Ring of Honor announced last night that they signed Alberto Del Rio and he will make his ROH debut at the January 3, 2015 TV tapings in Nashville, TN and will also be part of ROH’s next PPV on March 1, 2015 in Las Vegas.
Del Rio will be known as Alberto El Patron in ROH.
Last night at AAA’s Guerra de Titanes event “El Patron” Alberto Del Rio won the AAA World Title. Del Rio became the first wrestler to hold the CMLL, WWE and AAA World Heavyweight Titles. Below is a photo and tweet from Lucha Libre AAA after his win:
Source: WrestlingINC.com
PWInsider elite reports that former WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio says he plans to wrestle for 2 companies with TV in 2015, The 2 companies reportedly are AAA’s Lucha Underground and TNA.
During appearances this past weekend in the Northeast, Del Rio made it clear that he plans on working for Lucha Underground and TNA in 2015. There is no word on how it would work contractually.
Source: WrestlingINC.com
Above is a interview with the former WWE Superstar known as Alberto Del Rio. He discusses the racist incident that led to the altercation that got him fired from WWE, legal actions, & more. The Interview is in Spanish. Wrestinginc.com has the translation of the interview. You can check out the translation at this link.
F4WOnline reports that WWE has informed AAA that Alberto Del Rio (El Patron) will not be able to wrestle for them this Sunday at TripleMania XXII. WWE has locked up Del Rio in a long non-compete clause. Del Rio can’t wrestle in the US for one year, probably because he was found to have breached his deal.
At a press conference yesterday in Mexico with AAA President Joaquin Rolden, Alberto Del Rio said he would no longer be using the Del Rio name because it is owned by WWE. He revealed that his new ring name is El Patron. He acknowledged that he can’t wrestle for AAA for 90 days but his lawyers are working on finding a way that he could wrestle at AAA’s TripleMania XXII event this Sunday. He has challenged El Texano Jr. for the AAA Mega Heavyweight Title.
F4WOnline reports that the situation between Alberto Del Rio & WWE is “very acrimonious” & that WWE is trying to tie Del Rio up in a lengthy non-compete clause, similar to the one that Jim Ross had that recently expired. Del Rio has been making appearances in Mexico under the Alberto Del Rio name that WWE owns, for Sunday’s AAA TripleMania XXII event.
DEl Rio will be appearing at Sunday’s AAA TripleMania XXII show as a special guest. WWE does not want him appearing for AAA shows on the El Rey Network, nor do they want him appearing for TNA.
Source: Wrestling Inc & F4WOnline
Alberto Del confirmed that he is returning to Mexican promotion AAA this Sunday at TripleMania XXII. Here is a translation of what he said in the video above:
“Hello aficionados of Mexico and AAA, the boss is back. What better place to call home than AAA. Thanks for all the support and you guys know there is quality where ever the boss is and there is quality in AAA, there was no better place to go. See you soon and God bless you.”
Del Rio is returning to AAA, where he started his wrestling career in 2000. TripleMania is AAA’s biggest show of the year & it will also feature the debut of Myzteziz (the former Sin Cara from WWE). Jeff Jarrett is aslo scheduled to be in action at the show.
Source: Wrestling Inc
Arturo Rivera, a announcer for AAA, tweeted that former WWE Superstar Alberto Del Rio will be appearing at AAA’s TripleMania XXII pay-per-view event this Sunday, which means Del Rio will be on a PPV going head-to-head with WWE SummerSlam. It airs on iPPV.
Source: Wrestling Inc
F4WOnline is reporting that both TNA & AAA are interested in signing Alberto Del Rio. Del Rio has a 90 day no-compete clause that is believed to be in place. By Del Rio being terminated, WWE may have nullified the non-compete agreement, leaving Del Rio free to jump to TNA or AAA.
Reportedly TNA tried to contact Del Rio in the immediacy of his WWE release, with a serious offer for him to become the next TNA World Champion. It might appeal to Del Rio as a way of sticking it to WWE. TNA would get a major star & a angle that would become the most talked about story in wrestling. The trouble is that TNA is low on money & potentially without a TV station in a matter of weeks.
AAA seems like a more likely option for Del Rio. AAA is currently executing a long term plan for expansion into the USA. Del Rio is the perfect brand face for that strategy, he fits with AAA’s Mexican tradition but also has American fame. Even before Del Rio was fired, he’d been rumored as a potential signing for AAA when his WWE contract expired some time this year. A t 37 years old, he might consider retiring, but could be swayed to continue his wrestling career by limited dates & maximum money.
Source: whatculture.com & F4WOnline
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