 In 1999 and 2000 he wrestled as "Mercurio", a low ranking "enmascarado" character in International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG).In 2000 he was repackaged as "El Millonario", a character patterned after both Ted DiBiase's "Million Dollar Man" character from the World Wrestling Federation and preexisting lucha libre character Vegas active in AAA and portrayed by several luchadores.At the beginning of 2000 he lost his mask after a match with Fantasy in the finish of a relevos suicida bout.