Mando Guerrero
| Mando Guerrero | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Armando Guerrero Llanes |
| Born |
July 7, 1952 Guadalajara, Jalisco, México |
| Family | Guerrero |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| 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] |
| Trained by | Gory Guerrero[1] |
| Debut | 1974[1] |
Armando Guerrero Llanes (born July 7, 1952), better known as Mando Guerrero, is a retired Mexican-born American professional wrestler.[1] He also was the trainer for the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, an all-female professional wrestling promotion.[3]
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] Mando Guerrero has a son, Eduardo Guerrero, named after Mando's brother Eddie Guerrero. Eduardo Guerrero is currently wrestling in Mexico.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
- Back body drop
- Dropkick[5]
- German suplex
- Gorilla press slam
- Gory Special[1] – adopted from his father Gory Guerrero
- Moonsault[1]–Innovated
- Neckbreaker slam
Championships and accomplishments
- All-California Championship Wrestling
- International Wrestling Federation
- NWA Hollywood Wrestling
- NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[1]
- NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (7 times)[4] – with Tom Jones (2), Hector Guerrero (3), Carlos Mata (1) and Al Madril (1)[1]
- NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship (1 time)[1]
- Los Angeles Battle Royal (1982)[7]
- Western States Alliance
- WSA Western States Championship (1 time) - with Hector Guerrero[6]
- World Wrestling Association
- Other titles
- 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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Mando Guerrero profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Oliver, Greg (January 11, 2007). "Size never held Mando Guerrero down". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ↑ Oliver, Greg (April 13, 2000). "'Slop' matches haven't stopped Ivory". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- 1 2 Guerrero, Eddie. Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story, p. 18.
- ↑ American Wrestling Association (1988-12-26). "AWA vs CWA; The RPMs & Cactus Jack vs The Guerrero Brothers". AWA SuperClash III.
- 1 2 3 Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ http://prowrestlinghistory.com/
References
- Guerrero, Eddie (2005). Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7434-9353-2.