Real Name - Carlos Ignacio Carrillo Contreras
Lifespan - 11/5/40 - 3/9/94
5'10" 178 lbs. - Topilejo, Michoacán, Mexico
Aliases - Carlos Carrillo
Athletic background - n/a
Teachers - Chico Fernández, Salvador Flores
Peak Years - `68-`84

Place in History - From his days as a top prospect on the local circuits to his days maineventing Arena Coliseo, Aníbal is one of lucha libre’s most successful stars. His persona was based on a warrior from ancient Carthage and within a year he signed with EMLL. In Mexico City, Aníbal quickly found a slot near the top due to his ability. The old guard had settled in their main event positions, but there was still upward mobility because lucha libre movies were hot and frequently occupied these legends. This allowed a variety of technicos and rudos like Aníbal and one of his greatest rivals René Guajardo to claim main event spots. In the early 1970s, Aníbal was one of the finest performers in Mexico and his departure for the UWA was a huge score for that company. Aníbal continued strongly there, still feuding with the former EMLL veterans like Guajardo and formed a strong technico unit with El Solitario and Villano III. Then in 1984, the now grizzled veteran turned rudo and began battling and winning the masks of numerous undercarders. He began touring outside Mexico more, specifically Panama, where he battled local star Sandokán. In the early 1990s, Aníbal was a fifty-year-old man looking to come back to Mexico City for a big payday. CMLL was trying to establish some new heavyweights and Aníbal helped them by losing his mask to Máscara Año 2000 in front of 18,000. The comebacks were short-lived due to nagging injuries and a brain tumor took Aníbal’s life in 1994. Aníbal is a classic example of what might be called the typical wrestling career of a great wrestler. He was a natural talent and climbed the ladder quickly as a result. Once on top, he had some great feuds and then helped establish some of the next generation by wrestling them, teaming with them and putting them over. When it was all said and done, he was a physical wreck, but admired as a legend. He is an example of the cyclical nature of pro-wrestling and how much it can give and take from an individual.