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Jose Lothario



Title History

  • NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight title defeating Pancho Villa [Tournament] (November 15, 1960);
  • (Arizona) Western States Heavyweight title defeating Tony Olivas (December 4, 1961);
  • AWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Pepper Gomez defeating Mitsu Arakawa & Kenji Shibuya (September 14, 1963);
  • NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Wahoo McDaniel defeating ???????? (June 28, 1966);
  • NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Eddie Graham defeating Infernos (October 25, 1966);
  • NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Sam Steamboat defeating Infernos (November 29, 1966);
  • NWA (Florida) Southern Tag Team titles w/Don Curtis defeating Black Jack Daniels & Stan Kowalski (February 14, 1967);
  • NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Wahoo McDaniel defeating Rocket & Sputnik Monroe (July ??, 1967);
  • NWA (Florida) Southern Tag Team titles w/Joe Scarpa defeating Aldo Bogni & Bronko Lubich (April 23, 1968);
  • NWA (Florida) Southern Tag Team titles w/Joe Scarpa defeating Boris Malenko & Johnny Valentine (August 31, 1968);
  • NWA (Florida) Southern Tag Team titles w/Joe Scarpa defeating Blue Infernos (October 8, 1968);
  • NWA Florida Brass Knuckles title defeating Boris Malenko (November 4, 1968);
  • NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Valentine (June 7, 1969);
  • NWA (Texas) American Tag Team titles w/Ivan Putski defeating Missouri Mauler & Brute Bernard (February 9, 1970);
  • NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Argentina Apollo defeating Dale Lewis & Missouri Mauler (April 20, 1970);
  • NWA Florida Brass Knuckles title defeating Missouri Mauler (May 2, 1970);
  • NWA Florida Brass Knuckles title defeating Thunderbolt Patterson (August 22, 1970);
  • NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Danny Miller defeating Infernos [Tournament] (December 25, 1970);
  • NWA (Florida) Southern Tag Team titles w/Dory Funk Sr. defeating Masked Medics (February 9, 1971);
  • NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Valentine (November 17, 1971);
  • NWA Texas Brass Knuckles title defeating Johnny Valentine (March ??, 1972);
  • NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Stan Stasiak (October 25, 1972);
  • NWA (Texas) American Tag Team titles w/Mil Mascaras defeating Goliath & Black Gordman (????, 1973);
  • NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Blackjack Mulligan (May 18, 1973);
  • NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Ivan Putski defeating Goliath & Black Gordman (July ??, 1973);
  • WWC (World Wrestling Council) Caribbean Heavyweight title defeating Toru Tanaka (March 22, 1975);
  • NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Al Madril defeating ???????? (August ??, 1975);
  • NWA Texas Brass Knuckles title defeating Billy Graham (September 23, 1975);
  • NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Rocky Johnson defeating Killer Brooks & Stan Hanson (March 3, 1976);
  • NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Cien Caras defeating Les Thorton & Tony Charles (????, 1977);
  • NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Al Madril defeating Captain USA & Bull Ramos (February ??, 1978);
  • NWA (Tri State) Louisiana Heavyweight title defeating Assassin #1 (September 20, 1978);
  • NWA (World Class) American Tag Team titles w/El Halcon defeating Mark Lewin & Spoiler (June 1, 1979);
  • NWA (World Class) American Tag Team titles w/El Halcon defeating El Gran Markus & Gino Hernandez (September ??, 1979);
  • NWA (World Class) American Tag Team titles w/El Halcon defeating El Gran Markus & Gino Hernandez (December 28, 1979);
  • NWA (World Class) American Tag Team titles w/Tiger Conway Jr. defeating Mr. Sakurada & Mr. Hito (March 14, 1980);
  • NWA Texas Brass Knuckles title defeating Ernie Ladd (December 25, 1981);

Career Highlights

Jose Lathario:

  • July 1967: Jose Lothario & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Sputnik & Rocket Monroe to win the NWA (Florida) Tag Team titles..
  • November 4, 1968: Jose Lothario defeated Boris Malenko to win the Florida Brass Knucks title..
  • June 13, 1969: Jose Lothario defeated Johnny Valentine to win the Texas Brass Knucks title..
  • April 20, 1970: Jose Lothario & Argintine Apollo beat The Missouri Mauler & Dale Lewis to win the NWA Florida Tag Team titles..
  • May 2, 1970: Jose Lothario defeated The Missouri Mauler (Larry Hamilton) to win the Florida Brass Knucks title..
  • August 22, 1970: Jose Lothario defeated Thunderbolt Patterson to win The Florida Brass Knucks title..
  • December 20, 1970: Jose Lothario & Danny Miller beat The Infernos and Boris Malenko & Great Mephisto in a 3-WAY..
  • ~~~This unique three-way tag team match was for the NWA Florida Tag Team titles and took place in in St. Petersburg..
  • February 9, 1970: Jose Lothario & Ivan Putski beat Brute Bernard & Missouri Mauler to win the American Tag titles in Houston..
  • October 25, 1972: Jose Lothario defeated Stan Stasiak for Texas State Heavyweight title in Houston..
  • December 14, 1984 – WCCW: Jose Lothario defeated Tony Falk.
  • December 16, 1984 – WCCW: Jose Lothario defeated John Tatum.
  • January 25, 1985 – WCCW: The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Johnny Mantell & Jose Lothario.
  • January 28, 1985 – WCCW: The One Man Gang defeated Jose Lothario.
  • February 1, 1985 – WCCW: Bobby Eaton defeated Jose Lothario.
  • February 15, 1985 – WCCW: Jose Lothario defeated Kelly Kiniski.
  • February 16, 22, 1985 – WCCW: Jose Lothario defeated El Gran Diablo.
  • February 26, 1985 – WCCW: Jose Lothario defeated Nick Kiniski.
  • March 4, 1985 – WCCW: Rip Oliver defeated Jose Lothario.
  • March 29, 1985 – WCCW: Kelly Kiniski defeated Jose Lothario.
  • June 22, 1985 – TAW: Big Bubba & Jose Lothario defeated Al Madril & Chavo Guerrero by disqualification. Madril & Guerrero retains the tag team titles.
  • July 14, 1985 – TAW: Jose Lothario, Nick Kiniski & Paul Diamond defeated Al Madril, Black Gordman & Chavo Guerrero in a tag team elimination match.
  • July 20, 1985 – TAW: Big Bubba, Jose Lothario & Shawn Michaels defeated Al Madril, Black Gordman & Chavo Guerrero in a tag team elimination match.
  • July 28, 1985 – TAW: Big Bubba & Jose Lothario defeated Black Gordman & The Hood by disqualification.
  • August 11, 1985 – TAW: Jose Lothario & Tom Jones defeated Gorilla Johnson & The Samoan.
  • August 17, 1985 – TAW: Chavo Guerrero & Jose Lothario defeated Al Madril & Black Gordman.
  • September 15, 1985 – TAW: Jose Lothario & Tom Jones defeated Gorilla Johnson & The Samoan.
  • August 24, 1996 – Xperience: Jose Lothario defeated Jim Cornette.
  • September 30, 1996 – RAW: Camp Cornette (Jim Cornette & Vader) defeated Jose Lothario & Shawn Michaels.
  • Jose Lothario was one of Shawn Michaels trainers and made appearances in the WWF as his manager in 1997..
  • November 6, 2018: It has been reported that Jose Lothario has passed away at the age of 83.
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Trained By

Debut

1956

Birthday

Hometown

Retired in San Antonio, Texas

Gender

Male

Height

5' 10" (178 cm)

Weight

227 lbs (103 kg)

Finishing Move(s)

Cobra Twist

Favorite Move(s)

Notable Feuds

Gino Hernandez,
El Gran Marcus,
Johnny Valentine,
Boris Malenko,
Sputnik & Rocket Monroe,
Thunderbolt Patterson

Status

Deceased