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El Gran Tapia
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 180 lbs.
From: Mexico
Aliases: Destroyer, Espectro II, Espectro Tapia, El Tapia
Feds Worked For: TSW, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (Mexico), Hawaii, M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Promociones Elías Simón Kuri (Mexico)
Career Highlights: -TSW United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Alex Perez)
Affiliates: Alex Perez
Notable Feuds: Nick Kozak
Other Facts: -Real name was Gerardo Tapia Salinas
-Father of pro wrestlers Azazel and Bestia Salvaje
-Father-in-law of pro wrestler María del Ángel.
-Passed away on August 21, 1985
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