Jerry Estrada

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jerry Estrada
Occupation	Amateur Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Jan 10, 1958(1958-01-10)
Age	66
Birthplace	Monclova
Country	Mexico
Birth City	Coahuila
Horoscope	Capricorn

Jerry Estrada Biography

Jerry Estrada is one of the most popular and richest Amateur Wrestler who was born on January 10, 1958 in Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico. Gerardo Hernandez Estrada was born on the 10th of January in 1958 in Monclova which is part of Northern Mexican state Coahuila. When he was a teenager two transit officers from the local area also employed in part-time jobs as professional wrestlers were willing training Estrada but broke Estrada’s foot in the first training session due to an accident. As he recovered, Estrada employed himself to make ends meet through selling chewing gum, polishing shoes, driving tracks , and even working as a line-chef. Through his many jobs the professional wrestler met Herodes who decided to coach him along with famous wrestler trainer Alberto Moras.

After having made his first appearance in the ring the moment that Jerry Estrada began working regularly for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) one of the oldest in the world and largest wrestling organizations. The company made Estrada as the new Mexican National Middleweight Champion, that was on the 4th of March 1984. He beat Ultraman. In the following 273 consecutive days, he held the title against Aguila Solitaria Cachorro Mendoza Atlantis and Mogur. Estrada was scheduled to compete during the EMLL 52nd Anniversary Show on September 20 but the event was postponed because of the Mexico City earthquake the day prior to. On November 30 1984 Atlantis was able to defeat Jerry Estrada to take home the Mexican National Middleweight Championship.

In 1990, EMLL created a Mini-Estrella (“Mini Star”) division and several of the small-sized wrestlers were given ring characters matching the regular- sized wrestlers; one such wrestler was Jerrito Estrada (Spanish for “Little Jerry Estrada”) who heavily physically resembled Estrada and had a similar wrestling style. While he was a smaller version of Jerry Estrada, EMLL’s conservative booking style kept the regular-sized wrestlers and the Mini- Estrellas from appearing or wrestling together.

By late 1991, EMLL changed their name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and created a number of “World” championships to help usher in the new name; one such title was the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship. CMLL held a tournament in late 1991 that saw Jerry Estrada defeat MS-1, Mascara Año 2000 and Black Magic on his way to the finals, where he defeated Pierroth Jr. to become the first champion. Estrada held the championship for 175 days until Pierroth Jr. won it from him.

Estrada was a prominent name in the Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) in the 1980s. He was also among the wrestlers who left EMLL to join Antonio Pena’s newly formed Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion (AAA) in 1992. Also, he briefly worked for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1997 and 1998, when AAA and WWF signed a partnership agreement. From 1991 until 2008, Mini Estrella Enrique del Rio worked under the name of Jerrito Estrada, a miniature model that was Jerry Estrada.

Jerry Estrada Net Worth

Jerry Estrada is one of the richest Amateur Wrestler from Mexico. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jerry Estrada 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jerry Estrada (full name, Gerardo Hernandez Estrada; born January 10, 1958, Monclova, Coahuila) is a semi-retired Mexican luchador (professional wrestler). In the majority of his time He has been an”rudo” (heel that depict”baddies “bad guys”) character and was dubbed “El Puma”. His rudo appearance was portrayed across various Glam Rock bands, complete with vibrant spandex as well as what is described as an “rock and roll” attitude in the rings. He was in the ring from 1978 to 2003, when he was forced quit due to the constant injuries due to his signature bumps in the Ring. Estrada began to work on select matches in the year 2018.

After being unmasked, Estrada began working under the name Jerry Estrada, the only name he’s been using since 1978. He gradually developed an “rock and roll” style in the ring, influenced by a variety of early and mid-1980s bands from the mid-1980s. While most wrestlers of the time were wearing traditional wrestling trunks and tights Estrada chose to wear black or dark-colored spandex, with brightly colored bandanas and tassels as was the style that glam rockers wore like Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider. Ricardo Vega, a magazine editor, invented the name “El Puma” for Estrada who was a one that Estrada used throughout his professional career. It caused Estrada to occasionally walk into the ring as a living Puma.

In 1986 EMLL decided to team Estrada up with Pirata Morgan and Hombre Bala to form a trio known as Los Bucaneros (“The Buccaneers”) as part of its emerging Trios division. For his stint with Los Bucaneros, Estrada had his hair cut short and began wrestling wearing a faux eyepatch as part of the Pirate image. Los Bucaneros went on to defeat the trio of Kiss, Ringo Mendoza, and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. to win the Mexican National Trios Championship on August 30, 1987. Their reign ended when Los Destructores (“The Destroyers”; Tony Arce, Emilio Charles Jr., and Vulcano) were chosen by EMLL to become the next champions, taking the titles on January 31, 1988. Estrada departed Los Bucaneros not long after the title loss, being replaced on the team with El Verdungo. Estrada left the team because he wanted to shed the pirate image and return to the wrestling style of his “El Puma” character.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In early 1997 AAA began a working relationship with the North American-based World Wrestling Federation (WWF), with AAA sending several of their wrestlers to the US to work WWF shows. Estrada made his only WWF appearance when he worked a match at the 1997 Royal Rumble where he teamed up with Fuerza Guerrera and former rival Heavy Metal, losing to Héctor Garza, Perro Aguayo, and El Canek. Estrada was also one of the first participants in AAA’s Rey de Reyes (“King of Kings”) which would become an annual tournament. In the first round, Latin Lover outlasted Estrada, Máscara Sagrada Jr., and The Killer. At Triplemanía V-A Estrada teamed up with El Picudo to be one of four teams competing in a Luchas de Apuestas match. Estrada and his teammate survived the match without losing their hair, which ended with Leon Negro pinning Halcón Dorado Jr.

Facts & Trivia

Jerry Ranked on the list of most popular Amateur Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Mexico. Jerry Estrada celebrates birthday on January 10 of every year.

On September 4, 2002, Estrada and Misterioso were teamed up for a storyline feud with Enfermero Jr. and Pimpinela Escarlata that led to Estrada and Misterioso having all their hair shaved off as a result of losing a Lucha de Apuestas match. A month later Estrada faced the masked Espectro Jr. in a Lucha de Apuestas match that Estrada won and, As a consequence, Espectro Jr. removed the wig instead of actually unmasking. His last match for AAA took place on March 23, 2003, and saw Estrada, Héctor Garza, and Pimpinela Escarlata lose to Dos Caras Jr., El Hijo del Solitario, and Perro Aguayo Jr.