1. Ricky Ortiz is best known for his work with WWE performing under the ring name Ricky Ortiz.
13 Facts About Ricky Ortiz
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Ricky Ortiz then transferred to the University of Tulsa and played for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
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Ricky Ortiz played 22 career games and was credited with 177 tackles as a linebacker.
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Ricky Ortiz spent the 2000 and 2001 seasons in the Arena Football League with the Milwaukee Mustangs.
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Ricky Ortiz rejoined the AFL, this time with the Indiana Firebirds, in 2002.
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Ricky Ortiz would spend the next two years in Indiana before joining the Colorado Crush in 2004.
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Ricky Ortiz acknowledged the name change in an interview segment on the same show; Lena Yada called him Atlas and he responded by saying, "My friends call me Ricky".
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Ricky Ortiz was released from his WWE contract on August 8,2009.
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Ricky Ortiz failed to win, and attacked Sewell after the match.
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In early 2010, Ricky Ortiz appeared for the Combat Championship Wrestling promotion, wrestling against Shawn Spears and Sinn Bodhi.
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Ricky Ortiz then began competing for Florida-based promotions, including I Believe in Wrestling and WWA.
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On December 28,2013, Ricky Ortiz debuted in Extreme Rising, defeating Homicide.
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Subsequently, Ricky Ortiz would retire from professional wrestling, so that he could concentrate more on his personal life with fellow wrestler, Layla El.