Blue Demon

height = He was the child of farmers and was the fifth of twelve children. At a young age, Alejandro dropped out of school and moved to Monterrey, where his uncle gave him a job working on the National Railroad. His co-workers gave him the nickname 'Manotas', referring to his large, powerful hands.

Professional wrestling career A chance meeting with the famous Mexican wrestler Rolando Vera piqued his interest in Lucha Libre, Vera even offering to tutor him and help him start a career. He began wrestling without a mask in Laredo, Texas. His first match was against Chema Lopez on March 12, 1948. From there, he formed a tag team with another masked luchador named The Black Shadow, and the two became known as Los Hermanos Shadow (The Shadow Brothers). Blue Demon retired from the ring in 1989, aged 67, at the Monterrey Arena, where he appeared in a final match, teaming up with his adoptive son, Blue Demon Jr. From 1964 to 1979, Blue Demon starred in a total of 25 action/horror/science fiction films. Of those 25 films, Santo co-starred with him in nine of them. In three of his films, Blue Demon starred as the leader of a squadron of masked superheroes known as Los Campeones Justicieros (The Champions of Justice). Membership in the Champions included such legendary Mexican wrestling figures as Blue Demon, Mil Máscaras, Tinieblas, Rayo de Jalisco, El Médico Asesino, El Fantasma Blanco, El Avispon Escarlata and Superzan. He suffered a fatal heart attack on a park bench near a subway kiosk while on his way home from his regular morning training session at The Blue Demon Instituto Atletico, where he was teaching others his fighting skills. Although an attempt was made to get him to a hospital, he was unable to be revived. He was 78 years old. Blue Demon was buried wearing his trademark blue mask, which was never removed in public as he always kept his true identity a secret. The winner of the tournament receives a championship belt that features Blue Demon as well as a plaque with a Blue Demon mask on it.

In 2002, Blue Demon was ranked at 28 of the greatest professional wrestler of all time in the book The Top 100 Wrestlers of All Time by John Molinaro, edited by Dave Meltzer and Jeff Marek.

Starting in November 2015 Televisa and Sony Pictures Television began airing the first season of the Blue Demon television series featuring a fictionalized version of the early days of his career in the ring and personal life. The third season of the series debuted on April 14, 2017, bringing the episode count to 65. The show debuted in the US in 2017 on UniMás. In 2018, Blue Demon Jr. announced that his son was training for a wrestling career and would be known as "Blue Demon III", hoping to have his son continue the legacy started by Blue Demon.

Championships and accomplishments Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre Mexican National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Black Shadow Mexican National Welterweight Championship (3 times) NWA World Welterweight Championship (2 times) Homenaje a Dos Leyendas honoree (2019) Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide AAA Hall of Fame (2022) Wrestling Observer Newsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotesBlue Demon (mask) Jorge Allende (hair) N/A Live event N/A Blue Demon (mask) Moloch (mask) Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event N/A Blue Demon (mask) Espectro II (mask) Tijuana, Baja California Live event Blue Demon (mask) Matemático (hair) Mexico City Live event 1962 Asesinos de la Lucha Libre Wrestling Assassins Himself 1965 Demonio Azul Blue Demon Himself 1966 Blue Demon vs. el Poder Satánico Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power Himself 1968 La Sombra del Murciélago The Shadow of the Bat Himself Arañas Infernales Infernal Spiders Himself Final black and white film Blue Demon Contra Cerebros Infernales Blue Demon vs. The Infernal Brains Himself First color film Blue Demon Contra las Diabólicas Blue Demon vs. The Diabolical Women Himself Blue Demon: Destructor de Espías Blue Demon: Destroyer of Spies Himself Pasaporte a la Muerte Passport to Death Himself 1969 Blue Demon y las Invasoras Blue Demon and the Invaders Himself 1970 Santo Contra Blue Demon en la Atlántida Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis Himself Santo y Blue Demon Contra los Monstruos Santo and Blue Demon vs. the Monsters Himself Santo y Blue Demon en el Mundo del los Muertos Santo and Blue Demon in the World of the Dead El Caballero Azul (The Blue Knight) 1971 Los Campeones Justicieros The Champions of Justice Himself 1972 Vuelven los Campeones Justicieros The Champions of Justice Return Himself Las Momias de Guanajuato The Mummies of Guanajuato Himself 1973Blue Demon y Zovek en La Invasión de los Muertos Blue Demon and Zovek in the Invasion of the Dead Himself Santo y Blue Demon contra Drácula y el Hombre Lobo Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolfman Himself Las Bestias del Terror The Beasts of Terror Himself 1974 El Triunfo de los Campeones Justicieros Triumph of the Champions of Justice Himself Santo y Blue Demon Contra el Doctor Frankenstein Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein Himself 1975 Noche de Muerte Night of Death Himself La Mafia Amarilla The Yellow Mafia Himself 1976 El Hijo de Alma Grande The Son of Alma Grande Himself 1977 La Mansion de las 7 Momias The Mansion of the Seven Mummies Himself 1979 Misterio en las Bermudas Mystery in Bermuda Himself 1989 Blue Demon, el Campeón Blue Demon, The Champion Himself Documentary, direct-to-video

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