Gran Markus Jr. | |
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Birth name | Cándido Robles Cruz |
Born | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | August 14, 1953
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Gran Markus Jr. Tony Benetto |
Billed height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Billed weight | 130 kg (287 lb) |
Billed from | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
Trained by | Diablo Velasco |
Debut | 1977 |
Retired | 2000s |
Cándido Robles Cruz (born August 14, 1953) is a retired Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler. Cruz is best known under the ring name Gran Markus Jr. and for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Cruz originally worked under the name "Tony Benetto" but in the late 1980s he changed to being an enmascarado, or masked wrestler, taking the name Gran Markus Jr. Cruz is not related to wrestler Gran Markus – it is a storyline relationship. Cruz has both teamed with and fought against the original Gran Markus. Cruz lost the "Gran Markus Jr." mask on June 29, 1997 when he lost a Luchas de Apuesta match, or "bet match" to Mil Máscaras.