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Omar Alvarado García (born July 17, 1974) better known by his
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Stuka Jr. is a Mexican second-generation ''
luchador 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 ...
enmascarado'', or masked
professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...
, who works for the Mexican
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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). Stuka Jr. is not, despite what the name indicates, the son of ''luchador'' Stuka but is Stuka's younger brother. On September 16, 2022, Stuka Jr. lost a ''
Lucha de Apuestas 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 ...
'' match to
Atlantis Jr. Atlantis Jr. (born 1998) is the ring name of a Mexican masked professional wrestler (known as a '' luchador enmascarado'' in Spanish) who is currently working for the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) wrestling promotion, where he p ...
, after which he was forced to unmask and reveal his birth name. His mask was styled to look like aviator goggles and an early 20th-century pilot helmet and his tights include designs representing the
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's
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insignia, reflecting the
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from which his name is taken. For years Stuka Jr. formed a team with Fuego, known as ''Los Bombadieros'' (" The Bombardiers"), who collectively he held the
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship (Spanish: ''Campeonato de Parejas de la Arena Coliseo del CMLL'') is a professional wrestling Tag team championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling based promotion Consejo Mundial de Luch ...
for a record four and a half years. He is the reigning NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Champion, having won it on August 12, 2018. He is also a former holder of the
Mexican National Trios Championship The Mexican National Trios Championship (''Campeonato National Trios'' in Spanish) is a three-man tag team professional wrestling championship, sanctioned by the "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F." (''Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling ...
, with
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and
Máscara Dorada Máscara Dorada (born August 24, 1988) is the ring name of a Mexican ''luchador'' '' enmascarado'' (masked professional wrestler) currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He is best known for his time in WWE where he perform ...
, a former Occidente Light Heavyweight Champion and the winner of the 2014 Reyes del Aire ("King of the air") tournament. Some sources list a "Stuka Jr." wrestling in the 1990s, which is believed to be a wrestler generally known as "Stuka II", who occasionally was billed as "Stuka Jr."


Personal life

Stuka Jr. was born on July 17, 1974, in the Lagunero town of
Gómez Palacio, Durango Gómez Palacio is a city and its surrounding municipality in northeastern Durango, Mexico, adjacent to the border of the state of Coahuila. The city is named in honor of former Durango governor, Francisco Gómez Palacio y Bravo. As of 2010, the ...
in Mexico. His father was a
professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...
known under the
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Oso García (Bear García). His 15-year older brother Joel García had already made his professional wrestling debut by the time Stuka Jr. was born, using the name "Stuka". His other brothers followed in his footsteps, working under the ring names "Oso Negro" ("Black Bear") and Dandy García.


Professional wrestling career

Stuka Jr. made his professional wrestling debut in 2002, after training with his older brother Stuka as well as local trainer El Moro. He adopted the ring name Stuka Jr., inspired by his brother, adopting a ring outfit adorned with the German
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's
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insignia and a mask fashioned to look like aviator goggles and a helmet, avoiding the use of
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insignias on his ring gear. His first confirmed match was on February 27, 2002, where he teamed with Gigolo and
La Parka Adolfo Margarito Tapia Ibarra (November 14, 1965) is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' ( masked professional wrestler), who currently performs as L. A. Park for Major League Wrestling in the United States, where he is a former MLW World Tag ...
to defeat
El Texano Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui (November 26, 1958 – January 15, 2006), better known by his ring name El Texano, was a Mexican ''Lucha libre, Luchador'', or Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. From the early 1970s to the early 2000s, ...
,
Jerry Estrada Jerry Estrada (full name, Gerardo Hernández Estrada; born January 10, 1958, Monclova, Coahuila) is a semi-retired Mexican people, Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador'' (professional wrestler). For most of his career, he has portrayed a ''rudo'' (H ...
and Máscara Maligna (Stuka under a different mask). Initially, the Stuka brothers teamed together, winning the Northern Mexico Tag Team Championship not long after Stuka Jr. made his wrestling debut.


Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2005–present)

In early 2005, Stuka Jr. made his debut 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 ...
(CMLL), teaming with Chamaco Valaguez Jr. and
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to defeat
Pandilla Guerrera ''Los Guerreros Tuareg'' (Spanish for "The Tuareg Warriors") was a Mexican professional wrestling group, called a stable that worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as a ''rudo'' (term used for wrestlers who portray the "Bad guys") facti ...
(
Arkangel de la Muerte Alfredo Pasillas (July 16, 1966 – June 13, 2018) was a Mexican luchador and enmascarado (masked) professional wrestler, best known for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) under the rin ...
, El Koreano and
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). Because of CMLL's working relationship with
International Wrestling Revolution Group International Wrestling Revolution Group (Grupo Internacional Revolución in Spanish; the Spanish name is used for the promotion while the English initials are used for the title governing body) is a Lucha Libre promotion based in Naucalpan, Sta ...
(IWRG), Stuka Jr. participated in several of IWRG's major events including participating in IWRG's 2005 Guerra del Golfo event. At Guerra del Golfo Stuka Jr.,
El Felino Jorge Luis Casas Ruiz (born March 22, 1964), better known by his ring name El Felino ("The Feline"), is a Mexican '' luchador'' (or professional wrestler) working for Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Casas starte ...
,
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and
Pierroth Norberto Salgado Salcedo (born March 10, 1958) is a retired Mexican ''luchador'' (professional wrestler), primarily known under the ring name Pierroth Jr. Salgado made his professional wrestling debut on July 1, 1984, working as a '' luchador e ...
escaped the
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, forcing Ultra Mega to compete, and lose his mask to Nemesis later that night. In CMLL he was mainly working in the opening matches while receiving additional training from its head trainer Satánico. Stuka Jr.'s first headline exposure came when he participated in the first ''
Torneo cibernetico A ''torneo cibernetico'' is a multi-man professional wrestling elimination match that was created and primarily used in Mexican ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotions, especially in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The match format ...
'' qualifier for the 2007 ''
Leyenda de Plata The ''Leyenda de Plata'' (Spanish for "the Silver Legend") is an annual lucha libre tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 1998. The tournament honors El Santo, ''Enmáscarado de ...
'' tournament on May 18, 2007, where he was eliminated by eventual winner Mr. Águila. A month later Stuka Jr. participated in the 2007 version of CMLL's '' Torneo Gran Alternativa'', teaming up with v Feteran
Negro Casas José Casas Ruiz (born January 10, 1960) is a Mexican professional wrestler (called a '' Luchador'' in Spanish) and trainer working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) under the ring name Negro Casas. He is the son of former wrestler tur ...
. The team lost to
Dr. Wagner Jr. Juan Manuel González Barrón (born August 12, 1965) is a Mexican ''luchador'' (Spanish for "professional wrestler") 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 ...
and Máscara Purpura in the first round. On September 28, 2007, Stuka Jr. teamed up with Metalico and Valiente to defeat ''
Los Infernales ''Los Infernales'' (Spanish for "the Infernals") is a Mexican professional wrestling group, called a stable. The stable was created in 1984 and consisted of El Satánico, MS-1 and Espectro Jr. A later version where Pirata Morgan replaced Espec ...
'' ( Euforia and
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) and
Loco Max Edgar Gabriel Morales Correa, better known under the ring name Loco Max (born March 10, 1972, in Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador'', or masked professional wrestling, professional wrestler currently on the Me ...
on the
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of 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 ...
.


Los Bombadieros (2008–2013)

By 2008 Stuka Jr. had begun teaming with
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on a semi-regular basis, especially on CMLL's "lower level" shows away from Arena Mexico. When CMLL announced that they were bringing back the
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship (Spanish: ''Campeonato de Parejas de la Arena Coliseo del CMLL'') is a professional wrestling Tag team championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling based promotion Consejo Mundial de Luch ...
in June 2008, the team of Stuka Jr. and Flash was one of the 16 teams entered in the tournament. The tournament's first three-round took place on June 22, 2008, and saw Stuka Jr. and Flash defeat Astro Boy and Molotov in the first round, the ''
Los Guerreros Tuareg ''Los Guerreros Tuareg'' (Spanish for "The Tuareg Warriors") was a Mexican professional wrestling group, called a stable that worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as a ''rudo'' (term used for wrestlers who portray the "Bad guys") facti ...
'' team of
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and Skandalo in the quarter-final and
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and Diamante Negro in the semi-final. The team faced and defeated ''Los Infernales'' (Nosferatu and Euforia) in the final on June 28 to win the Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship. Stuka Jr. and Flash teamed with Máscara Purpura to defeat the ''Guerreros Tuareg'' team of Arkangel de la Muerte, Loco Max, and Skándalo at CMLL's 2008 ''
Infierno en el Ring ''Infierno en el Ring'' is the name of an annual professional wrestling super show or pay-per-view (PPV) event held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 2008. The term ''Infierno en el Ring'' ...
'' event. Throughout late 2008 Stuka Jr. and Flash worked a series of matches against ''Los Infernales'', including a successful tag team title defense on December 14, 2008. ''Los Infernales'' defeated Stuka Jr. and Flash at CMLL's ''
La Hora Cero ''La Hora Cero'' (Spanish for "Zero Hour") was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on January 11, 2009 in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. Six matches took place at La Ho ...
'' PPV on January 11, 2009, but the Coliseo Tag Team title was not The tournament's first three-round took place on June 22, 2008. In June 2009, Stuka Jr. along with
El Hijo del Fantasma Jorge Luis Alcantar Bolly (born April 30, 1984), is a Mexican second-generation ''luchador'' (professional wrestler). He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Santos Escobar. Before his WWE ca ...
,
Sangre Azteca Sangre Azteca (Spanish for "Aztec Blood") (born October 5, 1975) is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler is primarily known for his work for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Sangre Azteca's real name is not ...
and Dragón Rojo Jr. traveled to Europe to wrestle at the ''Hot Air Fair'', an art exhibit featuring a wrestling show for the fair-goers. Stuka Jr. and Flash teamed with Metalico at CMLL's 2009 ''
Infierno en el Ring ''Infierno en el Ring'' is the name of an annual professional wrestling super show or pay-per-view (PPV) event held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 2008. The term ''Infierno en el Ring'' ...
'' event as the trio lost to the team of
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, Euforia, and Skandalo. On December 19, 2009, the ''Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.'' announced that Poder Mexica had been stripped of the
Mexican National Trios Championship The Mexican National Trios Championship (''Campeonato National Trios'' in Spanish) is a three-man tag team professional wrestling championship, sanctioned by the "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F." (''Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling ...
because Black Warrior had left CMLL, breaking up the team. At the same time, they announced an eight-team tournament to crown new trios champions. The top half of the bracket took place on December 22, 2009, and the bottom half of the bracket occurred on December 29. In the top bracket, Stuka Jr. teamed with Máscara Dorada and
Metro Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to: Geography * Metro (city), a city in Indonesia * A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center Public transport * Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urba ...
for the first time ever and defeated ''Guerreros Tuareg'' (Arkangel de la Muerte, Loco Max, and
Skándalo Skándalo (Born in 1982 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a ''rudo'' ...
) in the first round and '' Los Cancerberos del Infierno'' (Virus, Euforia, and
Pólvora Pólvora (born July 19, 1979) is the ring name of a Mexican '' Luchador'' '' Enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler best known for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Pólvora's r ...
) in the second round to qualify for the finals. The bottom bracket took place on December 29, 2009, and saw the team of ''Poder Mexica'' (Sangre Azteca, Dragón Rojo Jr., and Misterioso Jr.) qualify for the final. On January 6, 2010, Mascara Dorada, Stuka Jr., and Metro defeated ''Poder Mexica'' to become the new Mexican National Trios Champions, making Stuka Jr. a double champion. In mid-2010 Stuka Jr. and Metal Blanco started a storyline feud against Máscara Mágica and Exterminador, that played out on CMLL's weekly shows in
Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
,
Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...
. On July 27, Stuka Jr. and Metal Blanco won a '' Lucha de Apuesta'', masks vs. hair match. Stuka Jr. and Metal Blanco originally appeared like they would have to unmask after losing the third fall, but the local wrestling commission voided the results of the third fall due to cheating by Máscara Mágica and Extreminador, restarting the match. In the end, Stuka Jr. and Metal Blanco won the third and deciding fall, forcing their opponents to be shaved bald per lucha libre traditions. By virtue of holding the Mexican National Trios Championship Stuka Jr. participated in the 2010 Universal Championship tournament. Stuka Jr. was part of "Block A" that competed on the July 30, 2010, Super Viernes show. He was the second wrestler eliminated in the seeding battle royal and then lost to his Mexican National Trios Championship partner Mascara Dorada in the first round of the actual tournament. On November 18, Máscara Dorada announced he was relinquishing the Mexican National Trios Championship. Stuka Jr.'s and Metro's new partner was to be determined in an online poll. On December 20, CMLL announced that
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had won the poll and became one-third of the champions, alongside Stuka Jr. and Metro. On January 9, 2011, Stuka Jr., Delta, and Metro lost the Mexican National Trios Championship to
Ángel de Oro Miguel Ángel Chávez Velasco (born August 18, 1988), better known by his ring name Ángel de Oro (Spanish for "Angel of Gold" or "Golden Angel"), is a Mexican professional wrestler who works for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundia ...
,
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, and Rush. He was briefly unmasked by Euforia on Spanish TV in late March 2011, but his face was blurred out on television. In late 2012 Stuka Jr. began to develop a rivalry with Japanese wrestler
Namajague is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working under the ring name . He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former two time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and a four time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion ...
, initiated by Namajague's attempts to cheat his way to victory. Stuka Jr. and Fuego successfully defended the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship against Namajague and his '' La Fiebre Amarilla'' ("The Yellow Fever") partner Okumura. Through the series of Arena Coliseo tag team matches Namajague began targeting Stuka Jr. specifically, more intent on hurting and humiliating him including tearing Stuka Jr.'s mask open during the match. In late 2013
Rey Cometa Mario Alberto González (born March 11, 1983), better known by his ring name Rey Cometa (Spanish for "King Comet"), is a Mexican '' luchador'' (or professional wrestler), currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo M ...
was added to the storyline as it also drew in Okumura as Namajague's back up. On March 3, 2013, Stuka Jr. and Fuego's four and a half year reign as the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions came to an end, when they lost the title to Namajague and Okumura. On March 15, 2013, Stuka Jr. and Rey Cometa defeated ''La Fiebre Amarilla'' in the main event of the 2013 ''
Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ''Homenaje a Dos Leyendas'' (Spanish for "Homage to Two Legends") is the collective name of a series of annual '' lucha libre'', or professional wrestling major show promoted by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha ...
'' show, forcing Okumura to have all his hair shaved off and Namajague was unmasked and had to reveal his real name, Kyosuke Mikami, as per lucha libre traditions.


Various teams (2013–2016)

In late March 2013 Stuka Jr. was announced as a participant in the 2013 ''
En Busca de un Ídolo ''En Busca de un Ídolo'' (Spanish for "In search of an idol") is an annual professional wrestling tournament promoted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 2012 with the purpose of identifying ...
'' ("In search of an Idol") tournament that took place from May to July 2013 as one of eight competitors. From January 14 to 19, 2014, Stuka Jr. worked the
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, the promotion was sold to Yuke's, who later sold it to Bushiroad in 2012. TV Asahi and Amuse, Inc. own minority shares ...
(NJPW) and CMLL co-produced '' Fantastica Mania 2014'' tour, which marked his debut in Japan. For the entire tour, Stuka Jr. worked undercard matches alongside Rey Cometa. On April 27, Stuka Jr. won the 2014 '' Reyes del Aire'' tournament, outlasting a field that included Averno, Mephisto,
Ephesto Ephesto (born June 10, 1965) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado (Spanish for "masked professional wrestler"). Ephesto's real name has not been officially documented, a tradition in Mexican lucha libre where masked wrestlers' real names often are ...
,
Mr. Niebla Efrén Tiburcio Márquez (February 22, 1973 – December 23, 2019), known under the ring name Mr. Niebla, was a Mexican luchador enmascarado ( Spanish for masked professional wrestler) who worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). "Ni ...
, Valiente, Tritón, Delta,
Guerrero Maya Jr. Guerrero Maya Jr. (Spanish for "Maya Warrior Junior", born August 8, 1985) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler), currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ...
, Rey Cometa,
Niebla Roja Sergio Raymundo Chávez Velasco (born March 20, 1986), better known by his ring name Niebla Roja (Spanish for "Red Mist"), is a Mexican ''luchador'' (or professional wrestler), who currently works for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mund ...
, Puma, and
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. In January 2015, Stuka Jr. returned to Japan to take part in the ''
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'' tour, during which he unsuccessfully challenged Mephisto for the
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship The Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (''Campeonato Nacional Semicompleto'' in Spanish) is a national Mexican singles professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the ''Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.'' (''Mexico Cit ...
. Stuka Jr. would go on to unsuccessfully challenge Mephisto for a championship on two further occasions, on July 5, 2015, and August 7, 2017. Stuka Jr. and various partners would also unsuccessfully challenge Mephisto, Ephesto, and Luciferno for the Mexican National Trios Championship on four occasions between 2015 and 2016.


Singles championship pursuit (2017–present)

For the 2017 Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles tournament Stuka Jr. was teamed up with
Hechicero Hechicero / Rey Hechicero (born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler), who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he a former CMLL World Heavyweight Champion. ...
as part of their slowly developing storyline rivalry. The duo lost to Rush and
El Terrible Damián Gutiérrez Hernández (born April 12, 1976), better known by his ring name El Terrible, is a Mexican professional wrestler who currently works for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He portrays a ''ru ...
in the first round. A month later Hechicero successfully defended the
NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship The NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship (''Campeonato Mundial Historico de Peso Semicompleto de la NWA'' in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). CMLL had held the NW ...
against Stuka Jr. The long-running rivalry between Stuka Jr. and Hechicero took another turn as Stuka Jr. defeated Hechicero to win the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship on August 14, 2018.


US work (2016–present)

Through CMLL's working relationship Stuka Jr. has worked for the US-based
Ring of Honor Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011, when the promotion was so ...
(ROH) on several occasions over the years. He made his ROH debut on July 16, 2016, losing to
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(who had worked for CMLL before joining ROH). Stuka Jr. returned to ROH in June 2018, during the company's tour of Texas. On the first night Stuka Jr., Atlantis and, Guerrero Maya Jr. defeated SoCal Uncensored ( Christopher Daniels,
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, and
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). The victory led to a match for the
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, losing to then-champions The Kingdom (
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, T. K. O'Ryan and
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). Stuka Jr. was invited back for ROH's 2018
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tournament on November 4, where he lost to its winner
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in the opening round. Stuka Jr. and
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represented CMLL at the 2019
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tournament on April 27, 2019 in Concord, North Carolina. The duo lost to Royce Isaacs and Thomas Latimer in the first round of the tournament to be eliminated.


Professional wrestling style and persona

Stuka Jr. is credited with inventing the "Torpedo
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" dive. For this move Stuka Jr. climbs to the top rope, facing the ring, then he leaps backward in a twisting motion over the top ring post, landing on an opponent on the floor. Another high flying move that Stuka Jr. often uses during tag or trios matches involves one of his tag team partners performing a monkey flip off the entrance ramp, throwing Stuka Jr. high up in the air and onto an opponent on the floor. He often wins his matches with the "Torpedo Splash", a leaping splash off the top rope where Stuka Jr. keeps both arms straight down the side to simulate a bomb dropping from the sky. His wrestling style has earned him the nickname "the Human Missile". Throughout his career, Stuka Jr. has always portrayed a ''tecnico'' (a
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in English wrestling terms; those that portray the good guy in wrestling), with the crowds generally behind him, especially for headline matches such as the ''Lucha de Apuetas'' win over Okumura and Namajague.
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(PWI) as 380 out of the top 500 in 2016, Stuka Jr.'s highest ranking in their annual list. Over the years Stuka Jr. has moved up the ranks of CMLL, initially holding the lowest ranking championship (CMLL Arena Mexico Tag Team Championship), to claiming one of the mid-card titles (the Mexican National Trio Championship), and in 2018 winning one of the top-ranked singles championships in CMLL, the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship.


Championships and accomplishments

*
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**
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( 1 time) – with Fuego **
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( 1 time) – with
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( 1 time, current) **Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ** Reyes del Aire (
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) ** Reyes del Aire VIP (2022) ** Rey del Inframundo (2022) *''
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'' **PWI ranked him #380 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
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in 2016 *Regional Championships **Durango Trios Championship (1 time) – with Bala de Plata and Piloto Suicida **Northern Mexico Lightweight Championship (1 time) **Northern Mexico Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Stuka **Nuevo León Mexico Trios Championship (1 time) – Tigre Universitario and Gato Volador


''Luchas de Apuestas'' record


Notes


References

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