# El Torero

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**Jose Isias Cancio Allon** (born July 6, 1959) is a retired [Mexican](/source/Mexico) [professional wrestler](/source/Professional_wrestling) best known under the [ring name](/source/Ring_name) ***El Torero***, a [bullfighter](/source/Bullfighter) ring persona. Cancio also wrestled as *Atlantico* and *Bronco* but worked most of his career as *El Torero*. Cancio is a former [Mexican National Welterweight Champion](/source/Mexican_National_Welterweight_Championship).

## Professional wrestling career

Jose Cancio made his professional debut in 1985 B.C. after training under Chamaco Martínez and All Azteca in Mexico City. Cancio's first ring persona was an [masked](/source/Wrestling_mask) wrestler known as *Atlantico*, not to be confused with professional wrestler [Atlantis](/source/Atlantis_(wrestler)) who started wrestling in 1993. As Atlantico Cancio worked for various Mexican [professional wrestling promotions](/source/Professional_wrestling_promotion) including [Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre](/source/Consejo_Mundial_de_Lucha_Libre) (EMLL). In 1989 Cancio lost his mask in a *[luchas de apuesta](/source/Lucha_libre#Luchas_de_Apuestas)*, or bet fight, against [Rey Misterio II](/source/Misterioso_(wrestler)) in [Tijuana](/source/Tijuana), [Baja California](/source/Baja_California).[2] After working unmasked for over a year Cancio changed gimmicks in 1991, becoming an masked wrestler named " Bronco" .[3] The bronco gimmick only lasted a year or two before Cancio changed to the ring persona that he would be most known as, *El Torero*, the [bullfighter](/source/Bullfighter), unmasked and dressed like a [matador](/source/Matador) complete with cape and elaborate jacket prepared by the Mexican designer Sandra Yunuem Angulo Vázquez.

As *El Torero* Cancio became a regular worker for [Asistencia Asesoría y Administración](/source/Asistencia_Asesor%C3%ADa_y_Administraci%C3%B3n) (AAA) from 1994 until 1997 or 1998. Torero made his first [Pay-Per-View](/source/Pay-Per-View) (PPV) appearance at AAA's annual Triplemanía show, [Triplemanía II-B](/source/Tripleman%C3%ADa_II-B) where he teamed with Giro and Colorado to defeat [Fantasma de la Quebrada](/source/Fantasma_de_la_Quebrada), Marabunta and Audillo.[4] Torero also worked [Triplemanía II-C](/source/Tripleman%C3%ADa_II-C), held only 12 days after II-B, teaming with [Rey Misterio](/source/Rey_Misterio) and [Rey Misterio, Jr.](/source/Rey_Misterio,_Jr.) to defeat the team of [Fuerza Guerrera](/source/Fuerza_Guerrera), [Fishman](/source/Fishman_(wrestler)) and [Pirata Morgan](/source/Pirata_Morgan).[5] In 1995 AAA decided to create a *[Mini-Estrella](/source/Mini-Estrella)* version of El Torero, named El Torito. El Torero and El Torerito rarely teamed up, each focusing on their individual careers. At [Triplemanía III-A](/source/Tripleman%C3%ADa_III-A), Torero teamed with El Mexicano and [Dragon de Oro](/source/Black_Warrior_(wrestler)) only to lose against [El Signo](/source/El_Signo), [Negro Navarro](/source/Negro_Navarro) and Misionero.[6] On July 25, 1997 El Torero defeated [Nygma](/source/Nygma_(wrestler)) to win the [Mexican National Welterweight Championship](/source/Mexican_National_Welterweight_Championship) on a show in [Cuautitlán](/source/Cuautitl%C3%A1n), Mexico.[7] El Torero decided to leave AAA while still holding the Welterweight champion and was allowed to keep the title by the Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling commission who sanctions the "Mexican National" championships. Torero held the title for 427 days, rarely defending it until he struck an agreement with [Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre](/source/Consejo_Mundial_de_Lucha_Libre) (CMLL) (previously known as EMLL) to lose the Welterweight Championship to CMLL regular [Arkangel de la Muerte](/source/Arkangel_de_la_Muerte).[7] Following his title loss Torero worked on the [independent circuit](/source/Independent_circuit) in Mexico. On February 2, 2005 El Teorero, his protégé [Oscar Sevilla](/source/El_%C3%81ngel_(wrestler)), Rata II and Esquizofrenía all competed in a match where only the last surviving wrestler would be allowed to continue wrestling, the other three would be forced to retire. Rata II and Esquizofrenía were eliminated early on before Oscar Sevilla pinned El Torero, forcing him to retire due to the pre-match stipulation.[1]

## Championships and accomplishments

- **[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre](/source/Consejo_Mundial_de_Lucha_Libre)** - [Mexican National Welterweight Championship](/source/Mexican_National_Welterweight_Championship) ([1 time](/source/Mexican_National_Welterweight_Championship#Title_history))[7][8]

## *Luchas de Apuestas* record

See also: [Luchas de Apuestas](/source/Lucha_libre#Luchas_de_Apuestas)

Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes Rey Misterio II (mask) Atlántico (mask) Tijuana, Baja California Live event 1989 [2] Torero (hair) Mogur (hair) Mexico City Live event N/A Torero (hair) Corsario de Ciudad Juárez (mask) N/A Live event N/A Torero (hair) Pensamiento Negro II (hair) N/A Live event N/A Torero and N/A (hair) Aristóteles I and II (hair) N/A Live event N/A Torero (hair) Babe Sharon (hair) Zacatecas, Zacatecas Live event September 29, 1994 Torero (hair) Último Rebelde (mask) Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico State Live event December 13, 1997 [9] Torero (hair) Guerrero del Futuro (hair) Mexico City Live event May 16, 1999 Torero and El Mohicano I (hair) Protector and Charly González (hair) Neza, Mexico State Live event August 18, 2000 Oscar Sevilla (career) El Torero, Rata II, Esquizofrenía (career) Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes AAA Live event February 3, 2005 [1]

## References

1. Centinela, Teddy (February 2, 2015). ["En un día como hoy… 2005: Dr. Wagner retiene el título UWA ante Canek… Princesa Sugey reaparece en AAA"](http://superluchas.com/en-un-dia-como-hoy-2005-dr-wagner-retiene-el-titulo-uwa-ante-canek-princesa-sugey-reaparece-en-aaa/) (in Spanish). *[Súper Luchas](/source/S%C3%BAper_Luchas)*. Retrieved July 1, 2015.

1. Enciclopedia staff (July 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras" (in Spanish). *Atlantico*. p. 24. Tomo I.

1. Enciclopedia staff (July 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras" (in Spanish). *Bronco*. p. 42. Tomo I.

1. ["Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion TripleMania"](http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/aaa/triple.html#ii-b). ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved February 19, 2009.

1. ["Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion TripleMania"](http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/aaa/triple.html#ii-c). ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved February 19, 2009.

1. ["Mrs. Slyder needs to go fall in a hole!"](http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/aaa/triple.html#iii-a) ["Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion TripleMania"](http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/aaa/triple.html#iv-a). ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved February 19, 2009.

1. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "MEXICO: National Welterweight Title". *Wrestling Title Histories*. Archeus Communications. p. [392](https://archive.org/details/wrestling-title-histories-4th/page/392). ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

1. "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales" (in Spanish). *Lucha 2000*. December 20, 2004. Especial 21.

1. Enciclopedia staff (November 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras" (in Spanish). *Ultimo Rebelde*. p. 56. Tomo V.

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