10 Things You Need To Know About Perro Aguayo Jr

2. His Accident Is Not The First Of Its Kind In Mexico

Injuries can happen at any time in professional wrestling. It's just the nature of the business, part and parcel of the job. Wrestlers know they take a very real risk every time they step into the ring and that they could break a bone or suffer a concussion at any time. Very rarely does a wrestler die right there in the middle of the ring as a result of an injury sustained during a match. Japanese superstar Mistuharu Misawa is probably the most high-profile case to date. The cause of his death was very similar as to what caused the death of Perro, too. But there have been other cases, including one in Mexico. 21-year-old Luchador Oro (Gold) decided ahead of a six-man-tag team match on October 26th, 1993 that he wanted to take a 'Kobashi' bump, in reference to Japanese legend Kenta Kobashi who routinely took suplexes square on his head and neck. During the match Oro was clotheslined and, instead of a taking a flat back bump, he took a 'Kobashi' bump, spinning around and landing on top of his head. His opponent attempted to pick him up but Oro's body was limp. He soon collapsed and his pulse faded before he was taken out of the arena on a stretcher. He died before he could be placed in the ambulance. Although his family requested that no autopsy be performed, many suspected that he died of a brain aneurism. It was a horrific incident, all the result of something as nondescript as a clothesline, an incident that Perro Aguayo's death was eerily reminiscent of. Like Perro, Oro was a wrestling talent taken from us far too soon. His legacy lives on through his family members who wrestle under the Oro name and gimmick.