| Dr. Wagner Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Wagner with the AAA Latin American Championship in 2011 | |
| Birth name | Juan Manuel González Barrón[1] |
| Born | August 12, 1965[2] Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico[3] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Invasor[4] Dr. Wagner Jr. Rey Wagner |
| Billed height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[5] |
| Billed weight | 98 kg (216 lb)[5] |
| Billed from | Torreón, Coahuila[3] |
| Trained by | Dr. Wagner[2] Gran Markus[2] |
| Debut | April 6, 1986 |
Juan Manuel González Barrón (born August 12, 1965) is a Mexican luchador (Spanish for "professional wrestler") who is best known under the ring name Dr. Wagner Jr., having used that name since 1987. He is the son of Manuel González Rivera, better known as Dr. Wagner and the brother of the late César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón, who worked primarily under the name Silver King. His son made his lucha libre debut 2009 under the ring name El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. González was once married to professional wrestler María Moreno León, better known as Rossy Moreno.
While he has worked all over the world as Dr. Wagner Jr. he primarily works in Mexico and has worked with both Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), Mexico's two largest professional wrestling promotions, on multiple occasions as well as being a regular on the Mexican independent circuit. He was introduced to Lucha Underground at the end of season two and has worked for various Japanese promotions, most notably for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
During his career he has won such notable championships as the AAA Mega Championship on three occasions, been the inaugural AAA Latin American Champion, held the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship twice, the CMLL World Tag Team Championship on four occasions with four partners, the CMLL World Trios Championship four times, as part of four teams, the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Kendo Kashin.
González worked under a mask from his debut in 1985 until August 2017, when he was forced to unmask after losing to Psycho Clown in a Lucha de Apuestas at Triplemanía XXV. Following the unmasking, González renamed himself Rey Wagner ("King Wagner").[6]
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- ^ a b "PWI Official Ratings". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. London Publishing. February 2009. p. 145. Vol 30, Nr. 2 2009. family= Silver King (brother)
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Siglowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Ocampo, Jorge (September 24, 2007). "Infierno en el ring, 74 aniversario de la arena mexico". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ^ "Dr. Wagner Jr. tuvo su primera lucha sin máscara". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.