| Cyclone Anaya | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jesús Becerra Valencia |
| Born | August 1, 1917 Venezuela |
| Died | January 4, 1999(1999-01-04) (aged 81) 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) |
| 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
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.
In 1960, Anaya retired from wrestling due to an injury.
Personal life
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.
Anaya passed away on January 4, 1999, at 81.
Championships and accomplishments
- NWA Mid-America
- NWA San Francisco
- Southwest Sports, Inc.
- NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Pepper Gomez (1 time) and Gory Guerrero (1 time)
- 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
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".
- ^ 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 ". 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 ". 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
- Cyclone Anaya's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database