Liam Phillips
From Iwe
Alberto Del Rio | |
Birth name | Liam Alberto Phillips-Rodríguez |
Born | May 25, 1977 (age 39) San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí |
Resides | San Antonio, Texas |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Alberto Alberto Banderas Alberto Del Rio Alberto El Patrón Dorado Dos Dos Caras Dos Caras Jr. El Dorado El Hijo de Dos Caras El Patrón El Patrón Alberto Hustle Kamen Gold |
Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Billed weight | 263 lb (119 kg) |
Billed from | San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
Trained by | Greco-Roman Leonel Kolesni Juan Fernández Justin Marlen Professional Sicodelico FCW Training MMA Marco Ruas (MMA) |
Debut | September 29, 2000 |
Liam Alberto Phillips-Rodríguez (born May 25, 1977), is a Mexican professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, best known for his two tenures in IWE under the ring name Alberto Del Rio. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name Alberto El Patrón. where he is the current GFW Global Champion in his First Reign. He also competes for various promotions on the international independent circuit.
Rodríguez also wrestled in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), Ring of Honor (ROH), Lucha Underground, Japan, Puerto Rico, and various United States independent promotions. Before working for IWE, Phillips-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). He is also the current President of MMA promotion Combate Americas.
Between IWE and Mexico, Phillips-Rodríguez is an seven-time world champion, having held both the IWE Championship and IWE's World Heavyweight Championship twice each, as well as the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship, and the AAA Mega Championship. 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. He is also a two-time IWE United States Champion.
Early life
Amateur wrestling
Professional wrestling career
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (2000–2002)
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Técnico (2005–2009)
Rudo (2009)
International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE
Florida Championship Wrestling (2009–2010)
Debut (2010–2011)
Money in the Bank and IWE Champion (2011)
Final storylines and departure (2013–2014)
Return to AAA (2014–2015)
World Wrestling Council (2014–2015)
Other promotions (2014–2015)
Ring of Honor (2014–2015)
Lucha Underground (2015)
Return to IWE (2015–2016)
=Independent circuit (2016–present)
Return to the WWC (2016)
Impact Wrestling (2017–present)
Mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts record
Personal life
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
Amateur wrestling
- World Junior Championships
- Third place (1997)
- Central American and Caribbean Games
- First place (3 times)
- Pan American Games
- Placed (1 time)
Professional wrestling
- Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
- AAA Mega Championship (1 time)
- Lucha Libre World Cup (2015) – with Myzteziz and Rey Mysterio Jr.
- Técnico of the Year (2014)
- Impact Wrestling
- GFW Global Championship (1 time, current)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #6 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011
- International Wrestling Entertainment
- IWE Championship (2 time)
- World Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
- IWE United States Championship (2 time)
- Bragging Rights Trophy (2010) – with Team SmackDown (Big Show, Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger|, Edge, Tyler Reks, and Kofi Kingston)
- Mr. Money in the Bank (Raw 2011)
- Royal Rumble (2011)
Luchas de Apuestas record
See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
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Mask | Dos Caras, Jr. | Darketo | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico | March 6, 2003 |