Angel Medina (wrestler)

Infobox Wrestler
name = Angel Medina


names = Angel
The Kingpin
Newyorkican
NYRican Baldie
Spanish Angel
height = height|ft=6|in=2
weight = convert|250|lb|kg st|abbr=on
birth_date = c. 1970 cite web| url = http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues2/2005/vol09n03/Wichita.html| title = Wichita's Hispanic Heritage| accessmonthday = February 18| accessyear = 2007| author = Woods, C| date = 2004-10-14| publisher = The Wichita Eagle]
birth_place = New York City, New York, United States cite web| url = http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues2/2005/vol09n03/Wichita.html| title = Wichita's Hispanic Heritage| accessmonthday = February 18| accessyear = 2007| author = Woods, C| date = 2004-10-14| publisher = The Wichita Eagle]
billed = "Fordham Road in The Bronx"
resides= Wichita, Kansas, United States
trainer = Johnny Rodz
debut =
retired = |

Angel Medina (born 1970) is an American police officer and former professional wrestler of Puerto Rican extraction. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s and early 2000s under the ring name Angel.

Career

At an early age, Medina relocated from New York to Puerto Rico, where he became interested in professional wrestling. At the age of 17, Medina began training as a wrestler under Johnny Rodz.cite web|url=http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues2/2005/vol09n03/Wichita.html|title=Wichita's Hispanic Heritage|accessdate=2007-02-18|author=Woods, C|date=2004-10-14|publisher=The Wichita Eagle]

In the course of his career, Medina wrestled in Mexico and Japan.

In 1999, Medina joined Extreme Championship Wrestling. Wrestling under the ring name Angel, Medina formed a stable known as "Da Baldies"(apparently based on a real NY skinhead gang) with Vito LoGrasso, Tony DeVito, Vic Grimes and Redd Dogg. The Baldies feuded with New Jack throughout late 1999 and early 2000 over who was the "King of the Streets". This feud saw Angel defeat New Jack at the Guilty As Charged 2000 pay per view, proclaiming himself the King of the Streets, until he and New Jack faced off again in late 2000, with Jack winning, and 'reclaiming' the title. Throughout the summer of 2000, Medina and DeVito feuded with Chris Chetti and Nova, and also had a blood feud with Balls Mahoney and Chilly Willy.

After ECW declared bankruptcy in April 2001, Medina began wrestling for the Puerto Rican International Wrestling Association as NY Rican Baldie or The New Yorican Baldie. Between July and September 2001, he won the IWA Hardcore Championship on seven occasions, trading the title with wrestlers such as Glamour Boy Shane and fellow ECW alumni Super Crazy and Tommy Dreamer.cite web|url=http://www.iwapr.tv/noticias/historiahardcore.php|title=Historia del Campeonato Hardcore|accessdate=2007-02-18|author=González, M.]

Upon semi-retiring in the early 2000s, Medina became a police officer in Wichita, Kansas. He can now be seen in the Kansas based independent promotions Whiplash Wrestling, Central States Wrestling, and Bad Boys of Wrestling. He can also be heard on his commentaries with Mark 13 of Empire Extreme Magazine on http://www.WrestleOutLoud.com on "THE KINGPIN & 13 SHOW", which is posted on the site 1-2 times weekly.

In wrestling

*Finishing and signature moves:*TKO

Championships and accomplishments

*International Wrestling Association
**IWA Hardcore Championship (7 times)cite web| url = http://www.iwapr.tv/noticias/historiahardcore.php| title = Historia del Campeonato Hardcore| accessmonthday = February 18| accessyear = 2007| author = González, M.| date = | publisher = ]

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