Neftaly

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gallegos and the second or maternal family name is Gonzalez.
Neftaly
Birth nameMaricela Neftaly Gallegos Gonzalez
Born (1970-11-05) November 5, 1970 (age 54)
Mexico City, Mexico
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Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Neftali
  • Neftaly
DebutMay 29, 1987

Maricela Neftaly Gallegos Gonzalez (born November 5, 1970) is a Mexican former luchadora (or female professional wrestler), known under the ring name Neftaly, sometimes spelled Neftali. Over the years, Neftaly worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Universal Wrestling Association and AAA in Mexico and for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, JDStar, W*ING and Big Japan Pro Wrestling in Japan.[1]

Neftaly formed a trios team, Las Nasty Girls, with La Briosa and La Monstra.[2] Neftaly and La Briosa won the Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship in 1996 and held it for 653 days.[3] She also held the Mexican National Women's Championship in the early 1990s, losing it to La Sirenita in 1992.[4] She retired in 1998.[5]

She is the sister of professional wrestlers Reyna Gallegos, El Gallego and El Galgo.[6] She was previously married to professional wrestler Rocky Santana (Victor Manuel Vargas),[5] and is currently married to The Winger (Takashi Okano).

  1. ^ "Neftaly >> Career". CageMatch. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "La Briosa >> Tag Teams & Stables". CageMatch. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference MexWomenTagBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference MexWomenBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "Neftaly" [Women of the ring]. Mujeres del Ring (in Spanish). Récord Magazine. April 2010. p. 25. Año 2, No. 23.
  6. ^ "Reyna Gallegos" [Women of the ring]. Mujeres del Ring (in Spanish). Récord Magazine. April 2010. p. 29. Año 2, No. 23.