Turned Pro: 1956

Trained By: Self Trained

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Height: 5'8½"

Wrestling Weight: 220 pounds

Territories Worked In: Arizona, Texas, California, Oregon, Canada and Mexico.

Toughest Opponent: Bearcat Wright.

Best Matches: Versus Ron Pope or Freddy Gomez.

Favorite Move: The Arm Drag.

Titles Held: Canadian Champion, Arizona Champion, Western States Tag Team Champion.

One of the most popular wrestlers in Arizona, Eddie Lopez won the respect of Arizona wrestling fans the old-fashioned way, "He earned it."

Lopez, known for his excellent physical conditioning and near-perfect timing was one opponent that no wrestler took lightly. For to look past Lopez was to ensure a check mark in the "loss" column for the foolish foe. Eddie was in demand everywhere he went and the stories of his travels are legendary.

Even though his career began in the late 50s, he was still going strong in the early 1990s. In 1992, wrestling was presented weekly in Phoenix and Eddie was still teaching young guys what it's like to be tied in a knot. His tag team matches with Tony Hernandez were nothing short of awesome.

In 1994, Eddie was brought in to be the special referee for a match in Phoenix, which pitted Greg "The Hammer" Valentine against Tito Santana. As soon as Eddie hit the ring, the old magic was back. Even though he had been away from the ring for a little while, he was still in top-notch shape and the crowd still loved him.

These days, Eddie is STILL in great shape and you can still find him trading holds. Instead of being an active participant, Eddie spends his time training wrestlers and boxers and giving self-defense lessons.