Wrestling spotlight: who is El Hijo del Vikingo?
Wrestling fans having been buzzing about El Hijo del Vikingo for the last several years. His acrobatic stunts have been clipped on social media seemingly every time the luchador gets in the ring. He is ranked number 8 on PWI 500 and number 7 in Sports Illustrated’s Top 10 Wrestlers, respectively.
Vikingo primarily works for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide where is the current AAA Mega Champion (Mega Campeón). He has won several tournaments and was the AAA Trios Champion twice. Some fans may have gotten a brief glimpse into his abilities when he was on IMPACT Wrestling in 2019. The two companies have a partnership and IMPACT filmed several shows in Mexico City.
Last October after TripleMania XXX, Vikingo was attacked backstage by GCW stars Joey Janela, Gringo Loco, and Alex Colon. Fans started speculating that Vikingo was finally cleared to go to the U.S. to wrestle. In December, it was announced that the champion had received his visa to work stateside.
Biggest moment of your life followed by the biggest beatdown of your life! 😂😂😂
— “The Bad Boy” Joey Janela (@JANELABABY) October 16, 2022
Sorry @luchalibreaaa say hello to the biggest outlaws in America!!!! @GringoLocoOG @alexcolon0139 @GCWrestling_ #Triplemania30 https://t.co/owJtnR960a
El Hijo del Vikingo comes to America
Shortly after that announcement, Vikingo was announced as an entrant in PWG’s famous BOLA tournament. GCW also announced that they would be working with Vikingo as well. At the time, AAA wouldn’t allow his matches to be streamed so only the fans in attendance were able to see the matches. Naturally, fans were displeased with this news and AAA eventually relented. Before the ban was lifted, someone uploaded Vikingo’s match against Blake Christian to YouTube.
Besides Christian, Vikingo has faced Janela, Loco, Black Taurus, Bandido, Aeroboy, Aramis, and Alex Zayne. He is now the Warrior Wrestling Lucha Champion. He has traveled back to Mexico to wrestle a couple of shows. In addition to more GCW dates, he will also be wrestling at The Collective 2023 and WrestleCon shows.
This Wednesday, March 22
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) March 17, 2023
Independence, MO
Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite@TBSNetwork LIVE
Dream Match@KennyOmegamanX vs @vikingo_aaa
In a dream match that was postponed in 2021, Kenny Omega will finally go one-on-one vs the amazing
El Hijo del Vikingo LIVE on TBS this Wednesday! pic.twitter.com/V8ouCwiJGU
At Joey Janela’s Spring Break 7: Californication, the high-flyer will be taking on “Speedball” Mike Bailey. He’ll be taking on another lucha standout, Laredo Kid, at Gringo Loco’s The Wrld on Lucha. The AAA Mega Championship will be defended at WrestleCon when Vikingo takes on Komander and Black Taurus.
In what promises to be the most insane match of the week, the AAA Mega Championship is on the line @ the Wrestlecon Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow! @vikingo_aaa defends vs @KomandercrMX & @Taurusoriginal! 1st time these men will share a ring in 🇺🇲! Limited tickets remain! pic.twitter.com/wAVUeDYxhh
— WrestleCon - Philadelphia- April 4-7 (@wrestlecon) March 2, 2023
When AAA originally banned Vikingo’s matches from streaming, there was a caveat that his match could be shown on live TV. Some thought he might appear on IMPACT due to their relationship with the company. It also led to speculation of him appearing in AEW. Kenny Omega was the AAA Mega Champion during his “Belt Collector” run. He vacated the title when he was out due to injury. Vikingo won the vacant title in 2021 and has said that he wants to face Omega. In fact, he has said that he might go looking for Omega himself.
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El Hijo del Vikingo is one of wrestling’s brightest stars who is currently available for dream matches while in the States. If you have the opportunity to see him live, do it. He is a walking highlight reel and very good at what he does. If you can’t see him live, go out of your way to watch his matches that are on streaming services or YouTube.