Tito Santana
| Tito Santana | |
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Santana at an independent show in 2011
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| Birth name | Merced Solis |
| Born |
May 10, 1953 Mission, Texas, USA |
| Residence | Roxbury Township, New Jersey, United States |
| Alma mater | West Texas State University |
| Spouse(s) | Leah Solis |
| Children | 3 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Matador Merced Solis Richard Blood Tino Santana Chico Santana Tito Santana |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 234 lb (106 kg) |
| Billed from | "Tocula, Mexico" |
| Trained by |
Yasuhiro Kojima Bob Orton |
| Debut | 1977 |
Merced Solis (born May 10, 1953), better known by the ring name Tito Santana, is a Mexican-American semi-retired professional wrestler.
Santana has stayed a babyface (fan favorite) his entire career and he is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation between 1979 and 1993 (missing part of 1980 and returning in 1983) where he was twice the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion and twice held the WWF Tag Team Championship. He also won the 1989 King of the Ring tournament, and wrestled at all of the first nine WrestleMania events, as well as helping bridge the gap between the 1980s "Rock 'n Wrestling Connection" era to the 1990s "New Generation" era.
Santana was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004. During his time in the WWF, Santana, despite being born and raised in Texas, was billed from "Tocula, Mexico", which may be a misspelled reference to the city of Toluca. Santana still appears on the independent circuit.
Solis attended West Texas State University, where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Solis played tight end for the West Texas State Buffaloes. The team was quarterbacked by future professional wrestler Tully Blanchard, who would introduce Solis to the world of professional wrestling.
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