La Parkita is a Mexican ''
Luchador
Lucha libre (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term used in Latin America for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form ...
'' ''
enmascarado'' who works in the ''
Mini-Estrella
The term ''Mini-Estrella'' (Spanish for "Mini-Star") is used in lucha libre to describe a division of short professional wrestlers or ''luchadors'', some of whom have dwarfism. The Mexican ''Mini-Estrellas'' is comparable to Midget wrestling pra ...
'' division for
Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA). He is the third wrestler to compete as ''La Parkita'' and is at times denoted as "La Parkita III" or "La Parkita (AAA)". La Parkita's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans.
Working in the Mini division does not automatically mean that he has
dwarfism as several short wrestlers work in the "Mini" division.
Professional wrestling career
The wrestler known as La Parkita in
Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) reportedly made his professional wrestling debut in 1991, although it has not been revealed which
ring name he worked under prior to 1997, it has not even been confirmed if he worked as a ''
Mini-Estrella
The term ''Mini-Estrella'' (Spanish for "Mini-Star") is used in lucha libre to describe a division of short professional wrestlers or ''luchadors'', some of whom have dwarfism. The Mexican ''Mini-Estrellas'' is comparable to Midget wrestling pra ...
'' before 1997 or not.
[ In 1997 AAA owner ]Antonio Peña
Antonio Hipolito Peña Herrada (June 13, 1951 – October 5, 2006) was the founder of the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) in 1992. Peña's promotion reached its height of popularity in the ea ...
chose him to become the third incarnation of La Parkita, with the previous La Parkita being repackaged as the new version of Octagoncito
Octagoncito (born April 24, 1974) is a Mexican '' Luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, who works in the ''Mini-Estrellas'' ("Mini-Stars") division on the Mexican Independent circuit. He is the first wrestler to work as Oc ...
.
The third La Parkita made his first appearance at a major AAA show on March 1, 1998 when he appeared at the 1998 ''Rey de Reyes
The Rey de Reyes (English: "King of Kings") is an annual tournament held by Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) comparable to WWE’s King of the Ring tournament. For the first six tournaments the format consisted of four-way elimination matches with ...
'' teaming with Mini Discovery and Octagoncito in a loss to Mini Abismo Negro
Mini Abismo Negro (born November 21, 1978) is the ring name of a Mexican ''Luchador enmascarado'' who works in the ''Mini-Estrella'' division for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). Mini Abismo Negro is a former, two time Mexican Nat ...
, Mini Electroshock and Mini Psicosis
Enrique Del Rio (born May 28, 1966) is a Mexican '' Luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler who has worked for Lucha Libre AAA World Wide's (AAA) '' Mini-Estrella'' division since AAA was founded in 1992. Del Rio currently wo ...
At the 2000 ''Rey de Reyes
The Rey de Reyes (English: "King of Kings") is an annual tournament held by Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) comparable to WWE’s King of the Ring tournament. For the first six tournaments the format consisted of four-way elimination matches with ...
'' La Parkita, Octagoncito and Mascarita Sagrada 2000 defeated Mini Abismo Negro, Mini Psicosis and Rocky Marvin The team of La Parkita and Octagoncito became the top '' tecnico'' (good guy) team of AAA's ''Mini-Estrellas'' division. At Triplemania IX they teamed up with Mascarita Sagrada to defeat Espectrito
Mario Pérez Jiménez (December 18, 1966 – January 23, 2016) was a Mexican Mini-Estrella luchador, or Mini professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Espectrito. Jiménez worked for the World Wrestling Federation as "Mini Vader ...
, Mini Abismo Negro, and Rocky Marvin. Three months later the team defeated Mini Psicosis, Mini Abismo Negro and Rocky Marvin on the undercard of '' Verano de Escandalo''. At Triplemanía XIV
Triplemanía XIV was the fourteenth Triplemanía professional wrestling show promoted by AAA. The show took place on June 18, 2006 in Naucalpan, Mexico. The Main event featured a ''Lucha de Apuestas'' "Mask vs. Mask" match. The two men that put ...
La Parkita, Mascarita Sagrada, and Octagóncito defeated Jerrito Estrada, Mini Abismo Negro, and Mini Chessman
The Mini is a small, two-door, four-seat car, developed as ADO15, and produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors, from 1959 through 2000. Minus a brief hiatus, original Minis were built for four decades and sold during ...
when Octagóncito pinned Jerrito Estrada, Mascarita Sagrada pinned Mini Abismo Negro, and La Parkita pinned Mini Chessman at the same time.
In the summer of 2008 AAA decided to create the AAA World Mini-Estrellas Championship
The AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship (''Campeonato Mundial Mini AAA'' in Spanish language, Spanish) is a professional wrestling Championship (professional wrestling), championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre professional wrestling pro ...
after the reigning Mexican National Mini-Estrellas Champion Mascarita Sagrada left AAA, taking the championship belt with him. On July 20, 2009 La Parkita was defeated by Mini Abismo Negro in the opening round of the Mini-Estrella championship tournament. On December 11, 2009 La Parkita was one of nine wrestlers who participated in a Battle Royal
Battle royal (; also royale) traditionally refers to a fight involving many combatants that is fought until only one fighter remains standing, usually conducted under either boxing or wrestling rules. In recent times, the term has been used in a ...
for the AAA World Minis title at ''Guerra de Titanes (2009)
''Guerra de Titanes'' (2009) ("War of the Titans") was the thirteenth annual '' Guerra de Titanes'' professional wrestling show promoted by AAA since 1997. The show took place on December 11, 2009 in the Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas Convention cente ...
''. Parkita was the fourth man eliminated, ousted by eventual match and championship winner Mini Abismo Negro. La Parkita was not originally scheduled for the Triplemanía XVIII
Triplemanía XVIII (Triplemanía 18) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the AAA promotion that took place on June 6, 2010 at the Palacio de los Deportes ("Sports Palace") in Mexico City, Mexico. The show featured ei ...
''Mini-Estrellas'' match but was added to the Tables, Ladders and Chairs match for the AAA Minis Championship. La Parkita did not win the match, although he was responsible for eliminating the then champion Mini Charly Manson from the match. The match was eventually won the Octagoncito.
Not to be confused with
The current La Parkita is the third wrestler to play the role for an extended period of time. Since the character wears a mask and a full body suit there is no way of confirming if other wrestlers have played the part of La Parkita from time to time. There are three distinct La Parka characters:
# Alberto Jiménez – The original La Parkita. Used the character after he left AAA as well. Was killed in 2009
#La Parkita II – The wrestler that took over after Alberto Jiménez, currently wrestles as the second version of Octagoncito
Octagoncito (born April 24, 1974) is a Mexican '' Luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, who works in the ''Mini-Estrellas'' ("Mini-Stars") division on the Mexican Independent circuit. He is the first wrestler to work as Oc ...
.
#La Parkita III – The current version
#Mini Park – A Mini based on L.A. Park
Adolfo Margarito Tapia Ibarra (November 14, 1965) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'' ( masked professional wrestler), who currently performs as L. A. Park for Major League Wrestling in the United States, where he is a former MLW World Tag ...
(the original La Parka)
Championships and accomplishments
*Mexican independent circuit
**San Juan Pantitlan Mini-Estrellas Championship (1 time)
References
External links
AAA profile
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Living people
Masked wrestlers
Mexican male professional wrestlers
Mini-Estrella wrestlers
Unidentified wrestlers
Year of birth missing (living people)