Early career (2001–2007) After training for two years under Raúl Díaz and Dandy Garcia, he made his debut on June 28, 2001, using the name "Zaracatán Jr.", a masked
técnico (good guy) ring persona. He was named the Lagunero area "Rookie of the year" for his work in the local promotion that put on shows in
Torreón and Gómez Palacio in
Durango. After his rookie year, he suffered an injury that forced him out of wrestling for two years, while recovering and rehabilitating. When he returned to the ring he changed his ring personas and became a heel, or
rudo (those that portray the bad guys), character called "Diamante Negro Jr.", soon after he'd drop the "Jr." and work as Diamante Negro. Diamante Negro stated that the five sided diamond on his mask stood for "passion, aggressiveness, strength, dedication, and professionalism" and that it was black because he was a
rudo.
Dragón Rojo Jr. (2008–2012) Diamante Negro was scheduled to team with Último Guerrero in the 2008 version of CMLL's
Torneo Gran Alternativa, but in July 2008, it was officially announced that he had changed names and would from then on work as "Dragón Rojo Jr.", taking the name of his grandfather "Dragón Rojo". The new gimmick and mask was noted as bearing a striking resemblance to an animated character of the same name on the show
Los Campeones de la Lucha Libre. Dragón Rojo Jr. and Guerrero won the 2008
Gran Alternativa, defeating the teams of
Shocker and
Ángel Azteca Jr.,
Blue Panther and Axel and in the finals defeating
Dos Caras Jr. and Metalik. The win was seen as an indication that CMLL had plans to move Dragón Rojo Jr. up the card. On August 9, 2008, Dragón Rojo won his biggest "Luchas de Apuestas" match to date as he won the mask of rival Mictlán, forcing him to unmask and reveal his real name as per Lucha Libre traditions. In December 2008, Dragón Rojo Jr. won a "#1 Contenders" match and thus earned a shot at the
Mexican National Welterweight Championship, held by
Sangre Azteca. The title match ended in a double count out leaving Sangre Azteca the champion but showing that Dragón Rojo Jr. was not easily defeated. After the draw, Dragón Rojo Jr. and Sangre Azteca began teaming together, often with
Black Warrior as the third man, quickly forming a trio called
Poder Mexica (Spanish for "Mexican Power"). The group saw mixed success around Mexico but remained undefeated in Arena Mexico, CMLL's main venue and soon earned a shot at the
Mexican National Trios Championship, held by
El Sagrado,
La Sombra and
Volador Jr. Poder Mexica won the title in their first attempt, defeating the champions on February 3, 2009. In March 2009,
Misterioso Jr. took the place of Black Warrior in several matches in Mexico City and later became an official member of
Poder Mexica. At the 2009
Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show, Dragón Rojo Jr., Sangre Azteca and Misteriosos Jr. lost to
CMLL World Trios Champions Héctor Garza,
La Máscara and
El Hijo del Fantasma. On December 19, 2009, it was announced by the
Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. that
Poder Mexica had been stripped of the Mexican National Trios title, because Black Warrior had left CMLL, breaking up the team. At the same time, they announced an eight team tournament to crown a new trios champion. The top half of the bracket took place on December 22, and the bottom half of the bracket took place on December 29. In the top bracket, the team of
Máscara Dorada,
Stuka Jr. and
Metro qualified for the finals. The bottom bracket took place on December 29, and saw
Poder Mexica (Azteca, Rojo Jr. and Misterioso Jr.) defeat
Fabian El Gitano,
Máximo and
Rouge and then
Delta,
Leono and
Valiente to qualify for the final. On January 6, 2010, Mascara Dorada, Stuka Jr. and Metro defeated
Poder Mexica to become the new Mexican National Trios Champions. On November 2, Dragón Rojo Jr. replaced an injured
Atlantis and teamed with Último Guerrero to defeat
Mr. Águila and Héctor Garza for the
CMLL World Tag Team Championship. After the match, Rojo Jr. announced that he was leaving
Poder Mexica and joining
Los Guerreros de la Atlantida. On December 10, Dragón Rojo Jr. defeated Maximo, La Máscara, La Sombra and Volador Jr. in singles matches to advance to the finals of the 2010
La Copa Junior. On December 25, he defeated
Averno in the finals to win the tournament. On November 18, 2011, Rojo Jr. defeated Liger to win the
CMLL World Middleweight Championship, making him a double champion. On the
August 3 Super Viernes show, Rojo Jr. and Guerrero lost the CMLL World Tag Team Championship to Atlantis and
Diamante Azul, ending their reign at 640 days, the longest reign in the title's history. On the
September 28, 2012 Super Viernes, Rojo Jr. defeated NJPW representative
Prince Devitt to win the
NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship, making him a double middleweight champion.
Los Revolucionarios del Terror (2012–2017) Following his championship victory, Rojo Jr. quit
Los Guerreros del Infierno to form a team with
Rey Escorpión; the team of Escorpión, Dragón Rojo Jr. and
Pólvora was unveiled as
Los Revolucionarios del Terror ("The Revolutionaries of Terror"). Dragón Rojo Jr. was forced to team up with
Niebla Roja, who was now a rival instead of a partner after the formation of
Los Revolucionarios del Terror, for the 2013
Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles ("National Incredible Pairs Tournament") where the concept was that rivals would team up for a tag team tournament. Despite this, the duo defeated the team of
Rush and
El Terrible in the first round and Blue Panther and Rey Escorpión in the second round. The team was defeated in the semi-finals by Niebla Rojo's stable leader Último Guerrero and Atlantis. On July 9, 2014, Dragón Rojo Jr. announced that due to his recent problems with his stablemates, he was leaving
Los Revolucionarios del Terror and turning
técnico. However, he returned to the
rudo side on May 8, 2015, as he, Rey Escorpión and Pólvora reunited the stable. On March 25, 2017, nearly five and a half years after it started, Dragón Rojo Jr.'s reign as CMLL Middleweight Champion came to an end when he was defeated by
Ángel de Oro.
Later career (2017–present) On January 22, 2019, Dragón Rojo Jr. wrestled in a six-man tag team match where he injured his knee and was unable to perform in the ring. On April 2, 2022, Dragón Rojo Jr. won the CMLL Middleweight Championship for the second time. On September 16, at the
CMLL 90th Anniversary Show, he lost the
Lucha de Apuestas Mask vs. Mask match to Templario. As a result, Dragón Rojo Jr. had to unmask and reveal his birth name.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2011, 2013) On January 22, 2011, Dragón Rojo Jr. made his
Japanese debut, when he took part in the
Fantastica Mania 2011 weekend, co-promoted by CMLL and
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in
Tokyo. During the first night, he teamed with
Tomohiro Ishii in a tag team match, where they defeated La Máscara and
Tiger Mask. The following night, he, Atlantis and
Taichi were defeated in a six-man tag team match by
Giant Bernard,
Jushin Thunder Liger and
Karl Anderson. In January 2013, Dragón Rojo Jr. took part in the three-day
Fantastica Mania 2013 event. During the first night on January 18, he was defeated by Prince Devitt in a non-title singles match. The following night, Rojo Jr.,
Tomohiro Ishii and
Yoshi-Hashi defeated
Bushi, Devitt and
Ryusuke Taguchi in six man tag team match. During the third and final night, Dragón Rojo Jr. lost the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship to La Sombra. ==Championships and accomplishments==