El Faraón

José Luis Barajas Fernández is a retired Mexican professional wrestler. Barajas is best known under the ring name, El Faraón (Spanish for "the Pharaoh"), a ring name and persona he used throughout his career from his debut in 1973 until retiring around the turn of the millennium. El Fareón was originally an masked wrestler but lost a Luchas de Apuestas, or "bet match" to Fishman on April 23, 1973 and was forced to unmask. Barajas' career peak came in the 1980s where he won the NWA World Middleweight Championship, NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship and the Mexican National Middleweight Championship, in addition to a long-running, intense storyline feud against Sangre Chicana that saw the two face off in a series of very bloody matches.

Professional wrestling career José Luis Barajas Fernández made his professional wrestling debut in 1973, adopting the ring name El Faraón, an Egyptian inspired ring character complete with a mask, cape and wrestling trunks that reflected the imagery of Egyptian Pharaohs.

Championships and accomplishments Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time) NWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times) NWA World Middleweight Championship (3 times) Homenaje a Dos Leyendas honoree (2015) Misc. Mexican promotions Central America Continental Championship (1 time) Occident Middleweight Championship (1 time)

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotesFishman (mask) El Faraón (mask) Mexico City 20. Aniversario de Arena México El Faraón (hair) Alfonso Dantés (hair) Mexico City Live event 1970s El Ídolo (hair) El Faraón (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event 1970s Lizmark (mask) El Faraón (hair) Acapulco, Guerrero Live event 1970s El Faraón (hair) Perro Aguayo (hair) Mexico City EMLL 43rd Anniversary Show El Faraón and Ringo Mendoza (hair) Perro Aguayo and Joe Plardi (hair) Mexico City Live event El Faraón and Ringo Mendoza (hair) El Nazi and Adorable Rubí (hair) Mexico City 24. Aniversario de Arena México El Faraón and Ringo Mendoza (hair) Tony Benetto and Herodes (hair) Mexico City Live event El Solitario (mask) El Faraón (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event Ringo Mendoza (hair) El Faraón (hair) Mexico City Live event El Faraón (hair) La Fiera (hair) Mexico City Live event Sangre Chicana (hair) El Faraón (hair) Mexico City Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) El Faraón (hair) Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event El Faraón and Ringo Mendoza (hair) MS-1 and Masakre (hair) Mexico City Live event El Faraón (hair) Pirata Morgan (hair) Mexico City Live event El Faraón (hair) MS-1 (hair) Mexico City Live event