| Scorpio Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rafael Núñez Juan |
| Born | October 11, 1966 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | November 7, 2024 (aged 58) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Bandido Imágen Red Scorpion Sadam Scorpio Jr. |
| Billed height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 98 kg (216 lb)[1] |
| Billed from | Mexico City, Mexico[1] |
| Trained by | Scorpio Rafael Salamanca |
| Debut | August 30, 1985[2] |
Rafael Núñez Juan (October 11, 1966 – November 7, 2024) was a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, who was best known under his ring name Scorpio Jr. Núñez was the son of professional wrestler "Scorpio", and was trained by his father and Rafael Salamanca before making his debut on August 30, 1985. Núñez was originally an Enmascarado, masked wrestler, but lost his mask as a result of a loss to the team of Negro Casas and El Hijo del Santo on March 19, 1999, after which his real identity was revealed.
Over the years Scorpio Jr. worked for virtually all major Mexican professional wrestling promotions including Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). He was also one of the founding members of the wrestling group called Los Guapos (the Hansomes) as well as a group called Los Talibanes (the Taliban), both with longtime wrestling partners and friends Emilio Charles Jr. and Bestia Salvaje. During his time in CMLL, he won the CMLL World Tag Team Championship with Bestia Salvaje as well as the 1998 Leyenda de Plata tournament. While working for IWRG he won the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship on four occasions, the IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship with Ricky Cruz, the IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship with Cerebro Negro and Veneno and the 2008 Rey del Ring tournament.