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Andrade

Andrade El Idolo, born November 3, 1989, is a Mexican wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide.

Son of former wrestler José Andrade Salasa, he made his professional wrestling debut in 2003 at the age of 13. He is known for his militancy between 2007 and 2015 in the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, where he performed as La Sombra. He also wrestled in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he won the IWGP Intercontinental Championship once and was one of the founders of the Los Ingobernables stable.

He was selected to represent CMLL at New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Best of the Super Juniors XVII tournament, which ran from May 30 to June 16, 2010.
On November 19, 2015, his signing with WWE was announced. After training at the Performance Center, he made his debut on January 8, 2016 during an NXT house show as Manny Andrade, defeating Riddick Moss. On April 1, at NXT TakeOver: Dallas, he defeated Christopher Girard in a dark match.

Between 2016 and 2021 he wrestled in WWE where he once held the United States Championship and the NXT Championship. On June 4, 2021, he made his All Elite Wrestling debut as Andrade El Idolo accompanied by Vickie Guerrero.

Since 2019 he has started a relationship with his colleague Charlotte Flair, whom he married on May 28, 2022.

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