Alberto El Patron

[4.0] "For the life of me, I never quite understood why the WWE was hellbent on pushing this guy as a top star. He always felt mid-carder material, at best a US Champion. Someone who could give you solid but not outstanding matches, was never remarkable on the mic, had the gimmick of a temu JBL at best, and a confusing face at worst, there was just... never something special about the guy. Combine that with his off camera incidents, notably with Paige, and there's just no reason for anyone to root for the man."

[0.0] "I don't care what he did in the WWE or other promotions this guy is a despicable trash human being, the fact that he has done the same crime 3 times and still gets away with it is sickening, i really hope this time he rots in jail, because if he gets away again is only a matter of time until he actually kills a woman, i mean he will attack a woman again if he can. I can go on about how he as the "adult" in a relationship messed up a young Paige into a toxic relationship with drug/violence crimes, this guy only gets away with this stuff because he has faily and friends in power and media to bleach his image in mexico 2 times already, thankfully that doesn't work on USA and only the most trash promotion calls for him that side of the border. I can only congratulate WWE on getting rid of this criminal when they bough AAA, they really save themselves from this mayor fuck up of a wrestler."

[4.0] "Alberto Del Rio had an awesome presentation, especially with Ricardo Rodriguez doing the ring announcing, which made him feel like a big deal right away. He was clearly talented and technically sound, but I always felt he was overpushed during his first run. Winning major titles so quickly didn't feel earned. Even though he could wrestle, a lot of his matches came off boring and lacked real emotion or connection with the crowd. He had the tools, but the push was bigger than the impact."

[4.0] "Alberto El Patron was once one of my favorite heels in WWE but him matches were absolutely not memorable. He was better than now but for quite a while he has been awful in the ring it is beyond description"

[2.0] "I always saw him as just a pretty bad wrestler. When he was getting a crazy push, he felt like a mid carder in a main event spot. Obviously he's a terrible human being and it feels like he's getting more and more lazy as it goes on. His recent work in AAA has probably been the absolute worst I've seen of him and it's time for him to simply stop wrestling. I hated the steel cage match with Vikingo."

[8.0] "The Greatest mexican-born wrestler in WWE history, tons of charisma and in-ring skill, It's a shame that the scandals outside the ring have tarnished his name and don't allow people to see how good he was."

[9.0] "Very underrated. He had a ton of charisma. He was believable in the ring. I could truly imagine him winning a physical contest and these goes a far way for me. I liked his gimmick, I liked his wrestling style, and I found him very believable."

[1.0] "Not that you should ignore this guy's awful behaviour towards women in particular, but even ignoring that, ignoring his personal life and just commenting on what I see on screen, I always found this guy the most boring wrestler ever, and he's on my short list of worst WWE champion in history. He did no work and won the 40 man rumble and WWE Championship pretty easily despite having one of the most boring movesets of a luchador and despite his character just being Mexican JBL. One point for participating in Lucha Underground and having decent feuds and matches with Johnny Mundo and El Texano Jr."

[6.0] "Alberto was great when he cared -- especially in early WWE. The armbreaker gimmick worked well, but he lacked the versatility to evolve past that. His outside-the-ring issues also dulled his legacy. Still, his matches with Christian, Ziggler, and Rey were top-tier."

[8.0] "Alberto Del Rio strutted into WWE like he had just walked off the set of a telenovela called "The Handsome Millionaire Who Can Also Break Your Arm." With silk scarves, sparkling white trunks, and a fleet of luxury cars that made even JBL raise an eyebrow, Del Rio was WWE's answer to the question: "What if your rich cousin could also apply an armbar? " Let's give the man credit--his entrance alone deserved its own championship. Every week he pulled up in a different car like WWE was secretly sponsored by a very fancy valet service. Paired with Ricardo Rodriguez (the world's most enthusiastic ring announcer/hype man/best friend), Del Rio looked like money, sounded like money, and occasionally drove literal money to the ring."

[2.0] "Technically sound with a legitimate background in MMA and lucha. Had all the tools on paper to be a top guy and was pushed as such, but often felt forced and never truly connected with the audience. In-ring work was fine but not particularly memorable, at least not in the WWE or TNA. Off-screen controversies have also clouded his legacy. You'd think having him kill the summer of Punk, rain on Dolph Ziggler's parade, win the rumble, end the Cena US Title run, etc he'd have gotten over better with the crowds. A career that promised more than it ultimately delivered and is rightfully overshadowed by actions outside of the ring"

[0.0] "Genuinely one of the worst wrestlers ever. Painfully mediocre in the ring, painfully mediocre on the mic, most of his feuds and matches are snoozefests. His charisma boils down to go away heat because of how terrible of a human being he is. Even his moveset lacks both depth and exciting moves, making his matches a slug to sit through. And by God was he overpushed throughout his whole run in the WWE, especially when this pathetic excuse for a main eventer was shoved down everyone's throats during Summer of Punk. The amount of push he received and talent of his are inversely proportional. I'm genuinely baffled by the amount of tens this guy has (nothing to do with my rating, I can't stand ADR as is) since the only ONE exciting moment in his entire career was caused by Dolph Ziggler's cash in. Plus, like all of his title runs in major companies were terrible. Even if he is not terrible on the mic, he always failed to bring excitement while almost always being pushed to the moon."

[10.0] "Alberto Del Rio is one of the most underrated wrestlers of his generation. Charismatic, technical, and believable both in the ring and on the mic, he had everything to be a true star. His Mexican aristocrat gimmick was executed perfectly, with a natural presence that set him apart from many others. His accomplishments speak for themselves: WWE Champion, World Heavyweight Champion, 2011 Royal Rumble winner, Money in the Bank winner... Few can claim such a resume in such a short time. In the ring, he was smooth, aggressive when needed, and able to deliver great matches against a variety of opponents. His feuds with Christian, Edge, and CM Punk are some of my favorite memories. An incredible talent who, despite controversies outside the ring, deserves full recognition for what he achieved in wrestling."

[5.0] "This guy had a Hall of Fame resume of kayfabe accolades, but by God are those accolades undeserved. Whether he was a heel or babyface, he never once got me to care about his matches. He was an automatic channel-changer, and one of the most-laughable world champions of all-time. A total joke who was gifted a Hall of Fame career for some reason."

[5.0] "Alberto is one of those wrestlers that wrestling fans will be talking about for a LONG time.. for all the WRONG reasons. It's no secret that Alberto is his own worst enemy in the Pro Wrestling business, ESPECIALLY as a person. But I don't necessarily want to focus on his personal issues in my review, which I will get into some since it's hard to ignore, but focus on his wrestling career which for a time had it's ups-and-downs. I believe Alberto had an amazing character for his time in the early 2010s, a charisma-filled heel which owned luxury cars and felt larger than life. I do also have to say that Alberto wasn't anything special in the ring as he never had standout moves and was more of your basic technician. He was also VERY over-pushed by Vince McMahon who of course, had his favorites, and Alberto was no exception to that. He won the 2011 Royal Rumble after being in the renown and legacy-defining FCW developmental program which has churned out amazing stars like Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and so many more notable names. He wasn't the right Royal Rumble winner in today's world and is considered the worst but it seemed like a breath of fresh air at the time and WWE wanted to throw him in the deep end to see if he could swim with the big timers, he had a decent match with Edge at WrestleMania which was Edge's last match until he thankfully returned to the ring in 2020. But WWE thought that Del Rio should beat CM Punk for the WWE Championship and ruin what was considered as the "best" thing in WWE during that year, which put a bad taste in many fans mouths. It wouldn't matter anyways as Del Rio would lose the championship and eventually be relegated to the other big gold belt. After some time, WWE thought that Del Rio "deserved" to be a babyface and they tried everything in their power to get fans to root for Alberto, it didn't work however because most fans just didn't care about him and they even tried to come up with anti-Mexican storylines to make people feel sympathetic and he STILL couldn't get over. Alberto would be fired after some incident backstage and he came back in 2015 and he had little-to-no energy compared to his original run in the company. He did end up having a title reign with the US title and would have an interesting League of Nations storyline but everything would come crashing down however once the infamous Paige and Del Rio relationship began, their relationship was so nuclear that Del Rio ended up getting fired from the WWE again in 2017 (this time for good) and both of them were giving the company abysmal publicity and doing things in public that were rather frowned upon by most of the people keeping up with it and especially witnesses around them (Konnan is the only one I trust when it comes to either side's stories due to his close friendship with the two, yes I know a lot of people in the IWC hate that man but I've learned to not trust any bullshit that comes out of either Del Rio or Paige because their stories are *always changing*). Of course, Paige didn't get held accountable for some of the controversies (for the record, she *never really* turned her life around much either after she left ADR like her and her fans love to push the narrative of her "doing a complete 180", but some wrestling fans are not ready to hear that though unfortunately) while Del Rio's reputation ended up taking a brutal negative toll (rightfully so) because of the relationship and he went from being someone no one cared for to someone that everyone wanted away from the industry; and it only got worse for him once serious allegations came out about him in 2020, which although he would not be found guilty by a court of law in Texas (the court case was actually dropped), most wrestling fans have NOT forgiven Del Rio for his personal issues and that will continue to remain that way even if he somehow finds help. Alberto Del Rio remains popular in his home country of Mexico, in which he is (or was) regarded as the face of the AAA promotion, but he remains a hated figure across the wrestling world elsewhere and that will not change anytime soon. I would give Alberto a 0 for his personal issues over the last 9 years, but I don't rate Wrestlers on their personal lives because if I did, I'd have to give many wrestlers a 0 and I'm not trying to do that type of bias, so he gets a 5 for his overall career NOT counting the personal issues, and I apologize if I had to make half this review about his personal flaws but then again, it is unfortunately a huge part of his career due to how prolific and horrific it was even though I do want to separate the art from the artist like I do in most cases. He's never going to get signed by any major promotion again due to his failures to recover from his problems, and looking back at the chair incident that happened not so long ago in Tijuana and his insane "I'm a victim" response to it; Uhhhhh, yeah, fuck this guy (although much like his ex who I mentioned earlier, I do hope he gets the help he needs and tries to become a "better" human being, although I doubt that will happen for him, no one hates ADR more than ADR)."

[2.0] "That note is justified by his post-WWE work. He lost a lot of his shine wrestling-wise and a lot of his actions out him as a horrible person. That being said, I have to say he was one of my favorite wrestlers during his tenure as Alberto Del Rio. He was an exceptional heel who could pull off very good performances, one of those you love to hate. I'm saying this because I see so many people nowadays basically pretending he wasn't in the same league as the other main eventers back then, which is simply not true."

[4.0] "(I'm only judging what I have seen) He has never been all that interesting. While I can see why WWE wanted to make him a top star initially, I can't say I care for him much. I can acknowledge his character at first was actually solid, but he was never a fantastic wrestler and I can't say he has ever been interesting. 4/10"

[10.0] "It seems to me, people are rating wrestlers based on their personal life. This is bullshit man...Alberto Del Rio got it on the mic, in the ring, he got the looks...I mean he should be in the main event everywhere he goes. He is great as a heel and surprisingly he was a decent babyface."

[5.0] "I am trying so hard to try and rank Alberto just off of his in-ring work, but it is impossible to seperate the person he is outside of the ring. A history of domestic abuse and other bad things that really made it difficult to impossible to be a fan of his. It boggles my mind that he is still getting booked in matches, but it seems like AAA will take literally anybody. Dude had so much potential and a family lineage that should have guaranteed him success, but he threw it all away. Honestly, all I hope for is him stepping away from wrestling and getting help for the issues he is clearly going through"

[2.0] "Before he showed himself to be a domestic abuser and rapist he was a talented and charismatic wrestler who appeared to have a high ceiling. His best work was his early WWE career, 2015 in Lucha Underground and ROH and 2017 in Impact. His return to WWE in 2015 was awful from the very beginning. There was the brief moment of surprise when he was Cena's mystery opponent but that fizzled out quickly. Then as he was getting to be a big deal again the legal issues started. He probably deserves a full 0 for that but I really did enjoy his work in those brief periods of time."

[2.0] "This was a guy I never understood on why he got push after push. Never really impressive in the ring or on promos, so outside of a cool entrance and ring announcer, what was there? Once Ricardo was no longer part of the act, ADR was toast. His biggest pop came from when Santino hit him with the Cobra, which is arguably the most anyone cared about the character of ADR. Probably not the least deserving World Champion in WWE history, but hes certainly on the short list. The craziest part of the ADR character is that I nearly forgot that hes the one who originally ended Punks first title reign, thats how forgettable he was as a performer."

[0.0] "Apart from a Abusive rapist. Alberto was a boring, not really good at wrestling, over achieving character. Everything good he did, it wasn't because of him, it was because he was surrounded by excellence. None of his championships brought anything relevant and elevated the title, as a matter of fact the best moments with these championships were when he lost them. His 2 runs in WWE were terrible, and the one in Lucha Underground was underwhelming. He had very limited promo skills as well. His Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank wins were both forgettable in the match and in the build up to his matches (Only good moment between these two was almost cashing on Punk, but that was NOT ON HIM).Even without the crimes, he would be a 3 or a 4 at best, but that adds a whole layer of awfulness. "El Patron", yeah, Patron de la mierda. Edit 29/04/24: Proven right by the Triple mania match, how do you get something that bad with a talented worker."

[5.0] "(I don't take a wrestlers life outside of their in wrestling presentation and career when making ratings.) I just never really understood the appeal of Alberto. When he first debuted in WWE I enjoyed his strong new heel presentation but he never did much else for me during that run. Didn't enjoy his world title runs in the WWE and was disappointed in him being the one to beat Cena for the US title. Not in a good heel way either. I enjoyed the Ricardo Rodriguez part of his act. And really enjoyed his match and double turn with Dolph Ziegler in the WWE, and his match with Johnny Mundo in Lucha Underground. 2.5 stars."

[3.0] "I'm not gonna pretend that I never liked him when he was hot in WWE, eventhough he was never my favorit, some of his matches actually rank high in my memory like the Last Man Standing match with Cena in a previously broken ring. He will forever be part of some iconic moments like Punk's 2011 MITB or Ziggler's cash-in. Once he left WWE however, it was all downhill. Beside being an absolute garbage person, he has become a repetitive shallow old-timer luchador who is still hogging spotlights in companies that will have him. AAA still booking him as a top guy is a disgrace."

[4.0] "In terms of a wrestling character he was very good, but the moment he stepped into a ring it just went downhill. The guy was just simply a bore to watch, his finishing move was neat but everything else just fell so flat. WWE really tried to make him into their next Latino star, but he was just a pure 100% heel who could never have worked as a babyface. I did really enjoy the setup they had with Ricardo Rodriguez introducing him and Del Rio coming out in some fancy ass car, really did make him feel different to everybody else on the roster. But again, the moment the bell rang it was just downhill, the guy couldn't put on an entertaining match even if he tried."

[4.0] "A decent wrestler overall but you already know the rest. The scandals destroyed his career (which either was not huge I think). Then Im not gonna note the fact that this is human shit that doesnt even deserve to be looked at. But we can see that he tried to come back several times but it is useless. Just his current run at the AAA nobody cares and no company will give a major title to a guy like him."

[2.0] "I was never a fan of Alberto, whether he was in IMPACT or WWE, I never really cared about about him or his character. He is an "Okay" in ring worker at best and is easily one of the worst wrestlers ever when it comes to who he is as a person. I believe Alberto should just retire as he is never talked about outside of his mediocre run in the WWE.His attempted comeback in IMPACT was just tragic, and his current run in AAA is not talked about. Alberto is forgettable and rightfully so. He should not be wrestling and should go into retirement as not many people care about him at all anymore. 2/10"

"Absolutely despicable man and I cant separate the human of the wrestler. He deserves nothing but jail"

[5.0] "He get's a 5 for being an OK worker by my estimate. Beyond that, we've learned in recent years that he is a truly awful human being. Even before his convictions I never found him very likable. His in-ring abilities, were' Decent I guess' They never really connected with me personally and to me he never did anything that someone else couldn't do better. Of all the royal rumble winners, Alberto stands out the most if you ask me, since he'is quite possibly one of the worst. To me, his career highlight in WWE will only be giving Dolph Ziggler his 2nd world title. Besides that, this asshole can go kick rocks in prison."

[5.0] "Proper overrated hype. Dismal in MMA also and don't think he's ever had that good heat but more of an overbooking kinda heat. Give him five cause he's had good matches but his reigns come at WWEs low point. The biggest matches I can think of involve him either losing or having an excellent dance partner alongside him. Sorry for the anomaly cagematch! It's true it's damn true"

[7.0] "Alberto was gonna be the next big thing. He had the looks, he had the confidence and trust of the upper brass of the company, he had a personal ring announcer and his in ring work was very good. He had all the tools, all the makings of a star, unfortunately he didn't lived up to his potential. He won the World Championships four times in WWE but he lacked the charisma and fans were unwilling to get behind him."

[4.0] "Not sure why his average rating on here is so high. Del Rio, El Patron, whatever he's generally known as, is basically just a walking injury machine. Ended Christian's career for seven years, and just seemed reckless a good portion of the time. He was boring in the ring, his Cross Armbreaker sucked, and he shouldn't have won a Royal Rumble, Money in the Bank and CERTAINLY not as many World Titles as his lame ass did."

[5.0] "While I acknowledge that Alberto is a fine wrestler, there's just something about him that has always prevented me from really connecting with him. He's had his fair share of good matches in WWE, LU, and other various indies, but I can just never bring myself to care about the guy."

[6.0] "Very decent in the ring but never had whatever Vince saw in him. Generic character and decent worker, but man did he over achieve for some reason. He already isn't remembered well and while some of that is his outside the ring antics, he just never connected with the audience."

[5.0] "This guy got more chances than he deserved in the WWF because of his lineage I suspect. A whatever look, average in the ring, and a lousy attitude with delusions of grandeur. Thought very highly of himself and needs to sort out his personal life before something bad happens."

[7.0] "Del Rio has always been a solid wrestler who rarely has flat-out bad match, but also someone who rarely surpasses the "4 star level". I enjoyed his character work in WWE, he was charismatic and stood out from everyone else due to the cars and Ricardo Rodriguez, but once they took those away from him his career went downhill. As a WWE/World Champion, the timing was just wrong as he won the WWE Championship in 2011 during the Summer of Punk when it was someone else's time, and he was World Heavyweight Champion when the title barely meant anything anymore in 2013. Much like with anyone else, I won't go into the wrestler's personal life as I really don't feel the need to do that, instead I'm only rating a pro wrestler based on the pro wrestling work I've seen them produce."

[2.0] "Being a shit person aside, he's a boring ass wrestler. I watched him for years in the wwe and the only moment i can remember of him in a match is when he almost lost the rumble to santino. Outside of the ring, I'll give to him that he had character and made for a compelling heel with his pompous car entrances, but if you cant back it up in the ring, then I dont really care."

[5.0] "This guy lives to self-sabotage himself. However, hes got a good look, can cut a promo and is actually a very good worker. The light is on, but theres nobody home."

[5.0] "Del Rio had some potential but never got to his full potential. He was great on the mic and good in the ring. His problem was he seemed to have issues in multiple promotions. His backstage issues have hurt him greater than any booking mistakes the promotions may have made."

[0.0] "I hate this guy. I never saw what wwe saw in him. Hated him when I first started watching and Ive rewatched his matches, I still dont get it. I hate him now because hes an absolute piece of crap. Glad Cro Cop knocked him out. The only good thing he had was that corner Enzugiri. He was good at that, but that was really it in my opinion."

[8.0] "Another case of a man having all the potential in the world and ruining it by being a complete shithead. The guy knew how to work up a crowd, he just had a face that made you wanna punch him in the teeth AND HE KNEW IT! He could play a snobbish rich douchebag to perfection and was solid enough in the ring to justify the push that WWE gave him. Just wish he wasn't such a massive dick."

[6.0] "i've always seen him as just an average wrestler. great charisma and solid heel. he was pushed to the moon in WWE but it didn't work. nothing special about him."

[5.0] "During his actual run I thought he was alright in ring I actually thought he was fun to watch though nothing special character wise was also fine if not slightly boring."

[7.0] "He? s a terrible person but that has nothing to do with his wrestling ability so it won? t effect his rating from me. He was a solid heel for a while and I hated him as a kid. Was also ok in the ring."

[6.0] "Aside from being a completely horrible person, in terms of wrestling in the ring he was good, he wasn't great, just good. He had a fair bit of charisma and could talk but he never had anything that really stood out."

[8.0] "Pretty good in the ring, has tons of charisma and self confidence. Plays the rich asshole gimmick perfectly, he's one of few people who are actually believable considering the character they portray (the terrible things he's done in his real life adds to this). However WWE being the shits in 2010 and after, I couldn't really enjoy his WWE championship runs. I would have loved to see him there in the mid 2000's. Got in trouble with the law too many times and from the things I've heard is a pretty shitty human being but besides all of that I really enjoyed his work. His step up enzugiri is a beauty too."

[10.0] "El Patron is a legend, he deserves a ten is one of the best in the history of Mexico and the world, having a charming charisma and an almost perfect technique in the ring, Alberto del Rio "El Patron", will go down in history as a legend of de "duela a quien de duela"."

[5.0] "Between adequate and satisfactory seems appropriate. He had moments of being entertaining, but more often than not, he was completely bland and uninteresting."

[8.0] "I don't care what he did in his personal life. I care about what he is in wrestling. He has fantastic charisma and a face that pierces the screen. In wrestling he's nothing special but he still makes good matches. I always liked his promos, his personality and character help him a lot. I would like to see him back in WWE, in my opinion it's the right place."

[9.0] "An excellent wrestler who did well in a program like WWE. His gimmick as a Heel was excellent. His run as a Face was to be forgotten though. He had a good variety of moves and was able to give good matches on a regular basis."