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| Born | Ernestina Sugehit Salazar Martínez[3] (1980-06-25)June 25, 1980 (age 45)[4] |
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| Billed height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 55 kg (121 lb)[2] |
| Billed from | Monterrey, Mexico[1] |
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| Debut | 1995[2] |
Ernestina Sugehit Salazar Martínez (born June 25, 1980) is a Mexicanluchadora (Spanish forprofessional wrestler) who is best known under thering namePrincesa Sugehit.[2][5][6] She is working for the Mexicanprofessional wrestling promotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying aruda/heel ("bad guy") wrestling character. Her name has appeared differently in different publications, even her employer CMLL has not always spelled her name consistently, it has appeared asPrincesa Sujei,Princesa Sugey,Princesa Sujey,Princesa Sugeth,Princesa Sugehit and variations thereof.
Salazar was a fan ofprofessional wrestling orlucha libre from a young age and was one of the first people to show up when a new wrestling school opened in her nativeMonterrey,Nuevo León. She was the only female in the wrestling school, which meant that the diminutive woman (1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)) had to wrestle against men as she was taught to wrestle by Bello Kalifa, Centurión Negro, and Carnicero Aguilar.[citation needed]
The butterfly design on herwrestling mask came from one of her trainers who said she would fly high like amonarch butterfly. She decided on the name "Princesa Sujei" with "Sujei" being the name of a queen of the stars. She made her professional wrestling debut on September 22, 1996, inArena La Junta teaming up with Flor de Loto to face off against Reina Salvaje and La Intrusa in atag team match.[7] In the years following her debut Princesa Sujei worked primarily forLucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA), one of Mexico's largest wrestling promotions. In 1999 Princesa Sujei participated in AAA's first everReina de Reinas ("Queen of Queens") tournament, losing toMiss Janeth in the qualifying round.[8] On November 23, 2001, Princesa Sujei teamed up withEsther Moreno andEstrellita to defeatMartha Villalobos, Mujer Demente, andTiffany on the undercard of the 2001Guerra de Titanes event.[9] Princesa Sujei also worked forLucha Libre Feminil, a local promotion in her hometown of Monterrey where she held the LLF Extreme Championship, the LLF Juvenil Championship and the LLF Tag Team Championship along with Poly Star.[4][10] While in LLF, she developed a rivalry with Canadian wrestlerDark Angel throughout 2004, which led to a forty-five long minuteLuchas de Apuestas ("Bet Match") between the two, which saw Princesa Sujei pin Dark Angel, forcing her to unmask afterward.[10][11][12] She also participated in theAll Pro Wrestling-promoted "ChickFight" tournament, defeatingCandice LeRae in the first round,Nikki Roxx in the second round andCheerleader Melissa in the finals to win the first ChickFight tournament.[13] In 2005, she participated in that year'sReina de Reinas tournament alongsideLady Apache, Tiffany,Cynthia Moreno, Dark Angel, Estrellita,Faby Apache, Golden Girl, La Chola, Martha Villalobos, Nikki Roxx, Poly Star,Princesa Blanca, Simply Luscious, and Veronica in atorneo cibernetico elimination match but was eliminated early in the match.[14] She later participated in the "ChickFight II" tournament, defeatingLuscious in the first round, but losing toMariko Yoshida in the second round.[13]
In early 2005,Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) decided to renew their female's division after several years of low activity, adding a number of wrestlers to their roster including Princesa Sujei. On April 27, 2007, she competed to in a tournament to crown a newMexican National Women's Champion when previous champion Lady Apache won the higher rankedCMLL World Women's Championship. Princesa Blanca was one of 14 women competing in atorneo cibernetico to qualify for the finals. Thetorneo cibernetico was won by Princesa Sujei andMarcela. The two faced off a week later with Marcela winning the match and the championship[15] Princesa Sujei developed a storyline rivalry withtecnica ("Good guy") Goddess, a strong rivalry that built toLuchas de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match between the two in October 2008.[16] TheApuestas match is the most prestigious "prize" in Lucha Libre, even more than a championship match, a prize that Princesa Sujei claimed when she pinned Goddess and forced her to unmask.[4][10] She was given several opportunities to travel to Japan and work for several Japanese wrestling promotions through her CMLL contacts. One such chance came in March 2010 when she appeared on the finalFuka Matsuri event on March 28, 2010, where Sujei andHiroka lost to promotion ownerTigre Fuka andLeon.[17] On June 14, 2010 Princesa Sujei defeated Lady Apache to win the PWR World Women's Champion on a CMLL promoted show inPuebla, Puebla.[18] Sujei held the championship for over a year, 454 days in total, before losing the championship back to Lady Apache.[19] Over the years Princesa Blanca developed a professional relationship with Princesa Sujei and Hiroka, creating a group known asLas Zorras ("The Foxes") and when Hiroka retired the two Princesas became known asLas Ladies de Polanco, The ladies ofPolanco, an affluent neighborhood inMexico City.[20] In June 2012Los Ladies traveled to Japan to compete in a tournament for the vacantReina World Tag Team Championship, losing in the first round to eventual tournament winners "Muscle Venus" (Hikaru Shida andTsukasa Fujimoto).[21] On April 28, 2015, Sujei defeatedNarumiya to win theCMLL-Reina International Championship.[22] She lost the title back to Narumiya in a rematch in Tokyo on May 17.[23] On February 25, 2017, Princesa Sujei defeated longtime rivalZeuxis to win the Mexican National Women's Championship. On September 16, 2017, at the annualCMLL 84th Anniversary Show, Sugehit lost her mask in alucha de apuestas two out of three falls against Zeuxis, revealing herself as Ernestina Sugehit Salazar Martinez with 21 years experience in the sport.[3]
On September 16, 2020, Sugehit announced that he would not be able to wrestler toCMLL 87th Anniversary Show after testing positive forCOVID-19.[24] On October 23, Sugehit defeated Marcela in aTwo-out-of-three falls match to win the World Women's Championship.[25] On August 16, 2023, Sugehit was forced to relinquished her title after sustaining an injury, ending her reign at 1,027 days.[26]
On June 16, 2017,WWE announced Sugehit as part of theMae Young Classic.[6][27] On August 28, Sugehit defeatedKay Lee Ray in the first round.[28] On September 4, Sugehit was eliminated in the second round byMercedes Martinez.[29]
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
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| Princesa Sujei (mask) | Pantera Salvaje (mask) | N/A | Live event | N/A | [4] |
| Princesa Sujei (mask) | Dark Angel (mask) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | April 2, 2004 | [4][11] |
| Princesa Sujei (mask) | Goddess (mask) | N/A | Live event | October 7, 2008 | [4][10] |
| Marcela (hair) and Princesa Sujei (mask) | Princesa Blanca (hair) andLa Seductora (mask) | Mexico City | El Juicio Final | August 1, 2014 | [34] |
| Zeuxis (mask) | Princesa Sugehit (mask) | Mexico City | CMLL 84th Anniversary Show | September 16, 2017 | [3] |
| Princesa Sugehit (hair) | La Seductora (hair) | Mexico City | 62.Aniversario de Arena México | April 27, 2018 | [35] |
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