Invader II
| Invader II | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Roberto Soto |
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Invader II Roberto Soto Pepe Perez Avenger |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Billed weight | 214 lb (97 kg) |
| Debut | 1969 |
Roberto Soto is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Invader II. Soto was one-half of the tag team "The Invaders" with Invader I.
Professional wrestling career
Although competing primarily in the Puerto Rican-based World Wrestling Council with González, Soto would also wrestle in International World Class Championship Wrestling and Continental Championship Wrestling during the 1980s.
In 1988, he was among those present when wrestler Bruiser Brody was stabbed to death by Soto's tag team partner José González while at a WWC event in San Juan, Puerto Rico and interpreted for American wrestlers after police officers arrived on the scene.[1]
Competing in Japan during the 1990s, he would later return to the WWC teaming with Invader III in a feud against González . However, their alliance was short lived with Soto eventually defeating Invader III in a mask vs. mask match at WWC Anniversary on August 1, 1998.
Championships and accomplishments
- NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (4 times) - with Argentina Apollo (1), Bob Armstrong (2) and Tim Woods (1)
- NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WWC North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Invader I
- WWC World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Invader I
- PWI ranked him # 257 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1998
See also
References
- ^ Mantell, Dutch (2002). "Brody's Death: A Cover Up?". The Unofficial Bruiser Brody Memorial Page. Archived from the original on 2007-03-27. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
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