Early career (1992–1994) Polaco traveled to
Calgary, Alberta in 1992 to train at the Hart Brothers Training Camp, nominally run by
Keith Hart. He was mainly trained by his future
tag team partner,
Lance Storm, and
Chris Jericho, who both graduated the program the year before. After wrestling unpaid as
P. J. Walker, and setting up the rings there for a time, he began working for
New England–based
wrestling promotions. In 1994, he also
worked a few matches as an enhancement talent in
World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
World Wrestling Federation (1993, 1994–1997) He began wrestling for the
World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as an
enhancement talent. His first match was a loss to
Lex Luger on the March 1, 1993, episode of
Monday Night Raw. He continued to wrestle sporadically in the WWF throughout 1993 and 1994 losing to
Yokozuna,
Bam Bam Bigelow,
Mr. Perfect,
Diesel,
Jeff Jarrett,
Owen Hart,
Undertaker and
Nikolai Volkoff. He even scored an upset victory against
Irwin R. Schyster on the September 20, 1993, episode of
Raw, after a distraction by
Razor Ramon. He made his televised debut as a
fan favorite on the November 14 episode of
Monday Night Raw, where he picked up a victory over
The Brooklyn Brawler. He was once offered to be a part of the
Million Dollar Corporation by
Ted DiBiase. He refused and told him to "shove his money in his ear". His mask drew criticism by fellow wrestlers, who called it a "jockstrap". Polaco befriended
The Kliq, an influential group of upper card wrestlers, after
Razor Ramon offered to mentor him. Polaco made his
pay-per-view debut at the
1995 Royal Rumble as a participant in the
Royal Rumble match. He lasted 13 minutes until he was eliminated by eventual winner
Shawn Michaels. Montoya suffered his first televised loss against
Mantaur on the January 29 episode of
Action Zone. On the April 8 episode of
Superstars, Polaco defeated the
Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett in a non-title match, which earned him a title shot against Jarrett for the Intercontinental Championship on the April 22 episode of
Superstars, where Jarrett retained the title. Montoya appeared at the
In Your House pay-per-view, where he attempted to prevent Jarrett and
The Roadie from attacking Razor Ramon after a
handicap match. He made only one pay-per-view appearance in 1996 at the
Royal Rumble, where he participated in the
Royal Rumble match, where he lasted only two minutes until he was eliminated by
Tatanka. His only highlight of the year was an upset victory against
Jerry Lawler on the July 27 episode of
Superstars, which he gained by
pinning Lawler with
Jake Roberts'
DDT finishing move. He lost to Lawler in a rematch on the August 5 episode of
Monday Night Raw. After the match, Lawler poured
Jim Beam whiskey down his throat. Throughout this time, Montoya became more of a lower card wrestler and even asked for his release in June 1997 when he was only being
booked twice a month. The WWF initially declined and sent him to a developmental promotion
United States Wrestling Association in
Memphis to hone his skills, where he remained for seven weeks. He was then released on the condition that he could not work for rival promotion
World Championship Wrestling, which was then luring wrestlers away from the WWF with the promise of larger salaries. Polaco was instead sent to
Extreme Championship Wrestling as part of a talent exchange between WWF and ECW. He later resumed his "PJ Walker" name. At
As Good as It Gets, his
character was repackaged as he shaved his head and switched to a
grunge style of dress, and adopted a cocky, sneering, egomaniacal attitude. He was introduced by
Jason Knight, who named him "Justin Credible" ("Just Incredible"). Credible defeated
Jerry Lynn by debuting a new
finisher called ''
That's Incredible. He began an undefeated streak which included a notable win over The Great Sasuke on the October 24 episode of Hardcore TV. Credible continued his rivalry with Whipwreck, beating him in televised rematches on Hardcore TV'', Credible quickly became a rising
villain in the company and adopted
Nicole Bass as his bodyguard. He began his next major feud with the company's veteran
Tommy Dreamer in 1998. Credible defeated Dreamer in a
first blood match at February's
CyberSlam pay-per-view but lost to him in a match at
Living Dangerously. Polaco was attacked by his returning nemesis Mikey Whipwreck after the match. During this time, Credible began a high-profile feud with Jerry Lynn as he lost to Lynn at
It Ain't Seinfeld. Credible defeated Lynn in a
two out of three falls match at
A Matter of Respect and in a
standard one-on-one match at the
Heat Wave pay-per-view on August 2. In the fall of 1998, Credible renewed his feud with Tommy Dreamer. He joined forces with
Jack Victory and
Rod Price against Dreamer and
The Gangstanators (
John Kronus and
New Jack) in a
Philly Street Fight at the
UltraClash event, where his team lost. Polaco and Victory lost to Dreamer and
Jake Roberts in a
tag team match at the company's premier pay-per-view event
November to Remember. However, he defeated Dreamer in the first-ever
Stairway to Hell match at the
Guilty as Charged pay-per-view on January 10, 1999, thanks to interference by
Terry Funk.
Impact Players (1999–2000) In the midst of his
rivalry with
Tommy Dreamer, Polaco aligned himself with his mentor
Lance Storm after the duo lost a
three-way dance against Dreamer at
House Party. Storm and Credible continued to feud with Dreamer until the duo formed a
tag team at
Crossing the Line called
The Impact Players. They proclaimed themselves to be "New Franchise" after
Shane Douglas teased his retirement but Douglas instead chose Dreamer as his successor. Credible lost a match to Douglas at
CyberSlam. The feud with Dreamer and Douglas ended when Douglas left the company in mid-1999. Impact Players began dominating the
roster in singles and tag team competition and quickly earned main event status by feuding with the company's top wrestlers. They defeated
Jerry Lynn and
Sabu at the
Hostile City Showdown event in June while lost to Lynn and
Rob Van Dam in the main event of
Heat Wave pay-per-view on July 18. Polaco then embarked on a feud with Sabu, which culminated in a match between the two at September's
Anarchy Rulz pay-per-view, which Polaco won. Impact Players' next feud was with
The Sandman and the
ECW World Tag Team Champions Tommy Dreamer and
Raven. At
November to Remember, Impact Players teamed with
Rhino against Sandman, Raven and Dreamer in a losing effort. Impact Players continued their rivalry with Raven and Dreamer as they began pursuing the ECW World Tag Team Championship. On the January 7, 2000, episode of
ECW on TNN, Credible defeated Dreamer in the second Stairway to Hell match. A month later, Impact Players
dropped the titles to Dreamer and
Masato Tanaka on the March 3 episode of
ECW on TNN. Shortly after,
Mike Awesome and Raven won the titles from Dreamer and Tanaka. At
Living Dangerously, Impact Players defeated both teams in a three-way dance to regain the World Tag Team Championship.
World Heavyweight Champion (2000–2001) |thumb Polaco received the biggest
push of his career at the
CyberSlam event on April 22, when he and
Jason attacked rival
Tommy Dreamer and
Raven after Dreamer defeated
Taz to win the
ECW World Heavyweight Championship. He threw down his
ECW World Tag Team Championship belt and challenged Dreamer to defend the title against him on the spot to which Dreamer agreed. Polaco defeated Dreamer to win the title after Dreamer's
valet Francine turned on Dreamer. From this point, Francine became Credible's valet. Credible became a loyal ally of
The Network and the top wrestler of the group. Upon winning the World Heavyweight Championship, Credible vacated his half of the World Tag Team Championship and berated his mentor and tag team partner
Lance Storm, leading to a
rivalry between the two. At the
Hardcore Heaven pay-per-view, Credible was scheduled to defend the title against Dreamer and Storm in a
three-way dance but he refused to defend the title against anyone except Storm and threatened to throw the World Heavyweight Championship. Credible defended the title against Storm in a
singles match, during which he injured Storm's valet
Dawn Marie with a ''
That's Incredible''. Credible retained the title and was assaulted by Dreamer after the match. Credible successfully defended the title against Dreamer in the third
Stairway to Hell match between the duo at
Heat Wave. Credible represented The Network with
Rhino in a tournament for the vacant World Tag Team Championship in September. They defeated
The Sandman and
Chilly Willy in the first round before losing to Dreamer and
Jerry Lynn in the quarterfinals. Credible defended his World Heavyweight Championship against Network's
Steve Corino on the September 15
ECW on TNN, during which Corino brought Dawn Marie as his valet, who had been injured by Credible at Hardcore Heaven. Credible managed to retain the title but it stirred up problems between Credible and Corino. Credible successfully defended the title against Corino and Jerry Lynn in an elimination match on the September 29 episode of
ECW on TNN, ending his five-month reign at
162 days. Credible faced Corino and Lynn in a three-way dance for the title at
Massacre on 34th Street, where Corino retained the title. He received another opportunity for the title against Corino and Sandman in a
Tables, Ladders, Chairs and Canes match at the company's final pay-per-view
Guilty as Charged, where Sandman won the title. He competed against Sandman in the final match in the history of ECW on January 13, 2001, which he won but offered a rematch, which he lost to Sandman.
Return to World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment (2001–2003) With ECW facing imminent
bankruptcy and Paul Heyman becoming unable to pay the roster, Polaco returned to the WWF as Justin Credible in February 2001, immediately forming an alliance with
X-Pac and assisting him in his pursuit of the
WWF Intercontinental Championship. The duo eventually formed a
stable with
Albert known as
X-Factor. X-Pac and Credible tried several times to win the
WWF Tag Team Championship, but were unsuccessful. The team split when Credible aligned himself with
Paul Heyman's band of ECW insurgents and helped form
The Alliance with
World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Credible remained on the company's "B" shows, forming a team with
Raven, until Team Alliance lost at
Survivor Series. Credible was fired along with the rest of the Alliance roster (in kayfabe) by
Vince McMahon until
Ric Flair was able to save his job and get him
drafted over to the
Raw brand in March 2002. On the Raw brand, Credible wrestled mostly on
Sunday Night Heat and lost many singles matches he was in, but managed to become an eight-time
WWE Hardcore Champion. His last match on
Raw was a
squash match in which he was defeated by
Batista. Polaco was released on January 20, 2003, with his final televised WWE appearance being a loss to
Test on the December 8, 2002, episode of
Heat.
Independent circuit (2003–2006) Polaco wrestled for numerous
independent promotions. He has appeared several times for
Ring of Honor, where he was a member of
The Carnage Crew, and for
Xtreme Pro Wrestling, where he feuded with
Shane Douglas. He appeared with
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), forming a stable with several other ex-ECW wrestlers and reviving his feud with Jerry Lynn. Credible signed a contract with the MTV "
Wrestling Society X" stating that if MTV decided to turn the "one time special" into a full season, he would complete the season and would be un-able to compete anywhere else for that time period. He was released from his contract on June 5, 2006. Polaco was in the main event of the first Wrestling Society X Show, the WSX Rumble. He was the first person in the match and the last one eliminated.
Second return to World Wrestling Entertainment (2006) Polaco was rehired by
World Wrestling Entertainment in June 2006. He returned to WWE television at the June 7
WWE vs. ECW Head to Head event as a member of the
ECW brand of WWE, taking part in a 20-man
battle royal. He made several appearances on
ECW on Sci Fi before being released from his WWE contract on September 28, 2006. During his brief WWE run he won two matches, both by disqualification defeating
Balls Mahoney and
Sabu. He also lost to
CM Punk in Punk's ECW debut match.
Return to the independent circuit (2006–present) Polaco returned to the independent circuit in 2006 using the name "Justin Time". He wrestled for the Pro Wrestling Syndicate promotion, along with fellow original ECW wrestlers
Sabu,
Danny Doring and
Julio Dinero, as well as making appearances for the
Insane Clown Posse owned
Juggalo Championship Wrestling. On March 29, 2009, he became the Big Time Wrestling Champion, defeating "Hurricane" John Walters with Ric Flair as special guest referee, but Credible was stripped of the title in August of the same year. Justin is also the topic of an upcoming documentary The Price of Fame which also includes
Ted DiBiase and
Sean Waltman. He was inducted into the
New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame on July 12, 2009. On August 8, 2010, Polaco returned to TNA to take part in the ECW-themed pay-per-view
Hardcore Justice where he performed as P.J. Polaco due to the WWE owning the rights to the Justin Credible name; Polaco was defeated by
Stevie Richards. Afterwards, he was assaulted by former rival
The Sandman with a Singapore cane. On January 14, 2012, Credible returned to the former ECW Arena, when he was defeated by Sabu at an
Evolve event in the venue's final professional wrestling match. On April 28, 2012, Polaco was scheduled to wrestle on Shane Douglas' Extreme Reunion show, but was removed from the card, as well as the building after being found "slumped over, passed out asleep" in a chair. While he begged management to be let back on the show, they denied his request and kicked him out a second time. On August 8, 2012,
Chikara announced that Polaco, returning to his Aldo Montoya character, would be making his debut for the promotion in the following month's
2012 King of Trios tournament, where he would team with the
1-2-3 Kid and
Tatanka as "Team WWF". In their first round match on September 14, Team WWF was defeated by The Extreme Trio (Jerry Lynn, Tommy Dreamer and
Too Cold Scorpio). Polaco retired on November 20, 2015, after facing long-time rival Tommy Dreamer at a Pro Wrestling Syndicate event. Credible came out of retirement and faced Matt Tremont in a winning effort at CZW show in August 2016. In March 2017, he returned to wrestling, and teamed with The Sandman &
New Jack in a winning effort at an ECPW show. ==Personal life==