Black Warrior (wrestler)

Black Warrior
Birth nameJesús Toral López
Born(1969-01-07)January 7, 1969[1]
Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico[1]
DiedJanuary 10, 2023(2023-01-10) (aged 54)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bali
Black Panther
Black Warrior
Bronce
Camorra
Destroyer
Dragón de Oro
La Máscara
Super Star
Vegas (I)
Billed height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Billed weight85 kg (187 lb)[1]
Trained byAsterión[1]
Halcón Suriano[1]
Blue Panther[1]
DebutJanuary 22, 1984[1]

Jesús Toral López (January 7, 1969 – January 10, 2023) was a luchador, or professional wrestler, who worked almost exclusively in Mexico. López achieved his most success under the ring name Black Warrior. He was best known for his work for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) between 1995 and 2013, as well for his work in some independent promotions, highlighting his time at the Arena Mamá Lucha-S. Being a coach of this sport, he served as a teacher in the Arena Mamá Lucha-S promotion.[2]

Over the years Black Warrior had played both the rúdo (the Spanish term used for the villains in wrestling) and técnico (the Spanish term used for the good guys in wrestling). Before assuming the "Black Warrior" ring persona, López worked for almost a decade under various ring personas, generally with little success. His only previous ring persona of note was that of "Bronce" (Spanish for Bronze) where he was a part of the "Los Metalicos" team, a team that was popular in the early 1990s, teaming with Oro and Plata. López was the nephew of Luchador Blue Panther, the son-in-law of Mano Negra and the brother-in-law of Mano Negra Jr.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Rudos – Black Warrior". Fuego en el ring (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  2. ^ "Black Warrior entrenador de Arena Mamá Lucha-S". Arena Mamá Lucha-S (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.