El Satanico victorious in retirement match
El Satanico, one of the greatest luchadors of the last half-century, has left the sport a winner. He was victorious in his retirement match tonight, winning a three-way against Blue Panther and Atlantis.
Satanico faced off against two of his greatest rivals—Blue Panther and Atlantis—in a three-way in Arena Mexico. He pinned Panther with an elaborate cradle to win the match.
Satanico, age 76, made his pro debut in 1973. He won different championships a combined 23 times, including a reign as CMLL World Middleweight Champion that lasted over four and a half years, and three separate wins for the CMLL World Trios Championship (twice with MS-1 & Pirata Morgan as Los Infernales in the early 1990s, then once with Emilio Charles Jr. & Rey Bucanero in 1997). His is also a five-time NWA World Middleweight Champion.
In his career, he wrestled 48 Luchas de Apuestas matches with his hair or mask on the line, going 27 and 20 with one draw. The last of those came in 2014, a loss to El Dandy.
He is also one of pro wrestling’s great trainers. Andrade el Idolo, Mascara Dorada, Psycho Clown, and Beast Mortos are just some of the stars he has helped develop.
