WRESTLER PROFILES

[Guerrero Family Gallery]	Wrestler: Gory Guerrero Real Name: Salvador Guerrero Quesada Birthday: January 11, 1921 Hometown: Ray, Arizona Marital Status: Height & Weight: 5'9" - 210 lbs Trained by: Raul Romero Diablo Velasco Debut: September 15, 1937 Previous Names: El Ave de las Tempestades Joe Morgan Finishing Move: Gory Special Favorite Moves: Camel Clutch Notable Feuds: Black Shadow Jack O Brien Bobby Bonales Dory Dixon Tarzan Lopez Cavernario Galindo Bobby Bonales Don Arnold Brute Bemis Henry Pilusso Doug Donavan Ivan Kameroff
(Mexico) National Welterweight title defeating Jack O'Brien (April 20, 1945); (Mexico) National Middleweight title defeating Bobby Bonales (September 25, 1945); NWA World Middleweight title defeating Tarzan Lopez (Febuary 23, 1946); NWA World Welterweight title defeating Jack O'Brien (April 29, 1949); NWA (Amarillo) Southwest Junior Heavyweight title defeating Cowboy Carlson (September 2, 1952); NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Cyclone Anaya win a tournament (December 1, 1952); NWA Pacfic Northwest Tag Team titles w/Luigi Macera defeating Ivan Kameroff & Doug Donovan (July 25, 1955); NWA World Light Heavyweight title defeating Rey Mendoza (July 30, 1960); NWA World Light Heavyweight title defeating Ali Bey (September 24, 1963); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Chavo Guerrero defeating Karl Von Brauner & Senior X (Febuary 27, 1976);
Gory Guerrero was born in Kearney, Arizona.. Gory Guerrero (age 14) moved to Guadalajara, Jalisco, where he discovered Lucha Libre.. September 15, 1937: Gory Guerrero wrestled his first match for promoter Jim Hernandez, defeating Rafael Rojo.. 1946 and 1960: Gory Guerrero was given the "Luchador of the year" award. Gory Guerrero is credited with the invention of "la de a caballo" (Camel Clutch).. Gory Guerrero also created the "Gory Special" (which is a hanging backbreaker submission hold).. Gory Guerrero taught some great luchadores like Pepe Mendieta and all his sons before leaving this world in 1990.. April 18, 1990: Gory Guerrero died in El Paso, Texas.. Website: http://www.highspots.com/arena/prof/goryguerrero.htm..