Wrestler Profile

Pagano

Pagano is lucha libre's hardcore heart — the Ciudad Juárez brawler whose barbed wire, broken glass and visible scar tissue made him AAA's extreme conscience. Beloved for effort over polish, he bleeds like it is a civic duty.

His TripleManía main events — including apuesta matches against Chessman and Psycho Clown — turned deathmatch chaos into mainstream Mexican spectacle. Whatever aesthetic points he concedes, he repays in commitment: no AAA wrestler leaves more of himself, literally, in the ring.

Juárez claims him as a folk hero, and AAA crowds chant his name with protective affection. WrestleRanks voters rank Pagano on sacrifice — the people's madman, permanently overdrawn at the blood bank.

Promotions

Pagano is associated with AAA (2025–2026).

Championship history

• AAA World Tag Team Championship (AAA) — Former champion · 1 reign · with Psycho Clown · Former champions; lost the titles to the War Raiders at Noche de Los Grandes.

PWI rankings history

Pagano has been ranked in the PWI 500 5 times, first at No. 288 in 2018 and most recently at No. 378 in 2025. The highest placement is No. 57, reached in 2021.

Placements by year: 2018 (No. 288), 2021 (No. 57), 2022 (No. 199), 2024 (No. 289), 2025 (No. 378).

Compiled from the annual rankings published by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. See the 2025 edition.

Pagano in the WrestleRanks rankings

Pagano is tracked as a hard-hitting competitor on WrestleRanks. WrestleRanks standings are decided one week at a time, from fan voting and editor input. Read more about how our rankings work, or see the live, interactive profile with weekly rank history and voting on the Pagano ranking page.

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