José González (wrestler)
| José González | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | José Huertas González |
| Born | March 18, 1946 San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Invader 1 El Jibarito de San Lorenzo The Prophet |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Billed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Billed from | San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico |
| Trained by | Elson Gondeas |
| Debut | 1966 |
| Retired | 2014 |
José Huertas González (born March 18, 1946) better known as Invader 1, is a Puerto Rican retired professional wrestler and murderer, who wrestled in the United States and around the world, especially in Puerto Rico.[1] He was charged with the murder of wrestler Frank Goodish (Bruiser Brody), but was acquitted due to self defense in contentious circumstances, particularly as key witnesses to the incident were unable to testify due to receiving their summons after the trial had concluded, domestic witnesses and event investors corroborated a different account than foreign witnesses, and that the murder weapon mysteriously vanished.[2][3]
Wrestling career
Since 1973, he was a wrestler and booker for the World Wrestling Council and wrestled for the International Wrestling Association. He held the Puerto Rico heavyweight title twelve times between 1977 and 2001,[4] and the WWC Television Title five times between 1986 and 1991.[5] He retired in 2006 to enter politics.[6]
González began wrestling as The Prophet in Chicago. In 1972 he joined the WWWF.[1] When he returned to Puerto Rico to fight with Capitol Sport Promotion, he took on the masked persona of The Invader so his mother would not know he was a wrestler.[1] He fought on The Invaders tag team with Roberto Soto as Invader 2 and then Johnny Rivera as Invader 3.[1] The Invaders worked as a mid-card tag team in the WWF in the early 1980s.
In 2012, González became the corporative director of the World Wrestling League. In 2015, he was inducted into the Salón de los Inmortales.
Murder of Bruiser Brody
In July 1988, González fatally stabbed professional wrestler Frank Donald Goodish, known as Bruiser Brody, backstage during a wrestling event in Puerto Rico.[7] González was acquitted of murder in 1989 after a jury accepted that he was acting in self-defense.[8] Another wrestler, Tony Atlas, says he witnessed the stabbing in the locker room showers, but the knife used in the stabbing was not recovered. Tony Atlas and Dutch Mantel were called to testify, however the subpoenas were mailed late, arriving ten days after the trial ended. The investigation was criticised in Dark Side of the Ring and two books about Brody, Bruiser Brody (Crowbar Press) and Brody (ECW Press).[9]
Home fire
On August 11, 2014, a fire at González's home destroyed a car, a motorcycle and part of his house.[10]
Championships
- WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
- WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (12 times)
- WWC North American Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
- WWC Television Championship (5 times)
- WWC World Tag Team Championship (15 times) - with José Rivera (3), Invader III (3), El Bronco (3), Invader II (2), Pierre Martel (1), Carlos Colón (1), Huracán Castillo, Jr. (1), Maelo Huertas (1)
- WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Invader IV (2) and Super Gladiator (1)
- WWC North American Tag Team Championship (6 times) - with Super Gladiator (2), Invader III (2), Invader II (1) and Carlos Colón (1)
- NWA San Francisco
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (3 times) - with Invader II (2) and Don Muraco (1)
- Pacific Northwest Wrestling
- World Wrestling League
- Salón de los Inmortales (class of 2015)[11]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (1989) Babyface push one year after the Bruiser Brody stabbing case
- Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (1990) Stabbing angle with Atsushi Onita
References
- ^ a b c d McGyver. "WWC: Entrevista a El Invader #1". PR Wrestling (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ Johnson, Paul. "How wrestling icon Bruiser Brody was killed in Puerto Rico by fellow wrestler". news.com.au. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ "The Killing of Bruiser Brody". vicetv.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "World Wrestling Council Television Title". Wrestling Titles. 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Old Glory". Riverfront Times. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ Associated Press (21 July 1988). "Invader I faces charges". Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Famous Wrestling Deaths". Fox News. 26 June 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ Mooneyham, Mike (13 May 2007). "Unique, controversial Brody still making a large impact". The Post and Courier. Charleston. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "SE QUEMA CARRO Y PARTE DE CASA DEL INVADER". August 2, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ Piñeiro, Anthony (29 September 2015). "WWL: El Invader #1, Invader #3, Super Médico #1 y El Profe son los primeros Inmortales de la Liga Mundial de Lucha Libre".
