Diamante Azul

One of many wrestlers to use the name Metro, this is the current version. Not the Queretaro based Diamante Azul.

Profile

Diamante Azul

Name Diamante Azul Real name Nicknames Name history Romano (2007–03/2009), Metro (01/2009–2/2012), Diamante Azul (2/2012-) Family Maestro(s) Tony Salazar, Franco Colombo Birth date, location December 20, 1983 - Distrito Federal Obituary date Debut, location 2007 - Arena Neza Lost mask to Height 183 cm/6'0" Weight 97 kgs/214 lbs Signature moves German Suplex, El Escudo Titles: Mexican National Trios Championship (w/Máscara Dorada & Stuka Jr.), Distrito Federal Heavyweight Championship, CMLL World Tag Team Championship (2) (w/ Atlantis) & (w/ Valiente), NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship, Occidente Heavyweight Championship, CMLL International Gran Prix 2017, Mexican National Heavyweight Championship

Notes

Third Mexico City–based wrestler to use the name Metro in short order. He uses the same red and yellow color scheme as those before him, but his outfit is redesigned.

Turned up on a couple Arena Neza cards in late 2007. Vanished until the end of 2008, where he started working openers in Arena Coliseo. He never appeared under that name in Arena México and was taken back off the shows after just a few weeks. It's possible the promotion already had decided on big plans for him and wanted to make sure he wasn't known under the previous name.

He started as Metro on January 27, 2009, although he still continued to work as Romano on non-CMLL shows for a couple months. Metro immediately was springboarded to the tercera level on non-Friday cards, and rose to semi-main (and occasional main events) by the end of his first year. To start year two, Metro captured the Mexican National Trios Championship, with new partners Máscara Dorada and Stuka Jr.

Unlike most of CMLL's técnicos of his age and experience, Metro is more of a power type wrestler, not a high flyer. His German suplex finish fits that mold, a strength move uncommon as a finish for natives.

Metro has leaped over many more experienced wrestlers in his short CMLL career. Presumably, this means CMLL is high on him, but we may not know for sure until he takes on a character that's not so obviously sponsored.

On February 16, 2012, Metro was repackaged under the ring name "Diamante Azul" (Blue Diamond), wearing a mask, trunks and cape very closely resembling Blue Demon. This would instantly draw the ire of Blue Demon Jr.

Luchas de apuestas record

Date	Apuesta	Winner(s)	Loser(s)	Arena and/or Place
2017/03/17	mask	Diamante Azul	Pierroth (CMLL)	Arena Mexico - Mexico City, Mexico

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as Romano

At Arena Coliseo

Using the German Suplex

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