WRESTLER PROFILES

[Torres Brothers Gallery]	Wrestler: Alberto Torres Real Name: Birthday: January 2, 1934 Hometown: Marital Status: Height & Weight: Trained by: Debut: Previous Names: Finishing Move: The Cannonball Favorite Moves: Arm & Leg Locks Notable Feuds: Indian Joe Haru Sasuki Larry Williams Boris Smivov Sakagucho Tony Barbetta Paul DeMarco The Mad Russian Juan Sebastian Notable Feuds: Dale Lewis Jope Turco Greene Brothers The Claw Brute Bemis Jess "Bull" Ortega Mike Sharpe Sr. Hans Herman Larry Williams
NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating Casey & Danny McShain (Febuary 27, 1958); NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Ron Etchison defeating Mike & Ben Sharpe (December ??, 1959); WWA (Los Angeles) International Television Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Zebra Kid & Mike Sharpe (June 21, 1961); Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Jack Daniels & Tiny Mills (December 8, 1961); NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Karl & Kurt Von Brauner (April ??, 1963); WWA (Los Angeles) World Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Roy Heffernan & Al Costello (April 28, 1964); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating Mr. Fujiwara & Curtis Iaukea (May 28, 1965); WWA (Los Angeles) World Tag Team titles w/Thunderbolt Patterson defeating El Mongol & 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 & Butcher Vachon (August 21, 1967); NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating Stan & Butcher Vachon (September 5, 1967); NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating Stan & Butcher Vachon (January 5, 1968); NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating El Mongol & Tarzan Tyler for vacant titles (March 8, 1968); NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating El Mongol & Hans Schmidt (May 31, 1968); NWA Georgia Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating El Mongol & Tarzan Tyler [Tournament] (July 5, 1968); NWA Georgia Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Stan & Butcher Vachon (September 20, 1968); NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Stan & Butcher Vachon (November 11, 1968); NWA Georgia Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Stan & 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 & Karl Von Stroheim (May 6, 1969); NWA Macon Tag Team titles w/Bill Dromo defeating Karl Von Stroheim & Buddy Colt (August 18, 1970); AWA Midwest Tag Team titles w/Bob Ellis defeating Ox Baker & Rock Rogowski (May ??, 1971);
In The Beginning: Alberto Torres was part of the famous Torres Brothers (along with Enrique & 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 & Alberto Torres were the top babyface team in Florida, feuding with the Von Brauners and Keomuka & 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 & Jerry Graham defeated Alberto Torres & 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 & Ramon Torres defeated Swede Karlson & Jack Vansky.. May 20, 1966-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated Mysterious Medics by DQ.. June 8, 1966-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated Mysterious Medics.. June 24, 1966-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated Wildman Wehba & Evil Eye Valentine.. June 29, 1966-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated Pancho Rosario & Ken Yates.. July 1, 1966-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated Rube Wright & George Harris.. July 26, 1966-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated The Infernos.. August 31, 1966-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated Golden Terror & Butcher Vachon.. September 2, 1966-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated Chico Cortez & Johnny Heidman.. September 21, 1966-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated The Red Raiders.. September 28, 1966-- GCW: Alberto, Enrique & Ramon Torres defeated The Red Raiders & Golden Terror.. July 22, 1967-- GCW: Alberto & Ramon Torres defeated Louie Tillet & Alex Perez.. July 28, 1967-- GCW: Alberto Torres defeated Mad Dog Vachon.. August 18, 1967-- GCW: El Mongol & Stan Vachon defeated Alberto & Ramon Torres.. August 25, 1967-- GCW: Alberto Torres, Ramon Torres & Mr. Wrestling defeated El Mongol, Stan & Butcher Vachon.. September 12, 1967-- GCW: Alberto Torres defeated Butcher Vachon.. September 15, 1967-- GCW: Swede Hanson & Rip Hawk defeated Alberto Torres & Mr. Wrestling.. September 22, 1967-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated Ike Eakins & Alex Perez.. October 13, 1967-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated Swede Hanson & Rip Hawk.. October 27, 1967-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated El Mongol & Oki Yama.. November 4, 1967-- GCW: Alberto Torres defeated Kenny Mack.. November 17, 1967-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated El Lobo & El Mongol.. December 15, 1967-- GCW: Alberto, Ramon & Enrique Torres defeated Oki Shikina, Louie Tillet & Karl von Stroheim.. December 29, 1967-- GCW: Alberto, Ramon & Enrique Torres defeated Louie Tillet, Butcher & Stan Vachon.. January 12, 1968-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated Louie Tillet & Stan Vachon.. January 20, 1968-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated Dr. M & Karl von Stroheim.. March 2, 1968-- GCW: Alberto Torres defeated Tony Nero.. March 22, 1968-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres beat El Mongol & Tarzan Tyler.. March 29, 1968-- GCW: Alberto Torres, Enrique Torres & Lou Thesz defeated Hans Schmidt, El Mongol & Jack Crawford.. April 13, 1968-- GCW: Alberto Torres, Enrique Torres & Avenger III defeated The Rising Suns & Oki Shikina.. May 3, 1968-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated Tony Nero & Tank Morgan.. May 21, 1968-- GCW: Alberto & Enrique Torres defeated Hans Schmidt & Tank Morgan.. June 14, 1968-- GCW: Alberto Torres & Bob Armstrong defeated The Rising Suns.. July 5, 1968-- GCW: Alberto & Ramon Torres defeated Guillotine Gordon & Tank Morgan.. August 3, 1968-- GCW: Brute Bernard & Tarzan Tyler defeated Alberto Torres & Bob Armstrong.. August 17, 1968-- GCW: Alberto & Ramon Torres defeated Oki Shikina & Joe Turco.. September 27, 1968-- GCW: Butcher & Stan Vachon defeated Alberto Torres & Bob Armstrong.. October 25, 1968-- GCW: Alberto Torres, Ramon Torres & Bob Armstrong defeated Jim Starr, Butcher & Stan Vachon.. November 8, 1968-- GCW: Alberto Torres, Ramon Torres & Bob Armstrong beat Stan, Butcher & Mad Dog Vachon.. November 29, 1968-- GCW: Alberto & Ramon Torres defeated Oki Shikina & Seiji Sakaguchi.. December 20, 1968-- GCW: Alberto & Ramon Torres defeated Tank Morgan & Seiji Sakaguchi.. January 3, 1969-- GCW: Alberto & Ramon Torres defeated Mike Burns & Joe Turco.. February 14, 1969-- GCW: Alberto Torres, Jim Wilson & El Mongol beat The Professional & The Assassins.. February 25, 1969-- GCW: Alberto Torres defeated Paul DeMarco.. April 21, 1969-- NWA Tri State: Matti Suzuki & Sputnik Monroe defeated Alberto & Ramon Torres.. November 14, 1969-- GCW: Alberto Torres, The Professional & Joe Scarpa beat El Diablo & The Assassins.. December 19, 1969-- GCW: Alberto & Ramon Torres defeated Don & Al Greene.. January 2, 1970-- GCW: Alberto & Ramon Torres defeated Buddy Colt & Paul DeMarco.. January 10, 1970-- GCW: Alberto & Ramon Torres defeated The Assassins.. January 30, 1970-- GCW: Alberto & Ramon Torres defeated Vincent Lopez & Bill Kane.. February 13, 1970-- GCW: Alberto Torres, Ramon Torres & Doug Gilbert beat Paul DeMarco & The Assassins.. March 6, 1970-- GCW: Alberto Torres defeated Assassin II.. April 3, 1970-- GCW: Alberto & Ramon Torres defeated Karl von Stroheim & Buddy Colt.. April 21, 1970-- GCW: Alberto & Ramon Torres defeated Nick Bockwinkel & 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 & Rocket Monroe defeated Alberto Torres & Bob Armstrong.. July 10, 1970-- GCW: Alberto Torres & Bill Dromo defeated Rip Tyler & Rocket Monroe.. August 22, 1970-- GCW: Buddy Colt defeated Alberto Torres.. Retirement & RIP June 13, 1971: Alberto Torres died of a ruptured pancreas after a match with Ox Baker..