Chavo Guerrero senior

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Data
Ring name Chavo Guerrero,
Chavo Guerrero, Sr.
Chavo Classic
height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Fighting weight 103 kg (229 lb)
birth January 7, 1949
El Paso , Texas
death February 11, 2017
El Paso , Texas
Trained by Salvador "Gory" Guerrero
debut 1974
retirement 2008

Chavo Guerrero senior , actually Salvador Guerrero Yañez (born January 7, 1949 in El Paso , Texas ; † February 11, 2017 there ), was an American wrestler who was also known under the ring name Chavo Classic. On February 11, 2017 , he died of lung cancer .

He was 1.80 m tall and weighed 103 kg.

family

Guerrero came from the Guerrero wrestling family. Even his father Salvador Guerrero Quesada , a great Lucha Libre , and his younger brothers Armando (Mando), Hector and Eddie Guerrero , who died in November 2005, were active in the wrestling scene. His son Chavo Guerrero, Jr. is also active as a wrestler, among others he was under contract with World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment .

Guerrero had been married to Nancy since 1971 and had two children (Chavo junior and Torie).

Career

He made his professional debut in 1972. In 1976 he received the "Rookie of the year". His trainer was Gory Guerrero. The managers Dark Journey and Baby Doll. After his active career, Chavo senior a. a. worked as a manager at WWE and commissioner at TXH. In 1991 he played the role of wrestler Ramon in the movie Alligator II: The Mutation .

title

  • National Wrestling Alliance (short NWA)
    • 15 × Americas Heavyweight Champion
    • 10 × Americas Tag Team Champion - with Gory Guerrero, Hector Guerrero, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Alberto Madrill and others
    • 2 × Light Heavyweight Champion
    • International Junior Heavyweight Champion
    • Florida United States Tag Team Champion - with brother Hector
  • ACCW
    • 2 × Heavyweight Champion
  • Texas All Star Wrestling (TASW for short)
    • Tag Team Champion - with Al Madril
    • USA Champion
  • Southwest Championship Wrestling (SWC for short)
    • Tag Team Champion - with Manni Hernandez
    • Southwest Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • World Wrestling Association (WWA for short)
    • World Trios Champion - with Eddie and Mando Guerrero
  • All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW for short)
    • International Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE for short)

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personal data
SURNAME Guerrero, Chavo senior
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Guerrero Llanes, Salvador (maiden name); Chavo Classic (ring name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH El Paso , Texas
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 2017
Place of death El Paso , Texas