Jesús Castillo, Jr.
| Jesús Castillo, Jr.[1] | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Jesús Castillo, Jr. Huracan Castillo Jr. El Merenguero |
| Billed height | 5'10 (1.78 m) [2] |
| Billed weight | 215 lbs. (98 kg) [2] |
| Born | July 15, 1962 Puerto Rico |
| Debut | 1984 |
Jesús Daniel Castillo Ortiz, Jr.. is a second-generation professional wrestler best known in his native Puerto Rico as Huracan Castillo Jr and who competed in the World Wrestling Federation as a member of the hispanic stable Los Boricuas in the late 1990s.[3]
He has wrestled most of his carrer in Puerto Rico working for the World Wrestling Council, Americas Wrestling Federation, International Wrestling Association, and New Wrestling Stars. He is the son of Pedro Castillo, known as "Huracan Castillo", a wrestler who fought in Canada, Japan, United States and Puerto Rico in the 1970s.
Castillo got he's start wrestling as a jobber and later teamed with Miguel Perez as the Puertorican Express winning the WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship three times and the WWC World Tag Team Championship one time.
In 1991, turned heel on he's partner Miguel Perez and feuded Perez until Castillo went to the Americas Wrestling Fedetation AWF. After the death of his father, the legendary Huracan Castillo Sr. in 1993, Castillo took a small hiatus from wrestling but returned to the World Wrestling Council. He then began feuding with Carlos Colon, Invader I, and Ray Gonzalez. Became a babyface again after an incident when "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert burned Castillo with a fireball to the face.
In 1997, Castillo made his move to the WWE as a member of the Los Boricuas which was led by Savio Vega. Castillo mainly competed in tag team matches with other members of the group , and Jose Estrada, Jr. Miguel Perez and leather Savio Vega. In the summer of 1998, Castillo became a jobber, competing on Shotgun, losing to superstars; featuring a young Edge, X-Pac, and Dan Severn, etc. He competed in SuperAstros until the show discontinued in August 1999 and left the company.
After being released by the WWE Castillo join the newly formed International Wrestling Association IWA in Puerto Rico.
Castillo made a return to WWC in 2006 and formed a tag team with Chris Joel, and has held the WWC World Tag Team Championship as a member of the Starr Corporation.
He has formed a tag team with Rico Suave and formed "La Evolucion Hardcore" or The Hardcore Evolution due to the hardcore wrestling style of these two wrestlers.
Currently he's wrestling in Puerto Rico's PRWA as he's the general manager of PRWA and the current PRWA World Heavyweight Champion. He won the belt during a tournament to determinate a new champion. He defeated Joseph RPM in the finals to become the new PRWA World Heavyweight Champion.
Jesús Castillo, Jr has a son AJ Castillo who got his start in the sport making him third-generation professional wrestler.
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
- Front dropkick, sometimes from the top rope
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
- WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WWC World Tag Team Championship - (10 times) - with Chicky Starr (3), Miguel Perez (2), Chris Joel (1), Invader #1 (1), Mohammed Hussein (1), Pierre Mantel (1), Ray Gonzalez (1) and Rico Suave (1)
- Puerto Rico Wrestling Association
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- PRWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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