Al Madril
| Al Madril | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth name | Alberto Madril |
| Born | March 15, 1950 San Bernardino, California, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Al Madril Leo Madril |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
| Debut | 1970 |
| Retired | 1993 |
Alberto "Al" Madril (born March 20, 1950) is an American retired professional wrestler.
Professional wrestling career
Madril began his wrestling career in 1970.[1] During the first half of the decade, he competed in Pacific Northwest Wrestling, the Portland, Oregon-based division of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). While there, he formed a tag team known as The Compadres with José González and won the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship on July 2, 1973.[1][2] Wrestling under the ring name Leo Madril, he also competed in the Vancouver, British Columbia-based NWA All-Star Wrestling. He held the Vancouver version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship twice, teaming with Flash Gordon for the first win, and Dan Kroffat for the second.[1][3]
Competing once again under his real name, Madril then moved to Texas to continue his career.
Late in his career, Madril was a traveling partner of
Madril was involved in a rather high-profile feud with the Von Erich family in late 1986 and much of 1987, when he formed a tag team sometimes referred to as the "Duo of Doom" with
Madril competed until his retirement in 1993.[1][9] He is currently working as a security guard for a hospital in Los Angeles.[10]
Championships and accomplishments
- Big Time Wrestling (San Francisco)
- NWA All-Star Wrestling
- Dan Kroffat (1)[3]
- NWA Big Time Wrestling / World Class Wrestling Association
- NWA Hollywood Wrestling
- NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[23]
- NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Chavo Guerrero Sr. (1), Mando Guerrero (1), and Tom Prichard (2)[24]
- 1 time) - with Walter Johnson[25]
- Pacific Northwest Wrestling
- José González (1) and Ricky Santana (1)[2]
- NWA Pacific Northwest Television Championship (3 times)[26]
- Southwest Championship Wrestling / Texas All-Star Wrestling
- SCW Television Championship (1 time)[27]
- TASW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[28]
- Chavo Guerrero, Sr. (1), Magnificent Zulu (1), and Mike Golden (1)[29]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Wrestler Profiles: Al Madril". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ a b "NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title". Wrestling Titles. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ a b "NWA Canadian Tag Team Title (Vancouver)". Wrestling Titles. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "The Shawn T. Malone Films - Madril vs. Matsuda Wrestling Match (1975". Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ a b "Texas Tag Team Title". Wrestling Titles. Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ISBN 0-7434-9380-X.
- ISBN 0-7434-9380-X.
- ^ Petersen, Steve. "Pacific Northwest #22, Page 2". Kayfabe Memories. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "World Class Memories: FAQ: Current Whereabouts and Final Resting Places". Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ NWA World Tag Team Title (San Francisco) history At wrestling-titles.com
- ISBN 978-0-9698161-5-7.
- ^ "N.W.A. American Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ^ NWA World Tag Team Title (Texas version) history At wrestling-titles.com
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [E. Texas]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "World Class Television Title". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ WCWA World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ^ NWA Americas Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ^ NWA American Tag Team Title NWA Americas Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ^ NWA World Tag Team Title (Los Angeles) history At wrestling-titles.com
- ^ NWA Pacific Northwest Television Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ^ SCW Southwest Heavyweight/Television Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ^ TASW Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ^ SCW Southwest Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com