Psicosis II
A high-flying luchador who, as the second Psicosis, brought chaotic, aerial violence to rings across Mexico and the United States for over two decades.
Born 1967 (age 59)·Mexican Luchador enmascarado·Birthday: February 22·Generation X
Biography
Juan Gonzalez took over a mask another wrestler had already made famous. Debuting in the mid-1990s for AAA, he built a reputation on reckless, innovative high-flying maneuvers. His late-1990s matches against Rey Mysterio Jr. — staged in Mexico and for ECW in the United States — became spectacles of velocity and risk. Those bouts helped introduce American audiences to the depth of Mexican wrestling. Gonzalez remained a stalwart of AAA through its original run and later became a veteran presence on the independent circuit. The Psicosis name eventually passed to another performer; Gonzalez then wrestled as Psyco Ripper. His two-decade career under the mask made him a vital link in the chain of high-flying lucha libre. He consistently brought bedlam from the top rope.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Psicosis was born in 1967, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Psicosis Was Born
The biggest hits of 1967
#1 Movie
The Jungle Book
Best Picture
In the Heat of the Night
#1 TV Show
The Andy Griffith Show
Psicosis's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1967Born
Summer of Love in San Francisco; first Super Bowl
Gas: $0.33/galHome: $14,250Min wage: $1.40/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"To Sir, with Love" — LuluBest Picture: In the Heat of the Night
1972Started school
Watergate break-in; last Apollo Moon mission
Gas: $0.36/galHome: $19,550Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — Roberta FlackBest Picture: The Godfather
1980Became a teenager
John Lennon shot and killed in New York
Gas: $1.19/galHome: $47,200Min wage: $3.10/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Call Me" — BlondieBest Picture: Ordinary People
1983Could drive
Internet adopts TCP/IP, creating the modern internet
Gas: $1.16/galHome: $57,700Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Every Breath You Take" — The PoliceBest Picture: Terms of Endearment
1985Could vote
Live Aid concerts raise money for Ethiopian famine
Gas: $1.12/galHome: $62,900Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Careless Whisper" — Wham!Best Picture: Out of Africa
1988Turned 21
Pan Am Flight 103 bombed over Lockerbie
Gas: $0.90/galHome: $74,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Faith" — George MichaelBest Picture: Rain Man
1997Turned 30
Princess Diana dies in Paris car crash; Harry Potter published
Gas: $1.23/galHome: $104,100Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Candle in the Wind 1997" — Elton JohnBest Picture: Titanic
2007Turned 40
iPhone released; Great Recession begins
Gas: $2.80/galHome: $172,600Min wage: $5.85/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Irreplaceable" — BeyonceBest Picture: No Country for Old Men
2017Turned 50
#MeToo movement; solar eclipse crosses the US
Gas: $2.42/galHome: $195,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Shape of You" — Ed SheeranBest Picture: The Shape of Water
2026Age 59 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Held the AAA World Tag Team Championship on two occasions with different partners.
- Was a featured performer in the influential cruiserweight matches between AAA and ECW in the mid-1990s.
- Won the WWA World Welterweight Championship during his tenure with the original AAA promotion.
- Competed extensively for Major League Wrestling (MLW) in the early 2000s, often in matches against fellow luchadors.
Did You Know?
He is the second wrestler to use the Psicosis name, following the original who later became Nicho el Millonario.
After leaving AAA, he was briefly replaced by a third wrestler using the Psicosis gimmick.
In 2013, AAA repackaged him under the new ring name 'Psyco Ripper.'
“In the ring, the mask gives you freedom to risk everything.”
