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Police in Mexico are set to investigate the circumstances around El Hijo del Perro Aguayo as a "possible manslaughter".
We have been reporting on how the young AAA star died during a tag team match. Contrary to some early false reports, former WWE star Rey Mysterio is not a suspect at this time. El Hijo died from injuries sustained after selling a dropkick from Mysterio. While setting up a 619 attempt, he caught his throat on the second rope and died in the ring from the whiplash.
There are no suspects for his death as yet. However, Police believe El Hijo's death was preventable and will be investigating whether or not the company had done enough to ensure the safety of all the performers on the show, including Mysterio. Fans in attendance have already posted footage of the death online. Some of the longer videos show that El Hijo became unresponsive after hitting the middle rope and remained motionless for a few minutes. When it became obvious that something was wrong, El Hijo was tended to and Konnan tried to revive him at ringside. It can be argued that this short space of time could've been vital in potentially saving his life, but the delay prevented it. Others have argued that the Referee and ringside crew should have seen that something was wrong much sooner. TNA star Manik, who was El Hijo's tag team partner in the match, can be seen checking on him after he failed to respond to the 619 spot.
Ring ropes are traditionally made of steel wires. Wrestlers are taught from the very beginning to use extreme caution when near the ring ropes as it takes very little impact to create a whiplash effect. Several major companies, including AAA and TNA, will often stop booking performers who do not appear to know how to use the ring ropes safely. Brian Knobs has claimed that he had seen one wrestler break his neck because of the whiplash caused by running into the ropes.
It is believed that the Police had been pressured into investigating the death by fans of El Hijo, because he was a massively popular star internationally and because he was so young. That said, the in-ring deaths of Owen Hart and Mitsuharu Misawa were also both investigated as possible manslaughter before being ruled accidental deaths. Hart famously feel to his death after accidentally triggering the quick-release mechanism on his harness too soon. Misawa died due to injuries caused from a german suplex, a move that he had taken literally thousands of times in his career.
We have been reporting on how the young AAA star died during a tag team match. Contrary to some early false reports, former WWE star Rey Mysterio is not a suspect at this time. El Hijo died from injuries sustained after selling a dropkick from Mysterio. While setting up a 619 attempt, he caught his throat on the second rope and died in the ring from the whiplash.
There are no suspects for his death as yet. However, Police believe El Hijo's death was preventable and will be investigating whether or not the company had done enough to ensure the safety of all the performers on the show, including Mysterio. Fans in attendance have already posted footage of the death online. Some of the longer videos show that El Hijo became unresponsive after hitting the middle rope and remained motionless for a few minutes. When it became obvious that something was wrong, El Hijo was tended to and Konnan tried to revive him at ringside. It can be argued that this short space of time could've been vital in potentially saving his life, but the delay prevented it. Others have argued that the Referee and ringside crew should have seen that something was wrong much sooner. TNA star Manik, who was El Hijo's tag team partner in the match, can be seen checking on him after he failed to respond to the 619 spot.
Ring ropes are traditionally made of steel wires. Wrestlers are taught from the very beginning to use extreme caution when near the ring ropes as it takes very little impact to create a whiplash effect. Several major companies, including AAA and TNA, will often stop booking performers who do not appear to know how to use the ring ropes safely. Brian Knobs has claimed that he had seen one wrestler break his neck because of the whiplash caused by running into the ropes.
It is believed that the Police had been pressured into investigating the death by fans of El Hijo, because he was a massively popular star internationally and because he was so young. That said, the in-ring deaths of Owen Hart and Mitsuharu Misawa were also both investigated as possible manslaughter before being ruled accidental deaths. Hart famously feel to his death after accidentally triggering the quick-release mechanism on his harness too soon. Misawa died due to injuries caused from a german suplex, a move that he had taken literally thousands of times in his career.