Alexandra Bazadoni (born May 18, 1997), best known by the ring name La Hiedra, is a Mexican luchadora enmascarada, or masked professional wrestler. She is currently signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where she was formerly one third of the AAA World Trios Champions with Rey Escorpion and Texano Jr. La Hiedra is a second-generation wrestler, the daughter of Sangre Chicana.
| La Hiedra | |
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| Born | May 18, 1997 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Parent(s) | Sangre Chicana (father) |
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| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | La Hiedra |
| Billed height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Billed weight | 80 kg (180 lb) |
| Trained by | Kendor Jr. Laredo Kid Sangre Chicana Villano IV |
| Debut | November 14, 2010 |
Professional wrestling career
editIndependent circuit (2010–2014)
editBazadoni was originally trained by her father, Sangre Chicana before making her professional wrestling debut on November 14, 2010. La Hiedra made her debut on the independent circuit where she defeated Amazona, La Hechicera and Rey Tornado. On September 16, 2011 at LLF Remembrance, La Hiedra was defeated by Lady Puma. On October 2, 2011, La Hiedra along with La Bandida was defeated by Princess Maya.
On November 6, 2011, La Hiedra made her debut in Promociones Cantu as part of AAA where she teamed with Mari Apache and Street Boy where they defeated Black Mamba, Lady Puma and La Hechicera.
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2015–present)
editOn June 1, 2015, La Hiedra made her debut for AAA, one of Mexico's largest wrestling promotions. In her first AAA match she teamed up with El Hijo de Pirata Morgan, La Parka Negra and Taya Valkyrie, defeated to El Elegido, Faby Apache, Perseus & Pimpinela Escarlata. La Hiedra, along with Lady Shani, Goya Kong and Lady Maravilla were all unsuccessful in their efforts to win the Reina de Reinas championship from Taya Valkyrie at the Héroes Inmortales IX show, La Hiedra's first championship match in AAA.[1] On November 6, 2015, she teamed up with Mamba, losing to Goya Kong and Pimpinela Escarlata. On March 19, 2017, La Hiedra competed in a fight to be to #1 Contender for the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship, losing to Ayako Hamada.[2]
On August 26 at Triplemanía XXVI, La Hiedra teamed up with Angelikal for the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship against El Hijo del Vikingo and Vanilla, Dinastía and Lady Maravilla and Niño Hamburguesa and Big Mami, where they managed to retain their titles.[3]
Personal life
editBazadoni is the daughter of professional wrestler Andrés Durán Reyes, better known under the ring name Sangre Chicana ("Chicano Blood"),[4] the sister of Sangre Chicana Jr. and half sister of Lluvia.[4] Unlike her father and brother, she decided to work as a tecnico while her father was one of the most famous rulebreakers (also known as a rudo) of the 1980s. She is the niece of wrestler Herodes and the cousin of wrestler Herodes Jr.[5]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
- AAA Northern Women's Championship (1 time)[6]
- AAA World Trios Championship (1 time) – with Rey Escorpión, Taurus and Texano Jr.
- Showcenter Championship (2022)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 257 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021[7]
- Ranked No. 82 of the top 250 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2023[8]
- Promociones EMW
- EMW World Women's Championship (1 time, current)
- RGR Lucha Libre
- RGR Women's Championship (1 time, current)
References
edit- ^ Bihari, Robert (October 5, 2015). "AAA Heroes Inmortales iPPV results (10/4): Alberto el Patron vs. Johnny Mundo, Rey Mysterio, Antonio Pena tribute match". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ Dark Angelita (March 20, 2017). "AAA: Resultados "Rey de Reyes 2017" – 19/03/2017 – Johnny Mundo triple monarca; Argenis gana la espada y Ayako Hamada es la nueva reina". Superluchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ "Triplemanía XXVI: Cayó la máscara del Hijo del Fantasma y la cabellera de Faby Apache". Ovaciones (in Spanish). August 26, 2018. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ a b Acosta, Carlos (May 18, 2016). "Siete luchadoras mexicanas que WWE debería considerar para su elenco" [Seven Mexican wrestlers that WWE should consider for its roster]. Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "A family affair". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 128–132. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- ^ "La Hiedra Heredera de la #DinastíaChicana Campeona Femenil Triple A del Norte". Luchamania Nuevo Laredo on Facebook. November 17, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ Ross, Patrick (October 19, 2023). "Full 2023 PWI Women's 250 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
