José Anibal Laureano Colón (born June 24, 1958) is a retired
Puerto Rican professional wrestler
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and manager. He is better known by his ring name, Chicky Starr. He's currently the general manager of the
International Wrestling Association (IWA) of Puerto Rico.
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1975–1985)
Starr formed a tag team with Antonio Pantojas known as the Peron Brothers for
Stampede Wrestling
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in Canada. They wrestled as heels from 1981-82 in Stampede. Starr often wrestled as a mid-card wrestler and in the opening matches at
house show
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s.
From 1984 to mid 1985, Starr performed in San Antonio's
Southwest Championship Wrestling
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H ...
(SCW). On September 9, 1984 he and
Brett Sawyer
Brett Eugene Woyan (born August 10, 1960) is an American professional wrestling trainer and retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Brett Sawyer.
Early life
Woyan grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. He attended Dixie M. Ho ...
won the
SCW Southwest Tag Team Championship from The Fabulous Blonds (
Eric Embry
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and Dan Greer) but dropped the belts back to The Fabulous Blonds on October 9. Starr also won the
SCW Southwest Junior Heavyweight Championship
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from Embry, but later lost it to Ron Sexton.
World Wrestling Council (1985–1991, 1995–1997, 1998–2000, 2002–present)
In late 1985, Starr appeared in Puerto Rico
World Wrestling Council
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(WWC). He became a
villain
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when he accused his mentor
El Invader #1 of holding him back. Starr challenged Invader #1 to a match, during which he attacked his mentor with a steel chair. Starr and Invader #1 feuded from the mid 1980s through the early 1990s. They competed in a "Retirement vs. Hair" match won by Invader #1 at the 1987
WWC Anniversary
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card. This feud ended in 1991 when Starr left the WWC to start a new promotion called the American Wrestling Federation (AWF) with
Hercules Ayala
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, former WWC announcer
Hugo Savinovich
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and Gloria Uribe.
Starr also became a manager and in early 1986, starting a
faction
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initially known as
El Club Deportivo (The Sports Club). He recruited Victor Rodriguez as his bodyguard. He also managed his
kayfabe
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cousin
Ron Starr
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. Other members of his group were
Abdullah the Butcher
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,
Al Perez
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Professional wrestling career
Early career
Perez began wrestling as an amat ...
,
Sadistic Steve Strong, and
Manny Fernandez. They
feuded with El Invader #1 and
Carlos Colon. In 1988, Starr defeated
Rufus R. Jones to win the King of Wrestling crown.
The feud with Invader #1 resumed in 1997 when Starr returned to WWC. He teamed with
Invader #2 who had turned against Invader #1 earlier that year. Starr briefly made an alliance with Invader #1 that only lasted a couple of weeks before they started feuding again. The same year, Starr created a new alliance called Starr Corporation with Victor the Bodyguard Rodriguez and Angel Rodriguez. Starr merged Starr Corporation with
Ray Gonzalez
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* Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin
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* Ray (gra ...
's Familia del Milenio in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Starr won the WWC Universal Championship when he defeated
Carlito in
San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico in early 2003. In 2011 Starr defeated Invader #1 in a "Hair vs Hair" match. Also Chicky was a manager and was considered as the most important manager of Puerto Rico wrestling history and of the best around the world. With his stable named The Sports Club, Chicky was the official manager in WWC of names like Abdullah the Butcher, Stan Hansen, Bruiser Brody, Ron Starr, Al Pérez, Kareem Mohammed, Grizzly Boone, Jason the Terrible, Joe Leduc, Hercules Ayala, "Sadistic" Steve Strong, "Nature Boy" Buddy Landell, Ronnie Garvin, Harley Race, "The Raging Bull" Manny Fernández, Leo Burke, The Sheeperders, The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika), The Samoan Swat Team, The Polynesian Prince, The Alaskan Hunters, Korsita Korchenko, Tama the Islander, Dandy Dan Kroffatt, Scott Hall, Abuda Dein, The Iron Sheik, Killer Khalifa, Invader#2, Crash the Eliminator (a.k.a. Hugh Morris), The Skywalker, Hurricane Castillo Jr., Victor the Bodyguard, "Dirty" Dutch Mantell, Ricky Banderas, Tower of Doom, Shane the Glamour Boy, "Mr.Ray-tings" Ray Gonzalez, Steve Corino, "The Precious One" Gilbert, Black Pain, The Sons of Samoa, Los Renegados del Infierno, Thunder and Lightning, Migthy Ursus, among others.
Other promotions
In the
International Wrestling Association (IWA), the Starr Corporation was composed of Pain, Víctor "The Bodyguard" Rodriguez, Angel Rodriguez, AAA/TNA's "El Mesias"
Ricky Banderas
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 ...
and Dutch Mantell. They feuded with Savio Vega,
Shane The Glamour Boy, Los Malcriaos (Miguel Perez, Jr. and Huracan Castillo, Jr.). Starr and Victor "The Bodyguard" Rodriguez also wrestled as a tag team version of Starr Corporation and were IWA World Tag Team Champions.
Personal life
Starr's oldest son is Puerto Rican boxer
José Laureano who won a silver medal at the
1993 Central American and Caribbean Games
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History of the 1993 Games
Organization and planning
The ...
. Starr owns his own brand of
coquito
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that he sells during Christmas called "Coquito Chickystariano".
Championships and accomplishments
*
International Wrestling Association
**
IWA Hardcore Championship IWA Hardcore Championship was a title contested under Hardcore wrestling rules (with the application of the 24/7 rules) in the International Wrestling Association in Puerto Rico. On October 4, 2008, the title was unified with the IWA Puerto Rico H ...
(
1 time)
**
IWA World Tag Team Championship
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(
6 times) – with Victor the Bodyguard
*''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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''
** PWI ranked him #245 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
PWI 500
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in 1998
*
Southwest Championship Wrestling
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H ...
**
SCW Southwest Tag Team Championship (
1 time) – with
Brett Sawyer
Brett Eugene Woyan (born August 10, 1960) is an American professional wrestling trainer and retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Brett Sawyer.
Early life
Woyan grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. He attended Dixie M. Ho ...
**
SCW Southwest Junior Heavyweight Championship
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(
2 times
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)
*Top Heavyweight Wrestling Promotions
**
THWP Caribbean Tag Team Championship (
1 time) – with Ángelo Rivera
*
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 Caribbean Tag Team Championship
The WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship was a third-string tag team championship that was defended in the World Wrestling Council
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(
1 time) – with
Leo Burke
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**
WWC North American Tag Team Championship
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(
2 times
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) – with
Ron Starr
Bobby Eugene Nutt (April 3, 1951 – June 8, 2017), better known by his ring name Ron Starr, was an American professional wrestler. Starr was a mainstay for numerous wrestling territories throughout the 1970s and 80s, capturing almost three doze ...
**
WWC Television Championship
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(
1 time)
**
WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship
The WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship and the top title contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council. The championship was establi ...
(
1 time)
**
WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship
The WWC Junior Heavyweight Championship is a championship contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council. While weight classes are generally not strictly adhered to in professional wrestling tod ...
(
3 times)
**
WWC World Tag Team Championship
The WWC World Tag Team Championship is the tag team title contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council.
History Abroad (2017)
On February 11, 2017, Thunder and Lightning defended the WWC World T ...
(
7 times) – with Ron Starr (2), Victor the Bodyguard (1),
Huracán Castillo (3) and Alex Montalvo (1)
''Luchas de Apuestas'' record
See also
*
Professional wrestling in Puerto Rico
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References
External links
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1958 births
Living people
People from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican male professional wrestlers
Professional wrestling announcers
Professional wrestling managers and valets
Stampede Wrestling alumni
20th-century professional wrestlers
21st-century professional wrestlers
WWC Universal Heavyweight Champions