What was Alberto Del Rio doing in Lucha Underground?

It’s been too long since The Hawk has watched some Lucha Underground. So today it’s the short run of Del Rio/ El Patron who had recently been fired from WWE. So the question is will his time in this new company be a tale of redemption for Del Rio? Find out on this exciting episode of Ring Of The Hawk!
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[@am2382]

Someone once said that Del Rio sounded like the spanish version of John Laurinaitis and since then I could never unhear this.

[@FloridaGuy53]

Just as charismatic.

[@thaheartbreaker]

He doesn’t.

[@TriViuM2k22]

PEOPLE POWER!

[@djpegao]

@@TriViuM2k22 PODER DEL PUEBLO!!

[@FloridaGuy53]

@@TriViuM2k22 Instead of just 👆, It's 👉👆👉👆👉👆

[@mattmaverick3602]

Alberto Del Rio in 2010-2012 felt like the perfect main event heel for WWE. Outside of that, he felt like he'd only be a main event guy outside of WWE. That's still better than most pro wrestlers at face value. But in the end, he ruined his own career and legacy with his actual personality and behavior.

[@Qtipz123]

The guy was pushed to the moon within several promotions, and all that kept him away from staying on top was himself. Talk about being your own worst enemy. I have no respect for this real life woman beater.

[@clarencesimmons8580]

Listen and listen really good, Mark d! I want episode of the story of Amy Christine Dumas aka Lita. "Was she any Good????

[@devlinsmith942]

Konnan said it best "Bro, you were given 4 or 5 chances by God. How can you continue to screw up still?"

[@dustinsonnier5602]

@@Qtipz123that’s understandable I agree with a lot you said yeah he screwed himself around even if he was proven right in most cases

[@codylaighton9023]

​@@dustinsonnier5602 "most cases"? What cases exactly?

[@james_the_animator]

Alberto Del Rio’s entrance was the most over thing about him. The nice car, the personal ring announcer, and the banging music all made him seem like a huge star. Unfortunately, the man couldn’t put it all together.

[@cool-lemon]

100% agree. Entrance was perfect, but in-ring he was just so generic and boring.

[@LumpyAdams]

And he still came out to crickets.

[@ofs82]

@@cool-lemon I always felt he was a very good in-ring wrestler in terms of just execution of spots and pacing of a match; he just didn't have any real connection that made anybody care about him or make the moves, and then he got entitled, lazy, started messing up more frequently and became an out-of-ring trainwreck. The brief El Patrón run before he returned to WWE was the one time people had a reason to care about him, and that's why it worked pretty well. But the problem was, the reason people cared was he became emblematic of rebelling against attitudes within WWE at the time, not because people actually loved or wanted to see ADR.

[@heyyoitsmebrian]

and the WWE can give anyone that same entrance

[@gameplaysolotheblade]

His bookings were shit, and we're talking "Power to the people" era which WWE has been dull during those years.

[@thatpersonyouknow8911]

Lucha underground Was so underrated and they all had really decent matches every episode and even the stories were so weird they were interesting to follow

[@arostwocents]

Agreed. It was a TV product through and through. I wish TNA had cloned LU rather than AEW

[@clockworkorangecassidy1114]

Alberto El Patron, who the girls shouldn't be with alone

[@ConorKhabibBrunson]

Uhh why he’s goodlooking

[@IBeNerdy76]

​@ConorKhabibBrunson he abused all his gfs. Even holding his gf and her son hostage

[@jetcrosofz1987]

@@IBeNerdy76 He was declared innocent and that his ex-girlfriend invented everything

[@IBeNerdy76]

@jetcrosofz1987 Well, we still have the Paige drama and also the fact he got drunk while wrestling. Even adam from wrestletalk confirmed that at a WCPW show Patron was drunk

[@bernardosantosribeiro6665]

lu was extremely important, be it the cinematic fights, the gimmiks that differ from the fighter in the indies and all the talent that was discovered outside the indie scene, I think it is the Most ephemeral company since cornette's smw and is probably an inspiration for WWE nowadays as many things are similar

[@arostwocents]

LU was very good, I enjoyed it at one time. Agreed they actually used gimmicks and felt like a TV product which was awesome rather than the indie card feel of AEW & TNA

[@rotomwash0355]

RIP to the daddy of the wild slapnuts, Jerry Jarrett. He was a man dedicated to rpo wrestling and the world is poorer to have lost him, but not as enriched as it was to have had him.

[@erikurizita6702]

I agree. Jerry Jarret was akin to losing Vince McMahon. He's just as important if not more so too the indie guys trying to make it. He and Slap Nuts together did amazing things too, so rip daddy of slap nuts. Keep booking those dream matches in wrestling heaven.

[@ryanm7905]

​@@erikurizita6702 what a stupid thing to say 😂😂

[@MrMctuck]

9:57 'the referee that looks like an easter egg' That tickled me 😂

[@zeerocool666]

Can't wait for more LU from the hawk. But another very vital piece of info you did not mention with Bertos run here is that LU had him penciled in to wrestle Pentagon and ultimately put him over but Berto being the butthead he is refused to put him over and so Vamp took that job on himself which turned out amazing.

[@RC99_Productions]

Thing is around this time, I was a Del Rio fan. He could still wrestle at the highest level and I loved his work in Lucha Underground... but then everything else happened. He just comes across as a delusional bitter man nowadays (and really, he should be in prison for the things he did but that's a whole different story). According to Cagematch, he does work the rare obscure indy show in Mexico every now and then but not AAA or CMLL or anywhere major and it's safe to say, NO ONE, not WWE, TNA, AEW, MLW, AAA or anyone else in a functioning brain would work with him again. In conclusion, he's a good wrestler but terrible, awful human being.

[@Turdtowns]

Didn’t he almost wrestle at triple mania last year?

[@RC99_Productions]

@@Turdtowns He's always saying "(insert company here) is reporting Del Rio to come back" which is obviously not true, so he's lying.

[@Turdtowns]

@@RC99_Productions ah got ya

[@jacobvanveldhuizen4365]

Alberto Del Rio/El Patron is one of my all time favorites. He has a knack for making everything look and seem real, whether it's the in-ring action or promo work.

[@AdrianM865]

This was my guy at one point. When SmackDown did a taping in my town I was the ONLY one in the arena cheering him. When he got fired around this time period he was someone I was rooting for to succeed....until this man never STFU about WWE any chance he got and his mental going to absolute poop with him losing his mind.

[@sheldondillon]

Gotta admit I was a Lucha Underground fan when it was on. I was introduced to Ivelisse Velez and Taya Valkyrie 2 of my favorite female wrestlers and was impressed by a lot of high flyers, even though I'm not really a fan of that style. These guys were damn good at it. I liked this episode of Ring of the Hawk . Awesome, with a capital A !!

[@denniswilliams6519]

Alberto Del Rio was a guy carried by his aesthetic (His entrance, the theme the whole presentation) but couldn't push it past that first impression. His ring work was reliable but nothing eye popping, and his character work heel or face always felt lacking. It felt like companies trying to force him to be a star more than he ever could actually become one.

[@dhall888]

Wow, only watched the first match so far, but dang, hope it continues!!

[@williammoore6128]

Congrats on becoming FAM Hardcore champ Hawk👏🏿😂

[@Markyd123]

I am honoured

[@williammoore6128]

@@Markyd123 You cut hell of promo before you got jumped also

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Where

[@williammoore6128]

@@ShubhamMishrabro Look up the channel Forever A Moment and the video FAM Royal Rumble

[@jordankuttler1859]

Lucha Underground was so awesome 👍🏻😄 Especially Mil Muertes 💪🏻 and Catrina ❤️they were my favorites

[@Markyd123]

Especially Catrina

[@anonluxor470]

I never knew del Rio was in lucha underground

[@johnpaxton3098]

This is one of the most bouncy rings I've ever seen in wrestling. It's distracting cause its almost like there on a trampoline 😂

[@Franchise38]

I've always liked Del Rio/Patron, to me he has the It Factor but he couldn't get out of his own way

[@deadpooliskool4800]

Could u do the Brian Kendrick 2016-2020 run on nxt??

[@glenncross4987]

There are quite a few more LU stars that could qualify for Ring of the Hawk. I'm thinking AR Fox, Mariposta, I think Killshot and Matanza had 30 or fewer matches

[@CallumDickson666]

Paul London's Lucha Underground run pls

[@DukeofItaly]

So hyped for more lucha underground content. One of my favorite promotions

[@willkayl8793]

If you can get past the BS that was Alberto’s personal life, he was an excellent pro wrestler.

[@LumpyAdams]

Wouldn't call what he did BS and excellent is a big stretch lol. He was sloppy and hurt a lot of guys. Plus he couldn't really adapt to the North American style. I don't remember him having any GREAT singles matches in WWE.

[@KruelAidMan]

@@LumpyAdams ...which continent do you think Mexico is in?

[@cloudsombrero]

​@@KruelAidManMexican and north american wrestling styles are way different

[@KruelAidMan]

@@cloudsombrero dumb bot

[@extremeking425]

Can you do Matt Hardy in ROH please??? He had 23 matches.

[@Markyd123]

Is the footage easy to get?

[@bananielrush8602]

I always thought Texano was going to be the next big thing from Mexico here in the US. Sadly never saw him outside of Lucy’s underground.

[@rpl1318]

Alberto has one of the greatest backbreakers in the industry. such a shame he's like he is

[@JacobMobley]

Me personally I am a big fan of Alberto and I did like his Lucha Underground run

[@889654]

WWE seems to be positioning both Dominik Mysterio and Santos Escobar (who was King Cuerno in LU) to succeed Rey as their top stars for the Spanish-speaking demographic.

[@lewisaino]

I just want Penta lol Heck Psycho Clown vs Demon King or Fiend jaja

[@KruelAidMan]

Escobar isn't even a decade younger than Rey @@lewisaino lel there is no way Penta or Psycho would ever sign to WWE

[@donzellmccalipp8510]

I loved alberto growing up as a kid seeing his entrance with the cars i thought he was smooth hearing how he was with paige i lost all respect for him some things you just can't forgive others for he was a damn good wrestler but wwe now has a huge upgrade in santos escobar

[@kenthegamer]

To be fair Paige was pretty bad during that relationship too

[@donzellmccalipp8510]

@@kenthegamer I know i had lost respect for her too because i expected better from her

[@timothyronlloyd9817]

Santos escobar is an upgrade!!Lol

[@donzellmccalipp8510]

@@timothyronlloyd9817 Did i stutter yes he's an upgrade yeah his booking isn't that good but he's a much better wrestler than alberto

[@neo700crisvj]

He knows how to wrestle and his been cleared of all those allegations, they were false, unfortunately it doesn’t matter to the people anymore, they just see him as a crazy madman

[@dakotathompson185]

Hey markeyd you need to check out the insane and great death match between killshot and Dante fox. One of the best luncha underground matches ever.

[@PKDeviluke25]

More Lucha Underground videos please. Am about half way through Season 2 and it is a wild ride.

[@marcohavokkhaos]

The show was build around Mundo. Which, was better. Until they made it about Jake Hager. Brian Cage run, was fun.

[@larryhammer5183]

Anyone else hoping for a Wild Slap Nut RUN IN ?

[@fairviewboy95]

We need a Texano ring of the hawk I thought the guy was going to be a star. But lucha underground made everyone look phenomenal

[@Markyd123]

Yea they certainly made him feel big time. Then he went to tna and he was just a random guy

[@rockstar42021]

I loved lunca underground awesome wrestling interesting storylines and I thought best storyline was son of havoc Ivey and angelico love triangle lasted forever and I was never bored

[@koreybaker8199]

LU was so awesome it sucks that the problem was money issues with the company because I could have really seen LU being so great and such they had so many great matches and plus some of these wrestlers I never heard of except for some

[@TerryB01]

Please do a Ring of the Hawk for ODB in TNA.

[@art_the_king02]

She had more than 30 matches Ring of the Hawk requires 30 or less matches

[@TerryB01]

@@art_the_king02 It would still be cool to see a video on her.

[@xilon3]

Gonna keep asking :D Would love to see Ludvig Borga WWF run. Also AOP main roster run would be cool!

[@VXGaming]

AOP would be a very short RoTH.

[@Jonathan_Lazauskas]

Lucha Underground was always one of my favorites to watch. It's crazy to see how many guys worked for Lucha Underground that are now signed to either AEW or WWE.

[@Qtipz123]

Not surprising, Many of those wrestlers were known even if they wore a mask. They all would have ended up in a bigger promotion.

[@KruelAidMan]

@@Qtipz123 Penta was as low on the card as possible before _Underground_ it without question made his career.

[@StrikeByStrike]

Should’ve been watching this instead of the elimination chamber

[@hotcoldman9793]

Lucha underground was amazing!!! I'd love a video about anyone from Lucha!!!

[@theguy1233]

Can you do Esikel Jackson in lucha underground?

[@matt_c80]

Alberto in WWE was the reason I stopped watching wrestling as a kid. I just hated him a lot for some reason and he was all over the show after his debut.

[@arostwocents]

Del Rio sucks. I hated him in TNA.

[@gjfwang]

I like Del Rio as a wrestler. He gets stale and formulaic for promos and wrestling but he's skilled and looks like a star especially outside the WWE where the size difference between him and indy wrestlers get magnified. I think short runs with smaller promotions and moving onto another promotion before he gets stale is the best use for him. He just self sabotaged his career.

[@_The_Journey]

As a 22 year old 3rd generation Luchador I would love to see him come back to WWE but Ik itill never happen and I do understand he’s been known to not be the best of guys outside the company but from everyone I’ve ever met who knows him personally they say he’s an amazing person💯 I never met him so I really don’t know but In terms of his in ring work he’s an idol of mine

[@Dr_1212]

He belongs in jail

[@TheFailedmessiah]

I’d say Alberto’s best wrestling run was in LU.

[@petesmart1983]

Patron was a good talent, good gimmick, good talker and decent in the ring. Just his personality killed his career

[@Aman--Wangnao77]

0:03 What's her name ?

[@Devitciiu]

Karlee Perez. She was Catrina in Lucha Underground and MLW and Maxine in old NXT.

[@dlcdnl]

Love me some Ring of the Hawk

[@brokestudio_]

man Del Rio screwed himself over.....He could've been really good for business...Sad shit

[@Absauce]

U should review kharma in wwe

[@MitchellBay]

Honestly a lot of these matches were really awesome and surprised me.

[@KennyHavoc]

Genuinely so close. Great look great charisma great mic work great in ring he’s perfect why did he have to be such a real life a hole

[@RaphIsStillASmark]

Alberto El Patron.. he sounded like a good fit for Lucha Underground.. no no a GREAT fit. Even though his personal demons would get to him a few years after this, there's no denying he was one hell of a wrestler.. someone give me a smack I sound so freaking generic.

[@kurttite6099]

Mainly domestic abuse

[@alphawilliams7923]

Will you do his TNA run?

[@ollieduracell]

Standard shuv it squadddddd comment

[@pacmanrespector9552]

Strange to see del Rio play a face role, he has such a natural heel look

[@Qtipz123]

The guy is a natural heel. Brings out the worst in himself despite the promotion he works for. Also, don't forget this man is a real life woman beater.

[@KruelAidMan]

It's also weird because he came off like such a dipshit in the vignettes of _Underground_

[@higler.]

The only interesting thing about Alberto Del Rio is the drama that he creates and follows him haha Honestly, same with Paige. I've never once cared or batted an eye at their in ring work, but I certainly know of them because of everything else. Paige is wrestling again and no one seems to care much, surely it's the same case with Alberto.

[@scottmorrison3929]

Alberto El Patron is an A tier talent and a F tier person. He deserves to never work in the industry again, and it's a shame the number of great matches we will never see in the US as a result.

[@knkonwd3374]

Man I miss Lucha Underground. Equal opportunity arse kicking!

[@blakebuchanan1996]

I was enjoyed Alberto. I thought there was always something there. But, like some others have said in these comments, there was just too much baggage with the guy and he hits women, so, that's another reason to not like the guy. I'll say this tho and I'm probably the only one that'll remember this. I remember seeing some of his fcw matches before getting called up in August of 2010. He was called Alberto Banderas, kinda give him like a Savio Vega like gimmick. I thought at the time it was sorta racist. He was a face. The guy always worked better as a heel.

[@DolFunDolhpinVtuber]

I loved Lucha Underground.

[@glennb6020]

T-Bar has 27 matches on main roster WWE Be interesting to you to look at a guy WWE purposefully limited, despite being an amazing wrestler

[@marcohavokkhaos]

I use to like Hernandez, but like Kenny King, he never got better in the ring and have no loyalty. They switch promotions, more than Alicia Fox, changes between heel and face.

[@OmarPerez-cq7zf]

9:00 Hernandez was the only wrestler in Lucha Underground who didn't do a promo,I mean I don't remember seeing a promo from him,why is that?

[@JobberJerry]

Marty the moth Martinez would be a good video. It sucks he pretty much disappeared after LU went off air

[@KyleOchoa-k6e]

I don't know why but I actually laugh my ass off at the idea that this series is actually narrated by a bird with a Hulk Hogan face slapped on. To me that is a fact, and I will not be told otherwise.

[@edwells4769]

Dominic is awful, I will say that. As for Del Rio? Well, he has the worst kicks in wrestling, and his high end offense was all kicks... so yeah, he stunk.

[@Todaymma]

Lucha Underground is the shit

[@razieltalos]

whats the controversy with Drago and Aerostar? Alberto and Sexy Star i know have done some shit but the others I have no clue

[@jimmyrecendiz4940]

He was such a good wrestler especially in Mexico and apparently here. But he was such a prick and couldn't put his ego aside when necessary

[@angstyappledummy7026]

ADR was the ultimate description of “an then the bell rang” he always looked and presented himself as a megastar but he was just so boring as a wrestler

[@Landofnothing]

I'm gonna be honest I never found Alberto Del Rio entertaining. Not that he was bad in the ring, I just thought he was boring.

[@AsgardPS5]

Hell yeah ! Would be cool 😎 I see people always crediting other heels saying 💩 like people hated him so he’s a good heel and said it too about wrestlers not even close to Del Rio but will never say that about Alberto del Rio 😒

[@16rumpole]

Del Rio has shown himself to be a reprehensible person and shouldn't be back in the WWE.

[@jetstreamshun1738]

I love his theme music and he's decently charismatic, can carry himself on the mic and is not bad in the ring. But still I just can't like this guy at all, maybe because of his behavior outside the ring

[@AJK1DD]

Excellent vid Marky. Once Del Rio left WWE a void was left which they've tried to fill but they've failed quite a bit. Let's hope Santos Escobar comes good, he probably will in all honesty. Anyway, I have a suggestion for a video on the Ring of The Hawk. Finn Balòr's run in NXT from 2019, October 2nd, where he made his return to the brand up to 2021. The goal of the run was for him to go from the happy, smiley guy who didn't mind letting others taking his place to The Prince, the main event, a gimmick that elevated him into the main event scene back in New Japan. This run was incredible and I think he might be a contender to win this or the next season of Ring of the Hawk. So if you'd like lad, have a look at The Prince. Keep up the good work! 👊

[@KruelAidMan]

Santos is 40 next year lols. He'll be just as successful in WWE as every other Mexican who isn't Rey/Eddie/Alberto.

[@AJK1DD]

@@KruelAidMan Ah shit

[@lewisaino]

Maybe Dragon Lee has luck

[@KruelAidMan]

@@lewisaino spoiler: he won't.

[@OGGI_ZOMBIE]

He will always be the lowest tier to me. Hes a manipulating, controlling, and violent abuser.

[@Qtipz123]

Just another wrestler who was pushed to the moon despite what promotion he was working for, but due to the garbage attitude kept themselves from staying on the top. Just too many of these people with super egos out there. Most times they bring out the worst of themselves and keep themselves from being that top star.

[@greatlakesent4831]

I never got the appeal of ADP. He was just kind of mid.

[@KyleOchoa-k6e]

Luchado... Its kinda in the name. What else would he be doing?

[@philiphunn194]

I miss Lucha Underground so much. It was a really fun show.

[@cjinaus02]

i always thought del rio was a fantastic character and el patron was just an exaggerated version . great in the ring just a total dick irl

[@mercurialmeee]

Is lucha underground watchable in the uk? It used to be on tubi via a vpn but its gone from there now.

[@thefloridaman41]

I know the Sexy Star controversy was there something with Drago or Aerostar?

[@IAmSpidey95]

Great wrestler. Aristocrat gimmick is great but he's a terrible person

[@GokaikillerTobi]

Hard to believe he went from wwe to high school gym with 13 people

[@HeartyArtie]

Same thing he did anywhere he worked; being a complete prick.

[@LucidShiloh]

I should smack you one for losing the FAM rumble

[@EraDaGod]

Make a vid on the briscoes / jay briscoe !

[@cristian2973]

Great vid but i feel like the match breakdowns could be a bit shorter.

[@bigkev316]

Was was he wearing his Alberto del Rio boots in Lucha 😂

[@arrownoir]

They tried to push him too hard in the WWE.

[@TrojanManXLT]

You'll save me money on shaving if you rip out all my hairs