Mocho Cota

Manuel Cota Soto (June 5, 1954 – December 22, 2016) was a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Mocho Cota. "Mocho" is Spanish for "mutilated", and Cota had lost two fingers. In his career, which began in 1979, he held both the Mexican National Welterweight Championship and the NWA World Welterweight Championship. He worked mainly for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre / Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (EMLL / CMLL) throughout his career.

Not to be confused with Mocho Cota Jr..
Mocho Cota
Birth nameManuel Cota Soto
Born(1954-06-05)June 5, 1954
Municipio del Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico
DiedDecember 22, 2016(2016-12-22) (aged 62)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mocho Cota
Billed height1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Billed weight84 kg (185 lb)
Trained byReleves López
Debut1979
Retired2007

Professional wrestling career

Manuel Cota made his professional wrestling debut in 1979, choosing to wrestle under the ring name "Mocho Cota", a name he would use for his entire career. On November 12, 1982, he won the Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) promoted Mexican National Welterweight Championship by defeating Talismán.[1] The title change set off a long running storyline feud between them that saw both men win Luchas de Apuestas against each other, seeing their opponents shaved bald after the matches.[2] Cota's Mexican Welterweight title reign lasted for 265 days until he lost to Chamaco Valaguez on August 4, 1983.[1] On January 27, 1984, he defeated Américo Rocca to win the NWA World Welterweight Championship.[3] He lost the title to Valaguez on July 26, 1984.[3] He died on December 22, 2016, aged 62.[4]

Personal life

According to his son, "Mocho" earned his nickname by being amputated, losing two fingers and the top of another one, after an accident at a "Maquiladora" (a textile plant) working with a chopper before becoming a full-time wrestler. His brother wrestles as Guero Cota. One of his sons has become an established name of the Mexican Wrestling Company AAA taking up his famous father's name "Mocho Cota Jr." On February 2018, he and two partners: "Tito Santana (formerly known as Soul Rocker") and "Carta Brava Jr." known as "Poder del Norte" became champions of "Tercias (three wrestlers) of AAA.[5] [6]

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record
See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Mocho Cota (hair)Chamaco Valaguez (hair)Cuernavaca, MorelosLive eventN/A 
El Satánico (hair)Mocho Cota (hair)Mexico CityEMLL 47th Anniversary ShowSeptember 26, 1980[8]
Chamaco Valaguez (hair)Mocho Cota (hair)Cuernavaca, MorelosLive eventJuly 29, 1982 
Gran Cochisse (hair)Mocho Cota (hair)Mexico CityLive eventMarch 25, 1983 
La Fiera and Mocho Cota (hair)Ringo and Cachorro Mendoza (hair)Mexico CityLive eventJuly 1, 1983 
Gran Cochisse (hair)Mocho Cota (hair)Mexico CityLive eventSeptember 9, 1983 
Mocho Cota (hair)Chamaco Valaguez (hair)Mexico CityLive eventSeptember 7, 1984 
Mocho Cota (hair)El Talismán (hair)Mexico CityLive eventMarch 7, 1986[2]
Sangre Chicana and Mocho Cota (hair)El Faraón and Talismán (hair)Mexico CityLive eventMarch 7, 1986[2]
Mocho Cota (hair)Kato Kung Lee (hair)Mexico CityLive eventDecember 10, 1993 
Mocho Cota (hair)Chamaco Valaguez (hair)Cuernavaca, MorelosLive eventMarch 29, 1994 
Negro Casas (hair)Mocho Cota (hair)Mexico CityLive eventSeptember 23, 1994 

References
  1. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  2. "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Talismán (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. November 2007. p. 12. Tomo V.
  3. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  4. "Falleció el luchador Mocho Cota". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN.
  5. Acosta, Carlos (13 June 2016). "Fin de semana trágico para la lucha libre mexicana: mueren Flor de Loto y Zayko".
  6. Redacción (10 February 2018). "Poder del Norte, campeones de tercias".
  7. "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). December 20, 2004. Especial 21.
  8. Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 7, 2010). "CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 20, 2012.
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