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| birth_date = April 13, 1943
| birth_date = April 13, 1943
| birth_place = [[Guadalajara, Jalisco]], Mexico
| birth_place = [[Guadalajara, Jalisco]], Mexico
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|7|30|1943|4|13}}<ref name="ElFinanciero">{{cite web |title=Falleció "El Tanque" Dantés|url=http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/ElFinanciero/Portal/cfpages/contentmgr.cfm?docId=135118&docTipo=1&orderby=docid&sortby=ASC |work=El Financiero|date=2008-07-30|language=Spanish|accessdate=2008-07-31}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref name="SLAMSports">{{cite web|last=Schramm |first=Chris|title=Mexican great Alfonso Dantés dies|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2008/07/30/6312326.html |publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|work=SLAM! Sports |accessdate=2008-07-31}}</ref>
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|7|30|1943|4|13}}<ref name="SLAMSports">{{cite web|last=Schramm |first=Chris|title=Mexican great Alfonso Dantés dies|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2008/07/30/6312326.html |publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|work=SLAM! Sports |accessdate=2008-07-31}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Manzanillo, Colima]], Mexico<ref name="ElFinanciero" /><ref name="SLAMSports" />
| death_place = [[Manzanillo, Colima]], Mexico<ref name="ElFinanciero" /><ref name="SLAMSports" />
| names = Alfonso Dantés<br/>Dantés<br/>Edmundo Dantés<br/>El Tanque (The Tank)
| names = Alfonso Dantés<br/>Dantés<br/>Edmundo Dantés<br/>El Tanque (The Tank)
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| weight = {{convert|210|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|210|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
| trainer = [[Diablo Velasco]]<ref name=DiabloTrainer>{{cite book|author=Madigan, Dan|title=Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling|publisher=HarperCollins Publisher|year=2007|chapter=Dorada de lucha libre: Las Leyendas, las peleas, los fósforos del resentimiento (the golden age of lucha libre: the legends, the feuds, the grudge matches): Diablo Velasco|pages=203–205|isbn=978-0-06-085583-3}}</ref>
| trainer = [[Diablo Velasco]]<ref name=DiabloTrainer>{{cite book|author=Madigan, Dan|title=Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling|publisher=HarperCollins Publisher|year=2007|chapter=Dorada de lucha libre: Las Leyendas, las peleas, los fósforos del resentimiento (the golden age of lucha libre: the legends, the feuds, the grudge matches): Diablo Velasco|pages=203–205|isbn=978-0-06-085583-3}}</ref>
| debut = 1960<ref name="Luchawiki" />
| debut = 1960
| retired = March 1989
| retired = March 1989
}}
}}
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*'''Signature moves'''
*'''Signature moves'''
**[[Backbreaker#Pendulum backbreaker submission|Backbreaker submission]]<ref name="Luchawiki" />
**[[Backbreaker#Pendulum backbreaker submission|Backbreaker submission]]
**[[Professional wrestling holds#Gory special|Gory special]]<ref name="Luchawiki" />
**[[Professional wrestling holds#Gory special|Gory special]]
**[[Professional wrestling holds#Surfboard|No-handed surfboard]]<ref name="Luchawiki" />
**[[Professional wrestling holds#Surfboard|No-handed surfboard]]


==Championships and accomplishments==
==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Guadalajara'''
*'''Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Guadalajara'''
**Occidente Middleweight Championship (1 time)
**Occidente Middleweight Championship (1 time)<ref name="OccHeavy">{{cite web |title=Occidente Middleweight Championship |url=http://www.luchawiki.org/index.php?title=Occidente_Middleweight_Championship |publisher=Luchawiki |accessdate=2008-07-31}} {{verify credibility|failed=y|date=March 2015}}</ref>


*'''[[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre]]'''
*'''[[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre]]'''

Revision as of 23:55, 9 May 2015

Alfonso Dantés
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
DiedJuly 30, 2008(2008-07-30) (aged 65)[1]
Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico[2][1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Alfonso Dantés
Dantés
Edmundo Dantés
El Tanque (The Tank)
Billed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Billed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Trained byDiablo Velasco[3]
Debut1960
RetiredMarch 1989

José Luis Amezcua Díaz (April 13, 1943 – July 30, 2008) was a

Count of Monte Cristo novel, Edmond Dantès
). He would later receive the nickname El Tanque (which means "The Tank") for his short but thick build.

Dantés was the son of Al Amezcua, who wrestled in Mexico as Golden Terror. He and his brother Vick would follow their father into the sport. Vick would go on to wrestle as Septiembre Negro.

Professional wrestling career

Dantés was trained by Diablo Velasco and he made his debut in 1960 at the age of 17.

Dantés won his first major title when he defeated Raúl Reyes for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship on May 5, 1965. He would lose the title in February of the following year but eventually reclaimed the title twice before finally losing it on December 27, 1981.

In the 1970s, Dantés won the NWA World Light Heavyweight title three times and defeated

Chavo Guerrero
on April 15, 1977, in Mexico City.

In 1969, Dantés would team up with

El Halcon lost his mask. Dantés would later capture the hair of El Halcon and El Faraón as well. He would also lose his hair to Sangre Chicana, Pharaoh and Ringo Mendoza
.

On March 30, 1984, Dantés captured the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship from

Gran Markus, Jr. Dantés vacated the title when he retired in March 1989 at the age of 45. In his last few years, Dantés would team up with his sons Apolo
and Cesar.

He was well respected within the industry for his work ethic and innovation in the ring. He is credited with inventing the Toque Tapatio, a move which Tiger Mask would make popular outside Mexico as the Tiger Suplex. In 1996, he was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame.[1][4]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Guadalajara
    • Occidente Middleweight Championship (1 time)

Lucha de Apuesta record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Wager Winner Loser Location Date Notes
Hair Alfonso Dantés El Faraón Mexico City, Mexico Unknown  
Hair Cien Caras Alfonso Dantés Guadalajara, Jalisco Unknown  
Hair El Faraón Alfonso Dantés Mexico City, Mexico Unknown  
Hair El Solitario Alfonso Dantés Mexico City, Mexico Unknown  
Hair Enrique Vera Alfonso Dantés Mexico City, Mexico December 5, 1975 Triangle match that also included El Halcón
Hair Mil Máscaras Alfonso Dantés Mexico City, Mexico February 22, 1977 Triangle match that also included El Halcon[9]
Hairs El Faraón and Ringo Mendoza Sangre Chicana and Alfonso Dantes Unknown April 22, 1978  
Hair Satoru Sayama Alfonso Dantés Mexico City, Mexico June 15, 1979  
Hairs Sangre Chicana & Alfonso Dantes El Jalisco & Cobarde Mexico City, Mexico December 5, 1980  
Hair Alfonso Dantés Halcón Ortiz Mexico City, Mexico 1981  
Hair
Satánico
 Alfonso Dantés Guadalajara, Jalisco 1985  

References

  1. ^
    Canadian Online Explorer
    . Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ElFinanciero was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3
    .
  4. ^ Other Superstars – Alfonso Dantés
  5. ^ "N.W.A. World Light Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  6. ^ "National Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. Archived from the original on 30 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "National Light Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  8. ^ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/la/hw/ams-t.html
  9. ^ "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Mil Mascaras (in Spanish). Mexico. October 2007. p. 33. Tomo III.

External links

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