1. Negro Navarro was born on June 12,1957 and is the ring name of Miguel Calderon Navarro, a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler.
16 Facts About Negro Navarro
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Negro Navarro was part of Los Misioneros de la Muerte with El Signo and El Texano; a team that is credited with popularizing the Trios match in Mexico to the point that it became the most common match for Trios teams in Mexican Lucha Libre.
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Negro Navarro was born on June 12,1957, in Mexico City and grew up idolizing the Mexican luchador Black Shadow, deciding at a young age that he wanted to pursue the same career as his idol and become a professional wrestler.
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Negro Navarro trained under Florentino Martinez, a local Mexico City wrestling trainer.
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Later in life Negro Navarro would marry a woman who was the cousin of his wrestling partner Juan Conrado Aguilar, known as El Texano.
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Negro Navarro is related through marriage to Juan Aguilar Leos, known in wrestling circles as El Texano, Jr and Super Nova, both sons of Juan Aguilar.
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Miguel Negro Navarro's brothers are wrestlers, working under the ring names Apolo Negro Navarro and Drako.
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Negro Navarro is related through marriage to wrestlers Jonathan de Jesus Navarro Jimenez, Juan Miguel Escalante Grande, Polvora and Roberto Gutierrez Frias, better known as El Dandy.
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Negro Navarro made his professional wrestling debut on June 12,1975, his 18th birthday.
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At that point in time the heavyweight wrestlers were considered the "main events" and lighter wrestlers like Negro Navarro were relegated to the lower ranks.
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Negro Navarro's life was only saved due to the quick witted actions of Ramirez.
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On January 1,1985, Negro Navarro won his first singles championship, the UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship, when he defeated the then champion Anibal.
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Negro Navarro won the UWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship from Shu El Guerrero on December 27,1993, and held the title until the promotion closed in 1995.
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Negro Navarro wrestled a long series of matches against El Solar, a luchador of a similar age, drawing great reviews for their "old school" type matches that often resulted in fans throwing money in the ring after the match, a traditional sign of respect in Mexico.
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Negro Navarro initially worked "legends" matches against El Solar on IWRG shows, but by 2010 worked for them on a regular basis, often teaming with his sons.
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In late 2012 Negro Navarro supposedly won the FMLL Masters Championship in Japan, although it is thought to be a storyline to explain why Negro Navarro replaced the Americas title with a new belt for some shows.