Diamond (wrestler)

Diamond (born September 5, 1996) is the ring name of a Mexican luchador enmascarado (masked professional wrestler) currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as a tecnico (the protagonist or face characters in professional wrestling). He originally worked under the ring name Príncipe Diamante (Spanish for "Prince Diamond") until January 2020. Diamond's real name is not a matter of public record, which is traditional for masked wrestlers who have never lost their mask in the ring. His grandfather was also a wrestler, known as "La Lechuza" ("The Owl").

Diamond
Birth nameUnrevealed[lower-alpha 1]
Born (1996-09-05) September 5, 1996[2]
Mexico City, Mexico[2]
RelativesLa Lechuza (grandfather)[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Príncipe Diamante[3]
  • Diamond[3]
Trained by
Debut2010[4]

Personal life

Príncipe Diamante's real name has not been revealed, nor reported on, which is a tradition in Lucha Libre when a wrestler has not been unmasked.[1] His grandfather was also a wrestler, known as "La Lechuza" ("The Owl").[2]

Professional wrestling career

Príncipe Diamante began his in-ring career in 2010,[4] although his first confirmed match under the name "Príncipe Diamante" was in 2014.[5] Later that same year he was one of nine wrestlers putting his mask on the line in an Invasion RCH show. Príncipe Diamante retained his mask while Atomic Star ended up unmasking.[6]

Lucha Libre Elite (2014–2016)

In late 2014, Príncipe Diamante began working for Lucha Libre Elite (LLE), appearing at the very first LLE show on November 13, 2014, teaming with Dinamic Black to defeat Flyer and Magnus.[7] Through LLE's working relationship with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Príncipe Diamante competed in CMLL's 2014 bodybuilding competition, winning it's beginners division.[8][9] The following year, he once again won the beginners category.[8][10] On February 28, 2016 Príncipe Diamante unsuccessfully challenged Eléctrico for the Mexican National Lightweight Championship at LLE's Infierno Elite show.[11] In his final Lucha Libre Elite match, Príncipe Diamante and Ciclon Ramirez Jr. lost to Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Cancerbero and Raziel).[12]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2015–present)

His first match with CMLL saw Príncipe Diamante compete in the Mini-Estrellas division as he teamed up with Astral and Astro to defeat the trio of Ares el Guerrero, Demus 3:16 and Mini Jocker.[13][14] When he returned to CMLL the following September he was moved from the Mini-Estrella division and instead competed in the regular division.[15] In November Príncipe Diamante won CMLL's annual bodybuilding competition, being voted "Mr. CMLL"[16][17] Príncipe Diamante and Robin teamed up for a tournament to determine the next CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship team. The duoo lost in the first round to Magnus and Sensei.[18]

In April 2018 Príncipe Diamante was one of 16 wrestlers who competed in the Copa Nueva Valores tournament. He defeated Maquiavelo in the first round, Príncipe Daniel in the quarter-finals but ended up losing to eventual tournament winner Magia Blanca in the semifinals.[19] 2018 also saw Príncipe Diamante participated in the 2018Gran Alternativa tournament, a tag team tournament where CMLL paired up a rookie and a veteran for the tournament. Príncipe Diamante and veteran Valiente lost to Audaz and Kraneo in the opening round.[20] In June 2019 Príncipe Diamante and 9 other wrestlers competed in a torneo cibernetico elimination match for the vacant CMLL World Lightweight Championship, which saw Audaz and Kawato-San win the match, while Príncipe Diamante was eliminated.[21]

In the fall of 2019, Príncipe Diamante became involved in a long running storyline feud with Espiritu Negro, one that often saw Espiritu Negro tear Diamante's mask apart or completely off during matches. Espiritu Negro and his La Ola Negra teammates (Akuma and Espanto Jr.) cheat to defeat Príncipe Diamante. On the November 26 show in Arena Mexico, the two wrestled to a double disqualification as they tore the masks off each other during the match.[22] Often the matches would be followed by a mask match, or Lucha de Apuestas ("Bet match") challenge.[23][24] On December 10, CMLL announced that they had signed a Lucha de Apuestas match between Príncipe Diamante and Espiritu Negro for the January 1, 2020 Sin Piedad show.[25][26]

Diamond (2020 present)

During the January 15, 2020 episode of CMLL informa, it was revealed that he would be using a new ring name going forward, Diamond, and that he would be working in a new, silver costume,[27] that resembled the mask of El Santo and his son El Hijo del Santo.[3]

Other media

In 2018, Príncipe Diamante appeared on the Mexican Televisa channels Like show, playing a fictionalized version of himself.[28]

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record
See also: Lucha de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Príncipe Diamante (mask)Espíritu Negro (mask)Mexico CitySin PiedadJanuary 1, 2020[29]

Footnotes
  1. Traditionally Mexican sources will not report on the birth name of a masked wrestler who has never been unmasked in the ring.[1]

References
  1. Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  2. "Entravista con Principe Diamante". AK Lucha (in Spanish). March 11, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  3. "Príncipe Diamante cambia de nombre; presenta peculiar equipo" [Prince Diamond changes his name; wears peculiar equipment]. MedioTiempo (in Spanish). January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  4. "Príncipe Diamante y Star Jr.: "Queremos dejar nuestros nombres en la historia de la lucha libre"" (in Spanish). June 28, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  5. "Producciones Mantyz". Cagematch. March 16, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  6. "Invasion RCH 1 Aniversario". Cagematch. June 14, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  7. "All Elite Liga - Tag 1". Cagematch. November 13, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  8. Trejo, Salvador (April 5, 2018). "Promes del CMLL suernan lo grande". Diario Basta (in Spanish). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  9. Dark Angelita (November 26, 2014). "CMLL: Novena edición del Concurso de Fisicoculturismo - La Máscara ganador absoluto". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  10. Dark Angelita (November 25, 2015). "CMLL: Resultados X Concurso de Fisicoconstructivismo del CMLL - Y Mr. CMLL es... Astral". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  11. "LLE Domingos Elite - Infierno Elite". Cagematch. February 28, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  12. "LLE Juves Elite". Cagematch. July 14, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  13. "Príncipe Diamante se inorporo al CMLL". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). June 16, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  14. "CMLL Lunes Arena Puebla". CageMatch. June 15, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  15. "CMLL Lunes Arena Puebla". CageMatch. September 21, 2015.
  16. "Príncipe Diamante se convertio en Mr. CMLL". Mileno (in Spanish). November 23, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  17. Dark Angelita (November 23, 2016). "CMLL: Oncevavo Concurso de Fisicoconstructivismo del CMLL - Príncipe Diamante es Mr. CMLL 2016". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  18. Dark Angelita (March 5, 2018). "Virus y Disturbio, segundos finalistas por el Campeonato de Parejas de la Coliseo". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  19. Dark Angelita (April 12, 2018). "CMLL: Magia Blanca a la final del Torneo Nuevos Valores". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  20. López Escalona, Arturo (May 11, 2018). "Último Guerrero y Templario, finalistas". ESTO Elina (in Spanish). Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  21. Rosas Plata, Arturo (June 24, 2019). "Audaz y Kawato por el titulo". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  22. "CMLL Martes Arena Mexico". November 26, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  23. "Espíritu Negro: "Príncipe Diamante se quedará sin máscara"". R de Ruda (in Spanish). December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  24. "Príncipe Diamante y Espiritu Negro rivalidad salvaje". Ovaciones (in Spanish). November 19, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  25. "Dos Luchas de Apuestas en la primera funcion de 2020 de CMLL". Heraldo de Mexico (in Spanish). December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  26. Dark Angelita (December 11, 2019). "CMLL: El 1 de enero, "Sin Piedad" lucha de mascaras y lucha de cabelleras". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  27. VideosOficialesCMLL (January 15, 2020). "CMLL Informa 15 de enero de 2020" (in Spanish). YouTube. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  28. "DEBUTA en televisión el luchador El Príncipe Diamante en teleserie Like de Televisa". Revista Pantella (in Spanish). October 21, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  29. "Cayó la primera máscara en el 2020 dentro del CMLL; Espíritu Negro reveló su rostro". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
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