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El Santo, the greatest luchador who ever lived, was buried wearing the silver mask that had become his signature. Pedro Aguayo Ramirez, known in the ring as Hijo del Perro Aguayo, died from a cervical fracture that he sustained from a flying kick from one of his fiercest opponents. Fabian El Gitano committed suicide (most sources believe) after losing a match and being unmasked in front of his biggest fans. Mexican wrestling may not be “real,” but it sure as shit isn’t fake.
Lucha libre (which translates to “free wrestling,” but operates like a less corporatized, more cultured and similarly colorful version of the WWE) is a matter of life and death, silly and serious in equal measure. Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz’s “Lucha Mexico” may not explore the sport’s performative middle distance with the same intellectual rigor that Robert Greene’s “Fake It So Real” applied to American independent wrestling,...
Lucha libre (which translates to “free wrestling,” but operates like a less corporatized, more cultured and similarly colorful version of the WWE) is a matter of life and death, silly and serious in equal measure. Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz’s “Lucha Mexico” may not explore the sport’s performative middle distance with the same intellectual rigor that Robert Greene’s “Fake It So Real” applied to American independent wrestling,...
- 7/14/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Perro Aguayo Jr., the Mexican wrestler known as El Hijo del Perro, died following his Friday night tag-team match in Tijuana. He was 35. Perro Aguayo Jr. Dies Aguayo died as a result of injuries sustained in his match against Rey Mysterio Jr. (WWE superstar Oscar Gutierrez) and Xtreme Tiger. He was fighting alongside Manik. […]
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- 3/22/2015
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
IGN
According to multiple reports, tragedy struck at a wrestling show in Tijuana, Mexico Friday night during a match featuring former WWE superstar Rey Mysterio. The bout, a tag team match, also featured Perro Aguayo Jr., the real-life son of lucha libre legend Perro Aguayo.
According to reports, Aguayo took a kick to the neck by Mysterio and was knocked unconscious, landing on the ring ropes. He was then left hanging from the ropes while the match continued, as wrestlers and other staff (including Konnan) outside the ring attempted to get the wrestler’s attention, shaking him. He was taken by stretcher from ringside to the back as the ringside doctor was attending to another injured party back stage.
Afterwards, Aguayo was transported to Del Prado hospital, where he died in the early morning hours Saturday.
Per the Wrestling Observer, Aguayo, 35, died from cervical spine trauma due to the ropes snapping his neck.
According to multiple reports, tragedy struck at a wrestling show in Tijuana, Mexico Friday night during a match featuring former WWE superstar Rey Mysterio. The bout, a tag team match, also featured Perro Aguayo Jr., the real-life son of lucha libre legend Perro Aguayo.
According to reports, Aguayo took a kick to the neck by Mysterio and was knocked unconscious, landing on the ring ropes. He was then left hanging from the ropes while the match continued, as wrestlers and other staff (including Konnan) outside the ring attempted to get the wrestler’s attention, shaking him. He was taken by stretcher from ringside to the back as the ringside doctor was attending to another injured party back stage.
Afterwards, Aguayo was transported to Del Prado hospital, where he died in the early morning hours Saturday.
Per the Wrestling Observer, Aguayo, 35, died from cervical spine trauma due to the ropes snapping his neck.
- 3/22/2015
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
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