https://www.luchawiki.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Mattfarmer Luchawiki - User contributions [en] 2026-04-27T22:56:52Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.44.0 https://www.luchawiki.org/index.php?title=El_Fara%C3%B3n&diff=110153 El Faraón 2014-10-31T23:57:46Z <p>Mattfarmer: /* Luchas de apuestas record */ Added November 10, 1978 Sangre Chicana vs El Faraon Hair vs Hair Match</p> <hr /> <div>== Profile ==<br /> {{bioFields|<br /> |image=Elfaraon.jpg<br /> |name=El Faraón (The Pharaoh)<br /> |realName=José Luis Barajas Fernández<br /> |nicknames=El Rudo de los Ojos Esmeralda (The rudo with the emerald eyes)<br /> |nameHistory=El Faraón (debut - retirement)<br /> |family=<br /> |maestro=[[Diablo Velazco]], [[Antonio Cruz]]<br /> |birthdate=[[October 5]], [[1947]] - [[Mexico City]]<br /> |debut=[[June 19]], [[1973]] - [[Auditorio Olímpico]] - [[Tepic]], [[Nayarit]]<br /> |lostmaskto=[[Fishman]] - [[April 23]], [[1976]] - [[Arena México]]<br /> |height=5'11&quot;/180 cms<br /> |weight=196 lbs/89 kg<br /> |signatureMoves=[[Tope Suicida]], [[Chop|Chops]], Throwing a row of chairs over Sangre Chicana's head<br /> |titles=[[Occident Middleweight Title]], [[NWA World Middleweight Title]] (3), [[NWA World Light Heavyweight Title]] (2), [[National Middleweight Title]], [[NWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title]], [[Central America Continental Title]] (???)<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> == Luchas de apuestas record ==<br /> {{astart}}<br /> {{aline|19??/??/??|hair|[[Alfonso Dantés]]|[[El Faraón]]|[[Arena México]] - [[Mexico City]]}}<br /> {{aline|19??/??/??|hair|[[El Faraón]]|[[Alfonso Dantés]]|[[Arena México]] - [[Mexico City]]}}<br /> {{aline|19??/??/??|hair|[[El Ídolo]]|[[El Faraón]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara|Arena Coliseo - Guadalajara, Jalisco]]}}<br /> {{aline|1975/??/??|hair|[[El Faraón]]|[[Bruno Victoria]]|[[Uknown]] - [[Mexico City]]}}<br /> {{aline|[[1976]]/[[04/23]]|mask|[[Fishman]]|[[El Faraón]]|[[Arena México]] - [[Mexico City]]}}<br /> {{aline|[[1976]]/[[September 24|09/24]]|hair|[[El Faraón]]|[[Perro Aguayo]]|[[Arena México]] - [[Mexico City]]}}<br /> {{aline|[[1977]]/[[12/09]]|hairs|[[El Faraón]] &amp; [[Ringo Mendoza]]|[[Perro Aguayo]] &amp; [[Joe Polardi]]|[[Arena México]] - [[Mexico City]]}}<br /> {{aline|[[1978]]/[[04/22]]|hairs|[[El Faraón]] &amp; [[Ringo Mendoza]]|[[Sangre Chicana]] &amp; [[Alfonso Dantés]]|unknown}}<br /> {{aline|[[1978]]/[[11/10]]|hair|[[Sangre Chicana]]|El Faraon]]|[[Arena Mexico - Mexico City]]}}<br /> {{aline|[[1979]]/[[12/07]]|hairs|[[El Faraón]] &amp; [[Águila India]]|[[Sangre Chicana]] &amp; [[Tony Salazar]]|[[Arena México]] - [[Mexico City]]}}<br /> {{aline|[[1980]]/[[04/07]]|hair|[[El Faraón]] &amp; [[Ringo Mendoza]]|[[El Nazi]] &amp; [[Adorable Rubí]]|[[Arena México]] - [[Mexico City]]}}<br /> {{aline|[[1980]]/[[06/27]]|hair|[[El Faraón]] &amp; [[Ringo Mendoza]]|[[Tony Benetto]] &amp; [[Herodes]]|[[Arena México]] - [[Mexico City]]}}<br /> {{aline|[[1981]]/[[04/06]]|hair|[[El Solitario]]|[[El Faraón]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara|Arena Coliseo - Guadalajara, Jalisco]]}}<br /> {{aline|[[1981]]/[[12/04]]|hair|[[Ringo Mendoza]]|[[El Faraón]]|[[Arena México]] - [[Mexico City]]}}<br /> {{aline|1982/10/20|hair|[[Lizmark]]|[[El Faraón]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco|Arena Coliseo - Acapulco, Guerrero]]}}<br /> {{aline|[[1986]]/[[02/23]]|hair|[[El Faraón]]|[[La Fiera]]|[[Arena México]] - [[Mexico City]]}}<br /> {{aline|[[1986]]/[[03/07]]|hairs|[[Sangre Chicana]]|El Faraón|[[Arena México]] - [[Mexico City]]}}<br /> {{aline|[[1986]]/[[10/26]]|hair|[[El Faraón]]|[[Perro Aguayo]]|[[Monterrey]], [[Nuevo León]]}}<br /> {{aline|[[1990]]/[[September 7|09/07]]|hair|[[El Faraón]] &amp; [[Ringo Mendoza]]|[[MS-1]] &amp; [[Masakre]]|[[Arena México]] - [[Mexico City]]}}<br /> {{aline|[[1990]]/[[11/16]]|hair|[[El Faraón]]|[[Pirata Morgan]]|[[Arena México]] - [[Mexico City]]}}<br /> {{aline|[[1992]]/[[07/03]]|hair|[[El Faraón]]|[[MS-1]]|[[Arena México]] - [[Mexico City]]}}<br /> {{aend|}}<br /> <br /> == Gallery ==<br /> {{Gallery|name=El_faraon.jpg|caption=masked 1973-76}}<br /> {{Gallery|name=Faraon01.jpg|caption=}}<br /> {{Gallery|name=Faraon08.jpg|caption}}<br /> {{Gallery|name=Elfaraon9.jpg|caption}}<br /> {{Gallery|name=El-faraon_nwa-midd.JPG|caption=as [[NWA World Middleweight Championship|NWA MIDDLE Champ]]}}<br /> {{Gallery|name=nwalh_elfaraon.jpg|caption=as [[NWA LH|NWA LH Champ]]}}<br /> &lt;Br clear=all&gt;<br /> {{Gallery|name=Elfaraon01.jpg|caption=1983-85?}}<br /> {{Gallery|name=faraoon.jpg|caption=1986}}<br /> {{Gallery|name=Elfaraon.jpg|caption=1989}}<br /> {{Gallery|name=Faraon04.jpg|caption=}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mexican wrestlers|Faraon]]</div> Mattfarmer https://www.luchawiki.org/index.php?title=Tony_Reyna&diff=110152 Tony Reyna 2014-10-31T23:46:23Z <p>Mattfarmer: /* Luchas de apuestas record */ Added August 25, 1967 Mask vs Hair Match El Enfermero vs Tony Reyna</p> <hr /> <div>{{bioFields|<br /> |name=Tony Reyna<br /> |image=Tonyreyna.jpg<br /> |realName=Alejandro Reyna<br /> |nicknames=<br /> |nameHistory=Tony Reyna<br /> |family=[[Ari Romero]] (brother?), [[Ari Romero Jr.]] (nephew)<br /> |maestro=[[Dick Medrano]]<br /> |birthdate=[[January 11]], [[1939]]<br /> |debut=[[1959]] - [[Arena Terminal]] v s [[El Maciste Herrera]]<br /> |lostmaskto=<br /> |height=167 cm/5' 6&quot;<br /> |weight=77 kg/170 lb<br /> |obituarydate=<br /> |signatureMoves=<br /> |titles=<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> Nuevo Leon based luchador of the 60s.<br /> <br /> == Luchas de apuestas record ==<br /> {{astart}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|[[Ángel Blanco]]|[[Tony Reyna]]|unknown}}<br /> {{aend}}<br /> {{aline|08/25/1967|hair|[[El Enfermero]]|[[Tony Reyna]]|Poza Rica}}<br /> [[Category:Mexican wrestlers]]</div> Mattfarmer https://www.luchawiki.org/index.php?title=Rey_Salom%C3%B3n&diff=110151 Rey Salomón 2014-10-31T23:38:15Z <p>Mattfarmer: /* Luchas de apuestas record */ Added location</p> <hr /> <div>{{bioFields|<br /> |name=Rey Salomon<br /> |image=Rey_Salomon.JPG<br /> |realName=Salomón Meza<br /> |nicknames=<br /> |nameHistory=Cross Dangel, el crucero II, Rey Salomón, Ángel Blanco Jr.(1st version), Salomón meza<br /> |family= [[Horus]] (son)<br /> |maestro=[[Diablo Velasco]]<br /> |birthdate=<br /> |debut=[[1980]]<br /> |lostmaskto=<br /> |height=<br /> |weight=<br /> |obituarydate=<br /> |signatureMoves=<br /> |titles=<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> == Luchas de apuestas record ==<br /> {{astart}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|mask|Ángel Blanco Jr.|[[El Inca]]|unknown}}<br /> {{aline|82/03/12|mask/hair|[[Fantasma]] &amp; [[César Curiel]]|Rey Salomón &amp; [[Índio Jerónimo]]|Arena Mexico}}<br /> {{aline|82/12/10|hair|[[Ringo Mendoza]], [[César Curiel]] &amp; Rey Salomón|[[Tony Benetto]], [[Herodes]] &amp; [[Adorable Rubí]]|Arena México - Mexico City}}<br /> {{aline|83/06/19|hair|Rey Salomón|[[Asesino Negro]]|Mexico City}}<br /> {{aline|88/07/24|mask|Ángel Blanco Jr.|[[Llamarada]]|Arena Coliseo - Monterrey, Nuevo León}}<br /> {{aline|88/08/01|mask|Ángel Blanco Jr.|[[Llamarada]]|Arena Cuatro Caminos - Nuevo Laredo, Tamps.}}<br /> {{aend|}}<br /> <br /> == Gallery ==<br /> {{Gallery||name=Salomonmeza1.jpg|caption=as el crucero}}<br /> {{Gallery||name=Salomonmeza2.jpg|caption=as cross danger}}<br /> {{Gallery||name=Salomonmeza3.jpg|caption=Salomon Meza}}<br /> {{Gallery||name=Salomonmeza4.jpg|caption=as Rey Salomón}}<br /> {{Gallery||name=Salomonmeza5.jpg|caption=as el Angel Blanco Jr.}}<br /> {{Gallery||name=ReySalomon.jpg|caption=as Rey Salomón}}<br /> {{Gallery||name=Angelsalomonmeza.jpg|caption=as Rey Salomón}}<br /> <br /> == Sources ==<br /> [http://djspectro.blogspot.com/2010/09/rey-salomon-pudo-haber-hecho.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DjSpectro+%28DJ+SPECTRO%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader DJ Spectro]<br /> [[Category:Mexican wrestlers]]<br /> [[Category:Former CMLL wrestlers]]</div> Mattfarmer https://www.luchawiki.org/index.php?title=Yuma&diff=110022 Yuma 2014-10-28T04:30:04Z <p>Mattfarmer: Added lost mask to El Polaco November 9, 1976</p> <hr /> <div>{{bioFields|<br /> |image=Yuma12.jpg<br /> |name=Yuma<br /> |realName=Cayetano Sandoval<br /> |nicknames=<br /> |nameHistory=Yuma<br /> |family=<br /> |maestro=Ramón Castor, Zarzy I<br /> |birthdate=<br /> |debut=[[1973]]<br /> |lostmaskto= El Polaco November 9, 1976<br /> |height=170 cm/5'7&quot;<br /> |weight=85 kg/187 lbs<br /> |obituarydate=[[February 27]], [[2014]] <br /> |signatureMoves=<br /> |titles=<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> == Luchas de apuestas record ==<br /> {{astart}}<br /> {{aline|09/11/1976|air|Yuma|[[El Polaco]]|Arena Coliseo}}<br /> {{aend}}<br /> <br /> == Gallery ==<br /> <br /> {{Gallery||name=Yuma11.jpg|caption=}}<br /> {{Gallery||name=Yuma10.jpg|caption=}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mexican wrestlers]]<br /> [[Category:Deceased wrestlers]]</div> Mattfarmer https://www.luchawiki.org/index.php?title=Yuma&diff=110021 Yuma 2014-10-28T04:28:37Z <p>Mattfarmer: /* Luchas de apuestas record */ Added date November 9, 1976</p> <hr /> <div>{{bioFields|<br /> |image=Yuma12.jpg<br /> |name=Yuma<br /> |realName=Cayetano Sandoval<br /> |nicknames=<br /> |nameHistory=Yuma<br /> |family=<br /> |maestro=Ramón Castor, Zarzy I<br /> |birthdate=<br /> |debut=[[1973]]<br /> |lostmaskto=<br /> |height=170 cm/5'7&quot;<br /> |weight=85 kg/187 lbs<br /> |obituarydate=[[February 27]], [[2014]] <br /> |signatureMoves=<br /> |titles=<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> == Luchas de apuestas record ==<br /> {{astart}}<br /> {{aline|09/11/1976|air|Yuma|[[El Polaco]]|Arena Coliseo}}<br /> {{aend}}<br /> <br /> == Gallery ==<br /> <br /> {{Gallery||name=Yuma11.jpg|caption=}}<br /> {{Gallery||name=Yuma10.jpg|caption=}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mexican wrestlers]]<br /> [[Category:Deceased wrestlers]]</div> Mattfarmer https://www.luchawiki.org/index.php?title=La_Medusa_(70s)&diff=109822 La Medusa (70s) 2014-10-18T20:05:39Z <p>Mattfarmer: /* Luchas de apuestas record */ Added location</p> <hr /> <div>''neither the current [[Medusa (CMLL)|Medusa in CMLL]] nor the US female wrestler of that name''<br /> <br /> {{bioFields|<br /> |image=LaMedusaunmasked2.JPG<br /> |name=La Medusa<br /> |realName=Alicia Muñoz Alvarado<br /> |nicknames=<br /> |nameHistory=La Medusa<br /> |family=<br /> |maestro=[[Buldog Villegas]]<br /> |birthdate=[[1958]]- [[Coahuila]]<br /> |debut=[[1977]]<br /> |lostmaskto=[[Briosa]] - [[May 27]], [[1979]]<br /> |height=<br /> |weight=<br /> |obituarydate=<br /> |signatureMoves=<br /> |titles=<br /> |}}<br /> == Luchas de apuestas record ==<br /> {{astart}}<br /> {{aline|[[1979|79]]/[[May 27|05/27]]|mask|[[Briosa]]|La Medusa|El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|[[Rossy Moreno]]|La Medusa|unknown}}<br /> {{aend|}}<br /> <br /> == Gallery ==<br /> {{Gallery||name=MedusaDamaEnmascarada.JPG|caption=}}<br /> {{Gallery||name=LaMedusamasked.JPG|caption=}}<br /> {{Gallery||name=Medusa22.jpg|caption=}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mexican wrestlers|Medusa]]<br /> [[Category:Female wrestlers|Medusa]]<br /> [[Category:Former LLI/UWA wrestlers|Medusa]]</div> Mattfarmer https://www.luchawiki.org/index.php?title=Carlos_Plata&diff=109181 Carlos Plata 2014-10-05T00:47:51Z <p>Mattfarmer: /* Luchas de apuestas record */ Corrected date for Hair match with Perro Aguayo. Was 6/88 changed it to May 27, 1988.</p> <hr /> <div>== Profile ==<br /> {{bioFields||image=Platac.jpg<br /> |name=Carlos Plata<br /> |realName=José Carlos Jiménez Vázquez<br /> |nicknames=Spanish Silver Fox (Japan nickname)<br /> |nameHistory=Carlos Plata (debut - retirement), Diablo Rojo (1988)<br /> |family=none<br /> |maestro=Antonio Morales<br /> |birthdate=March 11, 1944 - Madrid, Spain<br /> |debut=1961 - Madrid, Spain<br /> |height=5'9&quot;/174 cms<br /> |weight=198 lbs/90 kg<br /> |signatureMoves=[[Gori Special]], Bridging armdrag<br /> |titles=[[NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship]]<br /> |}}<br /> &lt;Br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Luchas de apuestas record ==<br /> {{astart}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|[[El Cobarde]]|[[Carlos Plata]]|unknown}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|[[Luis Mariscal]]|[[Carlos Plata]]|El Cortijo - Mexico City}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|[[Máscara Año 2000]]|[[Carlos Plata]]|unknown}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|[[Rayo de Jalisco Jr.]]|[[Carlos Plata]]|unknown}}<br /> {{aline|76/06/11|hairs|[[Ringo Mendoza]] &amp; Carlos Plata|[[Los Gemelos Diablo]]|Arena México - Mexico City}}<br /> {{aline|78/02/17|hair|[[Carlos Plata]]|[[Tony Salazar]]|Arena Mexico - Mexico City}}<br /> {{aline|79/06/08|hairs|[[TNT]] &amp; [[Cobarde ]]|[[Herodes]] &amp; Carlos Plata|Arena Mexico - Mexico City}}<br /> {{aline|83/01/20|hair|[[Carlos Plata]]|[[Dorrel Dixon]]|Jalapa, Veracruz}}<br /> {{aline|83/10/28|hair|[[Cachorro Mendoza]]|[[Carlos Plata]]|Arena Mexico - Mexico City}}<br /> {{aline|88/05/27|mask|[[Perro Aguayo]]|Diablo Rojo|Villahermosa, Tabasco}}<br /> {{aline|88/07/29|mask|[[Fantasma]]|Diablo Rojo|Arena México - Mexico City}}<br /> {{aend|}}<br /> <br /> == Gallery ==<br /> {{Gallery|name=Carlos-plata_nwa-lh.jpg|caption=as [[NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship|NWA LIGHT HEAVY Champ]]}}<br /> {{Gallery|name=Santocarlosdemon.jpg|caption=1979}}<br /> {{Gallery|name=Carlosplata.jpg|caption=Pose}}<br /> {{Gallery|name=DiabloRojo.jpg|caption=masked as Diablo Rojo}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Foreign wrestlers]]<br /> [[Category:Spanish wrestlers]]</div> Mattfarmer https://www.luchawiki.org/index.php?title=Gran_Markus&diff=108907 Gran Markus 2014-10-01T23:28:43Z <p>Mattfarmer: /* Luchas de apuestas record */ Added date and location for Gran Markus-Tiger Colombiano hair match. Also corrected date on Gran Markus-Enrique Vera apuestas match from 6/27/1976 to 8/27/1976</p> <hr /> <div>== Profile ==<br /> &lt;!-- fill in categories from La Arena --&gt;<br /> {{bioFields|<br /> |image=Markusr80.jpg<br /> |name=Gran Markus<br /> |realName=Juan &quot;Johny&quot; Chavarría Galicia<br /> |nicknames=El Gigante de la Laguna (Lagunero Giant), El Ave de las Tempestades (Storm Bird)<br /> |nameHistory=Gran Markus (debut - )<br /> |family=[[Espiritu Guerrero]] (son), not related to [[Gran Markus Jr.]]<br /> |maestro=[[Halcón Suriano]]<br /> |birthdate=[[December 27]], [[1938]] - [[Torreón]], [[Coahuila]]<br /> |obituarydate=November 15, 2007 - Monte Alegre, Coahuila<br /> |debut=1960 - [[Arena Charro Aguayo]] - [[Torreón]], [[Coahuila]]<br /> |lostmaskto=[[Anibal]] - [[March 18]], [[1987]] - [[Plaza de Toros Monumental]] - [[Monterrey]]<br /> |height= 1.90 mt<br /> |weight= 125 kg<br /> |signatureMoves=<br /> |titles=[[Northern Heavyweight Title]], [[Texas Heavyweight Title]], [[National Heavyweight Title]], [[NWA American Tag Team Titles]] (2, w/ [[Gino Hernandez]])<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Bio --&gt;<br /> <br /> == Biography == <br /> &lt;font face=&quot;Verdana&quot;&gt;<br /> <br /> Juan Chavarría was born on December 27, 1938 in the Lagunero city of Torreón, Coahuila. A bit of geography first. The Laguna region, so famous now because of Blue Panther, Black Warrior and Dr. Wagner Jr., is formed by various cities but the most important ones are Torreón, Coahuila and Gómez Palacio, Durango (twin cities separated by the Nazas river) and Ciudad Lerdo, Durango (home of Angel Azteca, and separated from G. Palacio by a street). Like most wrestlers of the Laguna region he was trained by legendary local maestro Halcón Suriano and he made his debut in the now extinct Arena Charro Aguayo in Torre&amp;oacuten against Manny Moñetones.<br /> <br /> Markus became a star of note in the 70s attaining in Mexico important victories like winning the hair of both Enrique Vera and Raul Reyes (both at Arena México), and the mask of Texas Ranger (Jose Lothario) in the Plaza de Toros Monumental de Monterrey. It was in Mexico when he started his legendary feud with Jose Lothario, even beating him in a match for the Northern Heavyweight Title in Monterrey.<br /> <br /> Markus is a member of the select club of Mexicans that made it in the USA as big, or bigger, than in their home country. He wrestled extensively in Texas during the 70s and the early 80s where he earned a reputation as a good brawler and a good worker. Here he continued his feud with Lothario, who in the US was his tag team partner for a while until Markus turned on him. Then Markus joined another guy that had turned on Lothario, the legendary Gino Hernandez, and formed an awesome heel team that is still remembered very well by older Texan fans nowadays. Some of Markus' bouts against Lothario were total bloodfests.<br /> <br /> But Markus also had other feuds, the most relevant one teaming with Gino against El Halcón (Danny Ortiz) and Kevin Von Erich in the World Class Championship Wrestling (Texas) circuit. The Von Erich family always brought a lot of attention with themselves, but Markus showed that he was over and could draw a lot of heat by himself.<br /> <br /> During his tenures in the US, he was managed by The Baron (around 1975) and later by J.J. Dillon, and he captured belts like the Texas Heavyweight Title (winning it from Red Bastien on May 28, 1975 in Dallas, TX) and he had two NWA American Tag Team Title reigns with Gino Hernandez, always winning and losing the title against Lothario and Halcón. The first win was on July 20, 1979, they lost it two months later, won it back on December 14 and lost it 14 days later. All the matches were in Houston.<br /> <br /> But Markus also had success in his home country. His feud with El Halcón also had long lenghts in EMLL, and they traded the Mexican Heavyweight Title once, though Markus had another title reign after defeating TNT... but he ended up losing the title to Halcón as well. He also formed a legendary team that is still a known name for newer fans: the original La Ola Blanca (The White Wave) super rudo team which he formed with Angel Blanco and Dr. Wagner.<br /> <br /> During the latter 80s he mostly wrestled in Northern Mexico where he had a feud with Anibal that culminated in a mask vs. mask match that Anibal won. And speaking of Markus losing his mask, he never lost it against Mil Máscaras in the US. I reported it in my page before as I had read it on the Lucha Libre Magazine, but Markus informed me that this was just something that Héctor Valero made up to hurt Markus (who he hated).<br /> <br /> In those last years of his career, Markus also had a team and later a feud with Gran Markus Jr., who isn't his legitimate son, but had his aproval to use the name. They also had a hair vs. mask match that the junior won.<br /> <br /> Markus' last match was in 1990, in the Auditorio Municipal de Torreón, teaming with Gran Markus Jr. and Angel Blanco Jr. against Octagón, Ángel Azteca and Stuka.<br /> <br /> The cause of Markus' retirement was a pancreas illness, which is the same illness that caused Medico Asesino's death. He noticed that he was ill a few days before the mask vs. mask match between Blue Demon and Rayo de Jalisco in Monterrey, where he was scheduled to wrestle in the semi final match. He however was going to work that date, but a day before the card and with everything ready to wrestle, he fell very ill. Markus however had a miracle and his enormous strenght helped him stay alive, but he had to retire.<br /> <br /> Nowadays he's still a bit ill, but he's not in bad health shape and nowadays lives off the renting of a wrestling ring and two taxi concessions. He fondly remembers his wrestling days, traveling all over Mexico, the Southwest, Guatemala and Central America, and some of his opponents. The guys he thinks of as his toughest foes are Mil Máscaras, Enrique Vera and El Halcón, and his favorite team partners were Gino in tag competition, and Blanco and Wagner in trios.<br /> <br /> There was a rumpor that he had passed away in July '07 however Silver King put those rumors to rest by taking photos of himself with the original Gran Markus who requested that all the wrestlers using his name illegally please stop.&lt;/font&gt;<br /> <br /> == Luchas de apuestas record ==<br /> {{astart}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|Gran Markus|[[Carlos Mata]]|unknown}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|Gran Markus|[[Raul Reyes]]|unknown}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|Gran Markus|[[El Siberiano]]|unknown}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|Gran Markus|[[TNT]]|Monterrey, Nuevo Leon}}<br /> {{aline|76/08/27|hair|Gran Markus|[[Enrique Vera]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}}<br /> {{aline|76/12/10|hair|Gran Markus|[[Tigre Colombiano]]|Arena Mexico}}<br /> {{aline|78/12/08|hair|Gran Markus|[[TNT]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}}<br /> {{aline|81/06/14|mask|Gran Markus|[[Jose Lothario|Texas Ranger]]|Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.}}<br /> {{aline|[[1982|82]]/[[January 3|01/03]]|mask|[[Gran Markus]]|[[Coloso]]|[[Monterrey]], [[Nuevo Leon]]}}<br /> {{aline|86/??/??|mask|Gran Markus|[[Fantomas]]|Monterrey, Nuevo Leon}}<br /> {{aline|87/03/18|mask|[[Aníbal]]|Gran Markus|Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.}}<br /> {{aline|87/12/04|hair|[[Mano Negra]]|Gran Markus|Torreon, Coahuila}}<br /> {{aline|88/04/22|hair|[[Perro Aguayo]]|Gran Markus|Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.}}<br /> {{aline|89/??/??|hair|[[Gran Markus Jr.]]|Gran Markus|Arena Coliseo - Monterrey, Nuevo León}}<br /> {{aend|}}<br /> <br /> == Gallery ==<br /> &lt;!-- Gallery Template. Repeat as many times as neccesary --&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Gallery|<br /> |name=Markus1.jpg<br /> |caption=Unmasked<br /> 1987}}<br /> {{Gallery|<br /> |name=GranMarkus-Unmasked.JPG<br /> |caption=Unmasked Gran Markus<br /> 1987}}<br /> {{Gallery|<br /> |name=Granmarkus.JPG<br /> |caption=Gran Markus<br /> 1986}}<br /> {{Gallery|<br /> |name=granmarkus.jpg<br /> |caption=Gran Markus<br /> 1978}}<br /> <br /> {{Gallery|<br /> |name=Granmarkussrx.jpg<br /> |caption=Gran Markus<br /> 1972}}<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mexican wrestlers]]<br /> [[Category:Deceased wrestlers]]<br /> [[Category:Former CMLL wrestlers]]</div> Mattfarmer https://www.luchawiki.org/index.php?title=Gran_Markus&diff=108906 Gran Markus 2014-10-01T23:25:26Z <p>Mattfarmer: /* Luchas de apuestas record */</p> <hr /> <div>== Profile ==<br /> &lt;!-- fill in categories from La Arena --&gt;<br /> {{bioFields|<br /> |image=Markusr80.jpg<br /> |name=Gran Markus<br /> |realName=Juan &quot;Johny&quot; Chavarría Galicia<br /> |nicknames=El Gigante de la Laguna (Lagunero Giant), El Ave de las Tempestades (Storm Bird)<br /> |nameHistory=Gran Markus (debut - )<br /> |family=[[Espiritu Guerrero]] (son), not related to [[Gran Markus Jr.]]<br /> |maestro=[[Halcón Suriano]]<br /> |birthdate=[[December 27]], [[1938]] - [[Torreón]], [[Coahuila]]<br /> |obituarydate=November 15, 2007 - Monte Alegre, Coahuila<br /> |debut=1960 - [[Arena Charro Aguayo]] - [[Torreón]], [[Coahuila]]<br /> |lostmaskto=[[Anibal]] - [[March 18]], [[1987]] - [[Plaza de Toros Monumental]] - [[Monterrey]]<br /> |height= 1.90 mt<br /> |weight= 125 kg<br /> |signatureMoves=<br /> |titles=[[Northern Heavyweight Title]], [[Texas Heavyweight Title]], [[National Heavyweight Title]], [[NWA American Tag Team Titles]] (2, w/ [[Gino Hernandez]])<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Bio --&gt;<br /> <br /> == Biography == <br /> &lt;font face=&quot;Verdana&quot;&gt;<br /> <br /> Juan Chavarría was born on December 27, 1938 in the Lagunero city of Torreón, Coahuila. A bit of geography first. The Laguna region, so famous now because of Blue Panther, Black Warrior and Dr. Wagner Jr., is formed by various cities but the most important ones are Torreón, Coahuila and Gómez Palacio, Durango (twin cities separated by the Nazas river) and Ciudad Lerdo, Durango (home of Angel Azteca, and separated from G. Palacio by a street). Like most wrestlers of the Laguna region he was trained by legendary local maestro Halcón Suriano and he made his debut in the now extinct Arena Charro Aguayo in Torre&amp;oacuten against Manny Moñetones.<br /> <br /> Markus became a star of note in the 70s attaining in Mexico important victories like winning the hair of both Enrique Vera and Raul Reyes (both at Arena México), and the mask of Texas Ranger (Jose Lothario) in the Plaza de Toros Monumental de Monterrey. It was in Mexico when he started his legendary feud with Jose Lothario, even beating him in a match for the Northern Heavyweight Title in Monterrey.<br /> <br /> Markus is a member of the select club of Mexicans that made it in the USA as big, or bigger, than in their home country. He wrestled extensively in Texas during the 70s and the early 80s where he earned a reputation as a good brawler and a good worker. Here he continued his feud with Lothario, who in the US was his tag team partner for a while until Markus turned on him. Then Markus joined another guy that had turned on Lothario, the legendary Gino Hernandez, and formed an awesome heel team that is still remembered very well by older Texan fans nowadays. Some of Markus' bouts against Lothario were total bloodfests.<br /> <br /> But Markus also had other feuds, the most relevant one teaming with Gino against El Halcón (Danny Ortiz) and Kevin Von Erich in the World Class Championship Wrestling (Texas) circuit. The Von Erich family always brought a lot of attention with themselves, but Markus showed that he was over and could draw a lot of heat by himself.<br /> <br /> During his tenures in the US, he was managed by The Baron (around 1975) and later by J.J. Dillon, and he captured belts like the Texas Heavyweight Title (winning it from Red Bastien on May 28, 1975 in Dallas, TX) and he had two NWA American Tag Team Title reigns with Gino Hernandez, always winning and losing the title against Lothario and Halcón. The first win was on July 20, 1979, they lost it two months later, won it back on December 14 and lost it 14 days later. All the matches were in Houston.<br /> <br /> But Markus also had success in his home country. His feud with El Halcón also had long lenghts in EMLL, and they traded the Mexican Heavyweight Title once, though Markus had another title reign after defeating TNT... but he ended up losing the title to Halcón as well. He also formed a legendary team that is still a known name for newer fans: the original La Ola Blanca (The White Wave) super rudo team which he formed with Angel Blanco and Dr. Wagner.<br /> <br /> During the latter 80s he mostly wrestled in Northern Mexico where he had a feud with Anibal that culminated in a mask vs. mask match that Anibal won. And speaking of Markus losing his mask, he never lost it against Mil Máscaras in the US. I reported it in my page before as I had read it on the Lucha Libre Magazine, but Markus informed me that this was just something that Héctor Valero made up to hurt Markus (who he hated).<br /> <br /> In those last years of his career, Markus also had a team and later a feud with Gran Markus Jr., who isn't his legitimate son, but had his aproval to use the name. They also had a hair vs. mask match that the junior won.<br /> <br /> Markus' last match was in 1990, in the Auditorio Municipal de Torreón, teaming with Gran Markus Jr. and Angel Blanco Jr. against Octagón, Ángel Azteca and Stuka.<br /> <br /> The cause of Markus' retirement was a pancreas illness, which is the same illness that caused Medico Asesino's death. He noticed that he was ill a few days before the mask vs. mask match between Blue Demon and Rayo de Jalisco in Monterrey, where he was scheduled to wrestle in the semi final match. He however was going to work that date, but a day before the card and with everything ready to wrestle, he fell very ill. Markus however had a miracle and his enormous strenght helped him stay alive, but he had to retire.<br /> <br /> Nowadays he's still a bit ill, but he's not in bad health shape and nowadays lives off the renting of a wrestling ring and two taxi concessions. He fondly remembers his wrestling days, traveling all over Mexico, the Southwest, Guatemala and Central America, and some of his opponents. The guys he thinks of as his toughest foes are Mil Máscaras, Enrique Vera and El Halcón, and his favorite team partners were Gino in tag competition, and Blanco and Wagner in trios.<br /> <br /> There was a rumpor that he had passed away in July '07 however Silver King put those rumors to rest by taking photos of himself with the original Gran Markus who requested that all the wrestlers using his name illegally please stop.&lt;/font&gt;<br /> <br /> == Luchas de apuestas record ==<br /> {{astart}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|Gran Markus|[[Carlos Mata]]|unknown}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|Gran Markus|[[Raul Reyes]]|unknown}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|Gran Markus|[[El Siberiano]]|unknown}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|Gran Markus|[[TNT]]|Monterrey, Nuevo Leon}}<br /> {{aline|76/06/27|hair|Gran Markus|[[Enrique Vera]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}}<br /> {{aline|76/12/10|hair|Gran Markus|[[Tigre Colombiano]]|Arena Mexico}}<br /> {{aline|78/12/08|hair|Gran Markus|[[TNT]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}}<br /> {{aline|81/06/14|mask|Gran Markus|[[Jose Lothario|Texas Ranger]]|Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.}}<br /> {{aline|[[1982|82]]/[[January 3|01/03]]|mask|[[Gran Markus]]|[[Coloso]]|[[Monterrey]], [[Nuevo Leon]]}}<br /> {{aline|86/??/??|mask|Gran Markus|[[Fantomas]]|Monterrey, Nuevo Leon}}<br /> {{aline|87/03/18|mask|[[Aníbal]]|Gran Markus|Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.}}<br /> {{aline|87/12/04|hair|[[Mano Negra]]|Gran Markus|Torreon, Coahuila}}<br /> {{aline|88/04/22|hair|[[Perro Aguayo]]|Gran Markus|Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.}}<br /> {{aline|89/??/??|hair|[[Gran Markus Jr.]]|Gran Markus|Arena Coliseo - Monterrey, Nuevo León}}<br /> {{aend|}}<br /> <br /> == Gallery ==<br /> &lt;!-- Gallery Template. Repeat as many times as neccesary --&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Gallery|<br /> |name=Markus1.jpg<br /> |caption=Unmasked<br /> 1987}}<br /> {{Gallery|<br /> |name=GranMarkus-Unmasked.JPG<br /> |caption=Unmasked Gran Markus<br /> 1987}}<br /> {{Gallery|<br /> |name=Granmarkus.JPG<br /> |caption=Gran Markus<br /> 1986}}<br /> {{Gallery|<br /> |name=granmarkus.jpg<br /> |caption=Gran Markus<br /> 1978}}<br /> <br /> {{Gallery|<br /> |name=Granmarkussrx.jpg<br /> |caption=Gran Markus<br /> 1972}}<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mexican wrestlers]]<br /> [[Category:Deceased wrestlers]]<br /> [[Category:Former CMLL wrestlers]]</div> Mattfarmer https://www.luchawiki.org/index.php?title=Gran_Markus&diff=108905 Gran Markus 2014-10-01T23:24:08Z <p>Mattfarmer: /* Luchas de apuestas record */</p> <hr /> <div>== Profile ==<br /> &lt;!-- fill in categories from La Arena --&gt;<br /> {{bioFields|<br /> |image=Markusr80.jpg<br /> |name=Gran Markus<br /> |realName=Juan &quot;Johny&quot; Chavarría Galicia<br /> |nicknames=El Gigante de la Laguna (Lagunero Giant), El Ave de las Tempestades (Storm Bird)<br /> |nameHistory=Gran Markus (debut - )<br /> |family=[[Espiritu Guerrero]] (son), not related to [[Gran Markus Jr.]]<br /> |maestro=[[Halcón Suriano]]<br /> |birthdate=[[December 27]], [[1938]] - [[Torreón]], [[Coahuila]]<br /> |obituarydate=November 15, 2007 - Monte Alegre, Coahuila<br /> |debut=1960 - [[Arena Charro Aguayo]] - [[Torreón]], [[Coahuila]]<br /> |lostmaskto=[[Anibal]] - [[March 18]], [[1987]] - [[Plaza de Toros Monumental]] - [[Monterrey]]<br /> |height= 1.90 mt<br /> |weight= 125 kg<br /> |signatureMoves=<br /> |titles=[[Northern Heavyweight Title]], [[Texas Heavyweight Title]], [[National Heavyweight Title]], [[NWA American Tag Team Titles]] (2, w/ [[Gino Hernandez]])<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Bio --&gt;<br /> <br /> == Biography == <br /> &lt;font face=&quot;Verdana&quot;&gt;<br /> <br /> Juan Chavarría was born on December 27, 1938 in the Lagunero city of Torreón, Coahuila. A bit of geography first. The Laguna region, so famous now because of Blue Panther, Black Warrior and Dr. Wagner Jr., is formed by various cities but the most important ones are Torreón, Coahuila and Gómez Palacio, Durango (twin cities separated by the Nazas river) and Ciudad Lerdo, Durango (home of Angel Azteca, and separated from G. Palacio by a street). Like most wrestlers of the Laguna region he was trained by legendary local maestro Halcón Suriano and he made his debut in the now extinct Arena Charro Aguayo in Torre&amp;oacuten against Manny Moñetones.<br /> <br /> Markus became a star of note in the 70s attaining in Mexico important victories like winning the hair of both Enrique Vera and Raul Reyes (both at Arena México), and the mask of Texas Ranger (Jose Lothario) in the Plaza de Toros Monumental de Monterrey. It was in Mexico when he started his legendary feud with Jose Lothario, even beating him in a match for the Northern Heavyweight Title in Monterrey.<br /> <br /> Markus is a member of the select club of Mexicans that made it in the USA as big, or bigger, than in their home country. He wrestled extensively in Texas during the 70s and the early 80s where he earned a reputation as a good brawler and a good worker. Here he continued his feud with Lothario, who in the US was his tag team partner for a while until Markus turned on him. Then Markus joined another guy that had turned on Lothario, the legendary Gino Hernandez, and formed an awesome heel team that is still remembered very well by older Texan fans nowadays. Some of Markus' bouts against Lothario were total bloodfests.<br /> <br /> But Markus also had other feuds, the most relevant one teaming with Gino against El Halcón (Danny Ortiz) and Kevin Von Erich in the World Class Championship Wrestling (Texas) circuit. The Von Erich family always brought a lot of attention with themselves, but Markus showed that he was over and could draw a lot of heat by himself.<br /> <br /> During his tenures in the US, he was managed by The Baron (around 1975) and later by J.J. Dillon, and he captured belts like the Texas Heavyweight Title (winning it from Red Bastien on May 28, 1975 in Dallas, TX) and he had two NWA American Tag Team Title reigns with Gino Hernandez, always winning and losing the title against Lothario and Halcón. The first win was on July 20, 1979, they lost it two months later, won it back on December 14 and lost it 14 days later. All the matches were in Houston.<br /> <br /> But Markus also had success in his home country. His feud with El Halcón also had long lenghts in EMLL, and they traded the Mexican Heavyweight Title once, though Markus had another title reign after defeating TNT... but he ended up losing the title to Halcón as well. He also formed a legendary team that is still a known name for newer fans: the original La Ola Blanca (The White Wave) super rudo team which he formed with Angel Blanco and Dr. Wagner.<br /> <br /> During the latter 80s he mostly wrestled in Northern Mexico where he had a feud with Anibal that culminated in a mask vs. mask match that Anibal won. And speaking of Markus losing his mask, he never lost it against Mil Máscaras in the US. I reported it in my page before as I had read it on the Lucha Libre Magazine, but Markus informed me that this was just something that Héctor Valero made up to hurt Markus (who he hated).<br /> <br /> In those last years of his career, Markus also had a team and later a feud with Gran Markus Jr., who isn't his legitimate son, but had his aproval to use the name. They also had a hair vs. mask match that the junior won.<br /> <br /> Markus' last match was in 1990, in the Auditorio Municipal de Torreón, teaming with Gran Markus Jr. and Angel Blanco Jr. against Octagón, Ángel Azteca and Stuka.<br /> <br /> The cause of Markus' retirement was a pancreas illness, which is the same illness that caused Medico Asesino's death. He noticed that he was ill a few days before the mask vs. mask match between Blue Demon and Rayo de Jalisco in Monterrey, where he was scheduled to wrestle in the semi final match. He however was going to work that date, but a day before the card and with everything ready to wrestle, he fell very ill. Markus however had a miracle and his enormous strenght helped him stay alive, but he had to retire.<br /> <br /> Nowadays he's still a bit ill, but he's not in bad health shape and nowadays lives off the renting of a wrestling ring and two taxi concessions. He fondly remembers his wrestling days, traveling all over Mexico, the Southwest, Guatemala and Central America, and some of his opponents. The guys he thinks of as his toughest foes are Mil Máscaras, Enrique Vera and El Halcón, and his favorite team partners were Gino in tag competition, and Blanco and Wagner in trios.<br /> <br /> There was a rumpor that he had passed away in July '07 however Silver King put those rumors to rest by taking photos of himself with the original Gran Markus who requested that all the wrestlers using his name illegally please stop.&lt;/font&gt;<br /> <br /> == Luchas de apuestas record ==<br /> {{astart}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|Gran Markus|[[Carlos Mata]]|unknown}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|Gran Markus|[[Raul Reyes]]|unknown}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|Gran Markus|[[El Siberiano]]|unknown}}<br /> {{aline|??/??/??|hair|Gran Markus|[[TNT]]|Monterrey, Nuevo Leon}}<br /> {{aline|76/12/10|hair|Gran Markus|[[Tigre Colombiano]]|Arena Mexico}}<br /> {{aline|76/06/27|hair|Gran Markus|[[Enrique Vera]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}}<br /> {{aline|78/12/08|hair|Gran Markus|[[TNT]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}}<br /> {{aline|81/06/14|mask|Gran Markus|[[Jose Lothario|Texas Ranger]]|Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.}}<br /> {{aline|[[1982|82]]/[[January 3|01/03]]|mask|[[Gran Markus]]|[[Coloso]]|[[Monterrey]], [[Nuevo Leon]]}}<br /> {{aline|86/??/??|mask|Gran Markus|[[Fantomas]]|Monterrey, Nuevo Leon}}<br /> {{aline|87/03/18|mask|[[Aníbal]]|Gran Markus|Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.}}<br /> {{aline|87/12/04|hair|[[Mano Negra]]|Gran Markus|Torreon, Coahuila}}<br /> {{aline|88/04/22|hair|[[Perro Aguayo]]|Gran Markus|Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.}}<br /> {{aline|89/??/??|hair|[[Gran Markus Jr.]]|Gran Markus|Arena Coliseo - Monterrey, Nuevo León}}<br /> {{aend|}}<br /> <br /> == Gallery ==<br /> &lt;!-- Gallery Template. Repeat as many times as neccesary --&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Gallery|<br /> |name=Markus1.jpg<br /> |caption=Unmasked<br /> 1987}}<br /> {{Gallery|<br /> |name=GranMarkus-Unmasked.JPG<br /> |caption=Unmasked Gran Markus<br /> 1987}}<br /> {{Gallery|<br /> |name=Granmarkus.JPG<br /> |caption=Gran Markus<br /> 1986}}<br /> {{Gallery|<br /> |name=granmarkus.jpg<br /> |caption=Gran Markus<br /> 1978}}<br /> <br /> {{Gallery|<br /> |name=Granmarkussrx.jpg<br /> |caption=Gran Markus<br /> 1972}}<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mexican wrestlers]]<br /> [[Category:Deceased wrestlers]]<br /> [[Category:Former CMLL wrestlers]]</div> Mattfarmer