Tony Salazar Explained

Tony Salazar
Names:Tony Salazar
Señor Tormenta
El Nene
Ulises
Weight:88kg (194lb)
Birthname:Antonio Salazar Gómez
Birth Date:15 January 1949
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Trainer:Raul Romero
Alejandro de Alba
Loco Hernández
Retired:1990s

Antonio Salazar Gómez, (born January 15, 1949) is a retired Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, who works as the ring announcer for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) Sunday shows in Arena Coliseo. He is best known under the ring name Tony Salazar, although he has also competed as Señor Tormenta, El Nene and the masked Ulises during his wrestling career. In his career, he has held the NWA World Middleweight Championship twice, and the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship once.

Professional wrestling career

Tony Salazar made his professional wrestling debut in 1965 and soon after began working regularly for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre, the world's oldest and Mexico's largest wrestling promotion.[1] On August 13, 1978, Tony Salazar defeated Ringo Mendoza to win the NWA World Middleweight Championship, holding the title until February 3, 1979, when Mendoza regained it. Salazar would have an additional reign as Middleweight champion in 1981 when he won it from Sangre Chicana on January 18 and lost it to Chicana on March 13, 1981. The following month Salazar defeated Alfonso Dantés to win the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship, the most prestigious title promoted in Mexico at the time.[2] Salazar's run with the Light Heavyweight title lasted for almost a year until American David Morgan won it on March 22, 1982. Following his title loss Salazar worked as the enmascarado character Ulíses for some years, retiring in the early 1990s.[3]

Tony Salazar is currently the ring announcer for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL; Previously known as EMLL) Sunday night shows in Arena Coliseo in Mexico City, Mexico as well as working behind the scenes as one of the people responsible for putting the shows together every Sunday.

Family

Tony Salazar is the father of CMLL wrestler Magnus, the uncle of Místico, as well as Argenis, Argos and Astro Boy. He is the brother-in-law of their father who wrestled as Dr. Karonte.[4]

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record

width=20% scope="col"Winner (wager)width=20% scope="col"Loser (wager)width=20% scope="col"Locationwidth=20% scope="col"Eventwidth=15% scope="col"DateNotes
Tony Salazar (hair) Cacique Mara (hair) Mexico City Live event  
Tony Salazar (hair) Ringo Mendoza (hair) Mexico City Live event  
El Faraón and Águila India (hair) Sangre Chicana and Tony Salazar (hair) Mexico City Live event  
Tony Salazar (hair) Bruno Victoria (hair) Mexico City Live event  
Perro Aguayo (hair) Tony Salazar (hair) Mexico City [8] [9]
Tony Salazar (hair) Coloso Colosetti (hair) Mexico City Live event  
Tony Salazar (hair) Herodes (hair) Mexico City Live event  
Tony Salazar (hair) Coloso Colosetti (hair) Mexico City [10]
Tony Salazar, Americo Rocca and Ringo Mendoza (hair) Los Misioneros de la Muerte (hair)
(El Signo, El Texano and Negro Navarro)
Mexico City
Pirata Morgan (hair) Tony Salazar (hair) Mexico City [11]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Various . Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling . Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. . 2005 . Los Lutteroth / the Lutteroths . 20–27 . 968-6842-48-9.
  2. Web site: En un día como hoy… 1981: Sangriento choque Villano III-Kuniaki Kobayashi — Águila India y Gran Cochisse, rapados . April 4, 2015 . April 4, 2015 . Trddy . Centela . . es.
  3. News: Enciclopedia staff . Enciclopedia de las Ulíses . Romano . . Tomo V . 23 . November 2007 . es.
  4. Book: Madigan, Dan . Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling . HarperCollins Publishers . 2007 . A family affair . 128–132 . 978-0-06-085583-3.
  5. Book: Royal Duncan & Gary Will . Wrestling Title Histories . Archeus Communications . 2006. 4th . EMLL NWA World Middlweight Title . 389–390 . 0-9698161-5-4.
  6. Web site: Pro wrestling history (01/18): Ivan Koloff defeats Bruno Sammartino for WWWF title . January 18, 2019 . January 18, 2019 . . Brian . Hoops.
  7. Book: Royal Duncan & Gary Will . Wrestling Title Histories . Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title . 389 . Archeus Communications . 2006. 4th . 0-9698161-5-4.
  8. News: Lucha 2000 staff . Perro Aguayo y sus Victimas . Lucha 2000 . 12–15 . Especial 30 . May 2008 . es.
  9. Web site: CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares. Alex. Ruiz Glez. September 7, 2010. October 20, 2012. Súper Luchas. es.
  10. News: Lucha 2000 Staff . Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre . Lucha 2000 . Especial 28 . April 2006 . es.
  11. News: Flores, Manuel. Pirata Morgan: 30 Años de Lucha Libre. Súper Luchas. 302. Mexico City, D.F.. 26–28. February 16, 2009. es.