Joel Bernal Galicia (born December 6, 1965) is a Mexican retired Luchador, or professional wrestler, better known under the ring name Olímpico.
From his debut in 1992 until late 2008 Olímpico worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL); since then he has worked for promotions including Perros del Mal, International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), World Wrestling Association (WWA) and other promotions on the Mexican independent circuit before returning to CMLL in mid-2010 as part of Los Invasores.
For many years Olimpico's real name was not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans.
[4] Initially Olímpico worked in the first and second matches of the show, improving his skills while continuing to train under Hijo del Gladiador at the CMLL Gym.
On March 30, 2000, Olímpico, Mr. Niebla, and Safari defeated the team of Blue Panther, Fuerza Guerrera, and El Signo to win the Mexican National Trios Championship.
[7] On June 23, 2003, Olímpico, Mr. Niebla, and Safari lost the Trios title to Los Nuevo Infernales, the team of Averno, Mephisto, and Satánico.
[6] After working as a tecnico (a good guy character, called a face in wrestling) since 1992, Olímpico turned rudo (villain or Heel) on February 20, 2004 as he turned on his tag team partners El Felino and Virus during a match, allowing the team of Zumbido, Violencia and Veneno to win the match.
During a trios tournament on the August 13, 2010 Super Viernes show Olímpico caused his team to be disqualified and then attacked his former teammates, ending their tentative relationship.
[1] On September 20, 2011, Olímpico, Psicosis II and the new leader of Los Invasores, Volador Jr., defeated Ángel de Oro, Diamante and Rush to win the Mexican National Trios Championship.