Norberto Salgado trained under Elfego Silva and Gran Cochisse in the lucha libre school associated with Arena Isabel in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
[1] When Salgado made his in-ring debut July 1, 1984, he used the ring name "Pierroth Jr.", inspired by the wrestler Pierrot who was popular in Arena Isabel in the 1950s and 1960s despite not being related in any way.
Renamed Consejo Mundial de Luch Libre; CMLL in 1992), diving his career between Arena Isabel and EMLL in Mexico City.
In AAA, he became involved in a long-running feud with La Parka, which led Pierroth Jr. to his third reign as Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion, which lasted 11 days.
[5] When Pierroth Jr. left CMLL he was still the Mexican National Heavyweight Champion and the Mexico City Lucha Libre commission allowed him to defend it in AAA after he joined the company.
[12] He started his fourth and final reign as the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion by defeating Latin Lover for that championship.
[15] On March 10, 1997, Pierroth Jr. made his last WWF appearance, teaming with Heavy Metal and Pentagón to defeat the trio of Latin Lover, Héctor Garza and Octagón.
[15] Salgado left AAA in mid-1997, while still holding both the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship, and began working on the independent circuit.
[5] After Salgado's stint with AAA and the WWF ended, he began working for the newly formed International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) based in Naucalpan, Mexico State.
He was forced to remove his black and yellow mask and reveal his real name, Norberto Salgado Salcedo, to the crowd in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.
[22] At this point Pierroth Jr. took the nickname "El Comandate", acting like a dictator over the group, adding the female La Nazi as his personal body guard.
[22] In the months following the CMLL 68th Anniversary Show, Gran Markus Jr. left the group, with the storyline explanation that he was tired of being under Pierroth's command.
[23] The culmination of the storyline between Los Boricuas and various defectors came on March 21, 2003, as Pierroth Jr. and Gran Markus Jr. faced off in main event of that year's Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show.
[9][25] In subsequent months Pierroth began teaming on a regular basis with Vampiro and Tarzan Boy, ending the Los Boricuas faction in CMLL.
[29] Salgado made a personal appearance at IWRG's 2013 Festival de las Máscaras show on August 11, 2013, where he was presented with a plaque and received applause as he put the black and yellow mask on.
After Salgado adopted his militant "Comandante Pierroth" character he earned the nickname El Bocazas ("The Big Mouthed One") for his long, vitriolic speeches both in the ring and back stage.