Ferdinand Rios

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Dr. Ferdinand Rios, preparing to inject Terry Funk with lidocaine prior to applying stitches, at ECW One Night Stand 2006
Dr. Ferdinand Rios, preparing to inject Terry Funk with lidocaine prior to applying stitches, at ECW One Night Stand 2006

Dr. Ferdinand Rios is a physician with World Wrestling Entertainment.

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[edit] On Camera Appearances

Dr. Rios has appeared in several WWE television and pay-per-view events. At New Year's Revolution 2005 he attened to an injured Eugene after he injured his knee in a World Tag Team Championship Match between himself & William Regal vs. Christian & Tyson Tomko. Rios also attended to an injured Lita after she injured her knee with her match with Trish Stratus at New Years Revolution 2005. At Saturday Night's Main Event on March 18th 2006, he was involved in a segment, where Booker T claimed he couldn't compete against the Boogeyman. At WrestleMania 22, Dr. Rios accompanied paramedics to the ring, attending to Mr. McMahon after Shawn Michaels put him through a table. At ECW One Night Stand 2006, he stopped the World Heavyweight Championship Match: between then World Champion Rey Mysterio and Sabu after Sabu nailed Mysterio with a Triple Jump DDT through a table on to the floor. He was also seen treating Mysterio after his match against Sabu, and later Terry Funk, Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty from their post match injurys after facing Mick Foley, Edge & Lita. And in late September 2006 during an ECW show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Dr. Rios was seen stitching up Hardcore Holly on his back after an "ECW Rules" match against Rob Van Dam. He was seen assisting Triple H after his match at New Years Revolution in which The Game suffered a tear of one of the four tendons in his right quadriceps. He appeared at the 2007 Royal Rumble in a backstage segment involving John Cena and Vince McMahon.

[edit] WWE.com

Dr. Rios has been quoted several times on WWE.com concerning the status of injured wrestlers, such as Mark Henry [1], Bobby Lashley [2], Rey Mysterio [3], Ashley Massaro [4], Dave Taylor [5], Triple H [6], and others. He has also been featured on WWE Emergency Room a new Feature of WWE.com that delves into the medical emergencies, and surgeries that WWE Superstars face.

These WWE press releases have been subject to dispute within the pro-wrestling community. Dave Scherer of Pro Wrestling Insider, in their coverage of Rey Mysterio's injury contends that these articles are "worked shoots" where WWE will offer an in-character justification of real life events. In the case of Mysterio, Scherer contends that "Rey has needed surgery for months now and has put it off to help the company while and after he was champion." [7]

[edit] WWE Magazine

WWE Magazine has a column entitled "Ask Dr. WWE". The column is attributed to "Dr. Louis Rios."


[edit] References

  1. ^ Hunt, Jen (July 15, 2006). Henry suffers injury in Six-Man Tag Team Match. WWE.com. Retrieved on November 4, 2006.
  2. ^ Lashley unable to compete. WWE.com (July 21, 2006). Retrieved on November 4, 2006.
  3. ^ Starr, Noah (October 21, 2006). Rey under the knife. WWE.com. Retrieved on November 4, 2006.
  4. ^ Ashley Injured. WWE.com (August 5, 2006). Retrieved on November 4, 2006.
  5. ^ Dave Taylor Injured. WWE.com (October 25, 2006). Retrieved on November 4, 2006.
  6. ^ Triple H tears quadriceps tendon. WWE.com (January 8, 2007). Retrieved on January 9, 2007.
  7. ^ Error on call to Template:cite web: Parameters url and title must be specifiedScherer, Dave (October 23, 2006). . Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved on November 4, 2006.


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