Fishman (wrestler)

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José Ángel Nájera Sánchez, best known under the ring name of Fishman, is a Mexican professional wrestler who became one of Lucha Libre's biggest stars during the 1980s with the Universal Wrestling Association. The front dropkick was often called "Fishman's kangaroo kick" after him. After the UWA folded, he went with some of the other UWA wrestlers to AAA through the mid 1990s and then wrestled independently until he retired after losing his mask in 2000 to Máscara Sagrada.

[edit] Profile

• Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
• Weight: 218 lbs (99 kg)
• Birthday: April 6, 1951
• Hometown: Torreón, Coahuila
• Trained by: Marco Tulio, Bulldog Villegas, El Rebelde, Sunny War Cloud
• Debut: November, 1969
• Previous identities: Goliath Reyes, Titán, Fishman

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• 1-time Mexican National Welterweight Champion
• 4-time UWA World Light Heavyweight Champion
• 2-time WWF World Light Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 324 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

[edit] Trivia

Fishman demasked Rey Misterio Sr, the great-uncle of former WWE World Heavyweight Champion holder Rey Mysterio