Andrade is a Mexican Professional Wrestler currently signed with WWE under the ring name Andrade. His real name is Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza He is also known as La Sombra in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and as Andrade “Cien” Almas in WWE. He is a third generation professional wrestler from the Andrade Family. Andrade started his professional wrestling career in 2003 and started wrestling in his family's wrestling promotion in Mexico. He adopted the wrestling name Brillante Jr. as his father wrestled under the ring name Brillant.
He got signed in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in 2007 and had a eight year long tenure with the company. He wrestled as a masked wrestler under the name La Sombra and as Tecnico (Good Guy) for the first seven years. He is a collector of masks (Luchas de Apuestas), where the masks are defended on the line. La Sombra was highly succesfull im CMLL, where he won multiple championships including the CMLL Universal Championship once, CMLL World Championship once, CMLL World Trios Championship once, Mexican National Trios Championship once, NWA World Welterweight Championship once, NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship once and NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship twice. In 2015, he lost his mask and revealed his identity and left the promotion. In the final year with CMLL La Sombra became heel (rudo) and formed a stable Los Ingobernables with Rush.
After leaving CMLL, Andrade got signed to WWE under the ring name Andrade "Cien" Almas. He debuted in the NXT brand and won the NXT Championship. He continued his success on the main roster as a heel and became the United States Champion. In 2021, Andrade requested his release from WWE and appeared on Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide and later joined AEW, changing his name to Andrade El Idolo. Where he continued his heel character and brought the Los Ingobernables stable with Rush. At Royal Rumble 2024, he returned to WWE and soon won the WWE Speed Championship.
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Andrade Age
Andrade is currently 34 years old. Andrade (Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza) was born on November 3, 1989 at Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico to Jose Andrade Salas. His professional wrestling career began on his 14th Birthday and got licensed by the local boxing and wrestling commission. He started wrestling for CMLL in 2007 at the age of 17 under the name La Sombra and was a tecnico until the age of 25. He became rudo then by forming Los Ingobernable the same year. He lost his mask in 2015 at the age of 26 and left CMLL the same year. He signed a contract with WWE in 2015 and got released after six years in 2021 at the age of 31. He got married to fellow professional wrestler Charlotte Flair in 2022 at the age of 32, where he is 4 years younger than her. He re-joined WWE in 2024 at the age of 34.
FAQs on Andrade's Age
Andrade stands at a height of 5 foot 9 inches tall, which is 175 centimeters In length.
Andrade is the Son in Law of Ric Flair, as he married her daughter Charlotte Flair in 2022.
Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza is the real name of Andrade.
Yes, Andrade is in the WWE after returning at Royal Rumble 2024.
Andrade knows English, but not fluent in his accent as his spanish accent is to heavy.
