Silento Rodriguez
| Silento Rodriguez | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Palacios Rodriguez |
| Born | May 26, 1933 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Died | April 7, 2024 (aged 90) Texas, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
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| Debut | 1951 |
| Retired | 1977 |
David Palacios Rodriguez (May 26, 1933 – April 7, 2024), known by the ring name Silento Rodriguez, was a Mexican-American professional wrestler. He wrestled in the Mexican promotion Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) and the territories of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), having wrestled NWA-affiliated promotions such as Houston Wrestling, Western States Sports, Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling, and NWA Tri-State.
Professional wrestling career[edit]
Rodriguez made his professional debut in 1951. In 1959, he joined Houston Wrestling, where he won the Texas Junior Heavyweight Championship, a title he held five times. He also held the NWA Texas Junior Heavyweight Championship.[1] In Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling, he held the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship three times and the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship at least once.[2][3]
Personal life and death[edit]
Rodriguez had lost his hearing at age three after an accident from diving from a cliff, which inspired his ring name.[4] He lived in Texas and died on April 7, 2024. He was 90 and was survived by a son.[4]
Championships and accomplishments[edit]
- NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[5]
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Gulf Coast version) (1 time) - with Ramon Torres[3][6]
- NWA Rocky Mountain
- NWA Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[7]
- Southwest Sports
References[edit]
- ^ a b *Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Heavyweight Title [Von Erich]". 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.
- ^ "Chapter Two: David "Silento" Rodriguez". Professional Wrestling Historical Society. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019.
- ^ a b Will, Gary; Royal Duncan (1994). "Alabama and Florida: NWA Southern Tag Team Title [Welch]". Wrestling Title Histories (4 ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
- ^ a b Oliver, Greg (May 26, 2024). "Silento Rodriguez Dies". Slam Wrestling.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Titles « NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "NWA Southern Tag Team Title (Gulf Coast)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ "Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Title history". wrestling-titles.com.
- ^ "NWA Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Titles « Texas Junior Heavyweight Championship « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
External links[edit]
- Silento Rodriguez's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com
- 1933 births
- 2024 deaths
- Sportspeople from Monterrey
- American male professional wrestlers
- Mexican male professional wrestlers
- Mexican emigrants to the United States
- Professional wrestlers from Nuevo León
- 20th-century male professional wrestlers
- American disabled sportspeople
- Mexican disabled sportspeople
- American deaf people