Xóchitl Hamada
Encyclopedia
Xóchitl Guadalupe Hamada Villarreal (born May 1, 1970) is a semi-retired Mexican
-Japanese
, Luchadora
, or professional wrestler
. She is the daughter of professional wrestler Gran Hamada
, the sister of wrestler Ayako Hamada
and the sister-in-law of Tiger Mask IV
. Hamada was once married to Mexican wrestler Silver King, and is currently married to Mexican wrestler Pentagon Black. Hamada has worked for most of her professional wrestling career in Mexico, making occasional appearances in her father's home country of Japan. Xóchitl Hamada has worked for Mexico's two largest wrestling companies, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL) and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
(AAA). She's held the CMLL World Women's Championship
, and she was the first AAA Reina de Reinas
(Spanish
for "Queen of Queens").
, Blue Panther
and the patriarch of the Nieves wrestling family Shadito Cruz among her trainers. After working in both Japan and her native Mexico Hamada began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL) in the early 1990s as the company began building a women’s division. On March 21, 1993, Hamada defeated Bull Nakano to become the second ever CMLL World Women's Champion
. Hamada's title reign lasted for almost seven months before being defeated by the Ruda
(villain) La Diabólica
on October 10, 1993. While Hamada received numerous rematches she never managed to regain the championship. In the mid-1990s CMLL's interest in the women's division waned, leaving Hamada and others with very little regular work.
In 1997 Xóchitl Hamada decided to leave CMLL and began working for its rival promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
(AAA) which had a more active women's division. At AAA's 1997 Verano de Escandalo
event Hamada teamed with La Pracicante, losing a Relevos Suicidas tag team match to Martha Villalobs and Sexi Boom. As per the Suicidas rules the Hamada and La Practicante had to wrestle in a Lucha de Apuestas, bet match, with their hair on the line. Hamada defeated La Practicante and shaved the hair off her competitor after the match. Three months later Hamada teamed up with Lady Discovery, Lady Luxor and Lady Venum (A female version of the Los Cadetos del Espacio group) to defeat La Fugitiva, La Migala, La Practicante and Martha Villalobos on the undercard of the 1997 Guerra de Titanes
show. A year after wrestling in a Relevos Suicida match at the 1997 Verano de Escandalo she participated in another one at that year's Verano de Escandalo
show. Once again Hamada and her partner, this time Rossy Moreno, lost the match as they were defeated by Alda Moreno and Miss Janeth
. The Apuesta match left Rossy Moreno bald as Xóchitl Hamada was once again successful. The match at Verano de Escandalo was a result of a long-running storyline feud between Hamada and the Moreno family (Rossy, Alda and Esther Moreno
). On February 19, 1999 Hamada defeated Janeth, Rossy Moreno and Esther Moreno in the four-way final to win AAA's first ever Reina de Reinas
tournament. The Hamada/Moreno feud continued into 199 where the Moreno family defated La Migala, Miss Janeth and Hamada at that year's Rey de Reyes
show.
At TripleMania VII
Hamada competed in an inter-gender match against Pentagón, her real life husband, a match she lost by disqualification when she ripped Pentagón's mask off during the match. The Hamada / Moreno family feud kept running into the new millennia where Hamada and Pentagón went to a double count out against Esther Moreno and El Orientál
(Also a Moreno) at TripleMania VIII
in Tokyo
, Japan
. Her long-running feud with the Moreno family extended beyond Hamada leaving AAA in the mid-2000s as she continued to wrestle against various Moreno siblings on the independent circuit
. When Cinthia Moreno and El Orientál left AAA in 2009 Hamada resumed wrestling the sibling team in mixed tag team matches, teaming with Pentagón Black.
as well as the sister of wrestler Ayako Hamada
who currently works for Shimmer Women Athletes
and has at least one other sister. She is the sister-in-law of Tiger Mask IV
who is married to a sister who is not a professional wrestler. For many years Hamada was married to César Cuauhtémoc González, who wrestles as "Silver King" and together they have a son who aspires to wrestle as Silver King, Jr. one day. She is currently married to professional wrestler José Mercado López, who wrestled as "Pentagon Black".
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
-Japanese
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Luchadora
Lucha libre
Lucha libre is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries...
, or professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
. She is the daughter of professional wrestler Gran Hamada
Gran Hamada
, better known by his ring name , is Japanese professional wrestler, the first to adopt the high-flying Mexican lucha libre style. He has wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling, the Universal Wrestling Federation, Michinoku Pro, and All Japan Pro Wrestling, and was the founder of Universal Lucha Libre...
, the sister of wrestler Ayako Hamada
Ayako Hamada
is a female professional wrestler of mixed Japanese and Mexican descent, who is currently wrestling most notably for Pro Wrestling WAVE in Japan and Shimmer Women Athletes in the United States, where she is a co-holder of the Shimmer Tag Team Championship.She is best known for winning several...
and the sister-in-law of Tiger Mask IV
Tiger Mask IV
Yoshihiro Yamazaki , best known by his ring name Tiger Mask , is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Yamazaki is the fourth wrestler to portray the Tiger Mask image / persona; having used it since 1995...
. Hamada was once married to Mexican wrestler Silver King, and is currently married to Mexican wrestler Pentagon Black. Hamada has worked for most of her professional wrestling career in Mexico, making occasional appearances in her father's home country of Japan. Xóchitl Hamada has worked for Mexico's two largest wrestling companies, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...
(CMLL) and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA). She's held the CMLL World Women's Championship
CMLL World Women's Championship
The CMLL World Women's Championship is the top female professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
, and she was the first AAA Reina de Reinas
AAA Reina de Reinas Championship
The AAA Queen of Queens Championship is a singles professional wrestling females championship promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The Championship has been in existence since 1999 and is the only females only championship currently in AAA, though it is currently held by a man...
(Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for "Queen of Queens").
Professional wrestling career
Xóchitl Hamada made her professional wrestling debut in 1986, counting both her father, Gran HamadaGran Hamada
, better known by his ring name , is Japanese professional wrestler, the first to adopt the high-flying Mexican lucha libre style. He has wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling, the Universal Wrestling Federation, Michinoku Pro, and All Japan Pro Wrestling, and was the founder of Universal Lucha Libre...
, Blue Panther
Blue Panther
Genaro Vazquez Nevarez is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, better known by his ring name Blue Panther...
and the patriarch of the Nieves wrestling family Shadito Cruz among her trainers. After working in both Japan and her native Mexico Hamada began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...
(CMLL) in the early 1990s as the company began building a women’s division. On March 21, 1993, Hamada defeated Bull Nakano to become the second ever CMLL World Women's Champion
CMLL World Women's Championship
The CMLL World Women's Championship is the top female professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
. Hamada's title reign lasted for almost seven months before being defeated by the Ruda
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
(villain) La Diabólica
La Diabólica
La Diabólica is a Mexican Luchadora Enmascarada, or masked professional wrestler, best known from her work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotions Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...
on October 10, 1993. While Hamada received numerous rematches she never managed to regain the championship. In the mid-1990s CMLL's interest in the women's division waned, leaving Hamada and others with very little regular work.
In 1997 Xóchitl Hamada decided to leave CMLL and began working for its rival promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA) which had a more active women's division. At AAA's 1997 Verano de Escandalo
Verano de Escandalo (1997)
The 1997 Verano de Escándalo was the first ever Verano de Escándalo professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on September 14, 1997 in Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico...
event Hamada teamed with La Pracicante, losing a Relevos Suicidas tag team match to Martha Villalobs and Sexi Boom. As per the Suicidas rules the Hamada and La Practicante had to wrestle in a Lucha de Apuestas, bet match, with their hair on the line. Hamada defeated La Practicante and shaved the hair off her competitor after the match. Three months later Hamada teamed up with Lady Discovery, Lady Luxor and Lady Venum (A female version of the Los Cadetos del Espacio group) to defeat La Fugitiva, La Migala, La Practicante and Martha Villalobos on the undercard of the 1997 Guerra de Titanes
Guerra de Titanes (1997)
The 1997 Guerra de Titanes was the first ever Guerra de Titanes professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on December 13, 1997 in Ciudad Madero, Mexico. The Main event featured a Luchas de Apuestas "hair vs...
show. A year after wrestling in a Relevos Suicida match at the 1997 Verano de Escandalo she participated in another one at that year's Verano de Escandalo
Verano de Escandalo (1998)
The 1998 Verano de Escándalo was the second annual Verano de Escandalo professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on September 18, 1998 in Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The Main event featured Steel Cage Match between the teams of Heavy Metal...
show. Once again Hamada and her partner, this time Rossy Moreno, lost the match as they were defeated by Alda Moreno and Miss Janeth
Miss Janeth
Janet Fragoso Alonso is a Mexican professional wrestler, known by her ringname Miss Janeth, who is a longtime ruda for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. She has also competed in the Universal Wrestling Association and won the UWA World Women's Championship following its revival in 2001...
. The Apuesta match left Rossy Moreno bald as Xóchitl Hamada was once again successful. The match at Verano de Escandalo was a result of a long-running storyline feud between Hamada and the Moreno family (Rossy, Alda and Esther Moreno
Esther Moreno
María Esther Moreno León is a Mexican luchadora, or female professional wrestler best known under the ring name Esther Moreno. In AAA she is a former 2 time AAA Reina de Reinas Champion-Professional wrestling career:...
). On February 19, 1999 Hamada defeated Janeth, Rossy Moreno and Esther Moreno in the four-way final to win AAA's first ever Reina de Reinas
AAA Reina de Reinas Championship
The AAA Queen of Queens Championship is a singles professional wrestling females championship promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The Championship has been in existence since 1999 and is the only females only championship currently in AAA, though it is currently held by a man...
tournament. The Hamada/Moreno feud continued into 199 where the Moreno family defated La Migala, Miss Janeth and Hamada at that year's Rey de Reyes
Rey de Reyes (1999)
The 1999 Rey de Reyes was the third annual Rey de Reyes professional wrestling tournament and show, promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The event took place on March 7, 1999 in the Toreo de Cuatro Caminos arena in Naucalpan, Mexico State, Mexico...
show.
At TripleMania VII
TripleMania VII
TripleManía VII was the fourteenth overall TripleManía wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on June 11, 1999, in Madero, Mexico. The Main event featured a Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match between the teams of Perro Aguayo, Octagón and El...
Hamada competed in an inter-gender match against Pentagón, her real life husband, a match she lost by disqualification when she ripped Pentagón's mask off during the match. The Hamada / Moreno family feud kept running into the new millennia where Hamada and Pentagón went to a double count out against Esther Moreno and El Orientál
El Oriental
Noé Astro Moreno Leon is a Mexican Luchador known under the ring name El Oriental, currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre but is mainly known for his almost 10 year long stint in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración along with his sisters Cynthia, Rossy and Esther Moreno...
(Also a Moreno) at TripleMania VIII
TripleMania VIII
TripleManía VIII was the fourteenth overall TripleManía wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on July 5, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan. It was only the second show to take place outside of Mexico and the first show to take place in Japan...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Her long-running feud with the Moreno family extended beyond Hamada leaving AAA in the mid-2000s as she continued to wrestle against various Moreno siblings on the independent circuit
Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
. When Cinthia Moreno and El Orientál left AAA in 2009 Hamada resumed wrestling the sibling team in mixed tag team matches, teaming with Pentagón Black.
Private life
Hamada is the daughter of professional wrestler Gran HamadaGran Hamada
, better known by his ring name , is Japanese professional wrestler, the first to adopt the high-flying Mexican lucha libre style. He has wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling, the Universal Wrestling Federation, Michinoku Pro, and All Japan Pro Wrestling, and was the founder of Universal Lucha Libre...
as well as the sister of wrestler Ayako Hamada
Ayako Hamada
is a female professional wrestler of mixed Japanese and Mexican descent, who is currently wrestling most notably for Pro Wrestling WAVE in Japan and Shimmer Women Athletes in the United States, where she is a co-holder of the Shimmer Tag Team Championship.She is best known for winning several...
who currently works for Shimmer Women Athletes
SHIMMER Women Athletes
Shimmer Women Athletes is an American, Chicago based female independent professional wrestling promotion which held its first event on November 6, 2005...
and has at least one other sister. She is the sister-in-law of Tiger Mask IV
Tiger Mask IV
Yoshihiro Yamazaki , best known by his ring name Tiger Mask , is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Yamazaki is the fourth wrestler to portray the Tiger Mask image / persona; having used it since 1995...
who is married to a sister who is not a professional wrestler. For many years Hamada was married to César Cuauhtémoc González, who wrestles as "Silver King" and together they have a son who aspires to wrestle as Silver King, Jr. one day. She is currently married to professional wrestler José Mercado López, who wrestled as "Pentagon Black".
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Diving leg drop
- PowerbombPowerbombA powerbomb is a professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up and then slammed back-first down to the mat. The standard powerbomb sees an opponent first placed in a standing headscissors position...
Championships and accomplishments
- Asistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
- AAA Reina de Reinas ChampionshipAAA Reina de Reinas ChampionshipThe AAA Queen of Queens Championship is a singles professional wrestling females championship promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The Championship has been in existence since 1999 and is the only females only championship currently in AAA, though it is currently held by a man...
(1 timeAAA Reina de Reinas ChampionshipThe AAA Queen of Queens Championship is a singles professional wrestling females championship promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The Championship has been in existence since 1999 and is the only females only championship currently in AAA, though it is currently held by a man...
)
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha LibreConsejo Mundial de Lucha LibreConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...
- CMLL World Women's ChampionshipCMLL World Women's ChampionshipThe CMLL World Women's Championship is the top female professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
(1 timeCMLL World Women's ChampionshipThe CMLL World Women's Championship is the top female professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
)
- Japan Women's Pro
- JWP Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Miss A
- New Wrestling Entertainment
- NWE World Women's Championship (1 time, current)
Lucha de Apuesta record
| Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mask | Xóchitl Hamada | Oyuki | Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
Unknown | |
| Mask | Xóchitl Hamada | La Alondra | Celaya Celaya Celaya is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat, had a... , Guanajuato Guanajuato Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato.... |
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| Mask | Xóchitl Hamada | La Infernal | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Hair | Xóchitl Hamada | La Practicante | Tonala Tonalá -Places:*Santo Domingo Tonalá, a municipality in the Mexican state of Oaxaca*Tonalá, Jalisco, a municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco*Tonalá, Chiapas, a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas... , Jalisco Jalisco Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states... |
At the 1997 Verano de Escandalo Verano de Escandalo (1997) The 1997 Verano de Escándalo was the first ever Verano de Escándalo professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on September 14, 1997 in Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico... Relevos suicidas match: lost to Sexy Boom and Martha Villalobos and had to wrestle each other. |
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| Hair | Xóchitl Hamada | Rossy Moreno | Ciudad Madero Ciudad Madero Madero, formally Ciudad Madero, is a city and its coextensive municipality in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The city is located at 22.27°N, 97.83°W in the extreme southeastern part of the state, on the Gulf of Mexico, just north and east of Tampico but still on the banks of the Río Pánuco, and... , Tamaulipas Tamaulipas Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the... |
At the 1998 Verano de Escandalo Verano de Escandalo (1998) The 1998 Verano de Escándalo was the second annual Verano de Escandalo professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The show took place on September 18, 1998 in Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The Main event featured Steel Cage Match between the teams of Heavy Metal... Relevos suicidas match: lost to Alda Moreno and Miss Janeth Miss Janeth Janet Fragoso Alonso is a Mexican professional wrestler, known by her ringname Miss Janeth, who is a longtime ruda for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. She has also competed in the Universal Wrestling Association and won the UWA World Women's Championship following its revival in 2001... and were forced to wrestle each other. |
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| Hair | Pentagon Black and Xóchitl Hamada | Rossy Moreno | Naucalpan Naucalpan Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is a city and municipality located just northwest of Mexico City in adjoining Mexico State. The name Naucalpan comes from Nahuatl and means “place of the four neighborhoods or four houses. “de Juárez was added to the official name in 1874 in honor of... , Mexico State |
Match was between Pentagon Black (seconded by Hamada) and El Orientál El Oriental Noé Astro Moreno Leon is a Mexican Luchador known under the ring name El Oriental, currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre but is mainly known for his almost 10 year long stint in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración along with his sisters Cynthia, Rossy and Esther Moreno... (seconded by Rossy Moreno) with hair of the second on the line. |
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| Hair | Ayako Hamada Ayako Hamada is a female professional wrestler of mixed Japanese and Mexican descent, who is currently wrestling most notably for Pro Wrestling WAVE in Japan and Shimmer Women Athletes in the United States, where she is a co-holder of the Shimmer Tag Team Championship.She is best known for winning several... |
Xóchitl Hamada | Tokyo, Japan |