Thunder and Lightning (professional wrestling)

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Thunder and Lightning
Tag Team
Members Thunder
Lightning
Name(s) Thunder and Lightning
Heights 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) (Thunder)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) (Lightning)
Combined weight 250 lb (110 kg) (Thunder)
230 lb (100 kg) (Lightning)
Debut 2000
Promotions IWA
WWC
Trainer Isaac Rosario

Thunder and Lightning is a Puerto Rician professional wrestling tag team consisting of masked wrestlers Reynaldo Rodriguez (born December 3, 1972 in Bayamon) and Alex Cruz (born October 18, 1975 also in Bayamon) under the ring names Thunder and Lightning respectively.

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[edit] Career

[edit] WWC (2000-2003)

Both members trained in various small independent Puerto Rico wrestling federations, before signing with Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council, the major wrestling federation on the island at the time, in April 2000 where the two men would join together under the Thunder and Lightning gimmick. They won 10 WWC Tag Team titles together from April 2000 to August 2003 when they left the company for the IWA.

[edit] IWA (2003-2007)

Lightning tried his hand in at a singles career and soon defeated Savio Vega for the IWA Heavyweight Championship on June 17, 2006, although he would only hold the title a few weeks before losing it to Mikael Judas.

[edit] WWC (2007-)

Both men returned to WWC joined by their former manager Barabass on June 23, 2007 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

[edit] In wrestling

  • Finishing and signature moves
  • Previous managers
  • Joe Don Smith
  • Barrabas
  • El Profe
  • La Tigresa - Lightning
  • Orlando Toledo - Lightning

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

[edit] External links and references

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