La parka, also known as Adolfo Tapia, is one of the most recognized wrestlers in the history of Mexican wrestling.
In the 1990s, Adolfo Tapia left AAA to explore opportunities in the United States independent circuit and in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). During this time, her character in La parka gained much success and recognition, which led AAA founder Antonio Peña to grant the name La Parka JR to another wrestler named Alfonso Escoboza, who previously called himself Karis la momia.
In 2003, La parka returned to Mexico, specifically to the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). However, the AAA, which had not had problems with him until then, decided to prohibit him from using the La parka character, arguing that it belonged to them. Faced with this situation, Tapia decided to change his name to L.A. ParK, where "L.A." is short for La Auténtica (Spanish for "The authentic one") and "ParK" is pronounced like "Par-KA." On the other hand, La Parka JR became simply known as La Parka.
📷Left: Tapia with the original La parka mask in WCW, right: Tapia with the mask of his new character L. A. ParK.
It is important to note that during his stay in WCW, Adolfo Tapia continued wrestling as La parka and using the character's original mask, but with a different suit than the original. In Mexico, under the name of L.A. ParK, he also changed the design of his mask, adapting to his new character.
Subsequently, a wager fight took place at "TripleManía" for the naming rights between L.A. Park and The parka. Although initially the result was in favor of L.A. ParK, the fight commission decided to overturn the decision due to interference from L.A. ParK teammates, belonging to Los Perros del Mal, during the fight.
In summary, the figure of La parka has been the subject of controversies related to his name and character over the years. Despite legal disputes and name changes, both Adolfo Tapia and Alfonso Escoboza have managed to establish their own legacy in wrestling, leaving their mark on the industry.