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 Loco in April 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Charlie Santo July 20, 1985 Chicago, Illinois |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Gringo Loco Tyme Paige |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Billed weight | 253 lb (115 kg) |
| Billed from | Chicago, Illinois |
| Trained by | Skayde |
| Debut | 2000 |
Charlie Santo (born July 20, 1985), better known by the ring name Gringo Loco, is an American professional wrestler. He is working Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), where is a promoted of the brand annual GCW Gringo Loco's The Wrld On Lucha event series. He also performs on the independent circuit.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Career
[edit]Santo began his career in 2000, wrestling on the independent circuit in Mexico.[9][10] He made his Game Changer Wrestling debut in 2018.[11] Throughout 2021 and 2022, he made several appearances for Major League Wrestling and Game Changer Wrestling.[12][13][14]
On August 30, 2023, he made his All Elite Wrestling debut on Rampage, teaming with Kip Sabian, losing to El Hijo del Vikingo and Nick Wayne.[15][16][17] He made his AEW Collision debut on July 20, 2024, losing to the debuting Hologram.[18][19]
Since 2021, Game Changer Wrestling has held the annual GCW Gringo Loco's The Wrld On Lucha pay-per-view event.[20]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Absolute Intense Wrestling
- AIW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Steve Pain
- Double Dare Tag Team Tournament (2016) - with Steve Pain
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- DEFY Wrestling
- DEFY PrimoLucha Championship (1 time)
- DEFY Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Arez
- Demand Lucha
- Lucha Premier Championship (1 time)
- Royal Canadian Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Arez
- DREAMWAVE Wrestling
- DREAMWAVE Alternative Championship (1 time)
- GALLI Lucha Libre
- GALLI Indiscutible Championship (1 time)
- GALLI Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Golden Dragon
- House of Glory
- HOG Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- International Wrestling Revolution Group
- Distrito Federal Trios Championship (1 time) – with Avisman and El Hijo del Diablo[22]
- IWRG Distrito Federal Trios Title Tournament (2010) – with Avisman and El Hijo del Diablo[22]
- Mondo Lucha
- Mondo Lucha Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- The Wrestling Revolver
- Warrior Wrestling
- Warrior Wrestling Lucha Championship (1 time, current)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Gringo Loco Credits Mike Bailey For Coming Up With His Viral Spot With Jack Cartwheel | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ↑ "DEFY Can't Deny It Results (4/4): KENTA vs. Gringo Loco, Vert Vixen vs. Jazmin Allure vs. Trish Adora | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ↑ "411MANIA". Gringo Loco Weighs In On Possibly Signing With AEW & ROH. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ↑ Pine, Jon (April 6, 2024). "PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 166: Freedom Walks Again". POST Wrestling. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ↑ Hausman, Nick (June 20, 2023). "Gringo Loco On Getting 'Second Chance' After Heart Stopped – Exclusive". Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Gringo Loco - Fights, Stats, Videos". TrillerTV. September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Gringo Loco Explains How He Became The Base God | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ↑ "The Faces of Lucha Libre". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ↑ Casciaro, Joseph (February 13, 2023). "Gringo Loco: The American born luchador". Slam Wrestling. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ↑ Pritchard, Bill (January 9, 2019). "Gringo Loco On Staying True To Lucha Libre, Taking Inspiration From Art Barr (Exclusive)". Wrestlezone. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Gringo Loco GCW Cage Match". April 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Gringo Loco". MLW. April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Gringo Loco: I Feel Like I've Overdelivered In Ring Of Honor, It's Some Of My Best Work Ever | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ↑ Briggs, Kelvin (March 3, 2023). "Gringo Loco Interview: His History, Dream Opponents, and More". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ↑ Thompson, Andrew (January 21, 2024). "Gringo Loco: "I think Tony Khan likes me, I think he's waiting on the right moment to tell me or to offer me a deal"". POST Wrestling. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Gringo Loco On Potentially Signing With AEW/ROH: I Think Tony Khan Likes Me, We'll Just Have To Wait | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Gringo Loco Almost Passed On Recent AEW Appearance, Skye Blue Convinced Him To Go". Yahoo Entertainment. June 20, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ↑ Schneiderman, Miles (July 21, 2024). "Hologram Wins Debut Match On AEW Collision". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ↑ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ↑ "GCW Gringo Loco's The Wrld On Lucha Results (5/5): Joey Janela vs. Mascarita Dorada, More | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ↑ Vetter, Chris (November 11, 2024). "DDT x TJPW x Defy Wrestling "Triangular" results (11/10): Vetter's review of Mike Bailey and Mao vs. Sinner & Saint, Miyu Yamashita vs. Gringo Loco vs. Nick Wayne for the DDT Title, Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yuni". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- 1 2 Rivera, Manuel (May 1, 2010). "Resultados IWRG (29 abril 2010): ¡Silver King aparece en Naucalpan y promete una invasión AAA ¡Los Gringos, nuevos Campeones de Tríos del Estado de México". Súper Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 3, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2025". profightdb.com.
- ↑ "Champions | Wrestling Revolver". The Wrestling Revolver. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gringo Loco.
- Gringo Loco's profile at Cagematch
- Gringo Loco at IMDb
