Blue Demon Jr. (born July 19, 1966) is a Mexican

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. He is the

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son of the original Blue Demon and is the first Mexican and the second masked wrestler to win the

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thus making him a one-time

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. His real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico, where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans.

Professional wrestling career

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (1996–2001)

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(AAA) he formed the team ''Los Juniors'' with

La Parka Jr. Jesús Alfonso Huerta Escoboza (January 4, 1966 January 11, 2020) was a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, better known as La Parka (or La Parka II to distinguish him from the original La Parka) who worked fo ...

, Mascara Sagrada Jr. and Perro Aguayo Jr. On April 18, 1999 in Zapopan, Jalisco they won the

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by defeating ''Los Vatos Locos'', a team of

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, May Flowers, Nygma and Picudo. On September 17, 1999 in

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they lost the championship to ''

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'', a team of Histeria,

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, Mosco de la Merced II and

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National Wrestling Alliance (2008–2010)

On October 25, 2008, Demon Jr. became the first Mexican professional wrestler, as well as first masked luchador to win the

when he defeated champion

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. His win was also the first time the title changed hands in

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, 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

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. 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.

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 Brian Christopher Button

and Derek Sanders On September 6, 2012, Blue Demon Jr. lost the PWR World Heavyweight Championship to

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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.

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 ''

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''. Blue Demon Jr. wrestled in the first match of the debut episode of ''Lucha Underground'' on October 29, defeating Chavo Guerrero Jr. 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

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. 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''. On April 15, Blue Demon Jr. announced that he had signed to become a regular member of AAA's roster. On June 16 at

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, Blue Demon Jr. defeated El Mesías to win the vacant AAA Latin American Championship. 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''.

In films and TV

In 2007, he appeared in the film '' Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy'' (also known as ''Mil Mascaras Resurrection''). 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

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's 2012 movie '' Get the Gringo''. He also participated in ''

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'' 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. However, later that year, it was announced that the series would be retitled ''

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'' with J.R. Villarreal replacing Blue Demon as an original character.

Personal life

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

Championships and accomplishments

Blue Demon Jr NWA World Heavyweight Champion

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**Lucha Libra Award (2018) *International Wrestling All Stars **IWAS World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

** AAA Latin American Championship ( 1 time) **

( 1 time) - with

, Perro Aguayo Jr. and

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** Mexican National Cruiserweight Championship ( 1 time) **''Copa Hijo del Perro Aguayo'' (2019) *NWA SOUTHWEST/World of Wrestling **WOW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

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( 1 time) *Pro Wrestling Revolution **PWR Heavyweight Championship (2 times) **PWR Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with

El Hijo del Santo Jorge Ernesto Guzmán Rodríguez (born August 2, 1963) is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler and political activist, best known under the ring name, El Hijo del Santo ("The Son of the Saint"). Guzmán is the yo ...

*''

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'' **Ranked No. 22 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2009 *

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** UWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) *

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** WWA Light Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) ** WWA Middleweight Championship ( 1 time) ** WWA World Welterweight Championship ( 1 time)

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

References

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External links

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