Security drags ex WWE star off daytime TV show after physical clash

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Former WWE superstar Albert El Patron was dragged off a TV set by security after appearing to snap during an interview.

The 48-year-old wrestler, best known to WWE fans as Albert Del Rio, was on TV Azteca’s morning show Venga La Alegria to promote this weekend’s TV tapings in Mexico City.

He was on the programme when Vikingo, the father of his opponent El Hijo del Vikingo, appeared and confronted him about the bout.

Things took a chaotic turn, as El Patron attacked him and shoved him to the ground, with a woman shouting for security as the former world champion put his hands on a member of staff.

He was seen pushing a man who appeared to be a presenter, while security dragged the wrestler away amid plenty of shouting.

TV Azteca and the presenters have claimed the incident was real, according to local media, although it appears to have been a stunt to promote this weekend’s show.

Alberto El Patron got physical on Venga La Alegria (Picture: TV Azteca) Security quickly got involved (Picture: TV Azteca) The incident with Del Rio appeared to be a planned stunt (Picture: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Combate Americas)

El Patron will defend the AAA Mega Championship against El Hijo Del Vikingo this weekend, when he’s expected to drop the title.

WWE recently announced it had purchased the AAA Lucha Libre promotion, and the controversial star isn’t expected to be part of their plans.

Vikingo is set to face Raw star Chad Gable at WWE and AAA’s Worlds Collide event on June 7, and an advert ran for the match on Raw this week promoting it as a AAA Mega Championship bout with Vikingo defending, seemingly spoiling this weekend’s AAA shows.

El Patron is a former world champion (Picture: Moses Robinson/Getty Images) He’s expected to lose his AAA championship to El Hijo del Vikingo this weekend (Picture: Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images)

Announcing the AAA acquisition in April over WrestleMania weekend, Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque said: ‘AAA has a rich cultural heritage with some of the most passionate fans in the world and it’s an honor to work with the Peña family to embark on this journey.

‘By bringing together WWE’s global capabilities and AAA’s amazing tradition, we look forward to an exciting future filled with new opportunities.’

And AAA General Manager Dorian Roldán Peña added: ‘AAA has been a family-operated promotion for over three decades and our trust could not be better placed than with one of the biggest sports entertainment businesses in the world.’

Raw star Penta is among those to previously appear in AAA (Picture: Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images) El Patron hasn’t appeared in WWE in over a decade (Picture: Valerie Macon/Getty Images)

The company, which was founded in 1992 by Antonio Peña, has seen the likes of WWE Hall of Famers Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio, and current Raw star Penta, pass through their doors.

As Alberto Del Rio, El Patron spent four years on the main roster between 2010 and 2014, before being let go ‘due to unprofessional conduct and an altercation with an employee’.

In 2020, El Patron was arrested and later faced charges of aggravated kidnapping and sexual assault towards his then-girlfriend.

The charges were dropped due to a missing witness in December 2021, and the wrestler was cleared.

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