Professional wrestling stable
Professional wrestling stable
Los Guerreros Tuareg
(
Spanish
for "The
Tuareg
Warriors") was a Mexican
professional wrestling
group, called a
stable
that worked for
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL) as a
rudo
(term used for wrestlers who portray the "Bad guys") faction. The group was the successor to
Pandilla Guerrera
("Gang of Warriors") and was sometimes also referred to as
Los Rebeldes del Desierto
("The Rebels of the desert") or even
Los Rebeldes Tuareg
("The Tuareg Rebels"). The group was quietly disbanded in 2014 as only three members remained with CMLL and stopped teaming up on a regular basis.
Pandilla Guerrera (2004?2007)
[
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]
In 2005
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL) created the
Guapos University
("Hansome University"), or
Guapos U
, a storyline mimicking realities shows such as the
WWE Tough Enough
show, searching for a new member to join
Shocker
,
Mascara Magica
and
El Terrible
as part of
Los Guapos
. The contestants included, among others,
Sangre Azteca
and
El Koreano
. During one of CMLL's shows El Terrible turned on the group and was joined by
Ultimo Guerrero
in the attack. Sangre Azteca and El Koreano prevented the rest of the
Guapos U
class in making the save, leading to the two them being kicked out of the group. Guerrero immediately took both Sangre Azteca and Koreano under his win, forming
Pandilla Guerrera
("Gang of Warriors"), a mid-card group associated with Ultimo Guerrero's
Los Guerreros del Infierno
group. Sangre Azteca would soon lead the group that would also include
Nitro
,
Arkangel de la Muerte
,
Hooligan
,
Loco Max
,
Doctor X
and
Ramstein
. Doctor X brought the
Mexican National Welterweight Championship
with him when he joined the group but lost it to
La Mascara
on May 5, 2005.
[2]
In early 2005 Sangre Azteca, Doctor X and Nitro won the from
Safari
,
El Felino
, and
Volador Jr.
[3]
Pandilla Guerra
held the championship for 7 months and made three successful title defenses before they lost the championship to
Maximo
,
El Texano, Jr.
, and
El Sagrado
. The team would attempt to regain the championship twice, but failed each attempt.
[3]
El Koreano did not stay with the group long, changing his
ring name
and adopting a mask as he began working as "Apocalipsis", with no reference to his previous character. Due to CMLL's working relationship with
International Wrestling Revolution Group
(IWRG) Nitro was able to win the
IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship
from
La Pantera
but only held it for 14 days before losing it to Pentagon Black
[4]
Sangre won Welterweight from La Mascara. On December 17, 2006, Sangre Azteca defeated La Mascara to bring the Mexican National Welterweight Championship back to
Pandilla Guerrera
.
[5]
Pandilla Guerrera
remained solidly entrenched in the CMLL mid-card, working primarily with younger
tecnicos
(Spanish term for a wrestler who plays a "good guy" character), helping them gain experience in the ring. Over time Ramstein appeared less frequently with
Pandilla Guerrera
, unofficially leaving the group.
Los Guerreros Tuareg (2007?2015)
[
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]
Tuareg nomads, the inspiration for the groups ring wear and entrance music
In mid-2007
Pandilla Guerrera
decided to pull away from
Los Guerreros del Infierno
to create their own separate identity in order to gain more success in CMLL. The group added
Skandalo
to its roster while Sangre Azteca decided to join
Los Guerreros
instead, in his absence Nitro took over as the leader of the group. The group was repackaged as
Los Guerreros Tuareg
("The Tuareg Warriors"), inspired by the
Tuareg Nomadic tribe
, which was reflected in the robes and headgear the team wore to the ring and a more African tribal type entrance music. When Guerrero complained that the
Guerreros Tuareg
name was too close to his team they were renamed
Los Rebeldes del Desierto
("The Rebels of the Desert") and also referred to as
Los Rebeldes Tuareg
, but the angle with Guerrero was quietly abandoned and the group reverted to the
Guerreros Tuareg
moniker. Nitro and Skandalo teamed up to participate in a
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship
Tournament in the summer of 2008. In the first round the duo won by defeating
Sensei
and Neutron.
[6]
In the next round they lost to
Flash
and
Stuka, Jr.
Guerreros Tuareg
had two teams participate as Arkangel teamed up with Hooligan also entered the tournament, losing to Mascara Purpura and Tony Rivera in the quarterfinals.
[6]
In early 2009, Nitro was injured and was undergoing double knee surgery which let him 8 months out of action, forcing Arkangel de la Muerte to step in as leader. During Nitro's time away from the ring CMLL introduced the
Mini-Estrella
Pequeno Nitro
, the leader of
Los Pequeno Guerreros Tuareg
, the first and so far only member of the group. By the late 2009 Nitro was able to return in full conditions and kept teaming with his fellow
Guerreros Tuareg
, although not achieving the success they were hoping for when changing their team name and image. When a new mid-card
rudo
team, called
Los Cancerberos del Infierno
, was created in 2009
Los Guerreros Tuareg
talked about challenging
Los Cancerberos
, but no actual storyline came of it. In 2011 Doctor X left CMLL,
[7]
and the following year Loco Max left the company as well, reducing the visibility of the group.
[8]
In February 2015
Guerreros Tuareg
member Hooligan was given a new ring character, Luciferno, who them became a member of
Los Hijos del Infierno
("The Sons of the Inferno") effectively ending the
Guerreros Tuareg
group without an official announcement that the group was disbanded.
[1]
Championships and accomplishments
[
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]
- Championships won while members of
Pandilla Guerra
or
Los Guerreros Tuareg
are listed.
Luchas de Apuestas
record
[
edit
]
Winner (wager)
|
Loser (wager)
|
Location
|
Event
|
Date
|
Notes
|
Maximo
(hair)
|
Loco Max
(hair)
|
Mexico City
|
Live event
|
June 5, 2006
|
[9]
|
Leono
(hair)
|
Loco Max
(hair)
|
Puebla, Puebla
|
Live event
|
June 4, 2007
|
|
Loco Max (hair)
|
Tony Rivera
(hair)
|
Mexico City
|
Live event
|
October 5, 2008
|
|
Mictlan
(hair)
|
Loco Max (hair)
|
Mexico City
|
Live event
|
December 2, 2008
|
[10]
|
Loco Max (hair)
|
Centella de Oro (hair)
|
Puebla, Puebla
|
Live event
|
July 19, 2010
|
|
Rush
(hair)
|
Loco Max (hair)
|
Mexico City
|
Live event
|
August 15, 2010
|
[11]
|
Nitro
(mask)
|
Galatico (mask)
|
San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi
|
Live event
|
December 15, 2010
|
[Note 1]
|
Nitro (mask)
|
Power (mask)
|
Mexico State
|
Live event
|
January 1, 2011
|
[Note 2]
|
Loco Max (hair)
|
Escorpion
(hair)
|
Puebla, Puebla
|
Live event
|
March 14, 2011
|
[12]
|
Palacio Negro
(mask)
|
Loco Max (hair)
|
Guadalajara, Jalisco
|
Live event
|
September 30, 2011
|
[Note 3]
|
Virus
(hair)
|
Loco Max (hair)
|
Puebla, Puebla
|
Live event
|
March 12, 2012
|
[13]
|
Notes
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]
- ^
Final of a
Relevos Suicidas
match that also included Bogar and
Diamante
.
- ^
Finals of a
Relevos Suicidas
match that also included Corsario Negro and Corsario Negro, Jr.
- ^
14 man
Steel cage match
that also involved
Metal Blanco
,
Toscano
,
Guerrero Maya, Jr.
,
Angel de Plata
,
Delta
,
Okumura
,
Leono
, Yoshihashi, Leo ,Malefico,
Sagrado
and
Polvora
References
[
edit
]
- ^
a
b
Boutwell, Josh (February 7, 2015).
"Viva la Raza! Lucha Weekly for 2/7/15"
.
Wrestleview
. Retrieved
February 7,
2015
.
- ^
a
b
"Numero Especial ? Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2003".
Super Luchas
(in Spanish). 5 January 2003. issue 40.
- ^
a
b
c
"Numero Especial ? 2005".
Super Luchas
(in Spanish). January 22, 2006. Issue 142.
- ^
a
b
"Rudos ? Nitro"
.
Fuego en el ring
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
January 22,
2010
.
- ^
a
b
"Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana duranted el 2006"
.
Super Luchas
(in Spanish). December 23, 2006. issue 192
. Retrieved
August 22,
2009
.
- ^
a
b
"Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2008"
.
Super Luchas
(in Spanish). January 6, 2008. 296
. Retrieved
July 11,
2009
.
- ^
Gutierrez, Humberto (August 4, 2010).
"Exclusiva: Doctor X fuera del CMLL"
.
Super Luchas
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
June 13,
2018
.
- ^
Ruiz, Arturo (July 11, 2012).
"Loco Max, ahora independiente"
.
La Copa
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
October 22,
2014
.
- ^
"Tecnicos ? Maximo"
.
Fuego En El Ring
(in Spanish). Archived from
the original
on October 8, 2011
. Retrieved
October 21,
2009
.
- ^
Arturo Rosas Plata (2008-12-03).
"El Loco gano perdiendo"
.
Ovaciones
(in Spanish).
Mexico
,
D.F.
: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V. p. 19. Numero 21427 Ano LXI
. Retrieved
2009-04-07
.
- ^
Ruiz Glez, Alex (August 15, 2010).
"Arena Mexico (resultados 15 de agosto) ? Rush gana la cabellera de Loco Max"
.
Super Luchas
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
July 31,
2011
.
- ^
Ruiz Glez, Alex (March 15, 2011).
"Arena Puebla (resultados 14 de marzo) Loco Max gano la cabellera de Escorpion"
.
Super Luchas
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
October 11,
2012
.
- ^
Acosta, Carlos R. (March 13, 2012).
"Virus rapa a Loco Max en Puebla"
.
Super Luchas
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
March 13,
2012
.
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1980s
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1990s
|
- Los Arqueros del Espacio
(
El Arquero
, Danny Boy and Lasser)
- Los Thundercats
(Leono, Panthro and Tigro)
- Atlantis
,
Mascara Sagrada
and
Octagon
- Los Hermanos Dinamita
(
Cien Caras
,
Mascara Ano 2000
and
Universo 2000
)
- Los Payasos
(Coco Amarillo, Coco Azul and Coco Rojo)
- Angel Azteca
,
El Hijo del Santo
and
Super Muneco
- Los Destructores
(Tony Arce, Rocco Valente and Vulcano)
- Rey Misterio Jr.
,
Octagon
and
Super Muneco
- Blue Panther
,
Fuerza Guerrera
and
Psicosis
- Blue Panther
,
Fuerza Guerrera
and
El Signo
|
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2000s
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2010s
|
- Stuka Jr.
,
Metro
and
Mascara Dorada
/
Delta
- Angel de Oro
,
Diamante
and
Rush
- Los Invasores
(
Olimpico
,
Psicosis II
and
Volador Jr.
)
- Los Reyes de la Atlantida
(
Atlantis
,
Delta
and
Guerrero Maya Jr.
)
- Los Depredadores del Aire
(
Black Warrior
,
Mr. Aguila
and
Volador Jr.
)
- Los Invasores
(
Kraneo
,
Mr. Aguila
and
Psicosis II
)
- La Mascara
,
Rush
and
Titan
- La Peste Negra
(
El Felino
,
Mr. Niebla
and
Negro Casas
)
- Los Hijos del Infierno
(
Mephisto
,
Ephesto
and
Luciferno
)
- Nueva Generacion Dinamitas
(
El Cuatrero
,
Forastero
and
Sanson
)
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2020s
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