Ricky Banderas

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ricky Banderas
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	May 25, 1975(1975-05-25)
Age	49
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Taurus

Ricky Banderas Biography

Ricky Banderas is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on May 25, 1975 in New York, United States. Puerto Rico professional wrestler who was a five-time IWA World Heavyweight champion. He is known for his finishing moves such as the “Fireman’s Carry Facebuster.”

Both he and He and Konnan have both been IWC World Heavyweight Champions. were IWC World Heavyweight Champions.

Cosme began wrestling training in 1996, when he was instructed by a former wrestler. During this time he was enrolled in the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico located in Bayamón, his major concentration was in computer technology, after completing two years of study, he decided to begin wrestling as a profession after meeting Víctor Quiñones in the gym. In 1997, after working in the independent circuit he moved to Mexico and performed there, and became involved in a project to develop Hispanic talent organized by the World Wrestling Federation.

Cosme subsequently debuted in the International Wrestling Association (IWA) in

1999. He was given the gimmick of “El Patriota” Ricky Banderas, a name that, according to Cosme, was created by fusing the artistic names of Latin musician Ricky Martín and actor Antonio Banderas. He debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling on that year, where he worked in a televised match. Following a period of teaming with Los Boricuas, his character was teamed with Germán Figueroa who wrestled as Gran Apolo, and formed a tag team dubbed La Nueva Generacion, which won the IWA Tag Team Championship three times. On August 21, 2000, in a show in Levittown, Puerto Rico, Cosme’s character turned on Gran Apolo. Following this, he joined the company’s dominant heel stable, Los Intocables, along with Miguel Pérez and Jesús Castillo. After the stable’s dissolution, he was involved in another stable named Starr Corporation, where after Cosme’s insistence his character became darker and was renamed “El Mesías” Ricky Banderas. Following this, he was teamed up with Shane Sewell in a stable known as Los Hermanos en Dolor. In 2001, Cosme performed in a tryout match for the World Wrestling Federation and Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling’s 12th Anniversary Show pay-per-view event. He won the IWA heavyweight title for a third time on June 15, 2002, and remained champion until Ray González debuted with the company as “Rey Fénix”, in a match that he describes as the best match he had wrestled at the moment.

He was born Gilbert Cosme.

Ricky Banderas Net Worth

Ricky Banderas is one of the richest Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ricky Banderas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When he started wrestling, he was an Interamerican University of Puerto Rico student in Computer Technology.

He was the first AAA World Heavyweight Champion.

Gilbert Cosme (born May 25, 1972) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler, better known by his ring names El Mesías, Mil Muertes, and Ricky Banderas. He began his career in the International Wrestling Association based in Puerto Rico. While performing in the company, he won the IWA World Heavyweight Championship on five instances and held minor championships on fifteen separate occasions, before leaving the company in 2006. On March 12, 2006, he debuted in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), a promotion based in Mexico, as a character named Muerte Cibernetica and was involved in an angle where this character was “killed”. In November 2006, Cosme was involved in the tapings of the Wrestling Society X television series, where he was the second and last wrestler to win the WSX Championship.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ricky Banderas Dating?

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Mesias returned on the December 13, 2007, episode of Impact! where he attacked Abyss by strangling him with a piece of barbed wire, which he also used to cut his forehead open. He then repeatedly hit Abyss in the head with a chair. He finished his assault by delivering his finisher, Straight to Hell to Abyss on the same chair. In his TNA pay-per-view debut, Mesias defeated Abyss at Final Resolution after hitting Abyss with his finisher onto a barbed wire steel chair. This feud continued at Against All Odds, organized on February 10,

2008. In this event he competed in a stipulation match called “Barbed Wire Massacre”, where the ring was surrounded by barbed wire, which Abyss won by using his finisher, the Black Hole Slam. In March, Cosme was released from his contract with the company.

Facts & Trivia

Ricky Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ricky Banderas celebrates birthday on May 25 of every year.

As noted on the “TNA Mobile” service, Cosme signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Cosme was billed as James Mitchell’s kayfabe son and thus Abyss’ brother. Beginning on July 1, 2007, vignettes began to air for this “monster-like” character. His name was eventually billed as Judas Mesias. At No Surrender, he pulled Abyss under the ring by cutting a hole through it with a knife and pulling him underneath. On the September 13, 2007 episode of Impact!, during a submission match between Abyss and Kurt Angle in the Six Sides of Steel, Mesias made his official debut, climbing up from underneath the ring and subsequently attacking Abyss. On the September 20 episode of Impact!, Mesias defeated Eric Young in his debut match in TNA.

Does Mil Muertes still wrestle?

Major League Wrestling ( 2021–present ) In January 2021, Muertes made his Major League Wrestling debut, accompanied by Salina de la Renta as his valet.

Who started Lucha underground?

Lucha Underground was an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2014 by United Artists Media Group.

Is MLW still in business?

On June 9, 2020, MLW reached a new media rights deal to stream their programming on DAZN. CEO Court Bauer also announced during the same month that reruns of MLW Underground TV would air on Bein Sports throughout the summer. In August 2020, MLW announced that Fusion TV tapings will resume in October of that year.

Why do Luchadores wear masks?

Putting one’s mask on the line against a hated opponent is a tradition in lucha libre as a means to settle a heated feud between two or more wrestlers. In these battles, called luchas de apuestas (“matches with wagers”), the wrestlers “wager” either their mask or their hair.

How much do Lucha Underground wrestlers make?

The filing states that most Lucha Underground stars make less than $4,000 per year , even while the show is being produced, which when you compare it to the $50,000 to seven figure annual salaries for those working for other promotions, is pretty shocking.