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Al Madril
Birth nameAlberto Madril
Born(1950-03-15)March 15, 1950(age 74)
San Bernardino, California,United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Al Madril
Leo Madril
Billed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight231 lb (105 kg)
Debut1970
Retired1993

Alberto"Al"Madril(born March 20, 1950) is an American retiredprofessional wrestler.

Professional wrestling career

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Madril began his wrestling career in 1970.[1]During the first half of the decade, he competed inPacific Northwest Wrestling,thePortland, Oregon-based division of theNational Wrestling Alliance(NWA). While there, he formed atag teamknown as The Compadres withJosé Gonzálezand won theNWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championshipon July 2, 1973.[1][2]Wrestling under the ring name Leo Madril, he also competed in theVancouver,British Columbia-basedNWA All-Star Wrestling.He held the Vancouver version of theNWA Canadian Tag Team Championshiptwice, teaming withFlash Gordonfor the first win, andDan Kroffatfor the second.[1][3]

Competing once again under his real name, Madril then moved to Texas to continue his career.[4]In 1975, he won theNWA Texas Heavyweight Championshipon three occasions, defeating El Gran Marcus for the first andJohn Tolosfor the others.[1][5]He also teamed withJose Lothariothat year to win theNWA Texas Tag Team Championshiptwice.[6]He wrestled for theWorld Wrestling Federationin 1984.

Late in his career, Madril was a traveling partner ofShawn Michaels,who was trained by his former tag team partner Lothario. Michaels credits Madril with helping him develop an appreciation for the music ofElvis Presley.[7]After adopting his "Heartbreak Kid" gimmick in the early 1990s, Michaels went on to host an interview segment in theWorld Wrestling Federationnamed theHeartbreak Hotel,after one of Presley's songs.[8]

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" withBrian Adias,who turned heel after accusing the Von Erichs of holding him back and preventing him from succeeding on his own merits. During one especially memorable incident,Kerry Von Erich,who was Brian's high school classmate in real life, confronted him regarding his actions. Still on crutches following his June 1986 motorcycle accident, Kerry was attacked by Madril, with Adias standing aside and allowing Madril to hit Kerry with one of the crutches several times before ring announcerMarc Lowrancefinally managed to get Kerry out of the ring. Afterwards,Kevin Von Erichran in and launched an attack on Madril. Adias and Madril would go on to win theWorld Class Tag Team Championship,while continuing to feud with the Von Erichs through the summer of 1987.

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

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References

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  2. ^ab"NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title".Wrestling Titles.Archivedfrom the original on December 22, 2008.RetrievedJanuary 8,2009.
  3. ^ab"NWA Canadian Tag Team Title (Vancouver)".Wrestling Titles.Archivedfrom the original on December 22, 2008.RetrievedJanuary 8,2009.
  4. ^"The Shawn T. Malone Films - Madril vs. Matsuda Wrestling Match (1975".Texas Archive of the Moving Image.RetrievedDecember 8,2019.
  5. ^ab"Texas Heavyweight Title".Wrestling Titles.Archivedfrom the original on December 30, 2008.RetrievedJanuary 8,2009.
  6. ^ab"Texas Tag Team Title".Wrestling Titles.Archivedfrom the original on December 30, 2008.RetrievedJanuary 8,2009.
  7. ^Michaels, Shawn; Aaron Feigenbaum (2005).Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story.Simon & Schuster. p.84.ISBN0-7434-9380-X.
  8. ^Michaels, Shawn; Aaron Feigenbaum (2005).Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story.Simon & Schuster. p.190.ISBN0-7434-9380-X.
  9. ^Petersen, Steve."Pacific Northwest #22, Page 2".Kayfabe Memories.RetrievedJanuary 8,2009.
  10. ^"World Class Memories: FAQ: Current Whereabouts and Final Resting Places".Archived fromthe originalon February 4, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 4,2015.
  11. ^NWA World Tag Team Title (San Francisco) historyAt wrestling-titles.com
  12. ^Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "(Dallas) Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [Fritz Von Erich]".Wrestling Title Histories.Archeus Communications.ISBN978-0-9698161-5-7.
  13. ^"N.W.A. American Tag Team Title".Wrestling-Titles.com.RetrievedJanuary 19,2020.
  14. ^Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Heavyweight Title [Von Erich]".Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present.Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 268–269.ISBN0-9698161-5-4.
  15. ^"NWA Texas Heavyweight Title".Wrestling-Titles.RetrievedMarch 30,2017.
  16. ^NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title historyAt wrestling-titles.com
  17. ^NWA World Tag Team Title (Texas version) historyAt wrestling-titles.com
  18. ^Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Texas: NWA World Tag Team Title [Siegel, Boesch and McLemore]".Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present.Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications.ISBN0-9698161-5-4.
  19. ^"National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [E. Texas]".Wrestling-Titles.RetrievedFebruary 21,2017.
  20. ^Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Texas: WCWA Television Title".Wrestling Title Histories.Archeus Communications. p. 396.ISBN0-9698161-5-4.
  21. ^"World Class Television Title".Wrestling-titles.com.RetrievedNovember 19,2016.
  22. ^WCWA World Tag Team Title historyAt wrestling-titles.com
  23. ^NWA Americas Heavyweight Title historyAt wrestling-titles.com
  24. ^NWA American Tag Team Title NWA Americas Tag Team Title historyAt wrestling-titles.com
  25. ^NWA World Tag Team Title (Los Angeles) historyAt wrestling-titles.com
  26. ^NWA Pacific Northwest Television Title historyAt wrestling-titles.com
  27. ^SCW Southwest Heavyweight/Television Title historyAt wrestling-titles.com
  28. ^TASW Heavyweight Title historyAt wrestling-titles.com
  29. ^SCW Southwest Tag Team Title historyAt wrestling-titles.com
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