| Black Man | |
| Birthname: | Álvaro Meléndez Tibanez |
| Birth Date: | 19 February 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Height: | 168 cm |
| Weight: | 86 kg |
| Trainer: | Diablo Velasco |
| Debut: | 1965 |
Álvaro Meléndez Tibanez (February 19, 1949 – February 28, 2022) was a Mexican Spanish; Castilian: [[Lucha Libre|luchador]] (Spanish for professional wrestler) better known as Black Man. He was considered a very talented wrestler, and innovative when it comes to high flying moves.
Tibanez died on February 28, 2022, aged 73.[1]
He is most known for a being part of a tag team, first with White Man, Alberto Muñoz, who formed a fan favorite tag team. The two teamed for a while but never won a tag team title, despite several chances at the Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship.[2] By 1978 Muñoz dropped the "White Man" character as he was forced to work a reduced schedule due to age and injuries.[2]
Later, Black Man would form Los Fantasticos with Kung Fu and Kato Kung Lee, a very popular trios team from the early 1980s.[3] Black Man would later try to reform Los Fantasticos with Kendo and Avispon Negro, but the trio was never as popular as the originals. He was once El Santo's high risk move double in a movie. Late in his career he worked under the ring name Celestial, complete with a new mask and outfit to not reveal his real identity.[4]
| width=20% scope="col" | Winner (wager) | width=20% scope="col" | Loser (wager) | width=20% scope="col" | Location | width=20% scope="col" | Event | width=15% scope="col" | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. O'Borman (mask) | Spiderman (mask) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | [8] | ||||||
| Black Man (mask) | Demonio Azul (mask) | N/A | Live event | |||||||
| Black Man and El Matemático (masks) | El Signo and Lobo Rubio (hair) | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | Live event | |||||||
| Black Man (mask) | Pantera Negra (hair) | Pachuca, Hidalgo | Live event | |||||||
| Blue Panther and Black Man (masks) | Las Sombras de Plata (masks) | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | Live event | |||||||
| Blue Panther (mask) | Black Man (mask) | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | Live event | |||||||
| El Brazo (hair) | Black Man (hair) | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | Live event | |||||||
| Black Man (hair) | Black Terry (hair) | Querétaro, Querétaro | Live event | |||||||
| Negro Casas (hair) | Black Man (hair) | Nezahualcoyotl, State of Mexico | Live event | |||||||
| Celestial (mask) | Demonio Arrieta (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | |||||||
| Celestial (mask) | Pólvora (mask) | Querétaro, Querétaro | Live event | |||||||
| Super Delfin (mask) | Black Man (mask) | Tokyo, Japan | Live event |