- Jorge Castano
Infobox Wrestler
name=Jorge Castano
names= Jorge Castano
height=height|ft=5|in=7
weight=convert|198|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|09|28
death_date =
birth_place =Cali, Colombia
resides=Greater London
billed=Cali, Colombia
trainer=NWA UK Hammerlock staff
debut=1997
retired=|Jorge Castano is a
Colombia nprofessional wrestler who works for many promotions on theUnited Kingdom independent circuit , includingFrontier Wrestling Alliance and theReal Quality Wrestling .Early life
Jorge Castano was born in the
Cali, Colombia and gained an interest in wrestling at a very early age. Once Jorge reached ten years of age, he and his family moved to the United Kingdom. By the age of thirteen, Costano was involved in amateur Olympic-style wrestling. In order to train, Castano had to take part in strenuous training exercises, including running and weightlifting. Upon completion of training, Costano would later win numerous trophies of amateur wrestling, including the 1995 Amateur British Championship in the 65kg category.Castano was soon offered an amateur wrestling scholarship in the U.S. but unfortunately he was under sixteen years of age, which meant by law he could not accept it. Instead, Costano remained in the UK and took up professional wrestling in 1996. His training took place at
NWA UK Hammerlock , the UK affiliated branch of theNational Wrestling Alliance . In 1997, Jorge made his professional wrestling debut inKent, England as part of a tag team contest.Career
Only one year later, Castano left NWA Hammerlock and began wrestling in numerous UK wrestling promotions, including The Wrestling Alliance,
All Star Wrestling , theFrontier Wrestling Alliance , theWorld Association of Wrestling , Rumble Promotions and many others while steadily improving his in-ring abilities as well.In 1999, Castano appeared in the Ultimate Wrestling Alliance for three matches at the "Pain at the Pleasure Beach" television tapings for the cable channel "L!VE TV", giving him experience in fron of a televised audience. While working with the UWA, Castano soon began training his younger brother Alex, who made his debut shortly afterwards.
In 2001, the two formed a tag team known as The Colombian Connection. The Colombian Connection later won the
FWA Tag Team Championship s from The New Breed at an event inPortsmouth ,Hampshire onJune 19 . They would the titles for over two and half months before losing the titles back to New Breed onSeptember 1 in Harrow,Middlesex .After the title loss, Castano made his debut for
Revolution British Wrestling inSeptember 2002 and began focusing on his singles career after first defeating his brother Alex inNottingham in what was Alex's final professional match. Castano soon became a trainer as well as a full-time wrestler for RBW. Castano soon went on to defeat Johnny Kidd for theRBW British Middleweight Championship onMay 22 ,2004 inHitchin ,Hertfordshire . Castano retained the title until the promotion's closure in late 2005.Castano would continue to compete in various independent promotions, including
1 Pro Wrestling , before returning to the Frontier Wrestling Alliance. He also helped the promotion in its "Civil War" against the .Outside of wrestling
Castano has a drama school background, and looks to do more acting in the future. Castano is also a qualified gym instructor and
lifeguard .In wrestling
*Finishing and signature moves:*Multiple
suplex variations::*Bridging German, sometimes from the top rope::*Bridging Northern lights::*Double underhook::*Fallaway exploder::*Super:*Backbreaker :*Diving crossbody:*Fallaway slam, sometimes over the top rope:*Seated chinlock:*Scoop powerslam:*Sharpshooter*Nicknames:*"Misfit":*"Wild Child"
*Theme music:*"Biggest And Best" by
Clawfinger *Managers:*Minx
Championships and accomplishments
Amateur wrestling *65kg Amateur British Champion (1995)
Professional wrestling
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