Lucha Libre Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A list of deaths of luchadors and other people in the Mexican wrestling industry which took place during the COVID-19 pandemic, starting from March 24 (when large events were banned.) Not all deaths were directly connected to COVID-19. Many of the causes of death are unknown publicly.

Mexican based or born

Name	Role	Date	Note	Source
Indio Vitela Jr.	luchador	March 24	-	^[1]
Araña Atómica	luchador	April 12	COVID related	^[2]
Dr. Rafael Olivera Figueroa	writer	April 16	-	^[3]
Isaías Noriega Alcántara	photographer	April 24	-	^[4]
Black Demon (Sonora)	luchador	April 22	COVID related	^[5]
Steel Warrior II	luchador	April 25	-	^[6]
Flash (Tamaulipas)	luchador	April 25	-	^[7]
Pantera Azteca	luchador	May 7	-	?
El Mercenario	luchador	May 9	-	?
Mr. Justicia	luchador	May 11	-	?
Cholo Garcia	luchador	May 17	-	?
Mohawk	luchador	May 20	-	^[8]
Ricardo Brofft	commissioner	May 21	-	^[9]
Jonathan Ramirez	promoter	May 21	-	^[10]
Dr. Juan Ramirez	promoter	May 21	-	^[11]
La Tapatía (Luchadora)	luchador	May 23	-	^[12]
Silver Fox II	luchador	May 23	-	^[13]
Exótico Peña	luchador	May 27	-	^[14]
Estrella de Mar	luchador	May 28	-	?
Águila Tapatía	luchador	May 30	COVID related	^[15]
Casanova (Veracruz)	luchador	June 1	-	^[16]
Indio Yoko	luchador	June 2	-	^[17]
Dragon Chino II	luchador	June 2	-	^[18]
Matemático II	luchador	June 4	COVID related	^[19]
Super Bracito	luchador	June 4	COVID related	^[20]
Impala	luchador	June 6	COVID related	^[21]
Bello Andy	luchador referee	June 7	-	^[22]
El Extrano	luchador	June 7	-	^[23]
Puños de Roca	luchador	June 8	-	^[24]
Esther León	promoter	June 11	-	^[25]
Ares el Guerrero	luchador	June 11	-	^[26]
Sombra Vengadora	luchador	June 12	-	^[27]
Pilatos	luchador	June 13	-	^[28]
Temerario I	luchador	June 14	-	^[29]
Sangre Guerrera (Acapulco)	luchador	June 14	-	^[30]
Herodes	luchador	June 14	-	^[31]
Cyborg	luchador	June 15	-	^[32]
Pepe Luis Esparza	luchador	June 15	-	^[33]
El Molusco	luchador	June 15	-	^[34]
Antonio Alvarez Silva	promoter	June 15	-	^[35]
Kilowatito	luchador	June 16	-	^[36]
Estrella Blanca III	luchador	June 16	-	^[37]
Carnicero Aguilar	luchador	June 18	-	^[38]
Pequeño Jaque Mate	luchador	June 19	-	^[39]
Gran Titan	luchador	June 20	-	^[40]
El Líder	luchador	June 20	-	^[41]
Julio Rosales	referee	June 22	-	^[42]
Cash	luchador	June 22	-	^[43]
Soldado de Plata	luchador	June 23	-	^[44]
Edgar Ortiz	interviewer	June 23	-	^[45]
Audaz	luchador	June 30	-	^[46]
El Musulmán	luchador	June 30	-	^[47]
Furia Guerrera	luchador	July 6	-	^[48]
Espiral Negro	luchador	July 11	-	^[49]
Exorcista I	luchador	July 13	-	^[50]
Pitufo Sr.	luchador	July 15	-	^[51]
Marakame II	luchador	July 16	-	^[52]
Anticristo (Veracruz)	luchador	July 16	-	^[53]
El Cadete (Guillermo Tapia)	luchador	July 17	-	^[54]
Gabriel o Gabriela	luchador	July 17	COVID related	^[55]
Centella Roja I	luchador	July 20	-	^[56]
Imagen de Oro	luchador	July 21	-	^[57]
Golden Bull	luchador	July 21	-	^[58]
Fúnebre I	luchador	July 21	-	^[59]
Relámpago Gómez	luchador	July 22	-	^[60]
Rayo Vengador	luchador	July 26	COVID related	^[61]
Joe Maquina	luchador	November 9	COVID related	^[62]

Other wrestlers

Name	Role	Date	Note	Source
Supreme	luchador	May 6	non-COVID related	^[63]
Discovery	luchador	May 15	non-COVID related	^[64]
La Sombra (El Salvador)	luchador	May 21	non-COVID related	^[65]
Hana Kimura	luchador	May 23	non-COVID related	^[66]
Danny Havoc	luchador	May 31	non-COVID related	^[67]
Kaiser (Guatemala)	luchador	June 6	-	^[68]
Anubis Black/Barba Roja II	luchador	June 20	non-COVID related	^[69]^[70]
Anubis (Tamaulipas)	luchador	June 23	non-COVID related	^[71]
Atila (Argentina)	luchador	July 2	-	^[72]
Arriero de San Juan (Guatemala)	luchador	July 4	-	^[73]
La Furia (Guatemala)	luchador	July 5	-	^[74]
Enigma (Argentina)	luchador	July 14	-	^[75]
Marquense (Guatemala)	luchador	July 18	-	^[76]

2021

Name	Role	Date	Note	Source
Mr. Demoledor	luchador	September 22	COVID related	^[77]

References

[1] ttps://www.facebook.com/ArenaSantaFeLuchas/posts/1362172373990016

[2] ttps://www.facebook.com/Arenacoliseogdlcmll/posts/1911346498997784

[3] ttps://fdtluchalibre.com/2020/04/16/murio-el-arbitro-el-medico-que-nos-heredo-sus-memorias-de-la-lucha-libre/

[4] ttps://www.facebook.com/boxylucha/posts/10157490036926559

[5] ttps://superluchas.com/muerte-en-la-lucha-libre-mexicana-por-coronavirus/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[6] ttps://fdtluchalibre.com/2020/04/25/murio-warrior-steel-ii-el-gigante-de-las-arenas-de-la-periferia/

[7] ttps://www.facebook.com/LuchaLibreAAAenTampico/posts/3103240149764149

[8] ttps://fdtluchalibre.com/2020/05/20/fallecio-mohawk-multicampeon-del-pavillon-azteca-y-padre-de-punker

[9] ttps://twitter.com/PromoMorenoTap/status/1263646548224806912

[10] ttps://www.facebook.com/aquisololucha/posts/3008188539216908

[11] ttps://www.facebook.com/aquisololucha/posts/3008637039172058

[12] ttps://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157593531451559&id=96186896558

[13] ttps://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157670186246559&id=96186896558

[14] ttps://fdtluchalibre.com/2020/06/02/fallecio-indio-yoko-maestro-de-la-vieja-guardia-del-oriente-del-edomex/

[15] ttps://www.facebook.com/boxylucha/posts/10157642104916559

[16] ttps://www.facebook.com/XalapaLucha/posts/3998559936882732

[17] ttps://fdtluchalibre.com/2020/06/02/fallecio-indio-yoko-maestro-de-la-vieja-guardia-del-oriente-del-edomex/

[18] ttps://www.eluniversal.com.mx/universal-deportes/mas-deportes/luchador-dragon-chino-ii-muere-los-55-anos-de-edad

[19] ttps://www.razon.com.mx/deportes/fallece-luchador-matematico-ii-covid-19-108609

[20] ttps://www.facebook.com/LLUPG/photos/a.1044586878964060/3023919537697441/?type=3&theater

[21] ttps://twitter.com/dr_landru/status/1269821841809584129

[22] ttps://www.facebook.com/boxylucha/posts/10157642828571559

[23] Box Y Lucha 3431

[24] ttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1121516264892612&id=587952651582312

[25] ttps://criteriohidalgo.com/la-copa/fallece-matriarca-de-la-dinastia-moreno

[26] ttp://cmll.com/?p=105867

[27] ttps://criteriohidalgo.com/la-copa/luchara-sombra-vengadora-eternamente

[28] ttps://superluchas.com/campal-requiem-por-antifaz-potro-salvaje-temerario/

[29] ttps://superluchas.com/campal-requiem-por-antifaz-potro-salvaje-temerario/

[30] ttps://fdtluchalibre.com/2020/06/14/acapulco-esta-de-luto-por-la-muerte-de-sangre-guerrera/

[31] ttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3080224102043408&set=a.144739598925221&type=3&theater

[32] ttps://www.maslucha.com/muere-el-luchador-cyborg/

[33] ttps://www.facebook.com/96186896558/posts/10157668075896559/

[34] ttps://www.facebook.com/boxylucha/photos/a.10152006790071559/10157666842231559/?type=3&theater

[35] ttps://fdtluchalibre.com/2020/06/15/revolucion-lucha-libre-de-luto-por-el-fallecimiento-de-su-promotor/

[36] ttps://www.facebook.com/96186896558/posts/10157678498511559/

[37] ttps://fdtluchalibre.com/2020/06/17/se-extinguio-la-luz-de-estrella-blanca-iii/

[38] ttps://fdtluchalibre.com/2020/06/20/fallecio-el-gran-titan-de-reynosa-tamaulipas/

[39] ttps://twitter.com/RobViper/status/1274182099315183618

[40] ttps://fdtluchalibre.com/2020/06/20/fallecio-el-gran-titan-de-reynosa-tamaulipas/

[41] ttps://superluchas.com/campal-otra-semana-fatidica-en-la-lucha-libre/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[42] ttps://www.facebook.com/96186896558/posts/10157691738206559/

[43] ttps://www.facebook.com/boxylucha/photos/a.10152006790071559/10157691528166559/

[44] ttps://fdtluchalibre.com/2020/06/23/anubis-de-tamaulipas-deja-el-plano-terrenal-al-igual-que-tres-integrantes-mas-del-gremio-luchistico-del-pais/

[45] ttps://www.facebook.com/jonathan.carranza.14289/posts/339325060388517

[46] ttps://www.facebook.com/Gladiatoresluchalibre/photos/a.114089668614941/3474049205952287/?type=3&theater

[47] ttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=305512173818729&id=100030798473951

[48] ttps://www.facebook.com/hcluchalibretux/posts/1631475206999937

[49] ttps://www.facebook.com/rey.neza.3/posts/1953204754809831

[50] ttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=739983350101048&set=a.531495100949875&type=3&theater

[51] ttps://www.facebook.com/864367260302031/posts/4189290424476348/

[52] ttps://www.facebook.com/castrejonmex/videos/10158660300724238/

[53] ttps://www.facebook.com/linternaverde.anticristo/posts/1910856139063555

[54] ttps://www.facebook.com/laleyenda.zarrojo.75/posts/566531540901303

[55] ttps://boxylucha.com/muere-el-exotico-gabriel-o-gabriela-victima-de-covid-19/

[56] ttps://www.facebook.com/96186896558/posts/10157777838426559/

[57] ttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3199544063469720&set=a.139861772771313&type=3&theater

[58] ttps://www.facebook.com/rey.neza.3/posts/1963671660429807

[59] ttps://www.facebook.com/96186896558/posts/10157781150046559/

[60] ttps://www.facebook.com/aguzmanzamora/posts/10219546997603823?__tn__=H-R

[61] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20200813111420/https://www.eldictamen.mx/deportes/fallece-jose-yepez-roman-promotor-de-la-lucha-libre-veracruzana/

[62] ttps://thecubsfan.com/cmll/2020/11/11/cmll-ticketmaster-live-sale-hijo-del-vikingo-resurfaces-univison-sells-its-share-of-el-rey-network/

[63] ttp://socaluncensored.com/2020/05/06/deathmatch-legend-supreme-has-died/

[64] ttps://www.facebook.com/yakuzachicago/posts/3153284301368763r

[65] ttps://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/otros-deportes/lucha-libre-el-salvador-la-sombra-fallecio/717448/2020/

[66] ttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52782235

[67] ttps://talksport.com/sport/wrestling/711880/danny-havoc-wrestler-dies-wwe-tribute/

[68] ttps://www.facebook.com/boxylucha/posts/10157642182296559

[69] ttps://www.facebook.com/rashata.tortuganaucalpan/posts/591221051797967

[70] ttps://www.c4noticiasmx.com/post/buscaba-fgj-a-luchador-por-homicidio-lo-encuentra-muerto

[71] ttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3494573143898028&set=a.987941367894564&type=3&theater

[72] ttps://www.facebook.com/96186896558/posts/10157721823176559/

[73] ttps://www.facebook.com/arena.guatemalamexico/posts/1524359061070508?__tn__=-R

[74] ttps://www.facebook.com/391539344352491/posts/1525285920977822/

[75] ttps://www.facebook.com/96186896558/posts/10157759788961559/

[76] ttps://www.facebook.com/96186896558/posts/10157771777121559/

[77] ttps://thecubsfan.com/cmll/2021/09/24/cmll-aniversario-is-tonight-aaa-lineup-for-this-weekend-iwrg/

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