Irma González (wrestler)

Irma Morales Muñoz (born August 20, 1936), best known by her ring name Irma González, is a Mexican retired professional wrestler. During her over forty-year career, from the 1950s to the 1990s, she also competed at various times under the masked characters Flor Negra ("Black Flower"), Rosa Blanca ("White Rose"), La Tirana ("The Tyrant"), La Dama del Enfermero ("The Nurse Lady"), La Enfermera ("The Nurse") and La Novia del Santo ("The Bride of El Santo").

She is one of the pioneers of women's professional wrestling in Mexico, part of the first wave of Mexican women who made their debuts in the early 1950s, at a time when virtually no women's matches were promoted in the country. She is a five-time holder of the Mexican National Women's Championship, a two-time winner of the UWA World Women's Championship, and won both a US-based and an Indonesian-based world championship. She and her daughter Irma Aguilar were the first team to win the Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship when it was introduced in 1990.

In 2020, she was selected as The Greatest Female Wrestler in Lucha Libre History by LuchaWorld; lucha libre is the name given to the style of professional wrestling that originated in Mexico.

Professional wrestling career Women's wrestling in Mexico prior to the 1950s was almost non-existent, with no known matches taking place from 1945 on and very few prior to that. In the early 1950s Jack O'Brien began training female wrestlers, including Irma Morales, in his gym in León, Guanajuato. Morales worked under the ring name Irma González alongside other O'Brien trainees such as Chabela Romero, La Enfermera, La Dama Enmascarada, and Rosita Williams. Her reign lasted for 489 days, until Rosita Williams won the championship on June 12, 1956. González regained the championship in 1958, although records are unclear as to whom she defeated to win the title. The match saw González defeat La Dama, forcing her to unmask and reveal her real name as required by the rules, making her the first woman to do so in Mexico. In the late 1950s, Ernesto P. Uruchurtu, Regent of Mexico City, banned women's wrestling in the city, effectively relegating women to minor shows in other Mexican states. It is unclear for how long she was retired, but records indicate that González lost the Mexican National Women's Championship to Chabela Romero at an Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) show in Guadalajara. In the 1970s, she focused more on storyline rivalries instead of championship matches, especially against her longtime rival Chabela Romero. The two met in three separate Lucha de Apuestas matches through the 1970s, in 1971, 1974 and 1979, with González emerging victorious each time.

On May 25, 1980, González defeated US-born Vicki Williams to win the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA)'s Women's World Championship for the first time. Her initial reign lasted 133 days, until October 5, when Williams regained the championship. At some point in 1980, González also won the Mexican National Women's Championship again, but records are unclear who she took the title from; they do indicate that Rossy Moreno won the championship from González in 1980. The mother/daughter duo held the championship for 497 days, until December 20, 1991, when the team of Martha Villalobos and Pantera Sureña defeated them for it. Her last confirmed match took place on April 13, 1996, at a Promo Azteca show in Mexico City. She teamed up with her daughter to defeat La Chola and La Rebelde.

Championships and accomplishments Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre Mexican National Women's Championship (7 times)