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El Toro

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 185 lbs.

From: Mexico

Aliases: The Mexican Angel, The Avenger, El Torro, Masked Grappler, Francisco Flores, Gorilla Flores, Black Angel #1, Golden Falcon, Gunga Dhin, Gunga Din, El Lobo, Yaki Joe

Feds Worked For: MSW, TSW, WCCW, NWA, WWWF, All-South Wrestling Alliance (GA), All Star Wrestling (NE), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (Mexico), Continental Wrestling Association (KY/TN), Fred Kohler Enterprises (IL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), International Wrestling (Canada), Japan Wrestling Association (Japan), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid-Southern Wrestling (TN), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), NWA Hollywood (CA), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), Promociones Elías Simón Kuri (Mexico), San Francisco (CA), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Universal Wrestling Association (Mexico), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico), Wrestling Promotions, Inc. (AZ/NM)

Career Highlights: -NWA Americas Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Black Angel #2 and Alfonso Dantes)
-NWA (Gulf Coast) United States Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Kubla Khan)
-NWA Mid-America Champion
-NWA Mid-America Tag Team Champion (w/ Bobby Eaton)
-NWA Mid-America) World 6-Man Tag Team Champion (w/ Bobby Eaton & George Gulas)
-NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team Champion (w/ Bobby Bass)
-NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Champion
-Stampede International Tag Team Champion (w/ The Cuban Assassin)
-TSW Tri-State Tag Team Champion (w/ Turk Ali Bey)
-WWC Tag Team Champion (w/ Fidel Sierra)

Affiliates: Las Vegas Louie, Billy Starr, Alfonso Dantes, Bobby Bass, Kubla Khan, Bobby Eaton, George Gulas, The Cuban Assassin, Fidel Sierra, Tito Kopa, Ramon Rivera, Jimmy Hart, Andre the Giant, Ramón Rivera , Terry Gordy, Black Angel #2, Turk Ali Bey

Notable Feuds: Bobby Eaton, Don Fargo, Hercules Ayala, Katsuji Adachi, Frank Monte, Chris Colt, Oki Shikima, Tojo Yamamoto, Seiji Sakaguchi, Bret Hart, Bill Dundee, Terry Gordy, Dutch Mantell, Joe Turner, Sonny King, Ox Baker, The Assassin, The Dream Machine

Other Facts: -Part owner of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre before he broke away and formed the Universal Wrestling Association
-Wrestled under a mask as Masked Grappler until he was unmasked by Lou Thesz on June 3, 1978. Not to be confused with pro wrestler The Grappler.
-Was hired by Terry Gordy during Gordy's feud with Michael Hayes in 1980. Gordy claimed that Toro took Bruno Sammartino to a 1 hour time-limit draw in Madison Square Garden, but there are no records of that match.

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