Jerry Estrada
| Jerry Estrada | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gerardo Hernández Estrada |
| Born |
January 10, 1958 Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Residence | Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jerry Estrada |
| Billed height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Billed weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
| Trained by | Alberto Moras Herodes |
| Debut | 1978 |
| Retired | 2003 |
Jerry Estrada (full name, Gerardo Hernández Estrada; born January 10, 1958, Monclova, Coahuila), is retired a Mexican professional wrestler or Luchador. Estrada was a major star for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) during the 1980s but was one of the first wrestlers to leave EMLL to work for Antonio Peña's newly started Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promotion during the 1990s. He had a brief run in World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1997 and 1998 when AAA and WWF had a working agreement. In 2003, he was forced to retire due to chronic injuries caused by his signature bumps to the outside of the ring. Unlike the majority of luchadors in Mexico Jerry Estrada never wore a mask during his career.
Gerado Estrada trained for his professional wrestling career under Herodes and Alberto Moras, both renowned pro wrestling trainers in Mexico. He decided use his nickname "Jerry" as his ring name and opted to not start out as a masked wrestler unlike the majority of wrestlers in Mexico.
It was not long after making his in-ring debut that Jerry Estrada began working regularly for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), which was the world's oldest and one of Mexico's largest wrestling promotions. His first championship reign began on March 4, 1984, when he defeated Ultraman to win the Mexican National Middleweight Championship. Over the subsequent 273 days, he successfully defended the championship against Águila Solitaria, Cachorro Mendoza, Atlantis and Mogur. Estrada was slated to wrestle at the EMLL 52nd Anniversary Show on September 20, but the show was cancelled due to the Mexico City earthquake the day before. On November 30, 1984, Atlantis defeated Jerry Estrada to win the Mexican National Middleweight Championship. In 1986 EMLL decided to team Estrada up with Pirata Morgan and Hombre Bala to form a trio known as Los Bucaneros ("The Buccaneers") as part of EMLL's emerging Trios division. Los Bucaneros went on to defeat the trio of Kiss, Ringo Mendoza, and Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. to win the Mexican National Trios Championship on August 30, 1987. Their reign ended when Los Destructores ("The Destroyers"; Tony Arce, Emilio Charles, Jr. and Vulcano) were chosen by EMLL to become the next champions, taking the titles on January 31, 1988.Los Bucaneros disbanded not long after the title loss. In 1990 EMLL created a Mini-Estrella ("Mini Star") division and several of the small-sized wrestlers were given ring characters matching the regular-sized wrestlers; one such wrestler was Jerrito Estrada (Spanish for "Little Jerry Estrada") who bore quite a physical resemblance to Estrada himself and wrestled a similar style. While he was a smaller version of Jerry Estrada, the conservative booking style of EMLL kept the regular-sized wrestlers and the Mini-Estrellas from appearing or wrestling together. In late 1991 EMLL changed their name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and created a number of "World" championships to help usher in the new name; one such title was the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship. CMLL held a tournament in late 1991 that saw Jerry Estrada defeat MS-1, Mascara Año 2000 and Black Magic on his way to the finals, where he defeated Pierroth, Jr. to become the first champion. Estrada held the championship for 175 days until Pierroth, Jr. won it from him.
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