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Alberto Del Rio vs Rey Mysterio Announced

September 12, 2016

Fresh off his departure from WWE, Alberto El Patron (formerly known as Alberto Del Rio) has signed to face longtime rival Rey Mysterio in a battle of former WWE World champions.

Alberto Del Rio vs Rey Mysterio will take place at the debut Lucha Ilimitado card on October 12 in Yakima, Washington’s SunDome.

Also at that event, former Lucha Underground champ Fénix, current Global Force NEX*GEN champ Sonjay Dutt, current CZW World champ Jonathan Gresham, and former Olympian Jeff Cobb will battle it out in a four-way matchup to determine the first-ever Corazón de Oro champion.

Other wrestlers already booked are MVP, Juventud Guerrera, Psicosis, and Su Yung. Opponents for those wrestlers are schedule to be announced in the coming days. Tickets available at TicketsWest outlets and TicketsWest.com.

Lucha Ilimitado is owned by ChuteVerks, LLC, a joint venture of New York-based film and television companies Lost Colony Entertainment and Vrai Moi Films.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 20, 2015: Jose Alberto Rodriguez, using the ring name Alberto el Patrn, greets the crowd before his Lucha Underground match in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, in Los Angeles, CA April 12, 2015. Lucha Underground is professional wrestling and television series. (Francine Orr/ LA Times via Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 20, 2015: Jose Alberto Rodrguez, using the ring name Alberto el Patron, greets the crowd before his Lucha Underground match in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, in Los Angeles, CA April 12, 2015. Lucha Underground is professional wrestling and television series. (Francine Orr/ LA Times via Getty Images)

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.