What is Hercules Ayala?
{{Infobox professional wrestler |name = Hercules Ayala |birthname = Ruben Cruz |image = |alt = |spouse = Susan Cruz |children = 3 |caption = Ayala (top) in a match against [[Carlos Colón]] (bottom) in 1988 |names = El Sansón Boricua<br />Hercules Ayala<br />Hercules Ayala Cortez<br />Hercules Cortez<br />Ruben Ayala |height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}<ref name=slam/> |weight = {{convert|265|lb|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=slam/> |birth_date = {{birth date|1950|7|14}}<ref name=slam/> |birth_place = [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico]]<ref name=slam/> |death_date = {{death date and age|2020|1|22|1950|7|4}} |billed = |trainer = Angelo Savoldi |debut = 1970 |retired = 2004 }} '''Ruben Cruz''' (July 14, 1950 – January 22, 2020) was a Puerto Rican [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], better known by his [[ring name]] '''Hercules Ayala'''. He competed in Canadian and international wrestling promotions including the eastern Canadian [[Grand Prix Wrestling]], the [[Calgary]]-based [[Stampede Wrestling]], [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] in Japan and [[World Wrestling Council]] in Puerto Rico.<ref name=slam>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBios/ayala.html|title=The strengths of Hercules Ayala|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|author=Oliver, Greg|access-date=2009-12-18|archive-date=2002-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021225141452/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBios/ayala.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayala, Hercules}} [[Category:1950 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:People from Bayamón, Puerto Rico]] [[Category:Puerto Rican professional wrestlers]] [[Category:Professiona