5 5 ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁R icky ▁tag ged ▁with ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Pedro ▁Mor ales ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Association ▁( W WA ), ▁Terry ▁F unk ▁and ▁Nick ▁B ock w inkel ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Wrestling ▁Alliance ▁( N WA ), ▁and ▁R ito ▁Rom ero ▁in ▁the ▁W WF . ▁He ▁got ▁his ▁huge ▁break , ▁when ▁D ory ▁F unk ▁Sr . ▁brought ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁Am ar illo , ▁Texas ▁area ▁during ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁seg reg ation ▁between ▁races . ▁R icky ▁Rom ero ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁His pan ic ▁wrest ler ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁gained ▁a ▁fan ▁given ▁nick name ▁" Super M ex ". ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁in ▁Am ar illo ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁he ▁beat ▁Terry ▁F unk ▁in ▁a ▁most ▁popular ▁wrest ler ▁contest ▁in ▁Am ar illo , ▁was ▁a ▁top ▁draw ▁for ▁G ory ▁Gu err ero ▁in ▁El ▁Pas o , ▁Texas ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁Fritz ▁Von ▁Er ich ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁Paul ▁Bo esch ▁in ▁Houston , ▁Texas . ▁He ▁was ▁such ▁a ▁top ▁draw ▁in ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountain ▁area ▁Colorado , ▁New ▁Mexico ▁and ▁Texas , ▁that ▁D ory ▁Sr . ▁invent ed ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountain ▁Title ▁just ▁for ▁R icky ▁which ▁he ▁retired ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Singles ▁wrest ler ▁R icky ▁Rom ero ▁as ▁a ▁singles ▁wrest ler , ▁went ▁up ▁against ▁the ▁lik