Silver Cat (Antonio Hernandez Herrada, 53) passed away on Friday. He used multiple names in AAA and was pushed hardest as Hijo del Espectro – he was supposed to lose his mask to La Parka AAA at Rey de Reyes 2000 – but his later unmasked character ended up sticking around a lot longer. He was a founding wrestler as Reptil and, not so coincidentally, a cousin of Antonio Pena. The family relationship is probably the only thing that kept Silver Cat his job, and allowed him to transition into his unmasked role as Los Vatos Locos, a Kiss-themed rudo group. He was a regular in AAA, stopped appearing on TV before Antonio Pena passed away in 2006, and then just faded out working spot shows before leaving the promotion in 2008. Pagano, Charly Manson, and Mecha Wolf officially brought back the Los Vatos Locos name for their group at the most recent AAA TV taping. Original Vatos Locos member Nygma has also popped up on the Origenes tour, as has son of original member Hijo del Picudo. It’s likely Silver Cat was about to be mentioned a lot more on AAA TV, but now the circumstances have changed.
