Guapito
{{short description|Mexican professional wrestler}}
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{{Infobox professional wrestler
| name= Guapito
| image=Guapito.jpg
| caption=Guapito after winning a match on November 30, 2018
| birth_name=Armando Mercado García
| birth_date= {{birth date and age|August 27, 1981}}
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| names={{Unbulleted list|Madrox/Mandrox|Guapito}}
| height=1.25 m
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| debut=2006
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Armando Mercado García (born August 27, 1981) is a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, who works under the ring name Guapito ("The Little Handsome One"). He works for the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion where he portrays a face (known as a técnico in lucha libre, the protagonists of professional wrestling). He is one of the competitors in CMLL's Micro-Estrella ("Micro-Star") division where he competes with and against other wrestlers with dwarfism.
He began his career in 2006 working as the masked mascota companion Madrox, sometimes spelled Mandrox, working for AAA as part of their "Los Alienígenas" group. In 2007 he began working as Guapito ("The Little Handsome One"), playing a vain, self-obsessed "Guapo" character as he worked as a mascota for Shocker and Scorpio Jr. who portrayed similar characters. In 2017 Guapito made his debut in CMLL's Micro-Estrella division.
Professional wrestling career
=AAA (2006–2009)=
García's first job in professional wrestling involved him playing the role of "Mandrox" (sometimes spelled "Madrox"), a masked mascota, a diminutive version of a regular-sized wrestler, for an AAA group known as "Los Alienígenas".{{cite web | url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=54167 | title=AAA Sin Limite | date=August 20, 2006 | access-date=December 14, 2019 | work=CageMatch}} The group consisted of Alliens, Mungo, and Kriptor along with Mandrox, all of whom wore alien inspired masks and bodysuits, essentially pretending to be extraterrestrial wrestlers, communicating mainly with clicking sounds. The group worked primarily with El Alebrije and his diminutive mascota Cuije.{{cite news | title=Enciclopedia de las Mascaras |trans-title=Mask Encyclopedia | work=Aliens y Mandrox | location=Mexico City | publisher= Editorial Mina | id=Tomo I | page=15 | date=July 2007 | language=es}}
In 2007, AAA began teasing that the Los Guapos VIP group would introduce a new leader to replace Shocker, who had left AAA. García was introduced by AAA under the ring name "Guapito", complete with bleach blonde hair, and expensive-looking suits as the leader/mascota of Los Guapos VIP.{{cite book|author=Madigan, Dan|title=Mondo Lucha a Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling|publisher= HarperCollins Publishers|year=2007|chapter=You ain't seen nothing yet: the minis|pages=209–212|isbn=978-0-06-085583-3}}{{cite news|title = 2007 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana | work =Súper Luchas | id = issue 244 | date = December 26, 2007 | url=http://superluchas.net/?p=1491 | access-date = March 21, 2010| language = es | trans-title=2007 the best of Mexican professional wrestling | archive-date= December 27, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227220438/http://superluchas.net/?p=1491}} Guapito and Scorpio Jr. unsuccessfully challenged Cuije and El Alebrije for the AAA Mascot Tag Team Championship on December 2, 2007.{{cite web | url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=1082&page=5&reign=4 |title=AAA Mascota Tag Team Championship >> 20.08.2004 - 23.02.2011: El Alebrije & Cuije | access-date=December 12, 2019 |work=CageMatch}} In 2008 most of Los Guapos VIP (Scorpio Jr., Zumbido, and Guapito) left AAA to work on the independent circuit,{{Cite news| author = SuperLuchas staff | title = Guapos con IWRG | trans-title=The Guapos in IWRG | work =Súper Luchas | id = issue 270 | date = July 22, 2008 | url=http://superluchas.com/super-luchas-270/ | access-date = April 8, 2010 | language = es}} but Guapito returned to AAA shortly after without any explanation.{{Cite web| url= http://superluchas.com/los-guapos-se-echan-para-atras-solo-scorpio-jr-se-independiza/ | title= Los Guapos se echan para atras solo Scorpio Jr se independiza | trans-title= Los Guapos back down only Scorpio Jr becomes independent| author= Yoav | date= June 22, 2008 | access-date= April 8, 2010 | work=Súper Luchas | language= es}} At the 2008 Guerra de Titanes show, Guapito accompanied El Brazo for a six-man steel cage match, where the last person in the cage would get his hair shaved off. The match came down to El Brazo and El Elegido when Guapito entered the cage to help out. As Elegido climbed out, El Brazo attacked Guapito, hoping to leave the diminutive Guapito in the cage to get his hair shaved off. Instead Guapito was able to climb out, forcing El Brazo to be shaved bald.
=Independent circuit (2009–2017)=
On September 14, 2013, as part of International Wrestling League's third anniversary show Guapito, El Gallito and Feliz lost to Chamuel.{{cite web | work=CageMatch | date=September 14, 2013 | access-date=December 14, 2019 | url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=100121 | title=IWL 3. Aniversario}} At the Federación Universal de Lucha Libre Guerra de Leyendas show the team of El Divo, El Hijo de Máscara Sagrada, Lady Apache, and Mascarita Sagrada defeated Guapito, Hator, Rossy Moreno, and Scorpio Jr.{{cite web | url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=135987 | title=FULL Guerra de Leyendas | date=August 15, 2015 | work=CageMatch | access-date=December 14, 2019}}
=Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2017–present)=
In early 2017 CMLL hired Guapito to help establish a Micro-Estrellas ("Micro-Stars") division, featuring only wrestlers with dwarfism. The first match of the Micro-Estrellas division took place on April 30, 2017, and saw El Gallito and Microman defeat Mije and Zacarías el Perico in a special featured match, with Guapito refereeing the match.{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/28/meet-microman-pint-sized-wrestler-leading-lucha-libre-revolution/ | title= Meet Microman, the pint sized wrestler leading a 'lucha libre' revolution in Mexico | work=The Telegraph | date=September 28, 2018 | access-date=December 12, 2019 | agency=Agence France-Presse}}{{cite web | url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=173925 | title=CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico |date=April 30, 2017 | access-date=December 12, 2019 | work=CageMatch}} By October 2017, Guapito transitioned from being the Micro-Estrella referee to being a competitor, making his debut in the division on October 17.{{cite web | url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=184833| title=CMLL Sabados de Coliseo | date=October 17, 2017 | access-date=December 14, 2019 | work=CageMatch | quote=Gallito, Guapito & Microman defeat Chamuel, Mije & Zacarias}} For the first anniversary of the Micro-Estrellas division, CMLL held an eight-micros torneo cibernético elimination match, featuring the entire active Micro-Estrella division at the time.{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/espn/onenacion/story/_/id/23985181/little-person-wrestlers-mexico-lucha-libre-train-become-headliners | title=Little people in the 'lucha libre' are the main event | work=ESPN | access-date=December 12, 2019 | date=July 19, 2018 | first=Nathaniel | last=Janowitz}} Guapito, Microman, Átomo, and Zacarías took on Mije, Angelito, Chamuel, and El Gallito, which saw Microman pin Chamuel to win the tournament while Guapito was the fifth man eliminated from the match.{{cite web | url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=198020 | title=CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico | date=April 29, 2018 | access-date=December 11, 2019 | work=CageMatch}} The Micro-Estrellas appeared at CMLL's Leyendas Mexicanas ("Mexican Legends") supercard show where Guapito, Microman, and El Gallito defeated Mije, Chamuel and Zacarías in the second match of the night.{{cite web | url=http://estrellasdelaluchalibre.com.mx/2018-ano-de-emociones-jerry-estrada-regresa-a-la-arena-mexico-despues-de-26-anos-por-leobardo-magadan/ | first=Leobardo | last=Magadan | language=es | work=Estrellas Lucha Libre | access-date=January 16, 2019 | date=December 23, 2018 | title=2018 Año de emociones Jerry Estrada regresa a la Arena Mexico despues de 26 añnos | trans-title=2018 year of emotions Jerry Estrada returns to Arena Mexico after 26 years | archive-date=January 17, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117071502/http://estrellasdelaluchalibre.com.mx/2018-ano-de-emociones-jerry-estrada-regresa-a-la-arena-mexico-despues-de-26-anos-por-leobardo-magadan/ | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=https://ovaciones.com/es-lucha-libre-patrimonio-cultural-intangible-cdmx/ | title=Es lucha libre Patrimonio Cultural Intangible CDMX | first=Arturo | last=Rosas Platas | work=Ovaciones | trans-title=Professional wrestling is an Intangible Cultural Heritage CDMX | language=es | date=December 1, 2018 | access-date=February 3, 2019}} At the 2019 Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ("Homage to two legends") show, Guapito and his team once again won.{{cite web | url=https://superluchas.com/cmll-homenaje-a-dos-leyendas-2019-los-ingobernables-pelones/ | title=CMLL: Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2019 - Los Ingobernables, pelones | date=March 16, 2019 | access-date=October 24, 2019 | trans-title= CMLL: Homage to Two Legends 2019 -Los Ingobernables, bald | work=Súper Luchas | language=es | author=Dark Angelita}}
Guapito, Zaracias, and Chamuel teamed up once again for the Arena Coliseo 76th Anniversary show, but once against lost to the trio of Átomo, Gallito, and Microman.{{cite web | url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=228320 | title=CMLL Sabados De Coliseo - 76. Aniversario de la Arena Coliseo de Mexico City | date=April 6, 2019 | access-date=May 29, 2020 | work=CageMatch}} With the popularity of the Micro-Estrellas division, CMLL introduced the CMLL World Micro-Estrellas Championship in December 2019.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OddYk77K4A | title=CMLL informa 11 de diciembre de 2019 | language=es | publisher=YouTube | author=VideosOficialesCMLL | date=December 11, 2019 | access-date=December 11, 2019 | trans-title=CMLL Informa December 11, 2019}} Guapito and five other Micro-Estrellas (Chamuel, Átomo, Gallito, Microman, and Zacarías) were involved in the elimination match to determine the first champion on December 25. Guapito was the second man eliminated, as he was pinned by El Gallito. In the end, Chamuel defeated Microman to win the championship.{{cite web | url=https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/otros-deportes/lucha-libre/2019/12/26/5e040ef822601d996f8b45e2.html | title=Marcela y Chamuel los triunfadores en la gran función de Navidad en el CMLL | trans-title=Marcela and Chamuel are triumphant at CMLL's great Christmas event | date=December 25, 2019 | access-date=January 4, 2020 | work=Marca | language=es | first=Javier | last=Cardoso}}{{cite web | url=https://superluchas.com/cmll-chamuel-primer-monarca-mundial-de-micro-estrellas/ | title=CMLL: Chamuel, primer monarca mundial de Micro Estrellas | trans-title=CMLL: Chamuel, first king of the Micro Stars | date=December 25, 2019 | access-date=January 4, 2020 | work=Súper Luchas | language=es | author=Dark Angelita}}
''Luchas de Apuestas'' record
{{see also|Lucha libre#Luchas de Apuestas|l1=Luchas de Apuestas}}
Footnotes
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References
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{{CMLL Micro-Estrella division}}
{{Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre roster}}
{{Los Guapos}}
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Category:Micro-Estrella wrestlers