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Jose Lothario

Nickname: Supersock

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 227 lbs.

From: San Antonio, TX

Birthday: Dec 12th

Pro Debut: 1956

Aliases: El Gran Lothario, Texas Ranger, Garcia Latario, The Great Lothario, Joe García, Joe Latario, Lothario, Joe Garcia Lothario

Feds Worked For: MSW, NWA-West, TSW, WCCW, AWA, NWA, WWF, Empresa Mexicana De La Lucha Libre (Mexico), Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CT/MD/NY/PA/DC), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulas Wrestling Entertainment (TN), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (AL/MS), Japan Wrestling Association (Japan), Lucha Libre Internacional (Mexico), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mike London Sports (AZ/NM), NWA Arizona (AZ), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Hollywood (CA), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), Promociones Elias Simon Kuri (Mexico), Provincial Sports Association (Canada), San Francisco (CA), USA All Star Wrestling (TX), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico), Wrestling Promotions, Inc. (AZ)

Finisher: Superkick

Signature Moves: Cobra Twist

Career Highlights: -AWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team Champion (2x; w/ Pepper Gomez)
-NWA American Tag Team Champion (7x; 3 w/ Tiger Conway, Jr., 2 w/ El Halcon, 1 each w/ Ivan Putski and Mil Mascaras)
-NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Champion (4x)
-NWA (Florida) Southern Tag Team Champion (5x; 3 w/ Joe Scarpa, 1 each w/ Don Curtis and Dory Funk, Sr.)
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (w/ 2x; 1 each w/ Argentina Apollo and Danny Miller)
-NWA (Florida) World Tag Team Champion (4x; 2 w/ Wahoo McDaniel, 1 each w/ Eddie Graham and Sam Steamboat)
-NWA Gulf Coast Champion
-NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Ramon Torres)
-NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Champion (5x)
-NWA Texas Champion (7x)
-NWA West Western States Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/ Nelson Royal, Tito Montez, and Buddy Fuller)
-Rocky Mountain Champion
-TSW Louisiana Champion
-WCCW Television Champion
-WCCW Texas Tag Team Champion (7x; 2 each w/ Ivan Putski and Al Madril, 1 each w/ Mil Mascaras, Cien Caras, and Rocky Johnson)
-WWC Carribbean Champion

Affiliates: Wahoo McDaniel, Argentina Apollo, Joe Scarpa, Pepper Gómez, Sam Steamboat, Lee Garcia, Don Curtis, Eddie Graham, Al Madril, Silento Rodríguez, Jack Brisco, Danny Miller, Gino Hernandez, Shawn Michaels, Tiger Conway, Jr., El Halcon, Ivan Putski, Mil Mascaras, Dory Funk, Sr., Ramon Torres, Nelson Royal, Tito Montez, Buddy Fuller, Cien Caras, Rocky Johnson

Notable Feuds: Gino Hernandez, El Gran Markus, Johnny Valentine, Boris Malenko, Sputnik Monroe, Rocket Monroe, Thunderbolt Patterson, Rocky Smith, The Great Mephisto, Tarzan Tyler, Dusty Rhodes, Black Gordman, Dale Lewis, Mike DiBiase, Dick Murdoch, The Missouri Mauler, Ben Sharpe, Bronko Lubich, Hiro Matsuda, Ken Lucas, John Tolos, Great Goliath, Tim Brooks, Duke Keomuka, The Spoiler, Luke Graham, Curtis Smith, Aldo Bogni, Mike Sharpe, Sr., Karl Von Stroheim, George Harris, Billy Graham, Masa Saito, Red Mask/Red Hangman, Baron Von Raschke, Kurt Von Stroheim, Billy Garrett, Louis Tillet, Tetsuro Sato, Dick Dunn, Mike Paidousis, Ronnie Garvin, The Great Kusatsu, Don McClarity, Rene Goulet, Terry Funk

Other Facts: -Real name was Guadalupe Robledo
-Father of pro wrestler Pete Lothario, who he trained for pro wrestling
-Brother of pro wrestler Salvatore Lothario
-Was one of the trainers of Shawn Michaels
-Also trained Gino Hernández for pro wrestling
-Holds the record for the longest WCCW Texas Title reign (3 months, 19 days)
-Former co-owner of Pro Wrestling International and Texas Wrestling Alliance
-Inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2017
-Passed away November 6, 2018 at the age of 83
-Posthumously inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2021