Mexico City /
Maximino Linares Moreno. If the name is unfamiliar to you, we’re sorry to tell you that you failed as a fan of the Mexican fight, because we mean the same thing Rayo de Jalisco Sr., the holder of one of the most iconic masks, which he lost in a fight against another ring immortal, such as the Blue Demon.
Who was Rayo de Jalisco?
Contrary to popular belief that he was from Guadalajara, Don Max Linares was originally from Mexico City and began fighting at the age of 18 under the name Mister Mystery in 1950, to later play the characters of Águila Negra, Dr. Curtis and El Rayo, so that in 1962 he adopted the unknown that will make him historical: Lightning Jalisco.
For almost 40 years he lived above the ropes and one figure of that caliber could only retreat against another of the same importance by putting everything on the line. On July 30, 1989, El Rayo de Jalisco played the mask against Blue Demon, who a week earlier had treacherously attacked during a tribute because he wanted the most sought-after cover of the fight, knowing that if he lost, it would be his end, and so it was, because The idol Tapatío lost his mask and that day his career ended.
El Rayo de Jalisco without a mask
The legacy continued with El Rayo de Jalisco Jr., on whose official Facebook page you can see a photo next to Mr. Lightning without a mask, which unfortunately died on July 19, 2018 at 85 years old.
Blue Demon Vs. Rayo de Jalisco: mask against mask
Let’s travel to Monumental Bullring in Monterrey to relive that historic night in which two of the greatest pancrats played their identity until the year, because Rayo was 56 years old, while Manotas 67.