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Alberto Torres

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Title History

  • NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating Casey and Danny McShain (Febuary 27, 1958);
  • NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Ron Etchison defeating Mike and Ben Sharpe (December ??, 1959);
  • WWA (Los Angeles) International Television Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Zebra Kid and Mike Sharpe (June 21, 1961);
  • Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Jack Daniels and Tiny Mills (December 8, 1961);
  • NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Karl and Kurt Von Brauner (April ??, 1963);
  • WWA (Los Angeles) World Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Roy Heffernan and Al Costello (April 28, 1964);
  • NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating Mr. Fujiwara and Curtis Iaukea (May 28, 1965);
  • WWA (Los Angeles) World Tag Team titles w/Thunderbolt Patterson defeating El Mongol and Gorilla Monsoon (Febuary 9, 1966);
  • NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating Medics [Tournament] (May 6, 1966);
  • NWA (Georgia) World Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating Infernos (June 17, 1966);
  • NWA (Georgia) World Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating Infernos (August 19, 1966);
  • NWA (Georgia) World Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Stan and Butcher Vachon (August 21, 1967);
  • NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating Stan and Butcher Vachon (September 5, 1967);
  • NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating Stan and Butcher Vachon (January 5, 1968);
  • NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating El Mongol and Tarzan Tyler for vacant titles (March 8, 1968);
  • NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating El Mongol and Hans Schmidt (May 31, 1968);
  • NWA Georgia Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating El Mongol and Tarzan Tyler [Tournament] (July 5, 1968);
  • NWA Georgia Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Stan and Butcher Vachon (September 20, 1968);
  • NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Stan and Butcher Vachon (November 11, 1968);
  • NWA Georgia Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Stan and Butcher Vachon (December 25, 1968);
  • NWA (Tri State) United States Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Medics (????, 1969);
  • NWA Georgia Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Assassins (January ??, 1969);
  • NWA (Tri State) United States Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Trench Phillips and Karl Von Stroheim (May 6, 1969);
  • NWA Macon Tag Team titles w/Bill Dromo defeating Karl Von Stroheim and Buddy Colt (August 18, 1970);
  • AWA Midwest Tag Team titles w/Bob Ellis defeating Ox Baker and Rock Rogowski (May ??, 1971);

 

Career Highlights

In The Beginning:

  • Alberto Torres was part of the famous Torres Brothers (along with Enrique and Ramon)..
  • Late 50s: Alberto Torres was a star at the old Phoenix Madison Square Garden in the Arizona territory.
  • ~~~Several wrestlers who appeared in this arena died in the ring elsewhere or from heart attacks later in the locker room.
  • ~~~~~including Torres, Luther Lindsay, Ike Eakins, Jim Wright (died in Phoenix MSG), Mike Debiase, Ali Pasha and others.
  • 1963: Ramon and Alberto Torres were the top babyface team in Florida, feuding with the Von Brauners and Keomuka and Matsuda.Match History:
  • October 20, 1958 – NWA Capital: Ed Miller defeated Alberto Torres.
  • November 17, 1958 – NWA Capital: Bill Miller defeated Alberto Torres.
  • May 13, 1959 – NWA Capital: Alberto Torres defeated Jack Vansky.
  • May 23, 1959 – NWA Capital: Alberto Torres defeated Pepe Chicharro.
  • June 10, 1959 – NWA Capital: Eddie and Jerry Graham defeated Alberto Torres and Greg Jarque.
  • June 20, 1959 – NWA Capital: Alberto Torres defeated Chris Averoff.
  • November 24, 1965 – Alberto Torres defeated Yoshino Sato in Osaka, Japan.
  • May 3, 1966 – Georgia Championship Wrestling: Alberto Torres defeated Chin Lee.
  • May 6, 1966 – GCW: Alberto and Ramon Torres defeated Swede Karlson and Jack Vansky.
  • May 20, 1966 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Mysterious Medics by DQ.
  • June 8, 1966 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Mysterious Medics.
  • June 24, 1966 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Wildman Wehba and Evil Eye Valentine.
  • June 29, 1966 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Pancho Rosario and Ken Yates.
  • July 1, 1966 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Rube Wright and George Harris.
  • July 26, 1966 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated The Infernos.
  • August 31, 1966 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Golden Terror and Butcher Vachon.
  • September 2, 1966 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Chico Cortez and Johnny Heidman.
  • September 21, 1966 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated The Red Raiders.
  • September 28, 1966 – GCW: Alberto, Enrique and Ramon Torres defeated The Red Raiders and Golden Terror.
  • July 22, 1967 – GCW: Alberto and Ramon Torres defeated Louie Tillet and Alex Perez.
  • July 28, 1967 – GCW: Alberto Torres defeated Mad Dog Vachon.
  • August 18, 1967 – GCW: El Mongol and Stan Vachon defeated Alberto and Ramon Torres.
  • August 25, 1967 – GCW: Alberto Torres, Ramon Torres and Mr. Wrestling defeated El Mongol, Stan and Butcher Vachon.
  • September 12, 1967 – GCW: Alberto Torres defeated Butcher Vachon.
  • September 15, 1967 – GCW: Swede Hanson and Rip Hawk defeated Alberto Torres and Mr. Wrestling.
  • September 22, 1967 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Ike Eakins and Alex Perez.
  • October 13, 1967 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Swede Hanson and Rip Hawk.
  • October 27, 1967 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated El Mongol and Oki Yama.
  • November 4, 1967 – GCW: Alberto Torres defeated Kenny Mack.
  • November 17, 1967 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated El Lobo and El Mongol.
  • December 15, 1967 – GCW: Alberto, Ramon and Enrique Torres defeated Oki Shikina, Louie Tillet and Karl von Stroheim.
  • December 29, 1967 – GCW: Alberto, Ramon and Enrique Torres defeated Louie Tillet, Butcher and Stan Vachon.
  • January 12, 1968 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Louie Tillet and Stan Vachon.
  • January 20, 1968 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Dr. M and Karl von Stroheim.
  • March 2, 1968 – GCW: Alberto Torres defeated Tony Nero.
  • March 22, 1968 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres beat El Mongol and Tarzan Tyler.
  • March 29, 1968 – GCW: Alberto Torres, Enrique Torres and Lou Thesz defeated Hans Schmidt, El Mongol and Jack Crawford.
  • April 13, 1968 – GCW: Alberto Torres, Enrique Torres and Avenger III defeated The Rising Suns and Oki Shikina.
  • May 3, 1968 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Tony Nero and Tank Morgan.
  • May 21, 1968 – GCW: Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Hans Schmidt and Tank Morgan.
  • June 14, 1968 – GCW: Alberto Torres and Bob Armstrong defeated The Rising Suns.
  • July 5, 1968 – GCW: Alberto and Ramon Torres defeated Guillotine Gordon and Tank Morgan.
  • August 3, 1968 – GCW: Brute Bernard and Tarzan Tyler defeated Alberto Torres and Bob Armstrong.
  • August 17, 1968 – GCW: Alberto and Ramon Torres defeated Oki Shikina and Joe Turco.
  • September 27, 1968 – GCW: Butcher and Stan Vachon defeated Alberto Torres and Bob Armstrong.
  • October 25, 1968 – GCW: Alberto Torres, Ramon Torres and Bob Armstrong defeated Jim Starr, Butcher and Stan Vachon.
  • November 8, 1968 – GCW: Alberto Torres, Ramon Torres and Bob Armstrong beat Stan, Butcher and Mad Dog Vachon.
  • November 29, 1968 – GCW: Alberto and Ramon Torres defeated Oki Shikina and Seiji Sakaguchi.
  • December 20, 1968 – GCW: Alberto and Ramon Torres defeated Tank Morgan and Seiji Sakaguchi.
  • January 3, 1969 – GCW: Alberto and Ramon Torres defeated Mike Burns and Joe Turco.
  • February 14, 1969 – GCW: Alberto Torres, Jim Wilson and El Mongol beat The Professional and The Assassins.
  • February 25, 1969 – GCW: Alberto Torres defeated Paul DeMarco.
  • April 21, 1969 – NWA Tri State: Matti Suzuki and Sputnik Monroe defeated Alberto and Ramon Torres.
  • November 14, 1969 – GCW: Alberto Torres, The Professional and Joe Scarpa beat El Diablo and The Assassins.
  • December 19, 1969 – GCW: Alberto and Ramon Torres defeated Don and Al Greene.
  • January 2, 1970 – GCW: Alberto and Ramon Torres defeated Buddy Colt and Paul DeMarco.
  • January 10, 1970 – GCW: Alberto and Ramon Torres defeated The Assassins.
  • January 30, 1970 – GCW: Alberto and Ramon Torres defeated Vincent Lopez and Bill Kane.
  • February 13, 1970 – GCW: Alberto Torres, Ramon Torres and Doug Gilbert beat Paul DeMarco and The Assassins.
  • March 6, 1970 – GCW: Alberto Torres defeated Assassin II.
  • April 3, 1970 – GCW: Alberto and Ramon Torres defeated Karl von Stroheim and Buddy Colt.
  • April 21, 1970 – GCW: Alberto and Ramon Torres defeated Nick Bockwinkel and Paul DeMarco.
  • May 30, 1970 – GCW: Alberto Torres defeated George Harris.
  • June 20, 1970 – GCW: Alberto Torres defeated Cisco Grimaldo.
  • July 3, 1970 – GCW: Rip Tyler and Rocket Monroe defeated Alberto Torres and Bob Armstrong.
  • July 10, 1970 – GCW: Alberto Torres and Bill Dromo defeated Rip Tyler and Rocket Monroe.
  • August 22, 1970 – GCW: Buddy Colt defeated Alberto Torres.Retirement and RIP
  • June 13, 1971: Alberto Torres died of a ruptured pancreas after a match with Ox Baker.

 

Updated: October 30, 2023 @ 3:22 pm

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Debut

Birthday

January 2, 1934

Hometown

Gender

Male

Height

Weight

Finishing Move(s)

The Cannonball

Favorite Move(s)

Arm & Leg Locks

Notable Feuds

Indian Joe
Haru Sasuki
Larry Williams
Boris Smivov
Sakagucho
Tony Barbetta
Paul DeMarco
The Mad Russian
Juan Sebastian
Dale Lewis
Jope Turco
Greene Brothers
The Claw
Brute Bemis
Jess "Bull" Ortega
Mike Sharpe Sr.
Hans Herman
Larry Williams

Status

Living