The wrestler currently known as Nosferatu is the son of retired professional wrestler
Chamaco Valaguez and the brother of active wrestler Apolo Valaguez. He made his debut in 2000 working under the
ring name Chamaco Valaguez Jr. as an homage to his father. Initially he worked on the Mexican
independent circuit and occasionally for
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Mexico's largest and the world's oldest
professional wrestling promotion.
Nosferatus (2007–present) In early 2007 CMLL decided to give Valaguez Jr. a new image and ring name, repackaging him as an
enmascarado (masked wrestler) called Nosferatu. He would wear primarily black clothes and mask with various hellish imagery to enforce the
rudo character he was portraying. As Nosferatu he joined
Los Infernales ("The Infernals") a team led by veteran
rudo El Satánico who served both as a mentor and a trainer to the team members. As a part of
Los Infernales he would regularly team with
Euforia (who had also been given a new ring character) and later on when Satánico's in-ring career slowed down worked alongside
Virus as well. One of his first opportunities under the new name came when he entered the 2007
Reyes del Aire ("Kings of the Air") tournament, but he was the first person eliminated from the match. In June 2008
Los Nuevo Infernales (Nosferatu and Euforia) entered a tournament for the vacant
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship, defeating
Los Rayos Tapatio,
Metalik and
Métalico, and
Ángel Azteca Jr. and
Máscara Purpura to earn a spot in the finals. The final match saw
Flash and
Stuka Jr. defeat
Los Nuevo Infernales to win the Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship. Following their loss
Los Nuevo Infernales began a long running rivalry with Flash and Stuka Jr., which saw Nosferatu and Euforia unsuccessfully challenge for the Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship on December 14, 2008. Nosferatu and Euforia defeated the champions in a non-title match at CMLL's
La Hora Cero Pay-per-view on January 11, 2009. By mid-2009 Nosferatu and Euforia were teaming together less, and Nosferatu was replaced by
Skandalo in a trios match that saw Eurforia, Virus and Skandalo defeat Flash, Stuka Jr. and Metalico on the undercard of the 2009
Infierno en el Ring event. On November 18, 2009, CMLL presented a new
rudo group that had formed called
Los Cancerberos del Infierno ("The Infernal Cerberus"), a continuation of
Los Infernales as it was led by Virus and also included Euforia, but Nosferatu was not included in the group. While not part of
Los Cancerberos Nosferatu was teamed up with Euforia for a tournament to determine the next challengers for the CMLL Arena Coloseo Tag Team Champions. The former
Infernales defeated
Molotov and
Sensei in the first round and
La Fuerza Rapida ("Speed Force";
Pegasso and
Rey Cometa) in the second round. They lost in the semi-final round to
Los Ángeles Celestiales (
Ángel de Oro and
Ángel de Plata). In late 2010 he teamed up with Euforia and
Los Cancerbero member
Pólvora for a tournament to find the next challengers for the
Mexican National Trios Championship. The trio defeated Fuego, Molotov and Rey Cometa in the opening round, but lost to
El Sagrado,
Metal Blanco and
Palacio Negro in the semi-finals of the tournament. Nosferatu made very few CMLL appearances during 2011, and did not return as a regular competitor until around July 2012. ==Championships and accomplishments==