Mocho Cota

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Mocho Cota
Birth name Manuel Cota Soto
Ring name(s) Mocho Cota
Billed height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Billed weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Born June 5, 1954
Municipio del Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico
Trained by Releves López
Debut 1979

Manuel Cota Soto (born June 5, 1954) is a semi-retired Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Mocho Cota. Mocho is Spanish for "Blunt". In his career, that began in 1979, Cota has held both the Mexican National Welterweight Championship and the NWA World Welterweight Championship. Cota worked mainly for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre / Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (EMLL / CMLL) throughout his career. Cota's brother wrestles as Guero Cota and his two sons wrestle as Tigre Cota and Zayco.

Professional wrestling career

Manuel Cota made his professional wrestling debut in 1979, choosing to wrestle under the ring name "Mocho Cota", a name he would use for his entire career. On November 12, 1982 Cota won the Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) promoted Mexican National Welterweight Championship by defeating Talismán for the title.[1] The title change set off a long running storyline feud between Mocho Cota and Talismán that saw both men win Luchas de Apuestas against each other, seeing their opponents shaved bald after the matches.[2] Cota's Mexican Welterweight title rein lasted for 265 days until he lost the title to Chamaco Valaguez on August 4, 1983.[1] On January 27, 1984 Mocho Coto defeated Américo Rocca to win the NWA World Welterweight Championship.[3] Cota's title reign lasted until July 26, 1984 where he lost the title to Chamaco Valaguez.[3]

In wrestling

  • Finishing moves
  • Backbreaker submission
  • Bow and arrow Submission
  • Signature moves

Championships and accomplishments

Lucha de Apuesta record

Wager Winner Loser Location Date Notes
Hair Mocho Cota Chamaco Valaguez Cuernavaca, Morelos Unknown  
Hair Satánico Mocho Cota Mexico City, Mexico September 26, 1980  
Hair Chamaco Valaguez Mocho Cota Cuernavaca, Morelos July 29, 1982  
Hair Gran Cochisse Mocho Cota Mexico City, Mexico March 25, 1983  
Hairs La Fiera and Mocho Cota Ringo Mendoza and Cachorro Mendoza Mexico City, Mexico July 1, 1983  
Hair Gran Cochisse Mocho Cota Mexico City, Mexico September 9, 1983  
Hair Mocho Cota Chamaco Valaguez Mexico City, Mexico September 7, 1984  
Hair Mocho Cota El Talismán Mexico City, Mexico March 7, 1986 [2]
Hairs Sangre Chicana and Mocho Cota El Faraón and Talismán Mexico City, Mexico March 7, 1986 [2]
Hair Mocho Cota Kato Kung Lee Mexico City, Mexico December 10, 1993  
Hair Mocho Cota Chamaco Valaguez Cuernavaca, Morelos March 29, 1994  
Hair Negro Casas Mocho Cota Mexico City, Mexico September 23, 1994  

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Enciclopedia staff (November 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Talismán (in Spanish) (Mexico City, Mexico). p. 12. Tomo V. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  4. ↑ Lucha 2000 Staff (December 20, 2004). "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 21. 
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