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Cruz is best known under the ring name Gran Markus Jr. and for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Cruz originally worked under the name “Tony Benetto” but in the late 1980s he changed to being an enmascarado, or masked wrestler, taking the name Gran Markus Jr. Cruz is not related to wrestler Gran Markus \u2013 it is a storyline relationship. Cruz has both teamed with and fought against the original Gran Markus. Cruz lost the “Gran Markus Jr.” mask on June 29, 1997 when he lost a Luchas de Apuesta match, or “bet match” to Mil M\u00e1scaras.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsProfessional wrestling career[edit]Championships and accomplishments[edit]Luchas de Apuestas record[edit]References[edit]Professional wrestling career[edit]C\u00e1ndido Robles made his professional wrestling debut in 1977, adopting the ring name Tony Benetto upon his debut. As Benetto he initially wrestled on the independent circuit before signing with Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), Mexico’s largest and the world’s oldest wrestling promotion.[1] On January 16, 1980 Benetto won his first championship when he defeated El Halc\u00f3n to win the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship.[2] His first reign with the title lasted until July 26, 1980, when he lost to rising newcomer Cien Caras.[2] Over the next couple of years Benetto would team with Rayo de Jalisco Sr., defeating Sangre Chicana and Cien Caras to win the Mexican National Tag Team Championship on October 28, 1985. The duo held on to the championship until April 16, 1986 where they lost to Los Hermanos Dinamitas (Cien Caras and his brother M\u00e1scara A\u00f1o 2000).[3]In 1987 Robles abandoned the “Tony Benetto” character in favor of an enmascarado, or masked character, called “Gran Markus Jr.”. A character that, in storyline terms, was being presented as the son of Gran Markus, even if they were not actually related. Robles began wrestling under the white mask that had been Gran Markus’ trademark for years, reinvigorating his professional wrestling career.[4] On December 17, 1987, he became a two time Mexican National Heavyweight Champion, although it was not officially recognized as such at the time since there was no connection between the “Tony Benetto” character and Gran Markus Jr.[2] The second reign ended on August 7, 1988, when he was defeated for the title by Alfonso Dant\u00e9s.[2] In 1989 Gran Markus Jr. began a storyline with the original Gran Markus, through which it was revealed that he was not actually the son of Gran Markus. During the storyline Gran Markus Jr. defeated Gran Markus in a Luchas de Apuesta, or bet match, where Gran Markus ended up shaved bald after the match.[4] On July 9, 1990 Gran Markus Jr. won his third Mexican National Heavyweight Championship, defeating Popitekus for the belt. This third and final reign lasted three months before he lost the belt to Rayo de Jalisco Jr., son of his former tag team partner.[2] In the early-1990s Gran Markus Jr. El Hijo del Gladiador and Dr. Wagner Jr. formed a team called La Ola Blanca (“the White Wave”), named after the original La Ola Blanca that consisted of Dr. Wagner Jr.’s father Dr. Wagner and \u00c1ngel Blanco. The trio defeated Los Brazos (“The Arms”; El Brazo, Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata) on April 22, 1994, to win the CMLL World Trios Championship.[5]La Ola Blanca held the titles for almost a year, until March 31, 1995, when they were defeated by Los Cachales (“The Jackals”; Bestia Salvaje, Emilio Charles Jr. and Sangre Chicana).[5] The following year Gran Markus Jr. and Hijo del Gladiador defeated Atlantis and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. to win the CMLL World Tag Team Championship on behalf of La Ola Blanca.[6] Their reign with the tag team belts only lasted for a month as Atlantis and Lizmark won the belts on October 18, 1996.[6] In the late 1990s La Ola Blanca disintegrated, helped along by Gran Markus Jr. losing his white mask in a Lucha de Apuesta match against Mil M\u00e1scaras on June 29, 1997.[4] Following the mask loss Gran Markus Jr. worked a feud against Los Brazos, defeating Brazo de Oro in a Lucha de Apuesta, hair vs. hair match, but ended up losing his own hair to Brazo de Plata on May 29, 1998.[4] In the years that followed Gran Markus Jr.’s career slowed down, working less dates and usually in smaller venues. During the early part of the 2000s Gran Markus Jr. lost Luchas de Apuesta matches against Atlantis, Rayo de Jalisco Jr., La Parka and Pierroth Jr., having his hair shaved off each time.[4]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4After C\u00e1ndido Robles’ retirement, another wrestler began using the “Gran Markus Jr.” name on the Northern Mexican independent circuit. It was the more recent “Gran Markus Jr.” who died due to complications from diabetes in March 2015, not Robles.[7]Championships and accomplishments[edit]Luchas de Apuestas record[edit]Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotesJos\u00e9 Torres (hair)Tony Benetto (hair)Monterrey, Nuevo Le\u00f3nLive eventN\/A\u00a0El Sat\u00e1nico (hair)Tony Benetto (hair)N\/ALive eventN\/A\u00a0El Fara\u00f3n and Ringo Mendoza (hair)Tony Benetto and Herodes (hair)Mexico CityLive eventJune 27, 1980\u00a0Halc\u00f3n Ortiz (hair)Tony Benetto (hair)Mexico CityLive eventApril 30, 1982\u00a0Ringo Mendoza, C\u00e9sar Curiel and Rey Salom\u00f3n (hair)Tony Benetto, Herodes and Adorable Rubi (hair)Mexico CityLive eventDecember 10, 1982[8]Halc\u00f3n Ortiz (hair)Tony Benetto (hair)Mexico CityLive eventNovember 28, 1983\u00a0Ringo Mendoza (hair)Tony Benetto (hair)Mexico CityLive eventSeptember 1984\u00a0Gran Markus Jr. (mask)Gran Markus (hair)Monterrey, Nuevo Le\u00f3nLive event1989[4]Mil M\u00e1scaras (mask)Gran Markus Jr. (mask)Naucalpan, State of MexicoLive eventJune 29, 1997[Note 1][4]Gran Markus Jr. (hair)Brazo de Oro (hair)Mexico City42. Aniversario de Arena M\u00e9xicoApril 24, 1998[4][9]Brazo de Plata (hair)Gran Markus Jr. (hair)Mexico CityLive eventMay 29, 1998[4]Atlantis (mask)Gran Markus Jr. (hair)Guadalajara, JaliscoLive eventJuly 19, 1999[4]Rayo de Jalisco Jr. (mask)Gran Markus Jr. (hair)Guadalajara, JaliscoLive eventJanuary 30, 2000[4][10]La Parka (mask)Gran Markus Jr. (hair)Nuevo Laredo, TamaulipasLive eventJuly 17, 2000[4][10]Gran Markus Jr. (hair)Veneno (mask)Mexico CityHomenaje a Dos LeyendasMarch 17, 2002[4]Gran Markus Jr. (hair)Veneno (hair)Mexico CityLive eventNovember 20, 2002[4]Pierroth Jr. (hair)Gran Markus Jr. (hair)Mexico CityHomenaje a Dos LeyendasMarch 21, 2003[4]Loco Zandokan II (hair)Gran Markus Jr. (hair)Guadalajara, JaliscoLive eventJune 10, 2007\u00a0References[edit]^ Madigan, Dan (2007). “A family affair”. Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp.\u00a0128\u2013132. ISBN\u00a0978-0-06-085583-3.^ a b c d e f Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). “Mexico: National Heavyweight Title”. Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp.\u00a0390\u2013391. ISBN\u00a00-9698161-5-4.^ a b Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). “Mexico: National Tag Team Titles”. Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp.\u00a0396\u2013397. ISBN\u00a00-9698161-5-4.^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o “Enciclopedia de las Mascaras”. Gran Markus Jr. (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. August 2007. p.\u00a047. Tomo II.^ a b c Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). “Mexico: EMLL CMLL Trios Title”. Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p.\u00a0396. ISBN\u00a00-9698161-5-4.^ a b c Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). “Mexico: EMLL CMLL Tag Team Title”. Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p.\u00a0396. ISBN\u00a00-9698161-5-4.^ Zellner, Kris (March 15, 2015). “The Lucha Report”. Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved March 16, 2015.^ Centinela, Teddy (December 10, 2014). “En un d\u00eda como hoy\u2026 Sat\u00e1nico y Sangre Chicana empatan en lucha de cabelleras”. S\u00faper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved June 29, 2015.^ Lucha 2000 Staff (April 2006). “Arena M\u00e9xico: 50 anos de Lucha Libre”. Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 28.^ a b “SLAM! Wrestling International — 2000: The Year-In-Review Mexico”. Slam Wrestling!. Canoe. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2015.Links to related articles1990sLos Infernales (MS-1, Pirata Morgan and El Sat\u00e1nico)Los Intocables (Jaque Mate, Masakre and Pierroth Jr.)Los Brazos (El Brazo, Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata)La Nuevo Ola Blanca (Dr. Wagner Jr., Gran Markus Jr., El Hijo del Gladiador)Los Chacales (Bestia Salvaje, Emilio Charles Jr. and Sangre Chicana)Dos Caras, La Fiera and H\u00e9ctor GarzaEmilio Charles Jr., Rey Bucanero and El Sat\u00e1nicoLa Ola Azul (Atlantis, Lizmark and Mr. Niebla)Black Warrior, Blue Panther and Dr. Wagner Jr.2000s2010s2020s     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/gran-markus-jr-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Gran Markus Jr. – Wikipedia"}}]}]