Richie Acevedo was born on September 13, 1970 in Patterson, New Jersey to Yvonne Faye Tompkins and Stampede Wrestling

Stampede Wrestling

Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions in western Canada and the Canadian Prairies...

 legend: Ángel Acevedo

Angel Acevedo

Angel Acevedo is an American filmmaker.-Biography:Acevedo attended Hofstra University where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Film Studies and Production and won Best Screenplay for his thesis film Cheesecake...

, better known as, The Cuban Assassin.

Childhood

His mother settled in her hometown of Oak Hill, WV in 1975, where he was enrolled in Oak Hill Elementary School. In 1980, his parents split. At the time Ángel Acevedo

Angel Acevedo

Angel Acevedo is an American filmmaker.-Biography:Acevedo attended Hofstra University where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Film Studies and Production and won Best Screenplay for his thesis film Cheesecake...

 was working for WOAY Saturday Night Wrestling. Ángel Acevedo

Angel Acevedo

Angel Acevedo is an American filmmaker.-Biography:Acevedo attended Hofstra University where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Film Studies and Production and won Best Screenplay for his thesis film Cheesecake...

 got the call to Stampede Wrestling

Stampede Wrestling

Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions in western Canada and the Canadian Prairies...

. Richie did not see his father until 1989.

Richie is the oldest out of 3. He has two younger sisters, Cindy Acevedo, and Angela Acevedo (who has a different mother than Richie and Cindy).

School

Richie was a very good student in school, and while attending middle school (Collins Middle School) his report card stated that he was failing a class, but Richie was smart and kept every paper he got back, and when the report card read that he failed, he took all his papers to the principle, the teacher got in trouble, and he passed the class.

He graduated Oak Hill High School and the Fayette Plateau Vo-Tech on June 2, 1989, little did he know 18 days later, he would be starting a legendary career.

Starting Professional Wrestling

Richie went to go see his dad after he graduated, he went up to Canada at a wrestling show on June 20, 1989 for Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling that was run by Emile Dupre. Emile was a guy short, and Richie knew little about the business, but did not want to let his father down, so he wrestled. That day was the beginning of one of the most legendary Indy-Wrestling Careers ever. On June 20, 2011, he will have wrestled for 22 years.

Wrestling Industries for which Richie Acevedo Worked

Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling,
Championship Pro Wrestling,
Mountain State Wrestling Association,
Atlantic Championship Wrestling,
Mason-Dixon Wrestling

Mason-Dixon Wrestling

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,
All-Star Wrestling Federation,
United States Wrestling Alliance,
Cleveland Wrestling Alliance,
Can-Am Wrestling,
Appilachia Pro Wrestling,
Stampede Wrestling

Stampede Wrestling

Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions in western Canada and the Canadian Prairies...

,
Nationwide Championship Wrestling,
World Wrestling Council of Puerto Rico,
NWA: Mountain State Wrestling,
Apex Wrestling,
Championship Wrestling,
West Virginia Championship Wrestling

Personal life

Richie married April Louise Fitzwater on April 12, 2001 in Scarbro, WV and divorced her on April 11, 2008 in Fayetteville, WV. He had two children with April. One boy, Quintin Acevedo, and one girl, Madison Acevedo.

Titles

IWA International Heavyweight,
CPW Jr. Heavyweight,
MSWA Tri-State,
ASWF US Light Heavyweight,
USWA North American Light Heavyweight,
ACW Tag Team,
IWA World Jr.,
APW Heavyweight,
NWA: MSW Heavyweight,
Cuban Heavyweight,
Apex Tag Team,
MDW Heavyweight,
WV TV Title,
MCW World Heavyweight

Awards

Canadian Hall of Fame 1999,
NWA: MSW Most Hated Superstar of the Year 2004 (Voted by the Fans),
Montana Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame 2009