Lizmark

Lizmark
Lizmark during a match
Birth nameJuan Baños
Born(1950-12-18)December 18, 1950
Santiago Llano Grande, Oaxaca, Mexico
DiedDecember 16, 2015(2015-12-16) (aged 64)
Cause of deathRespiratory failure
Professional wrestling career
Ring nameLizmark
Billed height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Billed weight93 kg (205 lb)
Billed fromAcapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Trained byBraulio Mendoza
Abundio Radilla
Hércules
DebutMarch 14, 1976
Retired2013

Juan Baños (December 18, 1950 – December 16, 2015) was a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler better known by the ring name Lizmark. The name was taken from the German battleship Bismarck. He was a multiple-time champion, having held singles and tag team championships in both Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre / Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (EMLL/CMLL) and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). In 2001, Lizmark was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. His nickname was El Geniecillo Azul, which is Spanish for "The Little Blue Genius". He has two sons who are also professional wrestlers, Lizmark, Jr. and El Hijo de Lizmark.