Rito Romero
Rito Romero | |
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Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Rito Romero Rayo Mexicano[1] |
Trained by | Diablo Velasco[2] |
Debut | 1942 |
Retired | 1960 |
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Career
Romero was trained as a luchador by Diablo Velasco,[4] a man also responsible for the training of Mil Máscaras and Gory Guerrero. His early career was spent in Mexico, making his debut in Guadalajara at aged just 15, having been in training for the previous 3 years.[4]
He began finding title success upon becoming a regular in NWA Texas (which would become
During his career he became friends with the legendary
Personal life
Romero was married to Yolanda and had 4 children. His brother Juventino Romero (1923–2009, also known as Cocoliso Romero and La Orquídea) was also a wrestler.[9]
Death
Rito Romero suffered a fatal heart attack on January 17, 2001. He had gone into hospital in his hometown of Guadalajara on the 16th with high blood-sugar levels where it was discovered he was suffering from appendicitis. Bored of being in hospital he decided to check himself.[4] While remonstrating with the hospital workers who were trying to make him return to his bed he collapsed.
Championships and accomplishments
- NWA Los Angeles
- NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles version) (1 time)[10][11]
- NWA International Television Championship (3 times)[12]
- NWA International Television Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Chief War Cloud (1)[13] Ray Stern (1 time) and Suni War Cloud (1 time)
- NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles version) (1 time)
- Southwest Sports, Inc.
- NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (1 time)[14][15]
- NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (4 times)[16][17]
- NWA Texas Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Miguel "Black" Guzmán (3 times), Sugi Sito (1 time), George Drake (1 time), Pepe Mendietta (1 time), and Pepper Gomez (1 time)[18][19]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Dory Dixon (1 time) and Pepper Gomez (1 time)[20][21]
Filmography
- La Bestia magnifica (1953)[22]
- La Última lucha (1959)[23]
- El Señor Tormenta (1963)[22]
- Atacan las brujas (1968)[22]
References
- General
- L.L. Staff (2008). "Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero". Rito Romero (1974) (in Spanish). Mexico. p. 51. Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre.
- Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d "Rito Romero profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- ^ Ocampo, Jorge (28 August 2011). "RVD y Daniel Bryan aplicando la tapatía la misma semana en TV en USA" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Rito Romero profile". WrestlingData. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ISBN 0-87351-620-6.
- ISBN 0-87351-620-6.
- ^ Zordani, Jim. "American Wrestling Association". Regional Territories. Kayfabe Memories. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ WrestlingClassics.com Message Board: Rito Romero + Lou in Mexico
- ^ "Juventino Romero profile" (in German). WrestlingData. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ISBN 1-55022-741-6.
- ^ "World Junior Heavyweight Title (Los Angeles)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "International Television Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "International Television Tag Team Title (Los Angeles)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "Texas Brass Knucks Title [East Texas]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA Texas Tag Team Title [E. Texas]". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [E. Texas]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Rito Romero Filmografía Parcial" (in Spanish). Cinefanía. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ García Riera, Emilio (1975). Historia Documental del Cine Mexicano: 1958. Mexico DF: Ediciones Era. p. 67.
External links
- Rito Romero at IMDb
- Rito Romero's profile at Cagematch.net