Jesús Castillo, Jr.[1] | |
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Ring name(s) | Jesús Castillo, Jr. Huracan Castillo Jr. El Merenguero |
Billed height | 5'10 (1.78 m) [2] |
Billed weight | 215 lbs. (98 kg) [2] |
Born | July 15, 1962 Puerto Rico |
Debut | 1984 |
Jesús Daniel Castillo Ortiz, Jr.. is a professional wrestler who competed in the World Wrestling Federation as a member of the hispanic stable Los Boricuas in the late 1990s.[3]
He is known in Puerto Rico as Huracan Castillo, and has wrestled for the World Wrestling Council, International Wrestling Association, and New Wrestling Stars.He is the son of the late Pedro Castillo known as "Huracan Castillo" a wrestler who fought in Canada,Japan,United States and Puerto Rico in the 70's.
In 1997, Castilo was a member of the Los Boricuas which was lead by Savio Vega. Castillo mainly competed in tag team matches with Vega, Jose Estrada, and Miguel Perez. In the summer of 1998, Castillo became a jobber, competing on Shotgun, losing to superstars; featuring a young Edge, X-Pac, and Dan Severn, etc. He compete in SuperAstros until the the show discontinued in August 1999 and left the company. In late 2006, he was in WWC, teaming with Chris Joel, and has held the WWC World Tag Team Championship as a member of the Starr Corporation.
He has formed a tag team with Rico Suave and formed "La Evolucion Hardcore" or The Hardcore Evolution due to the hardcore wrestling style of these two wrestlers.
Currently he's wrestling in Puerto Rico's PRWA as he's the general manager of PRWA and the current PRWA World Heavyweight Champion. He won the belt during a tournament to determinate a new champion. He defeated Joseph RPM in the finals to become the new PRWA World Heavyweight Champion.