Blue Demon Jr. (born July 19, 1966) is a Mexican

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. He is the

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son of the original Blue Demon and is the first Mexican and the second masked wrestler to win the

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thus making him a one-time

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. His real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico, where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans.

Professional wrestling career

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (1996–2001)

In Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) he formed the team ''Los Juniors'' with La Parka Jr., Mascara Sagrada Jr. and

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On April 18, 1999 in

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they won the

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by defeating ''Los Vatos Locos'', a team of Charly Manson, May Flowers, Nygma and Picudo. On September 17, 1999 in Mexico City, D.F. they lost the championship to ''

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'', a team of Histeria,

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and Psicosis II.

National Wrestling Alliance (2008–2010)

On October 25, 2008, Demon Jr. became the first Mexican professional wrestler, as well as first masked luchador to win the

when he defeated champion Adam Pearce. His win was also the first time the title changed hands in

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, although not with

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as would have been the case before the mid-1980s (It happened in Blue Demon Jr.'s own promotion: NWA Mexico). Pearce protested the loss with the NWA as his arm was under the bottom rope when he passed out from Blue Demon Jr's Single leg Boston crab. Blue Demon Jr. managed to hold on to the championship for 505 days before dropping it back to Pearce in a triple-threat match also involving

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on March 14, 2010 at NWA New Beginnings.

Pro Wrestling Revolution (2010–2013)

Demon Jr. defeated Oliver John at an NWA Mexico event at the Lucha Libre Expo in Mexico City on July 23, 2010 to capture the Pro Wrestling Revolution (PWR) Heavyweight Championship. On May 11, 2013, El Hijo del Santo and his rival, Blue Demon Jr., joined forces to win the Pro Wrestling Revolution Tag Team Championship after defeating

Brian Cage Brian Christopher Button

and

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On September 6, 2012, Blue Demon Jr. lost the PWR World Heavyweight Championship to Carly Colón in a match that also involved La Parka II. On November 13, 2013, Blue Demon Jr. disbanded NWA Mexico and became officially affiliated with PWR.

Lucha Underground (2014–2015)

In August 2014, Blue Demon Jr. was announced as one of five AAA wrestlers to star in the

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network's new television series ''

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''. Blue Demon Jr. wrestled in the first match of the debut episode of ''Lucha Underground'' on October 29, defeating

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In the LU storyline, Blue Demon Jr. was hospitalized due to vicious after-match attacks by both Mil Muertes and Chavo Guerrero Jr. following Demon's loss to Mil Muertes in the November 5 main event match. Upon his return, he attacked Chavo and later in a face-to-face meeting with Chavo blocked another attack and emerged triumphant after laying Chavo out. On July 8, 2015, Demon turned ''rudo'' attacking Texano Jr.

Return to AAA (2013–present)

Blue Demon Jr. returned to AAA on March 3, 2013, challenging

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to a match for the AAA Mega Championship. The match took place on March 17 at '' Rey de Reyes'' and saw El Texano Jr. retain his title. After the match, Blue Demon Jr. challenged El Texano Jr. to a Mask vs. Hair ''Lucha de Apuestas''. On April 15, Blue Demon Jr. announced that he had signed to become a regular member of AAA's roster. On June 16 at

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, Blue Demon Jr. defeated

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to win the vacant

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. He was stripped of the title on March 16, 2014, after he was unable to attend a scheduled title defense against Chessman at '' Rey de Reyes''.

In films and TV

In 2007, he appeared in the film ''

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'' (also known as ''Mil Mascaras Resurrection''). In an episode of '' ¡Mucha Lucha!'', a cartoon version of Blue Demon Jr. appears as a super hero wrestler. He competed on the Mexican dancing show ''

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'' in 2011. He has a cameo in

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's 2012 movie ''

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''. He also participated in ''

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'' in 2011. In 2021, it was announced that Blue Demon Jr. would star in a new television series for

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titled ''Ultra Violet & Blue Demon''. The series would have focused on Ultra Violet, played by

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, who discovers that her uncle is Blue Demon Jr. and teams up with him to become superheroes. However, later that year, it was announced that the series would be retitled ''

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'' with J.R. Villarreal replacing Blue Demon as an original character.

Personal life

Blue Demon Jr.'s son is training for a career in professional wrestling.

Championships and accomplishments

Blue Demon Jr NWA World Heavyweight Champion

* Cauliflower Alley Club **Lucha Libra Award (2018) *International Wrestling All Stars **IWAS World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide **

( 1 time) **

( 1 time) - with La Parka Jr.,

and

Máscara Sagrada Jr. Hugo Torres Sapp (born 12 September 1973), best known by his ring name Máscara Sagrada Jr., is a Mexican '' Luchador''. He is best known for appearing in the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promotion. While he portrays a storyline ...

Mexican National Cruiserweight Championship The Mexican National Cruiserweight Championship (''Campeonato Nacional Crucero'' in Spanish) is a national Mexican singles professional wrestling championship controlled by ''Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.'' (''Mexico City Boxing an ...

( 1 time) **''Copa Hijo del Perro Aguayo'' (2019) *NWA SOUTHWEST/World of Wrestling **WOW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

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( 1 time) *Pro Wrestling Revolution **PWR Heavyweight Championship (2 times) **PWR Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with El Hijo del Santo *'' Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' **Ranked No. 22 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the '' PWI 500'' in 2009 * Universal Wrestling Association **

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( 1 time) * World Wrestling Association ** WWA Light Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) **

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( 1 time) ** WWA World Welterweight Championship ( 1 time)

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

References

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External links

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