Antonio Mestre
Birthdate:
August 20th, 1977
Hometown:
Rio
De Janiero, Brazil
Height: 5'10"
Weight:
198
lbs.
Wrestling
Inspirations:
HBK,
Bret Hart,
Chris Benoit
Finishing Move:
Boa
Noite
Favorite
Quote:
"Respecto!"
Comments:
He
has spent considerable time in Brazil even though he
currently brings his extensive martial arts skills to
our Southern California arenas. For Antonio Mestre,
his life has been one consumed with a variety of fighting
disciplines; and he is now creatively synthesizing those
skills to produce a unique,fresh and quite lethal in-ring
product.
Moving here as a kid who early on was enrolled in local
dojos, Antonio found that he was competing and excelling
as a teenager in many local tournaments; even gaining
some attention in the martial arts press but a lifelong
love of pro wrestling soon compelled him to shift his
focus elsewhere.
“I always love new challenges and for some reason I
started to lack that feeling of excitement that once
compelled me to move forward in martial arts,” he admits
now. In addition, he had discovered UPW after coming
into contact with frequent performer Joey Ryan who told
him this fed’s top wrestling school was the place to
be to make one’s pro wrestling dreams come true.
Taking his favorite form of fighting, capoeira and incorporating
it into his developing style as a standout student at
Ultimate University, Antonio now can not only fulfill
his promise to his Brazilian mestre (master) to help
publicize that discipline, but also delight fans with
the various acrobatic moves that are part of capoeira
routines.
“My goal is nothing less than all the other top recruits,”
proclaims this fiery fighter. “I want to be one of the
major champs here in this fed and hopefully someday
make it to WWE like other UPW alumni who have come before
me.”
Now as he begins effortlessly to move up the Ultimate
Pro ladder of success, this is indeed one super-dedicated
talent to watch and enjoy!
