Eduardo Aníbal González Hernández (born November 23, 1974) is a Mexican
professional wrestler
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, better known by his
ring name
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Juventud "Juvi" Guerrera.
Guerrera is best known for his appearances with the Mexican
professional wrestling promotion
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s
AAA
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Airports
* Anaa Airport in French Polynesia (IATA airport code AAA)
* Logan County Airport (Illinois) (FAA airport code AAA)
Arts, entertainment, and ...
and
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (''EMLL'') (''Mexi ...
(CMLL) and with the American professional wrestling promotions
Extreme Championship Wrestling
HHG Corporation, doing business as Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), was a professional wrestling promotion and media company that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The promotion was founded in 1992 by Tod Gordon as National Wrest ...
(ECW),
World Wrestling Entertainment
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(WWE),
World Championship Wrestling
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(WCW), and
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
(TNA).
Championships
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this system ...
held by Guerrera over the course of his career include the
AAA Cruiserweight Championship
The AAA World Cruiserweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial Crucero AAA in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). The championship cannot be competed ...
,
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
The is a professional wrestling world junior heavyweight championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the . Only wrestlers under the junior heavyweight weight-limit may ...
,
WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Championship,
WCW World Tag Team Championship, and
WWA International Cruiserweight Championship. "Juventud Guerrera" is Spanish for "Youth Warrior".
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1992–1996)
Early in his career, Guerrera was a mainstay in the
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Antonio Peña Promotions, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide is a Mexican Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) promotion based in Mexico City, Mexico. Commonly referred to as simply AAA (pronounced "triple A"; an abbreviation of its ...
(AAA) promotion. He had a very lengthy feud with
Rey Mysterio Jr. in which they traded the AAA Welterweight Title back and forth. The pair also had several
tag team
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matches in which Guerrera would team with his father
Fuerza
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Album history
According to bloggarte.com ...
, while Rey Jr. would tag with uncle and trainer
Rey Misterio Sr.
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Extreme Championship Wrestling (1996)
Guerrera first gained American exposure in
Extreme Championship Wrestling
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alongside fellow luchadores Rey Misterio Jr.,
Psicosis
Dionicio Castellanos Torres (born May 19, 1971) is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Psicosis (sometimes Anglicised as Psychosis) and Nicho el Millonario. He is best known for his appearances with the promotions L ...
,
Konnan and
La Parka, all of whom were also wrestling for Konnan's Promo Azteca in Mexico at the time. He debuted in ECW at
Big Apple Blizzard Blast in February 1996. When Konnan left for WCW later that year, Guerrera and the rest followed.
World Championship Wrestling
Early years (1996–1997)
In WCW, Guererra made his debut on August 26, 1996, edition of ''
Monday Nitro'' in a victory over
Billy Kidman
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As a wrestler, Kidman is best known for his work with World Cham ...
. He would compete throughout 1996 and 1997 under a mask, like the one he wore in Mexico and ECW.
Cruiserweight Champion (1998)
Beginning in 1998, Guerrera
pinned Último Dragón
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to win the
Cruiserweight Championship on the inaugural edition of ''
Thunder
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'' on January 8, 1998. However, he would then lose the title to Rey Misterio Jr. one week later on the following edition of ''Thunder''. At
SuperBrawl VIII, Guerrera challenged
Chris Jericho
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for the title in a
mask vs. title match, in which Guerrera lost forcing him to unmask. After unmasking Guerrera, Jericho would often berate Guerrera for his looks by referring to him as "Quasi-juice" which was in reference to "
Quasimodo
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", the disfigured lead character in ''
The Hunchback of Notre Dame''. Later in the year, Guerrera defeated Jericho at
Road Wild to capture his second Cruiserweight Championship. He retained the belt at
Fall Brawl against
Silver King, before losing to Billy Kidman the following night on ''Nitro''.
Filthy Animals (1999–2000)
Later on, Guerrera became an announcer on ''Thunder'' in order to remain on-screen while rehabilitating an injury. On November 29, 1999, Guerrera defeated
Jushin Thunder Liger to win the
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
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on ''Nitro.'' The next week, he would lose the title back to Liger, as
Psicosis
Dionicio Castellanos Torres (born May 19, 1971) is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Psicosis (sometimes Anglicised as Psychosis) and Nicho el Millonario. He is best known for his appearances with the promotions L ...
substituted for Guerrera due to injury (in reality, Guerrera and
Jerry Flynn were arrested for DUI, thus no-showed). After his injury healed, he joined former rival Rey Mysterio Jr.,
Konnan,
Billy Kidman
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As a wrestler, Kidman is best known for his work with World Cham ...
, and others to form
The Filthy Animals. During the group's run, Guerrera and Mysterio Jr. became the
World Tag Team Champions.
Guerrera appeared as himself in the 2000 film ''
Ready to Rumble''.
In October 2000, during a WCW tour of
Australia, Guerrera was arrested at the hotel in which the wrestlers were staying, after an incident in which he was discovered naked and screaming in a hallway, and then attacking police officers who had arrived to detain him. According to the 2004 book ''The Death of WCW'', Guerrera was reportedly under the influence of
PCP at the time. Guerrera was expelled from the remainder of the tour and later released by WCW, and was ordered to pay nearly
$1,800 in fines.
International appearances and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2000–2005)
After being released from WCW, Guerrera went on to wrestle for many other promotions including AAA,
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (''EMLL'') (''Mexi ...
,
World Wrestling All-Stars,
Frontier Wrestling Alliance, and
Xtreme Pro Wrestling
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Zicari originally ran the promotion out of Los Angeles from 1999 to 2003. He appeared on shows as the on-camera owner under the name ...
(XPW). He also made a brief appearance in
Pro Wrestling Noah
(stylised as Pro Wrestling NOAH) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) ace Mitsuharu Misawa after he had led a mass exodus in which 24 of AJPW's 26 contracted wrestlers left th ...
as one of 12 participants in a championship tournament to crown the first
GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion and lost to
Yoshinobu Kanemaru at the tournament finals in
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most p ...
on June 24, 2001. While in CMLL, he frequently re-teamed with fellow WCW alumnus Rey Mysterio, who had left WCW due to its purchase by the World Wrestling Federation, in CMLL before Mysterio's signing with WWE. After Mysterio signed with WWE in 2002, Guerrera joined the upstart promotion
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
.
In TNA, Guerrera was joined by fellow AAA wrestlers
Mr. Águila,
Héctor Garza,
Abismo Negro,
Heavy Metal to form a group first known as
Team AAA, then later renamed to
Team Mexico to compete in TNA's World X Cup Matches. Guerrera would also take part in the
2003 Super X Cup, where he advanced all the way to the finals before being ultimately defeated by
Chris Sabin
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After being trained by Scott D ...
. When TNA's working relationship with AAA came to an end, Team Mexico disbanded and Guererra was released from TNA to continue working for
Lucha Libre
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promotions.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2005–2006)
In the spring of 2005, Guerrera signed with
World Wrestling Entertainment
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(WWE), He debuted on television, entertaining the WWE Universe simply as Juventud, on June 18, 2005, defeating
Funaki Funaki (written: 船木) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Kazuyoshi Funaki (born 1975), Olympic ski jumper
* Mari Funaki (1950–2010), Australian contemporary jeweller, designer, metal-smith and sculptor
*Masakatsu ...
on ''
SmackDown!''s sister show ''
Velocity
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''. On the June 23 episode of ''SmackDown'', Juventud,
Super Crazy
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and
Psicosis
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(collectively called "
The Mexicools") interrupted a match between Chavo Guerrero and
Paul London by riding to the ring on a
lawn mower
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and attacking both wrestlers. The following week by week of The Mexicools interrupting matches and beating down seemingly random WWE Superstars and cutting
promos. Juventud quickly established himself as the mouthpiece/leader of the group and began using his old nickname "The Juice".
At the
Great American Bash
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on July 24, The Mexicools defeated the newly reunited
Blue World Order (
Big Stevie Cool
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,
Da Blue Guy, and
Hollywood Nova) in a
six-man tag team match
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. After more weeks of interruptions and sneak attacks, The Mexicools were sent down to ''Velocity''. The group feuded with ''Velocity'' main-stay and then-Cruiserweight Champion
Nunzio
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and his tag partner
Vito. Each member of The Mexicools picked up numerous pinfall victories over the champion during this time.
At the October 4 ''SmackDown!'' tapings for ''Velocity'', Juventud (along with Super Crazy and Psicosis) faced
Brian Kendrick, Paul London,
Scotty 2 Hotty, and Funaki in an over-the-top battle royal with the stipulation that the winner would receive a title shot at the Cruiserweight Championship at
No Mercy. After finally eliminating London, Juventud won the battle royal and the title shot. At the event on October 9, he defeated Nunzio following a Juvi Driver to capture the Cruiserweight Championship, his first title in WWE and, due to the title being originally from WCW, his fourth Cruiserweight Title reign. Juventud later went on to lose the title back to Nunzio at a live event in
Italy
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. On November 25, Juventud regained the title on an edition of ''SmackDown!'' from
England
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. Guerrera lost the Cruiserweight title to
Kid Kash
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at
Armageddon
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on December 18, 2005.
On January 6, 2006, WWE announced that Guerrera was released from the company. His final match aired that evening on ''SmackDown!'', a Cruiserweight Title rematch against Kid Kash which Juventud lost. During this match, Juventud would use many high flying moves including a
450° splash
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, a move WWE outright banned due to an earlier match Juventud had with Paul London where he
botched the move, and resulting in London suffering several fractured bones in his face.
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2006–2008, 2009)
Three months later after being released from WWE, Guerrera returned to Mexico to compete with
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
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(AAA). Guerrera returned to the promotion on April 30 and formed a new stable known as the "Mexican Powers" alongside Psicosis II, Extreme Tiger,
Joe Líder and
Crazy Boy, although Psicosis II and Extreme Tiger would later leave the group. During a TNA vs. AAA Mexico show, Juventud was one of the Mexican wrestlers who aided
The Latin American Xchange and attacked
A.J. Styles. This footage was later shown on the October 5, 2006, episode of ''
TNA Impact!
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is an American professional wrestling television program produced by the American promotion Impact Wrestling (formerly known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)) tha ...
''.
In August 2008, Juventud held a press conference to announce his departure from AAA to compete on the Mexican independent circuit. In September, he formed ''The Sexicools'', a parody of his
Mexicools group, with
Intocable
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and
Toscano. Despite rumors, Guererra did not jump to AAA's rival CMLL.
On March 15, 2009, Guerrera made a surprise return to AAA at the annual
Rey de Reyes event. Juventud helped
Charly Manson and D-Generation-Mex win their match and joined
D-Generation-Mex. Shortly after his return to the company, Guerrera suffered bruising and a broken nose in a backstage fight with
Konnan and
Jack Evans. The fight started after Guerrera accused Konnan of
defecating in his bag, which Konnan denied (but it was
X-Pac who did it as revenge for exposing X-Pac suicide attempt), and then Evans, with whom Guerrera had had a match that evening, allegedly grabbed Guerrera from behind, provoking the fight.
Independent circuit (2008–present)
Since the incident in AAA, Guerrera has wrestled for Nu-Wrestling Evolution where he won their cruiserweight championship in a triple threat match involving
PAC Pac or PAC may refer to:
Military
* Rapid Deployment Force (Malaysia), an armed forces unit
* Patriot Advanced Capability, of the MIM-104 Patriot missile
* Civil Defense Patrols (''Patrullas de Autodefensa Civil''), Guatemalan militia and paramili ...
and
Matt Cross. He has since defended it in many triple threat matches usually with PAC and
Súper Nova and a few single matches with Súper Nova (all of which he has won so far). Juventud Guerrera lost the title on February 6, 2013, in Milan, being defeated by Giuseppe "King" Danza in 50 seconds.
In 2010, he made a special surprise appearance at
Dragon Gate teaming with
Dragon Kid in a match against
BxB Hulk
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Professional wrestling career
He was the sec ...
and
Masato Yoshino. Juventud ended up losing the match for his team when he tapped out to Masato Yoshino. On May 20, 2011, he made a surprise appearance at Xtreme Italian Wrestling in a match against Thunder Storm and win the XIW Italian Championship. On September 6, 2014, Juventud made his in-ring debut for Pure Action Championship Wrestling, winning the promotion's Cruiserweight Championship at their final show, Brawl In The Falls III.
On October 12, 2016, Juventud made his debut for Lucha Ilimitado at a show in Yakima, Washington. He teamed with Psicosis in a losing effort against Hijo del Santo & El Santo Jr. Later that night, Juventud & Psicosis attacked Rey Mysterio Jr. and Jeff Hardy (who had just finished a match against one another).
On April 23, 2017, at WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup – Mexican Qualifying Round Guerrera defeated
El Hijo de Dos Caras
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in the semi-finals, Guerrera was defeated in the finals by Rey Mysterio.
Return to AAA (2012–2014, 2018)
On February 23, 2012, Guerrera returned to AAA, and losing to his old rival
El Hijo del Perro Aguyao in a four-way match, which also included
Cibernético
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and
Máscara Año 2000 Jr. On March 18 at ''
Rey de Reyes'', Guerrera and Joe Líder, reforming the Mexican Powers, defeated the teams of
Extreme Tiger and
Fénix,
Halloween
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and
Nicho el Millonario
Dionicio Castellanos Torres (born May 19, 1971) is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Psicosis (sometimes Anglicised as Psychosis) and Nicho el Millonario. He is best known for his appearances with the promotions Lu ...
, and
Chessman and
Teddy Hart in a four-way tag team match. As a result, Guerrera and Líder were granted a shot at the
AAA World Tag Team Championship
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, but were defeated on May 6 by the defending champions,
Abyss and Chessman. On May 19 at ''Noche de Campeones'', Guerrera defeated Jack Evans, Psicosis and Teddy Hart in a four-way hardcore match to win the
AAA Cruiserweight Championship
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.
On August 5 at ''
Triplemanía XX'', Guerrera teamed with Chessman for one night to take part in a
''Parejas Suicidas'' steel cage match. However, both Guerrera and Chessman managed to escape the cage and avoid having to face each other in a Hair vs. Hair match. On December 2 at ''
Guerra de Titanes'', Guerrera lost the AAA Cruiserweight Championship to
Daga in a six-way
ladder match
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. Guerrera returned to AAA on August 30, 2013, joining the recently reformed Mexican Powers stable. He, however, ended up turning on the stable on October 18 at ''
Héroes Inmortales VII'', costing Crazy Boy and Joe Líder the AAA World Tag Team Championship. He then formed a new ''rudo'' stable named Anarquía with
Eterno
Eterno may refer to:
* Eterno (wrestler)
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and
Steve Pain. Guerrera was seemingly written out of AAA on April 19, 2014, when Daga took over the leadership of Anarquía.
On April 20, 2018, Juventud made his comeback with
Kevin Kross and
Teddy Hart, directly attacking
Dr. Wagner Jr. and Hernandez after the main event for the
AAA Mega Championship. The trio called themselves
MAD.
All Elite Wrestling (2021)
On July 28, 2021, Guerrera was announced for a match against
Chris Jericho
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at
All Elite Wrestling
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AEW is owned by Shahid Khan and his son Tony, ...
's August 4, 2021 "
Homecoming
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...
" event in which the latter is required to perform a finishing maneuver from the top rope. The match is the third of the "Five Labors" Jericho must successfully complete in order to face
MJF in a grudge match. Juventud lost to Jericho and was attacked by
Wardlow. Despite having lost his mask to Jericho decades earlier in WCW, Guerrera wore a traditional lucha libre mask during the match.
Personal life
González Hernández is divorced and has a son.
González is the son of
Fuerza Guerrera, and he had problems with his father since the 90s, when he decided to wrestle in the USA. On October 9, 2018, his brother, Hijo de Fuerza Guerrera, and sister, Fuerza Guerrera were announced as professional wrestling heirs to their father. After the presentation, Guerrera criticized the decision of his siblings becoming pro wrestlers, since neither of them had interest in pro wrestling before. He further claimed that they haven't passed the test to become professional wrestlers.
Championships and accomplishments
*
AAA
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Airports
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* Logan County Airport (Illinois) (FAA airport code AAA)
Arts, entertainment, and ...
**
AAA Cruiserweight Championship
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(
1 time)
**
Mexican National Atómicos Championship
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(
1 time) – with
Crazy Boy,
Joe Líder and Psicosis II
**
Mexican National Tag Team Championship
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(
2 times
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) – with
Fuerza Guerrera
*Battle Championship Wrestling
**BCW Battle Express Championship (1 time)
*Big Time Wrestling
**BTW United States Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* Canadian Wrestling's Elite
**Canadian Unified Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Fighting Spirit Wrestling
**FSW Primero Championship (1 time)
*International Wrestling All-Stars
**IWAS Tag Team Championship – (1 time) with
Jerry Estrada
Jerry Estrada (full name, Gerardo Hernández Estrada; born January 10, 1958, Monclova, Coahuila) is a semi-retired Mexican ''luchador'' (professional wrestler). For most of his career, he has portrayed a ''rudo'' (heel, those that portray the " ...
*
International Wrestling Association
**
IWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (
1 time)
*Intense Championship Wrestling
**ICW World Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
*Insane Championship Wrestling
**ICW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Ironfist Wrestling
**Ironfist Wrestling Flyweight Championship (1 time)
*Nu-Wrestling Evolution
**NWE Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
*
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American internationally sold professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publi ...
**PWI ranked him #140 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the PWI Years in 2003
**PWI ranked him #25 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the
PWI 500 in 1998
* Pro Wrestling Revolution
**PWR Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Pure Action Championship Wrestling*
**PACW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
*
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
**
America's X Cup (2004) – with
Mr. Águila,
Abismo Negro,
Héctor Garza and
Heavy Metal
*
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of Natio ...
**
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
The is a professional wrestling world junior heavyweight championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the . Only wrestlers under the junior heavyweight weight-limit may ...
(
1 time)
**
WCW Cruiserweight Championship (
3 times)
**
WCW World Tag Team Championship (
1 time) – with
Rey Misterio Jr.
*
World Wrestling All-Stars
**
WWA International Cruiserweight Championship (
2 times
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*
World Wrestling Association
**
WWA Lightweight Championship
The WWA World Lightweight Championship (''Campeonato Mundial de peso Ligero WWA'' in Spanish) is an inactive professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion World Wrestling Association (WWA) from 1987 until 1995. Th ...
(
2 times
"2 Times" is a song co-written and recorded by British Italian-based singer Ann Lee. It was released in 1999 as the lead single from her debut album, ''Dreams'' (1999). The single entered and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Outsid ...
)
**
WWA Welterweight Championship
The WWA World Welterweight Championship (''Campeonato Mundial de Peso Welter WWA'' in Spanish) is a Mexican professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling based promotion World Wrestling Association (WWA) since 1 ...
(
1 time)
**
WWA Tag Team Championship (
1 time) – with
Fuerza Guerrera
**
WWA Trios Championship (
1 time) – with Fuerza Guerrera and
Psicosis
Dionicio Castellanos Torres (born May 19, 1971) is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Psicosis (sometimes Anglicised as Psychosis) and Nicho el Millonario. He is best known for his appearances with the promotions L ...
*
World Wrestling Council
The World Wrestling Council (WWC) (Spanish: "Consejo Mundial de Lucha"), is a Puerto-Rican professional wrestling promotion based in Puerto Rico. It was originally established as Capitol Sports Promotions in 1973 by Carlos Colón Sr., Victor J ...
**
WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship (
1 time)
*
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and va ...
**
WWE Cruiserweight Championship Two professional wrestling championships have been named WWE Cruiserweight Championship by WWE:
* WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1996–2007) – originally established as the WCW Cruiserweight Championship by World Championship Wrestling in 1996, ...
(
2 times
"2 Times" is a song co-written and recorded by British Italian-based singer Ann Lee. It was released in 1999 as the lead single from her debut album, ''Dreams'' (1999). The single entered and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Outsid ...
)
*
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
**
Best Flying Wrestler (1998, 1999)
*
Xcitement Wrestling Federation
The X Wrestling Federation (XWF) (later referred to as the Xcitement Wrestling Federation) was an American professional wrestling promotion that operated from 2001 to 2002.
The previous number two and three American promotions, World Champio ...
**
XWF World Cruiserweight Championship (
1 time)
*Xtreme Latin American Wrestling
**XLAW Extreme Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Xtreme Italian Wrestling
**XIW Italian Championship (1 time)
''Luchas de Apuestas'' record
See also
*
The Filthy Animals
*
Latino World Order
*
The Mexicools
*
Team Mexico
References
External links
*
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1974 births
Expatriate professional wrestlers in Japan
The Latino World Order members
Living people
Masked wrestlers
Mexican male professional wrestlers
Professional wrestlers from Mexico City
Professional wrestling announcers
IWGP Junior Heavyweight champions
20th-century professional wrestlers
21st-century professional wrestlers
AAA World Cruiserweight Champions
WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Champions
Mexican National Tag Team Champions
WCW World Tag Team Champions