Category: International

On Monday, April 6th, it was reported that Alberto Rodriguez (Del Rio, El Patrón) was arrested after due to domestic violence, the unfortunate events took place on Alberto’s home in his hometown of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. It was later reported that prosecutor’s office would open an entire investigation and look for further details and evidence before declaring the sentence on Rodriguez. The news broke up and it was reported that Alberto could’ve spend from eight to twenty years in prison. Today, the verdict has finally been announced on the former WWE and AAA Mega Champion.

Alberto Del Rio Now Free

According to initial reports, the case took a new turn after the victim granted moral forgiveness, which allowed the parties to reach a settlement. As a result, the athlete was able to resolve his legal situation once the relevant proceedings were concluded. Alberto Rodriguez declared himself guilty after his partner forgave him, Alberto was then instructed that he should pay a bail of $1,000,000 Mexican pesos (Approximately $58,000 USD) and will have a felony registered on his employment record for the rest of his life. As a result of this, several promotions have officially cut ties with Alberto Del Rio and as a result, several independent promotors cancelled several events that previously announced Alberto’s participation and others directly changed the event’s logistics. The Crash announced earlier this week they would suspend Alberto from participating on their events until further notice.

Alberto Del Rio is no stranger to controversy related to his previous couples. Back in 2017, while working for TNA (Then IMPACT Wrestling), Alberto, wrestling as El Patron, was scheduled to wrestle Low-Ki at Destination X for the then Unified GFW Global Heavyweight Championship until he was suspended by the company on July 12th of that year after his then-partner, Paige (Saraya-Jade Bevis), accused Alberto of domestic violence, the company then proceeded to suspend Alberto from any activity with IMPACT Wrestling and stripping him from the championship. On May 9th, 2020, Alberto was arrested in San Antonio, Texas after allegedly battering and sexually assaulting his girlfriend. He was booked into the Bexar County jail and charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of assault causing bodily harm. Rodríguez was later released on $50,000 bail on 10 May. On 9 October, Alberto Del Rio (Rodríguez) was indicted by a grand jury and formally charged with aggravated kidnapping and sexual assault, two felonies. Rodriguez’s trial was delayed several times, until the charges were ultimately dropped on 10 December 2021.

We will continue to update you regarding Alberto Del Rio and this situation, if anything new comes to light.