AlfredoE Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I don't think it will have any effect on Rey's legacy. You always have fans and reporters (some reporters are big-time marks who watch wrestling in a kayfabed/biased way) especially in Mexico who like to blame someone whenever someone dies. Konnan got partially blamed for referee Gran Davis death, Missioneros de la Muerte built their rep based on people thinking they had a part in El Santo's death. Oro's death was televised and everything kept going. This isn't the first time its happened, and sadly probably not the last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I don't think it will have any effect on Rey's legacy. You always have fans and reporters (some reporters are big-time marks who watch wrestling in a kayfabed/biased way) especially in Mexico who like to blame someone whenever someone dies. Konnan got partially blamed for referee Gran Davis death, Missioneros de la Muerte built their rep based on people thinking they had a part in El Santo's death. Oro's death was televised and everything kept going. This isn't the first time its happened, and sadly probably not the last time. Googled but with no luck - what is that story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Horrible news. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfredoE Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I don't think it will have any effect on Rey's legacy. You always have fans and reporters (some reporters are big-time marks who watch wrestling in a kayfabed/biased way) especially in Mexico who like to blame someone whenever someone dies. Konnan got partially blamed for referee Gran Davis death, Missioneros de la Muerte built their rep based on people thinking they had a part in El Santo's death. Oro's death was televised and everything kept going. This isn't the first time its happened, and sadly probably not the last time. Googled but with no luck - what is that story? Go to luchawiki for El Gran Davis bio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohtani's jacket Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Fishman being blamed for El Solitario's death is another example of what Alfredo is talking about. If Perro Jr died from cardiac arrest it was likely the result of severe neck trauma ala Misawa. I don't think they're covering up the accident if that's what's being implied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 There's talk they may do a graphic for Perro on Raw tonight (he did work for them, after all). At the very least I'd expect JBL to mention his passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 There's talk they may do a graphic for Perro on Raw tonight (he did work for them, after all). At the very least I'd expect JBL to mention his passing. It trended on facebook for two or three days straight. That's probably a bigger deal for WWE than him working a couple of matches for them. Triple H and I think Steph sent tweets out. In general, and this applies to the WWE Hall of Fame too, I think they only do something when they think it will resonate somehow with their current audience base. That matters much more than any sort of moral rightness. I do hope they do something though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 The video came up on my Facebook feed on Saturday and the caption was in Spanish, so it took a little bit to fully grasp what it is I was watching... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 There's talk they may do a graphic for Perro on Raw tonight (he did work for them, after all). At the very least I'd expect JBL to mention his passing. It trended on facebook for two or three days straight. That's probably a bigger deal for WWE than him working a couple of matches for them. Triple H and I think Steph sent tweets out. In general, and this applies to the WWE Hall of Fame too, I think they only do something when they think it will resonate somehow with their current audience base. That matters much more than any sort of moral rightness. I do hope they do something though. Steph sent her condolences in Spanish. That impressed the hell out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Well, good for her, but everyone has google translate on their phone/tablet right? i'm waiting to see if the story makes it PTI or ATH today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Very sad news. I was never that into Lucha, but I remember watching MisticoMania a few years back every weekend, and Perro was always one of my favorites on the show. I remember thinking that if ECW was around her would have been a huge star there and really feel like he could have translated into the US scene. Either way, just terrible news. I really don't know how these guys do this. I'm a lifelong athlete, I've always been in good shape, and I may be in the best shape of my life right now. At 36 everything hurts way more. I get up alot and past shoulder injuries bother me, ankles, knees. I could not imagine what these guys go through, and how they continue to work at a high level as they get older. Anyway, I hope those involved find some piece of mind and will remember how entertained I was but Perro and be thankful to him for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 So what are the chances of all these sites correcting the sensationalist stories they ran about this? I've seen way too many articles about how Rey's move killed him or something along those lines. It's disrespectful and disgusting to blatantly do that without knowing anything. Would they even care to do it? I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Clickwhores gonna clickwhore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 News runs on A1 corrections run on A13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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