Ari Romero

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Ari Romero
Ari Romero
Name Ari Romero
Real name José Luis Arias Romero
Nicknames Gato (Cat), El Rey De las Cadenas (king of the bull terrier match), El Rey Del Tenedor (king of the fork)
Name history Ari "Gato" Romero (debut - ), El Gato, Hussein El Gran Sheik/Gran Sheik (09/90 - ), Shadow V (Big Japan), Karma (IWRG, 2002)
Family Ari Romero Jr. (son)
Maestro(s) Lou Thesz
Birth date, location December 20, 1951 - Querétaro, Querétaro
Obituary date
Debut, location October 1967
Lost mask to Blue Demon Jr. - November 1994 - Arena Coliseo (as Gran Sheik)
Height 5'7"/171 cms
Weight 218 lbs/99 kg
Signature moves Gori Special, Flying Splash
Titles: WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title


Luchas de apuestas record

Date Apuesta Winner(s) Loser(s) Arena and/or Place
82/06/19 mask/hair Águila Solitaria & Franco Colombo Cid Campeador & Ari Romero Pista Arena Revolución - Mexico City
84/08/18 hair Ari Romero Doberman Pista Arena Revolución - Mexico City
84/08/26 hairs Ari Romero & Franco Colombo Vulcano & Tony Arce Arena México - Mexico City
87/??/?? hair Eddy Guerrero Ari Romero El Paso, Texas, USA
94/11/?? mask Blue Demon Jr. Gran Sheik Arena Coliseo - Mexico City
95/02/09 hair Silver King Ari Romero Pista Arena Revolución - Mexico City
96/07/05 masks Tarzan Boy, Humberto Garza Jr. & El Regio Los Ku Klux Klan (I, II & III) Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.
96/07/19 hairs Tarzan Boy, Humberto Garza Jr. & El Regio Los Ku Klux Klan (I, II & III) Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.
02/10/31 mask (1) Mega Karma Arena Naucalpan - Naucalpan, Mexico State
(1) Castillo de la muerte 10 men cage match


Gallery

Masked as El Gran Sheik

Ari Romero was part of El Kux Kux Klan along with Flama Roja, and El Legionario. He was also well known for using a fork as a weapon to make his adversaries bleed on every match and for a long time he was also known as "El Rey del Tenedor"