Professional Wrestling Career
Born in Puerto Rico, Cruz was a fan of professional wrestling and admired Hurricane Castillo. During the early-1970s, he traveled to the United States several months after his mother had left to live with her daughter and her grandchildren in Boston, Massachusetts. While living in Boston, Cruz met former National Wrestling Alliance wrestler Angelo Savoldi working out at a local gym. After undergoing training with Savoldi, he was able to compete for the then World Wide Wrestling Federation for a brief time.
In 1977, Cruz met Bret Hart and the Dynamite Kid in Germany, and they introduced him to Stu Hart. Cruz worked in Canada for eight years. In Hart's Stampede Wrestling, Cruz held the Stampede International Tag Team Championship with Jim Neidhart. In addition to Stampede, he wrestled for Lutte Internationale. In January 1987, he defeated David Shultz for the Canadian International Heavyweight Championship, but lost it to Abdullah the Butcher approximately one month later.
After returning to Puerto Rico, he began working for the Capital Sports Promotion (later renamed to World Wrestling Council). He feuded with Killer Tim Brooks, Kevin Sullivan and Hercules Hernandez. In March 1985, he defeated Randy Savage to win the WWC North American Heavyweight Championship. Wrestled Ric Flair for the NWA title. After a heel turn, he feuded with Carlos Colon all over the island and hired Chicky Starr as his manager.
In 1992 worked in Puerto Rico for the American Wrestling Federation AWF where he reunied with manager Chicky Starr. Between 1995 and 1996 he made some aperences at the World Wrestling Council and feuded against Bronco l.
In 2011 Cruz came back to the World Wrestling Council were the company dedicaded the 2011 WWC Anniversary Card to him.
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