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Juan Manuel Gonzalez Barron
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Born (1965-08-12) August 12, 1965 (age 58)
Torreón, Coahuila[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Dr. Wagner, Jr.
Billed height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Billed weight96 kg (212 lb)[1]
Billed fromTorreón, Coahuila[1]
Trained byDr. Wagner, Sr.
Gran Markus
DebutApril 7, 1986

Juan Manuel Gonzalez Barron is a Mexican professional wrestler who has achieved fame in CMLL and worldwide as Dr. Wagner, Jr. He is the son of Dr. Wagner and brother of Silver King.

Professional wrestling career

Dr. Wagner, Jr. first started wrestling for Universal Wrestling Association in April 1986 at 20 years of age. The elder Wagner achieved his success in EMLL, and so would it be for the son who adopted his gimmick.

On the day that Dr. Wagner, Jr. was to make his in-ring debut as his father's tag-team partner, Wagner Sr. was involved in a car accident that killed his long-time partner Angel Blanco, leaving Wagner Sr. disabled and unable to continue his wrestling career. When he regained his mobility he took up a job as a taxi driver to earn a living, but continued to actively follow the career of his sons, including his in-ring namesake and a wrestler best known in the United States as Silver King. The two real-life brothers would actually team together to win the CMLL World Tag Team Titles in February 1997, although the titles were vacated six months later when Silver King left CMLL to join the growing lucha roster of World Championship Wrestling.

Wagner's star has continued to rise in Mexico ever since. He has won a variety of different titles for the CMLL promotion. Besides holding the CMLL World Light Heavyweight title he has also been a Trios championship at least four times, including with Gran Markus. Jr. & Hijo del Gladiador and also with Blue Panther & Black Warrior. He has also wrestled extensively in Japan, challenging (and ultimately being defeated by) Jushin Liger for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight belt and tagging with various partners such as his brother and Kendo Kashin, the latter of which he won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team championship with. He has also competed in the U.S. as recently as January 2006, teaming with Rey Bucanero in a losing effort against L.A. Park & Místico at an FMLL show in Chicago. He is most popular when competing in the famed Arena México though, where his charismatic style and popular gimmick cause fans to blow airhorns three times and chant "WAG-NER!" when he's in the ring.

During Dragon Mania II, which is promoted by Toryumon Mexico, Wagner Jr. teamed with Negro Casas to defeat Jushin Liger and Hirooki Goto.[3] In the summer of 2007, at Arena México, he was billed simply as Dr. Wagner, not Dr. Wagner, Jr.

On the 27 April 2008, Wagner led a protest march for anyone who believed they are being mistreated by their bosses to join. About 200 joined the march, including wrestlers from IWRG and Fuerza Guerrera. Wagner said he wasn't getting booked because he criticized CMLL in the press, and claimed he was in talks with WWE. In late 2008/early 2009 Dr. Wagner, Jr. worked a couple of non-televised matches for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) but denined that he wanted to work for the company full time.

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración

On March 15 2009 Dr. Wagner, Jr. made a surprise apperance at AAA's anual Rey de Reyes event. First he chased off La Legión Extranjera before turning around to challenge the AAA World Heavyweight Champion El Mesias to a title match.[4] Afterwards it was announced by Konnan, who has control of the company according to the current storyline, that he had suspended Dr. Wagner, Jr. for a week due so that he can make up his mind about what side he supports.[5]

In wrestling

  • Finishing and signature moves

Championships and accomplishments

  • PWI ranked him # 16 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1999[16]

Lucha de Apuesta record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Wager Winner Loser Location Date Notes
Mask Dr. Wagner, Jr. Jungla del Norte Unknown Unknown  
Hair Dr. Wagner, Jr. Brazo de Oro Unknown Unknown  
Mask Dr. Wagner, Jr. Drago 1988 Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico State  
Hair Dr. Wagner, Jr. Rey Misterio November 14, 2003 Tijuana, Baja California  
Hair Dr. Wagner, Jr. Pierroth April 19, 2006 Acapulco, Guerrero  
Hair Dr. Wagner, Jr. Green Demon I August 30, 2008 Saltillo, Coahuila last two men in a 16 man elimination match
Hair Dr. Wagner, Jr. Mascara Año 2000 March 7, 2009 Puebla, Puebla Cage match also including Universo 2000

Footnotes

  1. ^ CMLL has not been a member of the National Wrestling Alliance since the 1980s, though the promotion still uses the NWA initials for some championships. However, the NWA no longer recognizes or sanctions any CMLL championship that still uses the NWA initials.

References

General
  • L.L. Staff (2008). "Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero". Dr. Wagner Jr. (1965) (in Spanish). Mexico. p. 20. Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  • Luchas 2000 staff. "Luchas 2000". La Dinastia Wagner (in Spanish). Juárez, Mexico: Publicaciones citem, S.A. de C.V. pp. 1–35. Especial 23. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Specific
  1. ^ a b c PWI Staff (February 2009). "PWI Official Ratings". The Pro Wrestling Illustrated. London Publishing. p. 145. Vol 30, Nr. 2 2009. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ "Statistics for Professional wrestlers". PWI Presents: 2008 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. pp. 66–79. 2008 Edition. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/bios/liger.html
  4. ^ "Resultados de Rey de Reyes-AAA (16 marzo 2008) Elecktroshock nuevo Rey de Reyes. Juventud Guerrera y Marco Corleone las sorpresas. Wagner se presenta en AAA para retar al Mesías" (in Spanish). SuperLucha.net. 2009-03-15. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  5. ^ "DR. WAGNER SE PRESENTA EN REY DE REYES" (in Spanish). AAA (www.luchalibreaaa.com). 2009-03-15. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  6. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "MEXICO: EMLL CMLL World Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 395. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  7. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "MEXICO: EMLL CMLL Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 396. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  8. ^ "C.M.L.L. Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help)
  9. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "MEXICO: EMLL CMLL Trios Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 396. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  10. ^ "C.M.L.L. World Trios Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help)
  11. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "MEXICO: EMLL Empressa Mexican de al Lucha ibre NWA Light Heavyweight Title (Salvador Lutteroth, Paco Alonso)". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 389. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  12. ^ "N.W.A. World Light Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help)
  13. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "JAPAN: New Japan IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 374. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  14. ^ "U.W.A. Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help)
  15. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "MEXICO: UWA Junior Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 397. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  16. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 1999". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved 2009-03-13.

Further reading

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