| Jorge Estrada | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jorge Moraza |
| Born | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Estrada Hexxy Jorge Estrada |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Billed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Billed from | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Trained by | Dusty Rhodes |
| Debut | 1999 |
| Retired | 2003 |
Jorge Moraza is an Americanprofessional wrestler, better known by thering nameJorge Estrada. He is a formerNational Wrestling AllianceNorth American Heavyweight champion and participated in the first televised match ofNWA Total Nonstop Action.
Moraza was trained byDusty Rhodes and debuted in 1999 as "Jorge Estrada". He wrestled in Georgia'sNWA Wildside as well as Rhodes's Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling, winning the TCW Tag Team Championship withGlacier (Ray Lloyd). Estrada also wrestled forExtreme Championship Wrestling during 2000, including a match againstSimon Diamond and Johnny Swinger in their first appearance as a team.[1]
Estrada's biggest exposure came in the early days of theTotal Nonstop Action (TNA) wrestlingpromotion. From the first TNA event in June 2002, he wrestled with the gimmick of anElvis impersonator as part of The Flying Elvises trio until that group disbanded in October.
Estrada continued to wear the Elvisjumpsuit as a solo wrestler, and took avalet named Priscilla. During this time, he won theNWA North American Championship from Paul Atlas at theNational Wrestling Alliance 54th Anniversary Show on October 26 inTexas. Curiously, his status as champion was never mentioned on TNA programming, even though TNA was the flagship promotion of the NWA at the time and the North American Championship was ostensibly the second-highest in status behind theWorld Heavyweight Championship. Estrada never appeared on-camera with the belt, as TNA's agreement with NWA only extended to the World Heavyweight and Tag Team championships.
Instead, Estrada was booked as anunderdogface against theheel groupSports Entertainment Xtreme (SEX). After he rejected their offer to join them, members of the group physically stripped Estrada of his costume during an assault. The leaders of SEX then debuted an overweight wrestler with the nameDisgraceland to taunt Estrada, wearing his costume.
Estrada defeated Disgraceland on the March 5, 2003 TNApay-per-view and disappeared from TNA shortly after. He returned to the independent circuit, including some matches with IWA Mid-South. Estrada lost the North American Championship on May 3, 2003, toHotstuff Hernandez in NWA Wildside.