Dr. Wagner
By the late 1970s "La Ola Blanca" had split up and Dr. Wagner began feuding with the now "tecnico" Ángel Blanco, even taking it so far as to defeating Ángel Blanco in an "Apuesta" match on January 1, 1979, leaving his former team mate bald. Dr. Wagner would briefly hold the Mexican National Light Heavyweight title for a third time in 1973, holding it for 19 days, winning it from Astro Rey and losing it to Enrique Vera. On March 16, 1980, Dr. Wagner teamed with El Texano to face Robot C-3 and Astro Rey in the finals of a "Losers advance" tournament, forcing Robot C-3 to unmask and the already unmasked Astro Rey to have his hair shaved off. In the early 1980s Dr. Wagner was beginning to show his age, working as a "tecnico" would still be able to produce good matches teaming with El Solitario or Aníbal against Ángel Blanco. When he turned on El Solitario and Aníbal he got one last run as a main event wrestler as a reunited "Ola Blanca" faced Solitario and Aníbal. On December 1, 1985, Dr. Wagner and El Solitario finally met in a one on one "Luchas de Apuesta" in the main event of a show that sold out the 15,000-seat "Plaza de Toros Monumental" in Monterrey, which was the largest and most profitable show in Monterrey up until that point. In the end El Solitario defeated Dr. Wagner, two falls to one and claimed the white mask as the biggest "Apuesta" win of El Solitario's career. Following his unmasking Dr. Wagner focused on introducing his son, wrestling as Dr. Wagner Jr., to the professional ranks.