Heavy Metal

Erick Francisco Casas Ruiz (born October 4, 1970) is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working under the ring name Heavy Metal for AAA.

He is the son of referee Pepe Casas and part of the Casas wrestling family; the brother of Negro Casas and Felino.

Erick Casas started his professional career wrestling as Canelo Casas for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).

As Canelo Casas he, along with Mr. Cid, was able to win the Naucalpan Tag Team Championship.

He also won the Mexican National Welterweight Championship defeating Ciclon Ramirez in 1990.

Erick Casas left CMLL when he decided to go to the newly created promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, later known simply as AAA, in 1992.

He changed his gimmick to Heavy Metal where he was a rudo and had a rock-star look which was based on heavy metal music.

His first victory as Heavy Metal was the Mexican National Welterweight Championship, when he defeated Rey Misterio Jr. in 1993.

He retained his title against Rey Misterio twice and El Hijo del Santo.

Santo and Metal would rival over Santo's WWA Welterweight Championship and over Metal's Mexican National Welterweight Champion.

Both wrestlers would put both of their titles on the line in the same match where winner takes all.

Heavy Metal lost his title to Santo in the fall of 1993 when both of them put both of their titles on the line.

After the loss of the title, Metal turned into a tecnico.

He formed a team with Latin Lover where both of them feuded with Rocco Valente, Tony Arce and Vulcano.

Rocco Valente and Tony Arce were the Mexican National Tag Team Champions at the time.

Heavy Metal and Latin Lover had a shot for the title and won the title in 1994.

After Metal and Lover won the title, Arce challenged Metal in a luchas de apuestas (bet match) match which Metal accepted.

The match took place just two weeks after Metal and Lover won the title.

Metal was able to beat Arce and so Arce hair was shaved.

On November 6, 1994, the event When Worlds Collide Metal teamed with Rey Misterio Jr. and Latin Lover to face Fuerza Guerrera, Madonna's Boyfriend, and Psicosis in a tradition lucha libre six-man tag match.

The final saw that Fuerza Guerrera making Heavy Metal submit.

Fuerza Guerrera and his son Juventud Guerrera later started a feud with Heavy Metal and Latin Lover over their tag title.

Heavy Metal and Latin Lover lost the tag title to them in late 1994.

The teams later had a rematch in 1995 but Metal turned on his partner when he turned rudo again.

The duo as a team ended after that.

Later in 1995 Metal became a tecnico again.

In early 1996, AAA announce that they were creating a new championship call AAA Americas Trios Champion, there was a tournament held for it too with a block A and block B. Heavy Metal teamed with Latin Lover and Winners for the block A tournament.

The team was able to beat El Mexicano, Torero and Tornado on the first round.

In the semi-final, the team defeated Blue Demon Jr.., Principe Zafiro and Volador.

In the finals, the team lost to Los Villanos (Villano III, Villano IV and Villano V).

Heavy Metal teamed with Latin Lover and Cien Caras and making Caras the leader of the team on block B. On the first round they beat Frisbee, La Parka, and Rey Misterio Jr. On the next round they defeated Killer, Vegas, and Yeti.

In the semi-finals they beat Cibernetico, Jerry Estrada, and Pierroth.

In the finals the team was close to win but lost to Los Villanos (Villano III, Villano IV and Villano V).

Heavy Metal later appeared in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) because of AAA and WWF having a free exchange talent agreement.

His first appearance was at the Royal Rumble where he teamed with Jerry Estrada and Fuerza Guerrera to face Héctor Garza, Perro Aguayo, and El Canek.

The results saw Perro Aguayo pinned Heavy Metal for the win.

In 1997 at the event of Rey de Reyes, Heavy Metal participated in the first ever Rey de Reyes tournament.

Heavy Metal defeated Blue Demon Jr.., Maniaco and May Flowers to qualify for the final.

In the final, Metal was close to winning but lost to Latin Lover, making him the first winner of the Rey de Reyes.

Heavy Metal was later involved in a Lucha De Apuestas match at Triplemanía.