Los Boricuas
Encyclopedia
Los Boricuas was a Hispanic
professional wrestling
heel
stable in the World Wrestling Federation
in the late 1990s. The name was derived from a popular nickname
for Puerto Rican people
, as all the stable's members were from Puerto Rico
.
gimmick. The character formed the stable after he was fired from the Nation of Domination
. The stable only lasted for roughly a year from June 1997 to October 1998. The group members featured Miguel Perez Jr. son of of Miguel Perez Sr., Jose Estarda Jr. son of WWF jobber Jose Estrada Sr., and Jesus Castillo. They were mainly involved in angles with other stables including the Nation of Domination and the Disciples of Apocalypse
. During WrestleMania XIV
's tag team Battle Royal
, Los Boricuas engaged two teams (Savio and Miguel, and José and Jesús), fighting on Raw is War. Vega left the group in July, and would return to a singles career before being released later that summer. Castillo still a team member, became a jobber on Shotgun. Perez,Castillo, & Estrada would still fight as a tag team on Raw and Shotgun until October 1998 and compete in WWF SuperAstros until the show ended in August 1999 and all three of them left the company. All of members of The Boricuas including Vega reformed in 2001 in Puerto Rico's IWA.
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
professional wrestling
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
heel
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
stable in the World Wrestling Federation
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
in the late 1990s. The name was derived from a popular nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
for Puerto Rican people
Puerto Rican people
A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
, as all the stable's members were from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
.
History
The stable was led by Juan Rivera under his Savio VegaSavio Vega
Juan Rivera is a professional wrestler best known under the name Savio Vega. During the mid-late 1990s, he was an active wrestler in the World Wrestling Federation...
gimmick. The character formed the stable after he was fired from the Nation of Domination
Nation of Domination
The Nation of Domination was a professional wrestling stable in World Wrestling Federation from November 18, 1996 to November 28, 1998. The Rock was a 1 time Intercontinental Champion and D'Lo Brown was a 2 time European Champion while in the group.-United States Wrestling Association :The...
. The stable only lasted for roughly a year from June 1997 to October 1998. The group members featured Miguel Perez Jr. son of of Miguel Perez Sr., Jose Estarda Jr. son of WWF jobber Jose Estrada Sr., and Jesus Castillo. They were mainly involved in angles with other stables including the Nation of Domination and the Disciples of Apocalypse
Disciples of Apocalypse
The Disciples of Apocalypse were a biker-themed professional wrestling stable in the World Wrestling Federation in the late 1990s. The group came together from the demise of the Nation of Domination stable in June 1997 and consisted of four main members: Crush, Chainz, Skull and...
. During WrestleMania XIV
WrestleMania XIV
WrestleMania XIV was the fourteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation , which took place on March 29, 1998 at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts....
's tag team Battle Royal
Battle royal (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a battle royal is a multi-competitor match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared winner...
, Los Boricuas engaged two teams (Savio and Miguel, and José and Jesús), fighting on Raw is War. Vega left the group in July, and would return to a singles career before being released later that summer. Castillo still a team member, became a jobber on Shotgun. Perez,Castillo, & Estrada would still fight as a tag team on Raw and Shotgun until October 1998 and compete in WWF SuperAstros until the show ended in August 1999 and all three of them left the company. All of members of The Boricuas including Vega reformed in 2001 in Puerto Rico's IWA.
Championships and accomplishments
Dominican Wrestling Entertainment-
- DWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) - Savio Vega and Miguel Perez
- International Wrestling AssociationInternational Wrestling AssociationThe International Wrestling Association is a wrestling promotion in Puerto Rico, started in Japan in 1994 by promoter Victor Quiñones. The Hispanic division was created in 1999. The company was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance until 2001, but again became a member in 2007...
- IWA World Tag Team ChampionshipIWA World Tag Team ChampionshipIWA World Tag Team Championship is a tag team titles being defending in the International Wrestling Association in Puerto Rico. It has been an active wrestling championship since January 6, 2000.-Title history:-References:*General...
(6 times)
- IWA World Tag Team Championship
- World Wrestling CouncilWorld Wrestling CouncilThe World Wrestling Council is one of Puerto Rico's two main professional wrestling promotions, the other one being the International Wrestling Association....
- WWC Universal Heavyweight ChampionshipWWC Universal Heavyweight ChampionshipThe WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship and the top title contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council. The championship was established in July 1982, as the WWC World Heavyweight...
(1 time) - Jesús Castillo
- WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Worst Feud of the Year (1997) - vs. Disciples of ApocalypseDisciples of ApocalypseThe Disciples of Apocalypse were a biker-themed professional wrestling stable in the World Wrestling Federation in the late 1990s. The group came together from the demise of the Nation of Domination stable in June 1997 and consisted of four main members: Crush, Chainz, Skull and...
- Worst Feud of the Year (1997) - vs. Disciples of Apocalypse