His billed nickname is El Avión Humano (Spanish for The Human Plane).[3]
His father was also a wrestler, going by the name Furia Poblana. Audaz also has a brother who has worked for CMLL occasionally in Guadalajara, and in IWRG among other places under the ring names Fire Man and later Ei Bi Ci (or Ei Bi Si).[4][5] His uncle has also worked under the ring name Fiero.
Career
Before getting into lucha libre, Audaz was a centre-back for Mexican football team Jaguares de Chiapas in their youth academy.[6][3] He made his debut under the ring name Fiero in 2011.[3]
In 2016 he would make his debut for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, wrestling twice in July that year. He participated in an honorary multi-man elimination match for deceased wrestler Doctor X, as part of a showcase for students of Arkángel de la Muerte.[8] He also worked an opening match in Arena México.
Throughout 2017 he wrestled frequently for the promotion, most often in the opening matches, impressing fans with his high-flying aerial style and creativity.[6] In On Christmas Day in 2017 he participated in a Lucha de Apuestas-steel cage match at the annual CMLL Sin Salida event, marking his first appearance on a major show. Fiero escaped the cage and kept his mask in a match that was eventually lost by Hijo del Signo.[9]
Audaz (2018–)
In 2018, CMLL changed his name and mask to that of Audaz. Audaz is a recycled character owned by CMLL. The original Audaz, whose real name was Doménico Bazán León was a great star for the promotion in the 1970s, as well as a musician and actor. He passed away in June 2020.[10] Although the gimmick change sparked some criticism from fans, the original Audaz endorsed Fiero and approved of his in ring work, even though they never had the chance to meet in person.[11]
In January, he returned to Japan for Fantastica Mania 2020,[17] where he once again worked tag-team and trios matches. In 2021, post-pandemic, Audaz would compete in a qualifier for a number one contendership for the Mexican National Trios Championship together with Los Atrapasueños,Rey Cometa and Espíritu Negro. The team were defeated first round.[2] Later that same year, Audaz also competed for the Copa Independencia, a new tournament to celebrate 211 years of Mexican independence.[2][18]
In January 2022, he once again competed in the Sin Salida steel-cage match for hairs or masks and survived. Disturbio lost his hair.[19] The same year Audaz also competed in the annual Leyenda de Plata but was eliminated in the semi-final.[2]
In January 2023 he suffered a motorcycle accident which resulted in several foot injuries.[20] He kept on wrestling for CMLL after a recovery period of about two months but through this time he felt he couldn't do himself justice in the ring until the summer of 2023.[20][21]
In 2023 he participated in a tournament for the vacated Mexican National Middleweight Championship, but was eliminated by Guerrero Maya Jr. in the first qualifier.[2][22] September 1, 2023, he once again competed for the Copa Independencia. In September 2023, during the first edition of Fantastica Mania in the United Kingdom, a collaboration with British promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling, Audaz was chosen as one of the CMLL representatives in what was CMLL's first ever official event in the United Kingdom.[20] Throughout the event he worked trios matches where he teamed with Ricky Knight Jr. and Zak Knight and on the first show. They managed to defeat the team of Kid Lykos, Kid Lykos II and Sangre Imperial. On the second show, however, they were defeated by Shigeo Okumura, Wild Boar and Sangre Imperial.[23]
References
^ abMadigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 29–40. ISBN978-0-06-085583-3.
^ abcdef"Audaz". Cagematch. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
^ abcd"EL AUDAZ". CMLL ::: La Mejor Lucha Libre del Mundo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-03.