Ricardo Rodriguez

Professional

Popular As Ricardo Rodriguez (wrestler)

Birthday February 17, 1986

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Age 38 years old

Nationality United States

Height 6 ft

Weight 225 lb

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1986

Jesús Ricardo Rodríguez (born February 17, 1986) is a Mexican-American professional wrestler and commentator.

He is best known for his time in WWE under the ring name Ricardo Rodriguez.

2006

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.

At Pro Wrestling Affiliates, Chimaera lost to Charles Mercury in the first round of a PWA Light Heavyweight Championship tournament.

2008

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.

2009

On August 2, 2009, he had a three-way match for the AWS Lightweight Championship, with Peter Avalon and Chris Kadillak.

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

2010

At Dragon Gate USA, 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 Brian Cage and Jason Watts in the final for the vacant Vendetta Pro Triforce Championship and vacated the championship when he signed with WWE.

He also participated in the World War III 159 Man battle royal.

Rodriguez was also a trainer for California 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.

Rodriguez, as Chimaera, debuted in Florida Championship Wrestling 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, Darren Young, James Bronson, Kevin Hackman, and Roman Leakee.

On December 17, 2010, Chimaera lost to Richie Steamboat.

Rodriguez debuted in the WWE on the SmackDown brand on August 20, 2010, as a personal ring announcer to Alberto Del Rio.

As well as being the personal ring announcer, Rodriguez also helped Del Rio win matches by distracting his opponents.

2011

From 2011, he competed in FCW under the Ricardo Rodriguez gimmick.

On August 28, 2011, Rodriguez said that Alberto Del Rio was an employee of his father's agency.

Rodriguez formed a stable called the Ascension with Conor O'Brian, Tito Colon, Kenneth Cameron, and Raquel Diaz.

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.

On the January 4, 2011 episode of NXT, Rodriguez took Del Rio's place in a battle royal for the NXT Pros, and was quickly eliminated by R-Truth.

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, Brodus Clay, 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 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 John Cena 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, Rodriguez wrestled his first match for the brand, teaming with Del Rio to lose to John Cena and Bret Hart.

2014

He returned to the independent circuit in 2014 as Chimaera.

2020

He also worked as an announcer for Combate Americas and as a manager for Alberto Del Rio wrestling promotion Nación Lucha Libre before its closure in January 2020.

He has also worked as a Spanish language commentator for AEW.

Before wrestling for independent California promotions, Rodriguez wrestled with other upcoming wrestlers in backyards for BBW Beyond Backyard Wrestling.