Mr. Iguana

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ibarra and the second or maternal family name is Calderón.
Mr. Iguana
Personal information
BornSantiago Ibarra Calderón[1]
(1988-07-20) 20 July 1988[2]
Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Professional wrestling career
Ring nameMr. Iguana
Billed height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Billed weight75 kg (165 lb)
Debut2009

Santiago Ibarra Calderón (born 20 July 1988), better known by his ring name Mr. Iguana, is a Mexican professional wrestler. He is signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) and WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand.[3][4][5]

Professional wrestling career

Ibarra made his debut on the independent circuit in Mexico in July 2009 and made his first appearance for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre on 11 October 2015.[6] However, he was rejected by CMLL due to his slim physique.[7] Ibarra created the Mr. Iguana character after his PlayStation character (he picked the Mr. Iguana name since there were wrestlers named Mr. Águila and Mr. Niebla); he saw how iguanas (a common animal from his hometown Culiacán) jump, similar to pro wrestlers El Santo and Blue Demon.[8] He uses green face paint after the wrestlers Jeff Hardy and The Great Muta.[9] He also carries a plushie iguana called "La Yesca".[10]

Ibarra signed a contract with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) in 2020.[11] He won his first championship on December 8, 2024, when he became AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion during a televised show in Monterrey alongside La Hiedra.[12] Following WWE's acquisition of AAA in 2025, Mr. Iguana was announced for the joint Worlds Collide event, teaming with Octagón Jr., and Aero Star to face Latino World Order (Dragon Lee and Cruz Del Toro) and Lince Dorado, whom they defeated at the event.[13][14] Following his appearance at the event, Iguana captured fan attention,[15] and as a result he was later shown in the crowd during Money in the Bank[16] and the following episode of Raw.[12] On the August 1 episode of SmackDown, Mr. Iguana and Psycho Clown challenged Los Garzas for their AAA World Tag Team Championship, but were unsuccessful.[17] At Triplemanía XXXIII, The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, JD McDonagh, and Raquel Rodriguez) defeated Mr. Iguana, Niño Hamburguesa, and Lola Vice in a mixed trios match (with Balor introducing his own puppet character, "Demonito", to "eat" La Yesca).[18]

At NXT Halloween Havoc on October 25, 2025, Mr. Iguana and La Parka lost a tag team match to Leon Slater and Je'Von Evans.[19][20] On November 2, Chelsea Green and Ethan Page defeated La Hiedra and Mr. Iguana for the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship, ending their reign at 329 days.[21]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ "Mr. Iguana, con planes ambiciosos en la lucha libre AAA". ESPN. 20 July 2020.
  2. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Mr. Iguana - Facts @ Wrestlingdata.com". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Mr. Iguana & La Hiedra Defeat DECAY To Win AAA Mixed Tag Titles At 12/8 AAA Tapings | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Octagón Jr., Aero Star, Mr. Iguana & El Hijo del Vikingo Appear On WWE NXT | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  5. ^ Bryant, Steve (29 June 2019). "Mexico's Mr. Iguana added to the July 27th AWS event". SoCalUNCENSORED.com. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Mr. Iguana - Cage Match".
  7. ^ "La historia de Mr. Iguana, el comunicólogo que se convirtió en luchador y llegó hasta la WWE". El Financiero. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  8. ^ "La historia de Mr. Iguana; el luchador confirma que su nombre es de este icónico lugar de Culiacán". Línea Directa. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  9. ^ "¿Qué grado de estudios tiene Mr. Iguana? Este es el nivel académico del luchador mexicano y sensación de WWE". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  10. ^ Pizzazz, Manolo Has (17 August 2025). "Finn Balor reveals Demon puppet, eats cheeseburger in Triplemania match". Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  11. ^ Salvador, Cinthia (9 June 2025). "Mr. Iguana, el luchador mexicano que conquistó a la WWE". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  12. ^ a b Solowrestling (10 June 2025). "WWE presenta video promocional de Mr. Iguana en Raw". Solowrestling (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  13. ^ "LWO vs. Aerostar, Octagon Jr, And Mr. Iguana Announced For WWE x AAA Worlds Collide | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  14. ^ "The LWO take on Octagón Jr., Aero Star and Mr. Iguana in a Six-Man Tag Team Match". WWE. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  15. ^ Johnson, Mike. "COREY GRAVES THANKS AAA & COMMENTS ON WORLDS COLLIDE, MR. IGUANA UPDATE". PWInsider. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  16. ^ Clark, Ryan (9 June 2025). "Backstage Reaction To Mr. Iguana's WWE x AAA Worlds Collide Appearance". eWrestlingNews.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  17. ^ Knight, Cain A. (1 August 2025). "Mr. Iguana shows up on SmackDown and loses". Cageside Seats. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  18. ^ Wannan, Jack (6 August 2025). "Judgment Day call for mixed tag match at AAA Triplemania XXXIII". POST Wrestling. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  19. ^ Moore, John (21 October 2025). "NXT TV results (10/21): Moore's review of the Ricky Saints and Trick Williams contract signing for the NXT Title match at Halloween Havoc, Leon Slater vs. Stacks for the TNA X Division Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  20. ^ "Halloween Havoc: A Night of Treats for Fans, Tricks for Champions - Slam Wrestling". slamwrestling.net. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  21. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (2 November 2025). "Chelsea Green And Ethan Page Win AAA Mixed Tag Team Titles". Fightful. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
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