El Ligero

HEIGHT: 5'10"

WEIGHT: 168lbs

HOMETOWN:
Guadalajara, Mexico

FINISHING MOVE:
The C4L DDT

BIO: Arriba! The high-flying, risk-taking, death-defying El Ligero is one of the most popular stars in UK wrestling and it is easy to see why - he has dazzled crowds in every part of the country with some of the most exciting performances ever seen on these shores. Having first competed for the FWA in August 2005, the masked luchador from Los Sanchos has since been instrumental in keeping British flyweight wrestling on the map.

In early 2009 El Ligero suffered a shoulder injury that put him on the shelf for over half a year, but he apparently used his time off to learn English and he appeared at New Frontiers in August to personally update fans on his status. But before he could speak he was interrupted by the jealous RJ Singh, who threatened the Mexican Sensation with violence and promised to destroy his legacy by "taking away his originality". The self-proclaimed movie star then unleashed a shocking assault on him at Hotwired and forced members of his entourage to saw the trademark horns off his rival's mask. It was an inhuman assault on the thing that most clearly symbolises El Ligero's identity and heritage.

Immediately before that attack, El Ligero became the final qualifier for the FWA Flyweight Title Round Robin Tournament. With Singh also among the entrants, the two men soon found themselves in the same ring again, with the "Bollywood Dream" gaining a tainted win at British Uproar that did nothing to end the bad blood between the two men. El Ligero has since got a measure of payback by costing his nemesis a second victory in the tournament, and both men are still in contention to win the competition as it heads into its final phase. Regardless of who wins the flyweight belt though, it seems inevitable that these two men are destined to clash again in the coming months. When they do, El Ligero will be hoping to take down Singh with the kind of high-flying, acrobatic offence on which he has built the reputation that the "Bollywood Dream" is trying to destroy.