Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza

Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza

34 · Born: Nov 3, 1989

2020

Personal Details

Official Socials
Height 6' 2"
Born Nov 3, 1989 Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico

Biography

Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza is a Mexican professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs in its developmental territory NXT under the ring name Andrade "Cien" Almas, and is a former, one-time NXT Champion. He previously wrestled for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) from 2007 until 2015 under the ring name La Sombra (Spanish for "The Shadow"). Andrade made his professional wrestling debut a month before his 14th birthday and worked initially as Brillante Jr. In 2007 he began working for CMLL as La Sombra and was met with in ring success as he won the 2007 Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament, the 2011 Universal Championship and at one point he was a triple champion; holding the Mexican National Trios Championship, NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship and CMLL World Tag Team Championship at the same time. He also made appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is a former IWGP Intercontinental Champion. While working as La Sombra, Andrade was one of the founding members of the Los Ingobernables ("The Ungovernables") wrestling group, and won the masks of El Felino, Olímpico and Volador Jr. by defeating them in Lucha de Apuestas matches before losing his own mask to Atlantis.

Career

2024
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
WWE Royal Rumble 2024 as Andrade
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2023
All Elite Wrestling: Worlds End
All Elite Wrestling: Worlds End as Andrade El Idolo
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2022
All Elite Wrestling: Revolution
All Elite Wrestling: Revolution as Andrade El Ídolo
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AEW All Out
AEW All Out as Andrade El Ídolo
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2021
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as Andrade El Ídolo
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2020
WWE Backlash
WWE Backlash as Andrade
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2017
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III as Andrade 'Cien' Almas
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