[4] He would also watch such wrestlers as Nick Bockwinkel,[4] Rick Martel,[4] The High Flyers,[4] The Road Warriors,[4] Hulk Hogan,[4] and Jesse "The Body" Ventura.
In January 1989 when Cruz was 20, he would move onto All-Star Wrestling out of Vancouver, British Columbia ran by Al Tomko.
[7] On the episode that aired on August 10, Irwin R. Schyster defeated Cruz in 1:45 after hitting the Stock Market Crash.
While in the USWA, he had a heated feud with Mike Samples Cruz worked in the independent circuit in the United States.
He soon joined "The Dynasty", a group consisting of "Mecca" Shane Madison and manager (and PCW's then-booker) Michael Davidson.
Despite the injury and ignoring doctor's orders to rest for several weeks, Cruz returned to action 4 days later and, as a result, was widely cheered though he was ostensibly a heel.
Mike Davidson, the manager of both men, hedged his bets by supporting both, Cruz fired him following his championship victory, cementing himself as a babyface.
On May 22, Knight agreed to return the belt in exchange for a re-match with a stipulation of his choosing at PCW's next major event, Beat The Summer Heat.
On July 10, Cruz defeated Knight in a bloody 15 Foot Steel Chain match at PCW's Beat The Summer Heat.
[8] In August, PCW's booker Mike Davidson abruptly quit the promotion to start a new group called Action Wrestling Entertainment.
On the debut event, Cruz teamed with his former rival "Outlaw" Adam Knight in a losing cause against "Mecca" Shane Madison & Buff Bagwell.
During his time in AWE, Cruz worked primarily in tag teams, first with Knight and later with Alberta-based Massive Damage.
[12] On August 8, 2009, at "Red River Rumble" in Selkirk, Manitoba, Cruz beat TRCW Championship "Really Crazy" Rob Stardom in a non-title match.
[12] At "Don't Back Down 2010" which took place on January 10, 2010, another match between Cruz and Stardom ended in a no contest due to inference from Marius, Drezden, Gibby Guerrero and Chip "The Kid" Fletcher.
[12] Cruz than challenged Stardom and Marius to a tag team match at the "SPW 2nd Anniversary Show" on April 17 in which he announced his partner would be Raven.
[12] The next day on March 20 at "Winnipeg Warfare 2010", the match between Cruz and Stardom went to a no content after interference by Marius, Matt Fairlane, and the rest of the SPW roster which led into battle royal.
[12] Matt Fairlane won the Main Event Battle Royal to earn a shot at the Cutting Edge Wrestling Intercities Championship.
[12] After winning the SPW Heavyweight Championship on March 27, Marius used his rematch clause to gain another opportunity at the title.
[12] Due to Stardom's interference, Marius was able to beat Cruz become the first multiple time SPW Heavyweight Champion.
[12] At the "SPW 2nd Anniversary Show", declared the main event tag team match was to be contested under Raven's Rules.
Cruz returned for one final match, December 4, 2015, for Winnipeg-based Canadian Wrestling's Elite, where he appeared in their 50 man Rumble.