Héctor Garza

**Héctor Solano Segura** (June 12, 1969 – May 26, 2013) was a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by the ring name **Héctor Garza**. During his career he worked for various major Mexican professional wrestling promotions such as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Perros del Mal Producciones and, at the time of death, AAA. Garza also worked for several major promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in the United States.

Solano was a second-generation wrestler, son of Humberto Garza. His own son, known as El Sultán, also became a professional wrestler after Garza's death. The extended Garza family includes Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo (formerly known as Último Ninja). In 2017 Garza Jr. adopted a ring persona similar to that of Solano, paying homage to his uncle's *rudo* ("bad guy") persona and wrestling style.

On October 15, 2012, a press release revealed that Garza had been diagnosed with lung cancer. He retired from active competition to undergo chemotherapy and additional treatment. Garza died on May 26, 2013. He was the reigning Mexican National Heavyweight Champion when he died. As a result of his death, the "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F." (the Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission) deemed the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship inactive, as it has since remained. On August 9, 2015, at Triplemanía XXIII, Garza was inducted into the AAA Hall of Fame.

In his career Garza had also won the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship, the CMLL World Tag Team Championship three times, the CMLL World Trios Championship five times in CMLL and the IWC World Heavyweight Championship, the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship and the Mexican National Tag Team Championship. He was posthumously inducted in the AAA Hall of Fame.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ Moonsault, sometimes to a standing opponent or from a springboard
	+ *Tornillo* (Corkscrew moonsault or plancha)
* **Signature moves**
	+ Arm drag
	+ *Campana*
	+ Multiple dropkick variations
		- Baseball slide
		- Dropkick
		- Missile dropkick
	+ Hip toss
	+ Hurricanrana
	+ Powerbomb
	+ Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker
	+ *Topé suicida*

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre**
		- "El Corrido de Monterrey" by Vicente Fernández
		- "Dead American" by Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
		- "Canción del Mariachi (Morena de Mi Corazón)" by Los Lobos & Antonio Banderas
		- "Perros" by Cartel de Santa (used as a member of Los Perros del Mal)
	+ **Asistencia Asesoría y Administración**
		- "Coco Jamboo" by Mr. President
		- "Canción del Mariachi (Morena de Mi Corazón)” by Los Lobos & Antonio Banderas
		- "Perros" by Cartel de Santa
	+ **World Wrestling Federation**
		- "Ta'igara" by Jim Johnston
	+ **World Championship Wrestling**
		- "Moon Valley" by Alan Feanch
		- "Latino World Order" by Jimmy Hart & Howard Helm (used as a member of the Latino World Order)
	+ **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
		- "Mexican Unstoppable" by Dale Oliver
		- "Girlfriend" by Dale Oliver
		- "I'm Everything" by Dale Oliver

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Asistencia Asesoría y Administración**
	+ IWC World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
	+ Mexican National Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
	+ Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ Mexican National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Perro Aguayo Jr.
	+ AAA Hall of Fame (Class of 2015)
* **Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre**
	+ CMLL World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ CMLL World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Místico (2) and Mr. Águila (1)
	+ CMLL World Trios Championship (5 times) – with La Fiera and Dos Caras (1), Tarzan Boy and El Terrible (1), Mr. Águila and Perro Aguayo Jr. (1), and El Hijo del Fantasma and La Mascara (2)
	+ CMLL Trio of the year: 2009 (with La Máscara and Hijo del Fantasma)
	+ *La Copa Junior*: 1996
	+ Torneo Gran Alternativa 1994, 2010 – with Negro Casas (1994), with Pólvora (2010)
* **Federación Internacional de Lucha Libre**
	+ FILL Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Lucha Libre Azteca**
	+ LLA Azteca Championship (1 time)
* **Perros del Mal Producciones**
	+ Mexican National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Ranked #**283** of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
	+ Ranked #**19** of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the *PWI 500* in 2004
* **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
	+ America's X Cup Tournament (2004) – with Mr. Águila, Juventud Guerrera, Abismo Negro and Heavy Metal
	+ X Division Cup (2004)
	+ TNA Year End Awards
		- Who to Watch in 2005 (2004)
* **Universal Wrestling Association**
	+ UWA World Middleweight Championship (1 time)
* **World Wrestling Association**
	+ WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Perro Aguayo Jr.