Cavernario

Professional wrestling career Leonardo Moreno Ayala trained for his professional wrestling career under wrestlers Furia del Ring and Aquiles alongside his brother Demonio Maya and made his professional wrestling debut in 2008. It has not been confirmed what ring name Moreno competed under at the beginning of his career; with the secrecy of masked wrestlers in Mexico, it is possible he used other ring names before he began working as the masked El Bárbaro.

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2012–present) He made his debut for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Mexico's biggest professional wrestling promotion, in 2012 using the masked El Bárbaro ("The Barbarian"), a generic wrestling character. In early 2012, only months into his CMLL sting El Bárbaro lost his mask when he lost a Lucha de Apuestas, or "bet match" to El Gallo and was forced to unmask. On December 16, 2012, Cavernario won the Occidente Middleweight Championship when he defeated Smaker in a rematch.

Following the loss of the championship, Cavernario began to work more matches in Mexico City, CMLL's main venue. In early 2014, Cavernario was teamed up with veteran wrestler Mr. Niebla, for CMLL's annual Gran Alternativa ("Great Alternative") tournament. The concept of the tournament saw sixteen teams, composed of a low ranked rookie teamed up with an established veteran wrestler to showcase new talent. In the first round the team defeated the father/son team of Blue Panther and Black Panther, then defeated Último Guerrero and Hechicero in the second round, and finally brothers Rush and Dragon Lee, to qualify for the finals. The finals took place on February 21, 2014, as part of CMLL's annual Homenaje a Dos Leyendas special event, which saw Cavernario and Mr. Niebla defeat Volador Jr. and Soberano Jr. to win the tournament. On May 3, 2015, Cavernario defeated Titán to win the Mexican National Welterweight Championship. He lost the title to Rey Cometa on June 10, 2016. On July 1, Cavernario defeated Cometa in another Lucha de Apuestas between the two. On November 6, 2018, Cavernario won the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship for the first time winning it from Atlantis. On November 23, 2018, Cavernario won the Leyenda de Plata tournament.

On January 24, 2020, at La Noche de Mr. Niebla, Cavernario and Felino faced each other on opposite sides in a Relevos increíbles six-man tag team match between members of La Peste Negra. They would repeatedly attack each other throughout the match, which ended in a disqualification when Cavernario cheated to win the final fall over Felino. Afterwards, Cavernario announced that La Peste Negra had disbanded, but Felino hoped that the stable would continue. In the weeks that followed, Cavernario and Felino were involved in multiple confrontations (including at the Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles final where Felino distracted Cavernario enough that he was pinned for the third and final fall), until they agreed on a hair vs. hair match at Homenaje a Dos Leyendas. The event had to be cancelled in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it would be rescheduled the following year. They continued the feud later that year during CMLL's empty arena shows. In 2021, they were paired together for the Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles, but were defeated in the first round by Ángel de Oro and Mephisto. Cavernario was later challenged by Felino for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship, which happened on June 29. Cavernario was defeated by Felino who hit him with a low blow, as the referee was dealing with Negro Casas; this ended his reign at 966 days. At Homenaje a Dos Leyendas, Cavernario defeated Felino in the hair vs. hair match.

He is one of 4 people to have won both Leyenda Azul and Leyenda de Plata tournaments.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2015, 2016, 2017) In January 2015, Cavernario made his New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) debut, when he worked the Fantastica Mania 2015 tour, co-produced by CMLL and NJPW. Cavernario returned to NJPW to take part in the 2015 Best of the Super Juniors. He finished with a record of three wins and four losses, failing to advance to the finals of the tournament. In January 2016, Cavernario returned to take part in the Fantastica Mania 2016 tour. On the fourth show, he successfully defended the Mexican National Welterweight Championship against Titán. In January 2017, Cavernario took part in the Fantastica Mania 2017 tour, unsuccessfully challenging Dragon Lee for the CMLL World Lightweight Championship during the January 20 event.

Championships and accomplishments Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) CMLL World Trios Championship (1 time ) – with Dragón Rojo, Jr. and El Terrible Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 time) Occidente Trios Championship (1 time) - with Demonio Maya and Príncipe Daniel En Busca de un Ídolo (2014) Leyenda de Azul (2025) Leyenda de Plata (2018) Torneo Gran Alternativa (2014) – with Mr. Niebla Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles (2017, 2019) – with Volador Jr., Titán Reyes del Aire (2016) Copa 70 Aniversario de la Arena Mexico (with Mistico, Ultimo Guerrero & Angel de Oro) Promociones Furia Blanca Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship (w/ Espectrum) Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 146 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotesEl Gallo (mask) El Bárbaro (mask) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event Bárbaro Cavernario (hair) Rey Cometa (hair) Mexico City CMLL 81st Anniversary Show Bárbaro Cavernario (hair) Felino (hair) Mexico City Homenaje a Dos Leyendas

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