| Lizmark | |
|---|---|
 Lizmark during a match | |
| Birth name | Juan Baños |
| Born | December 18, 1950[1] Santiago Llano Grande, Oaxaca, Mexico[2] |
| Died | December 16, 2015 (aged 64) |
| Cause of death | Respiratory failure |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Lizmark |
| Billed height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 93 kg (205 lb)[2] |
| Billed from | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico[2] |
| Trained by | Braulio Mendoza[2] Abundio Radilla[2] Hércules[2] |
| Debut | March 14, 1976[2] |
| Retired | 2013 |
Juan Baños[3] (December 18, 1950 – December 16, 2015)[1] was a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler better known by the ring name Lizmark. The name was taken from the German battleship Bismarck. He was a multiple-time champion, having held singles and tag team championships in both Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre / Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (EMLL/CMLL) and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). In 2001, Lizmark was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. His nickname was El Geniecillo Azul, which is Spanish for "The Little Blue Genius". He has two sons who are also professional wrestlers, Lizmark, Jr. and El Hijo de Lizmark.
- ^ a b Meltzer, Dave (December 28, 2015). "December 28, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: WWE Slammy Awards, MMA Weight cutting". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 14. ISSN 1083-9593.
Lizmark was born in Oaxaca on December 18, 1950 (most sources listed his birthday as September 18, 1949, but in his death the real birthday came out), but grew up in Guadalajara.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero". Lizmark (1928–2008) (in Spanish). Mexico. 2008. p. 35. Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre.
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