Mando Guerrero

Armando Guerrero
Ring name(s) Mando Guerrero[1]
Tercera Dimensión[1]
El Psicópata[1]
Armando Guerrero
Billed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1][2]
Billed weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16.1 st)[1]
Born July 7, 1952 (1952-07-07) (age 59)
Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
Trained by Gory Guerrero[1]
Debut 1974[1]

Armando Guerrero Llanes (born July 7, 1952), better known as Mando Guerrero, is a retired professional wrestler.[1] He also was the trainer for the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, an all female professional wrestling promotion.[3]

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Movie stuntman career

Guerrero began a career as a Hollywood stuntman in 1977.[2] Gene LeBell suggested Guerrero work as a stuntman after meeting him at his brother Mike's wrestling promotion.[2] After spending three years as a movie extra, Guerrero began working in stunts.[2] His credits include Miracles (1986), Red Surf (1990), Eve of Destruction (1991), Falling Down (1993),[4] Steal Big Steal Little (1995), My Giant (1998), Critical Mass (2000), Picking Up the Pieces (2000), Submerged (2000), and The Shrink Is In (2001).[2] Guerrero was also hired as a stunt coordinator and choreographer for wrestling scenes in movies.[2]

Personal life

Before entering the world of professional wrestling and stunt work, Guerrero worked in construction and retail sales.[2] He attended the University of Texas El Paso for two years, where he took drama classes.[2] He also attended Rancho Santiago College and Orange Coast College, where he took classes in TV production.[2]

Mando Guerrero is the second oldest son of Gory Guerrero and the brother of Chavo Guerrero, Sr., Hector Guerrero and Eddie Guerrero.[2] His nephew, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., also wrestles.[2] Mando Guerrero was married.[2]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • UWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hector Guerrero[1]
  • PWI ranked him # 372 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Mando Guerrero profile". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/m/mando-guerrero.html. Retrieved 2009-09-20. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Oliver, Greg (January 11, 2007). "Size never held Mando Guerrero down". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Movies/2006/11/17/2392439.html. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
  3. ^ Oliver, Greg (April 13, 2000). "'Slop' matches haven't stopped Ivory". SLAM! Wrestling. http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingWM2000/apr13_ivory.html. Retrieved 2008-08-16. 
  4. ^ a b Guerrero, Eddie. Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story, p. 18.
  5. ^ "AWA vs CWA; The RPMs & Cactus Jack vs The Guerrero Brothers". American Wrestling Association. AWA SuperClash III. 1988-12-26.
  6. ^ a b c Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2000). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 

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