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== Profile ==
== Profile ==
He lost two of his fingers and the top of another finger during an accident in a textile plant prior to wrestling. This earned him the name of "Mocho", or "Cripple". He became a regular in EMLL from his debut. He was a frequent partner of [[La Fiera]] in tag team and trios matches from 1982-1986. The pair formed a short lived but memorable trio called Los Guerreros or Las Víboras Salvajes with [[Sangre Chicana]] from 1983-1984. Most of his career was spent in uppercard trios matches, usually facing the likes of [[Black Man]], [[Américo Rocca]], [[Talismán]] and [[Cachoro Mendoza]] (whom he took the hair of in July 1983). He had an extended rivalry with [[Chamaco Valaguez]]. The rivals were involved in five different hair matches from 1980 to 1994 with Mocho winning Chamaco's hair three times. Cota also had an extended feud with [[Gran Cochisse]] with the two having three different hair matches from 1983 to 1984. He had a career resurgence in 1993-1994 and was often paired against former partner [[La Fiera]], who had turned technico. He slowed down in the late 1990's and stopped appearing regularly with EMLL/CMLL in 1997. He passed the torch in the late 1990's to his sons, [[Mocho Cota Jr.]] and [[Zayco]], who competed in CMLL undercards.
He lost two of his fingers and the top of another finger during an accident in a textile plant prior to wrestling. This earned him the name of "Mocho", or "Cripple". He became a regular in EMLL from his debut. He was a frequent partner of [[La Fiera]] in tag team and trios matches from 1982-1986. The pair formed a short lived but memorable trio called Los Guerreros or Las Víboras Salvajes with [[Sangre Chicana]] from 1983-1984. Most of his career was spent in uppercard trios matches, usually facing the likes of [[Black Man]], [[Américo Rocca]], [[Talismán]] and [[Cachorro Mendoza]] (whom he took the hair of in July 1983). He had an extended rivalry with [[Chamaco Valaguez]]. The rivals were involved in five different hair matches from 1980 to 1994 with Mocho winning Chamaco's hair three times. Cota also had an extended feud with [[Gran Cochisse]] with the two having three different hair matches from 1983 to 1984. He had a career resurgence in 1993-1994 and was often paired against former partner [[La Fiera]], who had turned technico. He slowed down in the late 1990's and stopped appearing regularly with EMLL/CMLL in 1997. He passed the torch in the late 1990's to his sons, [[Mocho Cota Jr.]] and [[Zayco]], who competed in CMLL undercards.


== Luchas de apuestas record ==
== Luchas de apuestas record ==

Revision as of 14:03, 24 August 2020

Profile

Mocho Cota
Mocho Cota
Name Mocho Cota
Real name Manuel Cota Soto
Nicknames Mocho (Cripple)
Name history Mocho Cota (debut - death )
Family Tigre Cota, Zayco (sons), Guero Cota (brother)
Maestro(s) Reveles López
Birth date, location June 5, 1954 - Municipio del Fuerte, Sonora
Obituary date December 22, 2016
Debut, location 1979
Lost mask to
Height 5'7"/171 cms
Weight 185 lbs/84 kg
Signature moves La Tres Dedos, Bow-and-arrow submission, Dropkick, Reverse Bow-and-Arrow Submission
Titles: National Welterweight Title, NWA World Welterweight Title

Profile

He lost two of his fingers and the top of another finger during an accident in a textile plant prior to wrestling. This earned him the name of "Mocho", or "Cripple". He became a regular in EMLL from his debut. He was a frequent partner of La Fiera in tag team and trios matches from 1982-1986. The pair formed a short lived but memorable trio called Los Guerreros or Las Víboras Salvajes with Sangre Chicana from 1983-1984. Most of his career was spent in uppercard trios matches, usually facing the likes of Black Man, Américo Rocca, Talismán and Cachorro Mendoza (whom he took the hair of in July 1983). He had an extended rivalry with Chamaco Valaguez. The rivals were involved in five different hair matches from 1980 to 1994 with Mocho winning Chamaco's hair three times. Cota also had an extended feud with Gran Cochisse with the two having three different hair matches from 1983 to 1984. He had a career resurgence in 1993-1994 and was often paired against former partner La Fiera, who had turned technico. He slowed down in the late 1990's and stopped appearing regularly with EMLL/CMLL in 1997. He passed the torch in the late 1990's to his sons, Mocho Cota Jr. and Zayco, who competed in CMLL undercards.

Luchas de apuestas record

Date Apuesta Winner(s) Loser(s) Arena and/or Place
??/??/?? hair Estrella Veloz Mocho Cota unknown
??/??/?? hair Mocho Cota Chamaco Valaguez Arena Isabel - Cuernavaca, Morelos
80/09/26 hair Satánico Mocho Cota Arena México - Mexico City
82/07/29 hair Chamaco Valaguez Mocho Cota Arena Isabel - Cuernavaca, Morelos
83/03/25 hair Gran Cochisse Mocho Cota Arena México - Mexico City
83/07/01 hairs La Fiera & Mocho Cota Ringo Mendoza & Cachorro Mendoza Arena México - Mexico City
83/09/09 hair Gran Cochisse Mocho Cota Arena México - Mexico City
84/09/07 hair Mocho Cota Chamaco Valaguez Arena México - Mexico City
1984/12/07[1] hair Gran Cochisse Mocho Cota Arena México
86/03/07 hair Mocho Cota Talismán Arena México - Mexico City
93/12/10 hair Mocho Cota Kato Kung Lee Arena México - Mexico City
94/03/29 hair Mocho Cota Chamaco Valaguez Arena Isabel - Cuernavaca, Morelos
94/09/23 hair Negro Casas Mocho Cota Arena México - Mexico City

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