Popitekus, Hilario Vargas Ruiz, passed away Monday. He was 53, and passed away from a stroke brought on by diabetes.
It was originally mentioned on el Martinete, and many sites (SuperLuchas, the Gladiatores, DJ Spectro, Estrellas del Ring) wrote obituaries today. Popitekus was a CMLL wrestler, part of a trio of cavemen with Cromagnon (who’s now Monsther) and Troglodita (indy wrestler Verdugo) in 1992-93. The group didn’t last due to Popitekus being near the end of his career, and he left CMLL in 1994. (There’s a record of someone using the name in ’03 and ’06, but it might have been someone else.) There’s a match with Popitekus vs the Brazos which earned Popitekus some cult popularity from tape traders of the time; Cronicas Y Leyendas uploaded it a while back, and it’s worth watching for Popitekus and to remember when Brazo de Plata could really move.
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