Psycho Clown (born December 16, 1985) is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). Psycho Clown's ring character is that of a nightmarish clown and he is part of Los Psycho Circus along with Monster Clown and Murder Clown. Psycho Clown's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans. Part of the Alvarado wrestling family, he is the son of José Alvarado Nieves who wrestled under the ring name Brazo de Plata and has previously worked as Brazo de Plata Jr. His siblings, wrestlers Máximo, Goya Kong, Andros de Plata, and Muñeca de Plata are also professional wrestlers. Clown has headlined numerous AAA pay-per-view events, including four Triplemanías (XXIV, XXV, XXVI and XXIX) during his titular fights or Apuestas. Biography The wrestler who would later become known as Psycho Clown was born on December 16, 1985, son of Luchador José Alvarado Nieves, better known under the ring names Brazo de Plata or Super Porky. He is one of Alvarado's six children and was the first of them to take up wrestling although he was later joined by at least one brother and two sisters. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2000–2003) He was not trained by his father or any of his uncles for his professional wrestling career, instead Memo Díaz was responsible for training the young Alvarado as well as his brother José Christian. He made his debut in 2000 working as Brazo de Plata Jr. ("Silver Arm Jr."), taking his father's name and adopting the same style mask his father had worn. Early in his career he worked mainly on the Mexican independent circuit for a number of smaller promotions. One of these promotions was the Xtreme Latin American Wrestling (XLAW) promotion which was where he won his first wrestling championship. On December 16, 2001, Brazo de Plata Jr. won the XLAW Junior Heavyweight Championship, only to lose it later in the night to Crazzy Boy. Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2003–2006) In 2003 he along with his brother (now working as Brazo de Platino Jr.) and his cousin (working as Brazo de Oro Jr. began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) the same company his father worked for. The Junior