Blue Demon Jr.

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Blue Demon Jr.
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Blue Demon posing after a match, 2010
Born (1966-07-19) July 19, 1966 (age 57) [1]
Mexico City, Mexico
Family Blue 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 by Blue 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 real name is unknown to the public, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico, where their private lives are kept secret from fans. [2]

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Professional wrestling career

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (1996–2001)

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)

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

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)

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)

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

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 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

Blue Demon Jr.'s son is training for a career in professional wrestling. [18]

Championships and accomplishments

With the NWA World Heavyweight Championship title Blue Demon Jr NWA World Heavyweight Champion.jpg
With the NWA World Heavyweight Championship title

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotes
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)Invasor Galáctico (mask)N/ALive eventN/A [29]
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)Vendaval (mask)N/ALive eventN/A [29]
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)La Mancha (mask)N/ALive eventN/A 
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)North Panther (mask)N/ALive eventN/A 
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)Álex González (hair)N/ALive eventN/A 
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)Black Panther (mask)N/ALive eventN/A 
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)Black Killer (mask)N/ALive eventN/A 
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)La Mosca (mask)N/ALive eventN/A 
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)Scarlet (mask)N/ALive eventN/A [29]
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)El Depredador (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A [29]
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)Síndrome (mask)N/ALive eventN/A 
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)Máquina Salvaje (mask)N/ALive event1989 
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)MS-Jr. (mask)Mexico CityLive eventNovember 24, 1994 [29]
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) Gran Sheik (mask)Mexico CityLive event1995 
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)El Jorobado (mask)Xico, VeracruzLive eventJanuary 1, 1999 [29]
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)Black Demon (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventOctober 1, 1999 [29]
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)Black Führer (mask)Guadalajara, JaliscoLive event2002 
Blue Demon Jr. (mask)Espectro Jr. (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventOctober 7, 2007 
Blue Demon Jr. (mask) Rey Wagner (hair)Mexico City Triplemanía XXVII August 3, 2019 [30]

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