A grand idea soon dawned on him: What if he could take the best aspects of wrestling, combine it with martial arts, and present it to a different audience?
Desperate to escape this abuse, Delfino fled and jumped in the back of a farmer’s truck filled with tangerines until reaching Acapulco and joining the local circus named Atayde.
There he learned to become an acrobat and tight rope walker. These athletic skills would soon come in handy when he’d later incorporate them with wrestling to create an exciting and unique style.