Jorge Morazais an Americanprofessional wrestler,better known by thering nameJorge Estrada.He is a formerNational Wrestling AllianceNorth American Heavyweightchampion and participated in the first televised match ofNWA Total Nonstop Action.
| Jorge Estrada | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jorge Moraza |
| Born | Miami, Florida,U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Estrada Hexxy Jorge Estrada |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Billed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Billed from | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Trained by | Dusty Rhodes |
| Debut | 1999 |
| Retired | 2003 |
Professional wrestling career
editMoraza was trained byDusty Rhodesand debuted in 1999 as "Jorge Estrada". He wrestled in Georgia'sNWA Wildsideas well as Rhodes's Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling, winning the TCW Tag Team Championship withGlacier (Ray Lloyd).Estrada also wrestled forExtreme Championship Wrestlingduring 2000, including a match againstSimon Diamond and Johnny Swingerin their first appearance as a team.[1]
Estrada's biggest exposure came in the early days of theTotal Nonstop Action(TNA) wrestlingpromotion.From the first TNA event in June 2002, he wrestled with the gimmick of anElvis impersonatoras part of The Flying Elvises trio until that group disbanded in October.
Estrada continued to wear the Elvisjumpsuitas a solo wrestler, and took avaletnamed Priscilla. During this time, he won theNWA North American Championshipfrom Paul Atlas at theNational Wrestling Alliance54th Anniversary Show on October 26 inTexas.Curiously, his status as champion was never mentioned on TNA programming, even though TNA was the flagship promotion of the NWA at the time and the North American Championship was ostensibly the second-highest in status behind theWorld Heavyweight Championship.Estrada never appeared on-camera with the belt, as TNA's agreement with NWA only extended to the World Heavyweight and Tag Team championships.
Instead, Estrada was booked as anunderdogfaceagainst theheelgroupSports Entertainment Xtreme(SEX). After he rejected their offer to join them, members of the group physically stripped Estrada of his costume during an assault. The leaders of SEX then debuted an overweight wrestler with the nameDisgracelandto taunt Estrada, wearing his costume.
Estrada defeated Disgraceland on the March 5, 2003 TNApay-per-viewand disappeared from TNA shortly after. He returned to the independent circuit, including some matches with IWA Mid-South. Estrada lost the North American Championship on May 3, 2003, toHotstuff Hernandezin NWA Wildside.
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling
- TCW Tag Team Championship(2 times) – withGlacier(1 time) andSonny Siaki(1 time)
- National Wrestling Alliance
- Independent Wrestling Association
- IWA Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
References
edit- ^"WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results".f4wonline.
- ^"Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2003".Internet Wrestling Database.RetrievedJune 8,2017.
External links
edit- Jorge Estrada's profile atCagematch.net,Wrestlingdata,Internet Wrestling Database