Scorpio, Jr.
| Birth name | Rafael Núñez Juan |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 11, 1966 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Bandido Imágen Red Scorpion Sadam Scorpio Jr. |
| Billed height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Billed weight | 98 kg (216 lb) |
| Billed from | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Trained by | Scorpio Rafael Salamanca |
| Debut | August 30, 1985 |
Rafael Núñez Juan (born October 11, 1966) is a Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler who is best known under his Ring name Scorpio Jr. Núñez is the son of professional wrestler "Scorpio" and was trained by his father and Rafael Salamanca before making his debut on August 30, 1985. Núñez was originally an Enmascarado, masked wrestler, but lost his mask as a result of a loss to the team of Negro Casas and El Hijo del Santo on March 19, 1999 Over the years Scopio 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 Guapos (the Hansomes) as well as a group called Los Talibanes (the Taliban), both with longtime wrestling partners and friends Emilio Charles Jr. and Bestia Salvaje.
Rafael Núñez was born on October 11, 1966, son of Rafael Núñez Contreras who wrestled under the ring name Scorpio from the 1960s until the 1990. Originally Núñez father did not want his son to become a professional wrestler, instead encouragning him to participate in other sports instead. At the age of 14 Núñez joined the National Institute of Sport (INDE - Instituto Nacional del Deporte) where he took up Olympic wrestling, a sport he participated in for two years.
At the age of 16 Núñez attended a professional wrestling school in Mexico City, Mexico under the tutelage of Rafale Salamanca. During his first lesson Núñez was put through such a rigorous regime that it made him vomit. When Núñez returned for lessons the following day Salamanca agreed to train him full-time as well as getting his father to take part in his training. On August 30, 1984 Núñez made his professional wrestling debut, teaming with Pioloto Suicida against Los Bándalos (Memo Arenas and Ray Torres). Núñez initially worked as an enmascarado called Imágen but later changed his name to Scorpio Jr. - a name his godfather had used when teaming with Núñez father and a name he now used to openly acknowledge his family connections. When Scorpio Jr. began working in Guadalajara he became a friend of Emilio Charles Jr. and Bestia Salvaje, forming a group that would team together off and on for years. Scorpio Jr.'s biggest storyline feud in the 1990s was himself and Bestia Salvaje against the team of Negro Casas and El Hijo del Santo in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). On November 11, 1998 Scorpio Jr. and Salvaje won a tournament for the vacant CMLL World Tag Team Championship and immediately began working tag team matches against Caras and Hijo del Santo. On February 5, 1999 Casas and Hijo del Santo defeated Scorpio Jr. and Salvaje by disqualification. The team was awarded the titles due to the win but Casas and Hijo del Santo refused the championship as they had not won them the right way. Scorpio Jr. and Salvaje won the titles for a second time in a match against Casas and Hijo del Santo for the vacated titles. On March 19, 1999, during that year's Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show, Casas and Hijo del Santo defeated Scorpio Jr. and Besta Salvaje in a Lucha de Apuesta, or bet fight, where Bestia Salvaje was shaved bald after the match and Scorpio Jr. was forced to unmask.
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