| Stuka Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Stuka Jr. in January 2017 | |
| Birth name | Omar Alvarado García |
| Born | (1974-07-17)July 17, 1974 (age 50)[1] Gómez Palacio, Durango,Mexico[2] |
| Family | Oso García (father) Stuka (brother) Oso Negro (brother) Dandy García (brother) Oso Negro Jr. (nephew) Espacial (nephew) |
| Website | www |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Stuka Jr. |
| Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 84 kg (185 lb)[2] |
| Trained by | Stuka[2] Satánico[2] El Moro Espanto II |
| Debut | February 27, 2002[3] |
Omar Alvarado García (born July 17, 1974), better known by hisring nameStuka Jr., is a Mexicanluchador (orprofessional wrestler), who works for the Mexicanprofessional wrestling promotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he is a member of theLos Guerreros Laguneros stable. Stuka Jr. is not, despite what the name indicates, the son ofluchador Stuka, but is actually Stuka's younger brother.
For years, Stuka Jr. formed a team withFuego, known asLos Bombadieros ("The Bombardiers"), who collectively held theCMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship for a record four and a half years. He is a one-timeNWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Champion, a one-time Occidente Light Heavyweight Champion and a one-timeMexican National Trios Champion (withMetro andMáscara Dorada). He is also the winner of the 2014 and 2022Reyes del Aire ("King of the air") tournaments. He has spent the majority of his career as aluchador enmascarado, and lost aLucha de Apuestas match toAtlantis Jr., after which he was forced to unmask and reveal his birth name. Hismask was styled to look like aviator goggles and an early 20th-century pilot helmet and his tights include designs representing theLuftwaffe'sBalkenkreuz insignia, reflecting theStuka dive bomber from which his name is taken.
Stuka Jr. was born on July 17, 1974, in the Lagunero town ofGómez Palacio, Durango in Mexico.[2] His father was aluchador known under thering name Oso García ("Bear García"). His 15-year older brother Joel García had already made hisprofessional wrestling debut by the time Stuka Jr. was born, using the name "Stuka".[4] His other brothers followed in his footsteps, working under the ring names "Oso Negro" ("Black Bear") and Dandy García.[4]
Stuka Jr. made his professional wrestling debut in 2002,[a] after training with his older brother Stuka as well as local trainer El Moro.[5] He adopted the ring name Stuka Jr., inspired by his brother,[4] adopting a ring outfit adorned with the GermanLuftwaffe'sBalkenkreuz insignia and a mask fashioned to look like aviator goggles and a helmet, avoiding the use ofNazi insignias on his ring gear.[6] His first confirmed match was on February 27, 2002, where he teamed with Gigolo andLa Parka to defeatEl Texano,Jerry Estrada and Máscara Maligna (Stuka under a different mask).[3] Initially, the Stuka brothers teamed together, winning the Northern Mexico Tag Team Championship not long after Stuka Jr. made his wrestling debut.[2]
In early 2005, Stuka Jr. made his debut forConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), teaming with Chamaco Valaguez Jr. andSensei to defeatPandilla Guerrera (Arkangel de la Muerte,El Koreano andHooligan).[7] Because of CMLL's working relationship withInternational Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), Stuka Jr. participated in several of IWRG's major events including participating in IWRG's 2005Guerra del Golfo event. At Guerra del Golfo Stuka Jr.,El Felino,Mephisto andPierroth escaped thesteel cage match, forcingUltra Mega to compete, and lose his mask toNemesis later that night.[8] In CMLL he was mainly working in the opening matches while receiving additional training from its head trainerSatánico.[2] Stuka Jr.'s first headline exposure came when he participated in the firstTorneo cibernetico qualifier for the 2007Leyenda de Plata tournament on May 18, 2007, where he was eliminated by eventual winnerMr. Águila.[9] A month later Stuka Jr. participated in the 2007 version of CMLL'sTorneo Gran Alternativa, teaming up with veteranNegro Casas. The team lost toDr. Wagner Jr. and Máscara Purpura in the first round.[10] On September 28, 2007, Stuka Jr. teamed up withMetalico andValiente to defeatLos Infernales (Euforia andNosferatu) andLoco Max on theundercard of theCMLL 75th Anniversary Show.[11]
By 2008, Stuka Jr. had begun teaming withFlash on a semi-regular basis, especially on CMLL's "lower level" shows away from Arena Mexico. When CMLL announced that they were bringing back theCMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship in June 2008, the team of Stuka Jr. and Flash was one of the 16 teams entered in the tournament. The tournament's first three-round took place on June 22, 2008, and saw Stuka Jr. and Flash defeat Astro Boy and Molotov in the first round, theLos Guerreros Tuareg team ofNitro andSkandalo in the quarter-final andBronco andDiamante Negro in the semi-final.[12] The team faced and defeatedLos Infernales (Nosferatu and Euforia) in the final on June 28 to win the Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship.[13] Stuka Jr. and Flash teamed with Máscara Purpura to defeat theGuerreros Tuareg team of Arkangel de la Muerte, Loco Max, and Skándalo at CMLL's 2008Infierno en el Ring event.[14] Throughout late 2008 Stuka Jr. and Flash worked a series of matches againstLos Infernales, including a successful tag team title defense on December 14, 2008.[15]Los Infernales defeated Stuka Jr. and Flash at CMLL'sLa Hora Cero PPV on January 11, 2009, but the Coliseo Tag Team title was not The tournament's first three-round took place on June 22, 2008.[16] In June 2009, Stuka Jr. along withEl Hijo del Fantasma,Sangre Azteca andDragón Rojo Jr. traveled to Europe to wrestle at theHot Air Fair, an art exhibit featuring a wrestling show for the fair-goers.[17] Stuka Jr. and Flash teamed withMetalico at CMLL's 2009Infierno en el Ring event as the trio lost to the team ofVirus, Euforia, and Skandalo.[18]
On December 19, 2009, theComisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. announced that Poder Mexica had been stripped of theMexican National Trios Championship because Black Warrior had left CMLL, breaking up the team. At the same time, they announced an eight-team tournament to crown new trios champions. The top half of the bracket took place on December 22, 2009, and the bottom half of the bracket occurred on December 29. In the top bracket, Stuka Jr. teamed with Máscara Dorada andMetro for the first time ever and defeatedGuerreros Tuareg (Arkangel de la Muerte, Loco Max, andSkándalo) in the first round andLos Cancerberos del Infierno (Virus, Euforia, andPólvora) in the second round to qualify for the finals.[19] The bottom bracket took place on December 29, 2009, and saw the team ofPoder Mexica (Sangre Azteca, Dragón Rojo Jr., andMisterioso Jr.) qualify for the final.[20] On January 6, 2010, Mascara Dorada, Stuka Jr., and Metro defeatedPoder Mexica to become the new Mexican National Trios Champions, making Stuka Jr. a double champion.[21] In mid-2010 Stuka Jr. andMetal Blanco started a storyline feud againstMáscara Mágica and Exterminador, that played out on CMLL's weekly shows inGuadalajara,Jalisco. On July 27, Stuka Jr. and Metal Blanco won aLucha de Apuesta, masks vs. hair match. Stuka Jr. and Metal Blanco originally appeared like they would have to unmask after losing the third fall, but the local wrestling commission voided the results of the third fall due to cheating by Máscara Mágica and Extreminador, restarting the match. In the end, Stuka Jr. and Metal Blanco won the third and deciding fall, forcing their opponents to be shaved bald per lucha libre traditions.[22]
By virtue of holding the Mexican National Trios Championship, Stuka Jr. participated in the2010 Universal Championship tournament. Stuka Jr. was part of "Block A" that competed on theJuly 30, 2010, Super Viernes show. He was the second wrestler eliminated in theseeding battle royal and then lost to his Mexican National Trios Championship partner Mascara Dorada in the first round of the actual tournament.[23] On November 18, Máscara Dorada announced he was relinquishing the Mexican National Trios Championship. Stuka Jr.'s and Metro's new partner was to be determined in an online poll.[24] On December 20, CMLL announced thatDelta had won the poll and became one-third of the champions, alongside Stuka Jr. and Metro.[25] On January 9, 2011, Stuka Jr., Delta, and Metro lost the Mexican National Trios Championship toÁngel de Oro,Diamante, andRush.[26] He was briefly unmasked by Euforia on Spanish TV in late March 2011, but his face was blurred out on television.[27] In late 2012 Stuka Jr. began to develop a rivalry with Japanese wrestlerNamajague, initiated by Namajague's attempts to cheat his way to victory. Stuka Jr. and Fuego successfully defended the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship against Namajague and hisLa Fiebre Amarilla ("The Yellow Fever") partnerOkumura.[28] Through the series of Arena Coliseo tag team matches Namajague began targeting Stuka Jr. specifically, more intent on hurting and humiliating him including tearing Stuka Jr.'s mask open during the match. In late 2013Rey Cometa was added to the storyline as it also drew in Okumura as Namajague's back up. On March 3, 2013, Stuka Jr. and Fuego's four-and-a-half-year reign as the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions came to an end, when they lost the title to Namajague and Okumura.[29] On March 15, 2013, Stuka Jr. and Rey Cometa defeatedLa Fiebre Amarilla in the main event of the 2013Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show, forcing Okumura to have all his hair shaved off and Namajague was unmasked and had to reveal his real name, Kyosuke Mikami, as per lucha libre traditions.[30]
In late March 2013, Stuka Jr. was announced as a participant in the 2013En Busca de un Ídolo ("In search of an Idol") tournament that took place from May to July 2013 as one of eight competitors.[31] From January 14 to 19, 2014, Stuka Jr. worked theNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and CMLL co-producedFantastica Mania 2014 tour, which marked his debut in Japan. For the entire tour, Stuka Jr. worked undercard matches alongside Rey Cometa.[32][33] On April 27, Stuka Jr. won the 2014Reyes del Aire tournament, outlasting a field that includedAverno, Mephisto,Ephesto,Mr. Niebla, Valiente,Tritón, Delta,Guerrero Maya Jr., Rey Cometa,Niebla Roja,Puma, andTiger.[34][35] In January 2015, Stuka Jr. returned to Japan to take part in theFantastica Mania 2015 tour, during which he unsuccessfully challenged Mephisto for theMexican National Light Heavyweight Championship.[36] Stuka Jr. would go on to unsuccessfully challenge Mephisto for a championship on two further occasions, on July 5, 2015, and August 7, 2017.[37][38] Stuka Jr. and various partners would also unsuccessfully challenge Mephisto, Ephesto, and Luciferno for the Mexican National Trios Championship on four occasions between 2015 and 2016.[39][40][41][42]
For the 2017Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles tournament, Stuka Jr. was teamed up withHechicero as part of their slowly developing storyline rivalry. The duo lost to Rush andEl Terrible in the first round.[43][44] A month later Hechicero successfully defended theNWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship against Stuka Jr.[45] The long-running rivalry between Stuka Jr. and Hechicero took another turn as Stuka Jr. defeated Hechicero to win the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship on August 14, 2018.[46]
On September 16, 2022, Stuka Jr. lost aLucha de Apuestas match toAtlantis Jr., after which he was forced to unmask and reveal his birth name, Omar Alvarado García.[47] After working a few shows withLos Guerreros Laguneros,[48] Stuka Jr. became the newest member of the stable in January 2023, effectively replacingTemplario, who had been kicked out a year previously.[49] On February 4, Atlantis Jr. defeated him for the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship, ending his reign at 1,635 days, the longest reign in the championship's history.[50]
Through CMLL's working relationship, Stuka Jr. has worked for the US-basedRing of Honor (ROH) on several occasions over the years.[51] He made his ROH debut on July 16, 2016, losing toKamaitachi (who had worked for CMLL before joining ROH).[52] Stuka Jr. returned to ROH in June 2018, during the company's tour of Texas. On the first night Stuka Jr., Atlantis and, Guerrero Maya Jr. defeatedSoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels,Frankie Kazarian, andScorpio Sky). The victory led to a match for theROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, losing to then-championsThe Kingdom (Matt Taven,T. K. O'Ryan andVinny Marseglia).[53] Stuka Jr. was invited back for ROH's 2018Survival of the Fittest tournament on November 4, where he lost to its winnerMarty Scurll in the opening round.[54] Stuka Jr. andGuerrero Maya Jr. represented CMLL at the 2019Crockett Cup tournament on April 27, 2019 in Concord, North Carolina. The duo lost toRoyce Isaacs andThomas Latimer in the first round of the tournament to be eliminated.[55]
Stuka Jr. is credited with inventing the "TorpedoPlancha" dive.[6] For this move Stuka Jr. climbs to the top rope, facing the ring, then he leaps backward in a twisting motion over the top ring post, landing on an opponent on the floor.[5] Another high flying move that Stuka Jr. often uses during tag or trios matches involves one of his tag team partners performing amonkey flip off the entrance ramp, throwing Stuka Jr. high up in the air and onto an opponent on the floor.[5] He often wins his matches with the "Torpedo Splash", aleaping splash off the top rope where Stuka Jr. keeps both arms straight down the side to simulate a bomb dropping from the sky.[5] His wrestling style has earned him the nickname "the Human Missile".[5]
Throughout his career, Stuka Jr. has always portrayed atecnico (aface in English wrestling terms; those that portray the good guy in wrestling), with the crowds generally behind him, especially for headline matches such as theLucha de Apuetas win over Okumura and Namajague.[30]Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) as 380 out of the top 500 in 2016, Stuka Jr.'s highest ranking in their annual list.[5] Over the years Stuka Jr. has moved up the ranks of CMLL, initially holding the lowest ranking championship (CMLL Arena Mexico Tag Team Championship),[13] to claiming one of the mid-card titles (the Mexican National Trio Championship),[21] and in 2018 winning one of the top-ranked singles championships in CMLL, the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship.[46]
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abismo Negro (hair) | Stuka Jr. (hair) | Unknown | Live event | N/A | [b] |
| Stuka Jr. (mask) | Kempo Kid (mask) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, | Live event | Unknown | [2] |
| Stuka Jr. (mask) | Jerry Estrada (hair) | Gomez Palacio, Durango | Live event | October 21, 2002 | |
| Stuka Jr. (mask) | Flecha II (mask) | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | April 2, 2006 | [2] |
| Stuka Jr. (mask) | Jeque (mask) | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | April 15, 2007 | [2] |
| Stuka Jr. (mask) andMetal Blanco (mask) | Máscara Mágica (hair) and Exterminador (hair) | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | July 27, 2010 | [22] |
| Stuka Jr. (mask) andRey Cometa (hair) | La Fiebre Amarilla (Okumura (hair) andNamajague (mask)) | Mexico City, Mexico | Homenaje a Dos Leyendas | March 15, 2013 | [30] |
| Atlantis Jr. (mask) | Stuka Jr. (mask) | Mexico City, Mexico | CMLL 89th Anniversary Show | September 16, 2022 | [47] |
