Blue Demon Jr.

Blue Demon Jr.
Blue Demon in 2010
Born (1966-07-19) July 19, 1966 (age 58)[1]
Mexico City, Mexico
FamilyBlue Demon (adoptive father)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Blue Demon Jr.
Billed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Billed weight207 lb (94 kg)[1]
Billed fromMexico City, Mexico
Trained byBlue Demon[1]
Rolando Vera[1]
Rafael Salamanca[1]
Pepe Mendieta[1]
DebutJuly 11, 1985[1]

Blue Demon Jr. (born July 19, 1966) is a Mexican professional wrestler. He is the adopted son of the original Blue Demon and is the first Mexican and second masked wrestler to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship thus making him a one-time world champion. His government name has never been officially disclosed to the public, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their on-stage personas are kept separate from their personal lives.[2]

Professional wrestling career

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Untied Wrestling Association (1984–1989)

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CMLL (1989–1995)

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Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (1996–2001)

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In Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (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.

National Wrestling Alliance (2008–2010)

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Blue Demon Jr. (behind, in blue costume) versus El Hijo del Santo

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: NWA Mexico). Pearce protested 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 on to 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.[3]

Pro Wrestling Revolution (2010–2013)

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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[4] On September 6, 2012, 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.[5]

Lucha Underground (2014–2015)

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In August 2014, Blue Demon Jr. was announced as one of five AAA wrestlers to star in the El Rey network's new television series Lucha Underground.[6] Blue Demon Jr. wrestled in the first match of the debut episode of Lucha Underground on October 29, defeating Chavo Guerrero Jr.[7]

In the LU storyline, Blue Demon Jr. was hospitalized due to vicious after-match attacks by both Mil Muertes and Chavo Guerrero Jr. following Demon's loss to Mil Muertes in the November 5 main event match. Upon his return, he attacked Chavo and later in a face-to-face meeting with Chavo blocked another attack and emerged triumphant after laying Chavo out. On July 8, 2015, Demon turned rudo attacking Texano Jr.

Return to AAA (2013–present)

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Blue Demon Jr. returned to AAA on March 3, 2013, challenging El Texano Jr. to a match for the AAA Mega Championship.[8] 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.[9] On April 15, Blue Demon Jr. announced that he had signed to become a regular member of AAA's roster.[10] On June 16 at Triplemanía XXI, Blue Demon Jr. defeated El Mesías to win the vacant AAA Latin American Championship.[11] He was stripped of the title on March 16, 2014, after he was unable to attend a scheduled title defense against Chessman at Rey de Reyes.[12]

In films and TV

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In 2007, he appeared in the film Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (also known as Mil Mascaras Resurrection).[13][14][15] In an episode of ¡Mucha Lucha!, a cartoon version of Blue Demon Jr. appears as a super hero wrestler. He competed on the Mexican dancing show Mira Quien Baila in 2011. He has a cameo in Mel Gibson's 2012 movie Get the Gringo. He also participated in Como dice el dicho in 2011.In 2014 the Blue Demon Jr. appears in the Misfit Garage episode titled "Wrestling with Disaster" in season 4, episode 3

In 2021, it was announced that Blue Demon Jr. would star in a new television series for Disney Channel titled Ultra Violet & Blue Demon. The series would have focused on Ultra Violet, played by Scarlett Estevez, who discovers that her uncle is Blue Demon Jr. and teams up with him to become superheroes.[16] However, later that year, it was announced that the series would be retitled Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion with J.R. Villarreal replacing Blue Demon as an original character.[17]

Personal life

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In 2009 it was announced that Blue Demon Jr.'s son was training for a career in professional wrestling.[18]

Championships and accomplishments

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With the NWA World Heavyweight Championship title

Luchas de Apuestas record

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See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) Invasor Galáctico (mask) N/A Live event N/A [29]
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) Vendaval (mask) N/A Live event N/A [29]
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) La Mancha (mask) N/A Live event N/A  
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) North Panther (mask) N/A Live event N/A  
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) Álex González (hair) N/A Live event N/A  
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) Black Panther (mask) N/A Live event N/A  
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) Black Killer (mask) N/A Live event N/A  
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) La Mosca (mask) N/A Live event N/A  
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) Scarlet (mask) N/A Live event N/A [29]
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) El Depredador (mask) Tijuana, Baja California Live event N/A [29]
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) Síndrome (mask) N/A Live event N/A  
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) Máquina Salvaje (mask) N/A Live event 1989  
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) MS-Jr. (mask) Mexico City Live event November 24, 1994 [29]
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) Gran Sheik (mask) Mexico City Live event 1995  
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) El Jorobado (mask) Xico, Veracruz Live event January 1, 1999 [29]
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) Black Demon (mask) Tijuana, Baja California Live event October 1, 1999 [29]
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) Black Führer (mask) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event 2002  
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) Espectro Jr. (mask) Tijuana, Baja California Live event October 7, 2007  
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) Rey Wagner (hair) Mexico City Triplemanía XXVII August 3, 2019 [30]

References

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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 bizarre& honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. 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.
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  3. ^ "New NWA Champion crowned". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  4. ^ Beltrán, William (May 12, 2013). "¡@ElHijodelSanto y @BlueDemonjr son los Nuevos Campeones en Pareja de @PWRevolution!".
  5. ^ "Pro Wrestling Revolution welcomes new partner". Pro Wrestling Revolution. November 13, 2013. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  6. ^ "El Rey Network announces more details of AAA Lucha Libre project". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. August 27, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  7. ^ Peeples, Jeremy (October 29, 2014). "Lucha Underground TV report: Prince Puma (Ricochet) vs. Johnny Mundo (John Morrison)". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  8. ^ Beltrán, William (March 3, 2013). "Confirmado: @BlueDemonjr vs. Texano Jr. por el MegaCampeonato AAA en Rey de Reyes 2013". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  9. ^ Beltrán, William (March 17, 2013). "¡Texano Jr. Retiene el MegaCampeonato AAA ante Blue Demon Jr.! – ¡Reto Azul de Máscara vs. Cabellera!". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  10. ^ "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". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  11. ^ a b 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". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  12. ^ "La Parka, Rey de Reyes 2014". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  13. ^ "MMvsAM". Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
  14. ^ "PopMatters".
  15. ^ "mjsimpson". Archived from the original on January 23, 2009.
  16. ^ Petski, Denise (January 28, 2021). "'Ultra Violet & Blue Demon' Superhero Comedy Gets Disney Channel Series Order; Scarlett Estevez & More Round Out Cast". Deadline.
  17. ^ Palmer, Roger (August 2, 2021). "J.R. Villarreal Joins Cast Of Disney's "Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion"". What's On Disney Plus?. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  18. ^ "Slam! Wrestling News". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. May 20, 2018. Archived from the original on August 9, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2018. Blue Demon Jr. will be debuting a third-generation Blue Demon, his son, who would be Blue Demon III. He's been training for three months and he hopes he'll be ready in 12 to 18 months.
  19. ^ "1st Lucha Libre Award to be Presented | Cauliflower Alley Club". Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  20. ^ "I.W.A.S. Light Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  21. ^ "AAA: Blue Demon Jr. Gana la "Copa Hijo del Perro Aguayo" | Superluchas". March 4, 2019.
  22. ^ "WOW Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2010.
  23. ^ "N.W.A. World Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  24. ^ "New Champions crowned in Puerto Rico!". Pro Wrestling Revolution. April 22, 2013. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  25. ^ "PWR Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  26. ^ ""PWI 500": 2009". CAGEMATCH. July 30, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  27. ^ "W.W.A. Light Heavyweight Title (Mexico)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  28. ^ "W.W.A. Welterweight Title (Mexico)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g Enciclopedia staff (July 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Blue Demon Jr. (in Spanish). Mexico. p. 31. Tomo I.
  30. ^ "AAA Triplemania XXVII live results: Cain Velasquez debuts". The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
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