One of the most cultured and prepared characters in Mexican pro wrestling is the heir of Alejandro Muñoz, Blue Demon Jr, who is not only a lover of art, painting, and drawing, but also of literature. That is why writer Óscar Fernández invited him as a special guest to the presentation of his book: "The Color of Pro Wrestling."
Friendly, charismatic, and smiling, the son of Manotas acknowledged that he has not finished reading Óscar's novel yet, but: "where I left off, which is halfway through the book, I believe there is very little culture of pro wrestling literature. There is a lot of photography, reviews, and everything, but very little literature. We have to thank Óscar Fernández for the position he is putting us in because he is placing pro wrestling within literature, us as wrestlers, and Mexicans," he mentioned to Milenio La Afición.
During the presentation of this literary work, Blue Demon shared some anecdotes about his foray into pro wrestling. But when asked specifically why he is named Blue Demon, a name he has had for 11 years, the Azul Legend recalled how his father was baptized as Blue Demon.
"I am called Blue Demon because before I became a wrestler, my dad was a wrestler. He was the first Blue Demon, and he was given that name by the teacher Rolando Vera. My dad was a very rough person, they called him the Rough One, but he was a noble person, and an ambiguous name was sought for him, and it was Blue Diamond. Fortunately, on March 31, 1948, the announcer made the big mistake of announcing him as Blue Demon, and he stopped being Blue Diamond because they said he would become a gem, and he became Blue Demon thanks to that enigmatic and fabulous error," he said, generating laughter among the hundreds of attendees.
90 years after pro wrestling arrived in Mexico, Blue Demon had only words of gratitude for the sport of body slams.
"All I can say to pro wrestling is thank you for what it has given me and taken away from me."
Finally, El Manotas Jr made it clear that wrestlers should not be considered as superheroes made of flesh and bone, since the real heroes are all the workers of Mexico.