Perez began wrestling as an amateur in high school and was one of the top athletes in his home state of Florida. He started professional wrestling in 1982. He formed a team in ICW with Joe Savoldi known as the "New York Rockers". Al Perez worked for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico were he feuded with Invader l. In 1986 Perez wrestled for Bill Watt's Mid-South Wrestling.
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
⭐ 7WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
⭐ 0Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
⭐ 0Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
⭐ 9.3WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
⭐ 0WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
⭐ 0The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
⭐ 0NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
⭐ 7PWF Homecoming
⭐ 0MSW WrestleFest
⭐ 0NWA Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness
⭐ 7TWA Autumn Armageddon '90
⭐ 0TWA Winter Challenge II
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