Silento Rodriguez
{{Short description|Mexican-American professional wrestler (1933–2024)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
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|birth_name = David Palacios Rodriguez
|birth_date = {{birth date|1933|05|26}}
|birth_place = Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
|death_date = {{death date and age|2024|04|07|1933|05|26}}
|death_place = Texas, U.S.
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|debut = 1951
|retired = 1977
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David Palacios Rodriguez (May 26, 1933 – April 7, 2024), known by the ring name Silento Rodriguez, was a Mexican-American professional wrestler. He wrestled in the Mexican promotion Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) and the territories of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), having wrestled NWA-affiliated promotions such as Houston Wrestling, Western States Sports, Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling, and NWA Tri-State.
Professional wrestling career
Rodriguez made his professional debut in 1951. In 1959, he joined Houston Wrestling, where he won the Texas Junior Heavyweight Championship, a title he held five times. He also held the NWA Texas Junior Heavyweight Championship. In Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling, he held the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship three times and the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship at least once.{{cite web|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistoricalsociety.com/articles-0029.html|title=Chapter Two: David "Silento" Rodriguez|publisher=Professional Wrestling Historical Society|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415041916/https://www.prowrestlinghistoricalsociety.com/articles-0029.html|archive-date=April 15, 2019|url-status=dead}}
Personal life and death
Rodriguez had lost his hearing at age three after an accident from diving from a cliff, which inspired his ring name.{{cite web|url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2024/05/26/silento-rodriguez-dies/|title=Silento Rodriguez Dies|first=Greg|last=Oliver|publisher=Slam Wrestling|date=May 26, 2024}} He also had lost his voice.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-27 |title=Silento Rodriguez dies - Slam Wrestling |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2024/05/26/silento-rodriguez-dies/ |access-date=2024-08-16 |language=en-US}} He lived in Texas and died on April 7, 2024. He was 90 and was survived by a son.
Championships and accomplishments
:*NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship (3 times){{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=4112|title=Titles « NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|website=www.cagematch.net}}
:*NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Gulf Coast version) (1 time) - with Ramon Torres{{cite book|last=Will|first=Gary|author2=Royal Duncan |title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|date=1994|edition=4|chapter=Alabama and Florida: NWA Southern Tag Team Title [Welch] |isbn=0-9698161-1-1}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/al/gc/gc-south-t.html |title=NWA Southern Tag Team Title (Gulf Coast) |year=2003 |work=Wrestling-Titles.com |publisher=Puroresu Dojo }}
- NWA Rocky Mountain
- NWA Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship (1 time){{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/nm/rm-h.html|title=Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Title history|website=wrestling-titles.com}}
- Southwest Sports
:*NWA Texas Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)*{{cite book| last1=Will | first1=Gary | first2=Royal | last2= Duncan | title=Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2000 | location=Pennsylvania | chapter=Texas: NWA Texas Heavyweight Title [Von Erich] | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 | pages=268–269}}{{cite web | url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/tx-h.html | title= NWA Texas Heavyweight Title | accessdate=March 30, 2017 | work=Wrestling-Titles}}
:*Texas Junior Heavyweight Championship (5 times){{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=3765|title=Titles « Texas Junior Heavyweight Championship « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|website=www.cagematch.net}}
References
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External links
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