Último Guerrero
Mexican professional wrestler (born 1972)
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José Gutiérrez Hernández (born March 1, 1972), better known by his ring name Último Guerrero (Spanish for Last Warrior), is a Mexican professional wrestler signed to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He also makes appearances for partner promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a charter member of the stable of wrestlers known as Los Guerreros de Infierno / Los Guerreros de la Atlantida. He is also part of the CMLL booking committee.
March 1, 1972[1]
El Flanagan[1]
Último Guerrero[1]
Guerrero in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | José Gutiérrez Hernández March 1, 1972[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Cóndor Dorado[1] El Flanagan[1] Último Guerrero[1] |
| Billed height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 93 kg (205 lb)[2] |
| Billed from | Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico[2] |
| Trained by | Toñito El Detector/Tinito[1] Halcón Suriano[1] Gran Markus[3] Asterión[3] |
| Debut | June 14, 1990[4] |
Guerrero is a former holder of the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship, the CMLL World Tag Team Championship (where he and Dragón Rojo Jr. are the longest reigning tag team champions) and CMLL World Trios Championship on multiple occasions. He is the only wrestler to win the Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament three times and the CMLL Universal Championship tournament twice. He has also made appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in the United States, where he was part of Team Mexico, which won the 2008 World X Cup. He also wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH), All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he won the MLW National Openweight Championship.
Hernández is not related to the professional wrestling legend Gory Guerrero or any of his children; "Guerrero" in this case is the Spanish word for warrior and not the surname of the character. On September 19, 2014, Último Guerrero lost a Lucha de Apuestas ("bet match") to Atlantis, after which he was forced to unmask and reveal his birth name.
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1990–1997)
Gutiérrez's father started bringing him to professional wrestling shows at the Torreón Bullring before he was a year old. His mother nurtured the interest by buying him wrestling toys, masks and small rings. At the age of 15, he began practicing amateur wrestling at the "Gimnasio El Ranchero" arena in Sacramento, Gómez Palacio, and was such a regular attendee that he was asked to fill in for an absentee opening match luchador during a scheduled show. He wrestled that night without wrestling boots as "Cóndor Dorado" (Spanish for "Golden Condor"), and impressed a trainer named Toñito El Detector enough to be accepted as a student into his professional wrestling class. Despite only having one semester left, he dropped out of high school to focus fully on his wrestling pursuits, which brought him under the tutalege of Torreón fixtures Gran Markus, Asterión and Halcón Suriano at the Palacio de los Deportes.[3][1]
Shortly after his debut, he changed his name and "ring persona", or gimmick, to match his friend and training partner Super Punk, becoming known as "Flanagan", based on the rock-loving Héctor Suárez character of the same name.[1] The pair worked for several years as a tag team in local promotions in their native Durango area before getting his first break in Promo Azteca, on the invitation of Super Punk's older brother Panterita del Ring. Fuerza Guerrera and Blue Panther offered the two lodging under a ring at a gym in Iztapalapa for two years. At the behest of Promo Azteca's co-owner, Ricardo Reyes, the duo changed their names in 1996, with Gutiérrez adopting the name "Último Guerrero" ("Last Warrior") and Super Punk becoming "Último Rebelde"; they started using a British hooligan-inspired gimmick with visual cues from The Road Warriors.[3] The team was scheduled to lose their masks in a Luchas de Apuestas (a "bet match" where the loser would unmask); instead, Último Guerrero decided to join Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; "World Wrestling Council") in late 1997 and saved his mask.[5]
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (1997–present)
Early years (1997–1999)
Upon his CMLL debut, Último Guerrero experienced moderate success working lower card matches, usually the first-to-third match on the show. On September 11, 1998, he defeated Mr. Águila in his first ever Lucha de Apuestas, forcing his opponent to unmask and reveal his real name at the CMLL 65th Anniversary Show; Águila already worked for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) without his mask, so it was not seen as a surprise that he lost to Guerrero.[1][6] In 1999, Guerrero teamed up with veteran Blue Panther to win the Torneo Gran Alternativa ("Great Alternative Tournament"), in which a young wrestler teams with a veteran.[7] Shortly after, Guerrero won a match that made him the number one contender for The Great Sasuke's NWA World Middleweight Championship, but he failed to win the title at CMLL's main arena, Arena México; performing here showed that the company had plans for Guerrero.[8]
Los Infernales (1999–2001)
In 1999, El Satánico reformed the group Los Infernales, recruiting Último Guerrero and Rey Bucanero.[9] Working with Satánico allowed both Guerrero and Bucanero to rise up the ranks and develop into a regular tag team in CMLL.[10] In the summer of 2000, Bucanero and Guerrero were one of sixteen teams entered into a tournament for the vacant CMLL World Tag Team Championship, which they won by defeating Villano IV and Mr. Niebla.[11][12] At the same time, Satánico had been working a storyline feud against Tarzan Boy, which was used to turn both Bucanero and Guerrero against El Satánico. Bucanero, Guerrero and Tarzan Boy claimed that they deserved the name Los Infernales and that El Satánico was holding them back.[10] In response, Satánico recruited two other wrestlers to even the numbers, which on TV was presented as if he used his "Satanic powers" to turn wrestler Rencor Latino into Averno ("Hell") and transformed Astro Rey Jr. into a character known as Mephisto.[10] When Tarzan Boy was injured and unable to wrestle, Bucanero and Guerrero recruited Máscara Mágica to even the numbers. The storyline between the two factions reached its high point at the CMLL 68th Anniversary Show on September 28, 2001, where all seven wrestlers faced off in a steel cage match. The stipulation of the match was that the winning side would gain the rights to use the name Los Infernales, while the loser on the opposite side would be forced to unmask or have their hair shaved off. In the end, El Satánico pinned Máscara Mágica, forcing him to unmask.[13] After losing the match, Guerrero, Bucanero and Tarzan Boy became known collectively as Los Guerreros del Infierno ("The Infernal Soldiers").[14]
Los Guerreros del Infierno (2001–2005)
Guerrero and Bucanero entered their next feud with Negro Casas and El Hijo del Santo over the CMLL World Tag Team Championship. After a match with an inconclusive finish in October, Los Guerreros lost to Santo and Casas on November 2. On May 31, 2002, Guerrero and Bucanero regained their tag team title from Santo and Casas, becoming three-time champions.[15] Los Guerreros del Infierno then began feuding with Shocker and Vampiro Canadiense, whom they successfully defended their title against at the CMLL 69th Anniversary Show on September 13.[13] On December 13, at Sin Piedad ("No Mercy"), Guerrero defeated Shocker for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship, his first singles title in CMLL.[16]
Los Guerreros lost and regained the tag team championship from L.A. Par-K and Shocker in early 2004,[17] but Bucanero suffered a knee injury and was temporarily replaced by Black Warrior; they lost the title to Atlantis and Blue Panther on June 25.[17] Bucanero and new Los Guerreros member Olímpico challenged Atlantis and Panther for the tag team championship at the first Arena México show of 2005, but lost when Olímpico injured his neck while attempting a dive.[18] Early in the year, Guerrero began an angle with Místico, losing a singles match to him on February 25, which led to a tag program pitting Guerrero and Bucanero against Místico and Dr. Wagner Jr.[18]
Los Guerreros de la Atlantida (2005–2011)
Near the end of 2005, Guerrero helped Atlantis during a match, turning Atlantis rudo for the first time in his career; when he joined Los Guerreros, the group changed their name to Los Guerreros de la Atlantida ("The Warriors of the Atlantis").[19] On May 12, 2006, Guerrero won CMLL's annual International Grand Prix tournament, featuring wrestlers from Mexico, Japan and the United States, by last eliminating Johnny Stamboli.[20] Eventually, Los Guerreros ejected Bucanero from the group, with Guerrero and Tarzan Boy tearing up Bucanero's tights. On July 14, Bucanero defeated Guerrero for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship, ending his three and a half year reign.[21] On May 11, 2007, Guerrero last eliminated Jushin Thunder Liger to win that year's International Grand Prix.[22] On July 13, Guerrero and Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Místico and Negro Casas for the CMLL Tag Team Championship, but lost it in a rematch the following week, making them the shortest reigning CMLL World Tag Team Champions ever.[12] On July 18, 2008, Guerrero and Dragón Rojo Jr. won that year's Torneo Gran Alternativa, defeating Dos Caras Jr. and Metalik in the finals.[23]
After Blue Panther lost his mask to Villano V, Guerrero began siding with Panther, as they were both "Laguneros" (from the "lagoon" area of Mexico) seeking revenge for the unmasking. Guerrero, Panther, Black Warrior and other wrestlers from "the lagoon" formed a group called La Ola Lagunero ("The Lagoon Wave") and feuded with Los Villanos. On December 22, Guerrero defeated Dos Caras Jr. to win the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship.[24] At Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ("Homage to Two Legends") on March 20, 2009, Guerrero defeated Villano V in a Lucha de Apuestas, forcing Villano V to unmask and reveal his real name.[25] On April 2, Guerrero successfully defended the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship against Rey Mendoza Jr. (the unmasked Villano V) at an independent wrestling promotion show in Gómez Palacio, Durango, marking the first time the championship was defended on a non-CMLL show.[26] On June 19, Guerrero defeated Texano Jr. in the finals of the Universal Championship tournament.[27]
On July 12, 2010, at the Promociones Gutiérrez 1st Anniversary Show, Guerrero was one of ten wrestlers who put their mask on the line in a match featuring five pareja incredibles ("incredible pairs") teams, with the losing team being forced to wrestle each other with their mask on the line. His partner in the match was Averno, facing off against the teams of Atlantis and Olímpico, Místico and El Oriental, Histeria and La Sombra and Volador Jr. and El Alebrije.[28] Averno and Guerrero was the third team to escape the match, retaining their masks.[29] On September 3, Guerrero again put his mask on the line in a 14-man steel cage Lucha de Apuestas in the main event of the CMLL 77th Anniversary Show,[30] where he was the eighth man to leave the cage and keep his mask safe.[31] On November 2, Guerrero and Dragón Rojo Jr. defeated Los Invasores (Mr. Águila and Héctor Garza) to win the CMLL World Tag Team Championship,[32] after which Rojo Jr. was made an official member of Los Guerreros de la Atlantida.[33] On April 8, 2011, Guerrero won his third Torneo Gran Alternativa with Rey Escorpión, becoming the first person to have won the tournament three times.[34] In May, Guerrero became a member of the CMLL booking committee.[35] After weeks of tension between Guerrero and Atlantis, CMLL held a press conference on August 11, where Atlantis officially turned tecnico and left Los Guerreros de la Atlantida.[36] The next day, Guerrero lost the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship to Garza, ending his reign at 963 days, the third longest in the championship's history.[37]
Los Guerreros Laguneros (2011–present)
In their grudge match on September 23, Guerrero lost to Atlantis.[38] In July 2012, Guerrero officially fired Escorpión from Los Guerreros del Infierno, naming Euforia and Niebla Roja as his replacements.[39] On the August 3 Super Viernes, Guerrero and Rojo Jr. lost the CMLL World Tag Team Championship to Atlantis and Diamante Azul, ending their reign at 640 days, the longest reign in the title's history.[40] At the CMLL 79th Anniversary Show on September 14, Guerrero, Rojo Jr. and Negro Casas defeated Atlantis, Místico and Prince Devitt.[41]
In early 2013, Atlantis and Último Guerrero were forced to team up after being booked for the Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles ("National Incredible Pairs Tournament"). Before their qualifying round, both wrestlers stated that they would put their differences aside for the sake of the tournament. They defeated the teams of Valiente and Pólvora, Azul and Euforia and Rojo Jr. and Roja to qualify for the finals,[42][43] where they lost to La Sombra and Volador Jr. at Homenaje a Dos Leyendas on March 15. Following the loss, a frustrated Atlantis attacked Guerrero and tore his mask apart.[44] Atlantis subsequently made a Lucha de Apuestas challenge to Guerrero that was not immediately accepted.[45] They officially signed the contract for the mask vs. mask match on March 21, but did not announce an actual date for it, leading to speculation that it would take place at the CMLL 80th Anniversary Show on September 13.[46][47] During the celebration of Atlantis' 30th anniversary as a wrestler, he appeared after a match to berate Atlantis, which turned out to only be a distraction for the real Último Guerrero to attack Atlantis from behind. The two identically dressed Guerreros proceeded to beat up Atlantis and tear his mask apart. After the match, Guerrero introduced his brother, "Gran Guerrero".[48] It was not verified if Gran Guerrero actually was the brother of Último Guerrero, someone not related to Guerrero, or as speculated by many, his son, who wrestled for CMLL as Taurus.[49] The Atlantis/Guerrero mask vs. mask match at the 80th Anniversary Show never came to fruition, as the two lost a Relevos Suicidas match to La Sombra and Volador Jr., who instead advanced to the Lucha de Apuestas against each other.[50]
At Homenaje a Dos Leyendas on March 21, 2014, Guerrero, Euforia and Roja defeated CMLL World Trios Champions Los Estetas del Aire (Máscara Dorada, Místico and Valiente) in a non-title match.[51] In a rematch on March 28, Los Guerreros Laguneros won the titles.[52] On June 20, Guerrero was the last wrestler eliminated by Atlantis in the torneo cibernetico of the Leyenda de Azul ("The Blue Legend") tournament.[53] On August 29, Guerrero became the first two-time winner of the Universal Championship, lastly defeating La Sombra.[54] On September 19, Guerrero lost to Atlantis in the main event of the CMLL 81st Anniversary Show, thus being forced to unmask for the first time in his career and reveal his birth name, José Gutiérrez Hernández.[55] On February 13, 2015, Los Guerreros lost the CMLL World Trios Championship to Sky Team (Místico, Valiente and Volador Jr.).[56] On July 17, Guerrero defeated Rey Escorpión in a hair vs. hair Lucha de Apuestas in the main event of Sin Salida ("No Escape").[57] On August 31, Guerrero defeated La Sombra to win the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship.[58] At the CMLL 82nd Anniversary Show on September 18, he, Shocker and Volador Jr. defeated Marco Corleone, Rush and Thunder via disqualification.[59] On October 16, Guerrero lost to Atlantis in the finals of the Universal Championship after interference from Thunder.[60] At the CMLL 83rd Anniversary Show on September 2, 2016, Los Guerreros failed to regain the trios championship from Sky Team.[61] Two months later, Guerrero eliminated Valiente to win the Leyenda de Azul.[62] The two lost to Bárbaro Cavernario and Volador Jr. in the finals of the Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles in February 2017.[63] At Homenaje a Dos Leyendas on March 17, Guerrero retained the World Historic Middleweight Championship against Matt Taven.[64] He participated in the International Gran Prix on August 1, eliminating Taven and Satoshi Kojima before being eliminated by Michael Elgin.[65] On March 16, 2018, Los Guerreros, in this case Último Guerrero, Gran Guerrero and Euforia, lost to Atlantis, Roja and Taven at Homenaje a Dos Leyendas.[66]
On July 1, Los Guerreros defeated Sky Team for Guerrero's fourth CMLL World Trios Championship reign.[67] He lost the World Historic Middleweight Championship to Carístico on August 21.[68] At the same time, Los Guerreros feuded with former Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide stars "The Cl4n" (Ciber the Main Man, The Chris and Sharlie Rockstar), whom they lost the title to at the CMLL 85th Anniversary Show on September 14,[69] but regained it two weeks later.[70] On October 16, Guerrero defeated Diamante Azul to win his second CMLL World Heavyweight Championship.[71] At Homenaje a Dos Leyendas on March 15, 2019, Los Guerreros successfully defended the trios title against Carístico, Dragon Lee and Volador Jr.[72] On May 31, he defeated Máscara Año 2000 in a Lucha de Apuestas in the main event of Juicio Final ("Final Justice"), forcing Máscara Año 2000 to be shaved bald.[73] Guerrero then became involved in a multi-man storyline including Big Daddy, Cavernario, Ciber the Main Man, Gilbert el Boricua, Negro Casas and Volador Jr., all of whom fought in a steel cage match at the CMLL 86th Anniversary Show on September 27, where Guerrero pinned Casas to shave him bald.[74] In September 2020, Guerrero was pulled from the CMLL 87th Anniversary Show after testing positive for COVID-19.[75] On March 26, 2021, Los Guerreros lost the CMLL World Trios Championship to Nueva Generación Dinamita (El Cuatrero, Forastero and Sansón), causing Euforia to leave the group.[76] At the CMLL 88th Anniversary Show on September 24, Guerrero lost the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship to Hechicero.[77]
At the CMLL 89th Anniversary Show on September 16, 2022, Guerrero and Averno lost to Atlantis Jr. and Stuka Jr. in the finals of the Cuadrangular Eliminatorio de Parejas Increíbles ("Incredible Pairs Elimination Quadrangular"), where the winners advanced to the main event in a Lucha de Apuestas.[78] Guerrero and Atlantis participated in the Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles on February 10, 2023, losing to Averno and Místico in the first round.[79] At the CMLL 90th Anniversary Show on September 16, he and Averno lost to Ángel de Oro and Volador Jr.[80] At Homenaje a Dos Leyendas on March 29, 2024, Guerrero, Blue Panther, Místico and Volador Jr. defeated Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley and Matt Sydal.[81] He teamed with Atlantis Jr. and Volador Jr. to defeat Kojima, Orange Cassidy and Rocky Romero at the CMLL 91st Anniversary Show on September 16.[82] On September 19, 2025, at the CMLL 92nd Anniversary Show, he and Averno were the second team eliminated by Esfinge and Valiente in a three-way elimination tag team match where the winners advanced to a Lucha de Apuestas in the main event.[83] After Castagnoli won the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship, Guerrero unsuccessfully challenged him for the title twice.[84][85] At Homenaje a Dos Leyendas on March 20, 2026, Guerrero competed in a torneo cibernetico for the Copa Infernal, where he eliminated Euforia, who then distracted the referee to help Averno eliminate him for the victory.[86]
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2003–present)
In 2003, Último Guerrero made his debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as part of the "Strong Energy" tour from April 18 to 29, teaming with Rey Bucanero and facing the likes of Jado & Gedo, AKIRA, Heat and Super Crazy.[87][88] He returned at Wrestle Kingdom IV on January 4, 2010, where he and Averno unsuccessfully challenged Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) for the IWGP Tag Team Championship.[89] At Destruction '11 on October 10, 2011, Guerrero again returned to team with Shinsuke Nakamura in a loss to Hirooki Goto and Tama Tonga.[90]
From January 14 to 19, 2014, Guerrero worked the Fantastica Mania 2014 tour, co-produced by NJPW and CMLL.[91] In January 2015, Guerrero took part in the Fantastica Mania 2015 tour, where he defeated Atlantis in a rematch.[92] In January 2018, during the Fantastica Mania 2018 tour, he and Gran Guerrero won the inaugural CMLL Brothers tag team tournament, defeating Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja and Dragon Lee and Místico.[93] Guerrero successfully defended the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship against Satoshi Kojima in January 2020 during the Fantastica Mania 2020 tour.[94] In February 2023, during the revived Fantastica Mania 2023 tour, Guerrero and Atlantis Jr., under the Los Guerreros de la Atlantida name, won the Interfaction Tag Team Tournament by defeating Los Depredadores (Magia Blanca and Volador Jr.) in the first round and Los Ingobernables de Japón (BUSHI and Titán) in the finals.[95][96] At Lonestar Shootout on November 10, Guerrero, Hechicero and Rocky Romero lost to Atlantis, Máscara Dorada and Tiger Mask.[97] During the Fantastica Mania 2024 tour in February 2024, he and Stuka Jr. defeated Los Depredadores in the finals of that year's Interfaction Tag Team Tournament.[98] In February 2026, Guerrero and SHO lost to El Sky Team (Dorada and Místico) in the first round of the Fantastica Mania 2026 Tag Team Tournament.[99]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2008)
In 2008, the Orlando, Florida-based Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) invited Último Guerrero and Rey Bucanero, along with Averno and Volador Jr. to compete in the 2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, making them that year's "Team Mexico" entrants, with Guerrero serving as the team captain. Guerrero and Bucanero defeated Team Japan's "Speed Muscle" (Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi).[100] In the second round, Guerrero lost to Team TNA's Kaz.[101] Team Mexico was eliminated in a 12-man elimination match at Victory Road on July 13, however, Volador Jr. won an Ultimate X match later that night, earning enough points for Team Mexico to win the entire tournament, becoming the 2008 World X Cup holders.[102]
Ring of Honor (2016–2019)
On October 29, 2016, through CMLL's working relationship with Ring of Honor (ROH), Guerrero made his ROH debut in Baltimore, teaming with Hechicero and Okumura in a tournament to determine the inaugural ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions. They defeated The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) and Kamaitachi in the first round, but lost to The Kingdom (Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) in the semi-finals.[103] He returned at the Best in the World pay-per-view on June 23, 2017, teaming with El Terrible to defeat Taven and Marseglia.[104][105] In August, he participated in the War of the Worlds UK tour, promoted by CMLL, NJPW, ROH and Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro). On the first night, Guerrero and Bucanero lost to The Addiction.[106] They then defeated Místico and Titán on the second night and The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) on the third.[107][108] At Manhattan Mayhem on March 3, 2018, he and Jay Lethal lost to Dalton Castle and Volador Jr.[109][110] Guerrero made his final ROH appearance at Unauthorized on November 3, 2019, defeating Jonathan Gresham.[111]
All Elite Wrestling (2024)
Guerrero made his All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut on the June 22, 2024 episode of Collision (taped two days earlier), where he lost to Kazuchika Okada in a AEW Continental Championship eliminator match.[112][113]
Major League Wrestling (2024–2025)
On April 2, 2024, Major League Wrestling (MLW) announced that Último Guerrero would make his debut at Azteca Lucha in Chicago on May 11,[114] losing to Atlantis Jr.[115][116] At Holiday Rush on December 24, Guerrero unsuccessfully challenged Satoshi Kojima for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.[117] At Battle Riot VII on April 5, 2025, he participated in the 40-man Battle Riot for the title,[118] where he eliminated Atlantis before being eliminated by Mr. Thomas.[119]
At a CMLL vs. MLW event in Arena México on May 2, Guerrero defeated Matthew Justice to win the MLW National Openweight Championship.[120] He made his first successful title defense against Bárbaro Cavernario and Zandokan Jr. in a three-way match on May 10 at Azteca Lucha. After the match, Guerrero was attacked backstage by Alexander Hammerstone.[121] This led to him retaining the title against Hammerstone in a three-way match also involving Justice at Summer of the Beasts on June 26.[122] Guerrero was then announced as a participant in the Opera Cup tournament,[123] defeating Esfinge in the first round at Fightland on September 13.[124] On September 21, Guerrero lost the title to Blue Panther.[125] He lost to Místico in the tournament quarter-final at Slaughterhouse on October 4.[126]
Personal life
Despite not finishing high school due to his wrestling training, Gutiérrez studied welding and completed four distinct courses: electric, oxyacetylene, torch cutting and sheet metal work. He used this to provide for himself when he first arrived in Mexico City in 1995, constructing animal cages for a veterinary supply factory in La Merced that Fuerza Guerrera had secured him employment at. It also helped him secure his spot in Promo Azteca, where he was put in charge of building, assembling and dismantling the lighting rigs.[3]
Many sources mistakenly list Hooligan and Ephesto as brothers of José Gutiérrez, but they are not blood relatives. Gutiérrez, Ephesto and Hooligan trained together and became close friends, often referring to each other as "brother" without having any blood relationship. Hooligan and Ephesto are brothers, which is why Ephesto is sometimes mistaken for Gutiérrez's brother as well.[127] In 2008, Último Guerrero introduced "Último Guerrero Jr." to the wrestling world. While it is not uncommon for fake relatives to be promoted in lucha libre, it is believed that Último Guerrero Jr. is indeed the son of Último Guerrero. Later on, Guerrero Jr. would be reintroduced as Gran Guerrero, with the storyline explanation being that Gran Guerrero was the much younger brother of Último Guerrero.[48][49]
On May 19, 2017, footage emerged of Daniel Alvarado (Brazo de Platino) and other members of the Alvarado family, notably his nephews José (Máximo Sexy), Felipe Alvarado (La Máscara), Psycho Clown and Robin, destroying a Ford Mustang belonging to Gutiérrez.[128][129] The vandalism was reportedly motivated by the fact that Gutiérrez had spoken out against Felipe Alvarado as a possible head of the wrestlers' union after the death of Alvarado's father. The head of the CMLL wrestlers' union had been in the Alvarado family for over a decade, and the Alvarado family believed it should go to someone in their family.[130] The following day, CMLL reportedly fired both Felipe and José Alvarado.[131]
He is married to Lluvia, and is the step-father to her daughter Tabata.[132] He also has at least two daughters named Sheila[133] and Paola, and a son with Lluvia born circa-2017.[134]
Championships and accomplishments
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
- CMLL World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[24][71]
- CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[16]
- CMLL World Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Rey Bucanero (3), Dr. Wagner Jr. (1), Atlantis (1) and Dragón Rojo Jr. (1)[12][32]
- CMLL World Trios Championship (5 times) – with Atlantis and Tarzan Boy (1), Atlantis and Negro Casas (1), Euforia and Niebla Roja (1) and Euforia and Gran Guerrero (2)[135][67][70]
- NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship (1 time)[58]
- Carnaval Incredible Tournament (2000) – with Rey Bucanero and Mr. Niebla
- Copa de Arena Mexico: 1999 – with El Satánico and Rey Bucanero[136]
- Copa Bobby Bonales (2014)[137]
- International Gran Prix (2006, 2007)[20][22]
- Leyenda de Azul (2016)[62]
- Torneo Gran Alternativa (1999 – with Blue Panther), (2008 – with Dragón Rojo Jr.), (2011 – with Escorpión)[7][23][34]
- Universal Championship (2009, 2014)[27][54]
- Torneo Siglo XXI 2000[138]
- CMLL Rudo of the Year (2009)[139]
- CMLL Tag Team of the Year (2010) – with Atlantis
- Copa Herdez (2010) - with Rey Bucanero[140]
- Torneo de Parejas Increibles Internacionales (2016) - with Atlantis[141]
- Copa 70 Aniversario de la Arena Mexico (with Mistico, Ángel de Oro and Bárbaro Cavernario)
- Federacion Mundial de Lucha Libre
- Champion du Monde (1 time)[142]
- International Wrestling Revolution Group
- Copa Higher Power (1999) – with Astro Rey Jr., Máscara Mágica, Rey Bucanero and El Satánico[143]
- Lucha Libre Azteca
- Major League Wrestling
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- CMLL's Brother Tag Team Tournament (2018) – with Gran Guerrero[93]
- Interfaction Tag Team Tournament (2023 – with Atlantis Jr.), (2024 – with Stuka Jr.)[96][98]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Toryumon Mexico
- Copa Mundial (2014)[146]
- Copa NSK (2013)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA World X Cup (2008) – with Volador Jr., Rey Bucanero and Averno[102]
- Universal Wrestling Entertainment
- UWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Atlantis[147]
- World Wrestling Association
- WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Perro Aguayo Jr.[148]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best Tag Team of the Decade (2000–2009) – with Rey Bucanero[149]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2019)[150]
- Miscellaneous
- Laguna Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Super Punk[151]
Luchas de Apuestas record
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Último Guerrero (mask) | Mr. Águila (mask) | Mexico City, Mexico | CMLL 65th Anniversary Show | September 11, 1998 | [1][152] |
| Último Guerrero (mask) | Difunto II (mask) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | August 3, 2001 | [1] |
| Último Guerrero (mask) | Cuchillo (hair) | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | November 17, 2002 | [1] |
| Último Guerrero (mask) | Stuka (hair) | Gómez Palacio, Durango | Live event | June 10, 2006 | [1] |
| Último Guerrero (mask) | Guerrero Zulú (mask) | Chiapas, Mexico | Live event | September 29, 2007 | [1] |
| Último Guerrero (mask) | Super Parka (hair) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | November 3, 2007 | [1] |
| Último Guerrero (mask) | Villano V (mask) | Mexico City, Mexico | 2009 Homenaje a Dos Leyendas | March 20, 2009 | [25] |
| Último Guerrero (mask) | Scorpio Jr. (hair) | Toluca, Mexico State | Live event | November 19, 2010 | [Note 1][153] |
| Atlantis (mask) | Último Guerrero (mask) | Mexico City, Mexico | CMLL 81st Anniversary Show | September 19, 2014 | [55] |
| Último Guerrero (hair) | Rey Escorpión (hair) | Mexico City | Sin Salida (2015) | July 17, 2015 | [57] |
| Último Guerrero (hair) | Scorpio Jr. (hair) | Pachuca, Hidalgo | Live event | November 3, 2016 | [Note 2] |
| Último Guerrero (hair) | Corsario Negro Jr. (hair) | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico | FILLM event | November 3, 2018 | |
| Último Guerrero (hair) | Máscara Año 2000 (hair) | Mexico City | Juicio Final | May 31, 2019 | [73] |
| Último Guerrero (hair) | Negro Casas (hair) | Mexico City | CMLL 86th Anniversary Show | September 27, 2019 | [Note 3][74] |
Notes
- This was a Ruleta Rusa (Russian roulette) match that also included Toscano, Místico, El Sagrado, Misterioso II, El Felino and Shigeo Okumura
- Last two wrestlers in a steel cage match that also included Lizmark Jr., El Terrible, Vangelis, and Alan Stone.
- Last two men in a steel cage match that also included Bárbaro Cavernario, Big Daddy, Ciber the Main Man, Gilbert el Boricua, and Volador Jr.
