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17 Facts About Ricky Santana

1.

In 1985, Ricky Santana worked for NWA Texas Allstar Wrestling in San Antonio in June 1985 won the Texas Allstar Tag Team Championship as the Hoods with Tony Torres defeating Shawn Michaels and Paul Diamond, known as the American Force.

2.

Ricky Santana lost the titles back to them on November 10,1986.

3.

Ricky Santana then won the titles with Cocoa Samoa, on January 7,1987 but lost them to Miller and Rip Oliver in May 1987.

4.

Ricky Santana won the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title from Oliver in March 1987.

5.

Ricky Santana lost it to Bobby Jaggers in October, but won it back on November 24,1988.

6.

Ricky Santana won the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship from Profe on January 14,1989.

7.

Ricky Santana lost it to Jonathon Holiday on April 2,1989, in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

8.

Ricky Santana won the tag team titles four times with various partners between May 1990 and February 1991.

9.

Ricky Santana claimed the championship again from Brad Anderson in May 1991, in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

10.

Ricky Santana won the WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championships twice, both times with Ray Gonzalez as the Latin Connection.

11.

Ricky Santana then won the World Tag Team titles twice with Rex King, on December 25,1991 and February 29,1992.

12.

Ricky Santana reunited with Gonzalez to win the world titles twice, in February and April 1993.

13.

Ricky Santana won the World Tag Team titles with Fidel Sierra in 1995, and the Television title from Sweet Brown Sugar in March 1996.

14.

Ricky Santana won the WWC Puerto Rican Heavyweight Championship twice, in September and November 1997.

15.

Ricky Santana won the IWA World Tag Team Championship twice, in January and March 2000.

16.

Ricky Santana has worked with the creative side as Head of creative for WWC Puerto Rico and IWA Puerto Rico on different occasions throughout the 1990s.

17.

Ricky Santana joined World Championship Wrestling in October 1999 as a road agent, leaving in June 2000 to take the same position in the World Wrestling Federation.