Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza
Born
3 November 1989 (36)
Place of Birth
Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Also known as
La Sombra, Rey Azteca
Biography
Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza, better known by his ring name Andrade El Idolo, is a Mexican professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) who also competes in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he made his debut as a member of the United Empire stable at Wrestle Kingdom 20 in 2026. Andrade made his professional wrestling debut in 2003, a month before his 14th birthday, and initially worked under the ring name Brillante Jr. In 2007, he began wrestling for Consejo Mundia...
Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza, better known by his ring name Andrade El Idolo, is a Mexican professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) who also competes in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he made his debut as a member of the United Empire stable at Wrestle Kingdom 20 in 2026. Andrade made his professional wrestling debut in 2003, a month before his 14th birthday, and initially worked under the ring name Brillante Jr. In 2007, he began wrestling for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as La Sombra, where he found major success by winning the 2007 Torneo Gran Alternativa and the 2011 Universal Championship, and at one point simultaneously holding the Mexican National Trios Championship, the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship, and the CMLL World Tag Team Championship. During his time as "La Sombra," Andrade was a founding member of Los Ingobernables, won the masks of El Felino, Olímpico, and Volador Jr. in Lucha de Apuestas matches, later lost his own mask to Atlantis, and also competed internationally in NJPW, where he became a one-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion. He is also known for his time in WWE, where he made his NXT debut in 2016 as Andrade “Cien” Almas and won the NXT Championship in 2017, joined the main roster in 2018 and captured the WWE United States Championship in 2019, competed in AEW from 2021 to 2023, returned to WWE in 2024 where he won the WWE Speed Championship, and departed the company in 2025 before rejoining AEW in 2026.
Filmography (40)
AEW Dynasty 2026
2026
AEW Revolution
2026
NJPW The New Beginning USA 2026
2026
AEW Grand Slam Australia 2026
2026
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026
2026
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
2026
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
2026
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday
2025
WWE Money in the Bank 2025
2025
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
2025
WWE Crown Jewel
2024
WWE Money in the Bank 2024
2024
WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff 2024
2024
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
2024
AEW Worlds End 2023
2023
AEW All Out 2022
2022
Jim Crockett Promotions: Ric Flair's Last Match
2022
AAA Triplemania XXX: Monterrey
2022
AEW Revolution 2022
2022
AEW Full Gear 2021
2021
Triplemania XXIX
2021
AEW Fyter Fest
2021
AEW Road Rager
2021
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
2020
WWE SummerSlam 2020
2020
WWE Backlash 2020
2020
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
2020
WWE Super ShowDown 2020
2020
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
2020
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
2019
WWE Crown Jewel
2019
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
2019
WWE Money in the Bank 2019
2019
WWE WrestleMania 35
2019
WWE Best of NXT TakeOver 2018
2019
WWE Fastlane 2019
2019
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
2019
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019
WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches
2018
WWE SummerSlam 2018
2018