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| Averno | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:AvernoUnmasked.jpg) Averno after he was unmasked | |
| Birth name | Renato Ruíz Cortes[1] |
| Born | May 9, 1977[2] Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Averno Rencor Latino |
| Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] |
| Billed weight | 79 kg (174 lb)[3] |
| Billed from | Mexico City, Mexico[3] |
| Trained by | Rodolfo Ruíz[2] Shadito Cruz[2] Felipe Ham Lee[2] El Satánico[2] |
| Debut | October 18, 1995[2] |
Renato Ruíz Cortes (born May 9, 1977), better known by his ring name Averno (Hell), is a Mexican professional wrestler, signed to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he is the current CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. Ruíz initially worked for (CMLL) as Rencor Latino in 1995, but did not achieve any significant success until he adopted the ring name Averno in June 2001. Under his new ring name, Ruíz went on to become a one–time CMLL World Middleweight, CMLL World Trios Champion, NWA World Middleweight Champion and NWA World Historic Middleweight Champion and a three–time CMLL World Tag Team Champion. His ring name is most commonly translated as "Hell" in English.
For many years Averno's real name was not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans.[4] However, in May 2011, Averno was booked in a Lucha de Apuesta, where he lost his mask and was forced to reveal his true identity.[5][6] Ruíz left CMLL in April 2014 and joined rival promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) the following month.
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- ^ a b c "Statistics for Professional wrestlers". PWI Presents: 2008 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. pp. 66–79. 2008 Edition.
- ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha a Go-Go: the bizarre and honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
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