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Chilean professional wrestler (born 2000)
La Catalina
Birth nameCatalina García
Born (2000-05-04) May 4, 2000 (age 24)
Santiago, Chile
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • La Catalina
Trained by
Debut1 February 2014

Catalina Aurora García Corrial (born May 4, 2000), known under the ring name La Catalina, is a Chilean professional wrestler. She previously wrestled in WWE under the ring name Katrina Cortez, and was signed at only 18 years old.

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2019-2021)

Before joining WWE, García trained at the RLL Wrestling Academy. In 2021, she left WWE, largely due to her work visa expiring. After this, she took her career to Mexico, where she first wrestled on the independent scene before becoming a poster name for Big Lucha.

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2023-2024)

On March 3, 2023, García made her debut in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMll). Up until that point, she had wrestled wearing a mask and her identity was unknown to the public, as is common in lucha libre. But before her debut, she voluntarily took off the mask, which is very unusual, as a luchador normally loses the mask through a loss in a stake match, so-called lucha de apuestas.

In CMLL, La Catalina has since had a very successful career, including a long-standing rivalry with compatriot Stephanie Vaquer, where they both wrestled for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Japan's largest wrestling promotion.

In July 2024, García announced that she will have to undergo surgery in August of that year for a cyst, and that she had been struggling with a lot of pain for the last year.

Personal life

La Catalina is married to El Elemental, a Mexican professional wrestler from Mérida, known from Big Lucha and who has also wrestled a lot in the United States and Canada. The couple married in April 2024. El Elemental now trains with CMLL but has yet (2024) to make his debut there.

Championships and accomplishments

  • Revolucion Lucha Libre
  • RLL Women's Championship (2 times)

References

  1. "La Catalina". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  2. "Katrina Cortez - WWE News, Rumors, & Updates". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  3. "Big Lucha (FRI) 10/14/2022 Bandidos Gym, Iztapalapa, Distrito Federal [Mas Lucha]". www.luchadb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  4. Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  5. "Chilena se desenmascara para luchar en la Arena México". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  6. ^ Andrew Thompson (2024-07-11). "La Catalina opens up about undergoing surgery for cyst". POST Wrestling | WWE AEW NXT NJPW Podcasts, News, Reviews. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  7. "Stephanie Vaquer vs La Catalina CMLL vs NJPW Fantasticamania". 411MANIA. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  8. "Amor en el ring: El sorpresivo matrimonio de la chilena ex WWE "La Catalina" con luchador mexicano | Deportes". La Cuarta (in Spanish). 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-07-27.

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