Cyclone Anaya
| Cyclone Anaya | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jesús Becerra Valencia |
| Born | August 1, 1917 Venezuela |
| Died | January 4, 1999 (aged 81)[1] Houston, Texas |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Cyclone Anaya Cyclone Ayala Apollo Anaya Juan Hernandez |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Debut | 1943 |
| Retired | 1960 |
Jesús Becerra Valencia (August 1, 1917 – January 4, 1999) was a Venezuelan-Mexican professional wrestler who was best known as Cyclone Anaya in Texas.
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Anaya made his professional wrestling debut in Mexico in 1943. In 1952, Anaya won his first title the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship defeating Duke Keomuka. Later on, he became a three-time NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Champion.[3]
In 1960, Anaya retired from wrestling due to an injury.[4]
Personal life
[edit]After retiring from wrestling, Anaya founded a chain of restaurants in 1966 in Houston called Cyclone Anaya's Tex-Mex Kitchen which serves Mexican food. The restaurant franchise still exists.[5][6]
Anaya passed away on January 4, 1999, at 81.[7]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- NWA Mid-America
- NWA San Francisco
- Southwest Sports, Inc.
- NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[9][10]
- NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Pepper Gomez (1 time) and Gory Guerrero (1 time)[3][11][12]
- Western States Sports
- NWA Southwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tommy Martindale (1)
- NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Amarillo version) (7 times) – with Ricky Romero (1)
- NWA Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
References
[edit]General
- Hornbaker, Tim (2017). "Cyclone Anaya". Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams, and Piledrivers. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1613218754.
- Hornbaker, Tim. "Cyclone Anaya Wrestling History". LegacyOfWrestling.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
Specific
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Cyclone Anaya". WrestlingData.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Cyclone Anaya « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ a b Lentz III, Harris M. (2003). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling (2 ed.). McFarland. p. 12. ISBN 0786417544.
- ^ Morehouse, Timothy (February 14, 2022). "Retro Review: Gorgeous George vs. Cyclone Anaya". ProWrestlingMusings.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Our Story".
- ^ Lam, Cuc (November 23, 2016). "50 years of Tradition, Family and Food at Cyclone Anaya's". Houston Press. Houston, Texas.
- ^ Parsons, Ross (January 6, 1999). "Cyclone Anaya dead at 81". Del Rio News Herald. Del Rio, Texas. p. 2.
- ^ "NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title (Tennessee & Alabama)". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ *Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Heavyweight Title [Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Tag Team Title [Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 275–276. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA Texas Tag Team Title [E. Texas]". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Cyclone Anaya's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database