Back ألبرتو دل ريو Arabic البرتو دل ريو ARZ Алберто Дел Рио Bulgarian আলবের্তো দেল রিও Bengali/Bangla Alberto Del Rio Catalan Alberto Del Rio Czech Alberto Del Rio Danish Alberto El Patrón German Αλμπέρτο Ντελ Ρίο Greek Alberto Del Rio English
| Alberto Del Rio | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | May 25, 1977 San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Alberto Alberto Banderas Alberto Del Rio Alberto El Patrón Dorado Dos Dos Caras Dos Caras Jr. El Dorado El Hijo de Dos Caras El Patrón El Patrón Alberto |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 239 lb (108 kg) |
| Billed from | San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
| Trained by | Leonel Kolesni Juan Fernández Dos Caras Marco Ruas (MMA) |
| Debut | May 3, 2000 |
José Alberto Rodríguez (born May 25, 1977) is a Mexican professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist and luchador enmascarado. He has wrestled in the WWE under the ring name Alberto Del Rio. He has also wrestled for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), Ring of Honor (ROH) and Lucha Underground (LU). He competeed in AAA under the ring name El Patrón Alberto ("The Boss Alberto") and in ROH and LU under the name Alberto el Patrón.
In 2006 Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked Alberto Del Rio #45 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500. On January 30, 2011, Del Rio won the 2010 Royal Rumble by last eliminating Santino Marella.
On August 7, 2014, it was announced that Del Rio had been fired from the WWE after he slapped an employee who allegedly made a racist joke.[1][2]
On August 17 at Triplemanía XXII, El Patrón and his father Dos Caras returned to AAA. He spoke about returning to AAA and he addressed the WWE, claiming that they were racist. They were interrupted by the Los Perros del Mal stable.[3]
On December 11, 2014, Ring of Honor (ROH) announced that they had signed Rodríguez and that he would make his debut for them on January 3, 2015.[4] In his debut match, he defeated Christopher Daniels.[5]
On January 17, 2015, Lucha Underground announced that they had signed Rodríguez. He debuted for them at their television tapings in Los Angeles, California later that same day.[6][7]
On October 25, 2015, Del Rio made a surprise return to the WWE at Hell in a Cell with Zeb Colter as his manager. At Hell in a Cell, Del Rio answered John Cena's United States Open Challenge. He defeated Cena to win the United States Championship.[8]
- ↑ "Alberto Del Rio released". WWE. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ↑ "WWE fires superstar Alberto del Rio for reportedly slapping employee who allegedly told a racist joke". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ↑ "Triplemania News: Current WWE star Mysterio teases jump to AAA, Del Rio talks racism in first post-WWE promo". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ↑ "ROH News: Alberto Del Rio officially signs with ROH, first appearance & 2015 bookings announced". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ↑ "Alberto Patron Debuts for Ring of Honor - 1/3 TV Taping Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ↑ "Lucha News: Del Rio signs with Lucha Underground". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ↑ "Spoiler: Big Debut for Lucha Underground". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ↑ "Alberto Del Rio def. U.S. Champion John Cena in the U.S. Open Challenge". WWE. Retrieved 2015-10-26.