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From Havana to the PWF
As you probably know, his name is Armando Alejandro Estr-r-r-r-ada (note the rolling
"r"). But what you may not know is that long before he appeared at Thrillzone
just last night, Estrada immigrated to the United States from Cuba at the ripe age of 13
... no, 14 ... 19? Maybe it was 13?
When ThePWF.com spoke to Estrada, he couldn't recall the exact age at which he came to America as a teen
-- in true fashion of the shifty businessman. He did, however, say that his journey from Cuba to the United States to
the PWF was facilitated by a very powerful dictator.
"I grew up in Havana, pero, I'm not going to lie ... I didn't come from the
streets. My parents had a lot of -- como se dice -- 'connections' to a man named Fidel Castro," said Estrada, dancing between English and Spanish idioms.
"My family was very well connected to Uncle Fidel. It was pretty stringent to come into this country, pero, we had a few
-- like I said -- connections, so it made getting over here a little bit
easier."
Estrada explained that his parents' questionable connections allowed him to "live the good life" in Havana, though the same could not be said for all of the Estrada kin.
"My parents supported me," Estrada said, "I didn't come up from a broken home. On the other hand, my Uncle Manuel is still down in the cornfields in Cuba. But that's okay because I only care about myself, amigo
... and the monster I will soon unleash on the PWF, because he will make me
mucho dinero."
"As you can see," said a grinning Estrada, "I enjoy the finest clothes, I like the finest women, I make the finest decisions, and I drive the finest automobiles, amigo. I enjoy the finer things in life: fine wine, fine women, fine cigars, fine everything. Ha-ha!"
he added with his trademark laugh.
Perhaps in support of his native countrymen, Estrada said that of those finer things he enjoys, the most treasured luxuries are his Cuban cigars.
"I had my first when I graduated from middle school," Estrada remembered. "My first, I would have to say, was on a warm summer night. She was blonde and
-- oh, cigar, oh, I thought you meant chica. Amigo, the best cigar that's still on the market now is the Cohiba. The Cohibas are made from
... I don't know what they're made from, but they taste good, okay?"
Estrada told ThePWF.com that nothing compares to the sensation of enjoying a good Cohiba
while knowing that he will soon reveal his client to the wrestling world at
Nuclear Frost on Dec. 6 in Tacoma, Wash.
In thinking back, Estrada said that the one thing he misses the most about his early days in Cuba is his beloved pet, Bessie.
"I had a cow," said Estrada. "It said 'moo.' It mooed a lot. It's not here anymore because I killed it. I miss Bessie, but I got hungry. I like a lot of steak
... carne asada. Ha-ha! But that was then, and this is now, amigo. My name es Armando Alejandro Estrada and I'm
going to take the monster straight to the top of the PWF!"
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