Mexican wrestling star Blue Demon Jr. he will not allow a place in politics to take away the mask he has defended for more than 35 years, and that is why his plan is to win a mayoralty in Mexico City and rule in anonymity.
“This mask is my first skin. With it it lasts longer than without it. Your face doesn’t tell you anything, actions are what they’re going to talk about and represent. No one remembers the corrupt politicians who have hurt citizens,” he confessed this Saturday to Efe.
Blue Demon Jr. is one of three fighters with whom the new party, Progressive Social Networks (RSP), is trying to win three mayoralties in Mexico City this year.
The Blue Demon aspires to obtain the Gustavo A. Madero (GAM) without revealing its face nor its name, since for a Mexican fighter the mask is a sacred legacy and they can only lose it in a combat.
Blue Demon Jr. is the adopted son of Blue Demon Sir, a wrestling legend who during the second half of the 90s shone in the quadrilaterals by starring in a rivalry with El Santo, the quintessential Mexican figure of the pancreas.
The junior, who claimed to have always resided in the GAM, explained that his father would be proud to see him in politics with the historic mask.
The fighter acknowledged that he is not ready to govern, but assured that the years he has been fighting have made him a public servant.
“I am a public servant from the moment I stop in an arena to entertain people and they come out satisfied with what I do. I do my job with love and this time I would become a social public servant because I will help that the citizens of the GAM are well, “he reflected.
The ring star is not identified with either left or right ideology, but with social work and progress. Two of his political references are Jesús Urueta and Just Serra.
The Blue Demon remarked that there is no impediment in the law that requires him to reveal his face and name to the citizenry, only to the electoral authorities when registering as a candidate.
“The masks can only be lost in a quadrangle, as well as a boxer with a world title. We are looking for protections for my identity, I am protected by the law, he did not violate any rules,” he commented.
Demon believes that wearing the mask will play in his favor when it comes to governing as if citizens do not know his face, he could go and do field work without causing chaos to check the complaints in his tenure.
“Even if I win the election, I don’t intend to retire because my main economic entry is wrestling, I’m not looking for a place to get rich or get fame. I can train every morning and fight the weekend at the end my work, “he said.
Electoral doctor, Karolina Gilas, told Efe that there is no impediment to the law because Blue Demon Jr. be a candidate and govern without revealing his face to the citizens, although he is obliged to make his name known.
AJ