Ulises (60s)

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Seemed to be based in Acapulco. Said to be an accomplished acrobat before becoming a luchador and billed as mentored by Juan Diaz after his title win.

Before becoming a professional wrestler he was a motorcycle police officer and bodyguard. As a bodybuilder, he won Mr. Mexico contests. He also was a cliff diver in La Quebrada. Moreover, he worked as an extra in films.

With a background sports in bodybuilding, cliff-diving, and Karate he developed a unique wrestling style. He made his debut on 1962 and in a short period of time he wrestled in Arena Mexico where he won the Mexican National Lightweight Championship against Chanoc. That feud went into a mask vs mask match where he lost. He went under his real name for a while and won the Lightweight Championship once more.

As The Tempest he is regarded as one of the most successful and beloved foreign wrestlers in El Salvador. He held a rivalry with El Bucanero. He was well known for his acrobatic wrestling style and his use of Karate moves in the ring. He also made demonstrations of his Karate skills in exhibitions. He was a big draw in Arena Metropolitana many fans gathered to see him each week. He was so popular that he had fan clubs and even women tended to interfere and defend him when he was beaten by his opponents. Moreover, he held a vast apuestas record in El Salvador. His success as a wrestler extends to South America.

In 1970s the Colombian Promotion CATCH hired him. He proposed the idea od wrestling as El Santo. The promotion refused, because it was against the policy to plagiarize the name of any wrestler and they named him as El Tapatío. His was so great, he inmediately adapted to the wrestling style of that golden age and reached the stardom. He is remembered as a great técnico in Colombia.

Luchas de apuestas record

Date Apuesta Winner(s) Loser(s) Arena and/or Place
1964 mask Chanoc Ulises Arena Coliseo - Acapulco, Guerrero
1978 mask Villano III Columbus Angelopolis - Puebla, Puebla
??/??/?? mask The Tempest El Enterrador San Salvador - El Salvador


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as The Tempest


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Karate demonstrations
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as Columbus


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injury
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as Ulises
with Santo


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as El Tapatío
1964


with Juan Diaz
as El Tapatío


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