Lidia Hortencia Rangel Ávalos (born December 29, 1955) is a Mexican former professional wrestler, more commonly known under the ring name Pantera Sureña (Spanish for "Southern Panther").[1] She has also worked as the enmascarada ("masked") wrestling characters La Galáctica, La Galáctica 2000, Lady Discovery and Lady Metal during her career.[1] Her career began in 1969 and stretched until 2008 where she worked her last match.
| Pantera Sureña | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lidia Hortencia Rangel Ávalos[1] |
| Born | December 29, 1955[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | |
| Billed height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 60 kg (132 lb)[1] |
| Debut | June 1969[1] |
| Retired | 2009 |
As Pantera Sureña, Rangel started her career as a luchadora enmascarada, but lost her mask to Lola González in 1977. Her stints as La Galáctica, La Galáctica 2000, Lady Discovery and Lady Metal were all under a mask and only confirmed to be Rangel later in her career.[1] In her almost 40-year career she has won the Distrito Federal Women's Championship,[2] the UWA World Women's Championship,[3] and the Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship with Martha Villalobos in Mexico,[4] as well as being the only luchadora to win the WWWA World Singles Championship in Japan.
Championships and accomplishments edit
- Distrito Federal Women's Championship (1 time)[2]
- Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Martha Villalobos[4][5][6]
Luchas de Apuestas record edit
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lola González (hair) | Pantera Sureña (mask) | Pachuca, Hidalgo | N/A | 1977 | [1] |
| Martha Villalobos (hair) | Pantera Sureña (hair) | N/A | N/A | N/A | [1] |
| Lady Apache (hair) | Pantera Sureña (hair) | N/A | N/A | N/A | [1] |
| Rossy Moreno (hair) | Pantera Sureña (hair) | N/A | N/A | N/A | [1] |
| Rossy Moreno (hair) | Pantera Sureña (hair) | N/A | N/A | N/A | [1] |
| Tania (hair) | Pantera Sureña (hair) | N/A | N/A | N/A | [1] |
| Estela Molina (hair) | Pantera Sureña (hair) | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | UWA show | March 31, 1979 | [1] |
| Vicky Williams (hair) | Pantera Sureña (hair) | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | UWA show | May 4, 1980 | [1] |
| Pantera Sureña (hair) | Rossy Moreno (hair) | Querétaro, Querétaro | N/A | January 11, 1983 | [1] |
| La Galáctica (mask) | Jaguar Yokota (hair) | Kawasaki, Japan | AJW show | May 7, 1983 | [1][8] |
| Pantera Sureña (hair) | Tania (hair) | Mexico City | CMLL show | March 18, 1988 | [9] |
| Pantera Sureña (hair) | Karla Ivonne (hair) | Mexico City | CMLL show | March 27, 1988 | ref |
| Lola González (hair) | Pantera Sureña (hair) | Mexico City | CMLL show | December 9, 1988 | [10] |
| Zuleyma (hair) | Pantera Sureña (hair) | Mexico City | CMLL show | March 3, 1991 | [11] |
| Las Nasty Girls (Hair) (La Briosa and Neftaly) |
Pantera Sureña and Wendy (hair) | Mexico City | N/A | November 12, 1993 | [12] |
| Lady Discovery (mask) | Princesa Guerrera (mask) | N/A | AAA show | March 19, 1999 | [a] |
Footnotes edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Pantera Sureña" [Women of the ring]. Mujeres del Ring (in Spanish). Récord Magazine. April 2010. pp. 32–33. Año 2, No. 23.
- ^ a b "Distrito Federal Women's Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: UWA World Women's Title [Flores, Mora]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 398. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Women's Tag Team Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 399. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales" [The Kings of Mexico: The history of the national championships]. Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). December 20, 2004. p. 8. Especial 21.
- ^ "Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "WWWA World Championship >> 07.05.1983 - 01.06.1983: La Galactica". CageMatch. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "AJW". CageMatch. May 7, 1983. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "EMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch. March 18, 1988. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "EMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch. March 3, 1991. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "EMLL Domingos de Coliseo". CageMatch. March 3, 1991. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "AAA Sin Limite". CageMatch. November 12, 1993. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
