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La Catalina
Catalina Aurora García Corrial (born May 4, 2000), known under the ring name La Catalina, is a Chilean professional wrestler. She previously wrestled in WWE under the ring name Katrina Cortez, and was signed at only 18 years old. Professional wrestling careerWWE (2019-2021)Before joining WWE, García trained at the RLL Wrestling Academy.[1] In 2021, she left WWE, largely due to her work visa expiring.[2] After this, she took her career to Mexico, where she first wrestled on the independent scene before becoming a poster name for Big Lucha.[3] Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2023-2024)On March 3, 2023, García made her debut in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMll). Up until that point, she had wrestled wearing a mask and her identity was unknown to the public, as is common in lucha libre.[4] But before her debut, she voluntarily took off the mask, which is very unusual, as a luchador normally loses the mask through a loss in a stake match, so-called lucha de apuestas.[5] In CMLL, La Catalina has since had a very successful career, including a long-standing rivalry with compatriot Stephanie Vaquer, where they both wrestled for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Japan's largest wrestling promotion.[6][7] In July 2024, García announced that she will have to undergo surgery in August of that year for a cyst, and that she had been struggling with a lot of pain for the last year.[6] Personal lifeLa Catalina is married to El Elemental, a Mexican professional wrestler from Mérida, known from Big Lucha and who has also wrestled a lot in the United States and Canada. The couple married in April 2024. El Elemental now trains with CMLL but has yet (2024) to make his debut there.[8] Championships and accomplishments
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