Juan Manuel González Barrón (born August 12, 1965) is a Mexican ''

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'' (Spanish for "

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") who is best known under the ring name Dr. Wagner Jr., having used that name since 1987. He is the son of Manuel González Rivera, better known as

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and the brother of the late César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón, who worked primarily under the name Silver King. His son made his ''lucha libre'' debut 2009 under the ring name El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. González was once married to professional wrestler María Moreno León, better known as Rossy Moreno. While he has worked all over the world as Dr. Wagner Jr. he primarily works in Mexico and has worked with both '' Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre'' (CMLL) and ''

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'' (AAA), Mexico's two largest professional wrestling promotions, on multiple occasions as well as being a regular on the Mexican independent circuit. He was introduced to '' Lucha Underground'' at the end of season two and has worked for various Japanese promotions, most notably for

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(NJPW). During his career he has won such notable championships as the

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on three occasions, been the inaugural AAA Latin American Champion, held the

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twice, the

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on four occasions with four partners, the

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four times, as part of four teams, the

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and the

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with

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. González worked under a

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from his debut in 1985 until August 2017, when he was forced to unmask after losing to

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in a ''

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'' at

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. Following the unmasking, González renamed himself Rey Wagner ("King Wagner").

Personal life

Juan Manuel González Barrón was born on August 12, 1965, son of Magdalena Barrón and her husband Manuel González Rivera, better known as the ''

'' (professional wrestler)

. Juan González was the second son born, with his brother Óscar being two years his elder. His parents later had another son, César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón and finally a daughter Mayra. At one point in the late 1980s to 1990s Juan González was married to María del Rocío Moreno León, who is also a professional wrestler under the name Rossy Moreno, and together the couple had at least two sons, El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Galeno del Mal. Juan González' sons' names are not a matter of public knowledge as they wrestle as '' enmascarados'', which traditionally means that their personal informations are kept from the general public per ''lucha libre'' traditions. Juan González later remarried, although it is unclear if his current wife is directly involved with ''lucha libre'' or not. In the early 2000s César González introduced the wrestling world to a son, referred to only as "El Hijo de Silver King", who at the time was training to be a wrestler.

Professional wrestling career

González started out working as a masked wrestler known as El Invasor ("The Invader"). The anonymity of the El Invasor character allowed González to gain in-ring experience without the pressure of the Dr. Wagner name. González only worked as El Invasor for about a year before it was decided to reveal his family relationship. González was slated to make his in-ring debut as Dr. Wagner Jr. in a match where he would team up with his father, to take on his father's former tag team partner

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and Ángel Blanco Jr. on April 27, 1986. While driving to the show the car, carrying his father, José Vargas (Ángel Blanco),

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, Mano Negra and Jungla Negra crashed when one of the tires exploded. Vargas was killed by the crash and González' father suffered severe spinal damage. Manuel González would later use a wheelchair to accompany his son to the ring for some matches.

Universal Wrestling Association (1987–1993)

After adopting his father's name Dr. Wagner Jr. he also began working for the

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(UWA), the same promotion where his father worked for most of his career. Promoters played off the rivalry of their famous fathers and often paired Dr. Wagner Jr. against Ángel Blanco Jr. On August 3, 1986 the two rivals were teamed up for a ''Ruleta de la Muerte'' ("Roulette of Death") tournament where the losing teams advance and the team that lost the finals would have to wrestle each other in a ''

'', or "bet match", for their masks. The rivals defeated Mano Negra and

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to survive the tournament with their masks intact. On July 22, 1990 Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Astro de Oro to win the

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, his first professional wrestling championship. He held the title for 218 days, until February 25, 1991, when he lost it to Enrique Vega.

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (1993–2009)

In the early 1990s the UWA's popularity began to dwindle as less and less fans attended their shows. To try and combat the fan departure the UWA began working with long time rival promotion '' Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre'' (CMLL), co-promoting shows and allowing UWA workers to also compete on CMLL shows. On April 2, 1993 the collaboration between the two companies led to Dr. Wagner Jr. defeating Pierroth Jr. to win the

. Later that year the two promotions worked together to host a tournament for the newly created

with teams from the UWA and CMLL competing against each other. Dr. Wagner Jr. was teamed up with UWA's top name

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for the tournament, defeating the team of

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and Pierroth Jr. in the finals to become the first CMLL World Tag Team Champions. Dr. Wagner Jr.'s first reign as CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion ended on March 2, 1994 as he was defeated by

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. By early 1994 Dr. Wagner Jr. began teaming with Gran Markus Jr. and El Hijo del Gladiador on a regular basis, forming a team known as ''La Nueva Ola Blanca'' ("The New White Wave"), adopting the name of his father's tag team. ''La Nueva Ola Blanca'' won the

on April 22, 1994 when they defeated ''Los Brazos'' (

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, Brazo de Oro and

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). In November of that year El Canek stopped working for CMLL, forcing Dr. Wagner Jr. to give up his half of the world tag team championship. In early 1997 Dr. Wagner Jr. and Silver King won the CMLL World Tag Team Championship, but once again Dr. Wagner Jr. was forced to give up his half, this time because Silver King left CMLL to work for the US based

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(WCW). He later won the championship for a third time, this time with Emilio Charles Jr. as his tag team partner. He later won the CMLL World Trips Championship on three additional occasions, with Black Warrior and Blue Panther, then with Blue Panther and

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, and finally with Black Tiger (his brother under a new ring identity) and

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. On June 18, 2004, on a CMLL show in Mexico City, Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated long time rival El Canek to win the

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, a title still promoted 10 years after the UWA closed. The championship change was part of a long running storyline between the two, a storyline set to culminate in a four-way ''Lucha de Apuestas'' match at the

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. In the week prior to the show Manuel González died, which led to a surge of sympathy for Dr. Wagner Jr. This led to the crowd being solidly behind the until-then hated Dr. Wagner Jr. as he put his mask on the line against El Canek,

and

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In the end El Canek defeated Universo 2000 to take his mask. As result of the newfound popularity of Dr. Wagner Jr. CMLL decided to turn El Canek ''

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'' (villain), allowing for the rivalry to continue. Later on when Dr. Wagner Jr. moved on to a feud with Atlantis, the story repeated itself as the crowd turned against Atlantis, forcing CMLL to turn him from '' técnico'' (hero or good guy) into one of the bad guys of the storyline. The rivalry continued for several months until Dr. Wagner Jr.'s focus shifted to newcomer

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, resulting in a series of very violent, out of control matches between the two. On April 27, 2008, Wagner led a protest march for anyone who believed they were being mistreated by their bosses to join. About 200 people joined the march, including

and wrestlers from IWRG. Wagner claimed he was not being used because he criticized CMLL in the press, and claimed he was in talks with

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(WWE). The rivalry between Dr. Wagner Jr. and L.A Park reached its CMLL climax at the

CMLL 75th Anniversary Show The CMLL 75th Anniversary Show ( es, 75. Aniversario de CMLL) was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on September 19, 2008 in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. The event com ...

where Dr. Wagner Jr. and L.A. Park wrestled each other in a match that ended in a disqualification due to excessive brawling outside the ring. A short time later Dr. Wagner Jr. was fired from CMLL, officially for breaking CMLL's strict rule about not bleeding during matches or using weapons.

Japan (1988–2004)

Starting in 1988 Dr. Wagner Jr. began making regular trips to Japan primarily working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) through their relationship with the UWA. Later on he would also work for the Japanese

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(W*ING) and

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(BJW) promotions. During a BJW tour in 1996 Dr. Wagner Jr. lost the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship to

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and then regained it 8 days later. The title change was not sanctioned by CMLL and not officially recognized in Mexico. In 1997 he participated in Best of the Super Juniors IV, where he defeated

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and Chavo Guerrero Jr. but lost the remaining four matches and failed to advance. The following year Dr. Wagner Jr. was invited back for the 1998

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tournament. He won his block with a total of four victories, but lost in the finals to

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. Later that same year he teamed up with

to compete for the newly created

, losing in the tournament final to

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and

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. When Dr. Wagner Jr. returned to Japan in 1999 Wagner and Kashin won the junior heavyweight tag team championship on January 4 on NJPW's

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in the

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. The following month Dr. Wagner Jr. unsuccessfully fought

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for the

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. The reign with the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship ended after 96 days, with two successful defenses, before losing the belts to

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and Jyushin Thunder Liger on April 10, 1999. For the third year in a row Dr. Wagner Jr. competed in the annual

tournament, a tournament won by Dr. Wagner Jr.'s former partner Kendo Kashin. In 2003 Dr. Wagner Jr and his brother Silver King toured with

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(AJPW) instead of NJPW, working primarily as a tag team for the entirety of the tour.

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2009–2013)

On March 15, 2009 Dr. Wagner Jr. made a surprise appearance at

(AAA)'s annual ''

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'' ("King of Kings") event. First he chased off ''

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'' before turning around to challenge the

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to a title match. On June 13, 2009, at '' Triplemania XVII'' Wagner defeated Mesias to win the AAA Mega Championship. After his title win Wagner went on to form the stable ''Los Wagnermaniacos'' with Silver King,

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and

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. Dr. Wagner Jr. successfully defended the Mega championship against both El Mesias and Cibernético in a

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at the 2009 '' Verano de Escandalo'' ("Summer of Scandal") show. At the subsequent AAA event, ''

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'', Dr. Wagner Jr. successfully defended against El Mesias once more. Following two successful defenses against El Mesias, Dr. Wagner Jr. stipulated that if El Mesias lost at the 2009 ''

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'' ("War of the Titans") he would not receive another title match. After holding the title for 181 days Dr. Wagner Jr. lost the title back to El Mesias at ''Guerra de Titanes''. In the aftermath of Wagner's stable partner Electroshock winning the AAA Mega Championship at ''

'' in March 2010, Electroshock, Ultimo Gladiator and even Dr. Wagner's own brother, Silver King, all turned on him and kicked him out of the stable, which they renamed ''Los Maniacos''. At '' Triplemania XVIII'' Dr. Wagner Jr. pinned Electroshock to win his second AAA Mega Championship. Following the match El Mesias came to the ring, presented Dr. Wagner Jr. with the championship belt and then shook his hand. On July 12, 2010, Dr. Wagner Jr. made a surprise appearance for CMLL, coming to the aid of his son El Hijo de Dr. Wagner at an event in

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. Wagner, whose contract with AAA had recently expired, claimed that he was still on good terms with the company and offered no explanation for his appearance. On August 15, 2010, at '' Verano de Escandalo'' Dr. Wagner Jr. successfully defended the AAA Mega Championship in a three-way match against Silver King and

. After the match Silver King played an audio tape, claiming it was their late father saying that Silver King was the more talented brother. This revelation led to a match on October 1 at ''

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'', where Wagner Jr. defeated Silver King in a singles match, retaining the AAA Mega Championship. On October 31, 2010, Wagner Jr. formed a new alliance named ''Potencia Mundial'' (World Power) with

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and

. On December 5 at ''

'' Wagner Jr. lost the AAA Mega Championship to El Zorro. On June 18, 2011, at ''

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'', Wagner Jr. defeated

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(TNA) performer

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to become the first ever AAA Latin American Champion. Immediately afterwards, Wagner began making challenges towards new AAA Mega Champion

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. Wagner received his shot at the title on July 31 at '' Verano de Escándalo'' in a three-way match, which also included L.A. Park, but was eliminated following a distraction from

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and a low blow from Jarrett. On October 9 at '' Héroes Inmortales'', Dr. Wagner Jr. made his first successful defense of the AAA Latin American Championship by defeating

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in a Bullterrier match. After the match, two of AAA's top ''técnicos'', and Wagner's allies,

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and

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, both turned on him and joined Aguayo's ''

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''. On December 16 at ''

'', Wagner Jr. lost the AAA Latin American Championship to L.A. Park. In early 2012, Dr. Wagner Jr. started a rivalry with the invading ''El Consejo'' stable. On March 18 at ''

'', Wagner teamed with Electroshock and Heavy Metal losing to ''El Consejo'' members Máscara Año 2000 Jr., El Texano Jr. and Toscano, with Máscara Año 2000 Jr. pinning Wagner following outside interference. The following month, Wagner made peace with Silver King as the two came together to battle ''El Consejo''. On August 5 in the main event of ''

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'', Wagner Jr. defeated Máscara Año 2000 Jr. in a Mask vs. Mask match, forcing his rival to unmask himself. In early 2013, Wagner Jr., claiming dissatisfaction with his position in AAA, left the promotion for a several-month-long stint with

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's Todo X el Todos promotion, only to return in May in time for ''

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''. At the event, Dr. Wagner Jr. teamed with Electroshock, La Parka and Octagón to defeat Canek,

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and

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in an eight-man tag team match. Afterwards, the relationship between Wagner and AAA once again broke down with Wagner taking public potshots at the promotion.

Independent circuit (2013–present)

On November 17, 2013, Wagner Jr. returned to CMLL at a small event in

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, confronting and challenging Mr. Niebla. For the past weeks, Wagner had teased "invading" CMLL and settling his score with the likes of

and

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. In July 2014, Wagner worked a tour of Japan, during which he wrestled for

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and women's wrestling promotion

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Return to CMLL (2015)

In August 2015, Wagner made his return to CMLL after an almost 7-year absence. His tenure with CMLL was only brief as CMLL fired Wagner on September 11, after he reportedly told them that taking part in the 82nd Anniversary Show "didn't suit his interests". It was later reported that Wagner decided to not work the anniversary show out of loyalty to L.A. Park, who had been released by the promotion days earlier.

Return to AAA (2014–2020)

A year after leaving AAA, Wagner returned to take part in ''

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'', putting any past issues behind them. At the event Wagner took part in a four-way elimination main event for the Copa Triplemanía XXII. He was the first man eliminated from the match by Cibernético. Dr. Wagner Jr. did not appear for AAA for the rest of the year, not returning until the 2016 Lucha Libre World Cup tournament in June 2016. Dr. Wagner Jr. teamed up with

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and Dragon Azteca Jr. as "Team Mexico International" for the tournament, but was eliminated in the second round. Dr. Wagner Jr. returned to AAA in the fall, shortly after leaving CMLL, as he turned on former tag team partner Rey Mysterio Jr. On August 28, 2016, at ''

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'', Wagner fought against El Texano Jr. and

Brian Cage Brian Christopher Button

for the AAA Mega Championship, but did not win the championship. During the main event of the show, he disrupted a ''Luchas de Apuestas'' match between Psycho Clown and Pagano, attacking Psycho Clown. After the match, which Psycho Cown won, Dr. Wagner Jr. challenged Psycho Clown to put his mask on the line in a ''

'' at ''Triplemanía XXV'' in 2017, a challenge that Psycho Clown accepted. At ''

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'' Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Psycho Clown in a match that also included Pagano after Psycho Clown's long time tag team partners, Monster Clown and Murder Clown, turned on him and helped Dr. Wagner Jr. win the match. On August 26, 2017, Wagner was defeated by Psycho Clown in a ''Lucha de Apuestas'' at ''

'' and was forced to unmask as a result. Afterwards, Wagner continued working for AAA unmasked under the new name "Rey Wagner" ("King Wagner"). On October 4, at '' Héroes Inmortales XI'', Wagner was defeated in a title fight by the

against

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. On January 26, in ''Guerra de Titanes'', Wagner defeated Mundo to win his third AAA Mega Championship. On June 4 at ''Verano de Escándalo'', Wagner was defeated along with

, thus losing his title to

who made his return to the company with the help of

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. That same night after the event, Wagner declared himself independent. On August 3, 2019, at

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, Wagner lost a mask vs hair match to Blue Demon Jr. After the match, following his head being shaved, Wagner announced his retirement. However, the next day, Wagner clarified his situation that he is not permanently retired and would have to meet the dates in both AAA and independents. On August 10 in Saltillo, Coahuila, Wagner announced that he finally canceled his retirement to continue his career. On February 2, 2020, Wagner officially announced his departure from the AAA after appearing at an event in the Naucalpan Arena after six years.

Lucha Underground (2016–2018)

On July 6, 2016, Wagner made his surprise debut for Lucha Underground, making an appearance at '' Ultima Lucha Dos'' as a surprise opponent for Son of Havoc. Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Son of Havoc, with the storyline being that he won a cash prize of $250,000. During

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Dr. Wagner Jr. was managed by Famous B and worked a storyline feud with Son of Havoc and

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, who had previously been managed by Famous B. He also participated in the "Battle of the Bulls" tournament, but was eliminated by

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. At

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, Wagner returned and teamed with Famous B to defeat Texano forcing him to become Famous B's new client. However, Wagner would not appear in the fourth season and the series was discontinued after season finale, '' Ultima Lucha Cuatro''.

In other media

In June 2010, Dr. Wagner Jr. won a four-way match to become the wrestler to be featured on the cover of the

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Lucha Libre AAA: Héroes del Ring, which was released on August 9, 2010, in North America. Dr. Wagner Jr. is one of the playable characters in the game.

Championships and accomplishments

* Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre **

( 2 times) **

(

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) – with Canek (1), Silver King (1), Emilio Charles Jr. (1) and

(1) **

(

) – with Gran Markus Jr. and El Hijo del Gladiador (1), Black Warrior and Blue Panther (1), Blue Panther and

(1), and

and Black Tiger III (1) **

( 1 time) ** International Gran Prix ( 2003) *

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( 1 time) *Kaoz Lucha Libre :*Kaoz Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Llaves y Candados **LyC Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Silver King *

( 3 times) **

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( 1 time) **Lucha Libre Premier (2009) *

( 1 time) – with

* Pro Wrestling Revolution **PWR World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current) *''

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'' **Ranked No. 16 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the

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in 1999 and 2010 **Ranked No. 82 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "

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" in 2003 *

( 1 time, last) **

( 2 times) *

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WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship The WWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (''Campeonato Mundial Semi Completo de WWA'' in Spanish) is a singles professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling based promotion World Wrestling Association (WWA) ...

( 1 time) *

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(Class of 2019)

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

Footnotes

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