{"id":97231,"date":"2021-08-01T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=97231"},"modified":"2021-07-31T20:35:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T00:35:50","slug":"juventud-guerrera-comes-to-aew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/08\/01\/juventud-guerrera-comes-to-aew\/","title":{"rendered":"Juventud Guerrera Comes to AEW: What to Know About the Former WCW Cruiserweight Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, on AEW Dynamite Fight for the Fallen<\/strong><\/a>, Chris Jericho<\/strong> found himself in Chapter 2 of MJF<\/strong>‘s \u201c5 Labours of Jericho.\u201d On this night, he battled deathmatch veteran and former GCW<\/strong> World Champion Nick Gage<\/strong> in a match contested under no rules. Following a brutal encounter that involved everything from a pizza cutter to light tubes to a pane of glass, Jericho put down Gage with the Judas Effect. Post-match, an irate MJF took to the mic, deciding to take his rival on a trip down memory lane. On the November 13, 2019 episode of Dynamite, Jericho insinuated that even before MJF was born, \u201cLe Champion\u201d was beating up Juventud Guerrera<\/strong> on WCW Saturday Night<\/strong>. When MJF asked, \u201cwho the hell is Juvi,\u201d Jericho told him to Google it. Through this seemingly innocent callback, MJF formulated Chapter 3. This week, for the first time in 15 years, \u201cThe Juice\u201d returns to TNT.<\/p>\n

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Juventud Guerrera \u2013 What to Know<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Early Days in Mexico and ECW<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Born on November 23, 1974, the man who eventually found fame as Juventud Guerrera began his professional wrestling career in 1992. As the son of Fuerza Guerrera<\/strong>, who worked for major promotions in Mexico such as Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide<\/strong> and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre<\/strong> (CMLL<\/strong>), it almost seemed like a foregone conclusion that \u201cJuvi\u201d would become a wrestler as well. For the first few years of his career, Guerrera wrestled primarily for AAA, donning a mask like his father before him.<\/p>\n

In February of 1996, Juventud Guerrera became exposed to American audiences through his brief stint in Extreme Championship Wrestling<\/strong>. Along with such names as Konnan<\/strong> and Rey Misterio Jr.<\/strong>, Guerrera showcased lucha libre; this is a wrestling style characterized by colorful personas and fast-paced action. During this period, fans either seldom saw the style in question or were never exposed to it. That same year, Guerrera debuted for World Championship Wrestling<\/strong>. Keep in mind that, by this time, he was already a popular star in Mexico. For the World Wrestling Association<\/strong>, for example, Guerrera was a former WWA World Welterweight Champion, Tag Team Champion, Trios Champion, and 2x Lightweight Champion. As WCW brought more international talent into the fold, \u201cJuvi’s\u201d inclusion was a no-brainer.<\/p>\n