Dragon Lee (wrestler): Difference between revisions

|birthname=Muñoz Parmar González (first name not revealed)

The man known under the [[ring name]] Dragon Lee was born on May 15, 1995, in [[Tala, Jalisco|Tala]], in the [[Mexico|Mexican]] state of [[Jalisco]], son of professional wrestler [[Toro Blanco|Arturo Muñoz]], who had worked as Toro Blanco, Poder Boriqua, Poder Mexico, and Comandante Pierroth over the years.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://Superluchas.com/rush-habla-despues-de-ganar-el-campeonato-mundial-semicompleto-del-cmll/ | title = Rush Habla después de ganar el campeonato mundial semicompleto del CMLL | date=February 25, 2011 | access-date=July 31, 2011 | last=Ruiz Glez | first= Alex | publisher =[[Súper Luchas]] Magazine | language = es}}</ref> Dragon Lee's two older brothers grew up to become professional wrestlers as well, with the oldest of the brothers, [[Rush (wrestler)|William]], making his wrestling debut in 2008 and would later become known as "Rush".<ref name=RecordRush>{{cite web | url=http://regio.record.com.mx/2011-02-22/rouge | title= Rush | access-date= July 31, 2011 | work=[[Récord (Mexican newspaper)|Récord]] | language=es|archive-date=October 3, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003032114/http://regio.record.com.mx/2011-02-22/rouge}}</ref> Another of Dragon Lee's brothers, [[Místico II|Carlos]], became a professional wrestler in 2011, adopting the ''[[wrestling mask|enmascarado]]'' (masked) character Dragon Lee initially.<ref name=ForjandounIdolo>{{cite web | url=http://www.cmll.com/forjandounidolo/charly/dragonlee/index.html | title= Dragon Lee | access-date=June 20, 2012 | work=[[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre]] | language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513033558/http://cmll.com/forjandounidolo/charly/dragonlee/index.html | archive-date=May 13, 2011}}</ref> In 2012, the original Dragon Lee was offered the opportunity to take over the Místico character after the original wrestler under the [[Místico]] mask left Mexico. It was public knowledge that Dragon Lee had taken over the Místico character, leaving the mask and character of Dragon Lee behind.<ref name=CMLLMisticoII>{{cite web |url=http://cmll.com/noticias.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615140141/http://cmll.com/noticias.htm |title=Místico con alma de Dragón.... ¡Las Amazonas del ring en jaula! |work=[[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre]] |date=June 21, 2012 |archive-date=June 15, 2012 |access-date=June 21, 2012 |language=es |url-status=dead |trans-title= Místico with the soul of a dragon... The Amazons of the ring in the cage}}</ref><ref name=WVMisticoII>{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1340476258 | title=Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly | date=June 23, 2012 | access-date=June 23, 2012 | last=Boutwell | first=Josh | work=WrestleView|archive-date=August 28, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828203919/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1340476258}}</ref> Dragon Lee's uncles are also professional wrestlers, known as [[Franco Columbo]], Pit Bull I, and Pit Bull II, and all had a hand in training Dragon Lee prior to his professional wrestling debut. At the age of 14, his father took him to [[Mexico City]] to start training in amateur wrestling, participating in several wrestling events.<ref name=DragonEntrevista>{{cite web | url=http://www.fuegoenelring.com/noticias_detalle.php?articles_id=4252 | title=Dragon Lee, la apuesta coliseína | date=May 15, 2015 | access-date=May 17, 2015 | first=Gabriel | last=Cruiz | publisher=Fuego en el Ring | language=es| archive-date=June 11, 2015 | trans-title= Dragon Lee, the Coliseo bet | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611124950/http://fuegoenelring.com/noticias_detalle.php?articles_id=4252}}</ref> He would also participate in boxing; but, as Dragon Lee recalls in a 2015 interview, during his first match he performed a [[Suplex]] (a wrestling throw) on his opponent and was disqualified. At that point he realized that his future was in ''Lucha Libre''.<ref name=DragonEntrevista/>

Muñoz's "Dragon Lee" ring character is that of a ''tecnico'' or the good guy; in Lucha Libre traditional good guy/bad guy divide is still maintained much stricter than most other countries in the 21st century.<ref name=Mondo/> His wrestling style is a high speed, high flying version of Lucha Libre, where he will take higher risks than a lot of wrestlers when executing moves off the top rope or from inside the ring to the outside.<ref name=NJPW>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/profile/653 | script-title=ja:ドラゴン・リー | access-date=May 23, 2017 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja | trans-title=Dragon Lee}}</ref> ([[Professional wrestling throws#Package fallaway powerbomb|Bridging package fallaway powerbomb]])<ref name=MedioMinute>{{cite web | url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/mas-deportes/lucha-libre/noticias/2014/09/19/caida-a-caida-81-aniversario-del-cmll | title=Caída a Caída... 81 Aniversario del CMLL | author=Redaccion | work=MedioTiempo | publisher=[[MSN]] | language=es | date=September 19, 2014 | access-date=September 20, 2014 | trans-title=Fall by ball... the 81st anniversary of CMLL }}</ref><ref name=SL81>{{cite web | url=http://Superluchas.com/2014/09/19/cmll-81-aniversario-cobertura-y-resultados-atlantis-vs-ultimo-guerrero-mascara-vs-mascara/ | title=CMLL 81 aniversario (Cobertura y resultados en vivo) -Atlantis destapa a Último Guerrero | first=Eduardo | last=Cano Vela | date=September 19, 2014 | access-date=September 20, 2014 | work=[[Súper Luchas]]| language=es | trans-title=CMLL 81s Anniversary (live coverage and results) - Alantis defeats Último Guerrero }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/686588/ | script-title=ja:【新日本】「スーパージュニア」開幕 高橋ヒロムがまさかの黒星発進 | access-date=May 18, 2017 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=ja | trans-title=New Japan] "Super Junior" opening battle Takahashi Hirom charges on | archive-date=June 12, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140347/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/686588/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> During his long running storyline with Takahashi the two developed such a trust in each other that they were able to perform high risk moves that Dragon Lee would not be able to do against other wrestlers who would not be able to execute their part of the move safely. His high risk style has led him to often use a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Frankensteiner|Running frankensteiner]] throw where he leaps over the top rope and executes the leg scissor takedown on an opponent standing on the apron, sending him to the floor. His high flying style has earned him the nickname "El Niño Maravilla" ("The Boy Wonder").<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cmll.com/?p=98254 | title=El CMLL invade Estados Unidos junto a NJPW | date=May 18, 2017 | access-date=May 22, 2017 | work=[[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre]] | language=es | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521165313/http://cmll.com/?p=98254 | archive-date=May 21, 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

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