Mexico City /
Maximino Linares Moreno. If the name is unfamiliar to you, we’re sorry to tell you that you failed as a Mexican wrestling fan because we mean the same thing. Raig de Jalisco Sr., Owner of one of the most iconic masks, The same one he lost in a fight against another immortal of the quadrilaterals as was Blue Demon.
Who was the Rayo de Jalisco?
Contrary to popular belief that it was tapatío, Don Max Linares was a native of Mexico City and debuted at the age of 18 in wrestling under the name of Mystery Mystery in 1950, then playing the characters of Black Eagle, Dr. Curtis and the Lightning so that in 1962 the unknown would be adopted that would make him historic: The Ray of Jalisco.
For almost 40 years he lived on top of the ropes and a figure of this caliber could only retreat against another of the same significance by putting everything in line. On July 30, 1989, El Rayo de Jalisco played the mask against Blue Demon, Whom a week before he had betrayed during a tribute because he wanted the most quoted cover of wrestling, knowing that if he lost it would be his end and so it was, because the Idol Tapatío lost the mask and that day its race finished.
The Rayo de Jalisco without mask
The legacy continued with El Rayo de Jalisco Jr., on the official Facebook page you can see a photo next to the Rayo Sr. without mask, Which unfortunately died on July 19, 2018 at 85 years old.
Blue Demon Vs. Jalisco Ray: mask against mask
We travel to the Monumental Bullring of Monterrey to relive that historic night in which two of the greatest of the pancreas played their identity well into the year, because Rayo was 56 years old, while Manotas 67.