Tito Santana

From Pro Wrestling

Merced Solis
Statistics
Ring Names	Richard Blood Tino Santana El Matador Tito Santana
Height	6'3" (191 cm)
Weight	239 lbs. (108 kg)
Born	May 10, 1953
	Mission, Texas, USA
Died:
Resides	Roxbury Township, New Jersey
Billed from	Tocula, Mexico
Trained by
Debut	1977
Retired	WWE 1993

Merced Solis (born May 10, 1953) better known by his ring name Tito Santana, is a semi-retired Mexican-American wrestler whose career spanned from the late 70s to the early 90s. Despite his Mexican heritage, he rarely competed in Lucha Libre promotions, being more accustomed to the American style of professional wrestling.

Contents 1 Wrestling facts 2 Championships and accomplishments 3 See also 4 External links and references

Wrestling facts

• Finishing and signature moves

• El Passo De Muerte
• Figure Four Leg Lock
• Flying Jalapeno/Flying Forearm
• Flying Bodypress

• Tag teams and stables

• Tito Santana and Pedro Morales
• Strike Force - with Rick Martel

Championships and accomplishments

• American Wrestling Federation

• AWF Heavyweight Champion (2 time)

• Eastern Championship Wrestling

• ECW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• National Wrestling Conference

• NWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• USA Pro Wrestling

• USA Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• World Wrestling Federation

• WWF Intercontinental Champion (2 times)
• WWF Tag Team Champion (2 times) - with Ivan Putski (1) and Rick Martel (1)
• King of the Ring 1989
• WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)

See also

• Tito Santana's event history
• Tito Santana's gimmicks
• Significant Storylines

External links and references

• The Approved Website of Tito Santana
• Official Website