Genaro Jacobo Contreras is a retired Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchador. Contreras is best known under the ring name Ringo Mendoza, which he has used since his debut in 1968. Contreras has two brothers who were also professional wrestlers, Pedro Jacobo Contreras who worked as Cachorro Mendoza ("Puppy Mendoza") and his other brother who wrestled as Indio Mendoza. Over the course of his career Ringo Mendoza held several Middleweight championships, including five NWA World Middleweight Championships, two Mexican National Middleweight Championships, one CMLL World Middleweight Championship and one Occidente Middleweight Championship.
Professional wrestling career[]
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. Contreras would later be joined by his brothers who wrestled as Cachorro Mendoza and Indio Mendoza. Mendoza won his first wrestling championship on November 29, 1974 when he defeated Aníbal to win the Mexican National Middleweight Championship. Mendoza would go on to hold the title for 822 days, over two years, before losing the title to Perro Aguayo on February 28, 1977. During the 822 day reign Ringo Mendoza defended the title against opponents such as Tony Salazar and Perro Aguayo. On July 3, 1977 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. 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 Faraón, Perro Aguayo, Tony Salazar and Sangre Chicana. On June 6, 1980 Mendoza defeated Satánico to win his second Mexican National Middleweight Championship, holding it for 182 days before dropping it to El Faraón. In the 1980s Ringo began teaming more regularly with his brother Cachorro Mendoza, defeating Satánico and Espectro, Jr. in a tournament final to win the vacant Mexican National Tag Team Championship. On January 15, 1983 Ringo Mendoza became a double champion as he defeated El Faraón to win the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship. On July 28, 1983 Satánico won the NWA Light Heavyweight Title from Ringo Mendoza but quickly lost it back to Mendoza. The Mendozas held the tag team title for a full 1,029 days before losing to Sangre Chicana and Cien Caras on April 12, 1985. A month later Ringo Mendoza lost the NWA World Light Heavyweight title to MS-1 on February 13, 1985. On November 28, 1986 Ringo Mendoza teamed up with Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. and Kiss to defeat Los Brazos (El Brazo, Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata) to win the Mexican National Trios Championship. The team held the title for 275 days before being defeated by Hombre Bala, Jerry Estrada and Pirata Morgan on August 30, 1987. In the late 1980s Ringo Mendoza began working for the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) where he defeated Gran Cochisse to win the UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship on April 29, 1989. Over a year later, on June 29, 1990 he lost the UWA title to long-time rival Perro Aguayo. From the early 1990s on Ringo Mendoza began focusing part of his time on training wrestlers, mainly working with young wrestlers on Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)'s roster. Mendoza' last wrestling related highlight came on March 7, 1999 when he defeated Emilio Charles, Jr. to win the CMLL World Middleweight Championship, making him one of a very few wrestler to have won the Mexican, NWA World and CMLL World Middleweight championship to date. Mendoza defended the championship on at least 10 occasions over the 742 days his reign lasted, defeating wrestlers such as Blue Panther, Scorpio, Jr., Rey Bucanero, Zumbido, Apolo Dantés, Black Warrior, Villaño III and Mano Negra before losing the title back to Emilio Charles on March 18, 2001. Since losing the title Mendoza has focused on training wrestlers at CMLL's Mexico City and Guadalajara, Jalisco based wrestling schools.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- La Ringuina (Side Russian legsweep into a Mexican Stretch)
- Signature moves
- La Filomena (Spin kick)
- Nicknames
- El Indio Grande (Spanish for "The big indian")
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre / Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
- CMLL World Middleweight Championship (1 time)
- Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time)
- Mexican National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Cachorro Mendoza
- Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time) – with Kiss and Rayo de Jalisco, Jr.
- NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA World Middleweight Championship (5 times)
- Salvador Lutteroth Tag Tournament:1999 - with Super Astro
Lucha de Apuesta record[]
| Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hair | Luis Mariscal | Ringo Mendoza | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Asesino Negro | Mexico City, Mexico | Unknown | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Black Killer | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Unknown | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Brazo de Oro | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Brazo de Plata | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Bruno Estrada | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Bruno Victoria | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Coloso Colosetti | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | El Brazo | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | El Nazi | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Espanto II | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Espanto III | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Pérez Mosqueda | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Satánico | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Vick Amezcua | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Hair | Idolo | Ringo Mendoza | Guadalajara, Jalisco | 1970s | |
| Hairs | Ray Mendoza and Ringo Mendoza | Ángel Blanco and Kim Chul Won | Mexico City, Mexico | September 21, 1973 | |
| Hair | Gemelo Diablo II | Ringo Mendoza | Mexico City, Mexico | 1975 | |
| Hair | Perro Aguayo | Ringo Mendoza | Mexico City, Mexico | May 25, 1975 | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Perro Aguayo | Guadalajara, Jalisco | May 26, 1976 | |
| Hairs | Ringo Mendoza and Carlos Plata | Los Gemelos Diablo | Mexico City, Mexico | June 11, 1976 | |
| Hairs | El Faraón and Ringo Mendoza | Perro Aguayo and Joe Polardi | Mexico City, Mexico | December 9, 1977 | |
| Hairs | El Faraón and Ringo Mendoza | Sangre Chicana and Alfonso Dantés | Unknown | April 22, 1978 | |
| Hairs | Ringo Mendoza and Cachorro Mendoza | Adorable Rubí and Divino Roy | Mexico City, Mexico | June 22, 1979 | |
| Hair | El Faraón and Ringo Mendoza | El Nazi and Adorable Rubí | Mexico City, Mexico | April 7, 1980 | |
| Hair | El Faraón and Ringo Mendoza | Tony Benetto and Herodes | Mexico City, Mexico | June 27, 1980 | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | El Faraón | Mexico City, Mexico | December 4, 1981 | |
| Hair | Sangre Chicana and Satánico | Ringo Mendoza and Cachorro Mendoza | Unknown | May 1982 | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza, César Curiel and Rey Salomón | Tony Benetto, Herodes and Adorable Rubí | Mexico City, Mexico | December 10, 1982 | |
| Hairs | La Fiera and Mocho Cota | Ringo Mendoza and Cachorro Mendoza | Mexico City, Mexico | July 1, 1983 | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Tony Benetto | Mexico City, Mexico | September 1984 | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza, Américo Rocca and Tony Salazar | El Signo, El Texano and Negro Navarro | Mexico City, Mexico | September 19, 1986 | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | El Macho | Mexico City, Mexico | July 2, 1988 | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Scorpio | Mexico City, Mexico | August 17, 1990 | |
| Hair | El Faraón and Ringo Mendoza | MS-1 and Masakre | Mexico City, Mexico | September 7, 1990 | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Fabuloso Blondy | Mexico City, Mexico | November 30, 1990 | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Luis Mariscal | Mezcala | January 6, 1991 | |
| Masks | Perro Aguayo and Ringo Mendoza | Texas Rangers | Mexico City, Mexico | March 3, 1991 | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Ranger | Mexico City, Mexico | March 10, 1991 | |
| Hair | Bestia Salvaje | Ringo Mendoza | Mexico City, Mexico | August 16, 1992 | |
| Hair | Javier Cruz | Ringo Mendoza | Mexico City, Mexico | March 2, 1993 | Match also included Mogur |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Luis Mariscal | Naucalpan, Mexico State | December 8, 1993 | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Hombre Bala | Mexico City, Mexico | December 15, 1994 | |
| Hair | Américo Rocca | Ringo Mendoza | Mexico City, Mexico | February 16, 1996 | |
| Hairs | Ringo Mendoza and Tajiri | Chicago Express and Mogur | Mexico City, Mexico | June 14, 1998 | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | El Signo | Mexico City, Mexico | September 6, 1998 | |
| Hairs | Ringo Mendoza and Campesino del Valle | Indio Loco and El Mohicano I | Xochimilco, Mexico City | September 9, 2000 | |
| Hair | Emilio Charles Jr. | Ringo Mendoza | Mexico City, Mexico | April 15, 2001 | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Guerrero Del Futuro | Mexico City, Mexico | October 19, 2003 | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza | Mohicano I | Cholula, Puebla | May 27, 2006 |
