Karloff Lagarde Jr.

César Baltazar de Lucio Valencia (October 21, 1970 – December 13, 2024) was a Mexican professional wrestler best known under the ring name Karloff Lagarde Jr. Despite his ring name, he was not the son of Karloff Lagarde, but his nephew. Lucio was a CMLL World Welterweight Champion and Mexican National Welterweight Champion. In his later years, he made limited appearances for International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) in Mexico.

Life and career César Lucio grew up admiring his uncle, professional wrestler Karloff Lagarde who was one of the top names in Mexico in the 1960s and 1970s. When Lucio decided to turn professional he was trained by his uncle as well as Ham Lee, El Canek, Ray Mendoza, Villano I, Leopardo Negro, Yamato and Gran Hamada due to Lagarde's connections in the professional wrestling world. His uncle also gave him permission to use the ring name "Karloff Lagarde Jr."

After Triplemania, Lagarde began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), the promotion that his uncle also worked for in the 1960s and 1970s. On September 1, 1995 Lagarde teamed with Scorpio Jr. in a "Second Generation Tag Team tournament"; the team lost in the first round to El Hijo del Solitario and Negro Casas. A few months later Lagarde participated in La Copa Junior, losing in the first round to Rayo de Jalisco Jr. Lagarde teamed up with Satánico to participate in the 1996 Gran Alternativa. The team defeated El Felino and Astro Rey Jr. in the first round, but lost to eventual winners Emilio Charles Jr. and Rey Bucanero in the second round of the tournament. At CMLL's 64th Anniversary Show Lagarde, Valentin Mayo and Halcon Negro teamed up to defeat Olímpico, Ultraman Jr. and Tony Rivera. On February 6, 1998 Lagarde defeated Máscara Mágica to win the CMLL World Welterweight Championship. On September 15, 1998 Olímpico defeated Lagarde to win the CMLL World Welterweight Championship, ending Lagarde's reign after just over seven months. On October 23, 2000 Lagarde defeated Astro Rey Jr. to win the Mexican National Welterweight Championship on a show in Puebla, Puebla.

Lagarde died on December 13, 2024, at the age of 54.

Championships and accomplishments Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL World Welterweight Championship (1 time) Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 time) Universal Lucha Libre UWF Super Welterweight Championship (1 time) Universal Wrestling Association UWA World Welterweight Championship (1 time)

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotesKarloff Lagarde Jr. (hair) Adrian (hair) N/A Live event N/A Karloff Lagarde (hair), Perro Silva (mask) and Mr. Cóndor (mask) Las Gemas del Ring (masks)(Zafiro, Brillante and Diamante) Guadalajara, Jalisco AAA show Karloff Lagarde Jr. (hair) Ciclón Ramírez (hair) Mexico City, Mexico CMLL show Karloff Lagarde Jr. (hair) Eclipse (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event Makabre (hair) Karloff Lagarde Jr. (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event Astro Rey Jr. (mask) Karloff Lagarde Jr. (hair) Puebla, Puebla Live event