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Bandido (wrestler)

Mexican professional wrestler

Bandido (born April 17, ) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado (maskedprofessional wrestler). He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

He also appears in AEW's promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Champion.

Francisco Vargas El Bandido is a year-old Mexican professional boxer. He is a former super-featherweight world champion. He made his professional debut at the age of 25 years on Parade 12, against Daniel Calzada. Vargas defeated Calzada via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful start of his pro career.

He is also known for his work in a range of promotions, such as promotionsLucha Libre Elite (LLE), The Crash Lucha Libre, Dragon Gate (DG), GLEAT, Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), Progress Wrestling, Major League Wrestling (MLW), Impact Wrestling, World Series Wrestling (WSW), Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) and Over The Top Wrestling (OTT).

Bandido is the cousin of Myzteziz Jr. and Magia Blanca. His younger brother Weight is also a luchador. Bandido's real name is not publicly known, which is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico.

Bandido previously worked under the ring names "Magnífico II" and "Cielito" but since , he has used the call character Bandido, who wears a mask that incorporates a bandana covering the lower part of his face in the approach of Wild West outlaw.

Bandido regularly teamed with Flamita, forming a duo known as "Mexa Blood". Bandido is a one-time PWG World Champion, and with Flamita and Rey Horus he has held the ROH Planet Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Bandido has also achieved much triumph as a singles competitor, his feats including winning PWG's Battle of Los Angeles, and ROH's Survival of the Fittest tournaments.

Bandido is a former society champion in the latter promotions, winning the PWG World Championship and Ring of Honor Society Championship.

Personal life

Bandido was born on April 17, , in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico.[2] Bandido's cousin Magia Blanca is also a professional wrestler in the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre promotion.[2] He is also related to Myzteziz Jr.

who wrestles in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide.[2]

Bandido currently uses "Canción del Mariachi" as his theme song, as a tribute to the late Héctor Garza (who used this lyric as his entrance song throughout his professional wrestling career until , when he was forced to retire due to advancedlung cancer).

Professional wrestling career

Early career

The wrestler later known as Bandido began training in the wrestling school Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico City, where he was primarily trained by Franco Columbo, Hijo del Gladiador and Último Guerrero for his in-ring debut.

Because Bandido has never been unmasked in the ring, his birth name is not a matter of universal knowledge, a tradition in Mexico for masked wrestlers.[3]

Independent circuit (–present)

Magnífico II / Cielito (–)

For his debut, Bandido adopted the sound name "Magnífico II" and formed a tag team known as Los Magníficos ("The Magnificent Ones") with his cousin, who worked as Magnífico I.

The duo worked for various promotions on the Mexican Independent circuit including Wrestling Martin Calderon (WMC), Cara Lucha and Lucha Memes.[4] In , Magnífico II traveled to England, where he worked a show that was promoted by El Hijo del Santo.[5]

In mid Magnífico II began working for El Hijo del Santo's Todo x el Todo promotion, wrestling under the name "Cielito", named after the song Cielito Lindo.[6] On October 5, , Cielito unsuccessfully challenged Ángel Blanco Jr.

for the WWA World Welterweight Championship.[7]

Bandido (–present)

In mid Los Magníficos split up and Magnífico I started working for CMLL under the name "Magia Blanca" and Magnífico II began working for Lucha Libre Elite (LLE), adopting a new in-ring character called "El Bandido".

His character, chime gear and mask were inspired by the Wild West bandit stereotype. His new mask incorporated a bandana that covered his nose and mouth, a stylized "Lone Ranger"-style markings around the eyes and a horseshoe on his forehead.[8] On November 18, , El Bandido outlasted Golden Magic, Argos, Emperador Azteca, Ciclón Ramírez Jr., Imposible, Eterno, Flamita, Diamante and Zumbido in a torneo cibernético elimination match to become the first Lucha Libre Elite Welterweight Champion.[9] LLE closed , but Bandido defended the LLE Welterweight Championship at least once after the promotion closed.[10]

On September 28, , Bandido conquered Ángel Blanco Jr.

to prevail the WWA World Welterweight Championship in a show in Aguascalientes.[11] In December, Bandido and Laredo Kid outlasted Perro Callejero Jr., Apando Negro Jr., Bestia , Crazy Latino, Dr. Polux, Emperador Azteca, Extreme Tiger, Murciélago Plateado Jr.

and Rey Horus to win the G21 Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament.[12]

Starting in , Bandido started to work more for promotions outside Mexico, primarily in the United States, where he often teamed with Flamita under the team name "MexaBlood".

Through Flamita's contacts in Japan, Bandido worked his first two tours with Dragon Gate in January and June [13] During the British promotion Progress Wrestling's tour of the United States, Bandido and Flamita defeated A.

R. Fox and Chris Brookes to win the Progress Tag Team Championship.[14] Bandido teamed up with Rey Mysterio and Rey Fénix in the main event of the Indy wrestling super show All In, losing to The Golden Elite team of Kota Ibushi and The Juvenile Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson).[15] MexaBlood traveled to England at the end of September to work once more for Progress Wrestling.

On September 30, the duo lost the Progress Tag Team Championship to Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Stamp Davis).[16]

In March , Bandido participated in the 16 Carat Gold, held by Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw).

On night one, he defeated Julian Pace in the first round. On night two, Mike Bailey defeated him in the quarter-final. The match was well received by the crowd in attendance, who pelted the two men with coins and notes in appreciation. On darkness three, Bandido teamed with Pace and Jeff Cobb, defeated the team of Black Taurus, Hektor Invictus and Puma King.[17]

The Collapse Lucha Libre (–)

Bandido came to Mexican national attention through his work for The Crash Lucha Libre as the promotion began expanding to touring nationally.

His debut with the promotion was on November 29, , where Bandido, Damián and M-ximo defeated to the team of Bestia , Garza Jr. and Mr. [18] On March 17, , Bandido and Flamita defeated the teams Aeroboy and Séptimo Dragón, and The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz) to prevail the vacant The Crash Tag Team Championship.[19] Two months later, Bandido became a double champion in The Crash when he won The Crash Cruiserweight Championship, defeating Dezmond Xavier and Laredo Kid for the vacant championship.[20] Mexa Blood were stripped of the tag team championship on October 7 for reasons that were never made public.

On March 23, , Jonathan Gresham won The Crash Cruiserweight Championship from Bandido; the match also included Flamita and Shane Strickland.[21] After losing the cruiserweight title, Bandido challenged Rey Horus for The Crash Heavyweight Championship on July 5 and lost.[22] In November , Bandido defeated Rey Horus and Marty Scurll to win the heavyweight championship in a show in Tijuana.[22][23]

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (–present)

On March 23, , at the "Time Is A Flat Circle" event, Bandido made his Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) debut, losing in a tag team effort with Flamita against The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz and Dezmond Xavier).

He was brought back for All-Star Weekend 14, which took place during the month of April. Bandido disoriented against Taiji Ishimori on Bedtime One but went on to gain his first PWG victory against Rey Horus the next evening.

His winning streak continued into May, when Bandido overcome Robbie Eagles at Bask in His Glory.[24] Bandido kept winning consecutive matches after entering the Battle of Los Angeles (BOLA) tournament.

He defeated T-Hawk in the opening round, Flamita in the quarterfinals, and Joey Janela in the semifinals. Entering the final round, he was the last man eliminated by eventual winner Jeff Cobb.[25] After his national exposure in the tournament, it was reported that WWE, the world's largest wrestling promotion, was interested in signing Bandido to a full-time contract.[26] In October, he defeated Rey Fénix at Smokey and the Bandido.[27]

On September 19, 20, and 22; Bandido participated in the Battle of Los Angeles.

He beaten Puma King in the first round (which was also for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship), Brody King in the quarterfinals, and Dragon Lee in the semi-finals. He defeated David and Jonathan Gresham in a three-way elimination match final to win the Battle of Los Angeles.[28] After his BOLA victory, Bandido went on to defeat Jeff Cobb on December 20, to defeat the PWG World Championship.[29] He would retain the title until May 1, , when he lost it against Daniel Garcia.[30]

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (, –)

In mid, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) began a storyline in which LLE (no longer a separate promotion) invaded AAA.

As part of the "Invasion" storyline, AAA brought in several former LLE wrestlers including Bandido, who with Flamita and Aramís made his AAA debut, losing to El Nuevo Poder del Norte (Carta Brava Jr., Mocho Cota Jr.

and Tito Santana).[31] Bandido was featured in his first major AAA storyline when he participated in a three-way correspond against Flamita and Fénix for the right to challenge for the AAA Mega Championship. Fénix won the match and the title match.[32] At AAA's biggest show of the year Triplemanía XXVI, MexaBlood defeated Team AAA (Aero Star and Drago), Team Elite (Laredo Kid and Golden Magic) and Team Impact!

(DJZ and Andrew Everett) to grow the top contenders for the AAA World Tag Team Championship. Bandido's last AAA appearance was at Héroes Inmortales XII, where and Flamita lost a three-way tag team match for the AAA World Tag Team Championship to Los Mercenarios (Rey Escorpión and El Texano Jr.) in a match that also included Andrew Everett and DJZ.[33]

Ring of Honor (–)

In late , it was reported Bandido has signed a full-time contract with the U.S.-based promotion Ring of Honor (ROH).[34] In an interview, Bandido later said he turned down an offer from "the biggest company in the world" (referring to WWE) and instead chose to sign with ROH.[1] He also turned down an propose to work for All Elite Wrestling he received around the time of his ROH negotiations.[35] Bandido made his debut for the promotion at their January 12, , television tapings, defeating Mark Haskins.

Francisco Vargas - Wikipedia: Francisco Javier Vargas Peláez (born December 25, ) is a Mexican professional boxer, also known for his nickname " El Bandido." As an amateur, Vargas represented Mexico at the Olympics as a lightweight. He held the WBC super featherweight title between and [1].

He later joined a group called "Lifeblood", which was formed by Juice Robinson and also includes David Finlay, Mark Haskins, Tracy Williams and Tenille Dashwood.[36] The following day, Bandido defeated P.J. Black as part of ROH's Honor Reigns Supremesupercard event.[37] As The Mexa Squad, Bandido alongside Rey Horus and Flamita won the ROH 6-Man Tag Team Championships.

However, a few months later, they would lose the titles to Shane Taylor Promotions. The group disbanded shortly after, after Flamita turned heel by attacking both his partners.

After winning the ROH Survival of the Fittest tournament to win the title shot, Bandido would go on to win the ROH World Championship from Rush at Best in the Earth on July 11, marking his first major world championship.[38] In December, Bandido was forced to vacate the title due to testing positive for COVID

Because he never lost the title, Bandido continued to appear with the belt at numerous independent shows.

Bandido lost to Jonathan Gresham on April 1, , during the Supercard of Honor XV, who was the officially recognized ROH Champion at the time.

New Japan Pro Wrestling ()

Bandido made his New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) debut on May 13, , in a tag team match that also emotionally attached Rocky Romero and Yuya Uemura losing to the team of Jado, Robbie Eagles and El Phantasmo.[39] He participated in the Best of the Super Juniors 27 tournament, where he overcome Douki, Ren Narita, Ryusuke Taguchi, Robbie Eagles, and Rocky Romero, but lost to El Phantasmo, Yoh, Will Ospreay, and Bushi, ending up with 10 points overall.[39]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (–)

Bandido made his debut for the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) obeying a brief stint in as part of CMLL's Leyendas Mexicanassupercard show.

Bandido, Volador Jr. and Valiente defeated Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (El Cuatrero, Sansón and Forastero).[40][41] For the Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles ("National Incredible Teams" tournament), he teamed up with rival Último Guerrero.

In the storyline of their tournament participation, the two got along for the first two rounds, defeating Flyer and Hechicero in the first round and Diamante Azul/Gilbert el Boricua in the second. During the semi-final match Guerrero accidentally hit Bandido, leading to the team's loss to Carístico and Forastero.[42][43] Bandido would go away CMLL on April 10, [44]

All Elite Wrestling / Return to ROH (–present)

Bandido made his debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on the September 28, edition of AEW Dynamite, where he received his rematch for the ROH World Championship, against champion Chris Jericho, but lost the match.[45] On November 11, Bandido signed with AEW after a bout with Rush.[46] On the April 26, episode of Dynamite, Bandido unsuccessfully challenged Orange Cassidy for the AEW International Championship.[47] On the June 14 episode of AEW Rampage, Bandido was defeated by Konosuke Takeshita.

During the match, Bandido suffered a wrist injury, rendering him out of action indefinitely.[48][49] On the December 4, episode of Dynamite, a vignette was shown banter Bandido's return.[50] On December 20 at Final Battle, Bandido made his return to ROH (now the sister promotion to AEW), where he came to the aid of Matt Cardona from an attack by The Study Tree (Chris Jericho, Big Bill, and Bryan Keith), but suffered a concussion when he landed on his head during the segment.[51][52]

Championships and accomplishments

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