Julio Estrada (wrestler)
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Julio Estrada better known as Rico Suave, is a Puerto Rican
professional wrestler better known for his 18 year run in the World Wrestling Council
promotion.
so Estrada took his spot and managed various wrestlers like Greg Valentine
, Dick Murdoch
, Eddie Gilbert, Kane, Buddy Landell, Mabel
, Val Venis
, Glamour Boy Shane, Abdullah the Butcher
, Ray Gonzalez
, El Nene, Rex King, El Diamante, La Tigresa, Victor The Bodyguard, Jesus Castillo
, "Jungle" Jim Steele, Chicky Starr and others. Feuded with Carlos Colon
on and off for many years. He also was the leader of the Invasion Azteca, which was a Mexican group combined by Pieroth, Jerry Estrada, Villano III and the late Texano Sr.
Estrada is the leader of El Poder Supremo (The Supreme Power) Heel stable in the WWC. On November 23, 2006, he managed Hannibal and Black Pain to win the WWC Tag Team titles from Jesus Castillo
and Chris Joel in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
Currently he formed a tag team with Huracan Castillo Jr.
and formed "La Evolucion Hardcore" or The Hardcore Evolution due to the hardcore wrestling style that this two superstars have. Being both the most dangerous second-generation tag-team wrestlers to dominate Puerto Rico. Estrada then moved on to work in Japan where he tagged with Abdullah The Butcher, then moved on to Mexico and various independent companies in the United States.
Estrada not only was known as a wrestling manager but also as a great old school wrestler, where he helped most of the top stars in wrestling today. Estrada is now active in the state of Florida where he is also residing. He's also involved in charity wrestling events.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
professional wrestler better known for his 18 year run in the World Wrestling Council
World Wrestling Council
The World Wrestling Council is one of Puerto Rico's two main professional wrestling promotions, the other one being the International Wrestling Association....
promotion.
Career
Estrada started his career in 1984 wrestling under various names, teamed with Solid Gold #1 which was his father Jose Estrada, Sr. former WWF, WWE wrestler in 1991 in the Americas Wrestling Federation in Puerto Rico. He left the company to enter WWC in 1992, where he worked with his brother Jose Estrada Jr. and later became the top manager in the company later in that year when Joe Don Smith left to play for the then-expansion team Colorado RockiesColorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...
so Estrada took his spot and managed various wrestlers like Greg Valentine
Greg Valentine
John Wisniski, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. He is the son of wrestler Johnny Valentine.-Training:...
, Dick Murdoch
Dick Murdoch
Hoyt Richard "Dick" Murdoch was an American professional wrestler.-Professional wrestling career:A second-generation wrestler, the son of 1950s Texas wrestler Frankie Hill Murdoch, Dick Murdoch grew up with fellow second-generation wrestlers Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk, watching their fathers...
, Eddie Gilbert, Kane, Buddy Landell, Mabel
Nelson Frazier, Jr.
Nelson Frazier, Jr. is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring names Mabel, Viscera, Big Daddy V, and King V. He is best known for his work with World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment...
, Val Venis
Sean Morley
Sean Allen Morley is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Val Venis, during his time with World Wrestling Federation, later known as World Wrestling Entertainment...
, Glamour Boy Shane, Abdullah the Butcher
Abdullah the Butcher
Lawrence Robert "Larry" Shreve best known as Abdullah the Butcher, and also at times The Madman from the Sudan, is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestler known as one of the most brutal or "hardcore" professional wrestlers of all-time...
, Ray Gonzalez
Ray Gonzalez
Ramón González Rivera, better know by his ring name Ray González, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler who has wrestled in Mexico, Japan, as well as with the XWF in the United States, and the World Wrestling Council along with the International Wrestling Association of Puerto Rico...
, El Nene, Rex King, El Diamante, La Tigresa, Victor The Bodyguard, Jesus Castillo
Jesús Castillo
Jesús Castillo is a defender currently playing for the club Jaguares de Chiapas on loan from Monarcas Morelia, in the Primera División de México.-External links:...
, "Jungle" Jim Steele, Chicky Starr and others. Feuded with Carlos Colon
Carlos Colón
Carlos Colón may refer to:*Carlos Colón, Sr., wrestler*Carly Colón, wrestler whose real name is Carlos Colón, son of the above*The Deadlines' lead guitarist, Carlos Colón...
on and off for many years. He also was the leader of the Invasion Azteca, which was a Mexican group combined by Pieroth, Jerry Estrada, Villano III and the late Texano Sr.
Estrada is the leader of El Poder Supremo (The Supreme Power) Heel stable in the WWC. On November 23, 2006, he managed Hannibal and Black Pain to win the WWC Tag Team titles from Jesus Castillo
Jesús Castillo
Jesús Castillo is a defender currently playing for the club Jaguares de Chiapas on loan from Monarcas Morelia, in the Primera División de México.-External links:...
and Chris Joel in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
Currently he formed a tag team with Huracan Castillo Jr.
Jesus Castillo, Jr.
Jesús Daniel Castillo Ortiz, Jr.. is a professional wrestler who competed in the World Wrestling Federation as a member of the hispanic stable Los Boricuas in the late 1990s....
and formed "La Evolucion Hardcore" or The Hardcore Evolution due to the hardcore wrestling style that this two superstars have. Being both the most dangerous second-generation tag-team wrestlers to dominate Puerto Rico. Estrada then moved on to work in Japan where he tagged with Abdullah The Butcher, then moved on to Mexico and various independent companies in the United States.
Estrada not only was known as a wrestling manager but also as a great old school wrestler, where he helped most of the top stars in wrestling today. Estrada is now active in the state of Florida where he is also residing. He's also involved in charity wrestling events.
In wrestling
- Wrestlers managedManager (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
- Black Pain
- HannibalDevon NicholsonDevon Nicholson is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, who wrestled primarily in Canada as Hannibal. He was also known as Kid Nichols or Adam Lust...
Championships and accomplishments
- World Wrestling CouncilWorld Wrestling CouncilThe World Wrestling Council is one of Puerto Rico's two main professional wrestling promotions, the other one being the International Wrestling Association....
- WWC Caribbean Heavyweight ChampionshipWWC Caribbean Heavyweight ChampionshipThe WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship is a secondary title contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council ....
(3 times) - WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight ChampionshipWWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight ChampionshipThe WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship is a secondary professional wrestling championship that is defended in the World Wrestling Council based in Puerto Rico. The title was created in January 1974 and, as its name suggests, is defended exclusively within Puerto Rico.-Title history:...
(2 times) - WWC Television Championship (3 times)
- WWC Tag Team Championship (16 times) with Eddie Watts (3), Ricky SantanaAldo OrtizAldo Ortiz , better known as Ricky Santana, is a professional wrestler who has worked for World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, World Wrestling Council and the National Wrestling Alliance.-Professional wrestling career:...
(3), Agente Bruno (1), Diabolico (2), Eric AlexanderEric PerezEric Alexander Pérez is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler who currently performs under the ring name Eric Escobar. He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment , where he spent most of his career in developmental territories...
(2), Tim Arson (1), El Bronco #1Ramón ÁlvarezRamón Álvarez is a Dominican wrestler also known as El Bronco No. 1. Bronco's career reached the highest level both in his native Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, accumulating a resume in the ring that extends to a total of twenty-eight years...
(1) and Huracán CastilloJesus Castillo, Jr.Jesús Daniel Castillo Ortiz, Jr.. is a professional wrestler who competed in the World Wrestling Federation as a member of the hispanic stable Los Boricuas in the late 1990s....
(3)
- WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha LibreConsejo Mundial de Lucha LibreConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...
- CMLL Mexico Heavyweight Championship
- CMLL Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Ricky SantanaAldo OrtizAldo Ortiz , better known as Ricky Santana, is a professional wrestler who has worked for World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, World Wrestling Council and the National Wrestling Alliance.-Professional wrestling career:...