José Alberto Rodríguez Chucuan (born May 25, 1977) is a Mexican-American professional wrestler, promoter and mixed martial artist. He is best known for his two tenures in WWE under the ring name Alberto Del Rio, as well as his work outside of WWE under the ring name Alberto El Patron.
Before working for WWE, Rodríguez used the name Dos Caras Jr. as both a mixed martial artist and luchador in mostly Mexico and Japan, achieving success in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) by winning the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship once. Rodríguez signed with WWE in 2009 and made his debut on their main roster the following year as Alberto Del Rio. In WWE, he became the first Mexico-born world champion in WWE history after he won the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship twice each. He also won the 2011 Royal Rumble and the 2011 Money in the Bank ladder match, making him the only professional wrestler to win both in the same calendar year.
Rodríguez departed WWE in 2014 and wrestled as Alberto El Patrón in other promotions such as Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), Ring of Honor (ROH), Lucha Underground, Japanese and Puerto Rican promotions, and various United States independent promotions. In AAA, he won the AAA Mega Championship once. He returned to WWE in 2015, winning the United States Championship twice, before departing again in 2016. He subsequently signed with IMPACT Wrestling and won the IMPACT World Championship at Slammiversary XV.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- As Alberto Del Rio
- Cross armbreaker, often while rolling
- Tree of Woe double foot stomp
- As Alberto El Patrón / El Patrón Alberto
- Rompe Destinos (Cross armbreaker, often while rolling)
- Tree of Woe double foot stomp
- As Dos Caras Jr.
- Military press dropped into a bridging German suplex
- As Alberto Del Rio
- Signature moves
- Arm wringer
- Double foot stomp
- Double knee armbreaker
- Double knee backbreaker
- Multiple forearm smashes to the rope hung opponent's back
- Diving double axe handle
- Fireman's carry double knee gutbuster
- Moonsault
- Multiple kick variations
- Back
- Drop
- Shoot
- Step-up enzuigiri
- Super to a kneeling or seated opponent
- Multiple suplex variations
- Belly-to-back
- Bridging / Release German
- Inverted super
- Senton
- Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker
- Managers
- Brodus Clay
- Dos Caras
- Ricardo Rodriguez
- Zeb Colter
- Nicknames
- "El Hijo del Hércules Potosino"
- "El Presidente"
- "La Esencia de la Excelencia"
- "The Mexican Aristocrat"
- "Mexico's Greatest Export"
- "The Pride of Mexico"
- Entrance themes
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
- "Sky High" by Newton
- "Tier" by Rammstein
- "Jump" by Van Halen
- "Frijolero" (w/ Realeza Intro) by Molotov
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
- "Factor Miedo" by Cartel de Santa
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- "Realeza" by Mariachi Real de Mexico & Jim Johnston
- "Realeza 2013" by Mariachi Real de Mexico & Jim Johnston
- "Hellfire" by CFO$ (used as a member of the League of Nations)
- "A League of Their Own" by Jim Johnston (used as a member of the League of Nations)
- IMPACT Wrestling
- "Power of Mexico" by Dale Oliver
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Championships and accomplishments[]
Amateur wrestling[]
- Central American and Caribbean Games
- First place (3 times)
- World Junior Championships
- Gold (1997)
Professional wrestling[]
- Alianza Universal De Lucha Libre
- Copa Universo (2019) – with LA Park
- Big League Wrestling
- BLW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
- CMLL World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- La Copa Junior (2006)
- IMPACT Wrestling
- GFW Global Championship (1 time)
- Unified GFW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
- AAA Mega Championship (1 time)
- Lucha Libre World Cup (2015) – with Myzteziz and Rey Mysterio Jr.
- Técnico of the Year (2014)
- New Generation Championship Wrestling
- NGCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked #6 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011
- Qatar Pro Wrestling
- QPW World Championship (1 time)
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWE Championship (2 times)
- World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- WWE United States Championship (2 times)
- Bragging Rights Trophy (2010) – with Team SmackDown (Big Show, Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger, Edge, Tyler Reks, and Kofi Kingston)
- Money in the Bank (Raw 2011)
- Royal Rumble (2011)
- World Association of Wrestling
- WAW Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- World Wrestling League
- WWL World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best Gimmick (2010)
Luchas de Apuestas record[]
| Winner
(wager) |
Loser
(wager) |
Location | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dos Caras Jr.
(Mask) |
Darketo (Mask) | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | Live event | March 6, 2003 |
| El Patrón Alberto (Hair) | Brian Cage
(Hair) |
Mexico City | Triplemanía XXIII | August 9, 2015 |
Mixed martial arts record[]
| Professional record breakdown | hide | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 matches | 9 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 2 |
| By submission | 7 | 2 |
| By decision | 0 | 1 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 9–6 | Tito Ortiz | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Combate Americas 51: Tito vs. Alberto | December 7, 2019 | 1 | 3:10 | McAllen, Texas, United States | Catchweight (210 lbs) bout. |
| Loss | 9–5 | Yamamoto Hanshi | TKO (punches) | Cage of Combat 4: Spanish Bombs | February 27, 2010 | 2 | 2:47 | Madrid, Spain | |
| Win | 9–4 | Arthur Bart | KO (head kick) | Cage of Combat 3: San Vale Todo | February 13, 2010 | 1 | 3:51 | Torreón, Mexico | |
| Win | 8–4 | Toshiyuki Moriya | Submission (neck crank) | COC I: Cage of Combat I | December 26, 2009 | 1 | 3:17 | Veracruz, Mexico | |
| Win | 7–4 | Ignacio Laguna | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Berkman MMA Promotions I | December 15, 2008 | 2 | 2:36 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Win | 6–4 | Hato Kiyoshi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | MMA Xtreme 17 | December 15, 2007 | 2 | 2:31 | Honduras | |
| Win | 5–4 | Joao Tua | Submission (guillotine choke) | MMA Xtreme 14 | October 13, 2007 | 1 | 2:41 | Honduras | |
| Win | 4–4 | George King | Submission (rear-naked choke) | VFX: Vale Tudo | May 27, 2007 | 1 | 4:00 | Tláhuac, Mexico | |
| Loss | 3–4 | Kazuhiro Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 27 | February 1, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Loss | 3–3 | Mirko Cro Cop | KO (head kick) | Pride Bushido 1 | October 5, 2003 | 1 | 0:46 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 3–2 | Brad Kohler | Submission (shoulder injury) | Deep: 12th Impact | September 15, 2003 | 1 | 1:25 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Hiroyuki Ito | DQ (grabbing the ropes) | Deep: 9th Impact | May 5, 2003 | 1 | 3:21 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 2–1 | Tatsuaki Nakano | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Deep: 6th Impact | September 7, 2002 | 1 | 4:05 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Kengo Watanabe | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Deep: 4th Impact | March 30, 2002 | 2 | 3:52 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Win | 1–0 | Kengo Watanabe | TKO (broken arm) | Deep: 2nd Impact | August 18, 2001 | 1 | 0:50 | Yokohama, Japan |