Blue Demon, Jr.
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Blue Demon Jr. (born July 19, 1966) is a Mexican
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 ...
. He is the
adopted Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal adoptions permanently transfer all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from ...
son of the original Blue Demon and is the first Mexican and the second masked wrestler to win the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), an American professional wrestling promotion. The current champion is Tyrus, who is in ...
thus making him a one-time
world champion A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
. 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
Perro Aguayo Jr. Pedro Aguayo Ramírez (July 23, 1979 – March 21, 2015) was a Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler and promoter who achieved fame in lucha libre as Perro Aguayo Jr. or El Hijo del Perro Aguayo ("The Son of Perro Aguayo"). He was the rea ...
On April 18, 1999 in
Zapopan, Jalisco Zapopan () is a city and municipality located in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Part of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, the population of Zapopan city proper makes it the second largest city in the state, very close behind the population of G ...
they won the
Mexican National Atómicos Championship The Mexican National ''Atómicos'' Championship (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Campeonato Nacional Atómicos'') was a tag team championship (professional wrestling), championship for four-man teams, or ''Atómicos'' as they are referred to in Luch ...
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 ''
Los Vipers Los Vipers is a professional wrestling group, called a stable, which has existed in various incarnations in the Mexican wrestling promotions Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) since 1997. The group has consistently been presented as a '' ...
'', a team of Histeria,
Maniaco Maniaco (born May 20, 1966) is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, Luchador'', or professional wrestling, professional wrestler best known for being a part of the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) group ''Los Vipers''. He currently works for Consej ...
,
Mosco de la Merced II Mosco de la Merced (Juan Valdez Valentino) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' or professional wrestler, best known for his time in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) where he was a part of ''Los Vipers'' for many years. Before adopting the Mosco ...
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
NWA World Heavyweight Championship The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), an American professional wrestling promotion. The current champion is Tyrus, who is in ...
when he defeated champion Adam Pearce. His win was also the first time the title changed hands in
Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
, although not with
CMLL 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 ...
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
Phill Shatter Chad Lail (born June 6, 1982) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling under the ring name Gunner. Early life Chad Lail was born on June 6, 1982, in Hickory, North Carolina. He served in the I ...
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
Derek Sanders Mayday Parade is an American rock band from Tallahassee, Florida. Their debut EP ''Tales Told by Dead Friends'' was released in 2006, and sold over 50,000 copies without any label support. In July 2007, Mayday Parade released their debut album '' ...
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
El Rey El Rey, Spanish for The King, may refer to: Locations *El Rey Inn, Santa Fe, New Mexico *El Rey National Park in Argentina *El Rey Theatre, a live music venue in Los Angeles, California *El Rey archaeological site, a Mayan site in Cancun, Mexico ...
network's new television series ''
Lucha Underground Lucha Underground was an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2014 by United Artists Media Group. Partly owned by Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), ''Lucha Underground'' also refers to its weekly television program, which featured c ...
''. Blue Demon Jr. wrestled in the first match of the debut episode of ''Lucha Underground'' on October 29, defeating
Chavo Guerrero Jr. Salvador Guerrero IV (born October 20, 1970) better known by his ring names Chavo Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero Jr., is an American professional wrestler. He has previously worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW), WWE, World Wrestling Feder ...
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
El Texano Jr. Juan Aguilar Leos (born July 31, 1984) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Texano Jr. Aguilar is the son of Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui, who wrestled under the name El Texano; Aguilar's brother ...
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
Triplemanía XXI Triplemanía XXI was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) produced by the AAA promotion, which took place on June 16, 2013, at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was the 21st year that AAA held a Triplemanía and i ...
, Blue Demon Jr. defeated
El Mesías Gilbert Cosme Ramírez (born May 25, 1972) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler, better known by his ring names El Mesías, Mil Muertes, Ricky Banderas and King Muertes. He began his career in the International Wrestling Association based in ...
to win the vacant
AAA Latin American Championship The AAA Latin American Championship (''Campeonato Latinoamericano AAA'' in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) promotion in Mexico. The championship is generally contested in profession ...
. 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 ''
Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy ''Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy'' (also known as ''Mil Mascaras: Resurrection'') is a 2007 Mexican-American lucha libre film starring the legendary Mexican wrestler and cult film star Mil Máscaras. It has the distinction of being the first lu ...
'' (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 ''
Mira Quien Baila Mira (), designation Omicron Ceti (ο Ceti, abbreviated Omicron Cet, ο Cet), is a red-giant star estimated to be 200–400 light-years from the Sun in the constellation Cetus. ο Ceti is a binary stellar system, consisting of a va ...
'' in 2011. He has a cameo in
Mel Gibson Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor, film director, and producer. He is best known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apocaly ...
's 2012 movie ''
Get the Gringo ''Get the Gringo'' (also known as ''How I Spent My Summer Vacation'') is a 2012 American action film directed by Adrian Grunberg, produced, co-written by and starring Mel Gibson. Plot The film opens with a getaway driver and his wounded accomplice ...
''. He also participated in ''
Como dice el dicho Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps has m ...
'' in 2011. In 2021, it was announced that Blue Demon Jr. would star in a new television series for
Disney Channel Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Compan ...
titled ''Ultra Violet & Blue Demon''. The series would have focused on Ultra Violet, played by
Scarlett Estevez Scarlett Estevez (born December 4, 2007) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress playing Megan in the films '' Daddy's Home'' (2015) and its sequel ''Daddy's Home 2'' (2017). Estevez went on to play Trixie on the televisi ...
, 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 ''
Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion ''Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion'' is an American superhero coming-of-age action-comedy television series developed by Leo Chu and Eric S. Garcia and created by Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit that aired on Disney Channel from June 3 to November ...
'' 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

* Cauliflower Alley Club **Lucha Libra Award (2018) *International Wrestling All Stars **IWAS World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide **
AAA Latin American Championship The AAA Latin American Championship (''Campeonato Latinoamericano AAA'' in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) promotion in Mexico. The championship is generally contested in profession ...
( 1 time) **
Mexican National Atómicos Championship The Mexican National ''Atómicos'' Championship (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Campeonato Nacional Atómicos'') was a tag team championship (professional wrestling), championship for four-man teams, or ''Atómicos'' as they are referred to in Luch ...
( 1 time) - with La Parka Jr.,
Perro Aguayo Jr. Pedro Aguayo Ramírez (July 23, 1979 – March 21, 2015) was a Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler and promoter who achieved fame in lucha libre as Perro Aguayo Jr. or El Hijo del Perro Aguayo ("The Son of Perro Aguayo"). He was the rea ...
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) *
National Wrestling Alliance The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion and former professional wrestling governing body operated by its parent company Lightning One, Inc. Founded in 1948, the NWA ...
**
NWA World Heavyweight Championship The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), an American professional wrestling promotion. The current champion is Tyrus, who is in ...
( 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 **
UWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship The is a title that was originally promoted by the Mexican lucha libre promotion Universal Wrestling Association. After the UWA closed in 1995 the title was defended on the Mexican independent circuit and in the Puerto Rican promotion World Wres ...
( 1 time) * World Wrestling Association ** WWA Light Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) **
WWA Middleweight Championship The WWA Middleweight Championship (''Campeonato de peso Medio WWA'' in Spanish) is a secondary professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling-based promotion World Wrestling Association (WWA) since 1987. The offi ...
( 1 time) ** WWA World Welterweight Championship ( 1 time)


''Luchas de Apuestas'' record


References

;General sources - Championship Information * ;General sources - Career * * ;Specific


External links

*
''Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy'' Official PagePopMatters review of ''Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blue Demon Jr. 1966 births Living people Masked wrestlers Mexican male professional wrestlers NWA World Heavyweight Champions Professional wrestlers from Mexico City Unidentified wrestlers AAA Latin American Champions UWA World Junior Heavyweight Champions