Jose Lothario

Last updated: November 7, 2018



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.
nickname: "Super Sock"
hometown: Retired in San Antonio, Texas
height: 5' 10" (178 cm)
weight: 227 lbs (103 kg)
debut: 1956
previous names: El Gran Lothario,
Texas Ranger
finishing move(s): Cobra Twist
notable feuds: Gino Hernandez,
El Gran Marcus,
Johnny Valentine,
Boris Malenko,
Sputnik & Rocket Monroe,
Thunderbolt Patterson
gender: Male
status: Deceased
type: Single

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