Arturo Beristain

Arturo Beristain (born September 5, 1949) is a Mexican retired professional wrestler who works as a wrestling trainer at the gym of the promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in Mexico City, Mexico. Beristain is best known for working under two different ring names, Talismán and El Hijo del Gladiador; both personas started out as masked, and Beristain lost both masks in Luchas de Apuestas. He lost the Talismán mask to Atlantis in 1984 and the Hijo del Gladiador mask to Rencor Latino in 2000. As Talismán, Beristain won the Mexican National Welterweight Championship twice, the Mexican National Middleweight Championship and the Mexican National Lightweight Championship. As el Hijo del Gladiador he has won the CMLL World Trios Championship with Gran Markus, Jr. and Dr. Wagner Jr. and the IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship. When Beristain lost the "Hijo del Gladiador" he was announced as "Arturo Beristain Ramírez" to further the storyline that he was actually the son of wrestler "El Gladiador", but his last name is not actually Ramírez.

Professional wrestling career Beristain made his professional wrestling debut in 1971 at the age of 21, under the ring name Santiago Ayala. A few years later Beristain adopted a masked ring persona by the name of Talismán. CMLL World Trios Championship (1 time) – with Gran Markus, Jr. and Dr. Wagner Jr. Mexican National Lightweight Championship (1 time) Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time) Mexican National Welterweight Championship (2 times) Copa Bobby Bonales (2019) International Wrestling Revolution Group IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship (1 time)

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotesTalismán and Mr. Niebla (mask) Los Tigres del Ring (mask) Tijuana, Baja California Live event Talismán (mask) Irazu (hair) Mexico City Live event Talismán (mask) Tauro (hair) Mexico City Live event Talismán (mask) Huroki Sito (hair) Mexico City Live event Talismán (mask) Arisona (mask) San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí Live event Talismán (mask) El Mago (mask) Mexico City Live event Talismán (mask) El Legendario (mask) N/A Live event Talismán (mask) Tiburon (mask) Mexico City Live event Atlantis (mask) Talismán (mask) Mexico City EMLL 51st Anniversary Show Talismán (hair) Américo Rocca (hair) Mexico City Live event Talismán (hair) Lemus II (hair) Mexico City Live event Mocho Cota (hair) Talismán (hair) Mexico City Live event Sangre Chicana and Mocho Cota (hair) El Faraón and Talismán (hair) Mexico City Live event Los Bravos(Fuerza Guerrera (mask), El Dandy (hair) and Talisman (hair) Los Destructores(Lemús II (mask), Tony Arce (hair) and Vulcano (hair)) Mexico City Live event Los Misioneros de la Muerte (hair)( El Signo, El Texano and Negro Navarro) El Dandy, Talismán and Jerry Estrada (hair) Mexico City Live event Américo Rocca (hair) Talismán (hair) Mexico City Live event El Hijo del Gladiador (mask) Sangre Guerrera (mask) Mexico City Live event Rencor Latino (mask) El Hijo del Gladiador (mask) Mexico City Live event Tony Rivera (hair) El Hijo del Gladiador (hair) Puebla, Puebla Live event Ricky Marvin (hair) El Hijo del Gladiador (hair) Mexico City Live event Justiciero (hair) El Hijo del Gladiador (hair) Coacalco, State of Mexico Live event