Rayo de Jalisco Sr.
Mexican professional wrestler (1932–2018)
Máximino "Max" Linares Moreno (November 22, 1932 – July 19, 2018) was a Mexican luchador (professional wrestler). He was better known under the ring name Rayo de Jalisco ("The Lightning Bolt from Jalisco"). He was thought to be one of the best wrestlers of his generation.[3]
| Rayo de Jalisco Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Máximino Linares Moreno[1] |
| Born | November 22, 1932[1] Mexico City, Mexico[1] |
| Died | July 19, 2018 (aged 85)[2] Mexico City, Mexico |
| Family | Rayo de Jalisco Jr. (son)[3] Rayman (granson)[3] Mitzuki Wong (daughter-in-law) Tony Sugar (brother) Black Sugar (brother) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Águila Negra Dr. Curtis El Rayo Mr. Misterio Rayo de Jalisco Tony Curtis |
| Billed height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 93 kg (205 lb)[1] |
| Billed from | Jalisco, Mexico |
| Trained by | Tony Sugar[1] |
| Debut | February 1950[1] |
| Retired | July 30, 1989[1] |
During his career, Linares held the NWA World Middleweight Championship three times as well as the Mexican National Tag Team Championship with lucha libre icon El Santo. He was added into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996 and the AAA Hall of Fame in 2014.
Linares died of congestive heart failure in Mexico City on July 19, 2018, aged 85.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Fallece el legendario luchador Rayo de Jalisco". ESPN (in Spanish). July 19, 2018. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Falleció El Rayo de Jalisco, legendario luchador mexicano". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Madigan, Dan (2007). "A Family affair". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 128–132. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
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