Blue Demon, Jr.

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Blue Demon, Jr.

Blue Demon posing after a match
Ring name(s) Blue Demon, Jr.
Billed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Billed weight 207 lb (94 kg)[1]
Born (1966-07-19) July 19, 1966[1]
Mexico City, Mexico
Trained by Blue Demon[1]
Rolando Vera[1]
Rafael Salamanca[1]
Pepe Mendieta[1]
Debut July 11, 1985[1]

Blue Demon, Jr. (born July 19, 1966) is a Mexican luchador and professional wrestler. He is the adopted son of the legendary original Blue Demon and is the first Mexican and the second masked wrestler to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (Abyss was the first). Blue Demon, Jr.'s real name is unknown.

Professional wrestling career

Universal Wrestling Association

Blue Demon Jr. won the UWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship in 1997 in Panama by defeating Black Demon. Between 1997 and 1999 .

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración

In Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) he formed the team Los Juniors with La Parka, Jr., Mascara Sagrada, Jr. and Perro Aguayo, Jr.. On April 18, 1999 in Zapopan, Jalisco they won the Mexican National Atómicos Championship by defeating Los Vatos Locos, a team of Charly Manson, May Flowers, Nygma and Picudo. On September 17, 1999 in Mexico City, D.F. they lost the championship to Los Vipers, a team of Histeria, Maniaco, Mosco de la Merced II and Psicosis II.

Blue Demon, Jr. returned to AAA on March 3, 2013, challenging El Texano, Jr. to a match for the AAA World Heavyweight Championship.[2] The match took place on March 17 at Rey de Reyes and saw El Texano, Jr. retain his title. After the match, Blue Demon, Jr. challenged El Texano, Jr. to a Mask vs. Hair Lucha de Apuestas.[3] On April 15, Blue Demon, Jr. announced that he had signed to become a regular member of AAA's roster.[4] On June 16 at Triplemanía XXI, Blue Demon, Jr. defeated El Mesías to win the vacant AAA Latin American Championship.[5]

National Wrestling Alliance

With the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt

On October 25, 2008, Demon, Jr. became the first Mexican professional wrestler, as well as first masked luchador to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship when he defeated champion Adam Pearce. His win was also the first time the title changed hands in Mexico, although not with CMLL as would have been the case before the mid-1980s (It happened in Blue Demon, Jr.'s own promotion known, NWA Mexico). The ongoing feud has Pearce protesting the loss with the NWA as his arm was under the bottom rope when he passed out from Blue Demon Jr's Single leg Boston crab. Blue Demon Jr. managed to hold onto the championship for 505 days before dropping it back to Pearce in a triple-threat match also involving Phill Shatter on March 14, 2010 at NWA New Beginnings.[6]

Pro Wrestling Revolution

Demon, Jr. defeated Oliver John at an NWA Mexico event at the Lucha Libre Expo in Mexico City on July 23, 2010 to capture the Pro Wrestling Revolution (PWR) Heavyweight Championship. On May 11, 2013, El Hijo del Santo and his rival, Blue Demon, Jr., joined forces to win the Pro Wrestling Revolution Tag Team Championship after defeating Brian Cage and Derek Sanders[7] On September 6, 2013, Blue Demon, Jr. lost the PWR World Heavyweight Championship to Carly Colón in a match that also involved La Parka II. On November 13, 2013, Blue Demon, Jr. disbanded NWA Mexico and became officially affiliated with PWR.[8]

In films and TV

In 2007 he appeared in the film Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (also known as Mil Mascaras Resurrection).[9][10][11] In an episode of ¡Mucha Lucha!, a cartoon version of Blue Demon, Jr. appears as a super hero wrestler. He is also going to compete on the Mexican dancing show, Mira Quien Baila. He has a cameo in Mel Gibson's 2012 movie Get the Gringo. He also participated in Como Dice el Dicho in 2011.

In wrestling

Blue Demon, Jr. (behind, in blue costume) versus El Hijo del Santo
  • Signature moves
    • Hurricanrana
    • Single leg Boston crab
    • Suicide dive
  • Nicknames
    • "El Hijo de la Leyenda Azul" ("The Son of the Blue Legend")

Championships and accomplishments

  • International Wrestling All Stars
    • IWAS World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[13]
  • NWA SOUTHWEST/World of Wrestling
    • WOW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[14]
  • Pro Wrestling Revolution
    • PWR Heavyweight Championship (2 times, current)[16]
    • PWR Tag team Championship (1 time, current) - with El Hijo del Santo

Lucha de Apuesta record

Wager Winner Loser Location Date Notes
Mask Blue Demon Jr. Invasor Galáctico Unknown Unknown [20]
Mask Blue Demon Jr. Vendaval Unknown Unknown [20]
Mask Blue Demon Jr. La Mancha Unknown Unknown  
Mask Blue Demon Jr. North Panther Unknown Unknown  
Hair Blue Demon Jr. Álex González Unknown Unknown  
Mask Blue Demon Jr. Black Panther Unknown Unknown  
Mask Blue Demon Jr. Black Killer Unknown Unknown  
Mask Blue Demon Jr. La Mosca Unknown Unknown  
Hair Blue Demon Jr. La Mosca Unknown Unknown  
Mask Blue Demon Jr. Scarlet Unknown Unknown [20]
Mask Blue Demon Jr. El Depredador Tijuana, Baja California Unknown [20]
Mask Blue Demon Jr. Síndrome Unknown Unknown  
Hair Blue Demon Jr. Máquina Salvaje Unknown 1989  
Mask Blue Demon Jr. MS-Jr. Mexico City, Mexico November 24, 1994 [20]
Mask Blue Demon Jr. Gran Sheik Mexico City, Mexico 1995  
Mask Blue Demon Jr. El Jorobado Xico, Veracruz January 1, 1999 [20]
Mask Blue Demon Jr. Black Demon Tijuana, Baja California October 1, 1999 [20]
Mask Blue Demon Jr. Black Führer Guadalajara, Jalisco 2002  
Mask Blue Demon Jr. Espectro Jr. Tijuana, Baja California October 7, 2007  

References

General sources - Championship Information
  • Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "MEXICO". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 389–402. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
General sources - Career
  • Madigan, Dan (2007). "Los Enmascarados (the masked men): Blue Demon, Jr.". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizare& honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 90–93. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3. 
  • L.L. Staff (2008). "Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero". Blue Demon Jr. (1966) (in Spanish) (Mexico). p. 12. Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre. 
Specific
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 "Profile". Bodyslamming. 
  2. ↑ Beltrán, William (March 3, 2013). "Confirmado: @BlueDemonjr vs. Texano, Jr. por el MegaCampeonato AAA en Rey de Reyes 2013". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 4, 2013. 
  3. ↑ Beltrán, William (March 17, 2013). "¡Texano, Jr. Retiene el MegaCampeonato AAA ante Blue Demon, Jr.! – ¡Reto Azul de Máscara vs. Cabellera!". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 17, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "AAA Sin Límite en León, Guanajuato (Cobertura y resultados 15 de abril de 2013) – Blue Demon Jr. Firma con AAA, Konnan regresa a la Lucha, Axel reta a Daga.". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cano Vela, Eduardo (June 11, 2013). "AAA #TripleManíaXXI (Cobertura y Resultados 16 de junio de 2013) – El Hijo del Perro Aguayo vs. Cibernético por las Cabelleras – Blue Demon, Jr. vs. El Mesías por el Campeonato Latinoamericano". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved June 16, 2013. 
  6. ↑ "New NWA Champion crowned". http://www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved 2010-03-14. 
  7. ↑ http://superluchas.net/2013/05/12/elhijodelsanto-y-bluedemonjr-son-los-nuevos-campeones-en-pareja-de-pwrrevolution/
  8. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Revolution welcomes new partner". Pro Wrestling Revolution. 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-11-14. 
  9. ↑ "MMvsAM". 
  10. ↑ "PopMatters". 
  11. ↑ "mjsimpson". 
  12. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500–2008: 121 Blue Demon, Jr.". Pro Wrestling Illustrated (Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, USA: Sports and Entertainment publications LLC). August 2008. p. 82. October 2008. 
  13. ↑ "I.W.A.S. Light Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. 
  14. ↑ "WOW Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2010. 
  15. ↑ "N.W.A. World Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. 
  16. ↑ "New Champions crowned in Puerto Rico!". Pro Wrestling Revolution. 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2013-04-23. 
  17. ↑ ""PWI 500": 1–100". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2010-07-31. 
  18. ↑ "W.W.A. Light Heavyweight Title (Mexico)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. 
  19. ↑ "W.W.A. Welterweight Title (Mexico)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 Enciclopedia staff (July 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Blue Demon Jr. (in Spanish) (Mexico). p. 31. Tomo I. 

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