Gran Markus Jr.

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Gran Markus Jr.
Birth nameCándido Robles Cruz
Born (1953-08-14) August 14, 1953 (age 70)
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Gran Markus Jr.
Tony Benetto
Billed height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Billed weight130 kg (287 lb)
Billed fromGuadalajara, Jalisco
Trained byDiablo Velasco
Debut1977
Retired2000s

Cándido Robles Cruz (born August 14, 1953) is a retired

Luchas de Apuesta match, or "bet match" to Mil Máscaras
.

Professional wrestling career

Cándido Robles made his professional wrestling debut in 1977, adopting the

Los Hermanos Dinamitas (Cien Caras and his brother Máscara Año 2000).[3]

In 1987 Robles abandoned the "Tony Benetto" character in favor of an

Luchas de Apuesta, or bet match, where Gran Markus ended up shaved bald after the match.[4] On July 9, 1990 Gran Markus Jr. won his third Mexican National Heavyweight Championship, defeating Popitekus for the belt. This third and final reign lasted three months before he lost the belt to Rayo de Jalisco Jr., son of his former tag team partner.[2] In the early-1990s Gran Markus Jr. El Hijo del Gladiador and Dr. Wagner Jr. formed a team called La Ola Blanca ("the White Wave"), named after the original La Ola Blanca that consisted of Dr. Wagner Jr.'s father Dr. Wagner and Ángel Blanco. The trio defeated Los Brazos ("The Arms"; El Brazo, Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata) on April 22, 1994, to win the CMLL World Trios Championship.[5] La Ola Blanca held the titles for almost a year, until March 31, 1995, when they were defeated by Los Cachales ("The Jackals"; Bestia Salvaje, Emilio Charles Jr. and Sangre Chicana).[5] The following year Gran Markus Jr. and Hijo del Gladiador defeated Atlantis and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. to win the CMLL World Tag Team Championship on behalf of La Ola Blanca.[6] Their reign with the tag team belts only lasted for a month as Atlantis and Lizmark won the belts on October 18, 1996.[6] In the late 1990s La Ola Blanca disintegrated, helped along by Gran Markus Jr. losing his white mask in a Lucha de Apuesta match against Mil Máscaras on June 29, 1997.[4] Following the mask loss Gran Markus Jr. worked a feud against Los Brazos, defeating Brazo de Oro in a Lucha de Apuesta, hair vs. hair match, but ended up losing his own hair to Brazo de Plata on May 29, 1998.[4] In the years that followed Gran Markus Jr.'s career slowed down, working less dates and usually in smaller venues. During the early part of the 2000s Gran Markus Jr. lost Luchas de Apuesta matches against Atlantis, Rayo de Jalisco Jr., La Parka and Pierroth Jr., having his hair shaved off each time.[4]

After Cándido Robles' retirement, another wrestler began using the "Gran Markus Jr." name on the Northern Mexican independent circuit. It was the more recent "Gran Markus Jr." who died due to complications from diabetes in March 2015, not Robles.[7]

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
José Torres (hair) Tony Benetto (hair) Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event N/A  
El Satánico (hair) Tony Benetto (hair) N/A Live event N/A  
El Faraón and Ringo Mendoza (hair) Tony Benetto and Herodes (hair) Mexico City Live event June 27, 1980  
Halcón Ortiz (hair) Tony Benetto (hair) Mexico City Live event April 30, 1982  
Ringo Mendoza, César Curiel and Rey Salomón (hair) Tony Benetto, Herodes and
Adorable Rubi
(hair)		 Mexico City Live event December 10, 1982 [8]
Halcón Ortiz (hair) Tony Benetto (hair) Mexico City Live event November 28, 1983  
Ringo Mendoza (hair) Tony Benetto (hair) Mexico City Live event September 1984  
Gran Markus Jr. (mask) Gran Markus (hair) Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event 1989 [4]
Mil Máscaras (mask) Gran Markus Jr. (mask) Naucalpan, State of Mexico Live event June 29, 1997 [Note 1][4]
Gran Markus Jr. (hair) Brazo de Oro (hair) Mexico City 42. Aniversario de Arena México April 24, 1998 [4][9]
Brazo de Plata (hair) Gran Markus Jr. (hair) Mexico City Live event May 29, 1998 [4]
Atlantis (mask) Gran Markus Jr. (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event July 19, 1999 [4]
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. (mask) Gran Markus Jr. (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event January 30, 2000 [4][10]
La Parka (mask) Gran Markus Jr. (hair) Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Live event July 17, 2000 [4][10]
Gran Markus Jr. (hair) Veneno (mask) Mexico City Homenaje a Dos Leyendas March 17, 2002 [4]
Gran Markus Jr. (hair) Veneno (hair) Mexico City Live event November 20, 2002 [4]
Pierroth Jr. (hair) Gran Markus Jr. (hair) Mexico City Homenaje a Dos Leyendas March 21, 2003 [4]
Loco Zandokan II (hair) Gran Markus Jr. (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event June 10, 2007  

Footnotes

  1. ^ Match also included Tinieblas

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3
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    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  3. ^
    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Gran Markus Jr. (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. August 2007. p. 47. Tomo II.
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    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  6. ^
    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  7. ^ Zellner, Kris (March 15, 2015). "The Lucha Report". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  8. ^ Centinela, Teddy (December 10, 2014). "En un día como hoy… Satánico y Sangre Chicana empatan en lucha de cabelleras". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  9. ^ Lucha 2000 Staff (April 2006). "Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 28.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ a b "SLAM! Wrestling International -- 2000: The Year-In-Review Mexico". Slam Wrestling!. Canoe. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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