Hector Guerrero
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Hector Manuel Guerrero Llanes is a professional wrestler. He is the son of Gory Guerrero and has three wrestling brothers, Chavo, Mando and Eddie. He also has a nephew that wrestles, Chavo Guerrero, Jr.. Hector also has two sisters, Cuqui and Linda.
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Profile
- Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
- Weight: 231 lb (104 kg)
- Birthday: October 1, 1954
- Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
- Hometown: Tampa, Florida
- Other Gimmicks: Gobbledygooker, Laser-Tron
- Managers: Oliver Humperdink, Jim Holliday
Career
Hector Guerrero started wrestling in 1973. He has wrestled all over the country, primrarily in California early in his career and Florida late in his career. He has often teamed with his brothers, Chavo and Mando.
He spent some time in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions in the mid-1980's. He was the masked Lazer-Tron who teamed with Jimmy Valiant. Together, they feuded with The New Breed, Chris Champion and Sean Royal. Alone, he feuded with "Downtown" Denny Brown for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title. He also teamed with Manny Fernandez as the Latin Connection until Fernandez turned on him to join Rick Rude and Paul Jones.
He wrestled in the American Wrestling Association in the late 1980's, winning the Tag Team Titles while there.
Hector also appeared in the WWF as the Gobbledygooker; the gimmick is widely conceded to be one of WWF/WWE's biggest embarrassments.
He has a bachelor's degree in Physical Education from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
Hector is a born-again Christian and can be found occasionally wrestling on Ted DiBiase's religion & wrestling shows.
Titles/Accomplishments
- 1-Time NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time AWA World Tag Team Champion (with Dr. D)
- 6-Time America's Tag Team Champion (with Chavo Guerrero, Black Gordman, Barry Orton and Mando Guerrero 3 times)
- 2-Time America's Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time Mid-Southern Tag Team Champion (with "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal)
- 1-Time Tri-State Tag Team Champion (with Ron Sexton)
- 1-Time NWA Florida Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time NWA Florida United States Tag Team Champion (with Chavo Guerrero)
- 1-Time NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time UWC Tag Team Champion (with Mando Guerrero)
- 1-Time PWF Tag Team Champion (with Eddie Guerrero)
- 1-Time FWF Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time HWO Tag Team Champion
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 423 of the best 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.
Sources
- Wrestling With God by Chad Bonham, 2001, ISBN 1-58919-935-9, pp. 123-138.
Categories: Mexican professional wrestlers | 1954 births | Mexican Americans | Guerrero wrestling family
