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La Luchadora is a
On the December 20, 2016, episode of ''
On the January 3, 2017 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', Lynch defeated La Luchadora in a singles match. Following the match, the character was unmasked and it was revealed that Bliss portrayed the character during the match before the evil Deonna Purrazzo appeared as a second Luchadora and attacked Lynch with help of Alexa. On the January 17, 2017 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', the evil La Luchadora returned during a
professional wrestling
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character who appeared in WWE between December 2016 and January 2017. It is based on a Mexican female luchador. Originally portrayed by professional wrestler
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Becky Lynch
Rebecca Quin (born 30 January 1987) is an Irish professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE under the ring name Becky Lynch where she performs on the Raw brand. Lynch is one of WWE's most recognizable and highest-paid wrestlers. Twitter name ...
, La Luchadora was portrayed by three other wrestlers, Alexa Bliss
Alexis Cabrera (née Kaufman; born August 9, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Alexa Bliss. In 2013, Bliss signed a contract with WWE and was a ...
, Mickie James
Mickie Laree James (born August 31, 1979) Additional January 6, 2017. is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and Country music, country singer. She is currently signed to Impact Wrestling. She has also had tenures in WWE a ...
, and Deonna Purrazzo
Deonna Purrazzo (born June 10, 1994) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she is a former two-time Impact Knockouts World Champion and a former Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion. She also appe ...
.
Character history
On the December 20, 2016, episode of ''SmackDown Live
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'', the La Luchadora character was introduced during a match against the SmackDown Women's Champion Alexa Bliss
Alexis Cabrera (née Kaufman; born August 9, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Alexa Bliss. In 2013, Bliss signed a contract with WWE and was a ...
in which Bliss was defeated. After the match, it was revealed that Becky Lynch
Rebecca Quin (born 30 January 1987) is an Irish professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE under the ring name Becky Lynch where she performs on the Raw brand. Lynch is one of WWE's most recognizable and highest-paid wrestlers. Twitter name ...
was under La Luchadora persona. On the December 27 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', La Luchadora, this time being portrayed by independent wrestler Deonna Purrazzo
Deonna Purrazzo (born June 10, 1994) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she is a former two-time Impact Knockouts World Champion and a former Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion. She also appe ...
, turned heel
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during a match for the SmackDown Women's Championship between Bliss and Lynch, distracting and attacking Lynch and subsequently costing her the match.
On the January 3, 2017 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', Lynch defeated La Luchadora in a singles match. Following the match, the character was unmasked and it was revealed that Bliss portrayed the character during the match before the evil Deonna Purrazzo appeared as a second Luchadora and attacked Lynch with help of Alexa. On the January 17, 2017 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', the evil La Luchadora returned during a steel cage match
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for the SmackDown Women's Championship between Bliss and Lynch, where she once again distracted and attacked Lynch, leading to Bliss retaining. After the match it was revealed that the returning Mickie James
Mickie Laree James (born August 31, 1979) Additional January 6, 2017. is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and Country music, country singer. She is currently signed to Impact Wrestling. She has also had tenures in WWE a ...
was under La Luchadora persona and officially allied with Bliss, making it the last appearance for the La Luchadora gimmick
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.
Portrayers
*Becky Lynch
Rebecca Quin (born 30 January 1987) is an Irish professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE under the ring name Becky Lynch where she performs on the Raw brand. Lynch is one of WWE's most recognizable and highest-paid wrestlers. Twitter name ...
– The original portrayer of La Luchadora.
* Deonna Purrazzo
Deonna Purrazzo (born June 10, 1994) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she is a former two-time Impact Knockouts World Champion and a former Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion. She also appe ...
- Appeared as a heel La Luchadora and attacked Becky Lynch on the December 27, 2016 episode of ''SmackDown Live''.
* Alexa Bliss
Alexis Cabrera (née Kaufman; born August 9, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Alexa Bliss. In 2013, Bliss signed a contract with WWE and was a ...
– Wrestled as La Luchadora on the January 3, 2017 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', losing to Becky Lynch.
* Mickie James
Mickie Laree James (born August 31, 1979) Additional January 6, 2017. is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and Country music, country singer. She is currently signed to Impact Wrestling. She has also had tenures in WWE a ...
– Revealed as the attacker under La Luchadora persona.
See also
*Doink the Clown
Doink the Clown is a professional wrestling persona originally and most popularly portrayed by Matt Osborne, who debuted the Doink persona in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1992. Doink is a clown (or evil clown) wearing traditional clo ...
* El Gran Luchadore
El Gran Luchadore (loosely translated from Spanish language, Spanish to "The Great Fighter/Wrestler," "Luchadore" is also an incorrect spelling, ''luchador'' is the correct spelling) is a professional wrestling character who appeared in World Wre ...
* Los Conquistadores
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* The Executioner
References
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