El Stingray

El Stingray, known as El Stinger (エル・スティンガー) in Japan, is a character from the Slam Masters series of wrestling games.

Background
El Stingray is a diminutive masked wrestler whose speed is unparalleled. He's proud of his midair assault techniques and feels the most alive while performing aerial attacks before an audience. El Stingray is involved in an almost constant rivalry with The Great Oni, who uses a similar flashy wrestling style.

Concept
El Stingray is believed to be based on Mexican wrestler Blue Demon. He is also very similar to El Volador ("The Flyer"), a very small Mexican wrestler well known for his impressive aerial attacks. His nickname appears to be a play-off of popular WCW and TNA star Sting. The mask and costume he wears to the ring are also similar to the appearance of The Blue Blazer. However, this character seems to be based on a Mexican wrestler named Lizmark. Lizmark's and Stingray's profile match almost in everything, even down to the colors and design of the suit.

Trivia

 * El Stingray could have served as the basis for El Fuerte from Street Fighter IV.
 * Additionally, according to the Japanese Street Fighter V column, El Fuerte was brought up in the ways of Lucha by El Stingray's teacher, Meteorito Jr.
 * Due to space constraints in some points of the game such as the select screen, his name is shortened to "Stingr".