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| Born | Eduardo Aníbal González Hernández (1974-11-23)November 23, 1974 (age 51)[1][2] Mexico City, Mexico |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Fighting Youth Fuerza Gimm[1] El Hijo de Fuerza Guerrera[1] The Juice[2] Juventud Juventud Guerrera[2] |
| Billed height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 75 kg (165 lb)[2] |
| Billed from | Mexico City, Mexico[2] |
| Trained by | Fuerza Guerrera[1] Pepe Casas[1] Cacique Mara[1] |
| Debut | 1992[2] |
Eduardo Aníbal González Hernández (born November 23, 1974), better known by hisring nameJuventud "Juvi" Guerrera, is a Mexicanprofessional wrestler performing on theindependent circuit.[2]
Guerrera is best known for his appearances with the Mexicanprofessional wrestling promotionsAAA andConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and with the American professional wrestling promotionsExtreme Championship Wrestling (ECW),World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE),World Championship Wrestling (WCW), andTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).Championships held by Guerrera over the course of his career include theAAA Cruiserweight Championship,IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship,WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Championship,WCW World Tag Team Championship, andWWA International Cruiserweight Championship. "Juventud Guerrera" is Spanish for "Youth Warrior"/"Warrior Youth".
Early in his career, Guerrera was a mainstay in theAsistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promotion. He had a very lengthy feud withRey Mysterio Jr. in which they traded the AAA Welterweight Title back and forth. The pair also had severaltag team matches in which Guerrera would team with his fatherFuerza, while Rey Jr. would tag with uncle and trainerRey Misterio Sr.
Guerrera first gained American exposure inExtreme Championship Wrestling alongside fellow luchadores Rey Misterio Jr.,Psicosis,Konnan andLa Parka, all of whom were also wrestling for Konnan's Promo Azteca in Mexico at the time. He debuted in ECW atBig Apple Blizzard Blast in February 1996. When Konnan left for WCW later that year, Guerrera and the rest followed.
In WCW, Guererra made his debut on August 26, 1996, edition ofMonday Nitro in a victory overBilly Kidman. He would compete throughout 1996 and 1997 under a mask, like the one he wore in Mexico and ECW.
Beginning in 1998, GuerrerapinnedÚltimo Dragón to win theCruiserweight Championship on the inaugural edition ofThunder on January 8, 1998. However, he would then lose the title to Rey Misterio Jr. one week later on the following edition ofThunder. AtSuperBrawl VIII, Guerrera challengedChris Jericho for the title in amask vs. title match, in which Guerrera lost forcing him to unmask. After unmasking Guerrera, Jericho would often berate Guerrera for his looks by referring to him as "Quasi-juice" which was in reference to "Quasimodo", the disfigured lead character inThe Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Later in the year, Guerrera defeated Jericho atRoad Wild to capture his second Cruiserweight Championship. He retained the belt atFall Brawl againstSilver King, before losing to Billy Kidman the following night onNitro.
Later on, Guerrera became an announcer onThunder in order to remain on-screen while rehabilitating an injury. On November 29, 1999, Guerrera defeatedJushin Thunder Liger to win theIWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship onNitro. The next week, he would lose the title back to Liger, asPsicosis substituted for Guerrera due to injury (in reality, Guerrera andJerry Flynn were arrested for DUI, thus no-showed). After his injury healed, he joined former rival Rey Mysterio Jr.,Konnan,Billy Kidman, and others to formThe Filthy Animals. During the group's run, Guerrera and Mysterio Jr. became theWorld Tag Team Champions.
Guerrera appeared as himself in the 2000 filmReady to Rumble.
In October 2000, during a WCW tour ofAustralia, Guerrera was arrested at the hotel in which the wrestlers were staying, after an incident in which he was discovered naked and screaming in a hallway, and then attacking police officers who had arrived to detain him. According to the 2004 bookThe Death of WCW, Guerrera was reportedly under the influence ofPCP at the time. Guerrera was expelled from the remainder of the tour and later released by WCW, and was ordered to pay nearly$1,800 in fines. WCW closed down in 5 months later afterthe final episode ofMonday Nitro on March 26, 2001.
After being released from WCW, Guerrera went on to wrestle for many other promotions including AAA,Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre,World Wrestling All-Stars,Frontier Wrestling Alliance, andXtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW). He also made a brief appearance inPro Wrestling Noah as one of 12 participants in a championship tournament to crown the firstGHC Junior Heavyweight Champion and lost toYoshinobu Kanemaru at the tournament finals inNagoya on June 24, 2001.[3] While in CMLL, he frequently re-teamed with fellow WCW alumnus Rey Mysterio, who had left WCW due to its purchase by the World Wrestling Federation, in CMLL before Mysterio's signing with WWE. After Mysterio signed with WWE in 2002, Guerrera joined the upstart promotionTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling.
In TNA, Guerrera was joined by fellow AAA wrestlersMr. Águila,Héctor Garza,Abismo Negro,Heavy Metal to form a group first known asTeam AAA, then later renamed toTeam Mexico to compete in TNA's World X Cup Matches. Guerrera would also take part in the2003 Super X Cup, where he advanced all the way to the finals before being ultimately defeated byChris Sabin. When TNA's working relationship with AAA came to an end, Team Mexico disbanded and Guererra was released from TNA to continue working forLucha Libre promotions.
In the spring of 2005, Guerrera signed withWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), He debuted on television, entertaining the WWE Universe simply as Juventud, on June 18, 2005, defeatingFunaki onSmackDown!'s sister showVelocity. On the June 23 episode ofSmackDown, Juventud,Super Crazy andPsicosis (collectively called "The Mexicools") interrupted a match between Chavo Guerrero andPaul London by riding to the ring on alawn mower and attacking both wrestlers. The following week by week of The Mexicools interrupting matches and beating down seemingly random WWE Superstars and cuttingpromos. Juventud quickly established himself as the mouthpiece/leader of the group and began using his old nickname "The Juice".
At theGreat American Bash on July 24, The Mexicools defeated the newly reunitedBlue World Order (Big Stevie Cool,Da Blue Guy, andHollywood Nova) in asix-man tag team match. After more weeks of interruptions and sneak attacks, The Mexicools were sent down toVelocity. The group feuded withVelocity main-stay and then-Cruiserweight ChampionNunzio and his tag partnerVito. Each member of The Mexicools picked up numerous pinfall victories over the champion during this time.
At the October 4SmackDown! tapings forVelocity, Juventud (along with Super Crazy and Psicosis) facedBrian Kendrick, Paul London,Scotty 2 Hotty, and Funaki in an over-the-top battle royal with the stipulation that the winner would receive a title shot at the Cruiserweight Championship atNo Mercy. After finally eliminating London, Juventud won the battle royal and the title shot. At the event on October 9, he defeated Nunzio following a Juvi Driver to capture the Cruiserweight Championship, his first title in WWE and, due to the title being originally from WCW, his fourth Cruiserweight Title reign. Juventud later went on to lose the title back to Nunzio at a live event inItaly. On November 25, Juventud regained the title on an edition ofSmackDown! fromEngland. Guerrera lost the Cruiserweight title toKid Kash atArmageddon on December 18, 2005.
On January 6, 2006, WWE announced that Guerrera was released from the company due to multiple backstage issues.[4] His final match aired that evening onSmackDown!, a Cruiserweight Title rematch against Kid Kash which Juventud lost. During this match, Juventud would use many high flying moves including a450° splash, a move WWE outright banned due to an earlier match Juventud had with Paul London where hebotched the move, and resulting in London suffering several fractured bones in his face.
Three months later after being released from WWE, Guerrera returned to Mexico to compete withLucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). Guerrera returned to the promotion on April 30 and formed a new stable known as the "Mexican Powers" alongside Psicosis II, Extreme Tiger,Joe Líder andCrazy Boy, although Psicosis II and Extreme Tiger would later leave the group. During a TNA vs. AAA Mexico show, Juventud was one of the Mexican wrestlers who aidedThe Latin American Xchange and attackedA.J. Styles. This footage was later shown on the October 5, 2006, episode ofTNA Impact!.
In August 2008, Juventud held a press conference to announce his departure from AAA to compete on the Mexican independent circuit. In September, he formedThe Sexicools, a parody of hisMexicools group, withIntocable andToscano. Despite rumors, Guererra did not jump to AAA's rival CMLL.
On March 15, 2009, Guerrera made a surprise return to AAA at the annualRey de Reyes event. Juventud helpedCharly Manson and D-Generation-Mex win their match and joinedD-Generation-Mex.[5] Shortly after his return to the company, Guerrera suffered bruising and a broken nose in a backstage fight withKonnan andJack Evans. The fight started after Guerrera accused Konnan ofdefecating in his bag, which Konnan denied, and then Evans, with whom Guerrera had had a match that evening, allegedly grabbed Guerrera from behind, provoking the fight.[citation needed]
Since the incident in AAA, Guerrera has wrestled for Nu-Wrestling Evolution where he won their cruiserweight championship in a triple threat match involvingPAC andMatt Cross. He has since defended it in many triple threat matches usually with PAC andSúper Nova and a few single matches with Súper Nova (all of which he has won so far). Juventud Guerrera lost the title on February 6, 2013, in Milan, being defeated by Giuseppe "King" Danza in 50 seconds.
In 2010s, he stole Jason Style’s belt claiming the promoter owes him money.
In 2010, he made a special surprise appearance atDragon Gate teaming withDragon Kid in a match againstBxB Hulk andMasato Yoshino. Juventud ended up losing the match for his team when he tapped out to Masato Yoshino. On May 20, 2011, he made a surprise appearance at Xtreme Italian Wrestling in a match against Thunder Storm and win the XIW Italian Championship. On September 6, 2014, Juventud made his in-ring debut for Pure Action Championship Wrestling, winning the promotion's Cruiserweight Championship at their final show, Brawl In The Falls III.
On October 12, 2016, Juventud made his debut for Lucha Ilimitado at a show in Yakima, Washington. He teamed with Psicosis in a losing effort against Hijo del Santo & El Santo Jr. Later that night, Juventud & Psicosis attacked Rey Mysterio Jr. and Jeff Hardy (who had just finished a match against one another).
On April 23, 2017, at WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup – Mexican Qualifying Round Guerrera defeatedEl Hijo de Dos Caras in the semi-finals, Guerrera was defeated in the finals by Rey Mysterio.
On February 23, 2012, Guerrera returned to AAA, and losing to his old rivalEl Hijo del Perro Aguyao in a four-way match, which also includedCibernético andMáscara Año 2000 Jr.[6] On March 18 atRey de Reyes, Guerrera and Joe Líder, reforming the Mexican Powers, defeated the teams ofExtreme Tiger andFénix,Halloween andNicho el Millonario, andChessman andTeddy Hart in a four-way tag team match.[7] As a result, Guerrera and Líder were granted a shot at theAAA World Tag Team Championship, but were defeated on May 6 by the defending champions,Abyss and Chessman.[8] On May 19 atNoche de Campeones, Guerrera defeated Jack Evans, Psicosis and Teddy Hart in a four-way hardcore match to win theAAA Cruiserweight Championship.[9] On August 5 atTriplemanía XX, Guerrera teamed with Chessman for one night to take part in aParejas Suicidas steel cage match. However, both Guerrera and Chessman managed to escape the cage and avoid having to face each other in a Hair vs. Hair match.[10] On December 2 atGuerra de Titanes, Guerrera lost the AAA Cruiserweight Championship toDaga in a six-wayladder match.[11] Guerrera returned to AAA on August 30, 2013, joining the recently reformed Mexican Powers stable.[12] He, however, ended up turning on the stable on October 18 atHéroes Inmortales VII, costing Crazy Boy and Joe Líder the AAA World Tag Team Championship.[13] He then formed a newrudo stable named Anarquía withEterno andSteve Pain.[14] Guerrera was seemingly written out of AAA on April 19, 2014, when Daga took over the leadership of Anarquía.[15]
On April 20, 2018, Juventud made his comeback withKevin Kross andTeddy Hart, directly attackingDr. Wagner Jr. and Hernandez after the main event for theAAA Mega Championship. The trio called themselvesMAD.
On July 28, 2021, Guerrera was announced for a match against his former WCW rivalChris Jericho atAll Elite Wrestling's "Homecoming" on August 4, 2021, event in which the latter is required to perform a finishing maneuver from the top rope. This marked his first appearance on TNT since October 2000. The match is the third of the "Five Labors" Jericho must successfully complete in order to faceMJF in a grudge match. Juventud lost to Jericho and was attacked by MJF's bodyguardWardlow after the match. Despite having lost his mask to Jericho many decades earlier in WCW, Guerrera wore a traditional lucha libre mask during the match.
Guerrera made a surprise return to Impact Wrestling. He was a challenger that joined the battle Royal match at Bound for Glory PPV, on October 21, 2023.
González Hernández is divorced and has a son.[1] González is the son ofFuerza Guerrera,[16] and he had problems with his father since the 90s, when he decided to wrestle in the USA. On October 9, 2018, his brother, Hijo de Fuerza Guerrera, and sister, Fuerza Guerrera were announced as professional wrestling heirs to their father. After the presentation, Guerrera criticized the decision of his siblings becoming pro wrestlers, since neither of them had interest in pro wrestling before. He further claimed that they haven't passed the test to become professional wrestlers.
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| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
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| Juventud Guerrera (mask) | Piloto Suicida (mask) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | August 12, 1996 | |
| Juventud Guerrera (mask) | Salsero (mask) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | Live event | October 20, 1997 | [27] |
| Chris Jericho (championship) | Juventud Guerrera (mask) | San Francisco, California | WCW SuperBrawl VIII | February 22, 1998 | |
| Juventud Guerrera (hair) | Dr. Cerebro (hair) | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | Live event | July 2, 2009 |
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