Komander

Komander (born December 15, 1998) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado (masked professional wrestler), currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

He additionally wrestles for AEW's Mexican partner promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where he is the current AAA World Cruiserweight Champion in his first reign.

Komander debuted in 2012, competing for local Reynosa-based promotions.

He would later begin appearing for notable promotions in Mexico such as Lucha Memes, MDA Lucha Libre, War City Wrestling, and AAA.

In 2022, he began wrestling in the United States, notably for Game Changer Wrestling, before signing with the U.S.-based AEW promotion in 2023.

In wrestling, he is known for his complex high-flying maneuvers, which has earned him the nickname "El As del Espacio" (meaning "The Ace of Space").

In Mexico, he uses a theme song named titled ¿Quién anda ahí? ("Who's there?"), which he rapped and produced himself.

Komander started training early for a first-generation wrestler – stating in one interview that he started practicing his signature rope walk at age 12.

He made his debut in 2012, working matches in his hometown Reynosa, as well as in Rio Bravo, Matamoros, and Parras de la Fuente.

He wrestled in all three of the big venues in Reynosa, Arena Juba, Arena Deportivo Reynosa (formerly Arena el Angel), and most importantly Arena Coliseo Reynosa.

He was quickly booked by War City Wrestling (War City), a regional wrestling promotion based in Reynosa.

In War City, Komander became regarded as a highly skilled flying wrestler known for his various complex and creative "rope tricks".

In 2014, he formed the group Reyes del Aire del Reynosa with Rey Astral and Magnifico, later winning the War City Trios Championship the following year.

In 2015, Komander and Ronaldinho feuded over the War City Cruiserweight Championship.

On October 4, 2015, he defeated Ronaldinho in a Mask vs. Hair match to retain the Cruiserweight title.

He would later lose the title to Ronaldinho.

Komander made his Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) debut in 2015, wrestling in a dark match during a AAA Sin Limite taping in his hometown of Reynosa.

In 2017, Komander decided to focus full time on being a wrestler and started looking for bookings all over Mexico, expanding out of the Reynosa area.

In May, Komander made his Mexico City debut after being discovered by the Lucha Memes promotion.

He lost his debut match for the promotion, being defeated by Eterno in Arena Coliseo Coacalco.

He continued to wrestle for Lucha Memes in 2018.

On June 3, Komander faced Iron Kid in a match on a Lucha Memes event that ended in a no-contest as Komander needed medical attention.

Throughout 2018 and 2019, Komander began wrestling in Monterrey, taking part in events promoted by Monterrey-based promotions such as MDA Lucha Libre and Kaoz Lucha Libre among others.

In 2019, he took part in a torneo cibernetico elimination match as part of the Battle of Naucalpan show, co-promoted by Lucha Memes and MexaWrestling.

Komander was intended to make his official debut for AAA on June 9, 2019 in Monterrey but was replaced by another wrestler for unknown reasons.

The following month on July 21, he wrestled a match for Pro Wrestling Mexico, AAA's Monterrey-based promotional partner.

Komander made his AAA television debut on August 10 in Saltillo, teaming with Eclipse Jr.. and Lady Shani to defeat Villano III Jr.., Australian Suicide, and La Hiedra.

On July 2, 2021, at Verano de Escándalo in Tequisquiapan, Querétaro, Komander made his first appearance on a AAA major event, participating in the Trofeo Alas de Oro match, which was won by El Hijo del Vikingo.

After Verano de Escándalo, Komander began receiving more frequent bookings from AAA, going from appearing for the promotion once every few months to wrestling on most AAA televised events.

On April 30, 2022, at Triplemanía XXX: Monterrey, Komander teamed with Sexy Star II in a four-way mixed tag team match for the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship, which was won by Tay Conti and Sammy Guevara.

On August 20, at Saltillomania, Komander teamed up with Aero Star and Baby Extreme to defeat Argenis, La Parka Negra, and Villano III Jr..

On April 16, 2023, at Triplemanía XXXI: Monterrey, Komander participated in the main event four-way match, which was won by AAA Mega Champion Hijo del Vikingo.

In August 2020, he participated in Kaoz Lucha Libre's Luchando por un Sueño tournament, in which he was teamed with Dulce Canela.

The team made it to the finals of the tournament where they were defeated by the team of Emperador Azteca and Zeuxis. On November 15, Komander made his debut for the International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), one of the major promotions in Mexico.

In early 2021, Komander joined Big Lucha, a gym and promotion run by fellow professional wrestler Bandido.

On June 20, at a Kaoz Lucha Libre and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide co-promoted event at Estadio Mobil Super, Komander defeated Toxin, Villano III Jr.., Charro Negro, and Dinamico in a five-way match to win the Kaoz Junior Cruiserweight Championship.

At a Big Lucha event on August 29, Komander suffered a knee ligament injury during a match with Emperador Azteca.

After undergoing successful surgery, it was announced he would be out of action for the rest of the year.

However, he would end up returning early from injury, wrestling his return match in mid-November.

On June 2, 2022, he would lose the Kaoz Junior Cruiserweight Championship to Dinamico during a six-way match at IWRG's Villanos vs. Brazos event.