Cachorro Mendoza

Cachorro Mendoza
Cachorro Mendoza
Birth name	Pedro Jacobo Contreras
Born	October 10, 1955 (age 69); Mezcala de la Asunción, Jalisco, Mexico
Relatives	Ringo Mendoza (brother); Indio Mendoza (brother); Freddy Mendoza (brother);
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Cachorro Mendoza; Chico Mendoza; Máscara Sagrada;
Billed height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Billed weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Trained by	Diablo Velazco
Debut	July 1974

Pedro Jacobo Contreras (born October 10, 1955) is a semi-retired Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Cachorro Mendoza. Cachorro Mendoza means "Cub Mendoza" in English and refers to the fact that he is the youngers of the Mendoza brothers Ringo, Indio and Freddy all of whom are Luchadors. Over the years he's worked extensively for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) and the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA), often teaming with his brothers, especially Ringo Mendoza. The Mendoza brothers have held the Mexican National Tag Team Championship on one occasion,^[2] and he has also held the Mexican National Middleweight Championship, the NWA World Middleweight Championship and the UWA World Middleweight Championship during his career.^[3]^[4]^[5] Cotreras briefly worked as Máscara Sagrada on the Mexican Independent circuit, using the outfit and name of the original Máscara Sagrada without permission.^[6] He retired from professional wrestling in the late 1990s but returned to the ring in 2009 to team with his brother Ringo Mendoza on a series of shows promoted by International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG).^[1]

Championships and accomplishments

Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
- Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time)^[3]
- Mexican National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ringo Mendoza^[2]
- NWA World Middleweight Championship (1 time)^[4]
- Copa Arena Coliseo (1994) – with Bestia Salvaje^[7]
Universal Wrestling Association
- UWA World Middleweight Championship (1 time)^[5]

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)	Loser (wager)	Location	Event	Date	Notes
Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Mr. Zombie (mask)	Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes	Live event	N/A	^[1]
Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Tauro (hair)	Mexico City	Live event	N/A
Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Manuel Robles (hair)	Mexico City	Live event	N/A
Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Antonio Cruz (hair)	N/A	Live event	N/A	^[1]
Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Rodolfo Ruiz (hair)	N/A	Live event	N/A	^[1]
Jerry Estrada (hair)	Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Mexico City	Live event	N/A	^[1]
La Fiera (hair)	Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Mexico City	Live event	N/A	^[1]
Ringo and Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Adorable Rubí and Divino Roy (hair)	Mexico City	Live event	June 22, 1979	^[1]^[8]
Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	El Satánico (hair)	Mexico City	Live event	August 28, 1979	^[1]
El Satánico (hair)	Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Mexico City	Live event	August 29, 1980	^[1]
Espectro Jr. (mask) and Américo Rocca (hair)	Alfil (mask) and Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Mexico City	Live event	December 4, 1981	^[1]
Sangre Chicana and El Satánico (hair)	Ringo and Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	N/A	Live event	May 1982	^[1]
Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	El Salvaje (hair)	Mexico City	27. Aniversario de Arena México	April 22, 1983	^[9]
La Fiera and Mocho Cota (hair)	Ringo and Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Mexico City	Live event	July 1, 1983	^[1]
Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Jerry Estrada (hair)	Mexico City	Live event	September 25, 1983	^[1]
Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Carlos Plata (hair)	Mexico City	Live event	October 28, 1983
Bestia Salvaje (hair)	Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Mexico City	Live event	May 4, 1990	^[1]
Scorpio (hair)	Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Mexico City, Mexico	Live event	August 10, 1990
Apolo Dantés (hair)	Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Live event	April 1992
Cachorro Mendoza (hair)	Chamaco Valaguez (hair)	Mexico City	Live event	September 21, 1993	^{[Note 1]}

Notes

^ This was a four-way match that also included Javier Cruz and Américo Rocca.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Flores, Manuel (May 25, 2009). "Los Hermano Mendoza - Ringo y Cachorro están de regreso". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). pp. 22–23. issue 316.
^ ^a ^b Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Tag Team Titles". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 396–397. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
^ ^a ^b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Middleweight Championship". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
^ ^a ^b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "EMLL NWA World Middlweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
^ ^a ^b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: UWA Middleweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 399. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
^ Enciclopedia staff (October 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Máscara Sagrada (Primera) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. pp. 27–28. Tomo III.
^ "Copa Arena Coliseo". CageMatch. January 14, 1994. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
^ Centinela, Teddy (June 22, 2015). "En un día como hoy… 1979: Alfonso Dantés derrota a Satoru Sayama… Ringo y Cachorro Mendoza rapan a Adorable Rubí y Divino Roy". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2015.
^ Lucha 2000 Staff (April 2006). "Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 28.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[10] This was a four-way match that also included Javier Cruz and Américo Rocca.

[SL316-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Flores, Manuel (May 25, 2009). "Los Hermano Mendoza - Ringo y Cachorro están de regreso". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). pp. 22–23. issue 316.

[MexTag-2] Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Tag Team Titles". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 396–397. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

[MexMiddle-3] Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Middleweight Championship". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

[NWAMiddle-4] Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "EMLL NWA World Middlweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

[UWAMiddle-5] Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: UWA Middleweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 399. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

[EncySagrada-6] Enciclopedia staff (October 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Máscara Sagrada (Primera) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. pp. 27–28. Tomo III.

[CopaColiseo-7] "Copa Arena Coliseo". CageMatch. January 14, 1994. Retrieved January 22, 2020.

[DiaHoyJune22-8] Centinela, Teddy (June 22, 2015). "En un día como hoy… 1979: Alfonso Dantés derrota a Satoru Sayama… Ringo y Cachorro Mendoza rapan a Adorable Rubí y Divino Roy". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2015.

[AnHistory-9] Lucha 2000 Staff (April 2006). "Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 28.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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