Pablo Marquez
Encyclopedia
Pablo Márquez is a professional wrestler who has competed for various promotions such as the World Wrestling Council
, International Wrestling Association
, and Michinoku Pro
out of Japan. Marquez is probably most famous for his brief stint in the World Wrestling Federation
(WWF) in 1998 as Babu. Marquez also competed in Extreme Championship Wrestling
(ECW) as Ubas and in Kaientai Dojo
as PABLO.
, Mikey Whipwreck
, and Perry Saturn. Marquez started apperaring on ECW shows in 1995 under the ring name of El Puerto Riqueño (some sources list him as El Puerto Ricano). He challenged for the ECW Television Championship on several occasions, but he was not able to win the belt. He appeared at several major shows; his first major appearance was a loss to Stevie Richards
at November to Remember 1995. The following month, he competed at December to Dismember 1995
, losing to Taz
, and Holiday Hell 1995, where he lost to Bruiser Mastino
. He wrestled at three major ECW shows in 1996, losing to Spiro Greco at CyberSlam 1996, wrestling to a no contest
against Super Nova
at Hostile City Showdown 1996, and losing to Louie Spicolli
at Heat Wave 1996. In 1997, he started to wrestle under his real name. Also during his ECW run, he competed under the name Ubas. During his run, he appeared on ECW Hardcore TV, and also appeared on some of ECW's feature shows. He left ECW when he was signed by WWF.
under the name of "Abu" (later "Babu"). His gimmick was that of a manservant to Tiger Ali Singh. He was often seen doing degrading things for Singh. Although most of his stint in WWF was in a non-wrestling role, he did have a televised match on the December 6, 1998 edition of WWE Sunday Night Heat. He teamed with Tiger Ali Singh to wrestle Kurrgan
and Luna
ended in a no-contest.
and on 1998 edition of Shotgun when he ordered by Singh to compete against Goldust in a losing effort .
On Feb. 2, 1997 Marquez defeats Bodacious Pretty Boy in Baltimore, MD. for Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation.
He went back to ECW, appearing twice on their TV shows. On the January 2, 1999 edition of ECW's Hardcore TV, Marquez lost to Yoshihiro Tajiri
. He also appeared on ECW on TNN on December 17, 1999 wrestling Super Calo and Hidaka in a three way match. That match ended in a no-contest.
He also worked for Jersey All Pro Wrestling
under his real name. He competed there from 1999 to 2000 and was part of a group known as The "New Freebirds" with Don Montoya and Reckless Youth.
In 2003 and 2004, he wrestled for World Wrestling Council
in Puerto Rico and won their World Junior Heavyweight Championship
three times. From 2005 to 2006, Marquez wrestled in the Puerto Rican wrestling promotion International Wrestling Association
.
fight confrontation between Cash Money Alex G, the head trainer of CCW's Bodyslam University, training facility, and several female graduates of the training program. When Alex G attacked the women, Marquez defended them, offering to train them himself. He also challenged Alex G to a match on September 29, 2007, in which he defeated Alex G.
Marquez was referee in NWE Spain, in 2008.
when he was unable to prove his citizenship when entering the United States from Ecuador, but he was released without charges.
Marquez has been involved with training several wrestlers. He helped some new talent in CCW, such as JT Flash, Kaotic Romeo Razel Quevedo, and Dirty White Boy . In addition, he and Super Crazy
were the trainers for IWA Puerto Rico wrestler Cruzz.
World Wrestling Council
The World Wrestling Council is one of Puerto Rico's two main professional wrestling promotions, the other one being the International Wrestling Association....
, International Wrestling Association
International Wrestling Association
The 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...
, and Michinoku Pro
Michinoku Pro Wrestling
Michinoku Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded by The Great Sasuke in 1993. Michinoku Pro was the first independent wrestling promotion in Japan to not base its operations in Tokyo, but rather in Morioka, Iwate...
out of Japan. Marquez is probably most famous for his brief stint 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...
(WWF) in 1998 as Babu. Marquez also competed in Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
(ECW) as Ubas and in Kaientai Dojo
Kaientai Dojo
Kaientai Dojo is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion and training facility owned and promoted by Taka Michinoku....
as PABLO.
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Pablo Márquez trained to wrestle in ECW under their training camp, the ECW House of Hardcore. Notable trainers there included TazTazz
Peter Senerchia is a retired American professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz...
, Mikey Whipwreck
Mikey Whipwreck
John Watson , better known by his ring name Mikey Whipwreck, is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling where he became the third ECW Triple Crown Champion....
, and Perry Saturn. Marquez started apperaring on ECW shows in 1995 under the ring name of El Puerto Riqueño (some sources list him as El Puerto Ricano). He challenged for the ECW Television Championship on several occasions, but he was not able to win the belt. He appeared at several major shows; his first major appearance was a loss to Stevie Richards
Stevie Richards
Michael Manna is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Stevie Richards. Also known by his ring names, Steven Richards and Dr...
at November to Remember 1995. The following month, he competed at December to Dismember 1995
December to Dismember (1995)
December to Dismember was a professional wrestling event that took place on December 9, 1995 at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
, losing to Taz
Tazz
Peter Senerchia is a retired American professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz...
, and Holiday Hell 1995, where he lost to Bruiser Mastino
Mike Hallick
Michael "Mike" Hallick is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his stint in the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Mantaur.-Catch Wrestling Association :...
. He wrestled at three major ECW shows in 1996, losing to Spiro Greco at CyberSlam 1996, wrestling to a no contest
No contest (boxing)
No contest is a technical term used in some combat sports to describe a fight that ends for reasons outside the fighters' hands.-Boxing:...
against Super Nova
Mike Bucci
Michael "Mike" Bucci is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. Bucci is probably best known for his appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling as Nova, Super Nova, and "Hollywood" Nova and World Wrestling Entertainment as Simon Dean...
at Hostile City Showdown 1996, and losing to Louie Spicolli
Louie Spicolli
Louis Mucciolo, Jr. was an American professional wrestler. He performed in Mexico under the ring name Madonna's Boyfriend, for the World Wrestling Federation as Rad Radford, and in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s as Louie Spicolli...
at Heat Wave 1996. In 1997, he started to wrestle under his real name. Also during his ECW run, he competed under the name Ubas. During his run, he appeared on ECW Hardcore TV, and also appeared on some of ECW's feature shows. He left ECW when he was signed by WWF.
World Wrestling Federation
Pablo Márquez debuted on the August 16, 1998 episode of Sunday Night HeatWWE HEAT
WWE Heat was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment...
under the name of "Abu" (later "Babu"). His gimmick was that of a manservant to Tiger Ali Singh. He was often seen doing degrading things for Singh. Although most of his stint in WWF was in a non-wrestling role, he did have a televised match on the December 6, 1998 edition of WWE Sunday Night Heat. He teamed with Tiger Ali Singh to wrestle Kurrgan
Robert Maillet
Robert Maillet is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He is known for his tenure in the World Wrestling Federation, as a member of the Truth Commission and the Oddities, wrestling under the name Kurrgan....
and Luna
Gertrude Vachon
Gertrude Vachon was a Canadian-American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Luna Vachon.-Training:...
ended in a no-contest.
and on 1998 edition of Shotgun when he ordered by Singh to compete against Goldust in a losing effort .
Independent circuit
After he was released from the WWF, Márquez worked for a number of wrestling promotions.On Feb. 2, 1997 Marquez defeats Bodacious Pretty Boy in Baltimore, MD. for Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation.
He went back to ECW, appearing twice on their TV shows. On the January 2, 1999 edition of ECW's Hardcore TV, Marquez lost to Yoshihiro Tajiri
Yoshihiro Tajiri
, is a Japanese professional wrestler, perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. He is currently competing in SMASH as TAJIRI.-Early years :...
. He also appeared on ECW on TNN on December 17, 1999 wrestling Super Calo and Hidaka in a three way match. That match ended in a no-contest.
He also worked for Jersey All Pro Wrestling
Jersey All Pro Wrestling
Jersey All Pro Wrestling is an independent wrestling promotion based in New Jersey.-1997:Jersey All Pro Wrestling is an independent wrestling promotion that was founded by "Fat" Frank Iadeavia on April 19, 1997. This promotion was born out of a dream of "Fat" Frank. He wanted to take the promotion...
under his real name. He competed there from 1999 to 2000 and was part of a group known as The "New Freebirds" with Don Montoya and Reckless Youth.
In 2003 and 2004, he wrestled for World Wrestling Council
World Wrestling Council
The World Wrestling Council is one of Puerto Rico's two main professional wrestling promotions, the other one being the International Wrestling Association....
in Puerto Rico and won their World Junior Heavyweight Championship
WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship
The WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a secondary championship contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council. For a time, the title was defended in the Wrestling International New Generations promotion in Japan as the W*ING/WWC World...
three times. From 2005 to 2006, Marquez wrestled in the Puerto Rican wrestling promotion International Wrestling Association
International Wrestling Association
The 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...
.
Return to the United States
Marquez currently wrestles, and teaches for Coastal Championship Wrestling in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. His first major storyline in CCW began when he got involved in a kayfabeKayfabe
In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature...
fight confrontation between Cash Money Alex G, the head trainer of CCW's Bodyslam University, training facility, and several female graduates of the training program. When Alex G attacked the women, Marquez defended them, offering to train them himself. He also challenged Alex G to a match on September 29, 2007, in which he defeated Alex G.
Marquez was referee in NWE Spain, in 2008.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Springboard moonsault
- Diving or a Running crossbody
- Spin kick
- Theme music
- "Immigrant SongImmigrant Song"Immigrant Song" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released as a single from their third album, Led Zeppelin III, in 1970.-Overview:...
" by Led ZeppelinLed ZeppelinLed Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham... - "Wild Thing" by The TroggsThe TroggsThe Troggs are an English rock band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in UK and the US. Their most famous songs include, "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You", and "Love Is All Around"...
- "GelGel (song)"Gel" is the first single from Collective Soul's self-titled second album. The song was featured in Jerky Boys: The Movie. It charted on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart at number two and peaked on the Modern Rock Tracks chart at number fourteen. The song didn't chart on Billboard Hot...
" by Collective SoulCollective SoulCollective Soul is an American rock band originally formed in Stockbridge, Georgia. Collective Soul broke into mainstream popularity with their first hit single, "Shine", which came from their debut album Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid, released in 1993...
Championships and accomplishments
- Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling
- PCW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- 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 World Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipWWC World Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipThe WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a secondary championship contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council. For a time, the title was defended in the Wrestling International New Generations promotion in Japan as the W*ING/WWC World...
(3 times)
Personal life
Marquez stated in a 1998 interview for the World Wrestling Federation's website that he had committed a crime in his home of Ecuador in 1991. In 1999, he was detained for three days in Newark, New JerseyNewark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
when he was unable to prove his citizenship when entering the United States from Ecuador, but he was released without charges.
Marquez has been involved with training several wrestlers. He helped some new talent in CCW, such as JT Flash, Kaotic Romeo Razel Quevedo, and Dirty White Boy . In addition, he and Super Crazy
Super Crazy
Francisco Islas Rueda is a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchador, best known by his ring name Super Crazy. Islas is most known for his three year run in the original ECW...
were the trainers for IWA Puerto Rico wrestler Cruzz.