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Merced Solis

better known by his ring name Tito Santana, is an American professional wrestler whose heyday spanned from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, though he continues to appear on the independent circuit. He is best known from his time in the World Wrestling Federation. Competing almost exclusively in the WWF from 1979 to 1993, Solis helped bridge the gap between the 1980s "Rock 'n Wrestling Connection" era to the 1990s "New Generation" era. He also won the first match in Collegiate and professional football Solis played tight end for West Texas A&M University, where he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. The team was quarterbacked by future professional wrestler Tully Blanchard, who would introduce him into the world of professional wrestling. After graduation, Solis was cut by the Kansas City Chiefs during training camp. He played one season for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, appearing in 13 regular-season games. He pro debuted in Championship Wrestling From Florida in 1977, also worked in Georgia Championship Wrestling in 1977-78, until he joined the World Wrestling Federation in 1979. After a near 3-year run in the American Wrestling Association form 1980-1982 he returned to World Wrestling Federation in 1983. World Wrestling Federation (1979–1993) Debut and Tag Team Champion (1979–1982) Santana had his first taste of WWF success in 1979 when he teamed with Ivan Putski to defeat Johnny Valiant and Jerry Valiant for the WWF Tag Team Championship at Madison Square Garden in October 1979. The duo held the titles for close to six months before losing to the Wild Samoans in April 1980. Intercontinental Champion (1983–1986) In 1983, he engaged in a lengthy feud with Intercontinental Champion Magnificent Don Muraco. Santana finally won the title on February 11, 1984, becoming the first Mexican American wrestler to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship. He quickly entered into a feud over the Intercontinental Championship with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. Valentine captured it from Santana in September 1984 in London, Ontario. Soon after, Valentine injured Santana's knee and put Santana out of action for several months. Santana returned at WrestleMania, and in the opening match defeated a masked wrestler known as The Executioner. Santana and Valentine went on to wrestle a memorable series of singles and tag team matches with neither gaining the upper hand. They wrestled in a variety of different types of matches such as regular title matches, No Disqualification matches, and Lumberjack matches.


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Born:
May 10, 1953 In Mission, Texas, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
104
First Appeared:
In the movie WWE The Brawl to End it All 1984-07-23
Latest Project:
Movie Biography: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts 2023-02-26
Known For
Poster of PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
Poster of WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
Poster of WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
Poster of WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
Filmography
Movie Biography: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts Self 2023-02-26
Movie AAA TripleMania Regia II Tito Santana 2021-12-04
Movie 350 Days Self 2019-04-02
Movie AAA TripleMania XXVI Tito Santana 2018-08-26
Movie The Eliminadora Tito Santana 2017-05-01
Movie Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania Tito Santana 2014-02-11
Movie WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story Tito Santana 2014-11-18
Movie WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 Tito Santana 2014-03-11
Movie WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden Tito Santana 2013-08-13
Movie PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning Tito Santa 2011-01-29
Movie JCW Legends and Icons 2011-12-08
Movie WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams Tito Santana 2009-01-01
Movie Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection 2009-06-09
Movie WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event Tito Santana 2009-02-10
Movie WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship Tito Santana 2008-11-25
Movie WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology Tito Santana 2006-10-17
Movie WWE Hall of Fame 2004 2004-03-12
Series AWF Warriors of Wrestling Tito Santana 1995-03-06
Movie The Life And Times of Paul Boesch Tito Santana 1994-04-01
Movie AAA When Worlds Collide Tito Santana 1994-11-06
Movie WWF: WrestleFest '93 El Matador 1993-03-20
Movie WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches El Matador 1993-03-01
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 1993 El Matador 1993-01-24
Series WWE Raw El Matador 1993-01-11
Movie WWE WrestleMania IX El Matador 1993-04-04
Movie WWF European Rampage 1993 Tito Santana 1993-04-25
Movie WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers El Matador 1993-06-24
Movie WWE U.K. Fan Favourites El Matador 1993-08-09
Movie WWF Bashed in the USA El Matador 1993-06-23
Movie WWE U.K. Rampage Tour '92: Munich El Matador 1992-04-14
Movie WWE WrestleMania VIII El Matador 1992-04-05
Movie WWE Invasion '92 El Matador 1992-03-26
Movie 3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars El Matador 1992-06-25
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 1992 El Matador 1992-01-19
Movie WWE WrestleFest '92 El Matador 1992-07-23
Movie WWE SummerSlam 1992 El Matador 1992-08-29
Movie WWE Rampage '92 El Matador 1992-10-22
Movie WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992 El Matador 1992-08-23
Movie WWE Mega Matches Tito Santana 1991-03-28
Movie WWE WrestleMania VII Tito Santana 1991-03-24
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 1991 Tito Santana 1991-01-19
Movie WWE SuperTape vol. 4 Tito Santana 1991-05-23
Movie WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall El Matador 1991-10-03
Movie WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991 El Matador 1991-11-24
Movie WWE This Tuesday In Texas El Matador 1991-12-03
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1991 El Matador 1991-11-27
Movie WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit Tito Santana 1990-04-13
Movie WWE WrestleMania VI Tito Santana 1990-04-01
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 1990 Tito Santana 1990-01-21
Movie WWF SuperTape Tito Santana 1990-03-21
Movie Battle of the WWE Superstars Tito Santana 1990-08-23
Movie WWE SummerSlam 1990 Tito Santana 1990-08-27
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1990 Tito Santana 1990-11-22
Movie WWE The Main Event IV Tito Santana 1990-11-23
Movie WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90 Tito Santana 1990-11-18
Movie WWF Hottest Matches Tito Santana 1990-10-25
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 20 Tito Santana 1989-08-09
Movie More Saturday Night's Main Event 1989-07-06
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 1989 Tito Santana 1989-01-15
Movie WWE Demolition Tito Santana 1989-08-09
Movie WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 Tito Santana 1989-05-08
Movie WWE WrestleMania V Tito Santana 1989-04-02
Movie WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89 Tito Santana 1989-11-12
Movie Fan Favorites Tito Santana 1989-08-09
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1989 Tito Santana 1989-11-23
Movie Hulkamania 4 Tito Santana 1989-11-01
Movie WWE SummerSlam 1989 Tito Santana 1989-08-28
Movie WWE WrestleMania IV Tito Santana 1988-03-27
Movie WWE Royal Rumble Tito Santana 1988-01-24
Movie WWE The Main Event Tito Santana 1988-02-05
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 15 Tito Santana 1988-04-13
Movie Hulkamania 3 Tito Santana 1988-08-27
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1988 Tito Santana 1988-11-24
Movie WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88 Tito Santana 1988-12-17
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 17 Tito Santana 1988-11-10
Movie WWE The Hart Foundation Tito Santana 1987-06-24
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 12 Tito Santana 1987-08-15
Movie WWE WrestleMania III Tito Santana 1987-03-29
Movie WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 Tito Santana 1987-01-05
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 10 Tito Santana 1987-03-01
Movie WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show Tito Santana 1987-08-28
Movie WWF Survivor Series 1987 Tito Santana 1987-11-26
Movie The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver Tito Santana 1987-09-21
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 14 Tito Santana 1987-12-15
Movie WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87 Tito Santana 1987-12-11
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 13 Tito Santana 1987-10-28
Movie WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87 Tito Santana 1987-11-06
Movie Tag Team Champions Tito Santana 1986-03-01
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 5 Tito Santana 1986-01-01
Movie WWE Detroit Wrestling '86 Tito Santana 1986-04-26
Movie WrestleMania II Tito Santana 1986-04-07
Movie WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86 Tito Santana 1986-05-04
Movie WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86 Tito Santana 1986-11-26
Movie WWE's Inside the Steel Cage Tito Santana 1986-12-11
Movie The Macho Man Randy Savage & Elizabeth Tito Santana 1986-08-20
Movie Best of the WWF Volume 2 Tito Santana 1985-01-01
Movie The WWF's Most Unusual Matches Tito Santana 1985-01-01
Movie WrestleMania Tito Santana 1985-03-31
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 4 Tito Santana 1985-09-01
Movie WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85 Tito Santana 1985-04-21
Movie The Wrestling Classic Tito Santana 1985-11-07
Movie WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85 Tito Santana 1985-09-22
Movie WWE The Brawl to End it All Tito Santana 1984-07-23
Movie WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84 Tito Santana 1984-09-01