King Muertes

Real name: Gilbert Cosme Ramirez
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 245 lbs.
Date of birth: May 25, 1975
From: Bayamán, Puerto Rico
Pro debut: April 30, 1997
Trained by: El Mecanico & Super Crazy
Finishing move: Straight to Hell

Biography

– Ramirez began his career working for various promotions in Puerto Rico and Mexico as ‘Ricky Banderas’
– In March 1999, Banderas travelled to Japan to work for BattlArts
– Banderas made an appearance for ECW in January 2000, losing to Super Crazy on Hardcore TV
– Later that month, Banderas would begin competing full-time for IWA Puerto Rico
– On May 7, 2000, Nueva Generacion (Banderas & Nueva Gran Apolo) defeated Starr Corporation (Chicky Starr & Victor The Bodyguard) to win the IWA Puerto Rico Tag Team Titles
– On May 26, Nueva Generacion defeated Club WWF (Andy Anderson & Steve Bradley) by DQ to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Tag Team Titles
– On June 2, Nueva Generacion defeated Sexy And Sensual (Sean Hill & Andres Borges) to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Tag Team Titles
– On June 16, Nueva Generacion defeated Club WWF, Sexy And Sensual and The Starr Corporation to regain the IWA Puerto Rico Tag Team Titles, having lost them to Club WWF two weeks before, but would lose them back again the following day
– On August 5, Nueva Generacion defeated Starr Corporation (Chicky Starr & Victor The Bodyguard) to win the vacant IWA Puerto Rico Tag Team Titles
– On February 10, 2001, Banderas defeated Glamour Boy Shane to win the IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title
– On February 16, Banderas defeated Glamour Boy Shane to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title
– On February 24, Banderas defeated Miguel Perez Jr to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title
– On April 21, Banderas defeated Glamour Boy Shane to regain the IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title, having lost it in a Ladder Match two weeks earlier
– On May 5, Banderas defeated Chocobali Mukai at an FMW in Kanagawa, Japan to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title
– On June 15, 2002, Banderas defeated Primo Carnero to win the IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title for a third time
– On July 13, Banderas defeated Scott Hall to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title
– On July 21, Banderas defeated Ozzy to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title
– On July 27, Banderas defeated Chicano to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title
– On August 10, Banderas & Apolo defeated Tojo Sensei & Abyss to retain Banderas’ IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title
– On August 16, Banderas defeated Abyss in a Hardcore Match to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title
– On November 30, Banderas defeated Abyss to win the IWA Puerto Rico Hardcore Title
– On December 14, Banderas defeated Chicano to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Hardcore Title
– On January 6, 2003, Banderas defeated Apolo to win the IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title
– On January 25, Banderas defeated Apolo to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title
– On April 20, Banderas defeated Glamour Boy Shane to win the IWA Puerto Rico Hardcore Title, but would lose it back later that same day
– On May 24, Banderas defeated Apolo to win the IWA Puerto Rico Hardcore Title, but lost it back that same day
– On July 12, Banderas defeated Vampiro to win the IWA Puerto Rico Hardcore Title
– On July 26, Banderas defeated Chicano to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Hardcore Title and win the IWA Puerto Rico Intercontinental Title
– On August 30, Banderas defeated Ray Gonzalez to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Hardcore Title
– On October 7, Banderas lost the IWA Puerto Rico Hardcore Title to Vampiro, but won it back later that day
– On August 14, 2004, Banderas defeated Chet Jablonski to win the IWA Puerto Rico Hardcore Title
– On August 28, Banderas defeated Chet Jablonski to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Hardcore Title
– On November 20, Banderas successfully defended the IWA Puerto Rico Hardcore Title in a Boricua Rumble Match
– On January 7, 2005, Banderas defeated Bison to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Hardcore Title
– On February 12, Banderas defeated Glamour Boy Shane to win the IWA Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title, but would lose it back two weeks later
– On April 9, Banderas defeated Kasey James to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Intercontinental Title
– On June 18, Banderas defeated Jean-Pierre Lafitte in a Cage Match to regain the IWA Puerto Rico Intercontinental Title, having lost it in mid-April
– On July 2, Banderas defeated Slash Venom & Shane to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Intercontinental Title
– On July 16, Banderas fought Slash Venom to a no-contest in a Hardcore Match to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Intercontinental Title
– On August 13, Banderas defeated Hannibal to retain the IWA Puerto Rico Intercontinental Title
– On February 4, 2006, La Cruz del Diablo (Banderas & Cruzz) defeated Thunder & Lightning to win the IWA Puerto Rico Tag Team Titles, but would lose them back again a week later
– In March 2006, Banderas temporarily left IWA Puerto Rico to compete for Mexico’s AAA promotion, working under a mask as ‘Muerte Cibernetica’
– Muerte Cibernetica lost his mask to La Parka at TripleMania XIV
– On November 15, Banderas defeated Vampiro to win the WSX Title. This would be the final title change in the short history of the MTV-affiliated promotion
– In December 2006, the Muerte Cibernetica character was ‘killed off’ by AAA, after Cibernetico threw him into an active volcano (…yup)
– After three months back in Puerto Rico, Ramirez returned to AAA as ‘El Mesias’, a member of La Legion Extranjera
– In July 2007, vignettes began to air on TNA television, promoting the debut of ‘Judas Mesias’, the storyline brother of Abyss
– On August 19, 2007, El Mesias defeated La Parka to win the Super X GPCW Monster Title
– Mesias made his TNA debut at No Surrender 2009, attacking Abyss during his match against Kurt Angle
– At Verano de Escandalo 2007, El Mesias defeated Chessman in the final of a tournament to become the first AAA Mega Champion
– At Guerra de Titanes 2007, El Mesias defeated El Zorro & Cibernetico to retain the AAA Mega Title
– At Final Resolution 2008, Mesias defeated Abyss
– In March 2008, Mesias was released by TNA and he returned to AAA
– At TripleMania XVI, Mesias fought Vampiro Canadiense to a time-limit draw in a Hardcore Match
– El Mesias won the 2008 Torneo Antonio Pena, outlasting 12 other competitors in the final Gauntlet Match
– At Guerra de Titanes 2008, Mesias defeated El Zorro in a Ladder Match to win the vacant AAA Mega Title
– At Rey de Reyes 2009, Mesias defeated Chessman in a Cage Match to retain the AAA Mega Title
– At Guerra de Titanes 2009, Mesias defeated Dr Wagner Jr in a Cage Match to regain the AAA Mega Title
– In January 2010, Ramirez made a pair of appearances for the rival WWC promotion in Puerto Rico, working under the name ‘El Mega Campeon de AAA’. In one of these appearances, he defeated Ray Gonzalez to win the Wrestler Of The Decade Cup
– At Heroes Inmortales IV, Mesias defeated Perro Aguayo Jr
– Mesias won the 2010 AAA Campeonato Premier, defeating Electroshock in the final
– On January 8, 2011, El Mega Campeon de AAA defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool to win the vacant WWC Universal Title
– At TripleMania XIX, El Mesias lost his hair to LA Par-K
– At Heroes Inmortales V, Mesias fought Sting to a no-contest
– At Guerra de Titanes 2011, Mesias defeated Rob Terry & AJ Styles
– At Rey de Reyes 2012, Mesias defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the AAA Mega Title
– At TripleMania XX, Mesias defeated Perro Aguayo Jr to retain the AAA Mega Title
– Mesias won the 2013 Rey de Reyes Tournament, defeating LA Par-K & El Canek in the 3-way final
– Mesias returned to TNA for One Night Only: World Cup 2013, competing as a member of Team International. He would also appear at Hardcore Justice 2, losing to Joseph Park
– Ramirez was a founding member of the Lucha Underground roster, competing as the supernatural ‘Mil Muertes’
– At Ultima Lucha, Mil Muertes defeated Prince Puma to win the Lucha Underground Title
– At Heroes Inmortales IX, Mesias & Brian Cage defeated Fenix & Drago
– On November 14, 2015, Muertes defeated Ivelisse to retain the Lucha Underground Title
– On November 22, Muertes defeated Pentagon Jr & Prince Puma to retain the Lucha Underground Title, but would then lose it to Fenix
– At Guerra de Titanes 2016, Mesias & El Texano Jr defeated Dr Wagner Jr & Psycho Clown
– At Ultima Lucha Dos, Muertes defeated King Cuerno in a Death Match
– At Ultima Lucha Tres, Muertes defeated Jeremiah Crane & Cage in an Elimination Match to win the Gauntlet Of The Gods for his manager, Catrina
– At Heroes Inmortales X, Team Trump (Mesias, Marty Casaus & Hernandez) defeated El Hijo del Fantasma, El Texano Jr & La Parka
– At Guerra de Titanes 2017, Mesias, Pagano & Dr Wagner Jr defeated El Texano Jr, Psycho Clown & La Parka
– On May 26, Mesias & Pagano defeated La Secta (Cuervo & Escoria) to win the AAA Tag Team Titles, but would lose them back again a week later at Verano de Escandalo
– On July 21, Mesias defeated Pagano to win the vacant EMW World Title
– At TripleMania XXV, Mesias fought Pagano to a no-contest in a Street Fight
– Ramirez left AAA in March 2018, claiming unfair treatment from the company during a recent injury layoff
– On July 11, 2018, Mil Muertes defeated Cage to earn an Aztec Medallion
– Ramirez debuted for CMLL at the 2018 International Gran Prix event, working as ‘Gilbert El Boricua’
– On November 29, Banderas defeated Pentagon Jr to win the Wrestling Superstar World Submission Lucha Title
– On March 16, 2019, Banderas fought LA Park to a no contest to retain the Wrestling Superstar World Submission Lucha Title
– On March 29, Mil Muertes defeated Shane Strickland to win the PCW ULTRA Heavyweight Title
– On June 14, Muertes defeated Sami Callihan to retain the PCW ULTRA Heavyweight Title
– On August 9, Muertes defeated Dan Maff to retain the PCW ULTRA Heavyweight Title
– On August 11, Mesias & Christi Jaynes defeated Sexy Dulce & Fresero Jr to win the KAOZ Mixed Tag Team Titles
– On October 18, Mil Muertes defeated Savio Vega to retain the PCW ULTRA Heavyweight Title
– In January 2021, Mil Muertes began competing for MLW under their Azteca Underground brand
– At the Tom Lawlor’s Filthy Island event, Muertes defeated Savio Vega in an Aztec Jungle Fight
– On July 10, Muertes (now as ‘King Muertes’) defeated Richard Holliday to win the IWA Caribbean Heavyweight Title
– On October 2, Muertes defeated Tom Lawlor in a Casket Match to retain the now-renamed MLW Caribbean Heavyweight Title
– On October 21, Muertes defeated Richard Holliday to retain the MLW Caribbean Heavyweight Title