Lince Dorado
Dorado in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | José Rafael Cordero May 11, 1987 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Balam Lince Dorado |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Billed weight | 181 lb (82 kg) |
| Billed from | Camden, New Jersey San Juan, Puerto Rico Chihuahua, Juárez, Mexico |
| Trained by | Mike Quackenbush Chris Hero Claudio Castagnoli Skayde El Pantera |
| Debut | February 17, 2007 |
José Rafael Cordero (born May 11, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he is a part-time wrestler and trainer at the WWE Performance Center, under the name Lince Dorado (Spanish for Golden Lynx).
Cordero began his career in 2007, working for several independent promotions in Puerto Rico and United States, most notably the Philadelphia-based Chikara, where he won the 2008 edition of the King of Trios, a tournament between trios along with El Pantera and Incognito. He was formerly contacted by WWE in 2016 to be part of the Cruiserweight Classic, a tournament between several cruiserweight wrestlers. He was eliminated in the second round, but WWE offered him a contract. He was paired with masked wrestlers Kalisto and Gran Metalik to form a stable called Lucha House Party. Kalisto was released from his WWE contract in April 2021, with Dorado and Metalik later departing the company in November that year. After wrestling for various different companies, Dorado would later resign with WWE in February 2025 as a trainer.