Fuego Del Sol

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Fuego Del Sol
Fuego del Sol, November 2019 (cropped).jpg
Fuego Del Sol in 2019
Born (1995-10-16) October 16, 1995 (age 28)
Mobile, Alabama
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) El Fuego
Fuego Del Sol
Fuego I
KAGE
KJ Orso
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Billed from Mobile, Alabama
DebutMay 24, 2014

Fuego Del Sol ("Fire of the Sun") (born October 16, 1995) is an American professional wrestler. From 2020 to 2023, he worked for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). [1] [2] A masked wrestler, Fuego Del Sol's real name is not publicly known, which is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico's Lucha Libre. [lower-alpha 1]

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Professional wrestling career

Early career (2014–2020)

Del Sol debuted in May 2014, largely competing on the independent circuit in Oklahoma and Texas. [3] [4] Del Sol participated in Impact Wrestling's Collision in Oklahoma on October 14, 2017, in a four-way match against Trevor Lee, DJZ and Malico. [5] At Victory Road on September 14, 2019, Del Sol and Retro Randy were defeated by The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander). [6] He also wrestled for WWE on January 6, 2020, as KJ Orso on Raw , losing to Erick Rowan. [7]

All Elite Wrestling (2020–2023)

Del Sol made regular appearances at AEW Dark and AEW Dark: Elevation throughout All Elite Wrestling's residency at Daily's Place during the COVID-19 pandemic. His first appearance was on June 9, when he teamed with Low Rida in a losing effort against SCU (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky). His run resulted in a 34 match losing streak, which was broken on July 6, 2021, where he teamed with Marko Stunt to defeat Ryzin and Baron Black. [8] On August 13, 2021, Del Sol made his Rampage debut in an AEW TNT Championship match, losing to Miro. Following the match Sammy Guevara offered him a contract and announced that he had joined the main roster. [9] Del Sol would then purchase a new car which he would ultimately lose to Miro on September 17, in a Championship vs. Car match. [10] On the September 29 episode of Dynamite Del Sol interfered in Guevara's match against Miro, resulting in Guevara winning the championship. [11] On March 16, Del Sol teamed with Bear Country in a loss to the House of Black on Dynamite. [12] Fuego Del Sol made his final AEW appearance on the February 20, 2023 AEW Dark, where he lost to Juice Robinson. On June 22, 2023, he announced he had left AEW. [13]

Personal life

Del Sol resides in Oklahoma City. [14] Prior to his career as a professional wrestler, Del Sol originally competed as a backyard wrestler, under the name KAGE, and made a YouTube channel called KBW Wrestling, "KBW" standing for "Kids Backyard Wrestling". In April 2022, Del Sol underwent surgery due to a mouth infection. [15]

Championships and accomplishments

Notes

  1. ↑ Despite appearing to wrestle unmasked at a backyard wrestling event, in Impact Wrestling and in WWE (as KJ Orso), his true identity remains unknown (so much so that his real name is unknown to this day).

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