WWE’s 5 Greatest Hispanic Stars
By Dean Siemon
3. Tito Santana
During the 1980s, the Intercontinental Championship meant a lot more in terms of prestige in the WWE Universe. This was a time when it was essentially considered the second world heavyweight championship before a time when the WWE roster was split between two different shows.
One of the best Intercontinental Champions during that era was Tito Santana. He had two reigns with the championship that started with a win over Don Muraco in 1983 and a reign that lasted more than 200 days. He would go to war with Greg Valentine that included a memorable steel cage match that Santana won in July 1985.
Santana was a great technical wrestler who threw in flares of lucha libre that was so popular in his part of Texas where he grew up. But the WWE might have made the wrong decision in booking him as “El Matador.” They also didn’t seem to give him that main event push that other great Intercontinental Champions had – i.e. “Macho Man” Randy Savage.
Santana could have been a great champion that would have been a great role model for the Hispanic community. It’s only a shame he just didn’t finish his career with at least one world championship in his lengthy, successful career as a mid-card talent.