Hugo Savinovich

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hugo Savinovich
Occupation	Amateur Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Feb 15, 1959(1959-02-15)
Age	65
Birthplace	Guayaquil
Country	Ecuador
Horoscope	Aquarius

Hugo Savinovich Biography

Hugo Savinovich is one of the most popular and richest Amateur Wrestler who was born on February 15, 1959 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Hugo Darsow Savinovich, a retired professional wrestler and manager of professional wrestling in Ecuador, was born February 15, 1959. As a Spanish commentator, he is currently signed to Lucha Libre AAA. He is most well-known for his work as part of the Spanish language commentary crew for the professional wrestling promotion WWE, 1994 to 2011. His great-great- grandfather “Esteban” Savinovic Kobacisa immigrated from Dubrovnik in Croatia in 1880s.

Savinovich was later promoted to announcer at the World Wrestling Council, replacing Rickyn Sanchez in 1984 when Sanchez quit WWC. He remained there until November 1991, when he joined American Wrestling Federation, which was opposed to the World Wrestling Council.

In 1991, Savinovich would come out of retirement after seven years and feud with Billy Joe Travis, which would last a couple years in WWC and AWF.

In 1994, Savinovich accepted an offer from the World Wrestling Federation to work as a Spanish announcer. He was paired with Carlos Cabrera to host the Spanish language versions of Raw, SmackDown, Superstars, NXT, and pay-per-view (PPV) events. Savinovich and Cabrera had a show at WWE.com called WWE En Español (WWE in Spanish), which lasts about 30 minutes; it is a recap of Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and pay-per-view events. The show celebrated its 100th episode in April 2006. Currently, WWE launched a mini show starring Hugo and Carlos called 28 Segundos, which consists of the announcers making fun of life. The show is in Spanish and can be found on WWE.com.

He would travel the United States to promote Western States Sports and Mid- South Wrestling, 1980, and Japan for All Japan Pro Wrestling, 1984.

Hugo Savinovich Net Worth

Hugo Savinovich is one of the richest Amateur Wrestler from Ecuador. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hugo Savinovich 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Savinovich was a long-time wrestler, having performed in numerous Caribbean countries such as Panama, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic. Savinovich claims that his life was saved by becoming a professional wrestler. He was a member of a gang in New York City in the late 1960s and early 70s. Angel “El Toro”, Maldonado guided him to the sport. Arturo Mendoza, a Mexican wrestle promoter, took him to Puerto Rico where he lived for nearly 14 years.

Savinovich started his career as a wrestler by working for Arturo Mendoza, a promoter who ran wrestling shows in Puerto Rico’s west. Arturo Mendoza saw that Savinovich was a good announcer. In 1978, he was promoted to the World Wrestling Council. He was originally a “tecnico”, which is Spanish for “face”, or “good guys” in wrestling. After breaking up with Mendoza, and Little Chief Cherokee, Mendoza joined Capitol Sport Promotions, the local World Wrestling Council franchise located in Puerto Rico. There, he became well-known for his role as a “rudo” wrestler (i.e., wrestling villains). His penchant for flamboyancy, self-promotion, and self-promotion earned him his most popular ring name, El Munecazo (“The Big Baby Doll”) Savinovich has stated that he modelled his role on Gorgeous George. However, his look was unique to him and only him (long hair, mullet, and gaped teeth reminiscent of David Letterman). His voice was high pitched and his delivery was fast, reminiscent of the American drag racing radio ads. He was also able to improve his skills as a color commentator, using a loud, fast narrative style. This style is known as “estilo libre” (“wrestling style”) in Puerto Rico.

Hugo managed some the most notorious heels in professional wrestling such as Abdullah the Butcher, Ox Baker, The Sheik and Buddy Landell until he had a fallout with Barrabas Sr becoming a face in 1984.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Hugo Savinovich Dating?

According to our records, Hugo Savinovich married to Diana Savinovich. As of December 1, 2023, Hugo Savinovich’s is not dating anyone.

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Savinovich was a guest commentator at the AAA Triplemania XXI. Also at that event, Savinovich was in El Mesias’ corner in a match against Blue Demon Jr. for the AAA Latin American Championship. During the inaugural season of Lucha Underground in 2014, there were two versions of the commentary shot, an English version with Matt Stryker and Vampiro, and a Spanish version that was broadcast on Unimas, with Savinivoch doing the play by play. Vampiro did the color commentary for the Spanish version also. In resent years Hugo Savinovich has been announcing for AAA in Mexico and promoting pro wrestling in Florida and throughout South America and Puerto Rico.

Facts & Trivia

Hugo Ranked on the list of most popular Amateur Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ecuador. Hugo Savinovich celebrates birthday on February 15 of every year.

In early January 2019, it was reported that Savinovich had signed with All Elite Wrestling as a Spanish commentator. He worked the events Double or Nothing and All Out along with Alex Abranthes and Dasha Gonzalez. He’s currently AEW’s Spanish correspondent in Latin America.