Background
He was born in León, Guanajuato to a Mexican father and Chinese mother. He adopted the ring name "Sugi Sito" to play off his mother"s oriental ancestry, making him an instant Rudo during World World War World War II
He was born in León, Guanajuato to a Mexican father and Chinese mother. He adopted the ring name "Sugi Sito" to play off his mother"s oriental ancestry, making him an instant Rudo during World World War World War II
In the 1950s Sito left Mexico and gained a measure of great success wrestling in the United States, especially the Houston, Texas area. In the early 1970s, Sugi Sito and Chinese Lee worked for Stu Hart"s Stampede Wrestling as a tag team Sugi Sito later returned to Mexico where he became a wrestling promoter.
Francisco March was trained by Rolando Vera for his professional wrestling career and made his debut in 1943.
Sito"s career highlights in Mexico came in the early part of the 1950s, as he was working for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL). This time he held it until January 1, 1954 when he was defeated by El Santo and lost the title.
From 1954 and forward Sito travelled all over the United States and Canada to wrestle for various promotions. His first stop was in Texas where he worked for Southwest Sports, Incorporated.
(the future World Class Championship Wrestling).
Sito earned a reputation for having some of the hardest hand strikes in professional wrestling while working in Texas, a reputation that started when he accidentally fractured Danny McShain"s skull during a match. Due to sparse records from that time it is not known who defeated Sito and Romero for the titles. In the late 1960s Sito began working for Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (GCCW) based out of Alabama.
In GCCW he began teaming with Mitsu Sito, a storyline brother, defeating Rocket Monroe and Flash Monroe for the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship on February 21, 1969.
The team only held the title for 5 days before being defeated by Bob Kelly and Ramon Perez. Following his stint in the south eastern United States Sito travelled north to Calgary, Alberta, Canada to work for Stu Hart"s Stampede Wrestling.
Over the course of the next two years Sito held the Calgary version of the NWA International Tag Team Championship three times, twice with Chinese Lee and once with Tor Kamata. Finishing moves
Medio Cangrejo (Half Boston crab)
Cruz Nipona
Nicknames
El Orgullo de Oriente ("The pride of the Orient")
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
NWA World Middleweight Championship (2 times)
Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mitsu Sugi
Southwest Sports, Incorporated.
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rito Romero
Stampede Wrestling
NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (3 times) - with Chinese Lee (2) and Tor Kamata (1)
Luchas de Apuestas record.