Latin Lover Victor Manuel Resendiz Ruiz ( October 25 , 1967 ) is a Mexican actor and former wrestler working for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) in Mexico . He is better known by his ring name Latin Lover . He was sometimes criticized by Hispanics who watched a translated rerun of WWF Monday Night RAW on Telemundo , to be the Mexican ripoff of Shawn Michaels ' in - ring persona as a Heel . This is mainly because of his nickname , as they ' re related in some way , and because they both use the same finishing move . In 2005 , he competed in and won Bailando por un Sueño . He announced his retirement on January 26 after a serious injury requiring surgery . Professional wrestling career . Victor Resendiz Ruiz made his professional debut in 1992 at the Solidarity Arena in his hometown of Monterrey , Nuevo León , Mexico faces the team of Russian Command , Son of Solitude and Butcher Canada . Resendiz debuted under the name of " Latin Lover " , a name that has been used since . Originally a Latin Lover Masked , or masked character , but lost the match on Fights Betting ( bet match ) against Team Sangre Chicana and El Bloody August 1 , 1992 . After the loss of the Latin Lover mask briefly worked for the World Wrestling Council ( CMLL ) and in several shows in the Mexican independent circuit . In 1994 signed a contract to join Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) Assistance and soon became a fighter appears in the center of the card . Latin Lover was quickly partnered with another charismatic young fighter by the name of Heavy Metal and together won the Mexican National Tag Team Championship from The Destroyers ( Tony Arce and Volcano ) on September 9 , 1994 . The team held the title for 82 days before losing strength Guerrera and Juventud Guerrera on December 2 , 1994 . After failing to regain the titles Latin Lover began teaming with Panterita place the Ring , The Warriors by defeating the team title on June 1 , 1995 . Lover and Panterita successfully defended the title against The Warriors and Blue Panther and Heavy Metal before losing the titles back to The Warriors on September 18 , 1995 . While there was a Latin Lover repetoir limited when it comes to wrestling , his good looks and dance moves made him the favorite of fans , especially women in the audience , keeps him in AAA ranking . On September 9 , 1996 Latin Lover won the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship by defeating the Scarlet Pimpernel . The February 15 , 1997 , Latin Lover defeated Pierroth , Jr . to become a double champion as he won the AAA Champion of Champions Campeonato . En February 21 , 1997 Latin Lover Mask Sagrada Jr . defeated Jerry Estrada and murderer to earn a place in the final of the 1997 King of Kings . Lover would defeat Heavy Metal , Héctor Garza , Octagon to win the tournament and become the King of Kings 1997 ( Spanish for " King of Kings " ) On May 12 , 1997 Cyber defeated him to win the title of Champion of Champions . three days later , Latin Lover also lost the Lightweight Championship of Mexico Peso 252 days after the title . In late 1999 Latin Lover would win both the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship and recover the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship , becoming a double champion again . He only had the light heavyweight title 105 days before losing to Sangre Chicana on February 1 , 2000 . Due to persistent knee injuries Latin Lover schedule in 2000 and 2001 decreased to select only appearances . On May 5 , 2002 – 929 days after winning the title of Latin Lover finally lost the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship to Héctor Garza . The March 21 , 2003 , received a match against NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett , but lost him in the City of Mexico . The match was the result of a working relationship between AAA and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) and Latin Lover was chosen to represent the AAA card . Personal life . Resendez is the father of four children and has a degree in Business Administration and a Master of Science in Marketing , is striper at private parties , an actor , underwear model , and for the moment he is studying to become a professional actor .