Mini - Estrella The term Mini - Estrella ( Spanish for " Mini - Star " ) is used in lucha libre to describe a division of short professional wrestlers or " luchadors " , some of whom have dwarfism . The Mexican " Mini - Estrellas " is comparable to Midget professional wrestling practiced around the world , but with the notable exception that some of the " Mini - Estrellas " do not have dwarfism but are simply short . Some " Mini - Estrellas " have later on moved on to work as regular sized competitors . The " Mini - Estrellas " have been featured in several promotions outside Mexico , most notably the World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) . Originally the limit for the Mini division was 5 ft 0 in but in recent years wrestlers such as Pequeño Olímpico have worked the Minis division despite being 5 ft 6 in tall . In the formative years of the " Mini - Estrellas " history they were also referred to as " Micro Luchadors " , or " Micro Wrestlers " . History . The origins of the " Mini - Estrella " division lies in Midget professional wrestling , which in Mexico was popularized in the 1970s when promoters used the American concept and had a number of Mexican little people perform as a " special attraction " on lucha libre shows . In the early days saw the popularity of wrestlers such as Gran Nikolai , Pequeno Goliath and Arturito ( inspired by R2 - D2 ) , especially with the children . By the 1980s midget wrestling was less popular in Mexico , especially since few new wrestlers had joined the division . In the early 1990s Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) , Mexico ' s oldest wrestling promotion , created a new concept , the " Mini - Estrella " division . The division was created by Antonio Peña who worked for CMLL at the time , who came up with the idea of using both little people and short wrestlers together and to have the " Mini - Estrellas " work as smaller versions of popular wrestlers of the time . Peña and CMLL created the CMLL World Mini - Estrella Championship in 1992 , which is considered the official birth of the division . CMLL ' s " Mini - Estrellas " division featured a number of skilled , high flying wrestlers which helped make the concept an immediate success . Original " Mini - Estrellas " division consisted of Mascarita Sagrada ( the first CMLL Mini - Estrella champion ) , Aguilata Solitaria , Octagóncito , Espectrito , Mazakrito , Pierrothito , Pequeño Tritón , Mascarita Mágica , Ultimo Dragoncito , Cicloncito Ramírez , Pequeño Jaque Mate , Platita and Gargolita . In 1993 Peña decided to leave CMLL and create his own wrestling promotion , Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) , and in the process a number of the " Mini - Estrellas " left with Peña . Among those that left CMLL were the division ' s two main stars , the champion Mascarita Sagrada and his rival Espectrito . Peña later created the Mexican National Mini - Estrella Championship as AAA ' s " Mini - Estrella " championship . Due to the success of both the CMLL and AAA " Mini - Estrella " division other promotions such as the Universal Wrestling Association ( UWA ) and the World Wrestling Association ( WWA ) briefly promoted " Mini - Estrella " championships , but neither promotion gained the success of CMLL and AAA . AAA would later create two other " Mini - Estrella " , the IWC and the LLL Mini - Estrellas championships , but both were later abandoned . The success of the " Mini - Estrella " division was evident as AAA put them in the main event of TripleMania III - A , one of AAA ' s biggest shows of the years . The match was a 13 - Minis Steel Cage Elimination match , " Lucha de Apuesta " , " Mask vs . Mask " match . In the end Payasito Rojo was the last man in the cage after Bandita , Espectrito , Espectrito II , Jerrito Estrada , Fuercita Guerrera , Mascarita Sagrada , Mini Calo , Octagóncito , La Parkita , Payasito Azul , Super Muñequito , and Torerito had all left the cage . The TripleMania match was one of the first ever " Luchas de Apuestas " matches in the " Mini - Estrella " division . AAA would later create another " first " in the " Mini - Estrellas " division as they created " Los Mini Vipers " , a Mini version of " Los Vipers " . In 2002 AAA created the AAA Mascot Tag Team Championship , the first and so far only tag team championship for teams consisting of a " Mini - Estrella " and the regular sized wrestler he is based on . In 2007 , then reigning Mexican National Mini - Estrellas Champion , Mascarita Sagrada 2000 left AAA while still holding the championship ; he later appeared in CMLL , repackaged as " Mascarita Dorada " but the announcers still mentioned the fact that he was the Mexican National Mini - Estrella Champion . Since his initial appearance as Mascarita Dorada the Mexican National Mini - Estrellas Championship has not been mentioned and is considered inactive . Following the loss of the Mexican National title AAA decided to create a new title , the AAA World Mini - Estrellas Championship as the centerpiece of their " Mini - Estrellas " division , won by Mini Charly Manson . On January 11 , 2009 CMLL promoted their first Pay - per - view ( PPV ) show with the Minis division in the main event . At " La Hora Cero " 13 minis competed in CMLL ' s first ever " Infierno en el Ring " for " Mini - Estrellas " . The match saw Pierrothito defeat and unmask Shockercito after Cosmico , Eléctrico , Niño de Acero , Fantasy , Mascarita Dorada , Pequeño Ninja , Pequeno Olimpico , Pequeño Warrior , Tzuki , Ultimo Dragoncito and Universito 2000 all had escaped the cage . Later on in 2009 CMLL would hold another " all Minis " cage match as well as a match that saw Minis and regular sized wrestlers compete against each other . AAA ' s Mascota tag team title was abandoned in 2009 when the then reigning champions El Alebrije and Cuije left AAA . Mini - Estrellas outside of Mexico . The " Mini - Estrellas " have not been restricted to working outside of Mexico , although Mexico is the only country to regularly promote the " Mini - Estrellas " as a specific division . Often the " Mini - Estrellas " are brought in for a " special attraction " match such the World Wrestling Council ' s 19th and 22nd anniversary shows that featured Mascarita Sagrada and other Minis . World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) also invited the " Mini - Estrellas " to appear on one of their shows , a pre - PPV match at the 1996 Starrcade where Mascarita Sagrada and Octagóncito defeated Jerrito Estrada and Piratita Morgan . Southern California based Pro Wrestling Revolution is the only US based promotion to have created a specific Mini - Estrella championship , created in 2009 . In 1997 the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) and AAA began a talent sharing program , which allowed several " ; Mini - Estrellas " wrestlers to compete on WWF television . These wrestlers included Mascarita Sagrada , La Parkita and several AAA " Mini - Estrellas " that were given new gimmicks for their WWF appearances including Max Mini ( formerly Máscarita Sagrada , Jr . ) , El Torito ( Espectrito ) , Mini Goldust ( Mini Karis La Momia ) and Mini Vader ( Piratita Morgan ) . Mascarita Sagrada originally wrestled under his normal name but was soon repackaged as " Mini Nova " , a mini version of Super Nova , a " Luchador " that worked for the WWF at the time . Mini Nova made his in ring debut in a match at Bad Blood in 1997 where he teamed with Max Mini against Tarantula and Mosaic . The Minis appeared on " WWF Shotgun Saturday Night " and " WWF Monday Night Raw " as well as in matches at the Royal Rumble in 1997 and the Royal Rumble in 1998 . In 1999 the WWF / AAA talent sharing agreement ended and all " Mini - Estrellas " stopped working in the United States . In October 2005 the WWE created a " Juniors division " exclusive to their Smackdown brand . the division featured a number of minis from Mexico that mainly appeared in backstage skits of a comedic nature . Minis included Mascarita Sagrada , Tsuki , Octagoncito and Pequeño Violencia , the division also included Super Porky , who had never worked in the " Mini - Estrella " division in Mexico . Super Porky only appeared in backstage skits but did not wrestle . By March 2006 the WWE gave up on the Juniors division and released all the mini wrestlers . The US based Lucha Libre USA began promoting in 2010 and featured several " Mini - Estrellas " , unlike in Mexican promotions , " Mini - Estrellas " such as Mascarita Dorada and Pequeño Halloween compete against regular sized competitors instead of in a separate division . From Mini - Estrella to regular competitors . Since the " Mini - Estrella " division is not restricted only to people with Dwarfism some wrestlers have moved on from the " Mini - Estrellas " division to the regular sized division , especially some of the competitors over the 5 ft 0 in height limit the division originally had . Mike Segura originally worked as Orito ( a mini version of Oro ) in CMLL , but when he began working for AAA he began working in the regular sized division as Super Nova . In late 1997 CMLL booked an eight - man " torneo cibernetico " elimination match where the winner would earn the right to work in the " regular sized " division . Damiancito El Guerrero defeated Cicloncito Ramírez , Tritoncito , Pequeño Cochisse , Platita , Guerreroito del Future , Pequeño Sayama and Fierito to earn the right to work with " regular sized " wrestlers . In early 1998 he made his debut as part of the regular sized division under the name " Virus " , no mention was made that Virus used to work as Damiancito El Guerrero or the fact that he still held the CMLL World Mini - Estrella Championship . By 1999 CMLL decided that it was time to crown a new CMLL World Mini - Estrella Champion as Virus was still technically the champion despite not having worked as a mini for over a year . Instead of making Virus return to the Minis division to lose the title CMLL decided to give the championship to Ultimo Dragoncito and then subsequently announce that Ultimo Dragoncito had " won " the title on an undisclosed day in October , 1999 . CMLL is currently holding a " Bicentennial tournament " in August , 2010 to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the " Mini - Estrellas " division , where the winner will " graduate " to the regular sized division . The tournament consists of two " torneo cibernetico " elimination matches with the winner of each facing off in a singles match on August 24 . Demus 3 : 16 won the first " cibernetico " , defeating Eléctrico , Saturno , Fantasy , Pequeño Olímpico , Pequeño Nitro , Pequeño Violencia and Cisne to earn a place in the finals . The second " torneo cibernetico " took place on August 17 , 2010 , and was won by Pierrothito . On August 24 , 2010 , Demus 3 : 16 defeated Pierrothito in the finals of the tournament to earn his way out of the " Mini - Estrella " division . Wrestling style . Since " Mini - Estrella " wrestlers are smaller and possess less muscle bulk than heavyweights or even Cruisewereight it lends to a high - flying wrestling style for a number of the " Mini - Estrellas " , especially in recent years . Some wrestlers such as Mascarita Dorada are able to perform moves that his regular sized counterpart would have a hard time executing . Not all performers in the " Mini - Estrella " division are able to work a high flying style , especially those with more severe forms of dwarfism work a more grounded style . Championships . The first Mini - Estrellas championship was created in 1992 when CMLL created the CMLL Mini - Estrellas World Championship . Since then rivals AAA , UWA and WWA all created a Mini - Estrellas championship , although only AAA ' s championship sustained any longevity . In 2008 CMLL decided to use the Mexican National Lightweight Championship as a secondary title for the " Mini - Estrellas " division . Up until that point the Lightweight title had not been considered a " Mini - Estrellas " championship .