Miguel Pérez (wrestler)

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Jose Miguel Perez
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Miguel Perez Jose Miguel Perez
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight	238 lb (108 kg)
Born	June 22, 1937(1937-06-22)
Died	July 16, 2005 (aged 68)
Debut	October 15, 1954
Retired	March 6, 1979

Jose Miguel Perez (June 22, 1937 - July 16, 2005) was an Puerto Rican professional wrestler who was best known for his tag team with Antonino Rocca.

1 Career
2 In wrestling
3 Death
4 Championships and accomplishments
5 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Montreal Athletic Commission (1954-1957)

Miguel Perez started his professional wrestling career in 1954 at the age of 17. He debuted on October 15, 1954 and wrestled for Montreal Athletic Commission in his early days. He was the MAC World Heavyweight Champion. He left the company in 1957.

[edit] Madison Square Garden (1957-1963)

In 1957, Perez formed a tag team with popular wrestling star Antonino Rocca. They both wrestled in the famed Madison Square Garden on a regular basis. Perez and Rocca captured the NWA Capitol World Tag Team Championship and were the first recognized champions in the ancestory of CWC. Perez left the company with Rocca in 1963.

[edit] World Wrestling Council (1974-1981)

In 1974, Perez joined Puerto Rican World Wrestling Council on January 6, 1974 as Jose Miguel Perez. He was billed as the first WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Champion and it was the first show of WWC. He lost the title to Dr. Klodied on March 8, 1975. He defeated Klodied just two weeks later to get his second Puerto Rico Heavyweight title.

The title was held up on August 30 when Perez had a match with Spoiler II. He won a tournament on September 20 and got his third Puerto Rico Heavyweight title. He lost the title to Tosh Togo on October 4. He would return teaming with former partner in CWC, Antonino Rocca. They both together captured the WWC North American Tag Team Championship on September 11, 1976 by defeating Los Infernos.

They lost the titles to Higo Hamaguchi and Gordon Nelson on October 16. He was still the partner of Rocca and they both wrestled as a tag team until March 15, 1977 when Rocca died. Perez started to compete on singles. On May 7, 1977, Perez captured his fourth and final Puerto Rico Heavyweight title by defeating Hurricane Castillo in a tournament final.

Just one week later, he lost the title to Castillo on May 14 in a rematch. Perez still wrestled for WWC. He was injured on February 27, 1979 in a match against Jose Rivera. He was forced to retire from professional wrestling on March 6 because he was not able to wrestle.