El Hijo De Fishman Arrested After Referee Dies During Match
The promotion said it is assisting Fishman and the referee’s family as investigators review the fatal in-ring move.
- On Wednesday, authorities in Mineral de la Reforma, Hidalgo, arrested wrestler Hijo de Fishman following the in-ring death of 75-year-old referee Gerardo German Pineda, known professionally as Buho.
- Reports regarding the July 11 incident remain conflicting; some accounts describe a piledriver while others allege Fishman attacked Buho with a weapon, leaving the referee unconscious.
- Industry reports indicate no ambulance or medical personnel were present at the event, violating Lucha Libre commission rules; Pineda lay motionless for minutes as onlookers believed he was selling.
- Promotion Patron Espectaculos arranged legal assistance for Fishman and confirmed contact with Pineda's family, stating it will refrain from further public comment to avoid interfering with the investigation.
- Fishman must face a hearing within 48 hours to determine his custody status; he faces potential manslaughter charges carrying a sentence of five-to-15 years if convicted.
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According to local media, the 75-year-old referee was involved in the action inside the ring when the 36-year-old wrestler allegedly applied the "martinete" hold to him.
Pro Wrestler Arrested On Manslaughter Charge After Referee Dies Following Piledriver In Ring
A referee has died after a piledriver during a match in Mexico, leading to the arrest of wrestler El Hijo de Fishman on manslaughter charges. During a professional wrestling match against Mascara Sagrada on Wednesday for the El Patron Espectaculos Lucha Libre promotion, 36-year-old El Hijo de Fishman reportedly performed a piledriver on 75-year-old Gerardo […]
Mexican authorities arrested a fighter for the death of an umpire during a wrestling show in a town in central Mexico.
According to the first versions, he applied a maneuver prohibited by the high risk of causing serious cervical injuries.
An evening of wrestling held on Tuesday in Mineral de la Reforma, city of the state of Hidalgo (Mexico), ended in tragedy after referee Gerardo Germán Pineda, known as 'El Buho', lost his life on the ring.The fatal outcome came after one of the wrestlers, the so-called Son of Fishman, grabbed the referee and practiced a martinete, a maneuver prohibited from being considered of high risk. It consists of holding the opponent head down, raising him…
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