Los Boricuas

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Los Boricuas
Jesús Castillo
Name(s)Los Boricuas
The Caribbean Express
La Revolución
Los Autenticos
Billed fromPuerto Rico
DebutJune 30, 1997
DisbandedSeptember 5, 1999[1]
Years active1997–1999
2000-2001
2002-2009
2013-2015

Los Boricuas were a

World Wrestling League and the World Wrestling Council
.

History

World Wrestling Federation (1997–1999)

The stable was led by Juan Rivera under his

Apolo Dantes. On September 5, 1999, Los Boricuas made their final appearance in a backstage segment, which was the last episode of Super Astros.[3]

International Wrestling Association (2000, 2001)

In 2000, all three members except Estrada teamed together in International Wrestling Association (IWA) in Puerto Rico.[4]

All members of The Los Boricuas including Vega reformed in 2001 in Puerto Rico's IWA, for the IWA's Tenth Anniversary show. The promotion contracted Jesús Castillo and staged a one-night reunion.[5] At the event, Los Boricuas defeated a stable known as "La Revolución Dominicana" in a flag-on-a-pole match.[6]

Los Autenticos (2002-2009)

From 2002 to 2009 Vega and Perez teamed together continuing to work in IWA Puerto Rico known as Los Autenticos. On November 29, 2008, they won the IWA World Tag Team Championship defeating the Arabians. They only held the titles for 15 days before vacating them.[7]

Reunions (2013–2015)

On July 1, 2013, Alejandro Franqui, the president of a promotion named Perfect Stars Wrestling (PSW) announced that its first show would serve as a homage to Los Boricuas.

World Wrestling League (WWL), with all but Estrada joining the promotion's roster.[9] In storyline, they were recruited to feud with the AAA World Trios Champions, Los Psycho Circus. The first encounter between both teams concluded without a clear winner, being ruled a double countout.[10]
On September 8, 2013, Los Boricuas defeated Los Psycho Circus.

On June 15, 2014, Castillo reappeared in the World Wrestling Council, where he joined Pérez. This variant was recognized as another reunion of Los Boricuas and was alternatively called "The Caribbean Express". At Summer Madness, Pérez and Castillo defeated a team known as Los Templarios to win the WWC World Tag Team Championship.[11] The following week, Castillo lost a singles match that enabled a rematch for the titles. On July 11, 2015, independent promotion New Wrestling Revolution announced that another incarnation of Los Boricuas formed by Vega and Pérez would be appearing in an event named Summer Revolution held weeks later. Performing as heels, the tag team was brought in to work a feud with a stable known as La Revolución.

Legacy

Rapper and part-time profesional wrestler Bad Bunny made references to two members of the group in a Raw appearance prior to Backlash, after which Savio Vega symbolically named him the “5th Boricua”.[12] Vega himself made several appearances at the event, handing Bad Bunny a “Boricua kendo stick” for his San Juan Street Fight and using the stable’s entrance music during a second intervention where he was joined by the Latino World Order.[13][14]

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

  1. ^ "WWF Wrestling September 1999 from Super Astros (No WWE Network recaps)". YouTube.
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  3. ^ "WWF Wrestling September 1999 from Super Astros (no WWE Network recaps)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.
  4. ^ Cagematch https://www.cagematch.net/?id=29&nr=3008&page=2&year=2000&promotion=51. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Francisco "McGyver" Gaztambide (2009-07-11). "CASTILLO EN ANIVERSARIO IWA" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  6. ^ "IWA:RESULTADOS DE SU ANIVERSARIO" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. 2009-07-19. Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  7. ^ Santiago, Luis (2008-11-29). "IWA - Resultados: November to Remember – Levittown 11/29/08". IWAPR.tv (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  8. ^ a b c d e Juan Rosario (2013-07-19). Regresan Los Boricuas a la lucha libre (in Spanish). Primera Hora.
  9. ^ "Vuelven a la lucha libre Los Boricuas" (in Spanish). NotiCel.com. 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  10. ^ "Los Boricuas se reunen en México" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. 2013-09-07. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  11. ^ "Resultados Completos WWC Summer Madness 6/21". 22 June 2014.
  12. ^ AB Morales (April 27, 2023). "Bad Bunny Gives Shout Out To Savio Vega During Raw Return". LastWordonProWrestling.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  13. ^ "Savio Vega gifts Bad Bunny a Puerto Rican Kendo stick: WWE Backlash 2023 highlights". WWE (YouTube channel). April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  14. ^ "The LWO fight off The Judgment Day with Savio Vega's help: WWE Backlash 2023 highlights". WWE. April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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