Alberto Del Rio - Mexican Men, Timeline and Childhood
Alberto Del Rio's Personal Details
Alberto Del Rio is a Mexican mixed martial artist and wrestling professional
| Information | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birthday | May 25, 1977 |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Famous | Sportspersons, Mixed Martial Artists, Mexican Men |
| Spouses | Paige (m. 2017), Angela Velkei (m. 2012; sep. 2016) |
| Known as | José Alberto Rodriguez |
| Childrens | Joseph Rodriguez |
| Birth Place | San Luis Potosí |
| Height | 196 |
| Gender | Male |
| Net Worth | $6 million as of jan 2017 |
| Sun Sign | Gemini |
| Born in | San Luis Potosí |
| Famous as | Mixed Martial Artist |
| Socials |
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Who is Alberto Del Rio?
José Alberto Rodriguez, better known by his ring name Alberto Del Rio, is a Mexican mixed martial artist and wrestling professional. He served two fabulous tenures in the WWE taking on the best wrestlers and winning various championships. He wrestles on international independent circuits, and is currently signed by ‘Global Force Wrestling’ (GFW), under the ring name Alberto El Patrón. He has also wrestled for the ‘Ring of Honor’ (ROH),’Asistencia Asesoria y Administración’ (AAA), ‘Lucha Underground’, and various other wrestling promotions in the United States, Japan, and Puerto Rico. Prior to joining the ‘WWE’, he used the name Dos Caras Jr. as a mixed martial artist (MMA), and he also competed for ‘Lucha Libre’ wrestling as a luchador in Mexico and Japan. He achieved great success in ’Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre’ (CMLL), and holds the position of president of the mixed martial arts promotion ‘Combate Americas’. Alberto has won the ‘WWE Championship’ and ‘WWE World Heavyweight Championship’ twice each; he has also triumphed as a ‘CMLL World Heavy Weight Champion’ and clinched the ‘WWL Heavy Weight Championship’. At the ‘WWE’, he won the ‘Royal Rumble’ and the ‘Money in the Bank’ ladder match the same year, making him the only professional wrestler to achieve such a feat.
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Childhood & Early Life
Alberto Del Rio was born on May 25th, 1977 as José Alberto Rodriguez in San Luis Potosí. His father Dos Caras is a well-known luchador in Mexico, while his uncles Mil Máscaras and Sicodelico are professional wrestlers as well.
He also has a younger brother, Guillermo, who signed a contract with the ‘WWE’ in August 2012 under the ring name Memo Montenegro for ‘WWE NXT’ promotions. His wrestling family also includes cousins Sicodelico Jr. and Hijo de Sicodelico who are also professional wrestlers.
Alberto earned a degree in architecture from ‘Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí’. As a young wrestler, he took up ‘Greco-Roman Wrestling’, where he trained under Leonel Kolesni and Juan Fernández.
Earning a place on the National team for ‘Greco-Roman Wrestling’, he won several championships, and was placed third at the ‘World Junior Championships’ in the Czech Republic.He competed for various championships including the ‘Central American and Caribbean Games’ which he won three times in his weight division.
Career
As Alberto Del Rio could not compete at the ‘2000 Olympic Games’ due to lack of funding, he turned to his family business and trained with his father to become a professional wrestler. He made his first appearance on May 9, 2000, where he started wrestling under the name Dos Caras Jr. in ’Asistencia Asesoriay Administración’ (AAA).
Del Rio worked in both Mexico and Japan, wherein he gained significant experience working with the ‘AAA’. He teamed up with professional wrestlers, El Gronda and El Hijo Del Solitario, and defeated Pirata Morgan, Sangre Chicana, and El Brazo.
He became a prominent wrestler in Japan after he defeated Kazunari Murakami at the ‘YUKI-BM-BA-YE’ tournament. He wrestled for Pro Wrestling ‘Zero1’ throughout 2002 and 2003, and also for ‘All Japan Pro Wrestling’ (AJPW). He continued to wrestle under ring names Dos Caras Jr. and Hustle Kamen Gold until October 2004.
In 2005, he signed a contract with ‘Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre’ (CMLL) where he earned matches for both ‘CMLL World Heavyweight Championship’ and ‘CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship.
In the following year, Del Rio entered the La Copa Junior tournament and defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. He was given a chance to challenge Universo 2000 for the ‘CMLL World Heavy Weight’ title. After numerous failed attempts he won the title on July 8, 2007.
After signing a contract with ‘World Wrestling Entertainment’ (WWE), he initially appeared as a villain, but also held his title as a ‘CMLL World Heavy Weight Champion’. It was proposed that Del Rio be offered a contract from WWE to fight a dark match.
He lost his title to Ultimo Guerrero, and appeared as a surprise participant for the Royal Rumble in 2009. But he was stayed with CMLL as they offered him a better deal.
Del Rio signed a three-year contract with ‘WWE’ in 2009, wherein he retained the rights to his mask, image, and name. He wrestled under the names Dorado and El Dorado, as well as Alberto Banderas, under which name he wrestled without a mask on the ‘Abraham Washington show’.
In April 2010, he wrestled as Dos Caras at ‘Wrestle Mania’ where he fought an unmasked battle with Christian and lost it. On August 20th, he made a television debut on ‘SmackDown’, where he defeated Rey Mysterio.
On November 26th, Del Rio defeated the Big Show to qualify for the ‘King’ tournament in 2010. At the ‘Tables, Ladders, and Chairs’ match, Del Rio was in a four-way match with Kane, Edge, and Ray Mysterio. Edge won the ‘TLC’ match.
Alberto Del Rio won the ‘Royal Rumble’ on January 30th, 2011 wherein he defeated 39 wrestlers, with the last to be eliminated being Santino Marella. He earned the right to compete for the ‘World Heavy Weight Championship’ at ‘WrestleMania XVII’.
He was defeated by Edge at ‘WrestleMania XXVII’, and lost his shot at the ‘World Heavyweight Championship’. Del Rio defeated Christian to get a match against Edge, but with the exit of Edge on April 11, 2011, he was forced to wrestle Christian for the ‘World Heavy Weight Championship’.
Del Rio lost the ‘WWE’ championship to Punk on November 20 at the ‘Survivor Series’; he received a rematch with Punk on ‘RAW’ for the same championship on November 28, but was again defeated by him.
He defeated the reigning World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus at ‘RAW’ on April 02, 2012 in a non-title match. He became the audience favorite for the first time on ‘TLC’, when he saved Ricardo Rodriguez and the announcers from Drew McIntyre, Heath Slater, and Jinder Mahal.
Del Rio was awarded a match with the Big Show in the absence of Ricardo Rodriguez; this fight ended as a no contest as Sheamus attacked the Big Show. On 31st December, a rematch was scheduled between the Big Show and Ricardo Rodriguez, this match ended in a disqualification as Del Rio attacked the Big Show from behind.
Due to Ziggler’s injury, Alberto Del Rio was booked to face Jack Swagger in an ‘I quit’ match which Del Rio won. On July 14, 2013 he defeated Ziggler at a ‘Money in the Bank’ match via disqualification.
He defended his World Heavyweight Championship against Christian at ‘Summer Slam’, but was defeated by John Cena at the ‘pay-per-view’ match. He also lost the rematch to Cena at the ‘Survivor Series’ on November 24.
Alberto Del Rio defeated Rey Mysterio at ‘RAW’ on January 13, 2014. At a rematch between Del Rio and Rey Mysterio, Batista attacked Del Rio with a Batista Bomb.
After Del Rio lost the ‘WWE World Heavyweight Championship’ to Cena, and the ‘United States Championship’ to Sheamus, and also lost other championships, the WWE management had to fire him on August 07, 2014.
He returned to AAA in 2014, where he stayed till 2015 and challenged many wrestlers like Ricardo Rodriguez with his dream team consisting of Myzteziz and Rey Mysterio Jr.
He made a surprise comeback to WWE at the ‘Hell in a Cell’ match held on October 25, 2015. He defeated John Cena and won the ‘WWE United States Championship’, but he again lost it to Kalisto on January 14 at the ‘Royal Rumble’.
Del Rio was defeated by John Cena on August 16, at SmackDown, this was his last appearance at ‘WWE’. He started wrestling on independent circuits from 2016 with the name of Alberto El Patrón.
He made numerous appearances for the ‘What Culture Pro Wrestling’ (WCPW) promotions with various wrestlers like Big Damo. Alberto returned to ‘World Wrestling Council’ (WWC) on October 15, 2016 and fought Ray Gonzalez in a ‘Jaula de la Muerte’ match.He was named the President of ‘MMA’ promotion round the same time.
Awards & Achievements
Alberto Del Rio’s major achievements include winning the BLW World Heavyweight Championship, CMLL World Heavyweight Championship, and the Unified GFW World Heavyweight Championship once each.
He is also the winner of WWE Championship (2 times), World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), and WWE United States Championship (2 times).
In 2011, he was ranked No. 6 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500.
Personal Life
Alberto Del Rio was previously married to Angela Velkei. The couple has three children. Their marriage ended bitterly in 2016. Legal processes regarding the children’s custody and property are ongoing.
He got engaged to fellow professional wrestler Saraya-Jade Bevis in October 2016. Saraya’s ring name is Paige.
In 2017, there were some allegations of Del Rio having abused his fiancée. However, Paige later clarified that nothing untoward had happened, and that they were both on great terms with each other.
Trivia
Del Rio owns a restaurant named ‘La Cantinita’ in ‘San Antonio’, TX.
He is a non-vegetarian and his daily diet includes meat.
Del Rio has gone through medical procedures to get a facelift done.
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Alberto Del Rio biography timelines
- // 25th May 1977Alberto Del Rio was born on May 25th, 1977 as José Alberto Rodriguez in San Luis Potosí. His father Dos Caras is a well-known luchador in Mexico, while his uncles Mil Máscaras and Sicodelico are professional wrestlers as well.
- // 2000As Alberto Del Rio could not compete at the ‘2000 Olympic Games’ due to lack of funding, he turned to his family business and trained with his father to become a professional wrestler. He made his first appearance on May 9, 2000, where he started wrestling under the name Dos Caras Jr. in ’Asistencia Asesoriay Administración’ (AAA).
- // 2000In the following year, Del Rio entered the La Copa Junior tournament and defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. He was given a chance to challenge Universo 2000 for the ‘CMLL World Heavy Weight’ title. After numerous failed attempts he won the title on July 8, 2007.
- // 2002He became a prominent wrestler in Japan after he defeated Kazunari Murakami at the ‘YUKI-BM-BA-YE’ tournament. He wrestled for Pro Wrestling ‘Zero1’ throughout 2002 and 2003, and also for ‘All Japan Pro Wrestling’ (AJPW). He continued to wrestle under ring names Dos Caras Jr. and Hustle Kamen Gold until October 2004.
- // 2005In 2005, he signed a contract with ‘Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre’ (CMLL) where he earned matches for both ‘CMLL World Heavyweight Championship’ and ‘CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship.
- // 2009He lost his title to Ultimo Guerrero, and appeared as a surprise participant for the Royal Rumble in 2009. But he was stayed with CMLL as they offered him a better deal.
- // 2009Del Rio signed a three-year contract with ‘WWE’ in 2009, wherein he retained the rights to his mask, image, and name. He wrestled under the names Dorado and El Dorado, as well as Alberto Banderas, under which name he wrestled without a mask on the ‘Abraham Washington show’.
- // 2010In April 2010, he wrestled as Dos Caras at ‘Wrestle Mania’ where he fought an unmasked battle with Christian and lost it. On August 20th, he made a television debut on ‘SmackDown’, where he defeated Rey Mysterio.
- // 2010On November 26th, Del Rio defeated the Big Show to qualify for the ‘King’ tournament in 2010. At the ‘Tables, Ladders, and Chairs’ match, Del Rio was in a four-way match with Kane, Edge, and Ray Mysterio. Edge won the ‘TLC’ match.
- // 2011Alberto Del Rio won the ‘Royal Rumble’ on January 30th, 2011 wherein he defeated 39 wrestlers, with the last to be eliminated being Santino Marella. He earned the right to compete for the ‘World Heavy Weight Championship’ at ‘WrestleMania XVII’.
- // 2011He was defeated by Edge at ‘WrestleMania XXVII’, and lost his shot at the ‘World Heavyweight Championship’. Del Rio defeated Christian to get a match against Edge, but with the exit of Edge on April 11, 2011, he was forced to wrestle Christian for the ‘World Heavy Weight Championship’.
- // 2011In 2011, he was ranked No. 6 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500.
- // 2012He also has a younger brother, Guillermo, who signed a contract with the ‘WWE’ in August 2012 under the ring name Memo Montenegro for ‘WWE NXT’ promotions. His wrestling family also includes cousins Sicodelico Jr. and Hijo de Sicodelico who are also professional wrestlers.
- // 2012He defeated the reigning World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus at ‘RAW’ on April 02, 2012 in a non-title match. He became the audience favorite for the first time on ‘TLC’, when he saved Ricardo Rodriguez and the announcers from Drew McIntyre, Heath Slater, and Jinder Mahal.
- // 2013Due to Ziggler’s injury, Alberto Del Rio was booked to face Jack Swagger in an ‘I quit’ match which Del Rio won. On July 14, 2013 he defeated Ziggler at a ‘Money in the Bank’ match via disqualification.
- // 2014Alberto Del Rio defeated Rey Mysterio at ‘RAW’ on January 13, 2014. At a rematch between Del Rio and Rey Mysterio, Batista attacked Del Rio with a Batista Bomb.
- // 2014He returned to AAA in 2014, where he stayed till 2015 and challenged many wrestlers like Ricardo Rodriguez with his dream team consisting of Myzteziz and Rey Mysterio Jr.
- // Aug 2014After Del Rio lost the ‘WWE World Heavyweight Championship’ to Cena, and the ‘United States Championship’ to Sheamus, and also lost other championships, the WWE management had to fire him on August 07, 2014.
- // 2015He made a surprise comeback to WWE at the ‘Hell in a Cell’ match held on October 25, 2015. He defeated John Cena and won the ‘WWE United States Championship’, but he again lost it to Kalisto on January 14 at the ‘Royal Rumble’.
- // 2016Del Rio was defeated by John Cena on August 16, at SmackDown, this was his last appearance at ‘WWE’. He started wrestling on independent circuits from 2016 with the name of Alberto El Patrón.
- // 2016He made numerous appearances for the ‘What Culture Pro Wrestling’ (WCPW) promotions with various wrestlers like Big Damo. Alberto returned to ‘World Wrestling Council’ (WWC) on October 15, 2016 and fought Ray Gonzalez in a ‘Jaula de la Muerte’ match.He was named the President of ‘MMA’ promotion round the same time.
- // 2016Alberto Del Rio was previously married to Angela Velkei. The couple has three children. Their marriage ended bitterly in 2016. Legal processes regarding the children’s custody and property are ongoing.
- // Oct 2016He got engaged to fellow professional wrestler Saraya-Jade Bevis in October 2016. Saraya’s ring name is Paige.
- // 2017In 2017, there were some allegations of Del Rio having abused his fiancée. However, Paige later clarified that nothing untoward had happened, and that they were both on great terms with each other.
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Alberto Del Rio was born at 1977-05-25
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Alberto Del Rio was born in San Luis Potosí
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Alberto Del Rio's nationalities is Mexican
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Alberto Del Rio's spouses is Paige (m. 2017), Angela Velkei (m. 2012; sep. 2016)
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