Report Last Updated - 8/04 (Summer)
Real Name - Erik Francisco Casas Ruiz
Birthdate - 10/4/70
5'8" 194 lbs. - Mexico City, Mexico

Aliases - Canelo Casas

Athletic background - n/a

Teachers - Pepe Casas, Raúl Reyes, Negro Casas, Felino

Professional background - Indies(`88-`9?), AAA(`93-), WWF(`97), NWA-TNA(`04-)

Groups - Team Mexico

Career Highlights -
- Defeats Ciclon Ramirez to win his first of two National Welterweight titles
- Scores a huge upset to win the WWA World Welterweight from El Hijo Del Santo
- Gets a big win over Jerry Estrada in a "hair vs. hair" match
- Teams with Latin Lover to win the National Tag titles from Tony Acre & Rocco Valente
- Beats El Corbarde for the UWA World Light Heavyweight

Finisher(s) -
- Heavy Metal Cradle (La Mahistral)

Favorites -
- Flying Splash
- Quebradora
- Faceslam
- Senton
- Kick

Ringwork Rating -
move set - 7
science - 0
aerial - 4
power - 6
strikes - 7

Intangible Rating -
entertainment - 8
selling - 7
bumping - 6
heat - 9
carrying - 6
push - 8
potential - 4

Outlook - The years of been kind to the son of the legendary Pepe Casas. After serving as a rudo and then becoming his own man, Heavy Metal became one of AAA's favorite sons. Now he is a top technico and seems destined to play that role, until he makes a change. Heavy can make a good rudo, but his good looks and style make him better suited for playing the technico role. Though an attitude and drug issues have been blamed for keeping Heavy out of a big run in the States, it is questionable whether he would have broke through like Misterio or Guerrera. Now he's a little bit older and hopefully a little bit wiser, so hopefully he can fulfill a lot of his potential now.