Punisher Martinez
| Birth name | Luis Martinez |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 4, 1982 New York City, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Punisher Martinez Punishment Martinez Damian Martinez Luiz Martinez |
| Billed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Billed weight | 251 lb (114 kg) |
| Trained by | Monster Factory |
| Debut | 2004 |
Luis Martinez is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Punishment Martinez. He works for the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion. Through ROH's working relationship with the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), Martinez also worked in Japan where he is called "Punisher Martinez".
Martinez learned Japanese Goju Ryu karate from his father, a skilled martial artist who once defeated Chuck Norris in a competition. After winning two national championships in full-contact martial arts, Martinez decided to embark on a career in pro wrestling.
Martinez trained at the Monster Factory he would make a name at the independent circuit winning several titles some in the Monster Factory Pro Wrestling.
Martinez in 2014 entered in the Ring of Honor training camp and later trained at the ROH dojo. His first appearance at Ring of Honor was on 2015 by his real name Luis Martinez he made two dark matches the first losing to The Romantic Touch and the second when he and Shaheem Ali defeating Hellcat and Mattick.
Martinez would make his return in Ring of Honor this time as Punisher Martinez at the ROH Top Prospect Tournament defeating Colby Corino at the first round. Martinez lost to Lio Rush at the semifinals. However Martinez would be contract by Ring of Honor. Later he would align with BJ Whitmer and Kevin Sullivan and he then entered in a rivalry with Steve Corino. Later Martinez took part of the 2016 Honor Rumble, he had an impressive showing but he was eliminated. Later he would participate in the 2016 Survival of the Fittest and he ended up being eliminated at the finals in Six Man Mayhem match. Martinez later would enter in a short feud with the former ROH World Tag Team Champions War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe). Martinez and Whitmer would wrestle War Machine in a no contest and then would defeat them in a anything goes match.
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