About José Estrada, Sr.
Born 1946. José Estrada, Sr. is an American professional wrestler.
José Estrada Sr. (born 1946) is a Puerto Rican retired professional wrestler who was a longtime mainstay of the World Wrestling Council as well as having stints in North American promotions, most notably two separate periods of time for the World Wide Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Federation (WWWF/WWF). First from 1976 until 1983, holding the now inactive Junior Heavyweight Championship under his real name. From 1987 until 1990 he worked as Conquistador Dos, working as part of a masked team known as Los Conquistadores. He has also worked extensively in his native Puerto Rico, primarily for the World Wrestling Council (WWC) where he played the masked "Super Medico I", where he teamed both with a masked Don Kent in 1984 and his son José Estrada Jr. in 1990. He worked briefly in an early IWA as commissioner of the company then with the WWC in 2007 as a wrestling manager. His son is also a retired professional wrestler, who worked primarily in Puerto Rico.
Professional wrestling career WWWF, Japan and Early career (1975–1983) Migrated to New York in 1959. Served a tour of duty with the United States Army in the Vietnam War. Estrada made his professional wrestling debut in 1975 in his native Puerto Rico working for the local World Wrestling Council (WWC) promotion. In WWC he was given the masked ring character Super Médico I ("Super Medic 1"), teaming with Super Médico II to form Los Super Médicos, sometimes also referred to simply as Los Médicos, often wrestling clad in all white. On December 25, 1976, the team defeated Hercules Ayala and Victor Jovica to win the WWC North American Tag Team Championship. This match would make the only time Los Conquistadors would wrestle on a WWF pay per view (PPV) show. By 1989, Estrada worked in singles matches, both as "Conquistador Dos" and under his real name. He left the WWF in 1990.
Return to Puerto Rico (1989–1991) Estrada returned to Puerto Rico once his WWF stint ended in the spring of 1989, once again working as Super Médico I. On May 28, 1989, he defeated Jonathan Holiday to win the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship for the first time. WWC Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times) WWC North American Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Super Medico II (2) and Invader III (1) WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (3 times) WWC World Tag Team Championship (7 times) - with Super Medico II (2), Super Medico III (1), Black Gordman (1) and Super Medico III (3) Américas Wrestling Federation (Puerto Rico) AWF World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with 18k World Wide Wrestling Federation WWWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) World Wrestling League Salón de los Inmortales (class of 2015)
Personal life He is the godfather to Johnny Rodz' daughter.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is José Estrada, Sr.?
Puerto Rican professional wrestler
When was José Estrada, Sr. born?
José Estrada, Sr. was born in 1946 in Puerto Rico.
What is José Estrada, Sr.'s occupation?
José Estrada, Sr. is a professional wrestler.
What nationality is José Estrada, Sr.?
José Estrada, Sr. is American.
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· Wikipedia: José Estrada, Sr.
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