Mocho Cota
| Mocho Cota | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Manuel Cota Soto |
| Born |
June 5, 1954 Municipio del Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Died | December 22, 2016 (aged 62) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mocho Cota |
| Billed height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Billed weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Trained by | Releves López |
| Debut | 1979 |
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.
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. 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. Cota's Mexican Welterweight title reign lasted for 265 days until he lost to Chamaco Valaguez on August 4, 1983. On January 27, 1984, he defeated Américo Rocca to win the NWA World Welterweight Championship. He lost the title to Valaguez on July 26, 1984. He died on December 22, 2016, aged 62.
His brother wrestles as Guero Cota and his two sons wrestle as Tigre Cota and Zayko. His son Zayko died on June 11, 2016.
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