José the Assistant
{{short description|American professional wrestler and manager}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
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|name=José the Assistant
|birth_name=José Garcia
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José Vargas
Orion
Principe Orion
José the Assistant
|height=6 ft 0 in
|weight=189lb
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|birth_place=East Los Angeles, California, United States
|billed= Los Angeles, California
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|trainer=Ultimo Guerrero
Super Boy
Chilango
Inoki Dojo
Durango Kid
Kendo Kashin
|debut=2007
|retired=}}
José García is an American professional wrestler and manager, best known for his time with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performed under the ring name José the Assistant and also managed Andrade El Ídolo and La Facción Ingobernable (Rush, Dralístico and Preston Vance).{{Cite web |last=Boone |first=Matt |date=2021-11-28 |title=Jose The Assistant Comments On Atlanta Street Fight, Adam Cole & Evil Uno Play Video Games {{!}} EWrestling |url=https://ewrestling.com/article/jose-assistant-comments-atlanta-street-fight-adam-cole-evil-uno-play-video-games/ |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=WWE Wrestling News |archive-date=2023-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127015025/https://ewrestling.com/article/jose-assistant-comments-atlanta-street-fight-adam-cole-evil-uno-play-video-games/ |url-status=live }}
Professional wrestling career
José García began wrestling for various independent promotions around California and Mexico, mainly competing under the ring names Orion and Principe Orion. García also made appearances for World Wrestling Entertainment first on August 18, 2011 episode of WWE Superstars, wrestling under the name Jose Vargas in a loss to Brodus Clay. García's next, and last, appearance for WWE was on the August 20, 2012 episode of Raw, where he teamed with Mike Spinner in a losing effort to Ryback.
After a hiatus from in-ring competition that began in September 2018, García began making appearances for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in 2021 under the name José the Assistant as the manager for La Faccion Ingobernable (Andrade El Idolo, Dralístico, Preston Vance, and Rush).{{Cite web |title=Los Ingobernables tease Dragon Lee coming to AEW |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/los-ingobernables-tease-dragon-lee-coming-to-aew/ar-AAZVjyY |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=MSN |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809173036/https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/los-ingobernables-tease-dragon-lee-coming-to-aew/ar-AAZVjyY |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-25 |title=Jose The Assistant Comments On RUSH Re-Signing With AEW |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jose-assistant-comments-rush-signing-232916301.html |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203184227/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jose-assistant-comments-rush-signing-232916301.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Palegar |first=Sujay Gaurav |date=2023-12-13 |title=Jose the Assistant accuses AEW personality of being The Devil |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/aew/news-jose-assistant-accuses-aew-personality-the-devil |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us |archive-date=2024-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203184227/https://www.sportskeeda.com/aew/news-jose-assistant-accuses-aew-personality-the-devil |url-status=live }} On April 1, 2024, García was released from his AEW contract.{{cite news |last=Rose |first=Bryan |date=1 April 2024 |title=Stu Grayson, Parker Boudreaux among several AEW releases |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/stu-grayson-parker-boudreaux-jose-the-assistant-among-several-aew-releases |work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter |location= |access-date=2 April 2024 |archive-date=2 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402081927/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/stu-grayson-parker-boudreaux-jose-the-assistant-among-several-aew-releases |url-status=live }}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{La Facción Ingobernable}}
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Category:American professional wrestlers of Mexican descent