In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Andrade and the second or maternal family name is Oropeza.
Andrade El Idolo
Andrade in 2018
Birth name
Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza
Born
(1989-11-03) November 3, 1989 (age 34) Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Spouse(s)
Charlotte Flair
(m. 2022)
Parent(s)
Brillante (father)
Relatives
El Moro (grandfather) Diamante/Moro III (uncle) Zafiro (uncle) Espanto Jr. (uncle) Espiritu Magico (uncle) Espanto Jr. (cousin) Brillante Jr. (cousin) Lady Shadow (cousin) Ric Flair (father-in-law) David Flair (brother in-law) Conrad Thompson (co-brother-in-law)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Andrade[1] Andrade "Cien" Almas Andrade El Idolo Andrade "El Ídolo" Brillante Brillante Jr. Guerrero Azteca La Sombra Manny Andrade[2] Rey Azteca
Billed height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
Billed weight
210 lb (95 kg)[1]
Billed from
Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico[1][3]
Trained by
Brillante Sr.[4] El Satánico[4] Franco Columbo[4] Moro III[4] Stuka[4]
Debut
October 3, 2003[4]
Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza (born November 3, 1989) is a Mexican professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Andrade (formerly Andrade "Cien" Almas). He is also known for his appearances in Mexico for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and in Japan for New Japan Pro-Wrestling under the ring name La Sombra (Spanish for "The Shadow") and for the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Andrade El Idolo (also stylized Andrade "El Ídolo").
A third-generation professional wrestler, Andrade made his debut a month before his 14th birthday and worked under the name Brillante Jr. in reference to his father, who wrestled as Brillante. He spent eight years wrestling for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) under the name La Sombra, where he won the 2007 Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament and the 2011 Universal Championship, as well as simultaneously holding the CMLL World Tag Team Championship, Mexican National Trios Championship, and NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship. He was one of the founding members of the Los Ingobernables ("the Ungovernables") stable, 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. While working for CMLL, Andrade also made appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling as part of a working agreement between CMLL and NJPW, winning the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
After close to a decade with CMLL, Andrade joined WWE in 2015. He initially wrestled for its NXT brand under the ring name Andrade "Cien" Almas, winning the NXT Championship. In April 2018, he joined WWE's main roster where his ring name was shorted to simply "Andrade". Andrade held the WWE United States Championship for several months in 2019-2020. He departed WWE in March 2021, debuting in AEW that July. Andrade departed AEW in December 2023 and returned to WWE the following month at the Royal Rumble.
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(AEW) under the ring name AndradeElIdolo (also stylized Andrade "ElÍdolo"). A third-generation professional wrestler, Andrade made his debut a month before...
wrestlers. The first four confirmed participants were Bryan Danielson, AndradeElIdolo, Mark Briscoe, and Eddie Kingston. It was also announced that the winner...
Bryan Danielson vs. Brody King, Eddie Kingston vs. Daniel Garcia, and AndradeElIdolo vs. Claudio Castagnoli in Continental Classic tournament matches"....
began managing AndradeElIdolo, leading to a match between Andrade and Miro at Worlds End the following month, where Miro defeated Andrade after CJ turned...
Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) debut by accompanying Charlotte's fiancé Andrade "ElÍdolo" to ringside during his match against AAA Mega Champion Kenny Omega...
referee the main event at Ric Flair's Last Match between Ric Flair and AndradeElIdolo against Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett. The day before the match took...
with Pac against Black and AndradeElIdolo in a winning effort. On the December 1 episode of Dynamite, Rhodes defeated Andrade in an Atlanta street fight...
Title, Toni Storm and Ruby Soho vs. Willow Nightingale and Skye Blue, AndradeElIdolo vs. Buddy Matthews, Miro in action". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived...
Title, Toni Storm and Ruby Soho vs. Willow Nightingale and Skye Blue, AndradeElIdolo vs. Buddy Matthews, Miro in action". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived...
Allin vs. Brody King in a Coffin Match, Penta Oscuro and Rey Fenix vs. AndradeElIdolo and Rush in a tornado tag match, Jade Cargill vs. Madison Rayne for...
vs. Luchasaurus (with Christian Cage) for the AEW TNT Championship AndradeElIdolo vs. Buddy Matthews (with Julia Hart) Miro vs. Tony Nese (with Mark...
Title, Toni Storm and Ruby Soho vs. Willow Nightingale and Skye Blue, AndradeElIdolo vs. Buddy Matthews, Miro in action". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved...
Dynamite results: Powell's live review of The Young Bucks and a partner vs. Andrade, Rush, and Dragon Lee in an AEW Trios Titles tournament match, Bryan Danielson...
Collins, Joseph (October 22, 2021). "AEW Rampage live results: PAC vs. AndradeElIdolo II". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved August 5, 2022. Klyn...
Young Bucks vs. Eddie Kingston and Penta El Zero Miedo in a Street Fight for the AEW Tag Titles, AndradeElIdolo vs. Matt Sydal, Cody Rhodes vs. QT Marshall...
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