Kung Fu (wrestler)
Mexican professional wrestler (1951–2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Mexican masked professional wrestler. For the Irish masked professional wrestler of similar image, real name Eddie Hamill, see Wrestling mask § The mask in British wrestling.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuesta and the second or maternal family name is Veloz.
Raymundo Acosta Veloz (January 20, 1951 – January 3, 2001) was a Mexican luchador or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Kung Fu. As Kung Fu he made a name for himself as part of Trio Fantásticos along with Kato Kung Lee and Black Man, a very popular tecnico (Face or "good guys") trio in the early 1980s.
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Kung Fu | |
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Birth name | Raymundo Cuesta Veloz |
Born | (1951-01-20)January 20, 1951[1] |
Died | January 3, 2001(2001-01-03) (aged 49)[1] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Ray Acosta[1] El Estudiante[1] Kung Fu |
Billed height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
Billed weight | 77 kg (170 lb)[1] |
Trained by | El Duque Rafael Salamanca[1] |
Debut | 1968[1] |
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