 Texano Jr. in November 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Juan Anguilar Leos (1984-07-31)July 31, 1984 (age 41)[3] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kempo Kid El Texano Jr. Texano Texano Jr.[1] |
| Billed height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 100 kg (220 lb)[2] |
| Billed from | Mexico City, Mexico Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
| Trained by | El Texano[2] El Satánico[2] Shocker |
| Debut | February 1999[2] |
Juan Aguilar Leos (born July 31, 1984) is a Mexicanluchador, orprofessional wrestler, who is known by thering nameTexano Jr.[1]
Aguilar is the son of Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui, who wrestled under the nameEl Texano; Aguilar's brother is a wrestler known asSúper Nova / Bengala and he has several uncles and cousins that are professional wrestlers includingEl Dandy,Mictlán,Pólvora andInquisidor.
For the early part of his career Aguilar worked for the Mexicanprofessional wrestling promotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), during which he also made several tours of Japan forNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) from 2005 until 2007. While in CMLL member of groupsLos Hijos del Averno (Spanish for "the Sons of Hell") andLos Perros del Mal ("the Evil Dogs"), but opted to remain with CMLL whenLos Perros left the promotion in 2010. In November 2011, Aguilar left CMLL to joinPerros del Mal Producciones.
After signing with AAA under his current ring name, Texano became a two-timeAAA Mega Champion, with his 735-day reign being the longest in history untilKenny Omega surpassed it in 2021. Texano has also gone on to become a two-timeAAA World Trios Championship and a one-timeAAA World Tag Team Championship (withRey Escorpión). Texano also became theRey de Reyes 2015 winner.
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Aguilar was trained by his father prior to his professional wrestling debut. In 1999 he began working as theenmascarado (masked wrestler) character "Kempo Kid", hiding his family relationship from the public.[4] Between 1999 and 2002 or 2003 the Kempo Kid would win severalLucha de Apuestas, or "bet matches" where he forced his opponents to unmask as a result. His mask victories included Extasis, Avispón Jr., and Apolo Negro. In late 2002, or early 2003 Kempo Kid lost aLucha de Apuestas match toStuka Jr. and was forced to unmask. As part of the tradition wrestlers are supposed to announce their real name, which means that Aguilar revealed that he was the son of El Texano.[4][5] He subsequently took the ring name "El Texano Jr.", adopting the same cowboy style character that his father used including carrying aLariat with him to the ring.[5]
Not long after adopting the new ring name he began working forConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; "World Wrestling Council"), the world's oldest and Mexico's largest wrestling promotion.[6] On October 7, 2005 Texano Jr. won his first professional wrestling championship when he teamed up withEl Sagrado andMáximo to defeatPandilla Guerrera ("Gang of Warriors";Sangre Azteca,Doctor X andNitro) to win theMexican National Trios Championship.[7] Over the next 569 days Texano Jr., Sagrado and Máximo defended the trios championship against teams such as Danger, Infierno, Magnum; deposed champions Doctor X, Nitro, Sangre Azteca and the team ofArkangel, Doctor X andMisterioso II.[8] On April 29, 2007 the team lost the Mexican National Trios Title to theLos Perros del Mal ("The Bad Dogs") faction ofMr. Águila,Damián 666 andHalloween. The title change came about as El Texano Jr. turned on his partners mid-match, givingLos Perros del Mal an easy victory.[9] Not long after turningRudo (the Lucha Libre term forheel, or villain) Texano Jr. joined Los Perros del Mal and began teaming withEl Terrible on a regular basis. On June 13, 2008 Texano Jr. participated in the main event of CMLL's annualInfierno en el Ring show, a multi-mansteel cage match where the last man in the ring would have his hair shaved off. The match involvedLos Perros del Mal, represented by Texano Jr. Damián 666, Mr. Águila, El Terrible andPerro Aguayo Jr. while thetecnico (Face or good guys in wrestling) side was represented byAlex Koslov,Marco Corleone,Shocker,Negro Casas andHeavy Metal. The match ended up with Texano Jr. and Heavy Metal being the last two in the ring, with Texano pinning Heavy Metal to force Heavy Metal to be shaved bald after the match.[10] On August 26, 2008 Texano Jr. and El Terrible defeated Sagrado and Rayman to win the Occidente Tag Team Championship, a regional tag team title defended mainly in the Mexican stated ofGuadalajara.[11]
In late 2008 Perros del Mal leaderPerro Aguayo Jr. decided to leave CMLL taking with him most of thePerros del Mal group, but El Texano Jr. and El Terrible decided not to leave CMLL. WhenAverno andMephisto formed the groupLos Hijos del Averno (The Sons of Hell) both Texano Jr. and El Terrible joined the group. On March 8, 2009 Texano Jr. won his second big "Luchas de Apuestas" match, defeating former teammate Máximo, forcing him to have his head shaved.[12] Texano Jr. continued to be successful as he won his first singles championship, theNWA World Light Heavyweight Championship fromAtlantis on April 5, 2009.[13] Holding the NWA Light Heavyweight Championship qualified Texano Jr. for the "CMLL Universal Championship" tournament, a single elimination tournament for all male CMLL endorsed champions. El Texano Jr. won block A on June 5 defeatingEl Hijo del Fantasma (CMLL World Trios Champion),Black Warrior (Mexican National Trios Champion) andLa Sombra (CMLL World Tag Team Champion) to qualify for the final.[14] Texano Jr. was defeated byÚltimo Guerrero in the finals of the tournament on June 19, 2009.[15] On July 24, 2009 El Texano Jr. made his first successful NWA World Light Heavyweight Title defense, defeating former champion Shocker.[16] In the fall of 2009 Texano Jr. and El Terrible became involved in a long-running "Mexico vs. Japan" storyline that had been going on since the summer as they began working with the Japanese duoNo Limit (Yujiro andNaito).
On December 4, 2009 Terrible and Texano Jr. defeated No Limit in aLuchas de Apuesta hair vs. hair match that was the main event of CMLL'sSin Salida show. After the match both members of No Limit had their heads shaved completely bald perlucha libre traditions.[17] On February 14, 2010 Texano Jr. and Terrible travelled to Japan to challenge No Limit for theIWGP Tag Team Championship, but were not able to defeat No Limit in their home country.[18] By virtue of holding the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship El Texano Jr. participated in the2010 Universal Championship tournament. He was part of "Block A" that competed on theJuly 30, 2010 Super Viernes show. He co-won the eight-manseeding battle royal, and then won his first round match by defeatingEphesto. The second round was a rematch from the previous year's tournament, only this time La Sombra eliminated El Texano Jr. and not vice versa.[19] On August 12, 2010, El Texano Jr.'s NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship was replaced with the newNWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship after CMLL had received complaints from theNational Wrestling Alliance.[20] In October and November 2010, El Texano Jr. and El Terrible took part in New Japan's2010 G1 Tag League. After victories overTakashi Iizuka andToru Yano and No Limit, Texano Jr. and Terrible finished fifth in their block and didn't advance to the semifinals of the tournament.[21][22][23] On December 14, 2010, El Texano Jr. lost the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship to Shocker.[24] Texano Jr. and El Terrible defeated the father/son team ofBrazo de Plata and Máximo in the main event of the 2011Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ("Homage to Two Legends") show, forcingLa Dinastia Alvarado (Brazo de Plata and Máximo) both to have their heads shaved bald.[25] In April 2011, Texano Jr. and El Terrible leftLos Hijos del Averno to form a new group withRey Bucanero.[26] The following month, the group was namedLa Fuerza TRT.[27]
On November 22, 2011, it was reported that El Texano Jr. had left CMLL and joinedPerros del Mal Producciones.[28] On November 24, El Texano Jr. appeared at a press conference, where he was officially presented as the newest member of the promotion, appearing alongside his brotherSuper Nova, who also works for the promotion.[29]
On December 8, El Texano Jr. andToscano appeared at another press conference, where it was announced that they were joining CMLL's rival promotionLucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA).[30] Later that day at anInternational Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) event, both El Texano Jr. and Súper Nova joined thePerros del Mal stable.[31] El Texano Jr. made his AAA debut on December 16 atGuerra de Titanes, forming the stableEl Consejo ("The Council") with former CMLL workers Toscano andMáscara Año 2000 Jr.[32] On January 21, 2012,Mortiz andSemental joinedEl Consejo as well, establishing it as a group opposing both AAA'stecnicos andrudos alike.[33][34] On February 10,El Consejo was joined byArgos.[35]El Consejo's first big match in AAA took place on March 18 atRey de Reyes, where El Texano Jr., Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and Toscano defeated AAA representativesDr. Wagner Jr.,Electroshock and Heavy Metal, following interference from the stable's newest member, "El Hombre de Negro" ("The Man in Black").[36] On May 19, El Texano Jr., Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and Toscano defeatedLos Psycho Circus (Monster Clown,Murder Clown andPsycho Clown), following another interference from El Hombre de Negro, to win theAAA World Trios Championship.[37] On June 16, El Hombre de Negro unmasked and revealed that it wasMáscara Año 2000 under the mask.[38] On October 7 atHéroes Inmortales, El Texano Jr. won the sixth annualCopa Antonio Peña tournament, scoring the last elimination overAAA Mega ChampionEl Mesías. However, afterwards the cup was taken away from El Texano Jr. when referee Copetes Salazar found out that Texano Jr. had cheated to win the match.[39][40] With a shot at the AAA Mega Championship in his future, El Texano Jr. formed an alliance with Dorian Roldán, bringingEl Consejo under the umbrella of hisLa Sociedad stable.[41]
On December 2 atGuerra de Titanes, El Texano Jr. defeated El Mesías to become the youngest AAA Mega Champion in history.[42] On February 18, 2013,El Consejo lost the AAA World Trios Championship toLos Psycho Circus, when Toscano turned on El Texano Jr. during the match.[43] On March 17 at that year'sRey de Reyes ("King of Kings") show, El Texano Jr. successfully defended the AAA Mega Championship againstBlue Demon Jr.[44] On June 16 atTriplemanía XXI, El Texano Jr. successfully defended his title against Heavy Metal.[45] On September 3, El Texano Jr. became the longest reigning AAA Mega Champion in its history as he eclipsedJeff Jarrett's title reign of 274 days. On June 7, 2014, atVerano de Escándalo ("Summer of Scandal"), El Texano Jr. successfully defended the title against Psycho Clown, after former CMLL referee Rafael el Maya turnedrudo and joinedEl Consejo.[46] The rivalry between El Texano Jr. and Psycho Clown culminated on August 17 atTriplemanía XXII, where Psycho Clown was victorious in aLucha de Apuestas between the two, forcing Texano Jr. to have his head shaved.[47] After a two-year reign, El Texano Jr. lost the AAA Mega Championship toEl Patrón Alberto on December 7, 2014, atGuerra de Titanes, ending his record 735-day reign.[48] On March 18, 2015, El Texano Jr. won the2015Rey de Reyes tournament.[49] On March 23, 2016, El Texano Jr. defeated El Mesías to win the vacant AAA Mega Championship for the second time.[50] He lost the title toJohnny Mundo on March 19, 2017.[51] On March 4, 2018, at Rey de Reyes lost against El Hijo del Fantasma in a Mask vs Hair match. On July 13, 2021, Texano Jr. was announcingAlberto El Patron's "Hecho en Mexico" event, announcing his departure from AAA after 9 years in his career.[52]
Texano made hisLucha Underground debut at the January 17, 2015, taping, when he attacked Alberto el Patrón, who was also making his debut at that taping.[53] In Lucha Underground Aguila performed the name "Texano", without the "Junior" suffix. On the March 25 episode Texano unsuccessfully challenged el Patrón for the AAA Mega Championship in aBullrope match.[54] He would later turn face when LU needed to replace an injuredChavo Guerrero Jr. in a storyline withBlue Demon Jr.[55] The two wrestled in aNo Disqualification match atUltima Lucha where Blue Demon Jr. won the match to cap off the first season.[56] During season two Texano won one of the Aztec Medallions that allowed Texano to fight for theLucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship, a match he would lose to Chavo Guerrero Jr.[57] ForUltima Lucha Dos he participated in a "Unique Opportunity" tournament, but lost toSon of Havoc in the first round.[58]
He wouldn't appear in Season Four. Famous B explained he sent Texano to Mexico to win titles to justify his absence.
Texano made hisImpact Wrestling debut, helpingEl Hijo del Fantasma andPagano defeatEddie Edwards andEthan Carter III, after the match the three deliver a post match beat-down with Texano using a rope to whip beforeJames Storm made the save. atBound for Glory,Team AAA (Texano, El Hijo del Fantasma and Pagano) lost toTeam Impact (Ethan Carter III,Eddie Edwards andJames Storm) in a Six-man tag team match. On September 20, 2018 episode ofImpact!, Texano unsuccessfully challengedAustin Aries for theImpact World Championship.[59]
Juan Aguilar Leos was born on July 31, 1984, in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico; son of Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui, aluchador orprofessional wrestler known under thering nameEl Texano.[3][5] Two years later his parents had another son who would later be known under the ring nameSúper Nova and in 2016 as Bengala.[Note 1][5] Juan Aguilar grew up in a family ofluchadors as several uncles were in the business as well includingEl Dandy,Negro Navarro, Apolo Navarro and Drako.[5] Over time several of his cousins also became professional wrestlers such asMictlán,Trauma I,Trauma II,Pólvora andInquisidor.[5]
On February 13, 2019 it was reported that Aguilar had filed a lawsuit in California against the El Rey Network and the Baba-G production company behind Lucha Underground. The lawsuit claimed that the LU contract "Illegally restricted" wrestlers from working in their "lawful profession" by being restricted from working for other companies while under contract with LU, which only paid per match. Also, Aguilar didn't work in the 4th season, claiming he wasn't paid since 2016.[60] The lawsuit was similar to the lawsuit made byKing Cuerno,Ivelisse Vélez,Joey Ryan andMelissa Cervantes two weeks before looking to invalidate their contracts.[61]
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempo Kid (mask) | Extasis (mask) | Morelia, Michoacán | Live event | N/A | [4] |
| Kempo Kid (mask) | Avispón Jr. (mask) | Acapulco, Guerrero | Live event | N/A | [4] |
| Kempo Kid (mask) | Apolo Negro (mask) | Oaxaca, Oaxaca | Live event | N/A | [4] |
| Kempo Kid (mask) | Kid Arroyo (hair) | Michoacán, Michoacán | Live event | N/A | [4] |
| Stuka Jr. (mask) | Kempo Kid (mask) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | 2002/2003 | [4] |
| El Texano Jr. (hair) | Rambo (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | N/A | |
| El Texano Jr. (hair) | Maniacop (hair) | Puebla, Puebla | Live event | February 5, 2006 | |
| El Texano Jr. (hair) | Heavy Metal | Mexico City | Infierno en el Ring | June 13, 2008 | [Note 4] |
| El Texano Jr. (hair) | Máximo (hair) | Guadalajara, Jalisco | CMLL Live event | March 8, 2009 | [65] |
| El Texano Jr. andEl Terrible (hair) | No Limit (hair) (Naito andYujiro) | Mexico City | Sin Salida | December 4, 2009 | [17] |
| La Fuerza TRT (hair) (El Texano Jr. andEl Terrible) | La Dinastia Alvarado (hair) (Brazo de Plata andMáximo) | Mexico City | Homenaje a Dos Leyendas | March 18, 2011 | [25] |
| Psycho Clown (hair) | El Texano Jr. (hair) | Mexico City | Triplemanía XXII | August 17, 2014 | [47] |
| El Hijo del Fantasma (mask) | El Texano Jr. (hair) | Mexico City | Rey de Reyes | March 4, 2018 |
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