es ▁of ▁Lou ▁Th esz , ▁G orge ous ▁George , ▁Wild ▁Red ▁Ber ry , ▁and ▁Jack ▁Br is co . ▁Rom ero ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁pione ers ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁Gi ant ▁B aba ▁and ▁Antonio ▁In oki ▁in ▁Japan , ▁we aring ▁a ▁mask ▁as ▁Mexico ▁Grand ▁as ▁a ▁he el . ▁R icky ▁Rom ero ▁retired ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁wrest ler ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁R icky ▁Rom ero ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁St ella ▁Mar ru jo ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁wrest lers ▁R icky ▁Rom ero ▁Jr , ▁Steven ▁Rom ero , ▁Mark ▁Rom ero ▁and ▁Chris ▁Rom ero . ▁All ▁four ▁wrest led ▁using ▁the ▁g imm ick ▁last ▁name ▁" You ng blo od ". ▁R icky ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁manager ▁to ▁sons ▁Mark ▁and ▁Chris ▁throughout ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁R icky ' s ▁grand son ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁professional ▁wrest ler ▁who ▁used ▁to ▁wrest le ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" Rad ical " ▁R icky ▁Rom ero ▁III ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁when ▁he ▁started ▁using ▁R icky ▁Young blo od ▁Jr , ▁following ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁R icky ▁Rom ero ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 4 ▁after ▁years ▁of ▁comp lications