'Rudisimo por exelencia', Blue Panther is one of Mexico's most respected and important workers. Blue Panther started training lucha with his brother, Hector 'el Carnicerito' Lopez, a worker who could never become a star.Later, he trained with Halcon Suriano. Panther first match was on October 8 1978 in Gomez Palacio. He liked the panthers and inspired by his greates hero, Anibal, designed his mask. This mask was laughed at and most of the press joked about it, Panther started working and achieving a level of respect for his character by defeating several luchadors in 1984, when he unmasked Gorila Infernal, and Bull Power and Luzbel, besides winning UWA welter belt from 'El Matematico' (December 16 1984).

'Match of the Year Award' participant at least 5 times (in Mexico), one of those in his match against Atlantis for the tecnico's NWA belt in 1991, Blue Panther could not win the title that time, but the story say that Atlantis respected 'el Maestro Lagunero' so much that trained extra hours for 3 months to prepare to such match. This led to a Panther vs Atlantis feud, 'el Blue' also fueded with Solar I early in the 90's, but in 1992's October, a young star from the US arrived... and changed the lucha world for ever.

During a match ( I guess it was an australianos), Blue Panther ended sending Love Machine to the hospital with a broken leg, this not only slowed Machine's rising career, but created one of the biggest feuds in the history of wrestling (lucha american or japanese). Love Machine soon returned and battled with Panther, in one night, they even brawled in the Arena Mexico's parking lot (not an angle).

April 3, 1993, Panther and Machine put the masks in the line... it should have been a great match, but (imo) it wasn't, but it was as dramatic as they get: Blue Panther dominated the first fall and forced Love Machine to submit with a 'Quebradora Lagunera'. Early in the second fall, Love Machine piledrived his archenemy, piledrivers are illegal in Mexico, so Love Machine had to be DQ, but el rudo ended in the hospital this time, and was out of activity for a while. During this match, the crowd went over supporting Panther, something Machine could not understand, Blue Panther started to be compared to the legendary Santo and Solitario, two rudos who were huge with the crowd. Love Machine's mask had fallen, but a legend was born as Art Barr, the feud did not ended there, in fact, it became 10 times bigger. From then on, Art and Panther teased piledrivers in most of their meetings, until there, piledrivers were almost never seen, and in that night, they gained a 'killer' status in Mexico.

Blue Panther kept being rudo, and Machine tecnico, eventually, Love Machine had another shot at his enemy's mask, in Los Angeles, but again, Panther prevailed... but this time, Machine really 'went mad' and became 'el Gringo Loco', turning rudo, well, something beyond rudo. Because Panther was very popular, (I guess it was because the promoters wanted) Panther turned tecnico, I think this was a bad move for him, but who knows. Love Machine joined forces with Eddie Guerrero, Konnan, Misterioso and others and became 'Los Gringos Locos', this eneded with 'La Pareja del Terror' losing their hair against Hijo del Santo and Octagon in WWC PPV, in that match, Panther interfered piledriving Barr... it was the last time Love Machine was in a card, he died some days later under unknow circumstances... and the feud ended.

Since that time, Panther had being turning rudo then tecnico, and worse yet, some years ago, he left AAA and with Fuerza Guerrera founded Promell, which later became Promo Azteca. Then went back to AAA and eventually returned to EMLL, he had been successfull in any of those promotions, always being a top contender or a champion, but his feuds with Solar I and Atlantis were forgotten.

Blue Panther's Moves:

1.- Nudo Lagunero : (Knot Lagunero) --- I guess this could be defined as 'Black Warrior's weird submission hold'. Blue Panther is credited as the iventor of this move, and in fact, Warrior is Panther's nephew, also from Gomez Palacio, so he is Lagunero as well, I have never seen anyone else doing this move (doesn't mean no one else has done it). I'll try to describe it: it has leglocks and also hold opponet's hands, to pull him/her and make him hang in a parallel plane to the mat.

2.- Quebradora Lagunera : It is a Powerbomb-twist opponetn lands on performer's knee, next, he/she pushes victim's head and legs down (quebradora) to make him/her submit, sometimes followed by a pin instead of submision, this is the move used by Blue Panther to win the first fall in his maks duel with Love Machine.

3.- Tapatia Paseada ('La Lagunera' ?) : Tapatia = Romero's Special, this move starts with a Romero Special, then, Panther's opponent falls to one side--it looks as if the move was missed-- but Blue keeps holding, eventually, he goes back on top of his opponent and performs another Romero's Special!!!! Next, fall to a side... etc, so instead of ONE Romero's Special, it is THREE or FOUR!! This move is amazing and I never seen anyone but Blue Panther doing it, and then, only two, maybe three times, I guess maybe it was banned because it really could hurt one of the wrestlers or it is really too hard to do.

4.- Tirabuzon Lagunero.- I'm not sure about this move, I think it is a variation of an abdominal-stretch with spins.

5.- Other Moves.- Lately Panther is using a wrist lock submision hold a lot, a Press slam and sometimes he goes airbone with tope suicidas and saults, not to mention the infinite number of holds and counter holds he knows.