Rayo de Jalisco Jr.

debut = November 11, 1975Tlaquepaque, Jalisco

Early life Rayo de Jalisco Jr. was born on January 1, 1960, in Guadalajara, the son of legendary professional wrestler Rayo de Jalisco and the nephew of professional wrestlers Tony Sugar and Black Sugar. He was not initially trained by his father as his father did not want his son to follow into his profession; instead he trained under Diablo Velazco. Rayo de Jalisco Jr. worked most of the 1970s alongside his father, receiving further training along the way. By the early 1980s he was working for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), Mexico's largest professional wrestling promotion. In 1982, Rayo de Jalisco Jr. began a wrestling storyline, called a feud, with MS-1 that ended when Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated MS-1 in a Luchas de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match to unmask the hated rudo ("bad guy"). Throughout the early 1980s, Rayo de Jalisco Jr. teamed up with equally popular Cien Caras to form a very successful team, working main events all over Mexico. On January 8, 1984, Rayo de Jalisco Jr. captured his first singles championship as he defeated Pirata Morgan to win the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship.

Over the next couple of years, Rayo de Jalisco Jr. won the Mexican National Heavyweight Title on a further two occasions, defeating Gran Markus Jr. and El Egipico to win the title. His third and final reign ended on February 21, 1994, when he lost to Pierroth Jr. On April 18, 1997, Rayo de Jalisco Jr. lost the title to Steel after a slow building storyline between the two. A few months after unmasking Steel, Rayo de Jalisco Jr. became a two-time CMLL World Heavyweight Champion when he defeated Universo 2000 for the belt. Rayo de Jalisco Jr. only worked a few matches for CMLL in mid-2010 but returned to the promotion in early 2013. He was on hand for a press conference, announcing that CMLL's annual Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show would pay tribute to his father, Rayo de Jalisco Sr. During the press conference, he was confronted by longtime rival Universo 2000, who challenged him to a match for the Dos Leyendas show. At the show, Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Shocker and Rush defeated Universo 2000, Mr. Niebla and El Terrible by disqualification. Two days later, on March 17, 2013, Rayo de Jalisco Jr. competed in a four-way, steel cage match billed by IWRG as Prison Fatal ("Deadly Prison") against Cien Caras Jr., Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and Pirata Morgan. During the match, Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 interfered, which caused Pirata Morgan Jr. to enter the match as well to escalate the rivalry between Los Piratas and Los Capos Junior. The match ended with Pirata Morgan being the last man in the cage and thus had his hair shaved off.

Championships and accomplishments Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) CMLL World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Atlantis CMLL World Trios Championship (1 time) – with El Canek and Black Warrior Mexican National Heavyweight Championship (3 times) Mexican National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tony Benetto Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time) – with Ringo Mendoza and El Kiss NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Copa de Arena Mexico: 2002 – Black Warrior and Lizmark Jr. International Gran Prix (1994) Federación Internacional de Lucha Libre FILL Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Nueva Generación Lucha Libre NGLLHeavyweight Championship (1 time, current) World Wrestling Association WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current) WWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rayman

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotesRayo de Jalisco Jr. (mask) Martín Escobedo (hair) N/A Live event N/A Rayo de Jalisco Jr. (mask) Herodes (hair) N/A Live event N/A Rayo de Jalisco Jr. (mask) Cien Caras (mask) Mexico City EMLL 57th Anniversary Show Rayo de Jalisco Jr. (mask) Steel (mask) Mexico City Live event Rayo de Jalisco Jr. (mask) Dr. Muerte (mask) Mexico City Live event Rayo de Jalisco Jr. (mask) Super Parka (hair) Tijuana, Baja California Live event

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