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Juan Manuel Gonzalez Barron is a Mexican professional wrestler who has achieved fame in CMLL and worldwide as Dr. Wagner, Jr. He is the legitimate son of lucha libre legend Dr. Wagner and real life brother of Silver King.

Career

Dr. Wagner, Jr. first started wrestling for Universal Wrestling Association in April 1986 at just 20 years of age. Expectations were high for Wagner Jr. as the real-life son of Dr. Wagner, Sr., a rudo (bad guy, heel) who achieved notoriety in the ring and also on the silver screen, appearing under his mask in at least 6 Mexican films. The elder Wagner achieved his earliest and greatest success in EMLL, and so would it be for the son who adopted his gimmick.

Tragically on the very day that Dr. Wagner, Jr. was to make his in-ring debut as his father's tag-team partner, Wagner Sr. was involved in a horrific car accident that killed his long-time partner Angel Blanco, leaving Wagner Sr. disabled and unable to continue his wrestling career. When he regained his mobility he took up a job as a taxi driver to earn a living, but continued to actively follow the career of his sons, including his in-ring namesake and a wrestler best known in the United States as Silver King. The two real-life brothers would actually team together to win the CMLL World Tag Team Titles in February 1997, although the titles were vacated six months later when Silver King left CMLL to join the growing lucha roster of World Championship Wrestling.

Wagner's star has continued to rise in Mexico ever since. He has won a variety of different titles for the CMLL promotion. Besides holding the CMLL World Light Heavyweight title he has also been a Trios championship at least four times, including with Gran Markus. Jr. & Hijo del Gladiador and also with Blue Panther & Black Warrior. He has also wrestled extensively in Japan, challenging (and ultimately being defeated by) Jushin Liger for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight belt and tagging with various partners such as his brother and Kendo Kashin, the latter of which he won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team championship with. He has also competed in the U.S. as recently as January 2006, teaming with Rey Bucanero in a losing effort against L.A. Park & Místico at an FMLL show in Chicago. He is most popular when competing in the famed Arena México though, where his charismatic style and popular gimmick cause fans to blow airhorns three times and chant "WAG-NER!" when he's in the ring. Given the fan reaction in Mexico and increasing awareness of the lucha libre style in the United States, his star will surely continue to rise.

Finshing and signature moves

Championships and accomplishments

with Gran Markus, Jr. & El Hijo del Gladiador once
with Black Warrior & Blue Panther once
with Blue Panther & Fuerza Guerrera once
with Universo 2000 and Black Tiger III once

  • Other titles

  • PWI ranked him # 16 (his highest position) of the 500 best singles wrestlers in 1999.
  • PWI ranked him # 53 (his most recent position) of the 500 best singles wrestlers in 2005.

CMLL World Tag Team Championship Preceded by:
Won Decision Match First, with Canek Succeeded by:
Vacant Preceded by:
Won Tournament Second, with Silver King Succeeded by:
Vacant Preceded by:
Won Tournament Third, with Emilio Charles, Jr. Succeeded by:
Shocker & Mr. Niebla CMLL World Trios Championship Preceded by:
El Brazo, Brazo de Plata & Brazo de Oro First, with Gran Markus, Jr. & El Hijo del Gladiador Succeeded by:
Sangre Chicana, Bestia Salvaje & Emilio Charles, Jr. Preceded by:
Atlantis, Lizmark & Mr. Niebla Second, with Blue Panther & Black Warrior Succeeded by:
Vacant Preceded by:
Won Tournament Third, with Blue Panther & Fuerza Guerrera Succeeded by:
Atlantis, Mr. Niebla & Black Warrior Preceded by:
Atlantis, Mr. Niebla & Black Warrior Fourth, with Black Tiger III & Universo 2000 Succeeded by:
Canek, Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. & Black Warrior CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship Preceded by:
Atlantis First Succeeded by:
Atlantis NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship Preceded by:
Won Decision Match First Succeeded by:
Atlantis

References

1965 births | Living people | Mexican professional wrestlers

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