| Psicosis | |
|---|---|
 Castellanos in 2019 | |
| Birth name | Dionicio Castellanos Torres |
| Born | (1971-05-19)May 19, 1971 (age 53) Tijuana,Baja California, Mexico |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 4 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Jet de Tijuana El Millonario de Tijuana El Salvaje Nicho Nicho el Millonario[1] Psicosis[1] Psicosis the Millionaire Psychosis |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2] |
| Billed weight | 200 lb (91 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Tijuana, Mexico[3] |
| Trained by | Rey Misterio[1] |
| Debut | March 11, 1989 |
Dionicio Castellanos Torres (born May 19, 1971) is a Mexicanprofessional wrestler, better known by thering namesPsicosis (sometimesAnglicised asPsychosis) andNicho el Millonario. He is best known for his appearances with thepromotionsLucha Libre AAA World Wide,Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and theWorld Wrestling Association, as well as his appearances in the United States withExtreme Championship Wrestling,Total Nonstop Action Wrestling,World Championship Wrestling, andWorld Wrestling Entertainment.Championships held by Psicosis include theAAA World Tag Team Championship,WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship,WWA World Welterweight Championship, andWWA World Trios Championship.
Castellanos debuted as "El Salvaje" after being trained byRey Misterio and his brother, Fobia. He often teamed with Fobia and wore face paint. In March 1989, Castellanos began wrestling as "Psicosis" for the local promotion in his nativeBaja California, where some of his biggestfeuds pitted him againstEl Hijo del Santo andRey Mysterio Jr. He would eventually wrestle Mysterio Jr. over five hundred times throughout this career. He also frequently feuded withLa Parka as well asJuventud Guerrera andFuerza Guerrera.
Psicosis first made a name for himself in the United States throughAAA's 1994pay-per-view broadcastWhen Worlds Collide, where he, Fuerza Guerrera, andMadonna's Boyfriend defeatedHeavy Metal,Latin Lover, and Rey Mysterio Jr.
Psicosis debuted in the United States-promotionExtreme Championship Wrestling in September 1995, facing Mysterio Jr. in a critically acclaimed bout atGangstas Paradise. Psicosis was recruited by ECW bookerPaul Heyman – who was seeking new talent to replaceChris Benoit,Eddie Guerrero andDean Malenko, all of whom had recently left the promotion – at the recommendation ofKonnan.
Castellanos signed withWorld Championship Wrestling in 1996,anglicizing his name to "Psychosis."[1] His debut pitted him againstKonnan at Clash of the Champions XXXII. Through the early years, Psychosis would typically face otherluchadores, frequently getting a midcard spot during pay-per-view events.[1] He engaged in a feud withÚltimo Dragón, first working as thefan favorite.[1] He was later signed by Dragon's former managerSonny Onoo,turning into avillain in the process.[1] During the entire length of the feud, he was unable to defeat the Dragon. He then began teaming with La Parka under Onoo's tutelage. After Onoo dropped them in favor ofYuji Nagata, the team began to break up, with La Parka attacking Psychosis after the matches. He beat La Parka atSpring Stampede on April 19, 1998.[4] In 1998, Psychosis joinedEddie Guerrero'sLatino World Order (LWO) group, which consisted entirely of Mexican wrestlers.[1] The group was disbanded byRic Flair on the January 11 episode ofNitro.
During the April 19 episode ofNitro, Psychosis defeatedBlitzkrieg, Juventud Guerrera, and Rey Mysterio in a four-way bout to win theWCW World Cruiserweight Championship for the first time.[5] This reign was short-lived however, as he lost it to Rey Mysterio one week later.[5]
Psychosis originally lost his mask toRey Misterio during a tour of Mexico, as he removed the mask and handed it to Mysterio Jr. while simultaneously covering his face with a towel. He also lost the mask toBilly Kidman on the September 27 episode ofNitro, revealing his face to the American audience. On occasion, he was also paired withJuventud Guerrera, and when the latter won theIWGP Junior Heavyweight Title, Guerrera waskayfabe injured and had Psychosis defend the title. In reality, Guerrera andJerry Flynn were arrested onDUI charges; Psychosis immediately lost the belt to previous championJushin Thunder Liger. Neither Juventud Guerrera's championship win nor Psicosis' title defense was recognized byNew Japan Pro-Wrestling until 2007. Psychosis had a second Cruiserweight title reign in WCW shortly after unmasking, when the previous championLenny Lane, who portrayed a flamboyant homosexual on television, got WCW in trouble withGLAAD. As a result, Lane was pulled from television and Psychosis was given the belt to defend.[5] The WCW announcers claimed that he had won it at a house show. However, on his first televised appearance with the title, Psychosis lost it toDisco Inferno.[5] This earned him the dubious distinction of having lost two titles he never won.
Psychosis was officially released from financially suffering WCW in early 2000. This resulted in his brief return toExtreme Championship Wrestling that spanned from July to November 2000. The highlight of his second run was a match withYoshihiro Tajiri at theECW Arena, as well as an appearance at theHeat Wave pay-per-view, competing in afour-way dance against Yoshihiro Tajiri,Mikey Whipwreck, andLittle Guido.[6] Much like WCW, ECW was on the brink of demise and soon folded.
Psychosis was then part of the short-livedXcitement Wrestling Federation andWorld Wrestling All-Stars promotions, and had a brief stint inAll Japan Pro Wrestling.[1] He had a lengthy run inXtreme Pro Wrestling, aligning himself withKonnan, Juventud Guerrera,Halloween, andDamien as "La Familia." Psychosis then wrestled on earlyTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling weeklypay-per-views.[1] He also participated in the NWA Wrestling Showcase shows.
Psychosis had a dispute withAAA 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 andConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Psicosis returned toTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2004 and wrestled atVictory Road 2004 as part of the20-man international invitational. He was eliminated, and the tournament was won by fellow luchadore and former lWo memberHéctor Garza.[7] In 2005, he returned to AAA to feud with the wrestler who had assumed the name "Psicosis" in September 1997 when he originally left the promotion. The two had a "name vs. name" ladder match atTriplemania XIII, butHisteria ran in and took the name for himself. Consequently, the feud evolved into a three-way rivalry.
In 2005, Castellanos appeared in the independent documentary,101 Reasons Not To Become A Professional Wrestler.
In 2005, Castellanos signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He appeared at the WWE promotedECW One Night Standpay-per-view on June 12, losing to Rey Mysterio. His first WWE television appearance was on the June 18 airing ofWWE Velocity, teaming withSuper Crazy to defeatAkio andBilly Kidman. Psicosis,Super Crazy, andJuventud grouped together to form afaction known as theMexicools. The group made their debut asheels on the June 23 episode ofSmackDown! when all three members rode to the ring on aJohn Deerelawn mower, with the sticker sayingJuan Deere to be more Mexican, wearing matchingcoveralls and attacked bothChavo Guerrero andPaul London during theirWWE Cruiserweight Championship match.[8][9] Juventud cut a promo questioning the lack of "true MexicanLuchadores" in thecruiserweight division, before going on to deride the state ofMexican Americans in general. Psicosis dubbed thelawn mower they arrived on a "Mexican Limo 2005" and the group claimed that evenMexico's President mocks Mexicans in the United States; this referencedVicente Fox's controversial remark thatMexican immigrants do the jobs "not even theblacks want to do." Guerrera 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 makerun-ins in matches and mock thestereotypical image of Mexicans in the United States, even coming to the ring each with their own riding lawn mower.[8]
On July 24 atThe Great American Bash inBuffalo, New York, they defeatedBlue World Order in a six-man tag match when Psicosis pinnedSteven Richards to secure the Mexicools' first pay-per-view win.[10] The trio then turned face by feuding withNunzio andVito. During the December 2 episode ofSmackDown! Super Crazy and Psicosis won abattle royal with 5 other tag teams, earning a match againstMNM atArmageddon 2005 for theWWE Tag Team Championship.[11] MNM lost the titles before their match, however, which meant that the Armageddon match was just a standard tag team match.[12] During the January 27, 2006 episode ofSmackDown! Super Crazy and Psicosis defeated The Dicks (Chad Wicks andJohn Toland) and theF.B.I. in a three-way tag team match to win spots in the2006 Royal Rumble match on January 29. Psicosis entered at #4 in the Royal Rumble match but was quickly eliminated by his former WCW rivalRey Mysterio.[13] During June 2006 theECW brand was revived and with this came the expectations that Super Crazy would leave Psicosis andSmackDown! for the new ECW brand. This was later fueled with a match that would seeYoshihiro Tajiri and Super Crazy team up and face theF.B.I. atECW One Night Stand.[14] At this time, Psicosis' partnership with Crazy began to crumble when Psicosis abandoned Crazy during incidents withThe Great Khali.[15][16] The team split up, with Psicosis turning heel. On the July 21 episode ofSmackDown!, Psicosis lost to Super Crazy. This was Psicosis' last WWE appearance.[17] After a four-month inactivity, WWE announced that Castellanos was released from WWE in the fall of that year because of his arrest in Mexico on November 1, 2006.
Psicosis worked as "Nicho el Millonario" (after the main character in the soap operaEl premio mayor) in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) up until 2007. At the end of 2006, he accidentally shattered his nose in a match againstEl Hijo de Rey Misterio, and also got his head shaved. He was rushed to a nearby hospital to get his nose set following the match.
On the March 3, 2007 televised episode of AAA, Psicosis came as Nicho and started a fight withCibernético. He had worn a La Parka mask, pretending to be him, in order to get La Parka expelled from AAA. Psicosis then joined Halloween's new version of La Familia de Tijuana, along withExtreme Tiger, in AAA under the ring name Nicho el Millonario. He returned after an absence from the company and joinedJoe Líder's newrudo stable, while helping attack La Familia de Tijuana and the Mexican Powers. On September 14, 2008, atVerano de Escandalo, Nicho and Joe Líder, known collectively as "La Hermandad Extrema" (the Extreme Brotherhood), won theAAA World Tag Team Championship by defeatingCrazy Boy andÚltimo Gladiador andThe Hart Foundation 2.0 (Jack Evans andTeddy Hart) and championsHalloween and Extreme Tiger in a four-wayladder match.La Hermandad 187 are the longest reigning tag team champions, with a reign of 551 days. On March 19, 2010, they lost the championship toLa Legión Extranjera representativesTaiji Ishimori andTakeshi Morishima.[18] On June 6, 2010, atTriplemanía XVIII,La Hermandad 187 participated in a four-way elimination match for the AAA World Tag Team Championship. Lídereliminated the then reigning AAA World Tag Team Champions (Atsushi Aoki andGo Shiozaki) when he pinned Shiozaki. Later, Líder was pinned byJames Storm ofBeer Money, Inc. after interference from Konnan, denying them the chance to regain the tag team championship. Later in the nightLa Hermandad helped Cibernético beat up almost all the members ofLa Legión.[19][20]
AfterwardsLa Hermandad started feuding withLa Sociedad, a superstable consisting of invaders fromLos Perros del Mal and members ofLos Maniacos,La Legión Extrangera andLa Milicia,El Zorro andHernandez in particular.La Hermandad received their rematch for the AAA World Tag Team Championship fromLos Maniacos (Silver King and Último Gladiador) on September 19, 2010, but Líder was forced to enter the match without Nicho, who was taken out by El Zorro, Hernandez andLa Legión the previous week, and was unable to regain the championship.[21][22] AtHéroes Inmortales IV Nicho and Líder gained a measure of revenge on Konnan by defeating him andPerros del Mal membersDamián 666 and Halloween in a three–on–two handicap hardcore match.[23] On October 30, 2010, El Zorro defeated Nicho in aLucha de Apuesta to take his hair.[24] On December 5 atGuerra de Titanes Nicho and Líder received a shot at the AAA World Tag Team Championship, but were unable to dethroneLos Maniacos in a three-way ladder match, which also included Hernandez andEl Ilegal.[25] During the first half of 2011,La Hermandad 187 started feuding withLa Maniarquía (Chessman, Silver King and Último Gladiador), during which therudo trio injured Nicho, forcing him out ofTriplemanía XIX on June 18. At the event Nicho tried to interfere in the match between Líder,Electroshock and Heavy Metal andLa Maniarquía, but was stopped by AAA president Joaquín Roldan, who suspended him from AAA for his interference and had him removed the arena.[26] Prior to the start of his three-month-long suspension, Nicho appeared at the June 30 tapings, voicing his displeasure over the suspension, claiming that he had been there for the company from the beginning even though they had given his name (Psicosis) toanother performer "not even close to his level", before noting that he had a son and that if he was suspended without pay, he would have to find work from another promotion.[27] Nicho returned to AAA on July 16, threatening Roldan, which led to Joe Líder trying to calm his partner down. This in turn led to Nicho declaring that if Líder was with Roldan, they were no longer friends. Later in the event, Nicho interfered in Líder's match and turned on him, effectively endingLa Hermandad 187.[28] On July 31 atVerano de Escándalo, Nicho attacked Líder during aMonster's Ball match and put him through a flaming table, costing him the match in the process.[29] On August 19, 2011, Nicho attacked Líder again before putting on aPerros del Mal T-shirt, which led to the group's leaderEl Hijo del Perro Aguayo officially welcoming him to the group, turning rudo in the process.[30] On October 9 atHéroes Inmortales,Los Perros del Mal andLos Psycho Circus ended their year-long rivalry, when Nicho, Damián 666 and Halloween were defeated in a Mask vs. Hair steel cage match, following interference from Joe Líder, and were all shaved bald.[31]
In early 2012, Nicho started carrying his old Psicosis mask to the ring with him.[32] On April 6, Nicho and Joe Líder interfered in each other's matches, with Líder burning Nicho's face with afireball during a main event run-in.[33] On May 6, Nicho returned to working under his old mask and the ring name Psicosis, continuing his rivalry with Líder.[34][35] In storyline, Líder's fireball had not only severely burned Nicho's face, but the incident had also driven him insane, causing him to once again don a mask and refer to himself as Psicosis.[36][37] On August 5 atTriplemanía XX, Psicosis reunited with Líder for one night to take part in aParejas Suicidas steel cage match, featuring three other former tag teams. Líder lost the match, after being turned on by Psicosis, forcing the two to face other in a Hair vs. Hair match later in the event. In the end, Psicosis won the match, forcing his rival to have his head shaved bald.[38]
On November 22, 2013, Psicosis, along withPerros del Mal stablemate Daga, turned on El Hijo del Perro Aguayo,[39] labeling him a traitor for forming a new partnership with Cibernético, turning Nichotécnico in the process for the first time since 2011.[40] However, on December 8 atGuerra de Titanes, Aguayo, Daga and Psicosis revealed they had played Cibernético, when Aguayo turned on him and broughtLos Perros del Mal back under the umbrella of the reformedLa Sociedad.[41] On August 2, 2014, AAA announced that Castellanos was released from AAA.[42]
On August 15, 2014, La Familia de Tijuana (Damian 666, Extreme Tiger, Halloween and Nicho) against and lost toChavo Guerrero Jr.,Hernandez,Homicide and Luke Hawx in an 8-man tag team match at Zeus Promotions Debut Show. The follow week later on August 22, 2014, Nicho teamed with Fuerza Guerrera and King Azteca against and lost toLA Par-K, Mascara Sagrada and Octagon in a 6-man tag team match at Colossal. Four weeks later on September 26, 2014, Psicosis and Venom defeated Freesbe and La Abeja in a tag team match at BSW. The next day on September 27, 2014, Necro Butcher defeated Nicho and Joe Líder in a 3-way match at NGX. On October 12, Psicosis reunited with Juventud Guerrera in a losing effort to Hijo del Santo & Santo Jr. at the debut Lucha Ilimitado card in Yakima, Washington. On October 24, 2014, Arandu defeated Extreme Tiger, Nicho and TJ Boy in a fatal 4-way match at BSW. On July 24, 2015, Nicho defeated Pagano in a hair vs. hair match at live event.
On March 23, 2016, atRey de Reyes, Nicho returned to AAA for the first time in nearly two years, along withLos Fronterizos membersDamián 666,Halloween and Pagano attackedPentagón Jr.,Taya, Khan, Líder and Daga, after Pentagón Jr. won the match. On June 5, 2016, at Worldwide en Orizaba, Nicho came down and costedLos Perros del Mal and allowedLos Psycho Circus to win. Nicho eliminatingRicky Marvin andEl Hijo de Pirata Morgan, before Los Perros del Mal distracted him in the match and allowedPsycho Clown to win in a fatal 4-way elimination match.
On October 1, 2006, Castellanos married Anna Sabo; the couple have four children. The family divide their time between their homes inTijuana,Baja California, Mexico,Manhattan, andLos Angeles in the United States.
Castellanos was arrested on October 9, 2006, the night after he allegedly stole a car from a 23-year-old Alexander Valencia Ramirez ofRosarito Beach, Baja California. Mexican newspaperEl Mexicano reported that Castellanos asked to borrow Ramirez's car, who refused, which resulted in Castellanos pulling a gun on him and stealing the car. During a chase with police, Castellanos hit several other vehicles. After apprehending him, police discovered that the gun that Castellanos had used earlier in the night was actually a water gun. As a result of this incident, his contract with the WWE was officially terminated.[43]
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colibri (mask) | El Salvaje (hair) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | 1991 | [Note 1] |
| Psicosis (mask) | Ultraman 2000 (mask) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | March 16, 1996 | |
| Rey Misterio (mask) | Psicosis (mask) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | August 26, 1999 | [49] |
| Billy Kidman (hair) | Psicosis (mask) | Atlanta, Georgia | WCW Monday Nitro | September 27, 1999 | [Note 2] |
| Nicho el Millonario (hair) | Rey Misterio (hair) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | May 12, 2000 | [50] |
| Nicho el Millonario (hair) | Fobia (hair) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | October 13, 2000 | [50] |
| Nicho el Millonario (hair) | Scorpio, Jr. (hair) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | December 22, 2000 | [50][51] |
| El Hijo del Santo (mask) | Nicho el Millonario (hair) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | April 6, 2001 | |
| L.A. Park (mask) | Nicho el Millonario (hair) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | October 8, 2004 | |
| Rey Misterio (hair) | Nicho el Millonario (hair) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | December 1, 2006 | [Note 3] |
| Nicho el Millonario (hair) | Joe Líder (hair) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | August 15, 2010 | [Note 4][52] |
| El Zorro (hair) | Nicho el Millonario (hair) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | Live event | October 30, 2010 | [Note 5][24] |
| Los Psycho Circus (masks) (Monster Clown,Murder Clown andPsycho Clown) | La Familia de Tijuana (hair) (Nicho el Millonario,Damián 666 andHalloween) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | October 9, 2011 | [Note 6][31] |
| Psicosis (hair) | Joe Líder (hair) | Mexico City | Triplemanía XX | August 5, 2012 | [Note 7][38] |
| Nicho el Millonario (hair) | Pagano (hair) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | July 24, 2015 | |
| Daga (hair) | Nicho el Millonario (hair) | Tijuana, Baja California | The Crash show | June 23, 2017 | [Note 8] |
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