Guadalupe Robledo was a Mexican professional wrestler, best known by the ring name of "Super Sock" Jose Lothario. He performed for such promotions as the NWA and the WWF. Lothario competed in the National Wrestling Alliance for most of his career. He once had a losing streak of over 500 matches. On Christmas Day 1970, Lothario teamed up with Danny Miller to defeat The Infernos and win the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship. In storyline, the previous champions, Dusty Rhodes and Dick Murdoch, had been stripped of the title. Lothario's biggest feuds were with Gino Hernandez, whom he defeated in a hair match in November 1978, and El Gran Marcus. He wrestled in Florida and Texas and was one of the most popular wrestlers in Houston Wrestling's history. Lothario trained "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels in the 1980s, with Lothario later becoming Michaels' manager in the WWF in 1996, managing Michaels to winning his first WWF World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XII. At the In Your House 10: Mind Games pay per view in September 1996, Lothario squashed Jim Cornette. He continued to manage Michaels until Royal Rumble in January 1997. He briefly returned to WWF in January 1999 as part of a storyline involving Michaels. Lothario's son Pete was also a professional wrestler in the Texas area. His wife, Jean Lothario, also wrestled with Joe Blanchard's Southwest Wrestling Alliance. They have a daughter, Gina. Lothario died on November 6, 2018, from Unknown Causes at the age of 83.
Movie | Biography: Shawn Michaels | Self (archive footage) | 2021-05-16 |
Movie | WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream | Jose Lothario | 2004-09-14 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1997 | Jose Lothario | 1997-01-19 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies | José Lothario (Manager) | 1996-04-28 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog | Jose Lothario (Manager) | 1996-05-26 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XII | Jose Lothario (Manager) | 1996-03-31 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games | Himself | 1996-09-22 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1996 | Jose Lothario (Manager) | 1996-11-17 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 9: International Incident | Jose Lothario | 1996-07-21 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1996 | José Lothario (Manager) | 1996-06-23 |
Movie | The Life And Times of Paul Boesch | Jose Lothario | 1994-04-01 |
Series | WWE Raw | Jose Lothario | 1993-01-11 |
Movie | WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show | Jose Lothario (Ringside) | 1987-08-28 |
Movie | WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84 | José Lothario | 1984-12-25 |
Movie | WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83 | Jose Lothario | 1983-11-24 |
Movie | WCCW Star Wars (June 1983) | Jose Lothario | 1983-06-17 |
Movie | WCCW Christmas Star Wars '83 | José Lothario | 1983-12-25 |
Movie | WCCW Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show | Jose Lothario | 1982-06-04 |
Movie | WCCW Star Wars (August 1982) | Jose Lothario | 1982-08-15 |
Movie | WCCW Christmas Star Wars '82 | Jose Lothario | 1982-12-25 |
Movie | WCCW Star Wars (February 1981) | "Supersock" José Lothario | 1981-02-22 |
Movie | WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81 | "Supersock" José Lothario | 1981-12-25 |