September 25, 201410 yr comment_5628649 I used to love this guy, but I'm starting to think he was overrated. He's been in some great matches, but he also seems just a step above a lot of the sloppy indy guys of the time week-to-week. I don't think he adapted as well to WCW as Rey or even Psicosis, who showed a grasp of American-style psychology here and there. He won't make my top 100.
September 25, 201410 yr comment_5628746 I don't have a very clear mental image of AAA Juvi. Big fan of him as a stateside heel, though. His abusive relationship with Eddy was awesome and I wish it could have gone on longer. The four-way from Souled Out 1999 is one of my favorite WCW cruiserweight matches.
January 22, 20169 yr Author comment_5722357 Juventud ruled it for a few years, before he was unmasked and drugs slowed him down. Any chance for him on this list?
May 2, 20232 yr comment_6003720 25 years ago, hardcore wrestling fans pointed to Juventud as a future best in the world candidate. Some even thought he was a better all around prospect than Rey Jr. I've always enjoyed the matches with Rey Jr when I've revisited them to one degree or another. He's been active the entire time and is only 48 years old. Is there anything worth looking at from the last 20 years or did it all just completely fall apart with WCW?
May 2, 20232 yr comment_6003755 It more or less fell apart after WCW. It's not all fair since he was given such a high prospect status from the time he debuted but he never reached the heights that guys with his talent should. He was very good early in his career, reached free agency, signed a big deal, and played 6-7 years of average play as an every day center fielder for a mid level MLB team.
May 2, 20232 yr comment_6003761 2 hours ago, TimCooke said: It more or less fell apart after WCW. It's not all fair since he was given such a high prospect status from the time he debuted but he never reached the heights that guys with his talent should. He was very good early in his career, reached free agency, signed a big deal, and played 6-7 years of average play as an every day center fielder for a mid level MLB team. I really like his matches against Rey Mysterio Jr, I'm a baseball fan but I have never heard of his MLB run, I want to see it, I haven't found any footage or information about that.
May 2, 20232 yr comment_6003775 I quite enjoyed Juvie's CMLL run, especially when he was involved with La Familia de Tijuana. I didn't watch his NWA-TNA stuff, but my overall impression was that his early 00s stuff was similar to Psicosis in that he was still a solid worker.
May 2, 20232 yr comment_6003787 Starting to put together some thoughts on wrestlers based on the RMT / YouTube roulette and Juvie does not stand up well. Not the flashiest guy or biggest bumper. I'm not sure he's as good as Vampiro and I think that says it all
May 3, 20232 yr comment_6003788 33 minutes ago, concrete1992 said: Starting to put together some thoughts on wrestlers based on the RMT / YouTube roulette and Juvie does not stand up well. Not the flashiest guy or biggest bumper. I'm not sure he's as good as Vampiro and I think that says it all Goddamn that's rough.
January 25, 20241 yr comment_6016828 The fuckin' Juice, man. I don't have a lot of use for Juvi in AAA. I've never bought that he was the best worker in the States in 1998. I'm not a believer in Guerrera vs Kidman as a classic series of matches. I've never seen his NOAH run. But you have to be a damn sorry worker to be worse than Vampiro, and I don't think Juvi has anything to worry about there.
February 12, 20241 yr comment_6018064 I really enjoyed his 11/1/03 match from NOAH teaming with Ricky Marvin against KENTA and Marafuji.
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