[3] Despite this, Gonzlez's first reign was portrayed as a "underdog run", which saw him win mostly by being opportunist. [4] In this manner he entered a feud with Ayala and brought Curt Hennig to challenge for the title. He married Sherry Aon. Ric comes from Dominican and Puerto Rican Descent. On April 3, 1999, Gonzlez won the title back in a hair vs. mask apuestas match, unmasking Pierroth. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. These are generally the "billed" heights and weights of current and former WWE, AEW, Impact, NXT, ROH, WCW, ECW and some indie and international wrestlers. [134], Gonzlez became interested in professional wrestling by serendipity, being mesmerized by a match between Coln Sr. and Abdullah the Butcher that was casually being aired while he changed channels during his youth. [29] On the July 27 episode of NXT, Gonzlez was attacked by Kai, turning face for the first time in her career and ending their alliance. He threw coffee onto Carly Coln's shirt and slapped Carlos Coln Sr. across the face. Whether wrestling or basketball, she always looked to her father for suggestions and feedback. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. [3] The first contest between them resulted in a double disqualification due to illegal tactics, with the Universal Heavyweight Championship being held up. Two more attempts to win the championship along Santana and Ricky Steamboat ended in no contests. Madelyn currently resides in Austin, Texas, and is married to Shane Adler. [67] Coln also lost an opportunity for the championship, but was joined by several other heels in an assault that concluded when Thunder and Lightning intervened on his behalf. The following month, IWA began promoting the arrival of the "son of a legend that is universally recognized" which was heavily hinted to be Coln, but in reality, turned out to be Ric Flair's son, David Flair. In a subsequent interview, Gonzlez claimed that he actually owned the 51% and that Quionez had misread the contract, noting that any wrestler that did not side with the new regime would be fired. Net Worth: $18 Million. He is bold, stylish, handsome and charming as well. Otis has recently turned heel on WWE SmackDown after an eventful few months where he lost his girlfriend and his tag team partner to Monday Night RAW and his Money in the Bank contract to The Miz. Von Wagner, Tiffany Stratton vs. Ivy Nile", "NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Toxic Attraction vs. Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai", "NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Dolph Ziggler vs. Bron Breakker for the NXT Title, Mandy Rose vs. Cora Jade vs. Io Shirai vs. Kay Lee Ray for the NXT Women's Title, Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel vs. MSK vs. 25 people named Ricky Gonzalez found in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City. On September 20, 2008, Gonzlez defeated Sewell to win the vacant title. He was a Texan indie wrestler who was known as Desperado in the ring. The daughter of former wrestler Ricky "Desperado" Gonzalez, Raquel grew up in a household that had a positive outlook on a female taking over a sport that was said to be designed for a man. A few weeks ago, the star's son made his debut as part of NXT UK where he showed that he had definitely inherited his father's skills in the ring. [90] Gonzlez joined the former president of IWA, but lost to Los Inhumanos. [129] Earlier in the night, Gonzlez celebrated along his son when the latter won the Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship. Includes Address (9) Phone (11) Email (25) See Results. Raquel shares that she and her sister grew up watching their father take on wrestlers and had always been a daddy's girl and wanted to do everything that he did. There are several well-known superstars in WWE at present that have come through the ranks whilst also following in the footsteps of their family members. He was born in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. On September 4, 2004, he dropped the title to Figueroa due to intervention from Havana, who then proposed to her. [94] A rubber match at Camino a la Gloria concluded with the same result. He interrupted his participation by entering a feud against the Coln family. Interestingly, Bailey only began his wrestling career back in 2018 and has since made some waves on the Independent Circuit before the announcement came from WWE.com back in January that he had signed a contract with the company to appear on NXT UK: Hopefully, Bailey will be able to make the jump to NXT in the future and appear alongside his famous father. A post shared by Raquel Gonzlez (@raquelwwe). Copyright 2022 - Web of Bio . [93] Gonzlez won a rematch, but was assaulted after the match. He used to participate in every show of his school. Gonzalez has since made her way to WWE and after unsuccessfully trying out for the revival of Tough Enough back in 2015, the star was signed to a WWE contract in 2016 and has become a force to be reckoned with in NXT's Women's Division. Prior to Christmas in PR 2010, the IWA began running an angle where a "mysterious voice" left messages to some of its wrestlers. [3] He went on to create a stable known as La Familia del Nuevo Milenio or New Milenium Family and defeated every face wrestler in the midcard, which set up a match between both at Aniversario 1998. However, he did pick two disqualification victories over Vega. On February 1, 2003, once the lawsuit had been won in his favor, Gonzlez unmasked and turned babyface. [46] On the May 13 episode of SmackDown, Rodriguez answered Ronda Rousey's open challenge for the SmackDown Women's Championship, but lost. After Sewell won three straight contests, including a rematch for the title, he was disqualified in a special challenge against Bison Smith. [44] This led to a bet at Aniversario, where Gonzlez and Coln risked their hair and Thunder and Lightning their masks. He went on to exchange victories with Kizarny and defeat Idol Stevens. However, that isn't something that has happened yet with Raquel Gonzalez despite the fact that she is the offspring of a wrestler. [116] Gonzlez defeated Hernandez at Aniversario, but was subsequently attacked and left covered by the flag of Mexico. Style: Powerhouse, brawler. Despite mainly appearing in backstage segments emphasizing his recovery, Gonzlez made a brief return to the ring by joining his son against Coln and a masked underling as part of the Summer Madness card. He posted 643 posts. After retaining against Corino once, Gonzlez dropped the championship to him on January 31, 2009. However, this was a mechanism to trigger a push for Gonzlez, who was receiving vignettes where Coln was depicted training him. [108][109] The following week featured a segment where the manager picked Ricardo Rodriguez from Luis Muoz Marn International Airport and drove to a golf club where Gonzlez was playing a round. At Summer Madness, a contest between Gonzlez and Steiner finished controversially and was declared a no contest, with the Universal Heavyweight Championship being held up. [49] On the August 5 episode of SmackDown, Rodriguez competed in a gauntlet match to determine the #1 contender to Morgan's SmackDown Women's Championship, but was the last woman eliminated by Baszler. [26] On October 9, 2004, Gonzlez announced that "Capitol" had formed an alliance with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling-NWA for Golpe de Estado and that this move would bring in NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarret, Robert Roode, Konnan and Shawn Hernandez. [88] The following night Gonzlez joined Santana in a loss to Coln and Huertas, the latter of whom betrayed his partner. Once he lost the mask to a jobber, La Familia expelled him. She participated in WWE/NXT's 2017 Mae Young Classic. But the two lost their title to Dakota Sky and Iyo Sky in their rematch, which ended their reign at 14 days. [130] This was the only external appearance cleared by the promotion after the enactment of a new contract, even superseding his remaining compromises as the incumbent Mega Champion of AAA. The rise of NXT in recent years has allowed WWE to push forward and create their own NXT UK brand as well. [118] Meanwhile, Ortega took over the role of main antagonist by bringing in Jinder Mahal and Noriega as a surprise opponent, but both failed to fulfill his goal. [3] His next feud was precipitated randomly, when "El Nene" interrupted Gonzlez during a promo, challenging him for the championship. [99] This began two parallel feuds, after the challenge was accepted for the upcoming Summer Madness. Gonzalez has been breaking down barriers in NXT since her arrival but it's quite a well-kept secret that she is also a second-generation superstar. [19] Though a bit reluctant, Rick let his daughter pursue the career that she longed for. He is one of the sharp-minded and highly imaginative actors. She traveled all over Texas to watch her dad, Ricky "Desperado" Gonzlez, compete. Raquel had established herself as Raquel Gonzalez in NXT, holding the NWA Women's Championship and the NXT Women's Tag Team Championships. In the past, Braun even claimed that Raquel could beat any man in NXT, and if the two ever confirm their relationship, they will be the power couple of SmackDown. Gonzlez went on to defeat Coln Sr. and regain the championship in WWC's next event, while Carly Coln began his career entering a major push. Victoria Gonzlez is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Raquel Gonzlez . He was identified as Ray Gonzlez, but because there was "no evidence", continually denied his unmasking. Gonzlez teamed with Thunder and Lightning twice, defeating Vega and different members of La Compaia. Although her father didn't wrestle for WWE, he. Reactions to the Giant Gonzalez Death News. [34] Gonzlez won their first encounter at Euphoria 2012, but Cruz retaliated at La Hora de la Verdad to become the first contender to the Universal Championship. Charlotte Flair is one of the most famous examples of this after coming to NXT back in 2013 and pushing for a career in the company following the death of her brother Reid. Gonzlez remained working in the midcard, improving his skills and gathering support from the fanbase. [85] At Lockout, a masked heel wrestler known as Mighty Ursus attacked Gonzlez after losing a match, beginning a parallel feud. Gonzlez accepted, appearing in a segment where he confirmed his presence at Lockout. After exchanging defeats with Orlando Coln, he entered the race for the Universal World Championship again. Gonzlez then teamed with Judas and reunited with "Lightning" Cruz winning two out of three appearances over the face stable. This was followed by a battle royal to determine the first contender for the Universal Heavyweight Championship, which Cotto won. He married Sherry Aon. The team of Gonzlez and Banderas teamed once again to defeat Lafitte and Vega. He vacated this title and began performing in the Americas Wrestling Federation, winning the light heavyweight title and the tag team championship along Tom Brandi. Gonzlez went on to defeat Eric Prez on three consecutive times and Orlando Coln in a stipulation match. This win was retroactively recognized by the NWA nearly ten years later, with the organization including the title change in their official list on February 16, 2015.[1]. [46] At Summer Madness, Gonzlez defeated a disguised Lightning, which was billed as a "surprise wrestler" brought in by "Barrabs" Lpez. At Aniversario 2000, Gonzlez dropped the championship to Coln after lvarez accidentally hit him. [135] Gonzlez divides his time between tending to them and maintaining a family store, now known as Rayting Minimarket, in the municipality of Dorado. See More. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, on June 30, 1979. What probably rubs salt in the wounds, even more, is the fact that The Miz recently cashed in the contract and won the WWE Championship, while Otis still awaits his first championship in the company. | September 18, 2022 11:12 AM At a young age, the former NXT Women's Champion had claimed to her father that she wanted to become a wrestler. [23] Gonzlez concluded by noting how this signing was done so this wrestler could complete an unspecified "special" task for Capitol Sports, because this was the "perfect person" to accomplish it. This snap is from that segment. Happy Corbin in a Last Laugh match, Raquel Rodriguez vs. Shayna Baszler in a Money in the Bank qualifier", "WWE Money in the Bank results: Powell's review of the MITB ladder matches, The Usos vs. The Lord Is My Shepherd, Psalm 23. 'Absolute' Ricky Starks. This being to focus on his ongoing feud, which saw him take a 31 lead before getting disqualified against Eddie Coln. Browse Locations. He subsequently defeated Cruz and Vega in lumberjack matches. [6] A fan of professional wrestling growing up, she cited Madusa and Lita as her inspirations,[4] as well as her father Rick, who was also a wrestler. At Hardcore Weekend, Gonzlez lost a coal miner's match to Banderas, avenging this lost the following week. In the promotion of their feud, references were made to the latter's status as the incumbent King of the Mountain. A conclusion came at Juicio Final, when it was revealed that he had been mocking the fans all along and proceeded to remove the mask. This was followed by a program in which Flix "Barrabs" Lpez and the tag team of Thunder and Lightning, composed by Reynaldo "Thunder" Rodrguez and Alex "Lightning" Cruz took control of the stable away from Gonzlez. [4] On October 26, 2001, Gonzlez won a rematch to regain the championship. After this, he exchanged tag team wins with Corino and wrestled him to a double disqualification. Similarly, he has 62k followers on Twitter. Mundial de la I.W.A. So growing up, Raquel's family always told her to work hard on her English. Despite studying journalism in college and initially pursuing a career in basketball, Gonzalez made a u-turn in 2013 and told her father that she would instead be pursuing a career in wrestling and following in his footsteps. No worries, our researchers are always available to give you accurate results, just email us at wellnesspitch@gmail.com. He's the man." @officialrickg youtu.be/2_fDhqRk_Ro. Otis isn't a star that many fans believe comes from a wrestling family, but in a recent interview, the former Mr. Money in the Bank noted that his great-grandmother was once a wrestler as part of the carnival scene: Otis has been able to follow in his great-grandmother's footsteps but he has been able to become a star in WWE rather than as part of carnivals. We work only with Google, Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, and Bing. 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