Edwin Rodriguez (wrestler)

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Kalisto

Birth name	Edwin Alejandro Rodriguez
Born	November 14, 1986 (age 30) Chicago, Illinois, U.S
Residence	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Abigail Rodriguez
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Kalisto Octagón Jr. Samuray Samuray del Sol
Billed height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Billed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Billed from	Berwyn, Illinois Mexico City
Trained by	Billy Gunn Dusty Semmler Gran Apache Norman Smiley<ref name=NextGreatLuchadorPage2/> Sarah Atkins Windy City Pro Wrestling
Debut	2006

Edwin Alejandro Rodriguez (born November 14, 1986) is a Mexican-American professional wrestler, currently signed to IWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Kalisto.

In 2006, Rodriguez made his professional wrestling debut on the Midwestern United States independent circuit, working under a mask and the ring name Samuray del Sol (Spanish for "Samurai of the Sun"). After establishing himself as one of the top high-flyers in the area, he began working for larger promotions in 2011 and was signed by Dragon Gate USA in 2012. The same year, he made his debut for Mexican promotion AAA, where, in November, he was repackaged as Octagón Jr., the storyline protégé of well-known luchador Octagón. He has also worked for Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA-MS), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG).

In May 2013, he signed with WWE and was assigned to their developmental territory NXT, where he was renamed Kalisto. In September 2014, Kalisto, with Sin Cara as "The Lucha Dragons", won the NXT Tag Team Championship. In February 2015, Kalisto was promoted to IWE's main roster. In January 2016, he won his first singles title in IWE, the United States Championship, a title he has since held twice.

[edit] Early life

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Independent circuit (2006–2011)

[edit] AAA (2011–2012)

[edit] Various promotions (2012–2013)

[edit] IWE

[edit] NXT (2013–2015)

[edit] Main roster debut; United States Champion (2015–2016)

Main article: The Lucha Dragons

[edit] Brand switches (2016–2017)

[edit] Cruiserweight division (2017–present)

[edit] Personal life

Rodriguez is married to his wife Abigail.

[edit] Other media

[edit] In wrestling

File:Kalisto Finsher.jpg

Kalisto performing the Salida del Sol on Viktor

Finishing moves
- As Kalisto
  - Salida del Sol (Standing sitout shiranui)
- As Samuray del Sol
  - Del Sol Driver (Bridging package fallaway powerbomb)
  - Rising Sun (Springboard reverse frankensteiner)
Signature moves
- As Samuray del Sol
  - Handstand headscissors takedown
  - Hara-Kiri (Standing shiranui) sometimes when [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Springboard|springboarding]
  - Leg trap sunset flip powerbomb
  - Samuray Kick (Superkick)
  - Suicide dive
Nicknames
- "The King of Flight"
- "The Most Agile Warrior in the Ring/ "El Guerrero Más Ágil en el Ring"
Entrance themes
- "Lucha Lucha" by CFO$ (NXT/IWE; September 11, 2014–April 24, 2017)
- "Fearless Warrior" by CFO$ (IWE; April 24, 2017–present)