La Briosa (Spanish for The Verve One) is the ring name of a semi-retired Mexican luchadora, or female professional wrestler who was primarily active from the mid-1970s until 2000.[1] She is a second-generation wrestler, daughter of Sugi Sito, and together with her husband, a wrestler known under the names El Mexicano and Halcón 78.[2] Together they have three sons that have followed in their footsteps and also become wrestlers, known as Halcón 78 Jr., Hammer Fist and Combat.[1] La Briosa is the cousin of wrestlers Pánico, El Jabato, and Black Cat, and the aunt of Skándalo and Stigma.[1] She has only worked a small number of matches since 2000.[3]

La Briosa
Spouse(s)El Mexicano (husband)
Children
  • Halcon 78 Jr. (son)
  • Hammer Fist (son)
  • Combat (son)
Parent(s)Sugi Sito (father)
Relatives
  • Huroki Sito (uncle)
  • Panchito Robles (uncle)
  • Manuel Robles (uncle)
  • Pánico (cousin)
  • El Jabato (cousin)
  • Black Cat (cousin)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)La Briosa
DebutMid-1970s

During her career, La Briosa won the Mexican National Women's Championship on one occasion,[4] and was the only wrestler to win the Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship twice, first with Vicky Carranza and later on with Neftali.[5][6] She worked as an enmascarada, or masked wrestler for most of her career, but lost it to Martha Villalobos 1992.[1] La Briosa formed a trios team with Neftali, and La Monstra known as Las Nasty Girls.[7]

Championships and accomplishments

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Luchas de Apuestas record

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Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
La Briosa (mask) La Bruja (mask) N/A UWA Show N/A [1]
La Briosa (mask) La Medusa (mask) N/A UWA Show May 27, 1979 [1]
La Briosa (mask) La Hiena (mask) Cuernavaca, Morelos UWA Show July 29, 1983 [1]
La Briosa (mask) La Hiena (mask) León, Guanajuato UWA Show August 1, 1983 [1]
Martha Villalobos (hair) La Briosa (mask) Acapulco, Guerrero AAA Show September 18, 1992 [1]
Martha Villalobos (hair) La Briosa (hair) Mexico City AAA Show February 19, 1993 [1]
Las Nasty Girls (hair)
(La Briosa and Neftaly)
Pantera Sureña and Wendy (hair) Mexico City AAA Show November 12, 1993 [1]
La Briosa (hair) La Nazi (hair) Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico Independent show January 27, 1999 [1][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "La Briosas" [Women of the ring]. Mujeres del Ring (in Spanish). Récord Magazine. April 2010. pp. 24–25. Año 2, No. 23.
  2. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "A family affair". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 128–132. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  3. ^ "La Briosa >> Matches". CageMatch. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Women's Title[Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 394. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  5. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Women's Tag Team Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 399. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  6. ^ a b "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales" [The Kings of Mexico: The history of the national championships]. Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). December 20, 2004. p. 8. Especial 21.
  7. ^ "La Briosa >> Tag Teams & Stables". CageMatch. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales" [The Kings of Mexico: The history of the National Championships]. Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). December 20, 2004. pp. 28–30. Especial 21.
  9. ^ "Rudos: La Nazi". Fuego en en Ring (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on June 24, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.