Elvia Fragoso Alonso (born January 13, 1964) is a Mexican former
professional wrestler
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, known by her ringname Zuleyma, who competed in the
Universal Wrestling Association
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and the
World Wrestling Association
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as one of the most dominant ''
luchadoras'' in Mexico during the 1980s and early 1990s. She is the real-life older sister of ''luchadora''
Miss Janeth, whom she helped train, and the wife of
Kato Kung Lee, Jr., son of veteran ''
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* Katowice, a city in Southern Polan ...
.
On March 30, 1988, Zuleyma lost to
La Briosa
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in a tournament final for the Mexican National Women's Championship but managed to beat her for the title three months later. She lost the title to La Marquesa on August 8, 1989, but regained it in Mexico City on March 30, 1990.
In early 1989, Zuleyma became the first
WWA World Women's Championship and eventually lost the title to
Lola Gonzales
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in
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on July 20, 1989. She eventually defeated Gonzales for the
UWA World Women's Championship
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in
Mexico City
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on February 23, 1991, and immediately vacated the Mexican National title after a near two-year reign. Zuleyma defended the title against Martha Villalobos at the Katsushika Sports Center on September 19, 1992, and held the championship until around 1995 when the title became inactive.
She also had a successful career overseas in the Japanese promotion W*ING during the mid-to late 1990s. In one of her first tours of Japan, she appeared on a televised match for the ''
joshi
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'' promotion
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
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where she teamed with
Bull Nakano
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and Chela Salazar against
Devil Masami
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, Mika Komatsu & Kanako Nagatomo on March 20, 1986. She later returned to Japan in 1993 and had a series of matches against Jannet Ryo which were later released on VHS/DVD by the promotion, most notably, a mixed tag team match with her and
Masayoshi Motegi
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against Ryo and The Winger at Tokyo's
Korakuen Hall on February 15, 1994. On February 23, 1995, she appeared on the debut show for
Tokyo Pro
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in
Shizuoka
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in a mixed tag team match with Apollo Sugawara against Electra and
Kishin Kawabata.
On March 29, 2008, she made a one-time appearance with her husband at a Ladies of Wrestling tribute show for Dona Chela Salazar in
Chicago
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. At the event, they defeated La Sirenita and El Dorado in a best of three falls mixed tag team match.
Championships and accomplishments
*Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.
:*
Mexican National Women's Championship
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(
2 times)
*
Universal Wrestling Association
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:*
UWA World Women's Championship
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(1 time)
*
World Wrestling Association
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:*
WWA World Women's Championship (1 time, first)
*Other titles
:*Mexico State Women's Championship (1 time)
''Lucha de Apuesta'' record
References
External links
Zuleyma at Cagematch.netZuleyma at WrestlingData.comProfile Card: Zuleyma
{{Portal bar, Biography, Mexico
1964 births
Living people
Mexican female professional wrestlers
20th-century female professional wrestlers
Mexican National Women's Champions