René "Ricky" Gómez Espinoza (born September 9, 1976 in
Mexico City
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,
D. F.), better known under the
ring name
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El Intocable, is a
Mexican
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professional wrestler
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,
actor
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, and
model
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, best known for his work in
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) from 1997 until his departure in 2008. He also played the role of Gaspar on the
Mexican
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telenovela
Duelo de Pasiones
''Duelo de Pasiones'' (English: ''Duel of Passions'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa. The telenovela based on radionovela ''Flor del Campo''. It premiered on April 17, 2006 and ended on October 27, 2006.
Erika Bue ...
.
Professional wrestling career
Early in his career he was trained by the head trainers of
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA);
Gran Apache
Mario Balbuena González (April 16, 1959 – May 7, 2017) -- better known under the ring names Gran Apache and El Apache -- was a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler and trainer. Balbuena worked for AAA / Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (A ...
, Panchito Villalobos,
El Torero
Jose Isias Cancio Allon (born July 6, 1959) is a retired Mexico, Mexican ''Lucha libre, Luchador'', or professional wrestling, professional wrestler best known under the ring name ''El Torero'', a bullfighter ring persona. Cancio also wrestled as ...
and
Abismo Negro. He debuted in 1997 under the name Valentino and quickly became a heartthrob ''
técnico'' (wrestler who portrays the "good guys").
Spice Boy Randy (1999–2000)
In 1999, AAA owner
Antonio Peña created the group
Los Spice Boys
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that consisted of
Billy Boy
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It has ...
,
Alan
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, and Gomez. The group's goal was to have an all-male stripper team that would compete in atomico matches again mainstay rudos like Los Payasos. The group, however, disbanded in 2000 with
Billy Boy
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and
Alan
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forming Los Barrio Boys with fellow AAA worker
Decnis.
Randy El Stripper (2001–2002)
In 2001 Peña repackaged Gomez into a wrestler/stripper named Randy. During this time Gomez had a long feud with
El Texano
Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui (November 26, 1958 – January 15, 2006), better known by his ring name El Texano, was a Mexican ''Lucha libre, Luchador'', or Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. From the early 1970s to the early 2000s, ...
, whose hair he won twice, once in 2002 and another time in 2004.
Intocable (2003-present)
In 2003 Pena finally found a heartthrob role that could be possible with Gomez and repackaged him as El Intocable (English for "The Untouchable"). In 2005 he teamed up with then AAA ''tecnicos''
El Zorro and
Electroshock
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to feud with AAA rudos
Juventud Guerrera
Eduardo Aníbal González Hernández (born November 23, 1974) is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Juventud "Juvi" Guerrera.
Guerrera is best known for his appearances with the Mexican professional wrestling promot ...
,
Mr. Aguila
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, and
Charly Manson (also known as Xteam). Later on that year during a match between him and Mr. Aguila (which also included
Alan Stone,
Antifaz del Norte,
Psicosis
Dionicio Castellanos Torres (born May 19, 1971) is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Psicosis (sometimes Anglicised as Psychosis) and Nicho el Millonario. He is best known for his appearances with the promotions Luc ...
, and Charly Manson), Manson distracted Intocable during the match and Psicosis nailed Gomez in the back which caused Gomez to have a broken neck that had to be surgically repaired, he was out of action for a total of nine and a half months. In late 2005, after returning from injury Intocable began a long feud with
Alan Stone who was acting like his rudo-double. Alan claimed that Intocable stole his look and that he wanted it back. At
Rey de Reyes
The Rey de Reyes (English: "King of Kings") is an annual tournament held by Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) comparable to WWE’s King of the Ring tournament. For the first six tournaments the format consisted of four-way elimination matches with f ...
, Alan and Intocable had a two out three falls match that went to a no contest after fellow Guapos V.I.P. member
Shocker interfered in the match. A couple of months later at
Triplemanía XIV
Triplemanía XIV was the fourteenth Triplemanía professional wrestling show promoted by AAA. The show took place on June 18, 2006 in Naucalpan, Mexico. The Main event featured a ''Lucha de Apuestas'' "Mask vs. Mask" match. The two men that put th ...
, Gomez,
El Ángel
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,
Octagón
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, and
Vampiro
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defeated Stone,
Scorpio, Jr
Rafael Núñez Juan (born October 11, 1966) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' or professional wrestler who is best known under his Ring name Scorpio Jr. Núñez is the son of professional wrestler "Scorpio", and was trained by his father and Rafael Sala ...
,
Shocker, and
Zumbido
José Angel García Paz (born November 4, 1974) is a Mexican ''Luchador'', or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Zumbido (Spanish for "Buzz"). He has worked for both Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and AAA throughout his ...
.
In September of that same year at
Verano de Escalando, Gomez, Zorro,
Brazo de Plata, and
El Oriental
Noé Astro Moreno León (born December 6, 1972) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' known under the ring name El Oriental, currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) but is mainly known for his almost 10-year-long stint in Asistencia Asesorí ...
lost to Stone, Hator, Scorpio, Jr, and Zumbido. To end the year off at
Guerra de Titanes (2006)
''Guerra de Titanes'' ("War of the Titans") was the tenth ''Guerra de Titanes'' professional wrestling show promoted by AAA. The show took place on December 8, 2006 in Madero, Mexico. The Main event featured "extreme coffin" match between Cibern ...
, Gomez and Brazo de Plata lost to Stone and Scorpio Jr. Plata lost his hair after the match because he was the last wrestler to touch all six turnbuckles.
During a match in 2007, Gomez teamed up with
Super Fly,
Xtreme Tiger, and
El Alebrije
El Alebrije (born July 12, 1972) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) under the ring name Kraneo. He best known for his work in Asistencia Asesor� ...
against Los Guapos V.I.P. he was targeted by all Guapos members which caused them to lose the match after they argued on who would face Intocable, this caused
Super Caló
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and Stone to be beaten by Scorpio Jr and Zumbido. During the beatdown on Los Bellos Stones Intocable came back to the ring after hesitation and stopped Scorpio and Zumbido from doing anymore damage to Stone. Caló tried helping Stone back on his feet only to get kicked by Intocable. He then carried a bloody Stone back to the locker room thus causing and Stone to become technicos. After Guapos VIP brought in Decnis, Intocable joined Los Bellos Stone and feuded with Guapos VIP for the rest of the year that ended at
Guerra de Titanes (2007)
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after Los Bellos Stones defeated Guapos VIP in a
Steel Cage Match
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''
Luchas de Apuestas
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'' with Scorpio getting his head shaved after being the last man to escape the cage. After Caló and a lot more luchadors departed from AAA Intocable was teamed up with Stone, Plata, and
El Elegido
El Elegido (born November 23, 1975) is a Mexican ''luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler. Elegido is best known for his appearances with the Mexican professional wrestling promotion AAA, where he has worked primarily as a ' ...
in the group Idolos de AAA who were a bunch of luchadores fighting for the pride of AAA from
Konnan
Charles Ashenoff (born Carlos Santiago Espada Moises; January 6, 1964),''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'', Dave Meltzer, ed., May 10, 2010, issue.Sims, Steve"Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame/Founded by Dave Meltzer - Konnan". Accessed August 1, 2016. O ...
and
La Legión Extranjera
La Legión Extranjera (Spanish for "The Foreign Legion") was the main Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración heel group, though loosely affiliated. It was a catch all for one time and irregularly scheduled foreign heels, working as Konnan's hired ...
. During the feud he competed in two
Domo De La Muerte matches, surviving both of them without having his hair cut off.
In late 2008, after 11 years in the company he departed from AAA on good terms with the company to pursue other careers. in 2017 he announced that he would participate in the 30 man Ruleta Rusa at
Triplemanía XXV
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.
Television career
Gomez played the role of "Gaspar" on the
Mexican
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** People
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telenovela
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''
Duelo de Pasiones
''Duelo de Pasiones'' (English: ''Duel of Passions'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa. The telenovela based on radionovela ''Flor del Campo''. It premiered on April 17, 2006 and ended on October 27, 2006.
Erika Bue ...
'' broadcast from April 17, 2006 to October 27, 2006 on
Televisa
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In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...
.
''Luchas de Apuestas'' record
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References
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1976 births
Living people
Male actors from Mexico City
Mexican male professional wrestlers
Mexican male telenovela actors
Professional wrestlers from Mexico City