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AAA (2001–2008)Īfter being released in 2001, he returned to Mexico for several years before working in AAA as part of the LLL storyline. Having been off television for months, Ríos started accepting Japanese bookings in December 2001. He also had a small involvement in the Invasion angle, most notably unsuccessfully challenging Chris Kanyon for the WCW United States Championship on an episode of WWF Metal, which would be his last televised match with the company. Ríos lapsed into obscurity by late 2000 but did have a brief feud with Kurt Angle that culminated in a main event match on Sunday Night Heat. It was there that the Hardy Boyz came to Lita's rescue and feuded with him briefly, with Lita becoming their protégé.
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Ríos' partnership with Lita ended sometime later after an angry Ríos attacked Lita because he had lost a match. He and Lita had a feud with Eddie Guerrero and Chyna which led to a European title match between Ríos and then-champion Guerrero at Backlash, which Ríos lost. During his time as Essa Ríos, he was managed by Lita who would often repeat Ríos's finishing moves on wrestlers he had just beaten after a match. His reign was a short-lived one, as he would lose the title to Dean Malenko a few weeks later. He had a high-flying match with Michinoku during Extreme Championship Wrestling's 1999 Cyberslam event before capturing the WWF Light Heavyweight title from Gillberg on his 'debut' as Essa Ríos during the Februedition of Sunday Night Heat. This period included a match with Taka Michinoku at WrestleMania XIV for the Light Heavyweight Championship.
PAPI CHULO WRESTLER PROFESSIONAL
Professional wrestling career World Wrestling Federation (1997–2001)ĭelgado made his debut in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on the Novemepisode of Raw is War as part of its newly relaunched Light Heavyweight division at the age of 19, wrestling under the ring name Águila.