Andrade is one of the popular Mexican professional wrestlers currently signed with WWE on its SmackDown brand. Andrade is also known for his time in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) as La Sombra and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Andrade "Cien" Almas.
His professional wrestling career began in 2003 at the age of 14, by gaining a license from the local boxing and wrestling commission. He wrestled under the ring name Brillante Jr.
He was at the peak of his career during his time in CMLL, where he wrestled under the ring name La Sombra with the mask and achieved great success both as a face and heel. He is highly successful with eight championship reigns and eleven awards in eight years.
He gained popularity and fame in WWE, where he wrestled under the name Andrade Cien Almas and had a six-year-long run (three years in NXT and three years on the main roster). He was both face and heel during the run, he captured two championships in WWE including the NXT Championship and the United States Championship.
He is also known for his time in NJPW, where he toured Japan with the collaboration with CMLL. He is currently signed with AEW but was written off from television due to injury.
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Andrade's Weight
As per Andrade’s recent tweet on X (Twitter), he weighs approximately 248 pounds, which is 112 kilograms. It seems like Andrade had added almost 48 pounds of weight and transformed himself into more masculine during his absence from television due to suspension and chest tears. Andrade was billed to be 210 pounds before his absence. Andrade stands at a height of 5 foot 9 inches tall which is 175 centimeters. The 33-year-old will shock the world with his massive looks on his return to television and would be an ultimate powerhouse of the company.
From 2007 to 2014, Andrade was a masked, heroic character who performed high-flying and Lucha Libre moves, where the usage of ropes is high as he delivers top rope moves the most. However, after adding some muscles to his body and when started wrestling without a mask, he reduced the high-flying moves and instead started wrestling technically.
Andrade's Wrestling Persona
Throughout his career, Andrade has depicted two characters: La Sombra and Andrade "Cien" Almas. Both the characters have stages as heroic and villainous figures. He was a heroic high-flyer utilizing lucha libre moves and a split-legged corkscrew senton dive from 2007 to 2014 as La Sombra. In 2014, he changed to a heel character with a cockier demeanor, embracing the tranquilo attitude of Los Ingobernables and using the Sombra Driver.
As Andrade "Cien" Almas, his 2016 heel turn saw the arrival of the tranquilo persona, presently managed by Zelina Vega, and he started involving a hammerlock DDT as a finisher. In AEW, Andrade appeared a look like DC Comic books' Dark Cover, entering the ring in a white suit with dark stripes and a dark skeleton mask.
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Andrade's Height and Championships
The billed height of Andrade is 5 ft 9 in (175 cm). He was billed from Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico.
| Promotion | Titles with No of Times/Year |
| Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | CMLL World Tag Team Title (1 time)CMLL World Trios Title (1 time)Mexican National Trios Title (1 time)NWA World Welterweight Title (1 time)NWA World Historic Middleweight Title (1 time)NWA World Historic Welterweight Title (2 times)CMLL Universal Title (2011) |
| International Open Challenge World Championship | IOCW Title (1 time) |
| Lucha Libre Azteca | Azteca Title (1 time) |
| New Japan Pro-Wrestling | IWGP Intercontinental Title (1 time) |
| WWE | NXT Title (1 time)WWE Speed Title (1 time)WWE United States Title (1 time) |
FAQs on Andrade's Weight
A. The billed height of Andrade is 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).
A. Andrade was a former WWE US Champion and NXT Champion.
A. Feint springboard Moonsault is the signature move of Andrade.
A. Andrade made WWE debut in 2016.
A. Andrade was with AEW but left the promotion in 2023.
