Former WWE Wrestler Rey Mysterio Could Face Manslaughter Charges Over In-Ring Death of Fellow Wrestler
Former WWE Wrestler Rey Mysterio Could Face Manslaughter Charges Over In-Ring Death of Fellow Wrestler
Former WWE superstar Rey Mysterio could be
facing manslaughter charges after fellow wrestler Pedro Aguayo Ramirez,
known as Hijo del Perro Aguayo, tragically died during a match in
Tijuana on Friday.
Mysterio, whose real name is Óscar Gutiérrez, performed a flying kick
to the head of Aguayo during the match. Aguayo appeared to be knocked
unconscious and the other wrestlers in the tag-team match continued
wrestling for a couple minutes before realizing something was seriously
wrong.
Aguayo was taken to a local hospital and declared dead at 1:30 a.m.
Saturday morning. The autopsy reported that the cause of death was
trauma to the neck and a cervical fracture. The Baja California state
prosecutor’s office said it had opened an investigation into possible
manslaughter.
The match took place in a promotion called AAA. The director of the
company, Joaquin Roldan, spoke out on Twitter about the tragedy.
“I have no words for this terrible news,” he said. “My sincerest condolences for the Aguayo Ramirez family.”
Aguayo’s mother, Luz Ramirez, released the following statement, according to the Associated Press.
“We, as relatives of Pedro, want to thank all of you for the
affection and respect you have shown for Pedro, and you will understand
that we are in no condition to comment with respect to the death of
Pedro.”
As for Mysterio, it was just his second time wrestling for AAA since
1997. His contract with the WWE ran out at the end of February. He also
used Twitter to comment on the incident.
“I wonder why and I do not understand, miss you and I will take with
me the rest of my life, rest in peace HijoDelPerro,” he wrote, according
to the translation of the tweet
