Jumbo Baretta
| Jumbo Baretta | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Julio Barrera |
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Tampa, Florida, U.S.[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jumbo Baretta Julio Barrera Johnny Barrett |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 375 lb (170 kg) |
| Billed from | Tampa, Florida |
| Trained by | Boris Malenko[2] |
| Debut | 1986 |
| Retired | 2013 |
Julio Barrera (born 1967) is a retired American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Jumbo Baretta best known for working in various Florida promotions, Championship Wrestling From Florida, World Championship Wrestling, Universal Wrestling Federation (Japan) and Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi in Japan during the 1990s.
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Baretta was trained by Boris Malenko and made his professional wrestling debut in 1986.[3] Early in his career he would work for various Florida promotions including Championship Wrestling from Florida. He won the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship with Dennis Knight defeating The Nasty Boys in 1989. They dropped the titles to Lou Perez and Mark Starr a month later.[4]
In 1989, Baretta worked for World Championship Wrestling in 1989 to 1990 having matches against Sting (wrestler), Tommy Rich, Rock N' Roll Express and Road Warriors.[5][6]
Also in 1989, Baretta made his debut in Japan for the MMA-based Universal Wrestling Federation (Japan) promotion as Johnny Barrett. In 1990, the promotions closed its doors.
In 1991, Baretta worked for the newly Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi.
In 1995, Baretta worked a couple of matches for the World Wrestling Federation.[7]
In 2010, Baretta won the first Malenko Cup Battle Royal in Riverview, Florida.
Later in his career, he worked for independent promotions in Florida. He wrestled his last match in 2013.
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Jumbo Baretta « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ Whitby, Bob (September 18, 1993). "Who's the Real Julio Barrera". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 9, 2005.
- ^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "1989". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "1990". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "1995". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "NWA Florida Tag Team Title". Wrestling-titles.com.