Jumbo Baretta
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Julio Barrera 1967 (age 58–59) Tampa, Florida, U.S.[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Johnny Ballete Johnny Barrett Jumbo Baretta Julio Barrera |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
| Billed weight | 375 lb (170 kg) |
| Billed from | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Trained by | Boris Malenko[1] |
| Debut | 1986 |
| Retired | 2013 |
Julio Barrera (born 1967) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Jumbo Baretta. He is best known for his appearances with Championship Wrestling From Florida and World Championship Wrestling in the United States and with Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi and the Universal Wrestling Federation in Japan.
Professional wrestling caree r
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]
From 1989 to 1990, Baretta worked for World Championship Wrestling, having matches against Sting (wrestler), Tommy Rich, the Rock N' Roll Express, and the Road Warriors.[5][6]
In 1989, Baretta made his debut in Japan for the MMA-based Universal Wrestling Federation (Japan) promotion as Johnny Barrett.
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 final match in 2013.
Championships and accomplishments
References
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Jumbo Baretta « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest 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.
External links
- Jumbo Baretta's profile at Cagematch, Wrestlingdata, Internet Wrestling Database