Enrique Torres

Professional wrestling career

Torres was born in Santa Ana, California and after a long amateur career entered professional wrestling in July 1946, debuting at the Olympic Auditorium. He was very successful in the nascent and booming televised wrestling market in the California. He had no gimmicks, however his signature move was a deftly executed Flying Scissors. He used no self given stage name but a Mexican-market newspaper billed him as “La Pantera Negro de Sonora”, or "The Black Panther from Sonora, Mexico," due to his "smooth and lightning-fast moves." He was later named "The Mexican Adonis." In his first year, he won the California version of the world heavyweight championship before losing it Gorgeous George, only to win it back the following year.

NWA Southwest Sports, Inc.

NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Alberto Torres