1. In 2001, Lizmark was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.
22 Facts About Lizmark
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Lizmark's nickname was El Geniecillo Azul, which is Spanish for "The Little Blue Genius".
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Lizmark has two sons who are professional wrestlers, Lizmark, Jr.
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Lizmark was into bodybuilding, winning the 1971 Mr Acapulco and 1972 Mr Guerrero competitions.
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Lizmark was trained to be a boxer by his uncle, and made his professional wrestling debut on March 14,1976.
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Lizmark chose to wear a mask to hide his wrestling identity from his clients and co-workers at the Hilton Hotel.
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Lizmark quickly became one of the innovators in lucha libre, incorporating flashy, high flying moves into the matches, a style that is common today but in the 1970s was new and exciting.
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Lizmark's first title reign lasted 346 days, ending on March 29,1980 when Rocca regained the title, but it was an indicator of things to come for Lizmark.
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In June 1980 Lizmark won the highest ranking Welterweight title in Mexico, the NWA World Welterweight Championship when he defeated El Supremo for the title.
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Lizmark's run with the title lasted 506 days until he was defeated by La Fiera.
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Lizmark defeated Satanico to win the Mexican National Middleweight Championship on February 10,1982.
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Lizmark ended up holding the World Light Heavyweight title four times in total, losing it for the fourth and final time to Satanico on April 5,1992.
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Lizmark defeated El Cobarde II to win the WWA World Light Heavyweight Championship in 1988 and held it for an undetermined amount of time.
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On July 1,1991 Lizmark's son made his professional wrestling debut under the name Lizmark, Jr.
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In 1993 Lizmark began a long running feud with one of Antonio Pena's latest creations, La Parka, a Rudo character who wore a full-body suit that looks like a skeleton.
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The fourth fall between the two went to a draw that allowed Lizmark to retain his championship.
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At Triplemania II-A Lizmark teamed with his son, Lizmark, Jr.
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On September 18,1996 Lizmark teamed up with Atlantis to form a team called La Ola Azul to defeat Gran Markus, Jr.
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In January 1999 Lizmark had chest pains that lead to heart problems, although he denied the heart attack rumors, which kept him out of the ring for a while.
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Lizmark was even told that he'd never wrestle again, but he returned to the ring after six months.
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In 2001, Lizmark was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.
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In 2008 Lizmark left CMLL and began working select dates on the Mexican Independent circuit.