Anselmo Rivas Castro (born November 3, 1982), best known by his ring name Dragón Rojo Jr. (Spanish for "Red Dragon Jr."), is a Mexican luchador (or professional wrestler).
[1] While it was later claimed that he is the grandson of a professional wrestler from the 1970s called Dragón Rojo, it is believed that this is a storyline relationship only, used to explain the ring name, something not uncommon in lucha libre.
[3] He is one of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's ("World Wrestling Council; CMLL) "ambassadors" in their campaign against tuberculosis, raising awareness and money for the fight against the disease.
[5] After training for two years under Raúl Díaz and Dandy Garcia, he made his debut on June 28, 2001, using the name "Zaracatán Jr.", a masked técnico (good guy) ring persona.
[7][8] The new gimmick and mask was noted as bearing a striking resemblance to an animated character of the same name on the show Los Campeones de la Lucha Libre.
[11] In December 2008, Dragón Rojo Jr. won a "#1 Contenders" match and thus earned a shot at the Mexican National Welterweight Championship, held by Sangre Azteca.
[13] After the draw, Dragón Rojo Jr. and Sangre Azteca began teaming together, often with Black Warrior as the third man, quickly forming a trio called Poder Mexica (Spanish for "Mexican Power").
[15] At the 2009 Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show, Dragón Rojo Jr., Sangre Azteca and Misteriosos Jr. lost to CMLL World Trios Champions Héctor Garza, La Máscara and El Hijo del Fantasma.
[17] The bottom bracket took place on December 29, and saw Poder Mexica (Azteca, Rojo Jr. and Misterioso Jr.) defeat Fabian El Gitano, Máximo and Rouge and then Delta, Leono and Valiente to qualify for the final.
[23] On January 22, 2011, Dragón Rojo Jr. made his Japanese debut, when he took part in the Fantastica Mania 2011 weekend, co-promoted by CMLL and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in Tokyo.
[24] The following night, he, Atlantis and Taichi were defeated in a six-man tag team match by Giant Bernard, Jushin Thunder Liger and Karl Anderson.
[34][35] On July 9, 2014, Dragón Rojo Jr. announced that due to his recent problems with his stablemates, he was leaving Los Revolucionarios del Terror and turning técnico.
[37] On March 25, 2017, nearly five and a half years after it started, Dragón Rojo Jr.'s reign as CMLL Middleweight Champion came to an end when he was defeated by Ángel de Oro.