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La Catalina
Chilean professional wrestler (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Catalina Aurora García Corrial (born May 4, 2000), known under the ring name La Catalina, is a Chilean professional wrestler. She competes in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as a freelancer. She previously wrestled in WWE under the ring name Katrina Cortez.
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Professional wrestling career
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WWE (2019–2021)
Before joining WWE, García trained at the RLL Wrestling Academy.[1] Cortez made her WWE television debut on the November 4, 2019 episode of Monday Night Raw. Wearing a luchador mask and appearing under the name Carolina, she teamed with Sin Cara in a mixed tag match won by Andrade and Zelina Vega. The following year in 2020, Garcia returned to television simply as Catalina during the April 22 episode of Main Event, losing to Asuka. She returned to Main Event on the April 29 episode, losing to Bianca Belair.
She made her NXT television debut in 2020 on the January 15 episode, competing in a number one contender's battle royal won by Bianca Belair. She returned on the September 23 episode of NXT to compete in another number one contender's battle royal won by Candice LeRae.
In January 2021, during the NXT New Year's Evil special episode, she returned, debuting both a new appearance and name as Katrina Cortez. During this episode, Cortez lost to Xia Li. She wrestled a modest number of matches during the months of August and September, appearing on 205 Live and NXT. Cortez wrestled her final match on the October 29 episode of 205 Live, in a loss to Sarray.In 2021, she left WWE, largely due to her work visa expiring.[2]
After this, García took her career to Mexico, where she first wrestled on the independent scene before becoming a poster name for Big Lucha.[3]
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2023–present)
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.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6][7]
In July 2024, La Catalina 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.[6]
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Personal life
García 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 has been signed to CMLL since 2024, but has yet to make his debut there.[8]
Championships and accomplishments
- Revolucion Lucha Libre
- RLL Women's Championship (2 times)
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