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Lince Dorado
American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
José Rafael Cordero (born May 11, 1987), better known by the ring name Lince Dorado (Spanish for Golden Lynx), [1] is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent currently performing on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he was a member of Lucha House Party.
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Birth name | José Rafael Cordero |
Born | (1987-05-11) May 11, 1987 (age 37)[1] Carolina, Puerto Rico[2] |
Website | luchalit |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Balam[3] Lince Dorado[4][5] |
Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[4][5] |
Billed weight | 181 lb (82 kg)[6] |
Billed from | Camden, New Jersey San Juan, Puerto Rico Chihuahua, Juárez, Mexico[4][7] |
Trained by | Mike Quackenbush[4][2][7] Chris Hero[4][2][7] Claudio Castagnoli[4][2] Skayde[2] El Pantera[2] |
Debut | February 17, 2007[4][7] |
Cordero began his career in 2007, working for several independent promotions in Puerto Rico and United States, most notably the Philadelphia-based Chikara, where he won the 2008 edition of the King of Trios, a tournament between trios along with El Pantera and Incognito. He was contacted by WWE in 2016 to be part of the Cruiserweight Classic, a tournament between several cruiserweight wrestlers. He was eliminated in the second round, but WWE offered him a contract. He was paired with masked wrestlers Kalisto and Gran Metalik to form a stable called Lucha House Party. In 2023, Cordero re-joined WWE as a trainer in the WWE Performance Center.