In Mexico, as part of the wrestling style called
lucha libre, has a tradition of keeping the real name and personal information of
masked wrestlers private if they have never been officially unmasked, it makes it possible that Akuma has worked under a different
ring name and masked identity before May 12, 2012 where he made his in-ring debut under that name. He trained in
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) wrestling school under trainers
Arkangel de la Muerte,
El Hijo del Gladiador,
Franco Colombo,
Tony Salazar and
Virus. Akuma made his debut working under the name "Akuma 3:16", referencing his brother's ring name, on Dragonmania VII, an annual event promoted by
Toryumon Mexico, where he teamed up with fellow trainees Tornado, Voraz and Zuma, losing to the team of Kato Kung Lee Jr., Rock Star, Rolling Boy and Tetsuki, all trainees of either CMLL or
Último Dragón (Toryumon's founder). He was later introduced as part of CMLL's
Generacion 2012 in August, prior to his official CMLL debut.
Generacion 2012 included
Herodes Jr.,
Taurus, Genesis, Guerrero Negro Jr.,
Espanto Jr. and
Oro Jr. His official CMLL debut came a few months later on September 16, 2012 on a show in
Arena Mexico where he teamed up with
Guerrero Negro Jr. to defeat Oro Jr. and
Robin. On January 1, 2013 Akuma and Guerreo Negro Jr. teamed up to compete in the annual "Young Dragon Cup" held by Toryumon Mexico each year. The
tag team was defeated in the first round by Taurus and Zumba. At the end of February 2013 CMLL held their second annual
Torneo Sangre Nueva ("The New Blood Tournament"), a tournament that focuses primarily on younger wrestlers or wrestlers who work in the lower ranks of the promotion, generally the first or second match of the show, as a way to highlight or promote a wrestler up to a higher level of competition. Akuma competed in qualifying Block A, on February 26 in a 10-man
Torneo cibernetico elimination match. He was the first person eliminated as he was pinned after 10 minutes of wrestling by
Horus, the qualifier and tournament was won by
Soberano Jr. In April 2013 Akuma was announced as one of the
Novatos, or rookies, in the 2013
Torneo Gran Alternativa, or "Great Alternative tournament". The
Gran Alternativa pairs a rookie with an experienced wrestler for a tag team tournament and teamed Akuma with experienced wrestler
Mephisto who has a similar "demonic" ring character. The two competed in Block A on April 12, 2013 losing to
Hombre Bala Jr. and
Atlantis in the first round. The following year Akuma teamed up with
Rey Bucanero for the 2014
Gran Alternativa tournament, only to lose in the first round to rookie
Oro Jr. and veteran
La Sombra. In May 2015 Akuma competed in a qualifying match for the
2015 version of the En Busca de un Ídolo tournament in a
torneo cibernetico elimination match where the last eight wrestlers would qualify for the tournament. He competed against
Blue Panther Jr.,
Cancerbero,
Canelo Casas,
Delta,
Disturbio,
Esfinge,
Flyer,
El Gallo,
Guerrero Maya Jr., Joker,
Pegasso,
Raziel,
Sagrado,
Stigma and
Boby Zavala. Akuma was the first wrestler eliminated, pinned by Joker. In the 2017 Akuma was once again one of the rookie competitors for that year's
Gran Alternativa, teaming with
Comandante Pierroth. In the first round the team defeated
Drone and
Niebla Roja in the first round but lost to Rocy Casas and
Negro Casas in the second round. Akuma and
Templario teamed up for a tournament to determine a new set of
Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions after the title had been vacated previously. The initial round of the tournament took place on February 24 and saw Akuma and Templario eliminated from the tournament by
Fuego and
Star Jr. In May 2018 Akuma competed in his fourth
Gran Alternativa tournament, this time teaming with
Euforia. The duo defeated
Astral and Niebla Roja in the opening round, but ended up losing to Star Jr. and
Carístico in the second round of the tournament. In late 2018 Akuma and Camorra became involved in a storyline feud against fellow
rudos Yago and
El Hijo del Signo. The two sides faced off in various matches through November and December, and often involved either Akuma's or Yago's mask being torn. The feud led to a tag team
Lucha de Apuestas, or "Bet match" where Akuma and Yago put their masks on the line and Camorra and El Hijo del Signo bet their hair on the outcome of the match. The match took place on January 1, 2019 as part of CMLL's annual
Sin PIedad and saw Akuma and Carmorra lose the match. After the match Camorra was shaved bald while Akuma was forced to remove his mask and reveal his real name, José Luis Florencio Martínez. ==Championships and accomplishments==