This article is about the American professional wrestler. For the current Tito Santana working for AAA, see Tito Santana (AAA).
Tito Santana
Santana in 2011
Birth name
Merced Solís
Born
(1953-05-10) May 10, 1953 (age 70) Mission, Texas, U.S.[1]
Spouse(s)
Leah Solis
(m. 1976)
Children
3
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
El Matador[1]
Merced Solis
Richard Blood[1]
Tino Santana
Tito Santana[2]
Billed height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[3]
Billed weight
234 lb (106 kg)[3]
Billed from
"Tocula, Mexico"[2]
Trained by
Hiro Matsuda
Bob Orton
Debut
1977
Retired
1996
Football career
No. 72
Career information
CFL status
American
Position(s)
TE
College
West Texas A&M
Career history
As player
1975*
Kansas City Chiefs
1976
BC Lions
Career stats
Receptions
17
Rec. Yards
329
Touchdowns
1
Merced Solis (born May 10, 1953), better known by the ring name Tito Santana, is an American professional wrestler, trainer, and retired school teacher.[2][4]
Santana has stayed a babyface his entire career[5][6] and he is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation between 1979 and 1993 (missing part of 1980 and returning in 1983)[7] where he was twice the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion and twice held the WWF Tag Team Championship. He also won the 1989 King of the Ring tournament and wrestled the very first ever WrestleMania match competing in the first nine, as well as helping bridge the gap between the 1980s "Rock 'n Wrestling Connection" era to the 1990s "New Generation" era.
Santana was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004 and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame class of 2013. During his time in the WWF, Santana, despite being born and raised in Texas, was billed from "Tocula, Mexico", which may be a misspelled reference to the city of Toluca. To this day, he still appears on the independent circuit.[8][9]
^ abc"Tito Santana Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
^ abc"Tito Santana". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
^ abShields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
^Beaston, Erik. "Full Career Retrospective for Tito Santana". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
^"TheBurningHammer.com • View topic – Tito Santana's time to heel?". www.theburninghammer.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
^"Tito Santana Talks About What He is Doing Now, Today's WWE, What Held Shawn Michaels Back, His New DVD and More". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
^Tito Santana, shoot interview YouTube video, posted August 4, 2012.
^"Tito Santana Reveals Why He Has Turned Down WWE Job Offers". Wrestling Inc. September 2, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
^Wire, S. I. "WWE Hall of Famer Tito Santana explains why he hasn't officially retired yet". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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