Early career (1985–1990) Both César González and his brother Juan Manuel began wrestling at an early age. César made his debut in November 1985 and initially used the name El Invasor (
Spanish for "the Invader"). Within a year of his debut, he changed his name and started working as the
masked wrestling character Silver King. Silver King started working for the
Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) in the lower matches on the cards. On 12 November 1987, Silver King wrestled in a
Lucha de Apuestas (a "Bet" Match) where he put his mask on the line against
El Hijo del Santo's mask. When Silver King lost he was forced to unmask and in Mexican tradition reveal his true name; it was here that it was first revealed that Silver King was one of Dr. Wagner's sons.
Los Cowboys (1990–1998) Shortly after being unmasked Silver King formed a team with
El Texano that would become known as "The Cowboys"/"Los Cowboys". In 1991 the team won their first tag team championship winning a tournament to become the first ever
World Wrestling Association World Tag Team Champions. On 7 July 1993, Los Cowboys lost the WWA World Tag team titles to
El Dandy and
Corazon de Leon but regained them two months later. Their second run with the WWA World Tag Team title only lasted a month as
Villano IV and
Villano V took the title from them on 10 October 1993. During 1995 Los Cowboys began working for the Japanese-based
International Wrestling Association of Japan where they won the IWA World Tag Team Championship from
Los Headhunters on 3 March 1995, in
Hiroshima, Japan. The duo lost the tag team title on 20 August the same year on the undercard of the IWA's "King of Deathmatches" show. Villano IV and Villano V and competed against various luchadors. King's first singles match in WCW took place on the August 25 episode of
Monday Nitro against Ultimo Dragon, which he lost. He made his first appearance at a pay-per-view event for WCW at
World War 3, where he participated in the
namesake battle royal for a future
WCW World Heavyweight Championship title shot but failed to win. King won his first match in singles competition on the January 24, 1998 episode of
Worldwide by defeating Lizmark Jr. At
Souled Out, King teamed with
El Dandy, La Parka and Psychosis against
Chavo Guerrero Jr., Juventud Guerrera, Lizmark Jr. and Super Calo in a losing effort in an eight-man tag team match. At
Slamboree, King participated in a battle royal for an immediate
Cruiserweight Championship title opportunity but failed to win. On the June 4 episode of
Thunder, King received his first title shot in WCW against
Dean Malenko for the Cruiserweight Championship but the match ended in a no contest due to interference by
Chris Jericho. King received another title shot for the Cruiserweight Championship against Juventud Guerrera on the September 10 episode of
Thunder, which he lost via disqualification after using a chair. This led to a rematch between the two for the title at
Fall Brawl, which King lost. At
World War 3, King participated in the namesake battle royal for a future World Heavyweight Championship opportunity but failed to win.
Latino World Order and Los Fabulosos (1998–2000) At a
live event on December 5, King turned on his tag team partner Lizmark Jr. during a tag team match against
Latino World Order members
Ciclope and Damien. After the match, King was offered a spot in LWO and he accepted, thus joining
Eddie Guerrero's group which was made up of the luchadors who had always been held back in WCW. However, the group disbanded the following month as Guerrero was injured in a car accident and all the members quit the group to accept
Ric Flair's offer of fighting for WCW and being promised of a better treatment than
Eric Bischoff. Following the dissolution of LWO, King resumed teaming with and competing against various luchadors in the lower mid-card whilst also serving as an
enhancement talent to upper mid-card wrestlers. He made his only pay-per-view appearance in 1999 at
Bash at the Beach by participated in a
Junkyard Invitational but did not receive any success. On the November 13 episode of
Saturday Night, King teamed with El Dandy as they unsuccessfully challenged
Billy Kidman and
Konnan for the
World Tag Team Championship. King frequently began teaming with Dandy as the two received another tag team title shot on the March 11, 2000 episode of
Worldwide against
The Mamalukes (
Big Vito and
Johnny the Bull). On the March 15 episode of
Thunder, King and Dandy began receiving a new
push when they forced the ring announcer
David Penzer to call their team "Los Fabulosos" before their match against Chavo Guerrero Jr. and La Parka. Los Fabulosos lost the match but they received a new
manager in
Miss Hancock, who provided them with a new outfit and some guidance. Los Fabulosos won a few tag team matches including their last televised match in WCW on the April 1 episode of
Saturday Night where they defeated Jeremy Lopez and Tommy Rogers. Their last match in WCW was a loss to
Harlem Heat 2000 (
Big T and
Stevie Ray) at a live event on April 1. King was released by his WCW contract on May 5. After losing his mask González went back to working as Silver King.
All Japan Pro Wrestling (2007–2008) In late 2007, Silver King started working for
All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) where he became masked once again. In a break from tradition. Silver King did not change gimmicks but remasked under the same gimmick he was unmasked as in 1987. Silver King won the
World Junior Heavyweight Championship on 1 March 2008, by defeating
Katsuhiko Nakajima. He held the title for under two months as he lost it to
Ryuji Hijikata on 29 April 2008. Silver King participated in the second annual
Copa Antonio Peña tournament
Gauntlet match. He was the eleventh entrant and lost to eventual winner
El Mesias. During a television taping on 7 February 2009, Silver King
turned on his tag team partners La Parka (AAA) and
X-Pac to side with Konnan's La Legión Extranjera. After
La Legión Extranjera was defeated in the main event of
Triplemania XVII and Konnan lost control of AAA, Silver King went on to form the stable
Los Wagnermaniacos with Dr. Wagner Jr., Electroshock, and Ultimo Gladiator. Following Electroshock's
AAA Mega Championship win at
Rey de Reyes in March 2010, Silver King, Electroshock, and Ultimo Gladiator all turned on Dr. Wagner Jr. and adopted the new stable name
Los Maniacos. In the weeks leading up to
Triplemania XVIII, it was announced that the winners of a tag team match between Silver King and Último Gladiador against
La Hermandad 187 (Nicho and
Joe Líder) would be given a chance to wrestle for the
AAA World Tag Team Championship at Triplemania XVIII. The match between the two teams ended in a draw, leaving it undecided if both or neither teams will wrestle at Triplemania XVIII. On 6 June 2010, at Triplemania XVIII, Silver King was officially billed as "Silver Cain", both as a reference to the biblical
Cain and Abel, as well as a way for AAA to get around him wearing a mask again. The Mexican Boxing and Wrestling Commission had been giving González problems due to the fact that he had previously lost his mask and this was a way to get around it since he was allowed to wear a mask under a new character. He would only have to use the new name when wrestling in
Mexico City. On that night he and Último Gladiador outlasted three other teams, pinning
James Storm of
Beer Money, Inc. to win the AAA World Tag Team Championship, Silver King's first AAA title. Following the match,
Los Junior Capos (
Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and
Hijo de Cien Caras) from IWRG came to the ring to challenge the new champions for the title. On 26 June, Silver King defeated Máscara Año 2000 Jr. to win the
IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship in an AAA/IWRG inter-promotional match. This revelation led to a match on 1 October at
Héroes Inmortales IV, where Wagner Jr. defeated Silver King in a singles match to retain the AAA Mega Championship. In September 2010 Silver King and Último Gladiador had announced they were joining
La Sociedad. Initially, Electroshock made no official announcement on whether he would be following them but agreed to represent the group at
Héroes Inmortales V in order to get his hands on
Heavy Metal, with whom he had been feuding the past weeks. After Electroshock turned
La Sociedad down for the second time on 18 November, Silver King and Último Gladiador turned on him and beat him down with
La Milicia. On 27 November Silver King officially kicked Electroshock out of
Los Maniacos, while also announcing his spot in the group would be taken by a new member. On 5 December at
Guerra de Titanes Silver King and Último Gladiador successfully defended the AAA World Tag Team Championship in a three–way
ladder match against
La Hermandad 187 and fellow
La Sociedad members
Hernandez and
El Ilegal. On 21 March 2011,
Los Maniacos lost the AAA World Tag Team Championship to
Extreme Tiger and
Jack Evans. In IWRG,
Los Maniacos was joined by Joe Líder, with whom Silver King and Último Gladiador held the
IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship from 3 March to 24 April when they lost them during IWRG's
Guerra de Empresas show. After losing the title to
Los Psycho Circus, King and Gladiador turned on Líder and kicked him out of the group. Shortly thereafter, King and Gladiador joined forces with Chessman to form
La Maniarquía. On 18 June at
Triplemanía XIX,
La Maniarquía was defeated by Electroshock, Heavy Metal and Joe Líder in a
Tables, Ladders and Chairs match. In April 2012, Silver King made peace with Dr. Wagner Jr. as the two came together to battle
El Consejo stable. However, the alliance was short-lived as on 5 August during the main event of
Triplemanía XX, Silver King turned on Wagner Jr., who, despite the betrayal, managed to defeat Máscara Año 2000 Jr. in a Mask vs. Mask match. Afterward, Silver King revealed that he had been behind
El Consejo from the beginning, revealing himself as the leader of the
rudo stable. However, Silver King quickly began having problems with his new stablemates, with Máscara Año 2000 Jr. asking how they could trust a man who was capable of betraying his own brother. The storyline was dropped after both Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and Toscano left
El Consejo. On 8 December 2013, at
Guerra de Titanes, Silver King,
El Texano Jr., and
El Consejo's newest member,
El Hijo del Fantasma, unsuccessfully challenged
Los Psycho Circus for the
AAA World Trios Championship. He left AAA in 2014. On 25 November 2017, King returned to AAA where he worked in a Bull Terrier Four Way match against Silver King Jr, La Parka Negra and
La Parka. His last match with AAA was on 29 December 2018 teaming with Dave the Clown losing to La Parka and Murder Clown.
Later career (2014–2019) After leaving AAA in 2014, Silver King worked in many
independent circuit Mexican promotions. On 27 June 2015 he lost to his brother
Dr. Wagner Jr at Lucha Libre Espectacular in Palmetto, Florida. He also worked in England in 2016 and 2017. On 14 March 2019, he returned to Japan where he participated in a shared event with
World Wonder Ring Stardom and
Tokyo Gurentai teaming with
Fuerza Guerrera and Diamante losing to
Ultimo Dragon,
El Hijo del Santo and Shiryu. ==
Nacho Libre==