Adorable Rubí
| Adorable Rubí | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rubi Rubalcaba |
| Ring name(s) |
Rubi Rubalcava Adorable Rubí |
| Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Billed weight | 96 kg (212 lb) |
| Born | December 31, 1931 |
Rubi Rubalcaba (born December 31, 1931) is a retired Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler who is best known under the ring name Adorable Rubí. As Adorable Rubí he was one of the pioneers of the Exotico wrestling style, mixing Cross-dressing with wrestling to create sexually ambiguous characters. The Adorable Rubí character was inspired by Dizzy Gardenia, the first successful Exotico character. Adorable Rubí, Sergio el Hermoso and Bello Greco formed a group called Ola Lila (the "Lilac Wave") who wrestled all over Mexico.[1] Of the three Adorable Rubí saw the most success in the ring, defeating Ciclón Veloz, Jr. to win the Mexican National Middleweight Championship on April 6, 1971. Rubí held the title for 196 days before losing the belt to Aníbal on June 28, 1974.[2] on February 27, 1976 Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) bookers decided to make Adorable Rubí the new NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion, EMLL's most prestigious championship. Rubí defeated Dr. Wagner for the title, holding it for 231 days before losing the belt to Carlos Plata on July 16, 1976.[3] On October 7, 1984 he became the second man to hold the Mexican National Cruiserweight Championship when he defeated Ángel Blanco to win the title, a title he would lose to Charro de Jalisco in 1986, not long before he retired from professional wrestling.[4]
Championships and accomplishments
Lucha de Apuesta record
| Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hair | Dr. Wagner | Adorable Rubí | Mexico City, Mexico | Unknown | |
| Hair | El Fantasma | Adorable Rubí | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Hair | Adorable Rubí | Paco Pardínez | Mexico City, Mexico | March 1, 1974 | |
| Hair | Los Gemelos Diablo | Coloso Colosetti and Rubí Rubalcava | Unknown | 1975 | |
| 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 | Halcón Ortiz | Adorable Rubí | Mexico City, Mexico | June 18, 1982 | |
| Hair | Ringo Mendoza, César Curiel and Rey Salomón | Tony Benetto, Herodes and Adorable Rubí | Mexico City, Mexico | December 10, 1982 | |
| Hair | Perro Aguayo | Adorable Rubí | Naucalpan, Mexico State | May 1989 |
References
- ↑ Various (2005). "La Ola Lila / the Lilac Wav". Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. pp. 37–38. ISBN 968-6842-48-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "MEXICO: National Middleweight Championship". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 389. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lucha 2000 Staff (December 20, 2004). "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 21.