Ricardo Amezquita Cardeno
Biography
Ricardo Amezquita Carreño, better known by his ring name Virus, is a Mexican luchador. He is currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), and portrays a rudo ("Bad guy") wrestling character. Amezquita originally worked in CMLL's Minis division as Piratita Morgan, and held the CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship under the name Damiancito El Guerrero, but was later moved into the regular division and given the name "Virus". He has served as one of the main trainers for CMLL's wrestling school, having had a hand in training hundreds of students at the CMLL school since 2008 either to some degree.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Virus
Resurgence 2023 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on May 21, 2023, at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California. It was the third Resurgence event, and was headlined by the final match of the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship Tournament.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Virus
Capital Collision 2024 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on August 30, 2024, at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., United States, and was headlined by Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Momo Watanabe for the STRONG Women’s Championship.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Virus
Fantastica Mania USA 2024 was a professional wrestling event, co-produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion and the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion. The event took place on July 13, 2024 at Mt. Pleasant High School in San Jose, California, United States. This show was the first time that NJPW and CMLL co-promoted the Fantastica Mania in the United States.