Black Taurus (born March 11, 1987) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, previously known by the ring name Machine Rocker. He is currently under contract with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, in addition to making appearances for IMPACT Wrestling as a member of Decay.
He is primarily known for his work for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, International Wrestling Revolution Group, Lucha Libre Elite, The Crash Lucha Libre as well as on the Mexican and independent circuit. His real name is not a matter of public record as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Inferno Suplex (Rolling reverse german suplex)
- Power Bull / Destination Hellhole (Sitout Inverted over-the-shoulder piledriver)
- Taurus Driver (Spinning fisherman's buster)
- Signature moves
- Corkscrew con hilo
- Discus lariat
- Double jump crossbody
- Headbutt
- Pop-up Samoan drop
- Pounce
- Powerbomb
- Sling Blade (Spinning sitout sleeper slam)
- Spear
- Spinning sitout facebuster
- Superplex
- Managers
- Nicknames
- "The Minotaur of Wrestling"
- "Stallion"
- Entrance themes
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
- "The Four Horsemen" by Metallica (as Machine Rocker)
- "The Devil in I" by Slipknot
- "Traficando Rimas" by Cartel de Santa Feat. Bicho Ramirez (used as a member of Los Mercenarios)
- "Left of You" by Jay Ray
- IMPACT Wrestling
- "Raging Bull" by Sam Clunie & Dominic Marsh
- "Left Behind" by Dale Oliver & Kenneth Nixon (used as a member of Decay)
- "Dark Eternity A" by Merritt Goodwin
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
- AAA Latin American Championship (1 time)
- AAA World Trios Championship (1 time) – with La Hiedra and Rey Escorpión
- Copa Antonio Peña (2015)
- Gladiators Heavyweight Tournament (2019)
- Lucha Libre VOZ
- VOZ Ultra Championship (1 time, current)
- Perros del Mal Producciones
- Perros del Mal Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked #349 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020
- Ranked #99 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021