Emilio Charles, Jr.
Emilio Charles Jr. during the height of his career
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| Birth name | Sergio Emilio Charles Garduño |
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| Born |
October 12, 1956 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Died | December 28, 2012 (aged 56) Mexico City, Mexico |
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| Ring name(s) | Emilio Charles Jr. |
| Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Billed weight | 89 kg (196 lb) |
| Billed from | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Trained by |
Diablo Velasco Abuelo Carrillo |
| Debut | February 1980 |
Sergio Emilio Charles Garduño (October 12, 1956 – December 28, 2012) was a Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler who is best known under his Ring name Emilio Charles Jr. He is the son of professional wrestler Emilio Charles. Over the years Emilio Charles Jr. has worked for virtually all major Mexican professional wrestling promotions including Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). He is also one of the founding members of the wrestling group called Los Destructores (“the Destroyers”) along with Vulcano and Tony Arce. He was also a key member in the group Los Guapos (“the Handsome Ones”) as well as a group called Los Talibanes (the Taliban), both with longtime wrestling partners and friends Scorpio Jr. and Bestia Salvaje.
Emilio Charles Jr. is the son of professional wrestler Emilio Charles, but was not trained by his father; instead he was trained by Diablo Velasco and Abuelo Carrillo before making his debut in February 1980. In the mid-1980s he joined up with the brother team of Tony Arce and Vulcano to form a trio known as Los Destructores ("the Destroyers"). The group was created in the same vein as Los Infernales, a trio of Rudos (bad guys) who worked well together and could produce top quality matches with a variety of opponents. On January 31, 1988 Los Destructores defeated Hombre Bala, Jerry Estrada and Pirata Morgan to win the Mexican National Trios Championship.Los Destructores held the titles for almost two years and had a series of title defenses that drew packed houses all over Mexico. While teaming with Tony Arce and Vulcano Emilio Charles Jr. also worked as a singles wrestler, including a long drawn out storyline against Atlantis. The storyline saw Charles Jr. win the NWA World Middleweight Championship from Atlantis on July 17, 1988, only to lose it back to Atlantis 11 days later. Charles Jr. became a two time NWA Middleweight champion on August 12, 1988 when he defeated his rival for the title once more. His run as a double champion ended on April 28, 1989 when Ángel Azteca won the Middleweight title. On November 20, 1989 Los Destructures' lost the trios title to Black Terry, Jose Luis Feliciano and Shu El Guerrero. Not long after the title loss Charles Jr. left Los Destructores, who decided to replace him with Rocco Valente instead. On August 30, 1990 Emilio Charles Jr. defeated Javier Cruz to win the Mexican National Middleweight Championship, holding it until November 20, 1990 when he lost the belt to Octagón. Charles Jr. remained active in the Middleweight division over the next couple of years, defeating El Dandy to win the CMLL World Middleweight Championship on December 16, 1992. He held the championship for close to ten months before El Dandy regained the title on October 5, 1993.
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