Stephanie Vaquer

Stephanie Vaquer (born March 29, 1993) is a Chilean professional wrestler who primarily wrestles in the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where she is the current CMLL World Women's Champion, in her first reign; and one-half of the inaugural CMLL World Women's Tag Team Champions - with Zeuxis, both in her first reign.[1] She has also wrestled in Japan for major promotions such as Stardom and Ice Ribbon.[2][3]

Stephanie Vaquer
Vaquer in 2019
Born (1993-03-29) March 29, 1993
San Antonio, Chile
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Stephanie Vaquer
  • Dark Angel
Billed height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Billed weight50 kg (110 lb)
Trained by
DebutFebruary 2009

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2009–2013)

Vaquer began training in professional wrestling in February 2009 under Paul Slandering. Her first documented matches were from August 2010 at smaller events in Chile, when she went by the name Dark Angel.[4] On December 22, 2013, she made her debut in Mexico in a match against Heroína in the Arena Coliseo Coacalco.[5] In Mexico, she would be trained by Ricky Marvin, Último Guerrero,[1] Gran Apache and Villano IV.[6]

International exposure (2018)

In 2018, Vaquer made her debut in Japan for the women's promotion Stardom, and wrestled five matches over three weeks from July to August, including a title match.[2][7] That same year, she also wrestled for WWE in her home country when the promotion toured Chile.[8]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2019–present)

Vaquer began wrestling for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in Mexico in August 2019[1] and is a seasonal recurring name there as she alternates time in Mexico with time in Japan.[8] She was CMLL's first female South American wrestler.[9]

On February 10, 2023, Vaquer began teaming up with a returning Zeuxis where they defeated Marcela and Princesa Sugehit.[10] On March 21, they defeated Las Chicas Indomables La Jarochita and Lluvia to become the inaugural Occidente Women's Tag Team Champions. It also marks Vaquer's first title in CMLL.[11][12] On September 16, at the CMLL 90th Anniversary Show, Vaquer and Zeuxis defeated Las Chicas Indomables again, this time to become the inaugural CMLL World Women's Tag Team Champions.[13][14] On September 29, at CMLL Noche de Campeones, Vaquer defeated La Catalina to win the vacant CMLL World Women's Championship.[15]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2023)

On April 27, 2023, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) announced that Vaquer would represent CMLL in a four-woman single-elimination tournament On May 21 at Resurgence to crown the inaugural Strong Women's Champion.[16] At Resurgence, Vaquer lost to Mercedes Moné during the semi-finals of the tournament.[17]

Personal life

Vaquer has described Reina Dorada as her closest friend.[18] She is 160 centimeters tall, and also has Mexican citizenship.[19]

On March 4, 2023, Vaquer filed a domestic violence criminal complaint against Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide World Trios Champion El Cuatrero, who had worked with her in the past for CMLL. According to the complaint, Cuatrero choked her and threw her against a wall. On March 9, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre released a statement stating that they "energetically condemn any form of violence against women and reiterate our commitment to promote a life free of violence and harassment in our staff and attendees to our arenas."[20] On March 10, after a show for AAA in the city of Aguascalientes, El Cuatrero was arrested on an arrest warrant in Mexico City and charged with attempted femicide and domestic violence.[21]

Championships and accomplishments

References
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  2. "Stephanie Vaquer". Joshi City. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  3. "女子プロレス－アイスリボン－official site". iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. "Stephanie Vaquer". Cagematch. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  5. "Chilangamask, 22 diciembre 2013". Más Lucha (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  6. Saalbach, Axel. "Stephanie Vaquer Facts". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  7. Saalbach, Axel. "Stephanie Vaquer Matches 2018". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  8. Trejo, Sergio (7 August 2019). "Stephanie Vaquer abre puertas de la lucha libre internacional para Chile". FURIA DE TITANES (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  9. "Stephanie Vaquer, la primera luchadora sudamericana del CMLL". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  10. Pulido, Luis (February 11, 2023). "CMLL Viernes Espectacular (2/10/23) Results: Rocky Romero, Mistico & More Compete In Tag Tourney". Fightful. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  11. Mutter, Eric (March 22, 2023). "Stephanie Vaquer And Zeuxis Become First-Ever Occidente Women's Tag Team Champions". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  12. Valdés, Apolo (March 22, 2023). "Zeuxis y Stephanie Vaquer, primeras campeonas de parejas de occidente". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  13. Pulido, Luis (September 16, 2023). "CMLL 90th Anniversary Results (9/16/2023): Templario vs Dragon Rojo Jr Headlines, More Compete". Fightful. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  14. "CMLL 90th Aniversario Results: Templario vs. Dragón Rojo Jr". Post Wrestling. September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  15. Peltier, Griffin (October 3, 2023). "CMLL Noche de Campeones 2023 (September 29) Results & Review". Voices of Wrestling. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  16. "AEW, CMLL, STARDOM, NJPW in one night tournament for STRONG Women's gold! 【NJoA】". New Japan Pro Wrestling. April 28, 2023. Archived from the original on May 5, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  17. Fritts, Chick (May 21, 2023). "NJPW Resurgence live results: Strong Women's title tournament". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  18. "ENCIENDEN LAS REDES STEPHANIE VAQUER Y REINA DORADA AL BESARSE EN EL RING". AltamaNews (in Spanish). 10 May 2021. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  19. Valdés, Apollo (20 October 2022). "Stephanie Vaquer wants to represent Mexico". Super Luchas. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  20. "Lucha Libre CMLL on Twitter: "COMUNICADO OFICIAL: STEPHANIE VAQUER"". Twitter. Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  21. "Encarcelan al luchador Cuatrero; lo acusan de violencia contra Stephanie Vaquer – Fox Sports". Fox Sports (Mexican TV network). Grupo Multimedia Lauman. 11 Mar 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  22. "El Campeonato Femenil de AULL busca nueva portadora". Súper Luchas. 15 February 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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