WWE: Dia De Los Muertos: The best deceased Mexican wrestlers ever
The Blue Demon
In the World of Lucha Libre, Blue Demon is not just a professional wrestler. His personality lives on in Mexico and he is seen as one of the most polarizing figures to grace a wrestling ring. As popularity goes, only one performer is lauded more in Mexican wrestling history.
The Blue Demon had a legendary 41 year career which saw him wrestle mostly for the EMLL promotion. Blue Demon would win over many fans, he did so by going on an amazing winning streak. He would defeat El Santo in 1953 to become the NWA World Welterweight champion. He would proceed to hold the title for 5 years! In 1958, he finally dropped the championship to Karloff Lagarde.
In 1961, The Blue Demon would become movie star. He 1st appeared in a few Luchador films as an extra and eventually became the lead role in 25 films from 1964-1979. He would never relinquish his mask during these movies. The films in which he starred in were of the action, horror and science fiction variety.
While he would retire from wrestling in 1988, his biggest film role took place in 1989. He would be featured in a full length documentary aptly titled “Blue Demon, The Champion”. He would sport an undefeated record in hair vs mask matches. Many men would try and unsuccessfully claim the famous Blue Demon mask as token of victory.
The Blue Demon would have his most legendary feud in the wrestling business with El Santo. The two men would square off in the ring and on-screen in many of their Mexican films. Demon’s mask would ultimately be his claim to fame to go along with his incredible in ring ability. in 2000, The CMLL promotion would introduce a tournament in his remembrance. The winner of the tournament would receive a championship belt and plaque which featured the famous Blue Demon mask on both trophies.
He would pass away in December of 2000 of a heart attack. His son, Blue Demon Jr would carry on the family legacy in Lucha Libre. He won the main event of the 2019 AAA Triplemania event defeating his rival Dr Wagner Jr. While the original Blue Demon has been gone for almost 20 years, his popularity still reigns on to this day.