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* BeserkButton: He's cocky, self-indulged and rich. But even as a heel, ''God help you'' if you screw with Ricardo.

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* {{Expy}}: He's basically a Mexican [[JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]]. {{Christian}} [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded this]] by calling him "[[FanNickname Juan Bradshaw Layfield]]" at least one time.
** His entrance definitely is JBL all the way, but his actual gimmick errs much closer to that of TedDiBiase, almost to the point that you could call him a CompositeCharacter of the two. And more recently, he seems to have adopted some of the in-ring behavior patterns from the early heel runs of EddieGuerrero - although one could argue he had those all along, what with his ethnicity, obvious love for [[CoolCar nice rides]], arrogant streak, and tendency to cheat as much as he can get away with.

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** HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: It looked like WWE couldn't decide whether to stay with his recent HeelFaceTurn or not, resulting in a strange phenomenon where he was booked as a heel on some shows and as a face on others. Part of this is because of WWE taping their X-Mas specials in advance, so it's understandably confusing when you see Alberto "run down" St. Nick one week, then act like a {{Face}} and a BenevolentBoss the next week.
** HeelRealization: He then solidified his HeelFaceTurn on the last Raw of 2012, explaining to Ricardo that seeing TheBigShow treat him like dirt made Alberto realize how badly ''he'' had mistreated his announcer over the last several months, and promised to be at ringside to look out for Ricardo in his World Title match against the giant.
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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: At the moment, WWE can't seem to decide whether to stay with his recent HeelFaceTurn or not, resulting in a strange phenomenon where he's been booked as a heel on some shows and as a face on others.
** Part of this is WWE taping their X-Mas specials in advance, so it's understandably confusing when you see Alberto "run down" St. Nick one week, then act like a {{Face}} and a BenevolentBoss the next week.
* HeelRealization: Solidified his HeelFaceTurn on the last Raw of 2012, explaining to Ricardo that seeing TheBigShow treat him like dirt made Alberto realize how badly ''he'' had mistreated his announcer over the last several months, and promised to be at ringside to look out for Ricardo in his World Title match against the giant.



** Apparently the [[TwinThreesomeFantasy Bella Twins]] have signed on.

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** Apparently the he [[TwinThreesomeFantasy Bella Twins]] have signed on.thought so, but that didn't go anywhere due to their release.



* ShipTease: With the Bella Twins (an angle cut short due to his injury and the twins' subsequent release) and most recently with [[SpicyLatina Rosa Mendes.]]

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** He lend it to Ricardo, as well lending him his car, when he had match against TheBigShow (see above for reason), so he could go out to the ring in style.
* ShipTease: With the Bella Twins (an angle cut short due to his injury and the twins' subsequent release) and most recently with [[SpicyLatina Rosa Mendes.]]Mendes,]] one has to see if it continues after his face turn.

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*** He acknowledged the fact he had treated Ricardo poorly, during the December 31 2012 episode of Raw when Ricardo been chosen by Big Show as his opponent.[hottip:note:All Champions got to chose their opponents for the night]] He interfered on the behalf of Ricardo when Show was going to go for his Finisher after being dominant for most of the match.

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*** He acknowledged the fact he had treated Ricardo poorly, during the December 31 2012 episode of Raw when Ricardo been chosen by Big Show as his opponent.[hottip:note:All Champions opponent (All the champions got to chose choose their opponents for the night]] night). He interfered on the behalf of Ricardo when Show was going to go for his Finisher after being dominant for most of the match.



* EvenEvilHasStandards / HeelFaceTurn: It remains to be seen whether it's full-fledged or was just for one night, but the 2012 TLC PPV saw Del Rio making the save when Ricardo was being harassed by 3MB after trying to defend the Spanish announce team. He and Miz, along with the Brooklyn Brawler of all people, would team up later as [[{{Face}} babyfaces]] to defeat 3MB.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards / HeelFaceTurn: It remains to be seen whether it's full-fledged or was just for one night, but the The 2012 TLC PPV saw Del Rio making the save when Ricardo was being harassed by 3MB after trying to defend the Spanish announce team. He and Miz, along with the Brooklyn Brawler of all people, would team up later as [[{{Face}} babyfaces]] to defeat 3MB.



** Part of this is WWE taping their X-Mas specials in advance, so it's understandably confusing when you see Alberto "run down" St. Nick one week, then act like a {{Face}} and a BenevolentBoss the next week.
* HeelRealization: Solidified his HeelFaceTurn on the last Raw of 2012, explaining to Ricardo that seeing TheBigShow treat him like dirt made Alberto realize how badly ''he'' had mistreated his announcer over the last several months, and promised to be at ringside to look out for Ricardo in his World Title match against the giant.



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*** He acknowledged the fact he had treated Ricardo poorly, during the December 31 2012 episode of Raw when Ricardo been chosen by Big Show as his opponent.[hottip:note:All Champions got to chose their opponents for the night]] He interfered on the behalf of Ricardo when Show was going to go for his Finisher after being dominant for most of the match.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Finally turned face at Tables, Ladders, and Chairs 2012, due to 3MB threatening Ricardio and the Spanish broadcast team.

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* HeelFaceTurn: Finally turned HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: At the moment, WWE can't seem to decide whether to stay with his recent HeelFaceTurn or not, resulting in a strange phenomenon where he's been booked as a heel on some shows and as a face at Tables, Ladders, and Chairs 2012, due to 3MB threatening Ricardio and the Spanish broadcast team.on others.
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** Played with during a September 2012 storyline/promo where Alberto calls Ricardo his only friend for pushing him out of the way of a Brogue Kick from Sheamus, resulting in Ricardo getting injured (knocked unconscious) as a result.

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** BenevolentBoss: Played with during a September 2012 storyline/promo where Alberto calls Ricardo his only friend for pushing him out of the way of a Brogue Kick from Sheamus, resulting in Ricardo getting injured (knocked unconscious) as a result.
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*** This is because the (English-speaking) fans have been programmed to boo people who speak in foreign languages. ''This'' is because, during the 2000s, WWE beat the ForeignWrestlingHeel trope to death, revived it, then beat it to death a second time.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Finally turned face at Tables, Ladders, and Chairs 2012, due to 3MB threatening Ricardio and the Spanish broadcast team.



** It finally did when he performed a HeelFaceTurn to protect him from 3MB.



* PopularityPower: Naturally, he gets face-like pops if WWE goes south of the border - no matter if he actually is a face or not (In WWE, he never has been)

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* EvenEvilHasStandards / HeelFaceTurn: It remains to be seen whether it's full-fledged or was just for one night, but the 2012 TLC PPV saw Del Rio making the save when Ricardo was being harassed by 3MB after trying to defend the Spanish announce team. He and Miz, along with the Brooklyn Brawler of all people, would team up later as [[{{Face}} babyfaces]] to defeat 3MB.

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** His entrance definitely is JBL all the way, but his actual gimmick errs much closer to that of TedDibiase, almost to the point that you could call him a CompositeCharacter of the two. And more recently, he seems to have adopted some of the in-ring behavior patterns from the early heel runs of EddieGuerrero - although one could argue he had those all along, what with his ethnicity, obvious love for [[CoolCar nice rides]], arrogant streak, and tendency to cheat as much as he can get away with.
* MrFanservice: Good Lord, yes. 6'5", built like a Greek god, filthy rich, and devastatingly handsome. [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys What's not to love about that]]??
** Apparently the [[TwinThreesomeFantasy Bella Twins]] have signed on.

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** His entrance definitely is JBL all the way, but his actual gimmick errs much closer to that of TedDibiase, TedDiBiase, almost to the point that you could call him a CompositeCharacter of the two. And more recently, he seems to have adopted some of the in-ring behavior patterns from the early heel runs of EddieGuerrero - although one could argue he had those all along, what with his ethnicity, obvious love for [[CoolCar nice rides]], arrogant streak, and tendency to cheat as much as he can get away with.
* MrFanservice: Good Lord, yes. 6'5", built like a Greek god, filthy rich, and devastatingly handsome. [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys What's not to love about that]]??
** Apparently the [[TwinThreesomeFantasy Bella Twins]] have signed on.
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* BadBoss: He doesn't do much to protect his extremely hammy ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez. Rodriguez seems to have two jobs: One, to announce Del Rio's entrance to the ring (in Spanish, of course), and two, to act as Del Rio's unwilling [[HumanShield meat shield]]. A lot of Del Rio's confrontations with other wrestlers end with Alberto rolling out of the ring and leaving Ricardo behind to take the other guy's FinishingMove.
** Played with during a September 2012 storyline/promo where Alberto calls Ricardo his only friend for pushing him out of the way of a Brogue Kick from Sheamus, resulting in Ricardo getting injured (knocked unconscious) as a result.



* BadBoss: He doesn't do much to protect his extremely hammy ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez. Rodriguez seems to have two jobs: One, to announce Del Rio's entrance to the ring (in Spanish, of course), and two, to act as Del Rio's unwilling [[HumanShield meat shield]]. A lot of Del Rio's confrontations with other wrestlers end with Alberto rolling out of the ring and leaving Ricardo behind to take the other guy's FinishingMove.
** Played with during a September 2012 storyline/promo where Alberto calls Ricardo his only friend for pushing him out of the way of a Brogue Kick from Sheamus, resulting in Ricardo getting injured (knocked unconscious) as a result.



* CardCarryingVillain: He once said he wants to beat ReyMysterioJr so he [Alberto] can see children crying in the audience.



* CardCarryingVillain: He once said he wants to beat ReyMysterioJr so he [Alberto] can see children crying in the audience.
* CombatPragmatist: He definitely holds to the philosophy of "it's not cheating if you don't get caught."

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* CardCarryingVillain: He once said he wants to beat ReyMysterioJr so he [Alberto] can see children crying in the audience.
* CombatPragmatist: He definitely holds to the philosophy of "it's "It's not cheating if you don't get caught."



* {{Expy}}: He's basically a Mexican [[JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]]. {{Christian}} [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded this]] by calling him "[[FanNickname Juan Bradshaw Layfield]]" at least one time.
** His entrance definitely is JBL all the way, but his actual gimmick errs much closer to that of TedDibiase, almost to the point that you could call him a CompositeCharacter of the two. And more recently, he seems to have adopted some of the in-ring behavior patterns from the early heel runs of EddieGuerrero - although one could argue he had those all along, what with his ethnicity, obvious love for [[CoolCar nice rides]], arrogant streak, and tendency to cheat as much as he can get away with.



* {{Expy}}: He's basically a Mexican [[JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]]. {{Christian}} [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded this]] by calling him "[[FanNickname Juan Bradshaw Layfield]]" at least one time.
** His entrance definitely is JBL all the way, but his actual gimmick errs much closer to that of TedDibiase, almost to the point that you could call him a CompositeCharacter of the two. And more recently, he seems to have adopted some of the in-ring behavior patterns from the early heel runs of EddieGuerrero - although one could argue he had those all along, what with his ethnicity, obvious love for [[CoolCar nice rides]], arrogant streak, and tendency to cheat as much as he can get away with.



* FinishingMove: Rolling Armbar.



* FinishingMove: Rolling Armbar.



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* BadBoss: He doesn't do much to protect his extremely hammy ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez. Rodriguez seems to have two jobs - to announce Del Rio's entrance to the ring (in Spanish, of course), and to act as Del Rio's unwilling meat shield. A lot of Del Rio's confrontations with other wrestlers end with Alberto rolling out of the ring and leaving Ricardo behind to take the other guy's FinishingMove.
** Played with during a Sep 2012 storyline/promo where Alberto calls Ricardo his only friend for pushing him out of the way of a brogue kick from Sheamus resulting in Ricardo getting injured as a result..

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* BadBoss: He doesn't do much to protect his extremely hammy ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez. Rodriguez seems to have two jobs - jobs: One, to announce Del Rio's entrance to the ring (in Spanish, of course), and two, to act as Del Rio's unwilling [[HumanShield meat shield.shield]]. A lot of Del Rio's confrontations with other wrestlers end with Alberto rolling out of the ring and leaving Ricardo behind to take the other guy's FinishingMove.
** Played with during a Sep September 2012 storyline/promo where Alberto calls Ricardo his only friend for pushing him out of the way of a brogue kick Brogue Kick from Sheamus Sheamus, resulting in Ricardo getting injured (knocked unconscious) as a result..result.



* {{Foe Yay}}: He seems to be a heel with a "unique" obsession for his targets, specifically Rey.
** Rey Mysterio. Alberto seems to have an obsession for Rey Mysterio (and breaking his arm). Then, he is famously quoted saying, "I don't want to fight my little friend Rey Mysterio. Instead I'm going to give him a kiss... right on the cheek."
*** After Summerslam, Del Rio says he is happy he gets to defend first against Mysterio because we all love Mysterio. Del Rio says he loves Mysterio. Del Rio says he loves Rey again but adds that he loves beating Mysterio. Del Rio says he began his WWE career beating Mysterio. When he wakes up in the morning, he feels like beating Rey Mysterio.
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* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill[=/=]UnnecessaryRoughness: Has a nasty habit of keeping his Cross Armbreaker locked in several seconds after his victim taps out.
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* ArchEnemy: ReyMysterioJr, {{Sheamus}}.

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* ArchEnemy: ReyMysterioJr, {{Sheamus}}.{{Sheamus}}, RandyOrton
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* ShipTease: With the Bella Twins (an angle cut short due to his injury and the twins' subsequent release) and most recently with [[SpicyLatina Rosa Mendes.]]

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*** For anyone fluent, or even passable in Spanish, DelRio and Rodriguez are <i>hilarious.</i> Live events and un-taped segments are where they shine as a comedy duo. Ricardo's constantly trying to make DelRio break character and vice versa.
*** This is because the (English-speaking) fans have been programmed to boo people who speak in foreign languages.
**** And ''this'' is because, during the 2000s, WWE beat the ForeignWrestlingHeel trope to death, revived it, then beat it to death a second time.

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*** For anyone fluent, or even passable in Spanish, DelRio Del Rio and Rodriguez are <i>hilarious.</i> ''hilarious.'' Live events and un-taped untaped segments are where they shine as a comedy duo. Ricardo's constantly trying to make DelRio Del Rio break character and vice versa.
*** This is because the (English-speaking) fans have been programmed to boo people who speak in foreign languages.
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*** For anyone fluent, or even passable in Spanish, DelRio and Rodriguez are <i>hilarious.</i> Live events and un-taped segments are where they shine as a comedy duo. Ricardo's constantly trying to make DelRio break character and vice versa.
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* DashingHispanic: Well, he certainly ''thinks'' he is this.
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* WrestlingFamily: Is the son of Dos Caras, and nephew of Mil Mascaras.

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* WrestlingFamily: Is the son of Dos Caras, and nephew of Mil Mascaras. His brother was hired by {{WWE}} and works in their developmental promotion under the name Memo Montenegro.
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** Played with during a Sep 2012 storyline/promo where Alberto calls Ricardo his only friend for pushing him out of the way of a brogue kick from Sheamus resulting in Ricardo getting injured as a result..
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** But then it ''happened again'' on the 7/25 RAW, when he tried to cash in on [[ReyMysterioJr Rey Mysterio.]] Alberto was so busy calling for the bell instead of getting into the ring (a match can only 'officially' start when both competitors are inside the ring and the bell has been rung) that he didn't see Mysterio go airborne. After getting hit with a suicide dive, Alberto pulls a ScrewThisImOuttaHere and retreats with his briefcase.

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** But then it ''happened again'' on the 7/25 RAW, when he tried to cash in on [[ReyMysterioJr Rey Mysterio.]] Mysterio]]'s "[[InNameOnly WWE Title]]". Alberto was so busy calling for the bell instead of getting into the ring (a match can only 'officially' start when both competitors are inside the ring and the bell has been rung) that he didn't see Mysterio go airborne. After getting hit with a suicide dive, Alberto pulls a ScrewThisImOuttaHere and retreats with his briefcase.
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* UnlimitedWardrobe: He comes out in a new car every show.
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* {{Spicy Latin|a}}o: {{Downplayed| Trope}} but still there to an extent, most evident when things really don't go how he wants them.
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* MoralityPet: Double subverted. [[HammyHerald Ricardo Rodriguez]], in fact, does not seem to affect whether Alberto Del Rio is a complete {{Jerkass}} or not - but at the same time, he's the only individual Del Rio has ever shown any level of concern about (he was visibly upset in the several weeks after Ricardo was PutOnABus due to a kayfabe injury) and can really be considered the closest thing Del Rio has to a friend.
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* ArchEnemy: ReyMysterioJr.

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* ArchEnemy: ReyMysterioJr.ReyMysterioJr, {{Sheamus}}.
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* [[BadassSpaniard Badass Latino]]
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**** And ''this'' is because, during the 2000s, WWE beat the EvilForeigner trope to death, revived it, then beat it to death a second time.

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'''AlbertoDelRio''' (real name Alberto Rodríguez, born May 25, 1977) is a Mexican professional wrestler, currently signed to Wrestling/{{WWE}}, performing on its Raw brand and is a two-time WWE Champion. Prior to working with WWE, he was well known as '''Dos Caras, Jr.''', which he wrestled as in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and fought under as a mixed martial artist.
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!!'''This wrestler provides examples of:'''

* AffablyEvil: Often wears a smile some would consider charming...but don't be fooled. (See FauxAffablyEvil.)
* AlphaBitch: "I'm handsome! I'm powerful! I'm RICH! I'M EVERYTHING!!" The ego, the attitude, the fancy cars, the ''white scarf,'' he has an aura of being a male example (and is listed as such on the AlphaBitch page.)
* ArchEnemy: ReyMysterioJr.
* [[BadassSpaniard Badass Latino]]
* BadassNickname: He started off with "The Essence of Excellence" and added "The Mexican Aristocrat" later.
* [[BecauseDestinySaysSo Because Dessssssstiny Says So]]: After weeks of telling everyone that it was his destiny to win the 2011 Royal Rumble, he won it.
** And now, add "WWE Champion" to his fulfilled prophecies.
* BadBoss: He doesn't do much to protect his extremely hammy ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez. Rodriguez seems to have two jobs - to announce Del Rio's entrance to the ring (in Spanish, of course), and to act as Del Rio's unwilling meat shield. A lot of Del Rio's confrontations with other wrestlers end with Alberto rolling out of the ring and leaving Ricardo behind to take the other guy's FinishingMove.
* BilingualBonus / GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Del Rio has made a habit of cussing [[ClusterFBomb quite a lot]] in Spanish when he's angry or excited.
** That wink he does also has more negative connotations in Mexico and many Mediterranean countries than it does in the States.
** Ricardo Rodriguez also has a different over-the-top introduction for Alberto Del Rio each time out, usually complete with a diss about how Alberto is greater or richer than the fans or the city they're in. Many fans probably have no clue what exactly he is saying, yet this ''still'' gets heel heat.
*** This is because the (English-speaking) fans have been programmed to boo people who speak in foreign languages.
**** And ''this'' is because, during the 2000s, WWE beat the EvilForeigner trope to death, revived it, then beat it to death a second time.
* TheBully[=/=]KickTheDog: He seems to be obsessed with people (even people not feuding with him) and doing whatever he can to ''break their arms''.
* BullyingADragon: Maybe Alberto thought TheBigShow, being the GentleGiant he usually is, wouldn't mind Alberto bitch-slapping him and running him down with a car. [[UnstoppableRage This turned out not to be the case.]]
* CatchPhrase:
--> "[[MemeticMutation My name is Alberto Del Rio]]! [[SmallNameBigEgo But]] ''[[SmallNameBigEgo you]]''...[[SmallNameBigEgo you already know that]]."
* CardCarryingVillain: He once said he wants to beat ReyMysterioJr so he [Alberto] can see children crying in the audience.
* CombatPragmatist: He definitely holds to the philosophy of "it's not cheating if you don't get caught."
* ConspicuousConsumption
* CoolCar: His entrance involves him driving a [[strike:Bentley]] different high-class car every time.
** And never, EVER mess with his cars! Just ask Big Show...
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy / FridgeBrilliance: Won the 2011 Raw ''MITB'' match by yanking off ReyMysterioJr's mask when the both of them were fighting at the top of the ladder, which naturally caused Mysterio to cover his face instead of going for the briefcase. FridgeBrilliance comes in when you realize that ADR himself fought as a MaskedLuchador in Mexico and might have been the only one in the match to think to do that.
** That's not to mention some of his hijinks with chair shots, ''or'' the time he won a Triple Threat WWE Title cage match by having Ricardo ''lock [[JohnCena the defending champion]] [[ForcedToWatch out of the cage.]]''
* EpicFail: At ''Money in the Bank'' 2011, he attempted to pull a YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle on CMPunk by cashing in his MITB Briefcase after Punk had just won a grueling match with JohnCena. Punk casually kicked Alberto in the head and knocked him out before fleeing the building.
** Though, it was in part due to Punk being DangerouslyGenreSavvy, having done what Del Rio had attempted to do twice in the past. Also, VinceMcMahon was shouting to cut the music and obviously ''calling'' for Del Rio to come out right where Punk could see it, so really this was on Vince.
*** Although some credit has to be given to Punk, who was the first person to think of this escape method regardless of whether Vince telegraphed it or not.
** But then it ''happened again'' on the 7/25 RAW, when he tried to cash in on [[ReyMysterioJr Rey Mysterio.]] Alberto was so busy calling for the bell instead of getting into the ring (a match can only 'officially' start when both competitors are inside the ring and the bell has been rung) that he didn't see Mysterio go airborne. After getting hit with a suicide dive, Alberto pulls a ScrewThisImOuttaHere and retreats with his briefcase.
* MrFanservice: Good Lord, yes. 6'5", built like a Greek god, filthy rich, and devastatingly handsome. [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys What's not to love about that]]??
** Apparently the [[TwinThreesomeFantasy Bella Twins]] have signed on.
* {{Expy}}: He's basically a Mexican [[JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]]. {{Christian}} [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded this]] by calling him "[[FanNickname Juan Bradshaw Layfield]]" at least one time.
** His entrance definitely is JBL all the way, but his actual gimmick errs much closer to that of TedDibiase, almost to the point that you could call him a CompositeCharacter of the two. And more recently, he seems to have adopted some of the in-ring behavior patterns from the early heel runs of EddieGuerrero - although one could argue he had those all along, what with his ethnicity, obvious love for [[CoolCar nice rides]], arrogant streak, and tendency to cheat as much as he can get away with.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He'll be happy and smiling, even while beating you up, but his façade will occasionally crack and his face will contort with rage.
* {{Flanderization}}: After he won the Royal Rumble, he proclaimed that it was his destiny to win the World Title, to go along with his RichIdiotWithNoDayJob gimmick, with him being naturally better than anyone due to being descended from [[{{Kayfabe}} Mexican royalty]]. However, as time went on he started losing just about every other part of his gimmick outside of having Ricardo Rodriguez as a personal ring announcer and coming out it expensive cars every week.
* FinishingMove: Rolling Armbar.
* {{Foe Yay}}: He seems to be a heel with a "unique" obsession for his targets, specifically Rey.
** Rey Mysterio. Alberto seems to have an obsession for Rey Mysterio (and breaking his arm). Then, he is famously quoted saying, "I don't want to fight my little friend Rey Mysterio. Instead I'm going to give him a kiss... right on the cheek."
*** After Summerslam, Del Rio says he is happy he gets to defend first against Mysterio because we all love Mysterio. Del Rio says he loves Mysterio. Del Rio says he loves Rey again but adds that he loves beating Mysterio. Del Rio says he began his WWE career beating Mysterio. When he wakes up in the morning, he feels like beating Rey Mysterio.
* JerkAss
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: After he wins, he has a tendency to continue to assault his opponents, then put them in his armbar over and over again.
** Used against him by CM Punk, after a rather grueling battle against TheBigShow, Punk lays an Anaconda Vice on the beaten down Del Rio until he agrees to a championship match at Survivor Series. Naturally Del Rio [[HypocriticalHumor labelled him a complete coward]] afterwards.
* LargeHam: He has his own personal ''ring announcer'', need I say more?
* LightningBruiser: He's a 6′5″ 240-pounder who has a bevy of aerial moves and can pull off an enzuigiri as well as a multitude of suplexes.
* LightIsNotGood
* MaskedLuchador: Used to be one as "Dos Caras Jr".
** MythologyGag / ViewersAreGeniuses: Matt Striker said that Alberto has two faces: the smiling, virtue-spewing gentleman and that vicious arrogant wrestler; his Lucha name, Dos Caras. translates as ''Two Faces''.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: He's a DirtyCoward and a narcissist of the highest order, but dangerously vicious and cunning in a lot of his matches.
* OldShame: His career in {{Mixed Martial Arts}} (under the 'Dos Caras' name) before joining the WWE, while not terrible, (He was a respectable 9-5 in MMA competition) is primarily remembered for the match in which Mirko "Cro Cop" Filopovic knocked him out in 46 seconds with a head kick.
** MythologyGag: CMPunk would stop Del Rio's first Money in the Bank cash in with a Roundhouse Kick to the head.
*** Later, Del Rio got his revenge by kicking Punk in the head with an enzuigiri and stealing the WWE Title.
* PlayingAgainstType: Back when he was wrestling in Mexico as "Dos Caras, jr." He mainly wrestled as a face.
* PopularityPower: Naturally, he gets face-like pops if WWE goes south of the border - no matter if he actually is a face or not (In WWE, he never has been)
* [[RichBitch Rich Bastard]]
* RoyalBlood: He's [[{{Kayfabe}} apparently]] descended from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, yes, the ones in the 15th century.
** He's Dos Caras' son, and Mil Mascaras' nephew. In lucha libre bloodlines, he ''is'' Mexican royalty.
* RuleOfThree: Attempt to cash in his Money In The Bank twice and succeded on the third.
* ScarfOfAsskicking
* ShoutOut: Attempted to pull the late EddieGuerrero's old fake-a-chair-shot trick...but the GenreSavvy CMPunk [[{{Outgambitted}} threw the chair back at him]]
** Actually had a similar technique work for him in a recent match against Sheamus. He tried to hit Sheamus with a chair while the ref's back was turned, but when Sheamus yanked it out of his hands, Del Rio hit the deck just in time for the ref to turn around and catch Sheamus with the chair. Sheamus got DQ'd (and, as a result, Del Rio gets a title shot).
* SmallNameBigEgo: The dude's a self-righteous braggart.
* SmugSnake: He practically lives off smug arrogance.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: He began making regular appearances on ''Raw'' while still being a top star on ''Smackdown''.
* TallDarkAndHandsome
* TallDarkAndSnarky
* UnderwearOfPower
* VeryPunchableMan: Del Rio himself often qualifies, but Ricardo Rodriguez in particular gets it pretty bad. Every time he attempts to interupt a match in Del Rio's favor usually leads to a very nasty beatdown from his opponent. Even more passive Faces such as ReyMysterio have been driven to a merciless rage over his interfering.
* VillainousBreakdown: After losing his title to John Cena at ''Night Of Champions'', he went ''berserk'' in the locker room afterwards.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity
* WickedCultured: He's a finely dressed sophisticate who enjoys wine.
** And a good fiesta.
** Throws one heckuva retirement party, too! Although {{Edge}} wasn't too impressed.
* WrestlingFamily: Is the son of Dos Caras, and nephew of Mil Mascaras.
* WrestlingPsychology: Look at his face whenever he's in a match or segment; the story he tells with his eyes alone is superb.
** Additionally, he sets up his submission finisher throughout the match, using several signature moves that target the arms of his opponent.
* WriteWhoYouKnow: The real guy based the Alberto Del Rio character on a composite of people he hates.
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