Other Aliases: El Matador
Biggest Fan: Jesse Reardon "I've always considered 'Chico' Santana to be an underrated superstar. He was incredibly popular and put on great in-ring performances. His matches were also special because of the subtly racist hilarity that would come out of the mouths of Bobby Heenan and Jesse Ventura. I consider him a Top 5 Intercontinental Champion."
Merced Solis got into wrestling after the conclusion of his football career. Solis played tight end in the CFL after a solid collegiate career at West Texas A&M University. It was his quarterback in college, Tully Blanchard (one half of the Brain Busters), who recruited Solis to become a pro wrestler. After wrestling in smaller promotions from 1977-79, the newly-named Tito Santana spent the next fourteen years in the World Wrestling Federation, participating in each of the first eight WrestleManias. Only Hulk Hogan can make such a boast. But Hogan can't say that he won the first match in WrestleMania history; Tito (who defeated The Executioner in the first contest) alone can say that.
The career accolades of Tito Santana are almost countless: ECW World Champion, WWE Hall of Famer, 2-time WWF Tag Team Champion, King of the Ring tournament winner and 2-time WWF Intercontinental Champion. In fact, only three men have ever held the Intercontinental Championship for as long as Santana. There is no disputing that Santana is one of the most successful superstars in the history of the sport. The only real debate is how high on this list should Tito be? According to our experts, the answer is #65.
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