L. A. Park

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tapia and the second or maternal family name is Ibarra.
L. A. Park
Park in 2016
Birth nameAdolfo Margarito Tapia Ibarra
Born (1965-11-14) November 14, 1965 (age 58)[1]
Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico[2]
Children
Relatives
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Adolfo Tapia[2]
  • El Gringo[2]
  • El Minero[2]
  • El Asesino de Tepito[2]
  • Principe Island[2]
  • Invasor del Norte I[2]
  • La Parka[2]
  • L.A. Park
  • L.A. Par-K[7]
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[8]
Billed weight220 lb (100 kg)[8]
Billed fromMonclova, Coahuila, Mexico[7]
Trained byRaul Reyes[1]
Alberto Mora[1]
Debut1982[1]

Adolfo Margarito Tapia Ibarra (November 14, 1965) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado (masked professional wrestler), who currently performs as L. A. Park for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) in Mexico and various other independent promotions in Mexico and the United States. He is best known throughout the world as La Parka, especially from his many years in the American World Championship Wrestling promotion. He has worked for every major and multiple minor wrestling promotion in Mexico, as well as participating on multiple wrestling tours in Japan. He is a three-time world heavyweight champion, having held the IWC World Heavyweight, IWC World Hardcore, and IWL World Heavyweight championships all once. He is also a two-time world tag team champion, having held the MLW World Tag Team Championship and the CMLL World Tag Team Championship each once.

Tapia was forced to change his ring name from "La Parka" to "L.A. Park" (short for La Auténtica Park; "The Original Park") in early 2003 when AAA owner Antonio Peña asserted his copyright claims to the La Parka character, barring Tapia from using the name as he promoted his own version of the gimmick with this new wrestler being known as La Parka.

In March 2010, L.A. Park returned to AAA and started a storyline with AAA's La Parka, pitting the original and the new La Parka against each other. At Triplemanía XVIII, Park defeated La Parka and earned the rights to once again be known as "La Parka". The result, however, was later thrown out.

Tapia's uncle changed his character to Super Parka after Tapia gained worldwide fame. Several of Tapia's other family members are or have been professional wrestlers, including his sons El Hijo de L.A. Park and L.A. Park Jr., brother El Hijo de Cien Caras, nephew Volador Jr., and great nephew Flyer, among others. L.A. Park's family is referred to in Mexico as La Familia Real.

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference FigurasParka was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Cite error: The named reference MondoParka was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Rosas, Arturo Plata (March 13, 2009). "Black Spirit: "Vengo a ser estrella"". Ovaciones (in Spanish). México, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V. p. 18. Número 21525 Año LXII.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference LAParkJr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference MondoFamily was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Flyer, el tercer Volador está aquí" [Flyer, the third Volador is here]. Súper Luchas (in Spanish). February 14, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Statistics for Professional wrestlers". PWI Presents: 2008 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. pp. 66–79. 2008 Edition.
  8. ^ a b "La Parka". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved September 6, 2020.


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