1. Enrique Juan Yanez Gonzalez, best known under the ring name Enrique Llanes, was one of the premier Hispanic professional wrestlers in the early days of Lucha Libre when most wrestlers were imported from outside of Mexico.
12 Facts About Enrique Llanes
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Enrique Llanes is the brother-in-law to Gory Guerrero and uncle to Mando Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero, Sr.
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Enrique Llanes is credited with innovating the La Cerrajera submission hold.
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Enrique Llanes Juan Yanez Gonzalez was born on August 24,1919, in Otumba, a Mexico State municipality with a current population of about 8,000.
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Enrique Llanes was the son of Jose Yanez Lopez, a telegraphist aligned with the Mexican revolutionists, and Maria Gonzalez Moreno, a direct descendant of Pedro Moreno, a famous insurgent of the early 19th century.
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In EMLL Enrique Llanes quickly rose through the ranks and became one of the most popular Mexican wrestlers during the early days of EMLL, where the biggest names were mostly from the United States.
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Enrique Llanes formed a very successful tag team with his mentor Tarzan Lopez that main evented many shows throughout the 1940s.
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In December, 1940 Enrique Llanes defeated Cavernario Galindo to win the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship.
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Enrique Llanes had to vacate the title in 1951 for unknown reasons.
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On September 24,1951, Enrique Llanes defeated Sugi Sito to win the NWA World Middleweight Championship.
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Enrique Llanes defended the title several times but was forced to vacate the title in February, 1952 due to an injury that kept him out of the ring.
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Enrique Llanes retired in the 1970s after 30 years as a professional, finishing a career that had earned him the nickname El Sol de Otumba, for his stellar career.