Yes, just like CM Punk and Colt Cabana, Kalisto was born Emanuel Rodriguez in Chicago, Illinois. However, unlike Punk and Cabana, Kalisto honed his talents on the bustling Chicago-area lucha libre scene. The city has a vibrant Latino population and numerous independent promotions that specifically cater to lucha, these being some of the companies that gave Kalisto his start.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
