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Victor Manuel Resendiz Ruiz (born October 25, 1967) is a Mexican Luchador (professional wrestler) and actor. He is best known under his ring name Latin Lover, which he is also credited as for his acting career. Resendiz is best known for wrestling in the Mexican # Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promotion, but has also worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Resendiz and his partner Mariana Vallejo Isrrade won the very first Bailando por un Sueño dance competition in 2005.
[edit] Professional wrestling careerVictor Resendiz Ruiz made his professional wrestling debut in 1992 at Arena Solidaridad in his home town of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico facing the team of Comando Ruso, Hijo del Solitario and Canadian Butcher.[2] Resendiz debuted under the ring name "Latin Lover", a name he has used ever since. Originally Latin Lover was an enmascarado, or masked character, but he lost the match in a Luchas de Apuesta (bet match) against the team of Sangre Chicana and El Sanguinario on August 1, 1992. After the loss of the mask Latin Lover worked briefly for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and on various shows on the Mexican independent circuit.[3] In 1994 he signed a contract to join Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and soon became a featured wrestler on the mid-card.[2][4] Latin Lover was quickly teamed up with another charismatic young wrestler by the name of Heavy Metal and together they won the Mexican National Tag Team Championship from Los Destructores (Tony Arce and Volcano) on September 9, 1994.[5] The team held the title for 82 days before losing it to Fuerza Guerrera and Juventud Guerrera on December 2, 1994.[5] After failing to regain the titles Latin Lover began teaming with Panterita del Ring instead, defeating Los Guerreras for the tag team title on June 1, 1995.[5] Lover and Panterita successfully defended the title against Los Guerreras and Blue Panther and Heavy Metal before losing the titles back to Los Guerreras on September 18, 1995.[5] While Latin Lover had a limited repetoir when it came to wrestling, his good looks and dance moves made him a favorite with the fans, especially the women in the audience, keeping him high in the AAA rankings.[4] On September 9, 1996 Latin Lover won the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship by defeating Pimpinela Escarlata.[6] On February 15, 1997 Latin Lover defeated Pierroth, Jr. to become a double champion as he won the AAA Campeón de Campeones Championship.[7] On February 21, 1997 Latin Lover defeated Máscara Sagráda, Jr., Jerry Estrada and Killer to earn a spot in the finals of the 1997 Rey de Reyes tournament. Lover went on to defeat Heavy Metal, Héctor Garza and Octagón to win the tournament and become the 1997 Rey de Reyes (Spanish for "King of Kings")[8] On May 12, 1997 Cibernético defeated him to win the Campeon de Campeones title.[7] Three days later Latin Lover also lost the Mexican Light Heavyweight title after 252 days with the title.[6] In late 1999 Latin Lover would win both the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship and regain the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship, becoming a double champion once again.[6][9] He only held the Light Heavyweight title for 105 days before losing it to Sangre Chicana on February 1, 2000.[6] Due to nagging knee injuries Latin Lover's schedule in 2000 and 2001 slowed down to only select appearances.[4] On May 5, 2002 – 929 days after winning the title Latin Lover finally lost the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship to Héctor Garza.[9]On March 21, 2003, he received a match against 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. [edit] Non-Wrestling career and retirementIn 2005 Resendiz, officially billed as Latin Lover on the show, competed in and won the inargual Bailando por un Sueño dance tournament with his partner Mariana Vallejo Isrrade. The win led to Latin Lover becoming a household name in Mexico, leading to more acting parts both on televison and on stage.[4] Resendiz appeared in the telenovela Velo de Novia ("The Bridal Veil") and on stage and Tv as part of the Sólo para Mujeres ("For Women Only") dance/stripping group.[2] During a stage performance Resendiz performed a dive off the stage and injured his knee, tearing the Anterior cruciate ligament in his knee. On January 26, 2006 Resendiz announced that he had to retire from wrestling due to this injury and that he was scheduled for what would be his eight knee surgery since his debut in 1992.[4] [edit] Return to professional wrestlingIn late 2008 Latin Lover returned to wrestling, initally teasing that he would join the CMLL based group Los Perros del Mal, but in the end returned to AAA. At the Rey de Reyes 2009 tournament on March 15, 2009 he defeated Abismo Negro, Black Abyss and Dark Ozz to qualify for the final. In the final he was the last wrestler eliminated by the 2009 Rey de Reyes Electroshock.[11] Following the Rey de Reyes tournament Latin Lover began teaming with Marco Corleone, a wrestler with a similar "Ladies man" character. The team challenged AAA World Tag Team Champions La Hermandad Extrema (Spanish for "The Extreme Brotherhood"; Nicho el Milinario and Joe Lider) in one of the featured events at Triplemania XVII, only to lose due to miscommunication between Latin Lover and Corleone.[12] Latin Lover has not worked for AAA since Triplemania XVII in June, 2009 but is scheduled to return in late November. [edit] Personal lifeResendiz is a father of two and has a college degree in Business Administration.[2] [edit] In wrestling
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[edit] Luchas de Apuestas recordSee also: Luchas de Apuestas
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