Sansón (wrestler)
Mexican professional wrestler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sansón (Spanish: "Samson"; born 1994) is the ring name of a Mexican luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler), who is currently signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He is best known for his work for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).
Sansón | |
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Birth name | Reyes (first name not revealed) |
Born | 1994 Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico |
Family | Cien Caras (father) El Cuatrero (brother) Máscara Año 2000 (uncle) Universo 2000 (uncle) Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 (cousin) Universo 2000 Jr. (cousin) Forastero (cousin) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Billed height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
Billed weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
Trained by | Último Guerrero Virus Franco Columbo |
Debut | September 10, 2010 |
While his real name has not been revealed, in keeping with lucha libre traditions, his paternal last name is known as he is the son of Carmelo Reyes González, better known under the ring name Cien Caras. He is the nephew of professional wrestlers Máscara Año 2000 and Universo 2000. Sansón regularly teams up with his brother El Cuatrero and cousin Forastero as a trio known as Nueva Generación Dinamita ("New Generation Dynamite"), after his father and uncles' group Los Hermanos Dinamita. His ring name is Spanish for Samson, which is reflected in the stylized lion's head logo used on his mask and tights.
At one point, Sansón held three different CMLL championships because he had won the Occidente Trios Championship and the Mexican National Trios Championship with the other members of Nueva Generación Diniamita and the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship with his brother. In AAA, he has held the AAA World Tag Team Championship and AAA World Trios Championship with his brother and cousin. While he is the son of Cien Caras, he is not related to the wrestlers who used the names Cien Caras Jr. and El Hijo de Cien Caras.