Pablo Márquez (wrestler)
| Pablo Marquez | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 4 Quito, Ecuador [1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Pablo Marquez Babu El Puerto Ricano Ubas PABLO |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Billed weight | [undue weight? – discuss] |
| Trained by | ECW House of Hardcore Staff |
| Debut | 1992 |
Pablo Marquez is a professional wrestler whose competed for various promotions such as the World Wrestling Council, International Wrestling Association, and Michinoku Pro out of Japan. Marquez is probably most famous for his brief stint in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1998 as Babu. Marquez also competed in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) as Ubas and in Kaientai Dojo as PABLO.
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Pablo Marquez trained to wrestle in ECW under their training camp, the ECW House of Hardcore. Notable trainers there include Taz, Mikey Whipwreck, and Perry Saturn. Marquez started apperaring on ECW shows in 1996 under the ring name of El Puerto Ricano. [2] In 1997, he started to wrestle under his real name. Also during his ECW run, he competed under the name Ubas. During his run, he appeared on ECW Hardcore TV, and also appeared on some of ECW's feature shows. He left ECW when he was signed by WWF.
World Wrestling Federation
In 1998, Pablo Marquez under the name of "Babu" debuted in WWF alongside Tiger Ali Singh. His gimmick was that of a manservant to Singh. He was often seen doing degrading things for Singh. Although most of his stint in WWF was in a non-wrestling role, he did have a televised match on the December 6, 1998 edition of Sunday Night Heat. Teaming with Tiger Ali Singh, they wrestled Kurrgan and Luna. This match ended in a no-contest.
Independent circuit
After he was released from WWF, Marquez worked for a number of wrestling promotions.
He went back to ECW, appearing twice on their TV shows. On the January 2, 1999 edition of ECW's Hardcore TV, Marquez lost to Yoshihiro Tajiri. Also, he appeared on ECW on TNN on December 17, 1999 wrestling Super Calo and Hidaka in a three way match. That match ended in a no-contest.
He also worked for Jersey All Pro Wrestling under his real name. He competed there from 1999 to 2000 and was part of a group known as The "New Freebirds" with Don Montoya and Reckless Youth.
In 2003 and 2004, he wrestled for World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, and won their World Junior Heavyweight Title five times. From 2005 to 2006, Marquez wrestled in the Puerto Rican wrestling promotion International Wrestling Association.
Return to the U.S.
Marquez was booked to wrestle in a match at the SmackDown!/ECW tapings, June 5 in Orlando. Marquez currently wrestles for CCW.
Signature moves
- Lionsault
- Running Spinning Leaping Plancha
- Spinkick
- Plancha Suicida with Twist
- High Cross Body Suicida with Twist
Championships and accomplishments
- Pennsylvania: PCW Junior Heavyweight Title [3]
- Puerto Rico: WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship (5)
Personal life
It was stated in a 1998 interview with WWF.com that Marquez had committed a crime in his home of Ecuador. [4]
Marquez along with Super Crazy trained IWA Puerto Rico wrestler Cruzz.
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