Angel Medina
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| Angel Medina | |
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| Ring name(s) | Angel The Kingpin Newyorkican NYRican Baldie Spanish Angel |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Billed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Born | c. 1970 [1] New York City, New York [1] |
| Billed from | "Fordham Road in The Bronx" |
| Trained by | Johnny Rodz |
Angel Medina is an American police officer and former professional wrestler of Puerto Rican extraction. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s and early 2000s under the ring name Angel.
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[edit] Career
At an early age, Medina relocated from New York to Puerto Rico, where he became interested in professional wrestling. At the age of 17, Medina began training as a wrestler under Johnny Rodz. [1]
In the course of his career, Medina wrestled in Mexico and Japan. [1]
In 1999, Medina joined Extreme Championship Wrestling. Wrestling under the ring name Angel, Medina formed a stable known as "Da Baldies" with Vito LoGrasso, Tony DeVito, Vic Grimes and Redd Dogg. The Baldies feuded with New Jack throughout late 1999 and early 2000 over who was the "King of the Streets". Throughout the summer of 2000, Medina and DeVito feuded with Chris Chetti and Nova.
After ECW declared bankruptcy in April 2001, Medina began wrestling for the Puerto Rican International Wrestling Association as NY Rican Baldie. Between July 2001 and September 2001, he won the IWA Hardcore Championship on seven occasions, trading the title with wrestlers such as Glamour Boy Shane and fellow ECW alumni Super Crazy and Tommy Dreamer. [2]
Upon retiring in the early 2000s, Medina became a police officer in Wichita, Kansas. [1]
[edit] Wrestling facts
- Finishing and signature moves
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- Fallen Angel (TKO)
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- IWA Hardcore Championship (7 times) [2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Woods, C (2004-10-14). Wichita's Hispanic Heritage. The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved on February 18, 2007.
- ^ a b González, M.. Historia del Campeonato Hardcore. Retrieved on February 18, 2007.
