Ringo Mendoza

Ringo Mendoza
Birth nameGenaro Jacobo Contreras
Born (1949-09-19) September 19, 1949
Mezcala de la Asunción, Jalisco, Mexico
Relatives
Professional wrestling career
Ring nameRingo Mendoza
Billed height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Billed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Billed fromMezcala de la Asunción, Jalisco, Mexico
Trained byDiablo Velazco
DebutDecember 3, 1968
Retired2011

Genaro Jacobo Contreras (born September 19, 1949), better known by his ring name Ringo Mendoza, is a Mexican professional wrestling trainer and retired luchador (or professional wrestler) for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Mendoza wrestled his last match in 2011, transitioning to being a full-time trainer instead.

Over the course of his career, Ringo Mendoza held several Middleweight championships, including the NWA World Middleweight Championship five times, Mexican National Middleweight Championship twice, the CMLL World Middleweight Championship, the Occidente Middleweight Championship and the UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship. He also held the Mexican National Tag Team Championship with his brother Chachorro, and the Mexican National Trios Championship with Kiss and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. He also won the Salvador Lutteroth Tag Tournament in 1999 with Super Astro. Mendoza has three brothers who were also professional wrestlers, Cachorro Mendoza ("Cub Mendoza"), Indio Mendoza and Freddy Mendoza.