Loco Max

Loco Max
Birth name Edgar Gabriel Morales Correa[1]
Born (1972-03-10) March 10, 1972[1]
Mexico City, Mexico[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Loco Max
Billed height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Billed weight 75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Trained by Demonio Blanco[1]
Pantera[1]
Manuel Melèndez Phorto[1]
Guillermo Heras[1]
Juan Manuel Robles[1]
Benjamìn Mar[1]
Shocker[1]
El Satánico[1]
Franco Colombo[1]
Debut May 3, 1993[1]
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Correa.

Edgar Gabriel Morales Correa, better known under the ring name Loco Max (born March 10, 1972 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican luchador, or masked professional wrestler currently on the Mexican professional wrestling independent circuit portraying a rudo ("Bad guy") wrestling character. As Loco Max Morales worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) for many years where he was a part of groups known as Pandilla Guerrera and Los Guerreros Tuareg and also held the Mexican National Lightweight Championship.

Professional wrestling career

Morales made his in ring debut on May 3, 1993 under the ring name "Loco Max" ("Crazy Max"/"Mad Max") and worked on the Mexican independent circuit for a number of years. in the late 1990s Loco Max began working for CMLL, primarily on their Guadalajara, Jalisco shows. During the time he developed a storyline feud with Ricky Marvin, with the two fighting over the Mexican National Lightweight Championship, held by Marvin at the time. On March 12, 2001 Loco Max won his first wrestling championship as he pinned Ricky Marvin to win the championship.[2] The quality of the matches and more importantly the fans reaction to the matches earned both Loco Max and Marvin a chance to work in Mexico City, CMLL's main venue.

Guapos U (2002-2003)

In 2002 CMLL created the Guapos University ("Hansome University"), or Guapos U, a storyline mimicking realities shows such as the WWE Tough Enough show, searching for a new member to join Shocker and Máscara Mágica as part of a group known as Los Guapos. The contestants included Loco Max, El Terrible, Mr. Power, Genetico, Tony Rivera, Zumbido, Ricky Marvin, Loco Max, Alex Steel, Marshall and Caballero with all of them going through various in and out of ring challenges to prove "worthy" of joining Los Guapos. The show spanned many shows and Loco Max was eliminated from the group about mid way through. In the end El Terrible won the contest and became a member of Los Guapos. In late 2003 Loco Max teamed up with Nitro and Violencia to participate in a tournament for the vacant Mexican National Trios Championship, but the trio was eliminated in the first round by the team of Averno, Mephisto and El Satánico.[2] Around this time Loco Max began developing an in ring character that was actually "Loco", having lost all touch with reality Loco Max would start to talk and interact with stuffed animals, thinking they were his friends. In late 2003 CMLL held another Guapos U contest but when Loco Max tried out for the show Los Guapos turned him down since crazy was not Guapo.

Pandilla Guerrera/Guerreros Tuareg (2004-2012)

The second Guapos U contest lead to tournament participants Sangre Azteca and El Koreano defecting from the group to create their own group known as Pandilla Guerrera ("Gang of Warriors") associated with CMLL's main rudo faction Los Guerreros del Infierno. Loco Max along with Ramstein, Dr. X, Nitro, Hooligan and Arkangel de la Muerte all joined the group. At some point around the creation of Pandilla Guerrera the Mexico City wrestling and boxing commission stripped Loco Max of the Mexican National Lightweight Championship, presumably for lack of championship defenses since 2003.[2] On July 29, 2005 Loco Max participated in the first ever CMLL G1 Junior Climax tournament but was eliminated in the semi-finals by La Máscara.[3] On February 6, 2006 Loco Max teamed up with Rey Bucanero for the 2006 Gran Alternativa ("Great Alternative") tournament, a tag team tournament where a relative rookie was teamed up with a veteran for a one night tournament. The duo defeated Heavy Metal and El Texano, Jr. in the first round, but lost to Último Guerrero and Nitro in the second round of the night.[4] A few months later Loco Max was one of 10 wrestlers competing in the 2006 Reyes del Aire ("Kings of the Air") tournament with Loco Max being the third man eliminated.

In mid-2007 Pandila Guerrera broke away from Los Guerreros del Infierno to create their own separate identity in order to gain more success in CMLL. The group added Skándalo to its roster while Sangre Azteca decided to join Los Guerreros instead, Nitro took over as the leader of the group. The group was repackaged as Los Guerreros Tuareg ("The Tuareg Warriors"), inspired by the Tuareg Nomadic tribe, which was reflected in the robes and headgear the team wore to the ring and a more African tribal type entrance music. When Guerrero complained that the Guerreros Tuareg name was too close to his team they were renamed Los Rebeldes del Desierto ("The Rebels of the Desert") and also referred to as Los Rebeldes Tuareg, but the angle with Guerrero was quietly abandoned and the group reverted to the Guerreros Tuareg moniker. In December 2009 Loco Max teamed up with Arkangel de la Muerte and Skándalo to represent Los Guerreros Tuareg in a tournament for the vacant Mexican National Trios Championship, but the Tuareg group was eliminated by eventual tournament winners Máscara Dorada, Metro and Stuka, Jr..[5]

Mexican Independent Circuit (2012-present)

In mid-2012 Morales announced that he had left CMLL, thanking them for the many years he worked there and announced that he would be looking for opportunities outside of CMLL, travelling on the Mexican Independent circuit.[6] One opportunity came in the International Wrestling League (IWL) where Loco Max started making regular appearances after leaving CMLL. He became part of IWL's main Rudo group Los Mazisos along with Arana de Plata, Ciclope, Crazy King, Eterno, Humo, La Mazisa, Miedo Xtremo, Pequeno Cobra and Terremoto Negro. On June 18, 2013 Loco Max teamed up with Zumbido and Tony Rivera to win IWL's Copa Criterio Extrema tournament, defeating Carta Brava, Jr., Cerebro Negro and Fantasma de la Opera in the finals. He also became a regular worker for the promotins in the Xalapa, Veracruz area, working extended storylines with local tecnicos losing his hair to both As del Espacio in 2013 and Corsario de Fuego in 2014[7]

Championships and accomplishments

Lucha de Apuesta record

Wager Winner Loser Location Date Notes
Hair Asturiano Loco Max Puebla, Puebla, Mexico July 16, 2001 [8]
Hairs Alan Stone and Zumbido Loco Max and Mr. México Mexico City, Mexico November 19, 2004 [9]
Hair Máximo Loco Max Mexico City, Mexico June 5, 2006 [10]
Hair Leono Loco Max Puebla, Puebla, Mexico June 4, 2007 [8][11]
Hair Loco Max Tony Rivera Mexico City, Mexico October 5, 2008 [8][12]
Hair Mictlán Loco Max Mexico City, Mexico December 2, 2008 [8][13]
Hair Loco Max Centella de Oro Puebla, Puebla, Mexico July 19, 2010 [8][14]
Hair Rush Loco Max Mexico City, Mexico August 15, 2010 [8][15]
Hair Loco Max Escorpión Puebla, Puebla March 14, 2011 [16]
Hair Palacio Negro Loco Max Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico September 30, 2011 [17][Note 2]
Hair Virus Loco Max Puebla, Puebla, Mexico March 12, 2012 [18]
Hair As del Espacio Loco Max Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico April 27, 2013  
Hair Corsario de Fuego Loco Max Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico July 13, 2014 [7][Note 3]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Mexican National Lightweight Championship is sanctioned by the Mexico City wrestling commission but under the control of CMLL who make the day to day decisions.
  2. ↑ Last two men in a 14-man Steel cage match that also included Metal Blanco, Toscano, Guerrero Maya, Jr., Ángel de Plata, Delta, Okumura, Leono, Yoshihashi, Leo, Maléfico, El Sagrado and Pólvora
  3. ↑ Seven way match that also included Crazy Man, El Hijo del Fantasma, Máscara Año 2000, Jr., Poseidon and Rey Infierno.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Luchadores > Rudos > Loco Max". Fuego en el Ring (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). December 20, 2004. Especial 21.
  3. ↑ "2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 3, 2006. 140.
  4. ↑ "CMLL Gran Alternativa #12". Pro Wrestling History. June 2, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
  5. ↑ SuperLuchas staff (January 5, 2003). "Número Especial - Lo mejr de la lucha ilbre mexicana durante el 2003". Super Luchas (in Spanish). pp. 10–12. issue 40.
  6. ↑ Ruiz, Arturo (July 11, 2012). "Loco Max, ahora independiente". La Copa (in Spanish). Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  7. 1 2 Luna Garcia, Yahir (July 17, 2014). "Arena Xapala el Cementerio de Caballeras" (in Spanish). Super Luchas Magazine. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Blanco, Alejandro. "Cabellera Contra Cabellera Loco Max y Escorpión" (in Spanish). Cinco Radio. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Alan Stone". Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (in Spanish). Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Tecnicos – Máximo". Fuego En El Ring (in Spanish). Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  11. ↑ "¡POR LAS CABELLERAS!". CMLL Gaceta (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. December 25, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Arena Coliseo, cementerio de máscaras y cabelleras". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. April 3, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  13. ↑ Redaccion (December 3, 2008). "Mictlán se impuso y dejó pelón al Loco Max". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Aniversario LVII de la Arena Puebla: Resultados". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). July 20, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  15. ↑ Ruiz Glez, Alex (August 15, 2010). "Arena México (resultados 15 de agosto) – Rush gana la cabellera de Loco Max". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  16. ↑ Ruiz, Alex (March 15, 2011). "Arena Puebla (resultados 14 de marzo) Loco Max gano la cabellera de Escorpión" (in Spanish). Super Luchas Magazine. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  17. ↑ Ruiz, Alex (October 1, 2011). "Coliseo de Guadalajara: Palacio Negro ganó la cabellera de Loco Max" (in Spanish). Super Luchas Magazine. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Virus rapa a Loco Max en Puebla." (in Spanish). Super Luchas Magazine. March 13, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
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