Jesús Ricardo Rodríguez (born February 17, 1986) is an

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and commentator, primarily performing for

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(MLW). He is best known for his time in

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under the

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Ricardo Rodriguez. He returned to the

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in 2014 as Chimaera. He also worked as an announcer for

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and as a manager for

Alberto del Rio José Alberto Rodríguez Chucuan (born 25 May 1977) is a Mexican professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter, sports commentator, and mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to WWE and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where h ...

wrestling promotion Nación Lucha Libre before its closure in January 2020. He has also worked as a Spanish language commentator for

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Professional wrestling career

Early Career (2006–2010)

Before wrestling for independent California promotions, Rodriguez wrestled with other upcoming wrestlers in backyards for BBW Beyond Backyard Wrestling. He wrestled for various promotions as the masked wrestler Chimaera, and his professional wrestling debut came at UEW's 1st Annual West Coast Cruiser Cup Tournament on August 11, 2006.Ricardo Rodriguez Matches
cagematch.net At Pro Wrestling Affiliates, Chimaera lost to Charles Mercury in the first round of a PWA Light Heavyweight Championship tournament. Chimaera and Jason Watts teamed up to take on the NWPW Tag Team Champions Aerial Star and Ric Ellis and initially lost, but beat them for the championship on October 4, 2008. They lost the title in a two-on-one handicap match to Ryan Stone. On August 2, 2009, he had a three-way match for the AWS Lightweight Championship, with

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and Chris Kadillak. In Chikara, he participated in the Young Lions Cup VII and was eliminated by KC Day. At

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, Chimaera competed in a Dragon Gate Fray match which was won by Brad Allen on March 26, 2010. For Deutsche Wrestling Allianz Chimaera had two championship opportunities one for the DWA Cruiserweight Championship and one for DWA Tag Team Championship. He also participated in Vendetta Pro Triforce Championship tournament and beat

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cagematch.net He also participated in the World War III 159 Man battle royal. Rodriguez was also a trainer for

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based promotion, Fit Pit Pro Wrestling. He has also wrestled in So Cal Pro, EMLL, CWX, NWPW, NWT/NTLL, BPW, the West Coast Wrestling Company, Vendetta Pro and in both IWL and LLII as Jesse Long.

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2010–2014)

Florida Championship Wrestling (2010–2011)

Rodriguez, as Chimaera, debuted in

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on December 2, 2010, in a ten-man tag match, teaming with Husky Harris, Buck Dixon, Matt Clements, and Kenny Li to defeat Big E Langston,

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, James Bronson, Kevin Hackman, and Roman Leakee. On December 17, 2010, Chimaera lost to

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. From 2011, he competed in FCW under the Ricardo Rodriguez gimmick. On August 28, 2011, Rodriguez said that

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was an employee of his father's agency. Rodriguez formed a

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called the Ascension with

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, Kenneth Cameron, and

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. However, by September 26, the Ascension no longer associated with him, as a video package promoting the Ascension only featured the latter four Ascension members without Rodriguez, and when the Ascension had their first match together in October, Rodriguez did not accompany them.

Alberto Del Rio's ring announcer (2010–2013)

Rodriguez debuted in the WWE on the

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brand on August 20, 2010, as a personal ring announcer to

. As well as being the personal ring announcer, Rodriguez also helped Del Rio win matches by distracting his opponents. On the January 4, 2011 episode of '' NXT'', Rodriguez took Del Rio's place in a

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for the NXT Pros, and was quickly eliminated by

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. On ''NXT'', Rodriguez feuded with Del Rio's Rookie, Conor O'Brian, after he claimed a rat problem. On the January 18 episode of ''NXT'', Rodriguez and O'Brian brawled backstage, setting up Rodriguez's WWE singles debut, which he won. After the match, O'Brian was eliminated from ''NXT''. Del Rio later gained a new Rookie,

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, after Clay won a match which allowed him to change his Pro. Del Rio "temporarily" passed Pro responsibilities of Clay to Rodriguez on the February 1 episode of ''NXT'' but never returned for the rest of the season, so Rodriguez managed to coach Clay to a second-place finish in the season finale on March 1. At the 2011 WWE Draft, Rodriguez and Del Rio were drafted to the Raw brand; the duo clashed with

Big Show Paul Donald Wight II (born February 8, 1972) is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under his real name of Paul Wight. He is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) f ...

when Rodriguez ran over Big Show's leg by using Del Rio's car. On June 6, Rodriguez masqueraded as Big Show as Del Rio mocked Big Show. On his return to ''Raw'' on June 13, Big Show attacked Del Rio. Rodriguez came to his employee's aid and he was brutally attacked which caused him to take time off for an injury. Rodriguez returned on July 18, 2011 On August 30 episode of ''SmackDown'', when

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called out Del Rio, Rodriguez walked out alone to reply to Cena. Rodriguez spoke in a mixture of English and Spanish, explaining that Del Rio was not present. Cena then asked Rodriguez to deliver a message to Del Rio, and then promptly punched Rodriguez in the face. On the September 12 episode of ''Raw SuperShow'', Rodriguez wrestled his first match for the brand, teaming with Del Rio to lose to

and

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. At TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, Rodriguez tried to help Del Rio regain the WWE Championship during Del Rio's Triple Threat

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. Rodriguez climbed to the top of a ladder in the ring to try to reach the WWE Championship hanging above the ring, but Del Rio's opponents,

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and

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, tipped the ladder over such that Rodriguez fell out of the ring and crashed through a table at ringside. Rodriguez's fall was described by critics as dangerous and scary-looking, as well as "the major moment of the show". Fellow professional wrestler

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, well known for his participation in various dangerous matches, also commented that it was "one heck of a

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". On the January 9, 2012 episode of ''Raw SuperShow'', when Del Rio was absent, The Miz bullied Rodriguez into insulting and calling out R-Truth. R-Truth came out and made Rodriguez sing

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. After that, R-Truth delivered his finisher to Rodriguez. At the 2012 Royal Rumble event, Rodriguez participated in the Royal Rumble match, entering at #8. He and Mick Foley eliminated

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, after which Rodriguez was eliminated by

Santino Marella Anthony Carelli (born March 14, 1974), better known by the ring name Santino Marella, is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he works as the on-screen director of authority. He is best kn ...

. On the May 21 episode of ''Raw SuperShow'',

criticised Rodriguez's announcing and then attacked Rodriguez. Rodriguez unsuccessfully challenged Marella to a match on the May 25 ''SmackDown''. On the June 8 ''SmackDown'', to tie in with Del Rio's feud with

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, Rodriguez dressed up as Sheamus and mocked Sheamus' mannerisms. Rodriguez's portrayal of Sheamus was praised from critics and fans alike. On the June 11 episode of ''Raw SuperShow'', Rodriguez resumed his feud with Marella, teaming with

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to beat Marella and

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. After the match, Marella embarrassed Rodriguez by ripping off Rodriguez's shirt to reveal he was wearing a

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T-shirt underneath. Their feud ended at No Way Out, when Rodriguez lost to Marella in a non-title tuxedo match, Rodriguez's first pay-per-view singles match. In September 2012, during Del Rio's feud with Sheamus, Rodriguez suffered a ''Brogue Kick'' from Sheamus and thus enlisted

David Otunga David Daniel Otunga (born April 7, 1980) is an American actor and former professional wrestler and lawyer. He is best known for his tenure in WWE from 2009 to 2015. Otunga was the runner-up on the first season of ''WWE NXT'' and later an origina ...

's help as his

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to try and ban the ''Brogue Kick''. Rodriguez was later pinned in a six-man tag match later that month with Del Rio and Otunga against Sheamus,

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and

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Rodriguez came to the aid of the Spanish announce team at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 16, who were being heckled by 3MB (

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, and

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). As 3MB turned on Rodriguez, Del Rio came to his aid, signalling a face turn for the duo. The turn was further cemented the next night at ''Raw'' in a similar situation as Rodriguez came to the aid of

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, who was being assaulted by

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, but Rodriguez ended up being attacked himself. On the December 28 ''SmackDown'', Rodriguez was randomly selected to be the next contender for Big Show's World Heavyweight Championship, but Show knocked him out backstage, starting a feud between Del Rio and Show. Rodriguez received his title match against Show on the December 31 ''Raw''; as Rodriguez was about to lose, Del Rio interfered and attacked Show, causing Rodriguez to lose via disqualification. After Del Rio defeated Show to win the World Heavyweight Championship in January 2013, Rodriguez started bringing a

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to the ring. During Del Rio's title defense against Show at the

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, Rodriguez duct-taped Show's legs to the ring ropes to ensure that Del Rio won the Last Man Standing match; the next week, Show attacked Rodriguez twice. During Del Rio's next feud with

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, Rodriguez suffered a storyline broken ankle due to Swagger's attack. On the edition of April 29 of ''Raw'', Rodriguez defeated

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and Big E Langston in a triple-threat match, giving Del Rio the right to choose the stipulation for his World Heavyweight Championship match at Extreme Rules. At

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, Del Rio reverted to being a heel by ruthlessly targeting Ziggler's head after Ziggler's recent concussion to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Rodriguez was suspended for 30 days for his first violation of the WWE Wellness Policy on July 2, 2013. He returned to television on the August 5 episode of ''Raw'', but after he inadvertently cost Del Rio a non-title match against

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, Del Rio viciously assaulted Rodriguez. Rodriguez returned on the August 19 episode of ''Raw'', revealing that he now worked for Rob Van Dam. The next week on ''Raw'', Rodriguez cost Del Rio a match against Van Dam, and as per match stipulation, Van Dam would get a shot at Del Rio's World Heavyweight Championship at

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. Just days before the event,

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who was acting in authority, stated that Rodriguez would not be allowed at ringside for the title match at Night of Champions. He was also forced to wrestle Del Rio on ''SmackDown'', and he lost. On October 7, he defeated Del Rio, who attacked him after the match. Van Dam and Rodriguez ended their alliance after Van Dam's feud with Del Rio, as he ceased to accompany him to the ring and ring announcing him since after Van Dam returned in April 2014.

Los Locales and PPV commentator (2012–2014)

Rodriguez started to wrestle as the masked

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El Local, who remained distinct from his ring announcer character, debuting on the November 3 episode of '' Saturday Morning Slam'' in a loss to Sin Cara. In late 2013, El Local began teaming up with another masked competitor (

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) to form Los Locales, a team which never won a match. During this time, Rodriguez became a commentator for the Spanish broadcast team for WWE pay-per-views. In May 2014, Rodriguez (as El Local) formed a tag team with the debuting Kalisto on NXT, in a winning effort against The Legionnaires (

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and

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). Rodriguez was released by WWE on July 30, 2014.

Return to the independent circuit (2014–present)

On August 30, 2014, Rodríguez made his debut for the

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(WWC), mocking

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. On September 7, 2014 at Septiembre Negro, was defeated by González.Weiner In October 2014, Rodríguez ordered Shawn Hernandez to attack Ray González. The feud ended eventually in a Tables Match between

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and Ray González in Aniversario 2014. On January 24, 2015, at Hora de la Verdad, Rodriguez defeated

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to win the

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. However, he lost the title against the former champion on February 21, 2015. On November 28, 2014, Rodriguez made his debut for Mexican promotion

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, reassuming the role of Alberto Del Rio's (then

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) personal ring announcer. In October 2015, Del Rio returned to WWE without Rodriguez. In September 2015, Rodriguez was hired as trainer for The Great Khali's wrestling school in Punjab, the Continental Wrestling Entertainment. The school held its first event on December 12, 2015.

All Elite Wrestling (2021)

On October 27, 2021, Rodríguez worked as the Spanish commentator for

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, taking the place left of Willie Urbina (who was fired due to racist remarks he made against Japanese wrestler

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). He would only appear at one taping.

Three Legacies Wrestling (2022–present)

Ricardo Rodriguez relocated to Lancaster, PA in 2022 and in September opened up his own wrestling academy called "Three Legacies Wrestling Academy". The academy features seminars and lessons from himself as well as special seminars from other WWE alumni. The academy hosts wrestling shows monthly/bi-monthly at different locations throughout Lancaster, PA.

Personal life

Rodriguez is of Mexican heritage, and is fluent in both

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and

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. His family originates from the state of

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Other media

Rodríguez has appeared in a number of

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, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. According to a November 10, 2020 article written by Felix Upton and published on ringsidenews.com, Rodriguez attributes his getting into wrestling from meeting professionals in the industry during his time working in the adult entertainment market, which has been known to have a long-standing relationship with the professional wrestling industry. He is quoted in the article saying, “I used to work in the adult industry behind the scenes. I had to deal with a lot of people; you have to learn to be social to deal with clients, to call ther companies whatever, so you learn to socialize. That helped out with wrestling because you socialize. Once I got out there, I got to meet promoters, meet other wrestlers, meet different people, and you have to network. So, that helped out. It was all just the confidence. It’s all the idea of faking it until you’re make it, and that’s what I did when I got signed with the WWE.”

Championships and accomplishments

*Battleground Pro Wrestling **BPW MAX Championship (1 time) *Insane Wrestling League **IWL Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Eric Watts *New Wave Pro Wrestling **NWPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jason Watts *''

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'' **PWI ranked him #434 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the

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in 2015 and 2016 *Vendetta Pro Wrestling **Vendetta Pro Tri-Force Championship (1 time) **Vendetta Pro Tri-Force Championship Tournament *

( 1 time) *''

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'' ** Best Non-Wrestler (2011) *Other titles **CWX Lucha Libre Championship (1 time) **NWT/NTLL Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

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