Death in Ring Rattles Mexico's Beloved Lucha Libre Luke Roney - Newser
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Last moments of Perro Aguayo Jr. (Frontera TV)

On the night of March 20, 2015, legendary Mexican wrestler Pedro “Perro” Aguayo Jr. took part in a four-man match in Tijuana that would end his 20-year career... and his life.

In a sprawling feature in Playboy, Thomas Golianopoulos recounts Aguayo's career and explores the impact his death had on the beloved spectacle of wrestling, or "lucha libre," in Mexico.

"Everything was normal," says T.J. "Manik" Perkins, his partner for that last match. "Up until the moment we were both on the ropes." Minutes into the "fairly sedate" contest, Aguayo's neck was broken. Hauled out of the ring on a piece of plywood, Aguayo was rushed to a hospital but doctors were unable to save him.

Exactly what caused the "hangman's fracture" - taking a dropkick to the face, bumping on the ring apron, hitting the ropes - could not be determined.

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