Psicosis II

Juan Ebodio Gonzalez (born February 22, 1967) is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known under the ring name Psicosis. Gonzalez was the second wrestler to work as Psicosis, given the ring character by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) to replace the original Psicosis, and is often denoted Psicosis II. When Gonzalez left AAA in early 2009, he was briefly replaced by a third Psicosis. He was not referred to as "Psicosis II" on promotional material; the name is used by fans to distinguish him from the original Psicosis. In November 2013, Gonzalez was renamed Psyco Ripper and shortly thereafter Reapper.

Gonzalez was unmasked on August 18, 2024 after losing a Lucha de Apuestas ("bet match") at Triplemania XXXII's third event.

Professional wrestling career Early career Juan Gonzalez was trained by his father, who wrestled under the ring name El Puma. Upon his debut, he began working as El Puma Jr., mainly in the Puebla region and in Tijuana. When he began wrestling in Tijuana in 1994, he received additional training by Rey Misterio, Sr. and adopted the ring persona "León Negro" ("Black Lion"), a mid-card rúdo ("bad guy") character. but regained it on April 15, 2000, ending the storyline between the two groups.

On August 13, 2002, Psicosis defeated Pimpinela Escarlata to win the Mexican National Middleweight Championship. On August 3, Psicosis II successfully defended his title against Histeria in a hardcore match, but was then stripped of it by the Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission, who only permitted defenses in regular matches. The feud regarding the Psicosis name concluded with Histeria winning a ladder match; he then transferred the rights to Peña, only for him to allow Psicosis II to retain the character. On October 18, 2006, The Mexican Powers defeated The Black Family (Cuervo, Chessman, Escoria and Ozz) to win the Mexican National Atómicos Championship, but lost it to La Secta de Mesias (Cuervo, Escoria, Espiritu and Ozz) on May 20, 2007, after Psicosis II turned on his partners. Psicosis then joined Histeria and Abismo Negro to reform Los Vipers, this time called Viper's Revolucion. After Mr. Niebla joined the group, he and Histeria sided with him, kicking Negro out of the group. The feud with Negro was planned to culminate in a cage match at Triplemanía XVI on June 13, 2008, which was cancelled in the weeks leading up to the event, followed by Mr. Niebla leaving AAA.

Independent circuit (2009–2010) In the summer of 2009, Psicosis II and Histeria both left AAA, citing their dissatisfaction with the lack of bookings and pay. They began wrestling on the independent circuit under their given names, which were later modified to "Psicosis Extreme" and "Histeria Extreme" due to legal threats from AAA. The pair were regulars for the Perros del Mal wrestling promotion and also worked for International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG).

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2010–2017)

Los Invasores (2010–2017)

On April 12, 2010, a contingent of former AAA wrestlers including Psicosis II, Histeria, Maniaco, El Alebrije and Cuije appeared at a Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) show in Puebla. The group drove into the arena in a black SUV and attacked El Hijo del Fantasma, La Máscara and La Sombra after a match. Brazo de Plata, Místico and Jon Strongman tried to help out, but were kept away by rudos Averno, El Texano Jr. and El Terrible. Following the attack, the AAA wrestlers returned to the SUV and left the arena. The group, dubbed Los Independientes ("The Independents"), wrestled their first match in CMLL on April 26, with Psicosis II, El Alebrije and Histeria defeating El Hijo del Fantasma, La Máscara and La Sombra. Psicosis II was the first wrestler to face a CMLL wrestler in singles competition, losing to El Hijo del Fantasma by disqualification. The team was later renamed Los Invasores. At the CMLL 77th Anniversary Show on September 3, Psicosis II was one of fourteen men putting their mask on the line in a steel cage Lucha de Apuestas, keeping it safe as the twelfth and last man to leave the cage.

On September 20, 2011, Psicosis II, Olímpico and new Los Invasores leader Volador Jr., defeated Ángel de Oro, Diamante and Rush to win the Mexican National Trios Championship. They lost the title to Los Reyes de la Atlantida (Atlantis, Delta and Guerrero Maya Jr.) on December 16. Psicosis II, this time teaming with Los Invasores members Kraneo and Mr. Águila, regained the title from Los Reyes de la Atlantida on December 16, 2012, but lost it to La Máscara, Rush and Titán on June 30, 2013. In November, Psicosis II was renamed Psyco Ripper. The following month, his ring name was changed to Reapper.

Return to AAA (2017–present) In 2017, Psicosis II announced he would be coming back for the 30 Man Ruleta Rusa at Triplemanía XXV. At the event, Psicosis, as part of Los Vipers, was defeated by Team Parka (Argenis, Bengala and La Parka).

AAA lawsuit In early April 2010, Psicosis, Histeria and El Alebrije sought legal action against AAA over the issues of name and ring character ownership, as well as unfair termination by AAA. The two claimed that they wrestled for 13 years to create the characters and thus owned them. The parties met in Mexico City's Board of Conciliation and Arbitration to see if a settlement could be reached or if the matter would be taken to court. The parties met for a second arbitration meeting in late April; the plaintiff group was joined by Latin Lover who, like Alebrije, Histeria and the others, claimed that he should be allowed to use the name since he worked as Latin Lover for 18 years and should be allowed to continue using it. After the meeting, it was stated that all parties involved were cooperating over the matter. El Alebrije, Histeria and Psicosis II were since renamed by CMLL. Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time) Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Mexican National Trios Championship (2 times) – with Olímpico and Volador Jr. (1),

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotesHalloween (mask) León Negro (mask) Tijuana, Baja California Live event Halloween (mask) León Negro (mask) San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora Live event Psicosis (mask) Delfín (mask) Culiacán, Sinaloa Live event Psicosis (mask) Delfín (hair) Culiacán, Sinaloa Live event Psicosis (mask) and Crazy Boy (mask) Perverso de Panama I (mask) and Perverso de Panama II (mask) Torreon, Coahuila Live event Psicosis (mask) Infector (mask) Tecámac, Mexico State CWF Live event Cibernético (hair) Psicosis (mask) Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Triplemanía XXXII: Mexico City

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