Ringo Mendoza held the Mexican National Tag Team Championship with his brother Chachorro, and the Mexican National Trios Championship with Kiss and Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
14 Facts About Ringo Mendoza
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Ringo Mendoza won the Salvador Lutteroth Tag Tournament in 1999 with Super Astro.
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Genaro Contreras made his professional wrestling debut in 1968, after training under renowned Mexican wrestling trainer Diablo Velazco, under the ring name "Ringo Mendoza", adopting a Native American persona complete with feathered headdress.
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Ringo Mendoza won his first wrestling championship on November 29,1974, when he defeated Anibal to win the Mexican National Middleweight Championship.
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Ringo Mendoza went on to hold the title for 822 days, over two years, before losing the title to Perro Aguayo on February 28,1977.
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On July 3,1977, Ringo Mendoza got a measure of revenge for his title loss as he defeated Perro Aguayo to win the NWA World Middleweight Championship, capturing the top title in this middleweight division.
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Ringo Mendoza would become synonymous with the NWA Middleweight Title as he captured it five times between 1977 and 1981 defeating such wrestlers as El Faraon, Perro Aguayo, Tony Salazar, and Sangre Chicana.
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On June 6,1980, Ringo Mendoza defeated Satanico to win his second Mexican National Middleweight Championship, holding it for 182 days before dropping it to El Faraon.
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On January 15,1983, Ringo Mendoza became a double champion as he defeated El Faraon to win the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship.
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On July 28,1983, Ringo Mendoza lost the championship to Satanico, but quickly regained it.
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On November 28,1986, Ringo Mendoza teamed up with Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
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Ringo Mendoza's last wrestling related highlight came on March 7,1999 when he defeated Emilio Charles Jr.
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Ringo Mendoza defended the championship on at least 10 occasions over the 742 days his reign lasted, defeating wrestlers such as Blue Panther, Scorpio Jr.
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Since losing the title Ringo Mendoza has focused on training wrestlers at CMLL's Mexico City and Guadalajara, Jalisco based wrestling schools.