13 Facts About Dos Caras

Dos Caras has been called "the greatest heavyweight ever to come out of Mexico".

Dos Caras is the creator of the Dos Caras Clutch, a hammerlock head scissors pinning combination.

Dos Caras adopted the ring name Dos Caras upon his debut, wearing a colorful mask with a figure of a two headed eagle on it to reflect his name.

Dos Caras was one of the young EMLL wrestlers who decided to follow Flores to the UWA, gaining the opportunity to work high up on the card.

Dos Caras worked his way up the ranks and on June 20,1978 he defeated Canek to win the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship, his first championship ever.

Years later author James Molinaro cites Caras' blend of several wrestling styles as one of the reasons he called him "the greatest heavyweight ever to come out of Mexico" On February 2,1984 Dos Caras won the highest title in the UWA as he won the UWA World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Enrique Vera in a tournament for the vacant title.

Dos Caras' first run as the headliner of the UWA lasted for 119 days, until June 24,1984 when he lost the belt to Canek.

Dos Caras would hold the title for approximately a year until losing the belt to Scorpio, Jr.

On March 22,1996 Dos Caras teamed with Hector Garza and La Fiera to win the CMLL World Trios Championship from Bestia Salvaje, Emilio Charles, Jr.

Currently Dos Caras still wrestles, although on a reduced schedule, he mainly works for independent promotions, especially the UWE Legends shows.

Dos Caras has been vocal about not wanting to work for one of the "big two" promotions in Mexico as he did not feel either promotion treated a wrestler with his history and status with enough respect.

On October 7,2010, Dos Caras made a special appearance at a WWE SmackDown live event in Mexico, where he was in his son Alberto Del Rio's corner in his match against Kofi Kingston.

Dos Caras has two nephews who wrestle under the names Sicodelico, Jr.