Black Rose (wrestler)

Nilka García Solís (born November 14, 1981) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler known as Black Rose or La Rosa Negra.

Black Rose
Birth name	Nilka García Solís
Born	(1981-11-14) November 14, 1981 (age 41)^[1] Dorado, Puerto Rico
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Black Rose La Rosa Negra Rosa Negra Scorpio Rosa^[2]
Billed height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Billed weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Debut	2003

Professional wrestling career

García began wrestling in Puerto Rico. She worked in World Wrestling Council (WWC) where she became WWC Women's Champion three times.

Ring Warriors

On July 14, 2012 at Ring Warriors' Hollywood Heat Wave, Negra defeated Sienna DuVall and Su Yung to become the first RW Battling Bombshells Champion. Negra lost the title against DuVall on September 8, but she regained the title on September 29, 2012. Rosa retained the title for 3 years until March 28, 2015, when Negra lost the title against Santana Garrett in a match where Garrett's NWA Women's Championship was also on the line.^[3]

Shine (2013–present)

Rose debuted in Shine at Shine 7 on February 22, 2013, in a three-way match won by Tina San Antonio, which also involved Luscious Latasha.^[4]

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2015, 2017)

In August 2015, García, under the ring name Rosa Negra, made her Japanese debut by taking part in World Wonder Ring Stardom's 2015 5★Star GP tournament.^[5] After aligning herself with the Oedo Tai stable, Negra and stablemate Hudson Envy unsuccessfully challenged Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani for the Goddess of Stardom Championship on September 5.^[6] On September 23, Negra defeated another stablemate, Star Fire, to win the High Speed Championship.^[7] She lost the title to Mayu Iwatani in her first defense on October 11.^[8]

Rosa Negra returned to Stardom in 2017, taking part in a tournament to crown the new Artist of Stardom Champions on April 15.^[9]

Championships and accomplishments

• Mission Pro Wrestling
  • MPW Championship (1 time)^[10]
  • MPW Championship Tournament (2020)^[10]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 48 of the best 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2015^[11]
• Pro Wrestling Syndicate
  • PWS Bombshells Championship (1 time)
  • Majestic Twelve (2012)
• Ring Warriors
  • Battling Bombshells Championship (2 times)
• Vendetta Pro Wrestling
  • Luna Vachon Cup (2015)^[12]
• World Wonder Ring Stardom
  • High Speed Championship (1 time)^[7]
  • 5★Star GP Award (1 time)
    • 5★Star GP Technique Award (2015)^[13]
• World Wrestling Council
  • WWC Women's Championship (4 times)

References

1. "Black Rose" (in German). CageMatch.net.
2. 2015年10月25日 Stardom Mask Fiesta2015～Halloween Party～. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
3. "Ring Warriors on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.^{[user-generated source]}
4. . Diva-Dirt. Archived from the original on 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
5. "プエルトリコの黒い衝撃、ロサ・ネグラが初来日！". World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). August 20, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
6. . World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
7. . World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). September 23, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
8. 2015年10月11日 Appeal The Heat2015～心の叫び～. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
9. . World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). April 15, 2017. Archived from the original on April 16, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
10. Richards, Alex (December 12, 2019). "#AndNEW: La Rosa Negra Wins Mission Pro Wrestling Championship". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
11. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Female 50 for 2015". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
12. "Casino Royale 2015". Vendetta Pro Wrestling. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
13. . World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). September 23, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2016.