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Chabela Romero
Romero in 1956
Personal information
BornIsabela Romero Rangel
(1936-09-11)September 11, 1936
Serdan, Puebla, Mexico
DiedApril 19, 1985(1985-04-19) (aged 48)
SpouseDestino Negro (husband)
Professional wrestling career
Ring nameChabela Romero
Billed height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Billed weight73 kg (161 lb)
Trained by
  • Jose Rojas
  • Fantasma de la Quebrada
DebutMarch 27, 1955

Isabela "Chabela" Romero Rangel (September 11, 1936 – April 19, 1985) was a Mexican professional wrestler. She was one of the first Mexican women to become a professional wrestler when women became a regular fixture in the early 1950s. During her career, she won the Mexican National Women's Championship three times, and both the UWA World Women's Championship and the Japanese All Pacific Championship once.

Professional wrestling career

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Women's wrestling in Mexico prior to the 1950s was almost non-existent, with no known matches taking place from 1945 on and very few prior to that.[1] In the early 1950s, Jack O'Brien began training female wrestlers, including Isabela Romero, in his gym in León, Guanajuato. She would work under the ring name Chabela Romero alongside other O'Brien trainees such as Irma González, La Enfermera, La Dama Enmascarada, and Rosita Williams.[1] She made her in-ring debut on March 27, 1955, participating in an all-female tournament in Mexico City.[2]

Romero won her first Mexican National Women's Championship at some point in the late 1950s, 1958 at the latest.[3][4] Due to minimal written documentation from the time period, it is uncertain as to who Romero won the championship from, nor who she lost it to.[3] Records indicate that she started her second reign on December 6, 1965.[3][4] From 1965 to 1966, Romero was involved in a storyline feud with Jarocita Rivero, which saw the two women trade the championship, first on May 12, 1966, and then back to Romero on August 11 of the same year.[3][4] During the feud, Rivero defeated Romero in a Lucha de Apuestas ("bet match"), which forced Romero to have all her hair shaved off as a result of the match stipulation. Records are uncertain as to when Romero's third and final reign as the Mexican National Women's Championship ended, as records are missing from late 1966 through 1980.[3][4]

Over the years, Chabela Romero had a long running storyline feud with Irma González, which included several Lucha de Apuestas matches between the two. Romero lost to González on June 20, 1971, and again on January 17, 1974, both times leaving the ring without hair.[5] On November 1, 1975, Romero ended up winning the mask of Princesa Azul.[6] At some point in the 1970s, Romero gained a measure of revenge as she defeated González in a Lucha de Apuestas in Panama.[5] The two ladies also took their feud to Japan, working for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling for several tours throughout the mid-to-late-1970s. On May 20, 1978, Romero defeated Maki Ueda in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant All Pacific Championship.[7] She held the title for 81 days, before losing it to Ueda in Tokyo.[7] On February 25, 1979, González defeated Romero in their fourth and last Lucha de Apuestas at a Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) show.[5] Romero then became involved in a feud with Vicki Williams, in which Romero defeated Williams to win the UWA World Women's Championship.[8] The championship change led to a Lucha de Apuestas between the two as well, with Williams pinning Romero, forcing her to be shaved bald afterward. Romero ended up vacating the UWA World Women's Championship on April 19, 1981, for undocumented reasons.[8]

Death

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Romero died on April 19, 1985, at the age of 48.[2]

Championships and accomplishments

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Luchas de Apuestas record

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Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Chabela Romero (hair)Irma González (hair)PanamashowN/A[5]
Jarocita Rivero (hair)Chabela Romero (hair)N/Ashow1965 or 1966[6]
Irma González (hair)Chabela Romero (hair)Torreón, CoahuliashowJune 20, 1971[5]
Irma González (hair)Chabela Romero (hair)Paducha, MexicoshowJanuary 17, 1974[5]
Chabela Romero (hair)Princesa Azul (mask)Monterrey, Baja CaliforniashowNovember 1, 1975[6]
Irma González (hair)Chabela Romero (hair)Naucalpan, State of MexicoUWA showFebruary 25, 1979[5]
Vicki Williams (hair)Chabela Romero (hair)N/AUWA showNovember 25, 1979[6]

Filmography

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  • Doctor Doom (1963) (original title: Las luchadoras contra el médico asesino) as Carmela Camacho "Vendetta"[9]
  • Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy (1964) (original title: Las luchadoras contra la momia) as herself[9]
  • She-Wolves of the Ring (1965) (original title: Las lobas del ring ) as herself[9]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Historia de Lucha Libre" [The history of professional wrestling]. Fuego en el Ring (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 10, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Mujeres del Ring" [Women of the ring]. Chabela Romero (in Spanish). Récord Magazine. April 2010. p. 12. Año 2, No. 23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Women's Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 394. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Mexican National Women's Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "La Maestra Dona Irma" [Teacher Dona Irma]. Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). June 2005. p. 21. Especial 23.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Chablea Romero". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). June 2005. p. 23. Especial 23.
  7. 1 2 3 "All Pacific Title History". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 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.
  9. 1 2 3 Various (2005). "the villain of the small screen". Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. pp. 150–183. ISBN 968-6842-48-9.
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