Lince Dorado
| Lince Dorado | |
|---|---|
Dorado in 2016 | |
| Birth name | José Rafael Cordero |
| Born | May 11, 1987 Camden, New Jersey |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Balam Lince Dorado |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Billed weight | 181 lb (82 kg) |
| Billed from | Camden, New Jersey San Juan, Puerto Rico Chihuahua, Juárez, Mexico |
| Trained by | Mike Quackenbush Chris Hero Claudio Castagnoli Skayde El Pantera |
| Debut | February 17, 2007 |
José Rafael Cordero (born May 11, 1987), better known by the ring name Lince Dorado (Spanish for Golden Lynx), is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a wrestler and a trainer at the WWE Performance Center.
Cordero began his career in 2007, working for several independent promotions in Puerto Rico and United States, most notably the Philadelphia-based Chikara, where he won the 2008 edition of the King of Trios, a tournament between trios along with El Pantera and Incognito. He was formerly contacted by WWE in 2016 to be part of the Cruiserweight Classic, a tournament between several cruiserweight wrestlers. He was eliminated in the second round, but WWE offered him a contract. He was paired with masked wrestlers Kalisto and Gran Metalik to form a stable called Lucha House Party.