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04/07/2008 13:00. But people who knew him and worked with him remembered both his modest ways out of the ring and his dedication to an older style of wrestling in it.

"He looked impressive and the fans reacted to him," said Big Jim Lancaster , who followed him as a fan and later wrestled him. "He was like a slower-moving Bulldog Brower kind of worker. He was more methodical -- Brower would jump around and pound people with his gimmick -- but Cortez was... // SLAM! Sports