Dionicio Castellanos

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Dionicio Castellanos
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Ring name(s) Psicosis
Psychosis
El Salvaje
Nicho El Millionaro
Nicho
Psicosis the Millionaire
El Jet de Tijuana
El Millonario de Tijuana
Nicho the Millionaire
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Billed height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Billed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Born May 19, 1971 (1971-05-19) (age 37)
Tijuana, Baja California , Mexico
Resides Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Billed from Mexico City, Mexico
Trained by Rey Misterio, Sr.
Fobia
Debut March 11, 1989

Dionicio Castellanos Torres (born May 19, 1971) is a Mexican professional wrestler (best known by the stage names Psychosis or Psicosis) currently in AAA. He has performed for WWE, WCW, ECW, CMLL, TNA, and XPW.

His name is often spelled "Psychosis" (most notably in WCW), but the correct spelling is "Psicosis". ECW is one of the few American wrestling promotions that have pronounced his name as it is spelled.

He was the shortest reigning WCW Cruiserweight Champion with a reign that lasted less than an hour.

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[edit] Career

Castellanos debuted as El Salvaje, after being trained by Rey Misterio, Sr. and his brother, Fobia. He often teamed with Fobia and wore face paint. He would begin wrestling as Psicosis for the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion in his native Baja California in March 1989, where some of his biggest feuds were with El Hijo del Santo and Rey Mysterio (he would eventually wrestle Rey Mysterio Jr. over 500 times throughout this career, according to Joey Styles at ECW One Night Stand 2005). He also frequently feuded with La Parka (although he would team with him later in WCW), Juventud Guerrera, and (Juvi's father) Fuerza Guerrera.

Psicosis first made a name for himself in the United States through the pay-per-view broadcast, When Worlds Collide, where he, Fuerza Guerrera, and Madonna's Boyfriend picked up a victory over the team of Heavy Metal, Latin Lover, & Rey Mysterio, Jr. He would also go on to work three acclaimed matches with Rey Mysterio, Jr. in ECW throughout November 1995.

[edit] World Championship Wrestling

He signed with World Championship Wrestling in 1996, altering his name to Psychosis. His Nitro debut was on July 8, 1996 against Eddie Guerrero during WCW's tour of Disney MGM Studios. Through the early years, Psychosis would typically face other luchadores, frequently getting a spot during pay-per-view events. He engaged in a feud with Ultimo Dragon, first working as the face. He was later signed by Dragon's former manager Sonny Onoo, turning heel in the process. However, during the entire length of the feud he was unable to defeat the Dragon. He began teaming with La Parka under Onoo's tutelage. After Onoo dropped them in favor of Mortis and Wrath, the team began to break up, with La Parka attacking Psychosis after the matches. He beat La Parka at Spring Stampede on April 19, 1998.

In 1998, Psychosis joined Eddie Guerrero's Latino World Order (LWO). The group, made up entirely of Mexican wrestlers, would be disbanded at the hands of the nWo shortly after. During the April 19 edition of WCW Monday Nitro, Psychosis defeated Blitzkrieg, Juventud Guerrera, and Rey Mysterio in a 4-way bout to win the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship for the first time. This reign would be short-lived, however, as he would lose it to Rey Mysterio one week later.

Psychosis originally lost his mask to Rey, Jr. during a tour of Mexico, as he removed the mask and handed it to Rey, Jr. while simultaneously covering his face with a towel. He would later go on to lose his mask to Billy Kidman on September 27 during an episode of Nitro. On occasion, he was also paired with Juventud Guerrera and when Guerrera won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title, Juventud was injured (in reality, Guerrera and Jerry Flynn were arrested for DUI) and the title was defended by Psychosis, who lost it to Jushin Liger (the previous champion); Juventud Guerrera's title win nor Psicosis' title defense are recognized by New Japan Pro Wrestling.

Psychosis had a second Cruiserweight Title reign in WCW shortly after unmasking, when the previous champion Lenny Lane (who portrayed a flamboyant homosexual on television) got WCW in hot water with GLAAD. As a result, Lane was pulled from television and Psychosis was given the belt to defend. The WCW announcers claimed that he had won it at a house show. He would go on to lose it to Disco Inferno on an episode of Nitro, the same one where he first appeared with the title. This earned him the dubious distinction of having lost two titles he never won.

[edit] Other Promotions

Psychosis was released from WCW in the Spring of 2000, which resulted in a brief return to ECW that spanned July-November 2000. The highlight of his second run was an incredible match with Yoshihiro Tajiri at the ECW Arena, as well as an appearance at the HeatWave pay-per-view, competing in a Four-Way Dance against Yoshihiro Tajiri, Mikey Whipwreck, and Little Guido. He was also a part of the short-lived X Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling All-Stars promotions, and had a brief stint in All Japan Pro Wrestling. Psicosis had a length run in Xtreme Pro Wrestling, aligning himself with Konnan, Juventud Guerrera, Halloween, and Damien as "La Familia".

Psychosis had a dispute with AAA in Mexico which held the rights to his ring name, so he switched it to Nicho El Millonario and continued to work in Mexico, mostly in Tijuana with occasional dates in the United States and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Psicosis made a few appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and wrestled at Victory Road 2004 as part of the 20 man international invitational, he was eliminated and the Tournament went on to be won by fellow luchadore and former LWO member Héctor Garza.

In 2005, he returned to AAA to feud with a wrestler by the name of El Leon Negro who assumed the name "Psicosis" when he originally left the promotion. The two had a "name vs. name" ladder match at Triplemania XIII, but Histeria ran in and took the name for himself so the feud evolved into a three way feud.

[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment

In 2005, Castellanos signed a contract with WWE. He appeared at the WWE-promoted ECW One Night Stand PPV on June 12, losing to Rey Mysterio. His first WWE television appearance was on the June 18 airing of WWE Velocity, teaming with Super Crazy to defeat Akio and Billy Kidman.

Psicosis, Super Crazy, and Juventud would group together to form a stable known as The Mexicools. The group made their debut as heels on June 23 when all three members rode to the ring on a John Deere lawn mower, with the sticker saying Juan Deere to be more Mexican, wearing matching coveralls and attacked both Chavo Guerrero and Paul London during their WWE Cruiserweight Championship match.

Juventud cut a promo questioning the lack of "true Mexican Luchadores" in the cruiserweight division, before going on to deride the current state of Mexican Americans in general. Psicosis dubbed the lawnmower they arrived on a "Mexican Limo 2005" and the group claimed that even Mexico's President mocks Mexicans in the United States (he was referring to Vicente Fox's controversial remark that Mexican immigrants do the jobs "not even the blacks want to do"). Juventud then stated that they were "no longer there to clean toilets and work for "them" (the "gringos") but "they" were going to be working for "us" (The Mexicools)", before dubbing the team "not Mexicans but Mexicools!" In the following weeks, they would continue to make run-ins in matches and mock the stereotypical image of Mexicans in the United States, even coming to the ring each with their own riding lawnmower.

On July 24 at the Great American Bash in Buffalo, New York, they defeated the Blue World Order in a six-man tag match when Psicosis pinned Steven Richards to secure the Mexicools' first PPV win. The trio then turned face by feuding with Nunzio and Vito. During the December 2 edition of SmackDown! Super Crazy and Psicosis won a battle royal with 5 other tag teams, earning a match against MNM at Armageddon 2005 for the WWE Tag Team Championship. Unfortunately for the Mexicools, MNM lost the titles before their match. During the January 27, 2006 edition of SmackDown! Super Crazy and Psicosis defeated The Dicks (Chad Wicks and John Toland) and the F.B.I. in a three-way tag team match to win spots in the 2006 Royal Rumble match on January 29. Psicosis entered at Number 4 in the Royal Rumble match, but was quickly eliminated by old rival Rey Mysterio.

During mid-2006 the ECW brand was revived and with this came the expectations that Super Crazy would leave Psicosis and SmackDown! for the new ECW. This was later fueled with a match that would see Yoshihiro Tajiri and Super Crazy team up and face the F.B.I. at One Night Stand. At this time, Psicosis' partnership with Crazy began to crumble when Psicosis repeatedly abandoned Crazy during incidents with The Great Khali. The team would soon split with Psicosis turning heel. Psicosis' match against Super Crazy on July 21 on SmackDown!, which he lost, would be his last televised WWE appearance.

WWE.com officially confirmed Psicosis' release on November 1, 2006 after he was arrested.

[edit] Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

Psicosis has been working as Nicho El Millionaro in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) up until 2007. At the end of 2006, he accidentally shattered his nose in a match against Hijo del Misterio, and also got his head shaved. He was rushed to a nearby hospital to get his nose set following the match.

[edit] Asistencia Asesoría y Administración

On the March 3, 2007 televised episode of AAA, Psicosis came as Nicho and started a fight with Cibernético. He had worn a La Parka mask pretending to be him in order to get La Parka expelled from AAA. Psicosis recently joined Halloween's new version of La Familia de Tijuana, along with Extreme Tiger, in AAA under Nicho el Millonario. He returned after a absence from the company and joined Joe Lider's new stable, while helping attack La Familia de Tijuana and the Mexican Powers.

[edit] Arrest in Mexico

Psicosis was arrested on October 9, 2006 the night after he allegedly stole a car from 23 year old Alexander Valencia Ramirez of Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, reports Mexican newspaper El Mexicano.

[edit] In wrestling

  • Finishing and signature moves
  • Managers
  • Theme music
"Battery" by Metallica (in 1995 throughout his brief ECW tenure)
"Cherub Rock" by Smashing Pumpkins (in 2000 during his appearances in ECW)
"Cowboys From Hell" by Pantera In his actual performance in AAA
  • Movie appearances
Appeared in the independent documentary, 101 Reasons Not To Become A Professional Wrestler.

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

  • APW Internet Championship (1 time)
  • Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.
  • World Pro Wrestling
  • WPW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
  • PWI ranked him # 107 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the PWI Years in 2003.

[edit] Other Media

  • In the movie Spider-Man, right before Spider-Man wrestles Macho Man's character "Bonesaw McGraw", Bonesaw wrestles a wrestler known as "The Flying Dutchman" who is wearing a yellow Psicosis mask.[1]

[edit] References

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Bonesaw wrestles the psicosis mask wearing "Flying Dutchman"

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