José Lothario

Guadalupe Robledo (December 12, 1934 – November 6, 2018) was a Mexican professional wrestler, best known by the ring name of Jose Lothario.[1][3][4][5] He performed for such promotions as the NWA and the WWF.

José Lothario
Lothario in 1975
Birth name	Guadalupe Robledo
Born	December 12, 1934 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Died	November 6, 2018 (aged 83) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Jean Robledo
Children	2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	José Lothario El Gran Lothario[1] Great Lothario Supersock[2]
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Billed weight	227 lb (103 kg)[1]
Billed from	San Antonio, Texas[1]
Debut	1956
Retired	1999

Career

Lothario competed in the National Wrestling Alliance for most of his career.[1] He once had a losing streak of over 500 matches.[6]

On Christmas Day 1970, Lothario teamed up with Danny Miller to defeat The Infernos and win the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship. In storyline, the previous champions, Dusty Rhodes and Dick Murdoch, had been stripped of the title.[7]

Lothario's biggest feuds were with Gino Hernandez, whom he defeated in a hair match in November 1978, and El Gran Marcus. He wrestled in Florida and Texas and was one of the most popular wrestlers in Houston Wrestling's history.

Lothario trained Shawn Michaels in the 1980s,[1] with Lothario later becoming Michaels' manager in the WWF in 1996, managing Michaels to winning his first WWF World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XII. At the In Your House 10: Mind Games pay per view in September 1996, Lothario squashed Jim Cornette. He continued to manage Michaels until Royal Rumble in January 1997. He briefly returned to WWF in January 1999 as part of a storyline involving Michaels.

Lothario's son Pete was also a professional wrestler in the Texas area. His wife, Jean Lothario, also wrestled with Joe Blanchard's Southwest Wrestling Alliance. They have a daughter, Gina.

Death

Lothario died on November 6, 2018, from Natural Causes at the age of 83.[8]

Championships and accomplishments

• Big Time Wrestling (San Francisco)
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time) – with Pepper Gomez
• Championship Wrestling from Florida

• NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version) (3 times)
• NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Argentina Apollo (1) and Danny Miller (1)
• NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (5 times) - with Don Curtis (1), Joe Scarpa (3) and Dory Funk (1)
• NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (4 times) – with Wahoo McDaniel (2), Eddie Graham (1) and Sam Steamboat (1)

• Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling

• NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• L&G Promotions

• L&G Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (3 times)

• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA Hall of Fame (2017)[9]
• NWA Big Time Wrestling

• NWA American Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Ivan Putski (1), Mil Máscaras (1), El Halcon (3) and Tiger Conway, Jr. (1)[10][11]
• NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (5 times)[12][13]
• NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (7 times)[14][15]
• NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Mil Máscaras (1), Ivan Putski (1), Alberto Madril (2), Rocky Johnson (1) and Cien Caras (1)[16][17]
• WCCW Television Championship (2 times)[18][19]

• NWA Tri-State

• NWA Louisiana Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time)

• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Class of 2021

References

1. "WRESTLER PROFILES". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
2. "bodyslamming.com". ww38.bodyslamming.com.
3. Texas Monthly May 1976
4. Terry Funk: More Than Just Hardcore By Terry Funk, Scott Williams, Mick Foley
5. Gordon Solie ... Something Left Behind By Florida Media, Incorporated
6. "Jose Lothario Tops Full Card on mat Tonight". Palm Beach Post. January 9, 1966. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
7. Woodward, Buck (2009-12-25). "THIS DAY IN HISTORY". PWInsider. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
8. Satin, Ryan (November 6, 2018). "José Lothario Dead At 83-Years-Old". Pro Wrestling Sheet. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
9. http://www.ringside.nwaondemand.com/marshall-lothario-inducted-into-nwa-hall-of-fame/
10. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "(Dallas) Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [Fritz Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 978-0-9698161-5-7.
11. "N.W.A. American Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
12. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "(Texas) Dallas: NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 271. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
13. "Texas Brass Knucks Title [East Texas]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
14. • Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Heavyweight Title [Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
15. "NWA Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
16. Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Tag Team Title [Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 275–276. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
17. "NWA Texas Tag Team Title [E. Texas]". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
18. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Texas: WCWA Television Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 396. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
19. "World Class Television Title". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

(see additional references at the French Wikipedia page)

External links

• Profile at Online World of Wrestling
• José Lothario's profile at Cagematch.net