José Huertas González (born March 17, 1947[1]) better known as Invader 1, is a Puerto Rican retired professional wrestler, who wrestled in the United States and around the world, especially in Puerto Rico.[3] He was charged with the murder of wrestler Frank Goodish (Bruiser Brody), but claimed self defense and was acquitted in contentious circumstances. These included key witnesses to the incident being unable to testify due to receiving their summons after the trial had concluded, domestic witnesses and event investors corroborating a different account than foreign witnesses, and the murder weapon mysteriously vanishing.[4][5]
González began wrestling as The Prophet in Chicago. In 1972 he joined the WWF.[3] When he returned to Puerto Rico to fight with Capitol Sports Promotions, he took on the masked persona of The Invader so his mother would not know he was a wrestler.[3] He fought on The Invaders tag team with Roberto Soto as Invader 2 and then Johnny Rivera as Invader 3.[3] The Invaders worked as a mid-card tag team in the WWF in the early 1980s. They left WWF in 1984. He would return to Puerto Rico working for International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico) and World Wrestling Council.
In 2011, he returned to the ring, wrestling as Invader 1.
In 2012, González became the corporative director of the World Wrestling League. In 2015, he was inducted into the Salón de los Inmortales.
In 2019, he wrestled at 73 years old.
González made an appearance at IWA on March 12, 2022, in Humacao, Puerto Rico with arch enemy Chicky Starr as a guest referees for a tag team match between Savio Vega & Electro against Manny Ferno & Khris Diaz.
April 30, 2022 in Humacao, Puerto Rico on Juicio Final, with Savio Vega & Chicky Starr as guest referees he defeated Manny Ferno to win the World Championship. His last match was that August.
Murder of Bruiser Brodyedit
González (bottom) wrestling Bruiser Brody (top) in 1976.
In July 1988, González fatally stabbed professional wrestler Frank Donald Goodish, known as Bruiser Brody, backstage during a wrestling event in Puerto Rico.[9] González was acquitted of murder in 1989 after a jury accepted that he was acting in self-defense.[10] 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).[11]
Home fireedit
On August 11, 2014, a fire at González's home destroyed a car, a motorcycle and part of his house.[12]
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^Mooneyham, Mike (13 May 2007). "Unique, controversial Brody still making a large impact". The Post and Courier. Charleston. Retrieved 23 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
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^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".
External linksedit
Profile on Online World of Wrestling
PW Insider stories about Gonzalez
José González's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database
April 30, 2024
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For other people named Jose Gonzalez see Jose Gonzalez disambiguation Invader I redirects here For the 2014 album see Invader Volume 1 For other uses see Invader disambiguation Jose Huertas Gonzalez born March 17 1947 1 better known as Invader 1 is a Puerto Rican retired professional wrestler who wrestled in the United States and around the world especially in Puerto Rico 3 He was charged with the murder of wrestler Frank Goodish Bruiser Brody but claimed self defense and was acquitted in contentious circumstances These included key witnesses to the incident being unable to testify due to receiving their summons after the trial had concluded domestic witnesses and event investors corroborating a different account than foreign witnesses and the murder weapon mysteriously vanishing 4 5 Jose GonzalezJose Gonzalez in 1988Birth nameJose Huertas GonzalezBorn 1947 03 17 March 17 1947 age 77 1 San Lorenzo Puerto RicoChildren1Professional wrestling careerRing name s Invader 1 El Jibarito de San Lorenzo The ProphetBilled height5 ft 10 in 178 cm 2 Billed weight230 lb 104 kg 2 Billed fromSan Lorenzo Puerto RicoTrained byElson GondeasDebut1966Retired2022 Contents 1 Wrestling career 2 Murder of Bruiser Brody 3 Home fire 4 Championships 5 Luchas de Apuestas record 6 References 7 External linksWrestling career editSince 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 6 and the WWC Television Title five times between 1986 and 1991 7 He retired in 2006 to enter politics 8 Gonzalez began wrestling as The Prophet in Chicago In 1972 he joined the WWF 3 When he returned to Puerto Rico to fight with Capitol Sports Promotions he took on the masked persona of The Invader so his mother would not know he was a wrestler 3 He fought on The Invaders tag team with Roberto Soto as Invader 2 and then Johnny Rivera as Invader 3 3 The Invaders worked as a mid card tag team in the WWF in the early 1980s They left WWF in 1984 He would return to Puerto Rico working for International Wrestling Association Puerto Rico and World Wrestling Council In 2011 he returned to the ring wrestling as Invader 1 In 2012 Gonzalez became the corporative director of the World Wrestling League In 2015 he was inducted into the Salon de los Inmortales In 2019 he wrestled at 73 years old Gonzalez made an appearance at IWA on March 12 2022 in Humacao Puerto Rico with arch enemy Chicky Starr as a guest referees for a tag team match between Savio Vega amp Electro against Manny Ferno amp Khris Diaz April 30 2022 in Humacao Puerto Rico on Juicio Final with Savio Vega amp Chicky Starr as guest referees he defeated Manny Ferno to win the World Championship His last match was that August Murder of Bruiser Brody edit nbsp Gonzalez bottom wrestling Bruiser Brody top in 1976 In July 1988 Gonzalez fatally stabbed professional wrestler Frank Donald Goodish known as Bruiser Brody backstage during a wrestling event in Puerto Rico 9 Gonzalez was acquitted of murder in 1989 after a jury accepted that he was acting in self defense 10 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 11 Home fire editOn August 11 2014 a fire at Gonzalez s home destroyed a car a motorcycle and part of his house 12 Championships editInternational Wrestling Association IWA World Heavyweight Championship Puerto Rico 1 time IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship 2 times Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him 130 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1993 and 1994 World Wrestling Council 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 Jose Rivera 3 Invader III 3 El Bronco 3 Invader II 2 Pierre Martel 1 Carlos Colon 1 Huracan Castillo Jr 1 Maelo Huertas 1 WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship 6 times with Invader IV 4 Super Gladiator 1 and Invader III 1 WWC North American Tag Team Championship 6 times with Super Gladiator 2 Invader III 2 Invader II 1 and Carlos Colon 1 Universal Wrestling Promotions UWP Caribbean Tag Team Championship 1 time Invader II NWA San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Championship San Francisco version 3 times with Invader II 2 and Don Muraco 1 Pacific Northwest Wrestling NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship 1 time with Al Madril World Wrestling League Salon de los Inmortales class of 2015 13 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 OnitaLuchas de Apuestas record editSee also Luchas de Apuestas Winner wager Loser wager Location Event Date Notes Invader 1 career Chicky Starr hair Bayamon Puerto Rico WWC Aniversario 87 September 20 1987References edit a b Jose Gonzales Internet Wrestling Database Retrieved 26 September 2023 a b Jose Gonzalez Onlineworldofwrestling 28 May 2023 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 Archived from the original on 4 June 2011 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 permanent dead link SE QUEMA CARRO Y PARTE DE CASA DEL INVADER August 2 2014 Retrieved June 2 2015 Pineiro Anthony 29 September 2015 WWL El Invader 1 Invader 3 Super Medico 1 y El Profe son los primeros Inmortales de la Liga Mundial de Lucha Libre External links editProfile on Online World of Wrestling PW Insider stories about Gonzalez Jose Gonzalez s profile at Cagematch net nbsp Internet Wrestling Database nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Gonzalez wrestler amp oldid 1220963884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
