Jaque Mate (wrestler)

Jaque Mate
Birth nameJaime Álvarez Mendoza
Born (1948-09-29) September 29, 1948 (age 76)
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)El Enfermero, Jr.
Jaque Mate
Skorvikan
Billed height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Billed weight97 kg (214 lb)
Trained byEl Enfermero
Diablo Velazco[1]
DebutSeptember 15, 1971
Santa Fe, Districto Federal.[1]
RetiredSeptember 15, 2019

Jaime Álvarez Mendoza (born September 29, 1948) is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who is best known for working under the ring name Jaque Mate (Spanish for "Checkmate") in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Àlvarez worked under the ring name El Enfermero, Jr. (the Nurse, Junior) for 13 years and has also worked as Skorvikan. As Jaque Mate, Álvarez is most known for being a founding member of the wrestling trio Los Intocables (the untouchables) along with Pierroth, Jr. and Masakre. Los Intocables held the CMLL World Trios Championship once, winning the title from and losing the title to Los Infernales (MS-1, El Satánico and Pirata Morgan.[2] He also held the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship for almost 20 months from March 25, 1993, until December 4, 1994.[3] Álvarez wrestling style as Jaque Mate earned him the nickname El Hombre de la jugada mortal (Spanish for "The man with the deadly move").[4]

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  4. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "what's in a name". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 209–211. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.