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Chilean professional wrestler (born 2000)
La Catalina
Personal information
BornCatalina Aurora García Corrial
(2000-05-04) May 4, 2000 (age 25)
Santiago, Chile
Professional wrestling career
Ring names
  • Carolina
  • Catalina
  • Katrina Cortez
  • La Catalina
Trained by
Debut1 February 2014

Catalina Aurora García Corrial (born May 4, 2000), known under the ring name La Catalina, is a Chilean professional wrestler. She competes in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as a freelancer. She previously wrestled in WWE under the ring name Katrina Cortez.

Professional wrestling career

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WWE (2019–2021)

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Before joining WWE, García trained at the RLL Wrestling Academy.[1] Cortez made her WWE television debut on the November 4, 2019, episode of Raw. Wearing a luchador mask and appearing under the name Carolina, she teamed with Sin Cara in a mixed tag match won by Andrade and Zelina Vega.[2] The following year in 2020, Garcia returned to television simply as Catalina during the April 22 episode of Main Event, losing to Asuka.[3] She returned to Main Event on the April 29 episode, losing to Bianca Belair.[4]

She made her NXT television debut in 2020 on the January 15 episode, competing in a number one contender's battle royal won by Bianca Belair.[5] She returned on the September 23 episode of NXT to compete in another number one contender's battle royal won by Candice LeRae.[6]

In January 2021, during NXT's New Year's Evil special, she returned, debuting both a new appearance and name as Katrina Cortez. During this episode, Cortez lost to Xia Li.[7][8] She wrestled a modest number of matches during the months of August and September, appearing on 205 Live and NXT. Cortez wrestled her final match on the October 29 episode of 205 Live, in a loss to Sarray.[9] In 2021, she left WWE, largely due to her work visa expiring.[10]

After this, García took her career to Mexico, where she first wrestled on the independent scene before becoming a poster name for Big Lucha.[11]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2023–present)

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On March 3, 2023, García made her debut in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Up until that point, she had wrestled wearing a mask and her identity was unknown to the public, as is common in lucha libre.[12] But before her debut, she voluntarily took off the mask, which is very unusual, as a luchador normally loses the mask through a loss in a stake match, so-called lucha de apuestas.[13]

In CMLL, La Catalina has since had a very successful career, including a long-standing rivalry with compatriot Stephanie Vaquer, where they both wrestled for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Japan's largest wrestling promotion.[14][15]

In July 2024, La Catalina announced that she will have to undergo surgery in August of that year for a cyst, and that she had been struggling with a lot of pain for the last year.[14]

Personal life

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García is married to El Elemental, a Mexican professional wrestler from Mérida, known from Big Lucha and who has also wrestled a lot in the United States and Canada. The couple married in April 2024. El Elemental has been signed to CMLL since 2024, but has yet to make his debut there.[16]

Championships and accomplishments

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  • Alto Voltaje
  • Alto Voltaje Women’s Championship (1 time, current, inaugural)
  • Impulso Social de México A.C.
  • Galardón Líderes que Inspiran (2025)
  • Galardón Referentes de Latinoamérica (2025)
  • Lucha Libre On Web
  • Campeona Absoluta On Web (1 time, current)
  • RLL Women's Championship (2 times)
  • Wrestling Knock Out
  • WKO Women's Championship (1 time, current)

References

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  1. ^ "La Catalina". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  2. ^ Currier, Joseph (October 28, 2019). "NXT's Catalina Garcia debuts on WWE Raw". F4WOnline.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  3. ^ Cox, James (April 26, 2020). "WWE Main Event results: MVP debuts on commentary". F4WOnline.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  4. ^ Meyers, Mike (May 1, 2020). "4/29 WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT: Bianca Belair vs. Catalina, Humberto Carillo vs. Murphy". PWTorch. Archived from the original on May 3, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Powell, Jason (January 15, 2020). "1/15 NXT TV results: Powell's review of a Battle Royal for a shot at the NXT Women's Championship, Kushida and Alex Shelley vs. Zack Gibson and James Drake and Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne vs. Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster in Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  6. ^ Moore, John (September 23, 2020). "9/23 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Kushida vs. Cameron Grimes vs. Bronson Reed vs. Kyle O'Reilly vs. Timothy Thatcher in a Gauntlet Eliminator, a battle royal for a shot at the NXT Women's Championship, Tommaso Ciampa vs. Jake Atlas". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  7. ^ Tedesco, Mike (January 6, 2021). "WWE NXT Results – 1/6/21 (New Year's Evil special, Bálor vs. O'Reilly for NXT Championship)". WrestleView. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  8. ^ Carey, Ian (January 7, 2021). "Xia Li Returns At NXT New Year's Evil, Sasha Banks Reacts". SEScoops. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  9. ^ Leighty Jr., Robert (October 29, 2021). "Leighty's WWE 205 Live Review 10.29.21". 411Mania. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  10. ^ "Katrina Cortez - WWE News, Rumors, & Updates". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  11. ^ "Big Lucha (FRI) 10/14/2022 Bandidos Gym, Iztapalapa, Distrito Federal [Mas Lucha]". www.luchadb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  12. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  13. ^ "Chilena se desenmascara para luchar en la Arena México". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  14. ^ a b Thompson, Andrew (July 11, 2024). "La Catalina opens up about undergoing surgery for cyst". POSTWrestling. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  15. ^ Harris, Jeffrey. "Stephanie Vaquer vs La Catalina CMLL vs NJPW Fantasticamania". 411Mania. Archived from the original on July 28, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  16. ^ "Amor en el ring: El sorpresivo matrimonio de la chilena ex WWE "La Catalina" con luchador mexicano". La Cuarta (in Spanish). 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  17. ^ Hetfield, James. "CMLL Tzompantli de Máscaras Results – November 3, 2024". PWMania. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  18. ^ Ross, Patrick (November 11, 2025). "Full 2025 PWI Women's 250 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

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