Rico Suave | |
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Birth name | Julio Domingo Estrada Caceres |
Born |
Humacao, Puerto Rico |
July 4, 1970
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Extranjero Misterioso Crazy Sheik Rico Suave Cobra Fabulous Boy El Indio Taino Julio Domingo Estrada Cáceres Julio Estrada Mr. PNP Super Médico #4 |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Billed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
Trained by | Divino Tony José Estrada Sr. |
Debut | 1984 |
Julio Domingo Estrada Caceres (born July 4, 1970) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler, better known as Rico Suave. He is best known for his 18-year run in the World Wrestling Council promotion.
Estrada started training to become a wrestler at age 14 and made his debut in 1984 wrestling under various names, teamed with Solid Gold #1 which was his father Jose Estrada, Sr. former WWF, WWE wrestler in 1991 in the Americas Wrestling Federation in Puerto Rico. He left the company to enter WWC in 1992, where he worked with his brother Jose Estrada Jr. and later became the top manager in the company that year when Joe Don Smith left to play for the then-expansion team Colorado Rockies so Estrada took his spot and managed various wrestlers like Greg Valentine, Dick Murdoch, Eddie Gilbert, Kane, Buddy Landell, Mabel, Val Venis, Glamour Boy Shane, Abdullah the Butcher, Ray Gonzalez, El Nene, Rex King, El Diamante, La Tigresa, Victor The Bodyguard, Jesus Castillo, "Jungle" Jim Steele, Chicky Starr and others. Feuded with Carlos Colon on and off for many years.
Had a memorable feud with Antonio Pantojas known as El Profe that lasted a long time during the 90s.
In 1998 he also was the leader of Invasion Azteca, which was a Mexican group that came to invade WWC combined by Pierroth, Jr., Jerry Estrada, Villano III and the late Texano Sr. Estrada spoke with a Mexican accent and used a Sarape during that angle.