Guadalupe Robledo (1934-2018)
Alias:
El Gran Lothario
Great Lothario
José Lothario
Supersock
Birthplace:
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Born:
December 12, 1934
Died:
November 6, 2018
Guadalupe Robledo was a Mexican professional wrestler, best known by the ring name of "Super Sock" Jose Lothario. He performed for such promotions as the NWA and WWE. Lothario competed in the National Wrestling Alliance for most of his career. He once had a losing streak of over 500 matches. On Christmas Day 1970, Lothario teamed up with Danny Miller to defeat The Infernos and win the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship. In storyline, the previous champions, Dusty Rhodes and Dick Murdoch, had been stripped of the title. Lothario's biggest feuds were with Gino Hernandez, whom he defeated in a hair match in November 1978, and El Gran Marcus. He wrestled in Florida and Texas and was one of the most popular wrestlers in Houston Wrestling's history. Lothario trained "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels in the 1980s, with Lothario later becoming Michaels' manager in WWE in 1996, managing Michaels to winning his first WWE Championship at WrestleMania XII. At the In Your House 10: Mind Games pay per view in September 1996, Lothario squashed Jim Cornette. He continued to manage Michaels until Royal Rumble in January 1997. He briefly returned to WWE in January 1999 as part of a storyline involving Michaels. Lothario's son Pete was also a professional wrestler in the Texas area. His wife, Jean Lothario, also wrestled with Joe Blanchard's Southwest Wrestling Alliance. They have a daughter, Gina.