Cyclone Anaya

Jesús Becerra Valencia (August 1, 1917 – January 4, 1999) was a Venezuelan-Mexican professional wrestler who was best known as Cyclone Anaya in Texas.

Cyclone Anaya
Birth name	Jesús Becerra Valencia
Born	August 1, 1917 Venezuela
Died	January 4, 1999(1999-01-04) (aged 81)[1] Houston, Texas, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Cyclone Anaya Cyclone Ayala Apollo Anaya Juan Hernandez
Billed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Billed weight	209 lb (95 kg)
Debut	1943
Retired	1960

Professional wrestling career

Anaya made his professional wrestling debut in Mexico in 1943. In 1952, Anaya won his first title the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship defeating Duke Keomuka. Later on, he became a three-time NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Champion.^[3]

In 1960, Anaya retired from wrestling due to an injury.^[4]

Personal life

After retiring from wrestling, Anaya founded a chain of restaurants in 1966 in Houston called Cyclone Anaya's Tex-Mex Kitchen which serves Mexican food. The restaurant franchise still exists.^[5][6]

Anaya passed away on January 4, 1999, at 81.^[7]

Championships and accomplishments

• NWA Mid-America
  • NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)^[8]
• NWA San Francisco
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (2 times)
• Southwest Sports, Inc.
  • NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[9][10]
  • NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Pepper Gomez (1 time) and Gory Guerrero (1 time)^[3][11][12]
• Western States Sports
  • NWA Southwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tommy Martindale (1)
  • NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Amarillo version) (7 times) – with Ricky Romero (1)
  • NWA Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship (1 time)