Mando Guerrero

Armando Guerrero
Ring name(s)	Mando Guerrero[1] Tercera Dimensión[1] El Psicópata[1] Armando Guerrero
Billed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1][2]
Billed weight	225 lb (102 kg; 16.1 st)[1]
Born	July 7, 1952 (1952-07-07) (age 59) Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
Trained by	Gory Guerrero[1]
Debut	1974[1]

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Guerrero and the second or maternal family name is Llanes.

Armando Guerrero Llanes (born July 7, 1952), better known as Mando Guerrero, is a retired professional wrestler.^[1] He also was the trainer for the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, an all female professional wrestling promotion.^[3]

Movie stuntman career

Guerrero began a career as a Hollywood stuntman in 1977.^[2] Gene LeBell suggested Guerrero work as a stuntman after meeting him at his brother Mike's wrestling promotion.^[2] After spending three years as a movie extra, Guerrero began working in stunts.^[2] His credits include Miracles (1986), Red Surf (1990), Eve of Destruction (1991), Falling Down (1993),^[4] Steal Big Steal Little (1995), My Giant (1998), Critical Mass (2000), Picking Up the Pieces (2000), Submerged (2000), and The Shrink Is In (2001).^[2] Guerrero was also hired as a stunt coordinator and choreographer for wrestling scenes in movies.^[2]

Personal life

Before entering the world of professional wrestling and stunt work, Guerrero worked in construction and retail sales.^[2] He attended the University of Texas El Paso for two years, where he took drama classes.^[2] He also attended Rancho Santiago College and Orange Coast College, where he took classes in TV production.^[2]

Mando Guerrero is the second oldest son of Gory Guerrero and the brother of Chavo Guerrero, Sr., Hector Guerrero and Eddie Guerrero.^[2] His nephew, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., also wrestles.^[2] Mando Guerrero was married.^[2]

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • German suplex^[1]

• Signature moves
  • Back body drop
  • Dropkick^[5]
  • German suplex
  • Gorilla press slam
  • Gory Special^[1] – adopted from his father Gory Guerrero
  • Moonsault^[1]-innovated
  • Neckbreaker slam

Championships and accomplishments

• All-California Championship Wrestling
  • ACCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Peter Maivia, Jr.^[1][6]

• International Wrestling Federation
  • IWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[1][6]

• NWA Hollywood Wrestling

• NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[1]
• NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (7 times)^[4] – with Tom Jones (2), Hector Guerrero (3), Carlos Mata (1) and Al Madril (1)^[1]
• NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship (1 time)^[1]

• NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions

• NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (2 time)^[1]
• NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Samoa^[1]

• Western States Alliance
  • WSA Western States Championship (1 time) - with Hector Guerrero^[6]

• World Wrestling Association

• WWA World Trios Championship (1 time) – with Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero Sr.^[1]

• Other titles

• UWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hector Guerrero^[1]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him # 372 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t} "Mando Guerrero profile". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/m/mando-guerrero.html. Retrieved 2009-09-20. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} Oliver, Greg (January 11, 2007). "Size never held Mando Guerrero down". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Movies/2006/11/17/2392439.html. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
3. ^ Oliver, Greg (April 13, 2000). "'Slop' matches haven't stopped Ivory". SLAM! Wrestling. http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingWM2000/apr13_ivory.html. Retrieved 2008-08-16. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Guerrero, Eddie. Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story, p. 18.
5. ^ "AWA vs CWA; The RPMs & Cactus Jack vs The Guerrero Brothers". American Wrestling Association. AWA SuperClash III. 1988-12-26.
6. ^ ^{a b c} Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2000). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 

References

• Guerrero, Eddie (2005). Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0743493532. 

External links

Professional wrestling portal

• Online World of Wrestling Profile
• Mando Guerrero at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Guerrero, Mando
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Date of birth	July 7, 1952
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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