Juan Carlos Baños (born October 16, 1972) is a Mexican professional wrestler or "Luchador" known as Lizmark Jr. or El Hijo de Lizmark (The Son of Lizmark). Baños previously worked for

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 ...

and AAA. Lizmark Jr. works as a Rudo and has been a part of the Los Perros del Mal stable.

Professional wrestling career

Lizmark Jr. is the son of the professional wrestler Lizmark, not just using the

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as is at times the case in

Lucha libre Lucha libre (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term used in Latin America for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form ...

. Lizmark was a big star in Mexico in the 1980s and 1990s. Outside of Mexico, Lizmark Jr. is probably best remembered for his stint in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) where he was part of the groups Cruiserweight division in the late 1990s. In the 2000s, Lizmark Jr. started working for

(CMLL), Mexico's top wrestling promotion and the oldest promotion still active today. Lizmark Jr. turned rudo, joined up with Los Perros del Mal and has been moving up the ranks to main eventing on a regular basis. He forms "Team Tall" with Black Warrior and Rayo de Jalisco Jr., with them he won the Copa de Arena Mexico Tournament in 2002. On September 28, 2007, Lizmark Jr. lost his mask in the main event of the CMLL 74th Anniversary Show, in a match called " Infierno en el Ring" ("Hell in the Ring"). Lizmark Jr. was pinned by Blue Panther, in a match that also involved Místico, Dr. Wagner Jr., Perro Aguayo Jr., Atlantis, Último Guerrero and Villano V, and took place inside a Steel Cage. On December 12, 2010, Lizmark Jr. defeated Charly Malice, Marco Corleone and

R. J. Brewer John Stagikas (born July 31, 1979) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, R. J. Brewer. Brewer is known for his appearances with Lucha Libre USA, where he portrayed a Conservatism in the United ...

in a four–way elimination match to become the first-ever LLUSA Heavyweight Champion. On March 13, 2011, Lizmark Jr. returned to

Lucha Libre AAA World Wide 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 or ...

(AAA), after a sixteen-year absence, re-joining ''Los Perros del Mal''.

Personal life

His father was the professional wrestler Lizmark, who died on December 16, 2015. He also has a brother, El Hijo de Lizmark.

Championships and accomplishments

*American Independent Wrestling Alliance **AIWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

**CMLL World G1 Heavyweight Champion (1 time) ** Copa de Arena Mexico:

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– Black Warrior and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. **

Leyenda de Azul The ''Leyenda de Azul'' (Spanish for "the Blue Legend") is a lucha libre tournament held seven times by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) between 2000 and 2008 and again in 2011 and 2012. The tourna ...

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* International Wrestling Revolution Group ** Copa Higher Power (2011) – with Damián 666 * Lucha Libre USA ** LLUSA Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) * Pro Wrestling Illustrated **PWI ranked him #141 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1997

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

Footnotes

References

External links

AAA profile
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