Mando Guerrero
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| 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]
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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
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- 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]
- Western States Alliance
- WSA Western States Championship (1 time) - with Hector Guerrero[6]
- Other titles
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- UWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hector Guerrero[1]
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- PWI ranked him # 372 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Guerrero, Eddie. Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story, p. 18.
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References
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