Ricardo Rodriguez Jesús Rodríguez ( February 17 , 1986 ) is a Mexican American professional wrestler and ring announcer , who was previously signed to WWE under the ring name Ricardo Rodriguez as Alberto Del Rio ' s personal ring announcer and occasional wrestler . Professional wrestling career . Early career . Before wrestling for independent California promotions , Rodriguez wrestled with other upcoming wrestlers in backyards for BBW Beyond Backyard Wrestling . Rodriguez formerly wrestled for various promotions as the masked wrestler Chimaera , and his professional wrestling debut came at UEW ' s 1st Annual West Coast Cruiser Cup Tournament on August 11 , 2006 . At Pro Wrestling Affiliates , Chimaera was defeated by Charles Mercury in a PWA Light Heavyweight Championship tournament in the first round . Chimaera and Jason Watts teamed up to take on the NWPW Tag Team Champions Aerial Star & Ric Ellis and lost the first time but would defeat them for the championships on October 4 , 2008 . The pair would lose the championships in a two on one handicap match against Ryan Stone . On August 2 , 2009 he was part of a three way match for the AWS Lightweight Championship including Peter Avalon and Chris Kadillak . At Chikara he participated in the Young Lions Cup VII but was eliminated by KC Day . At Dragon Gate USA , Chimaera competed in a Dragon Gate Fray match which was won by Brad Allen on March 26 , 2010 . For Deutsche Wrestling Allianz , Chimaera had two championship opportunities one for the DWA Cruiserweight Championship and one for DWA Tag Team Championship . On May 23 , 2010 , Chimaera participated in the finals of the Vendetta Pro Wrestling Tri - Force Championship tournament , defeating Brian Cage and Jason Watts to become the first Vendetta Pro Tri - Force Champion . He would later vacate that title upon signing with WWE . He also participated in the AWS World War III 159 Man battle royal . Rodriguez was a trainer for California - based promotion , Fit Pit Pro Wrestling . He wrestled in So Cal Pro , EMLL , CWX , NWPW , NWT / NTLL , BPW , the West Coast Wrestling Company , Vendetta Pro , and IWL , among others . World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE . Florida Championship Wrestling ( 2010 – 2011 ) . Rodriguez would work under the Chimaera name in Florida Championship Wrestling making his debut on December 2 , 2010 , in a 10 - man Tag match with Husky Harris , Buck Dixon , Matt Clements and Kenny Li , where they defeated the team of Big E . Langston , Darren Young , James Bronson , Kevin Hackman and Roman Leakee . On December 17 , 2010 , Chimaera lost to Richie Steamboat . Since appearing on WWE television , he is now competing in FCW under the Ricardo Rodriguez gimmick . On August 28 , 2011 , Ricardo Rodriguez said that Alberto Del Rio was an employee of his father ' s agency . Ricardo Rodriguez formed a stable called " the Ascension " with Conor O ' Brian , Tito Colon , Kenneth Cameron , and Raquel Diaz . However , by September 26 , the Ascension no longer associated with Rodriguez , as a video package promoting the Ascension only featured the latter four Ascension members without Rodriguez , and when the Ascension had their first match together in October , Rodriguez did not accompany them . Alberto Del Rio ' s ring announcer ( 2010 – 2013 ) . Rodriguez debuted for the WWE on the SmackDown brand on August 20 , 2010 , as Ricardo Rodriguez , a personal ring announcer to Alberto Del Rio . As part of his gimmick , he speaks almost exclusively in Spanish , to help generate heat and polarize the crowd . As well as being his personal ring announcer , Rodriguez would also try and help Del Rio win matches by distracting his opponents . On the January 4 , 2011 episode of " WWE NXT " , Rodriguez would take Del Rio ' s place in a battle royal for the NXT Pros , but was quickly eliminated by R - Truth . On NXT , Rodriguez would feud with Del Rio ' s rookie , Conor O ' Brian , after he claimed a rat problem . On the January 18 episode of " NXT " , Rodriguez and O ' Brian brawled backstage , which would set up Rodriguez ' s first singles match in the WWE against O ' Brian , in which Rodriguez would get the upset victory . After the match , O ' Brian was eliminated from NXT . Del Rio gained a new rookie , Brodus Clay , after Clay won a match which allowed him to change his Pro . Del Rio passed Pro responsibilities of Clay to Rodriguez on the February 1 episode of " NXT " . In the season finale on March 1 , Clay ended the competition in second place , losing to Johnny Curtis . At the 2011 WWE Draft , Rodriguez and Del Rio were drafted to the Raw brand ; the duo clashed with Big Show when Rodriguez ran over Big Show ' s leg with Del Rio ' s car , injuring him . Later that night , Del Rio placed the blame solely on Rodriguez . On June 6 , Rodriguez masqueraded as Big Show as Del Rio mocked Big Show . On his return to " Raw " on June 13 , Big Show attacked Del Rio , and when Rodriguez came to his employer ' s aid he was brutally attacked instead , which caused him to take time off television for an injury angle . On July 18 , Rodriguez returned to his duties as Del Rio ' s ring announcer . On the August 30 episode of " SmackDown " , when John Cena called out Del Rio , Rodriguez walked out alone to reply to Cena . Rodriguez spoke in a mixture of English and Spanish , explaining that Del Rio was not present . Cena then asked Rodriguez to deliver a message to Del Rio , and then promptly punched Rodriguez in the face . On the September 12 episode of " Raw " , Rodriguez would compete in his first match on the brand , teaming with Del Rio in a losing effort against John Cena and Bret Hart . At , Rodriguez tried to help Del Rio regain the WWE Championship during Del Rio ' s Triple Threat Tables , Ladders , and Chairs match match . Rodriguez climbed to the top of a ladder in the ring to try to reach the WWE Championship hanging above the ring , but Del Rio ' s opponents , CM Punk and the Miz , tipped the ladder over such that Rodriguez fell out of the ring and crashed through a table at ringside . Rodriguez ' s fall was described by critics as dangerous and scary - looking , as well as " the major moment of the show " . Fellow professional wrestler Mick Foley , well known for his participation in various dangerous matches , also commented that it was " one heck of a bump " . On the January 9 , 2012 episode of " Raw " , when Del Rio was absent , the Miz bullied Rodriguez into insulting and calling out R - Truth . R - Truth came out and made Rodriguez sing La Cucaracha . After that , R - Truth delivered his finisher to Rodriguez . At the 2012 Royal Rumble event , Rodriguez participated in the Royal Rumble match , entering at # 8 . He and Mick Foley eliminated Justin Gabriel , after which Rodriguez was eliminated by Santino Marella . On the April 20 episode of " SmackDown " , Rodriguez and Del Rio were traded to the SmackDown brand . On the May 21 episode of " Raw " , Santino Marella criticised Rodriguez ' s announcing and then he attacked Rodriguez with the Cobra . On the May 25 episode of " SmackDown " , Rodriguez challenged Marella to a match , but lost . On the June 8 episode of " SmackDown " , to tie in with Del Rio ' s feud with World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus , Rodriguez dressed up as Sheamus and mocked Sheamus ' mannerisms . Rodriguez ' s portrayal of Sheamus was praised as very funny from critics and fans alike . On the June 11 episode of " Raw " , Rodriguez would continue his feud with Marella by teaming up with Beth Phoenix to beat Marella and Layla . After the match , Marella embarrassed Rodriguez by ripping off Rodriguez ' s shirt to reveal that Rodriguez was wearing a Justin Bieber T - shirt underneath . Rodriguez ' s feud with Marella ended at No Way Out when Rodriguez lost to Marella in a non - title tuxedo match , which was Rodriguez ' s first pay - per - view singles match for WWE . During the early and mid - months of 2013 , Rodriguez had strong involvement in Del Rios ' matches . During the course of the rivalry between Del Rio , Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler , Rodriguez wrestled in a unique triple - threat match to decide the stipulations for the match for the World Heavyweight title between Del Rio , the champion Dolph Ziggler and Swagger at Extreme Rules . Rodriguez represented Del Rio while Big E . Langston competed on behalf of Ziggler and Zeb Colter for Swagger . Rodriguez scored an incredible upset victory over his opponents and won the right for Del Rio to determine the triple threat match stipulations . However , the match for Extreme Rules was changed due to an actual concussion sustained by Ziggler on the May 10 episode of " Smackdown " , the week prior to the pay - per - view . The match then became an " I Quit Match " between Swagger and Rio , which Del Rio won and allowed him to become No . 1 Contender for the title . Since this time , Rodriguez has continued to serve as Del Rio ' s ring announcer but also has expanded his duties to being a recurring guest commentator for the Wednesday nightly " WWE Main Event " . Ricardo then was RVD ' s manager now he ' s floating around as a Commentator . He was released from the WWE on July 30 , 2014 . World Wrestling Council ( 2014 - present ) . On August 30 , 2014 , Rodríguez made his debut for World Wrestling Council , mocking Ray González . On September 7 , 2014 at Septiembre Negro , was defeated by González . Other media . Rodriguez appears in " WWE ' 12 " and " WWE ' 13 " as a non - playable character . Personal life . Rodriguez is fluent in English and Spanish . Championships and accomplishments . Battleground Pro Wrestling CWX Insane Wrestling League New Wave Pro Wrestling Premium Pro Wrestling Vendetta Pro Wrestling