Tito Santana

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tito Santana
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	May 10, 1953(1953-05-10)
Age	71
Birthplace	Mission
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Taurus

Tito Santana Biography

Tito Santana is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on May 10, 1953 in Mission, Texas, United States. WWE superstar from the 1970s through the 1990s got inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004.

He as well as He and Ivan Putski were named the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Tag Team of the Year in 1979. were chosen as”the” Pro Wrestling Illustrated Tag Team of the Year in 1979.

Solis was trained to wrestle by Yasuhiro Kojima (Hiro Matsuda) and Bob Orton. He debuted in 1977, working for Championship Wrestling from Florida. Later that year, he joined Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW), where he wrestled until 1978.

Santana joined the World Wrestling Federation defeating Mike Hall in his debut match on Championship Wrestling in 1979. 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. Santana left the promotion later that year.

His wife, Lea had the three boys: Matthew, Michael and Mark.

Tito Santana Net Worth

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

He worked for Championship Wrestling and the American Wrestling Association before joining the WWE in 1979.

He was two-time Intercontinental Champion, two-time Tag Team Champion and a one-time the King of the Ring in his WWE career.

Merced Solis (born May 10, 1953), better known by the ring name Tito Santana, is an American professional wrestler.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tito Santana height 6 ft 2 in Tito weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Tito Santana Dating?

According to our records, Tito Santana married to Leah Solis. As of December 1, 2023, Tito Santana’s is not dating anyone.

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Santana returned in December 1984 and set his sights on getting the Intercontinental title back from Valentine. During this time, he started using Valentine’s finishing hold, the figure-four leglock and also wrestled in tag- team competition with Blackjack Mulligan. Santana wrestled at the first WrestleMania, at Madison Square Garden, in March 1985, and in the opening match defeated a masked wrestler known as the Executioner (“Playboy” Buddy Rose), making him submit to the figure four in 4:05. Santana made an appearance in the ring later in the card during the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship match between Valentine and Santana’s friend the Junkyard Dog. Wearing street clothes, Santana rushed to the ring to inform referee Dick Kroll that Valentine had used his feet on the ropes to help pin the JYD. Despite having already called for the bell, Kroll restarted the match and an incensed Valentine was counted out as he did not get back into the ring to continue.

Facts & Trivia

Tito Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tito Santana celebrates birthday on May 10 of every year.

Santana recaptured the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship from Valentine in a brutal steel cage match in Baltimore on July 6, 1985. After the match, Valentine, incensed over losing the belt, destroyed it by repeatedly bashing it against the steel cage, forcing the WWF to get a new Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship belt. In reality however, the WWF had made a new Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship belt to go along with the new image they were trying to promote and smashing the old championship belt was seen as a way of moving forward with Santana having the honor of being the first to wear the new title belt. Santana would hold on to the title until February 8, 1986 when he lost it to “Macho Man” Randy Savage at the Boston Garden, after Savage knocked him out with a foreign object he had hidden in his tights that went unnoticed by referee Danny Davis.

What happened to Tito Santana?

He started out as a football player with NFL aspirations in Texas as a tight end. He found wrestling and became a superstar known as Tito Santana. Now, he lives his life as Señor Solis, a middle-school Spanish teacher. ESPN caught up with Santana recently to discuss his journey through life.

Is Tito Santana Mexican?

Ignacio Patiño (born February 11, 1986), better known under the ring names Soul Rocker and Tito Santana is a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, currently working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He is the son of retired luchador Kendor and actually worked as Kendor II early in his career.

What was Tito Santana's finishing move?

12. Tito Santana Flying Forearm. The good points of Tito Santana’s finishing move included the fact that it could happen at nearly any moment in the match and showed off Santana’s high-flying skills. Still, it’s only a forearm strike, and as a finisher is it underwhelming.

Who called Tito Santana Chico?

Governor Jesse “The Body” Ventura affectionately called him “Chico Santana” in the golden age of wrestling and in turn helped propel this WWE Hall of Famer into stardom. Tito Santana’s 400-page autobiography brings you a comprehensive and historical look at one of wrestling’s most legendary Latinos.

How old is Tito Santana?

69 years (May 10, 1953)