Samuray del Sol

Real name: Emanuel Alejandro Rodriguez
Height: 5’6
Weight: 170 lbs.
Date of birth: November 14, 1986
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Pro debut: 2006
Trained by: Gran Apache
Finishing move: Salida del Sol

Biography

– In 2006, Rodriguez began training at Windy City Pro Wrestling
– He debuted later that year under the ring name ‘Samuray del Sol’
– In June 2011, Samuray del Sol entered the IWC Super Indy Tournament, but lost to El Generico in the first round
– In March 2012, Samuray del Sol entered the CZW Best of the Best Tournament, losing to AR Fox in the semi-final
– In December 2012, Samuray del Sol entered and won the Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup, defeating Eddie Rios, Jon Davis, Jonathan Gresham & AR Fox on his way to victory
– In March 2013, Samuray del Sol entered and won Brian Kendrick’s King of Flight Tournament, defeating AR Fox, Paul London & Ricochet on his way to victory
– On May 26, 2013, it was reported that Rodriguez had signed a WWE development deal
– In August 2013, Rodriguez reported to NXT and was given the ring name ‘Kalisto’
– On September 21, 2013, Kalisto made his NXT debut, defeating Baron Corbin
– On April 24, 2014, Kalisto made his televised debut, teaming with El Local to defeat Les Legionnaires (Sylvester Lefort & Marcus Louis)
– In June 2014, Kalisto was paired with Sin Cara. The duo would become known as The Lucha Dragons
– In July 2014, The Lucha Dragons entered the NXT Tag Team Title Contenders Tournament, defeating Buddy Murphy & Wesley Blake, Adam Rose & Sami Zayn and The Vaudevillains (Aiden English & Simon Gotch) on their way to victory
– At NXT Takeover Fatal 4-Way, The Lucha Dragons defeated The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) to win the NXT Tag Team Titles
– At NXT Takeover R:Evolution, The Lucha Dragons defeated The Vaudevillains (Aiden English & Simon Gotch) to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles
– In February 2015, The Lucha Dragons were promoted to WWE’s main roster.
– On March 30, 2015, The Lucha Dragons made their official main roster debuts, teaming with The New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) to defeat The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) and Cesaro & Tyson Kidd
– At WWE’s Beast In The East network special, The Lucha Dragons defeated The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods)
– At Survivor Series ’15, The Lucha Dragons, The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) & Ryback defeated The New Day, King Barrett & Sheamus in an Elimination Match
– On the January 11, 2016 episode of Raw, Kalisto defeated Alberto Del Rio to win the WWE United States Title. He would lose it back to Del Rio on that week’s episode of Smackdown
– At Royal Rumble ’16, Kalisto defeated Del Rio to regain the WWE United States Title
– On the Fastlane ’16 pre-show, Kalisto defeated Del Rio in a Best of 3 Falls Match to retain the WWE United States Title
– On the WrestleMania 32 pre-show, Kalisto defeated Ryback to retain the WWE United States Title
– On the Payback ’16 pre-show, Kalisto again defeated Ryback to retain the WWE United States Title
– On the Money In The Bank ’16 pre-show, The Lucha Dragons defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von)
– In the 2016 WWE draft, Kalisto was allocated to Smackdown, separating The Lucha Dragons
– At Elimination Chamber ’17, Kalisto & Apollo Crews defeated Dolph Ziggler in a Handicap Match
– On April 10, 2017, Kalisto was moved to the Raw roster
– On the Extreme Rules ’17 pre-show, Kalisto defeated Apollo Crews
– On the October 9 episode of Raw, Kalisto was unveiled as the newest member of the Cruiserweight Division and defeated Enzo Amore in a Lumberjack Match to win the WWE Cruiserweight Title
– On the Royal Rumble ’18 pre-show, Kalisto, Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado defeated Jack Gallagher, TJP & Drew Gulak. The group would become known as ‘Lucha House Party’
– Kalisto was released by WWE on April 15, 2021
– Back under the name ‘Samuray del Sol’, he made his first post-WWE appearance on the November 3, 2021 episode of AEW Dynamite, teaming with Aero Star in a loss to FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood)
– On February 5, 2023, Samuray del Sol defeated Gino Rivera to win the AIWF Cruiserweight Title
– At CMLL’s 90th Anniversary Show, Samuray del Sol & Lince Dorado defeated Soberano Jr & Titan
– On March 16, Good Lucha Things (Samuray del Sol & Lince Dorado) defeated Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) to win the PWR Tag Team Titles