Ricky Marvin Joins AAA as Producer and Trainer

Ricky Marvin has signed with AAA Lucha Libre in the roles of producer and trainer. The 46-year-old brings extensive international experience to the promotion, which now has a partnership with WWE.

Born in Veracruz, Mexico, Marvin began his career with CMLL in the late 1990s. During that time he captured the CMLL Japan Super Lightweight Championship on two occasions and the Mexican National Lightweight Championship once.

Marvin previously worked for AAA, where he held the AAA World Trios Championship with Averno and Chessman. He is best known for his lengthy run in Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan, where he formed a notable tag team with Kotaro Suzuki.

In Noah, Marvin and Suzuki feuded with teams including the Briscoe Brothers and Bobby Fish and Eddie Edwards. He won the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship once and the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship three times, partnering with Suzuki, Taiji Ishimori, and Super Crazy.

Marvin gained exposure in the United States as the masked wrestler Bengala in Lucha Underground. He holds an 11-1 record in Luchas de Apuestas matches, with all wins occurring in Mexico and his sole loss taking place in Tokyo, Japan, in 2005.