Javier Márquez Gómez Is a Mexican professional wrestler, performing under the ring name Dulce Gardenia, currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre as a tecnico/face. As Gardenia, Márquez portrays an exótico character, who is presented as effeminate and homosexual in the ring. Márquez's personal sexual preferences have not been made public and not all exótico are homosexuals. His ring name is in part an homage to Dizy Gardenia who was one of the earliest exótico wrestlers in the 1940s.
Márquez initially trained under Kaín in Torreón, Coahillo, making his in-ring debut in 2013. He took the ring name "Dulce Gardenia" in part as a tribute to Dizy Gardenia, one of the original exótico character in the 1940. He kept training while gaining in-ring experience as well, learning from Águila Roja, Cóndor de Oro and Gran Markus and Halcón Suriano. He later met Último Guerrero, who felt that Márquez was wasting his time working locally in Torreón and invited him to Mexico City, to train at Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's wrestling school. Márquez was scheduled to wrestle Silver King during a tour of the United Kingdom, under the ring name "Charro del Mysterio", but missed the flight due to issues with his visa documentation, and ended up missing the UK tour where Silver King would die during a match.
Gardenia made his CMLL in-ring on June 25, 2019 as he teamed up with Drone and Fuego to defeat the trio of Misterioso Jr., Pólvora and Virus. Shortly after he was introduced to CMLL's TV audience as he made a highly publized debut on CMLL's main show, Super Viernes, winning a singles match over Disturbio that was presented as part of CMLL's LBGT+ celebration and with an in-ring endorsement by Sofia Alonso, the daughter of CMLL owner Paco Alonso. For CMLL's 86th Anniversary Show, Gardenia's first major show appearance, he, Diamante Azul, and Titán defeated El Hijo del Villano III, Hechicero, and Rey Bucanero by disqualification in the second match of the night of CMLL's biggest annual show. Gardenia participated in his first major CMLL tournament in October as he was teamed up with Volador Jr. for the Gran Alternativa tournament. For the annual Gran Alternativa tournament CMLL teams up a rookie with an established CMLL veteran for a tag team tournament to help elevate the ranking of one or more of the rookie competitors. Gardenia and Volador Jr. defeated Espíritu Negro and Mr. Niebla in the first round, followed by a win over El Coyote and El Terrible, before the team lost to Fugaz and Místico in the semi-finals of the tournament.
Personal life
Márquez is a single father of three, living in Torreón.
