1. Savio Vega was born on August 10,1964 and is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler.
53 Facts About Savio Vega
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Savio Vega is known for his work in World Wrestling Federation, World Wrestling Council and International Wrestling Association.
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Savio Vega was connected to the wrestling business while working as a security guard at World Wrestling Council live shows.
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Savio Vega made his Mid-South Wrestling debut on August 14,1985, as Skandor Akbar's newest client, the masked villainous wrestler "El Corsario" by defeating Mark Ragin.
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Savio Vega was accepted and sent back to Puerto Rico to wrestle for the Capitol Sports Promotions as "TNT", adopting a Heel character based on his martial arts background and featuring several elements from stereotypical Hispanic gimmicks.
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Savio Vega was managed by "El Profe" Angel Pantoja Rivera.
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Savio Vega held the Universal Heavyweight Championship for a month, before dropping it to Abdullah the Butcher.
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Savio Vega wrestled major star Tatsumi Fujinami and rising stars Shinya Hashimoto and Keiji Mutoh in various singles matches.
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Savio Vega then defeated Yokozuna by countout in the first round, after interference from Yokozuna's tag partner, Owen Hart, backfired.
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Savio Vega then defeated The Roadie with a rollup pinfall.
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Savio Vega faced Mabel in the finals, losing after Mabel hit a splash off the ropes to win the tournament.
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The next night on Raw, Savio Vega defeated the Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett by disqualification.
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On January 1,1996, episode of Raw, Savio Vega teamed with Razor, unsuccessfully challenging The Smoking Gunns for the Tag Team Championship in a Raw Bowl match.
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Savio Vega was the twelfth entrant in the 1996 Royal Rumble, eliminating Dory Funk, Jr.
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Savio Vega won the match, but WWF President Gorilla Moonson reverted the decision and vacated the title.
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One month later, at In Your House 8: Beware of Dog, Savio Vega defeated Austin in a Caribbean Strap Match.
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Savio Vega entered the 1997 Royal Rumble, but was eliminated by eventual winner Stone Cold Steve Austin.
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On January 25,1997, Savio Vega turned heel and joined The Nation of Domination, a stable led by Faarooq, after turning on his partner, Ahmed Johnson.
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Savio Vega's first singles contest of 1998 was a loss to Owen Hart.
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Savio Vega was the 26th entrant in the 1998 Royal Rumble, and, like the year before, was eliminated by Steve Austin.
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At WrestleMania 14, Savio Vega wrestled in a battle royal, won by Legion of Doom 2000.
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Savio Vega was released again from his WWF contract in September 1999.
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Savio Vega wrestled as Savio Vega, though often ended feuds by wearing war paint in the final matches and changing his wrestling persona to "El Hombre Dinamita".
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On July 16,2001, Savio Vega defeated Jesus Castillo, his former Los Boricuas stablemate and now a member of a stable called "Los Intocables" with Miguel Perez, for the IWA Hardcore Championship.
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Savio Vega was forced to vacate the title after being unable to wrestle.
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Savio Vega was depicted as co-owner of the IWA, though he had no real share in the company.
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The Starr Corporation remained on his side until a conflict arose between them, leading Savio Vega to expel Laureano from the IWA.
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On March 2,2002, Savio Vega used his authority to award himself the IWA World Heavyweight Championship, eventually dropping it to Figueroa.
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In November 2002, Savio Vega was injured by Banderas, and was absent for two weeks.
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When he returned, he pursued the support of Banderas, granting him a title match against Figueroa on January 6,2003, in which he turned heel and joined La Compania, who feuded with Figueroa, Savio Vega bringing in foreign wrestlers to incapacitate him.
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Now joined by a heel Figueroa and Slash Venom, Savio Vega feuded with Gonzalez and his stable, La Familia del Milenio.
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On November 15,2003, Kindred and Savio Vega attacked Banderas following a match, and he was rescued by Vampiro, starting a new feud for La Compania.
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Savio Vega subsequently brought Miguel "Mr Big" Maldonado to La Compania to serve as his personal bodyguard.
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Savio Vega went on to form a tag team along Huertas Gonzalez known as "Los Inhumanos", when the former turned heel.
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Savio Vega then entered a feud against Figueroa, with both of their matches going inconclusive.
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Savio Vega remained in a feud with Toledo's Estrellas stable until early 2007, when the former left the company following an event where Rivera sided with Perez when a conflict between him and Mario Savoldi.
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Savio Vega went on to defeat Bravo and Edwin Vazquez Ortega in consecutive matches.
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Savio Vega won consecutive matches over Bravo at the Copa Jose Miguel Perez and Summer Attitude.
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Savio Vega served as the unofficial trainer for the division during this tenure.
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On March 21,2009, Savio Vega defended and lost the RXW World Heavyweight Title in a rematch against Panama Jack Daniels.
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Savio Vega was released from his TNA contract on July 31,2009.
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On October 2,2009, Savio Vega participated in a Wrestling Alliance Revolution card, defeating AP Dynamite for the WAR World Heavyweight Championship.
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Savio Vega's team performed as the unambiguous heels, gaining the victory by employing illegal tactics.
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Savio Vega became BSP World Heavyweight Champion by defeating Emperador Maximus on January 26,2013, in La Barra in Caguas, PR.
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On July 7,2013, Savio Vega retained the BSP World Heavyweight Championship by defeating number one contender Dimes at its Summer Splash event held in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico.
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On July 20,2013, Savio Vega lost the BSP World Heavyweight Championship to Dimes at Summer Splash La Revancha, held in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, after the challenger threw white powder in his face and then hit Savio Vega with a pair of brass knuckles.
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Savio Vega reappeared on the final edition of WWC's Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre show before Aniversario 2011, interrupting the programming by stepping into the camera while wearing an IWA shirt.
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Savio Vega eventually costed Colon the match, playing a video stating that the "hunting had begun" that lasted for the remainder of the scheduled time.
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Savio Vega had previously wrestled in some shows of IGWA's predecessor, Lucha Libre Extrema Internacional.
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At Lockout 2012 Savio Vega served as special referee in the hair vs hair match between Ray Gonzalez and Carlito.
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At Crossfire, on November 16,2013, Savio Vega defeated Chris Angel to win the WWC Universal Championship.
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On October 10,2014, after being previously advertised for the Aniversario event of WWC on October 25,2014, and booked to win the WWC Puerto Rico Championship, Savio Vega suddenly announced via his Facebook fan page that he was no longer under a WWC contract, thus being officially pulled from the event.
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Savio Vega took on the role of WWL's tyrannus director of operations.