Chabela Romero
Chabela Romero | |
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Birth name | Isabela Romero Rangel |
Born | Serdan, Puebla, Mexico | September 11, 1936
Died | April 19, 1985 | (aged 48)
Spouse(s) | Destino Negro (husband) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Chabela Romero |
Billed height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Billed weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
Trained by |
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Debut | March 27, 1955 |
Isabela "Chabela" Romero Rangel (September 11, 1936 – April 19, 1985) was a Mexican
Professional wrestling career
Women's wrestling in Mexico prior to the 1950s was almost non-existent, with no known matches taking place from 1945 on and very few prior to that.[1] In the early 1950s Jack O'Brien began training female wrestlers, including Isabela Romero, in his gym in León, Guanajuato. She would work under the ring name Chabela Romero alongside other O'Brien trainees such as Irma González, La Enfermera, La Dama Enmascarada, and Rosita Williams.[1] She made her in-ring debut on March 27, 1955, participating in an all-female tournament in Mexico City.[2]
Romero won her first
Over the years Romero had a long running storyline feud with Irma González, which included several Lucha de Apuestas matches between the two. Romero lost to González on June 20, 1971, and again on January 17, 1974, both times leaving the ring without hair.[5] Romero ended up winning the mask of Princesa Azul, as a result of her Lucha de Apuestas victory on November 1, 1975.[6] At some point in the 1970s Romero gained a measure of revenge as she defeated González in a Lucha de Apuestas in Panama.[5] The two ladies also took their feud to Japan, working for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling for several tours throughout the mid-to-late-1970s. On May 20, 1978, Chabela Romero defeated Maki Ueda in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant All Pacific Championship.[7] She held the title for 81 days, before losing it to Ueda on a show in Tokyo, Japan.[7] On February 25, 1979, Irma González defeated Romero in their fourth and last Lucha de Apuestas match, on a Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) show.[5] After the feud with González concluded Chabela Romero and Vicki Williams became involved in a feud, in which Romero defeated Vicki Williams to win the UWA World Women's Championship.[8] The championship change led to a Lucha de Apuestas between the two as well, with Vicki Williams pinning Romero, forcing her to be shaved bald afterward. Chabela Romero ended up vacating the UWA World Women's Championship on April 19, 1981, for undocumented reasons.[8]
Death
Romero died on April 19, 1985.[2]
Championships and accomplishments
- Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
Luchas de Apuestas record
Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
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Chabela Romero (hair) | Irma González (hair) | Panama | show | N/A | [5] |
Jarocita Rivero (hair) | Chabela Romero (hair) | N/A | show | 1965 or 1966 | [6] |
Irma González (hair) | Chabela Romero (hair) | Torreón, Coahulia | show | June 20, 1971 | [5] |
Irma González (hair) | Chabela Romero (hair) | Paducha, Mexico | show | January 17, 1974 | [5] |
Chabela Romero (hair) | Princesa Azul (mask) | Monterrey, Baja California | show | November 1, 1975 | [6] |
Irma González (hair) | Chabela Romero (hair) | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | UWA show | February 25, 1979 | [5] |
Vicki Williams (hair) | Chabela Romero (hair) | N/A | UWA show | November 25, 1979 | [6] |
Filmography
- Doctor Doom (1963) (original title: Las luchadoras contra el médico asesino) as Carmela Camacho "Vendetta"[9]
- Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy (1964) (original title: Las luchadoras contra la momia) as herself[9]
- She-Wolves of the Ring (1965) (original title: Las lobas del ring ) as herself[9]
References
- ^ a b "Historia de Lucha Libre" [The history of professional wrestling]. Fuego en el Ring (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 10, 2012.
- ^ a b "Mujeres del Ring" [Women of the ring]. Chabela Romero (in Spanish). Récord Magazine. April 2010. p. 12. Año 2, No. 23.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b c d "Mexican National Women's Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "La Maestra Dona Irma" [Teacher Dona Irma]. Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). June 2005. p. 21. Especial 23.
- ^ a b c d "Chablea Romero". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). June 2005. p. 23. Especial 23.
- ^ a b c "All Pacific Title History". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ ISBN 968-6842-48-9.