solar quickly gained a reputation for being a very talented mat wrestler and was noted for his innovative and complex submission holds that he would employ during matches.
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On May 29,1977 El Solar defeated Villano III to win the UWA World Welterweight Championship, his first professional wrestling championship.
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On July 16,1978,413 days after he won the UWA World Welterweight Championship, El Solar lost the title to Bobby Lee.
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On May 29,1981 El Solar won a tournament for the vacant Mexican National Middleweight Championship, holding the title for 147 days before losing it to El Satanico.
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In 1994 El Solar began working for Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion, which had taken over the UWA's position as one of the two largest promotions in Mexico.
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In 2008 El Solar was instrumental in the debut of his son, working as El Hijo del Solar.
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In 2011 Negro Navarro and El Solar began fighting over the FLMM Masters Championship, trading it back and forth on several occasions.
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El Solar was one of the featured wrestlers in the short lived Lucha Libre USA show that ran for two seasons on MTV2, including winning the Lucha Libre USA Heavyweight Championship.
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On January 18,2013 El Solar worked for International Wrestling Revolution Group and participated in their annual El Protector tournament, a tag team tournament where an experienced veteran is teamed up with a rookie wrestler for the night.
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El Solar teamed up with Saruman, losing to Pantera and his son El Hijo del Pantera in the first round.