Latin Lover (wrestler)
| Latin Lover | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth name | Victor Manuel Resendiz Ruiz |
| Born | October 25, 1967 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Latin Lover Latino[1] |
| Billed height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 98 kg (216 lb)[2] |
| Billed from | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| Trained by | El Vasco Blue Fish Katsuhisa Shibata |
| Debut | June 7, 1992 |
Victor Manuel Resendiz Ruiz (born October 25, 1967) is a Mexican
World Wrestling Federation (WWF) the Perros del Mal and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotions under the ring name Latino. Resendiz and his partner Mariana Vallejo Isrrade won the very first Bailando por un Sueño
dance competition in 2005.
Professional wrestling career
Victor Manuel Resendiz Ruiz made his professional wrestling debut in 1992 at Arena Solidaridad in his home town of
NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett but lost to him in Mexico City.[10] The match came about as a result of a working relationship between AAA and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
(TNA) and Latin Lover was chosen to represent AAA on the card.
Non-wrestling career and retirement
In 2005 Resendiz, officially billed as Latin Lover on the show, competed in and won the inaugural
La tempestad
.
Return to professional wrestling
In late 2008 Latin Lover returned to wrestling, initially teasing that he would join the CMLL based group Triplemania XVII, only to lose due to miscommunication between Latin Lover and Corleone.[12] On March 18, 2010, AAA announced in a press conference that they would no longer be booking Latin Lover, due to monetary issues and him no-showing the 2010 Rey de Reyes event where he was scheduled to be part of the main event.[13] On April 11 Perros del Mal announced that Latin Lover would be joining the promotion and debuting the following month.[14] On June 4, 2010, Latin Lover returned to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, brawling with Héctor Garza.[15] After not appearing again for CMLL for months, Latin Lover returned to the promotion on November 26, 2010, confronting Los Invasores, a rudo group led by Garza. He was then attacked by the group, before being saved by Shocker.[16] Upon returning to the promotion, Resendiz adopted the new ring name of Latino.[1]
Legal actions against AAA
In early April, 2010 ex-AAA wrestlers
El Alebrije sought legal action against AAA over the issues of name and ring character ownership as well as unfair termination by AAA. The two claim that they have wrestled for 13 years to create the characters and thus own them. The parties met in Mexico City’s Board of Conciliation and Arbitration to see if a settlement can be reached or if the matter will be taken to court.[17] The parties met for a second arbitration meeting in late April, 2010. This time the plaintiff group was joined by Latin Lover who, like Alebrije, Histeria and the others, claimed that he should be allowed to use the ring name on the independent circuit since he's worked as Latin Lover for 18 years and thus should be allowed to continue using it. After the meeting it was stated that all parties involved were cooperating over the matter.[18]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Roma | Profesor Zovek |
| Year | Television | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Velo de novia | Latin | |
| 2006 | ¡Qué madre, tan padre! | Técnico | Episode: "Análisis estratégicos" |
| 2009 | Hermanos y detectives | Episode: "Muerte en escena" | |
| 2012 | Por ella soy Eva | Gino / Maximiliano Montes | Episode: "Huye de la policía" |
| 2013 | Qué bonito amor | Jairo | Supporting Role |
| 2014 | La Tempestad | El Oso | Supporting Role |
| 2015–2017 | Como dice el dicho | Fabián Israel Entrenador |
Episode: "El que la sigue la consigue" Episode: "No hay peor lucha que la que no se hace" Episode: "Quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta" Episode: "El que demonios da, demonios recibe" |
| 2017-2019 | Mi marido tiene familia | Enzo | Recurring Role Seasons 1-2 |
Championships and accomplishments
- AAA
- AAA Campeón de Campeones Championship (1 time)[7]
- 1 time)[9]
- 1 time)[6]
- Heavy Metal (1) and Panterita del Ring (1)[5]
- Rey de Reyes: 1997[8]
- Federación Internacional de Lucha Libre
- FILL Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him # 46 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2004[2]
Luchas de Apuestas record
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latin Lover (hair) | El Sanguinario (hair) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | Unknown | |
| Latin Lover (hair) | Pimpinela Escarlata (hair) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | Unknown | |
| Latin Lover (hair) | Winners (hair) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | Unknown | |
| Latin Lover (hair) | Fabuloso Blondy (hair) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | Unknown | |
| Latin Lover (hair) | Rick Patterson (hair) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | Unknown | |
| Latin Lover (hair) | Crazy 33 (hair) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | Unknown | |
| Latin Lover (hair) | Stuka (hair) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | June 1992 | |
| Sangre Chicana and El Sanguinario (hair) | Latin Lover (hair) and Polimero Espacial (mask) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | August 1, 1992 | |
| Latin Lover (hair) | Valente Fernández (hair) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | September 27, 1992 | |
| Latin Lover (hair) | Arafath (mask) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | October 15, 1993 | [Note 1] |
| Latin Lover (hair) | El Signo (hair) | Naucalpan, Mexico State | Live event | May 1, 1994 | |
| Latin Lover (hair) | El Sanguinario (hair) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | November 27, 1994 | |
| Latin Lover (hair) | Babe Face (hair) | Tulancingo, Hidalgo | Live event | April 16, 1999 | [Note 2] |
| Latin Lover (hair) | El Sanguinario (hair) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | July 18, 1999 | [Note 3] |
| Latin Lover (hair) | Pirata Morgan (hair) | Dallas, Texas | Live event | April 13, 2003 | |
| Latin Lover (hair) | Misterioso (hair) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | October 17, 2003 | |
| Latin Lover (hair) | Héctor Garza (hair) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | October 26, 2003 | |
| Latin Lover (hair) | Pirata Morgan (hair) | Naucalpan, Mexico State | Guerra de Titanes | December 5, 2004 | [Note 4] |
| Latin Lover (hair) | Chessman (hair) | Naucalpan, Mexico State | Verano de Escándalo | September 18, 2005 | [Note 5] |
Note
- ^ This was a triangle match that also included El Sanguinario.
- ^ Parejas increibles: lost to Perro Aguayo and El Texano.
- ^ Match also included Jerry Estrada and The Panther.
- Steel cage match that also included Heavy Metal, Hator and La Fiera. Pirata Morgan interfered and was the last man in the cage.
- Steel cage match that also included Cibernético and Shocker.
References
- ^ a b "Latin Lover nuevo fichaje del CMLL" (in Spanish). Revista Luchas 2000. November 30, 2010. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 – 2004 :046 Latin Lover". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States: Sports and Entertainment publications LLC. August 2004. p. 101. October 2004.
- ^ a b c Bailando por una Sueño staff. "Soñadores: Latin Lover". Televisa. Archived from the original on May 14, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Mike Spillane (March 2006). "The International Report". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States: Sports and Entertainment publications LLC. pp. 128–129. May 2006.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b c d e "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). December 20, 2004. Especial 21.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b "Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion TripleMania". Pro Wrestling History. Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "Records of N.W.A. World Heavyweight Championship matches: 2004". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
- ^ "Resultados de Rey de Reyes-AAA (16 marzo 2008) Elecktroshock nuevo Rey de Reyes. Juventud Guerrera y Marco Corleone las sorpresas. Wagner se presenta en AAA para retar al Mesías". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). 2009-03-15. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V. pp. 21–22. Número 21617 Año LXII. Archived from the originalon 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ "Puntos clave en la conferencia de prensa de AAA". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ "Latin Lover será un Perro del Mal" (in Spanish). Record.com.mx. 2010-04-11. Archived from the original on April 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ^ Ocampo, Ernesto (June 4, 2010). "Resultados Arena México (4 junio 2010): ¡Latin Lover en el CMLL! ¿Se integrará al elenco?". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved June 6, 2010.
- ^ Rivera, Manuel (November 27, 2010). "Resultados Arena México (26 de noviembre 2010): ¡Latin Lover, contratado por el CMLL!". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ Notimex (April 7, 2010). "Pelean Histeria y Alebrije por derchos de nombre y caracterizacion" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ Mendoza, Gabriela (April 21, 2010). "Latin Lover pelea por su nombre" (in Spanish). Record.com.mx. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
