▁was ▁a ▁Mexican ▁l uch ador , ▁or ▁professional ▁wrest ler , ▁who ▁was ▁mostly ▁active ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁M ata ▁was ▁the ▁Mexican ▁National ▁Light ▁He avy weight ▁Champion ▁for ▁a ▁record ▁ 1 , 1 6 4 ▁days . ▁He ▁often ▁te amed ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Carlos ▁M ata ▁and ▁together ▁they ▁held ▁the ▁N WA ▁Amer icas ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁promoted ▁by ▁N WA ▁Hollywood ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁California ▁region . ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁tag ▁team ▁title ▁with ▁D ory ▁D ixon , ▁Ray ▁M endo za , ▁David ▁Morgan , ▁Victor ▁River a ▁and ▁Ch avo ▁Gu err ero ▁( tw ice ). ▁ ▁Professional ▁wrest ling ▁career ▁The ▁exact ▁year ▁Ra ul ▁M ata ▁began ▁wrest ling ▁is ▁uncertain , ▁only ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁wrest ling ▁for ▁Em presa ▁Mex icana ▁de ▁L ucha ▁Lib re ▁( E ML L ) ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁M ata ' s ▁first ▁major ▁championship ▁was ▁the ▁Mexican ▁National ▁Light ▁He avy weight ▁Championship , ▁a ▁championship ▁he ▁won ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁when ▁he ▁defeated ▁Dr . ▁Wagner ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁vac ant ▁title . ▁The ▁championship ▁reign ▁last ed ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁where ▁M ata ▁lost ▁the ▁title ▁to ▁En rique ▁V era . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0