5 Wrestlers who lost their lives while in a wrestling ring

#5 Perro Aguayo, Jr

Perro Aguayo died in the ring at the age of 35

It’s the tragedy that is more recent. He died almost immediately of cervical spine trauma. Aguayo was performing in a match with Manik against Rey Mysterio Jr. and Xtreme Tiger at a show for The Crash promotion in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

Mysterio used a headscissors takedown to propel Aguayo Jr out of the ring – who then returned to the ring – which forced him to the middle rope in anticipation of Mysterio's signature 619.

Manik then fell onto the middle rope Aguayo was resting on.

The match continued, but was quickly finished by Mysterio pinning Manik. Aguayo Jr. rested there limp and could not be revived, and was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was just 35 years old.