Gran Cochisse | |
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Birth name | Juan José Barrón Medina |
Born | Teocuitatlán de Corona, Jalisco, Mexico | September 22, 1952
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Espectro de Ultratumba Gran Cochisse |
Billed height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
Billed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
Trained by | Diablo Velazco |
Debut | October 2, 1966 |
Juan José Barrón Medina (born September 22, 1952) is a retired Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, under the ring name Gran Cochisse. Barrón is currently working as one of the head trainers at the Gimnasio del Diablo Velazco wrestling school in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The school is one of the wrestling schools for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). While wrestling he used the ring character Gran Cochisse, a Native American character that incorporated traditional Native American imagery including the feathered headdresses and facepaint. He was nicknamed El Indio Bravo ("The brave Indian") and is named after the Apache chief Cochise. Early in his career he often teamed with Águila India (Indian Eagle) to form a successful tag team. During his wrestling career Barrón held the UWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship one time and the NWA World Middleweight Championship three times.