Jose Alberto Rodríguez, known by his ring name Alberto Del Rio, Dorado or Dos Caras, was born on 25 May 1977, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and is a Mexican professional wrestler who first stepped into the ring in 2000.
How rich is Alberto Del Rio? As of 2015, Alberto Del Rio’s net worth is estimated to be $6 million, mostly accumulated through his wrestling career, and a profitable contract with a famous wrestling brand WWE RAW, which has so far spanned 15 years.
Alberto Del Rio Net Worth $6 Million
Del Rio is a part of one of the most well-known Mexican wrestling families. Alberto is a nephew of Mil Máscaras and Sicodelico, and a cousin of Sicodelico Jr., all of whom are famous in the wrestling business. Del Rio started his wrestling career rather early, when he decided to take up Greco-Roman wrestling under Leonel Kolesni and Fernández. He soon earned a place in the Mexican national team, and in 1997 won third place in the World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic.
Alberto Del Rio began his professional wrestling career several years later, in 2000, when Del Rio’s persona named “Caras” appeared in the Asistencia Asesoria y Administration (AAA) show, thus making this his official debut. In 2005, Rio signed a contract with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), a wrestling promotion that helped him advance his wrestling career. Even though Alberto Del Rio earned a substantial amount of money through his minor appearances in the ring, it was in 2010 when he really became a familoiar face in the entertainment industry. That same year Del Rio was asked to join WWE’s main roster and made several appearances in untelevised matches for RAW, portraying a masked persona. Previously known for his heroic characters, this time Rio appeared as a villain, often referred to as “rudo”, and in this way generated a lot of public curiosity and interest. In 2011, Del Rio was drafted from WWE’s program SmackDown to their main roster Raw, which not only increased Rio’s fame but added a lot to his net worth as well.
Del Rio’s wrestling career is indeed spectacular. That same year, Alberto Del Rio became a Royal Rumble winner, outlasting 39 participants, and securing himself a victory. Later, he also won Mr. Money in the Bank Ladder event defeating The Miz, R-Truth, Evan Bourne, Alex Riley, Kofi Kingston, and Jack Swagger. During his professional wrestling career, Alberto Del Rio has won many titles and achieved much. He is a two-time WWE World Heavyweight champion, two-time WWE champion, as well as Money in the Bank, Royal Rumble, and Best Gimmick winner.
Alberto Del Rio has also been participating in a variety of WWE’s public events and worldwide tours. Nicknamed “The Mexican Aristocrat”, “The Pride of Mexico” and “Mexico’s Greatest Export”, Del Rio is known for his flamboyant entrances, expensive cars and clothes, as well as his arrogant and outspoken attitude. Most recently Alberto Del Rio defeated another professional wrestler Dolph Ziggler and qualified to participate in 2014 Money in the Bank ladder match.
In his personal life, Alberto is known to be married to Angela, and they have a son and two daughters, and now reside in San Antonio, Texas USA.
