Juan Carlos Baños (born October 16, 1972) is a Mexican

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or "Luchador" known as Lizmark Jr. or El Hijo de Lizmark (The Son of Lizmark). Baños previously worked for

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (''EMLL'') (''Mexi ...

and

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. Lizmark Jr. works as a

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and has been a part of the Los Perros del Mal stable.

Professional wrestling career

Lizmark Jr. is the son of the professional wrestler Lizmark, not just using the

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as is at times the case in

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. Lizmark was a big star in

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in the 1980s and 1990s. Outside of Mexico, Lizmark Jr. is probably best remembered for his stint in

World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of Natio ...

(WCW) where he was part of the groups Cruiserweight division in the late 1990s. In the 2000s, Lizmark Jr. started working for

(CMLL), Mexico's top wrestling promotion and the oldest promotion still active today. Lizmark Jr. turned rudo, joined up with Los Perros del Mal and has been moving up the ranks to main eventing on a regular basis. He forms "Team Tall" with Black Warrior and Rayo de Jalisco Jr., with them he won the Copa de Arena Mexico Tournament in 2002. On September 28, 2007, Lizmark Jr. lost his mask in the main event of the CMLL 74th Anniversary Show, in a match called " Infierno en el Ring" ("Hell in the Ring"). Lizmark Jr. was pinned by Blue Panther, in a match that also involved

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, Dr. Wagner Jr., Perro Aguayo Jr.,

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and Villano V, and took place inside a Steel Cage. On December 12, 2010, Lizmark Jr. defeated Charly Malice,

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and R. J. Brewer in a four–way elimination match to become the first-ever LLUSA Heavyweight Champion. On March 13, 2011, Lizmark Jr. returned to

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(AAA), after a sixteen-year absence, re-joining ''Los Perros del Mal''.

Personal life

His father was the professional wrestler Lizmark, who died on December 16, 2015. He also has a brother, El Hijo de Lizmark.

Championships and accomplishments

*American Independent Wrestling Alliance **AIWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

**CMLL World G1 Heavyweight Champion (1 time) ** Copa de Arena Mexico:

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– Black Warrior and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. **

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** Copa Higher Power (2011) – with

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* Lucha Libre USA ** LLUSA Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) *

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**PWI ranked him #141 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the

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in 1997

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

Footnotes

References

External links

AAA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lizmark Jr. 1972 births Living people Masked wrestlers Mexican male professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Guerrero People from Acapulco