La Luchadora
| La Luchadora | |
|---|---|
 La Luchadora in December 2016 | |
| First appearance | SmackDown (December 20, 2016) |
| Last appearance | SmackDown (February 20, 2017) |
| Created by | WWE |
| Portrayed by | Various |
La Luchadora is a professional wrestling character who appeared in WWE between December 2016 and January 2017. It is based on a Mexican female luchador. Originally portrayed by professional wrestler Becky Lynch, La Luchadora was portrayed by three other wrestlers, Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, and Deonna Purrazzo.
Character history
On the December 20, 2016, episode of SmackDown, the La Luchadora character was introduced during a match against the SmackDown Women's Champion Alexa Bliss in which Bliss was defeated.[1] After the match, it was revealed that Becky Lynch was under La Luchadora persona.[2] On the December 27 episode of SmackDown Live, La Luchadora, this time being portrayed by independent wrestler Deonna Purrazzo, turned heel during a match for the SmackDown Women's Championship between Bliss and Lynch, distracting and attacking Lynch and subsequently costing her the match.[3]
On the January 3, 2017 episode of SmackDown, Lynch defeated La Luchadora in a singles match.[4] Following the match, the character was unmasked and it was revealed that Bliss portrayed the character during the match before the evil Deonna Purrazzo appeared as a second Luchadora and attacked Lynch with help of Alexa.[5][6] On the January 17, 2017 episode of SmackDown, the evil La Luchadora returned during a steel cage match for the SmackDown Women's Championship between Bliss and Lynch, where she once again distracted and attacked Lynch, leading to Bliss retaining.[7] After the match it was revealed that the returning Mickie James was under La Luchadora persona and officially allied with Bliss, making it the last appearance for the La Luchadora gimmick.[8][9]
Wrestlers
- Becky Lynch originally portrayed La Luchadora on the December 20, 2016 episode of SmackDown.[1]
- Deonna Purrazzo appeared as a heel La Luchadora and attacked Becky Lynch on the December 27, 2016 episode of SmackDown.[citation needed]
- Alexa Bliss wrestled as La Luchadora on the January 3, 2017 episode of SmackDown, losing to Becky Lynch.[4]
- Mickie James revealed as the attacker under La Luchadora persona.[7]
References
- ^ a b Mike, Tedesco (December 20, 2016). "WWE Smackdown Results – 12/20/16 (AJ Styles vs. James Ellsworth for WWE World Title, #1 Contenders Match)". WrestleView. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Pappolla (December 20, 2016). "La Luchadora def. Alexa Bliss". WWE. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ Adam, Martin (December 27, 2016). "WWE Smackdown Results – 12/27/16 (Live from Chicago, John Cena returns, three championship matches set)". WrestleView. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ a b Adam, Martin (January 3, 2017). "WWE Smackdown Results – 1/3/17 (Live from Jacksonville, Royal Rumble contract signing, Miz vs. Dean Ambrose)". WrestleView. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Pappolla (January 3, 2017). "Becky Lynch def. La Luchadora". WWE. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ Michael, Burdick (January 10, 2017). "Who is the mysterious La Luchadora?". WWE. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ a b Adam, Martin (January 17, 2017). "WWE Smackdown Results – 1/17/17 (Live from Memphis, Shane McMahon announcement, Steel Cage match)". WrestleView. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ "WWE SmackDown LIVE results, Jan. 17, 2017: La Luchadora revealed as Mickie James in historic Steel Cage SmackDown Women's Title Match". WWE. January 17, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ "Alexa Bliss and Mickie James smirk at the competition: WWE.com Exclusives". WWE. Retrieved April 27, 2018.