Fishman (wrestler)
Mexican professional wrestler
José Ángel Nájera Sánchez (January 6, 1951 – April 8, 2017) was a Mexican luchador or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Fishman.
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Birth name | José Ángel Nájera Sánchez |
Born | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | January 6, 1951
Died | April 8, 2017 Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | (aged 66)
Spouse(s) | María Dolores González (ex-wife) |
Children | Black Fish (son) El Hijo del Fishman (son) |
Website | Facebook page |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Goliath Reyes Titán Fishman |
Billed height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Billed weight | 99 kg (218 lb; 15.6 st) |
Trained by | Marco Tulio Bulldog Villegas El Rebelde Sunny War Cloud |
Debut | November 1969 |
Retired | 2000 |
Fishman was one of the top wrestlers in the mid-1970s and 1980s and has worked for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre, the Universal Wrestling Association, the World Wrestling Association and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración in Mexico as well as frequent trips to Japan and the United States.
Nájera was unmasked after losing a match in 2000 and retired shortly afterwards. Three of his sons are all luchadors enmascarados (masked wrestlers) known by their ring names Black Fish, El Hijo del Fishman and El Único de Ciudad Juárez.
Nájera died on April 8, 2017 of a heart attack.[1]
References
change- ↑ Ocampo, Ernesto (April 8, 2017). "Falleció el látigo lagunero: Descanse en paz Fishman". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.