Overview
- A veteran referee, Gerardo Germán Pineda, known as El Búho, was rendered motionless after a double‑underhook piledriver at a show and was later pronounced dead at the venue.
- Authorities detained El Hijo de Fishman at the event and prosecutors have charged him with manslaughter while preparing a judicial hearing to determine formal charges within 48 hours.
- Video and eyewitness accounts identify the move as a double‑underhook piledriver, a risky maneuver long restricted or banned in many promotions because it can cause severe neck and spine injuries.
- Promoter El Patrón Espectáculos said it is providing legal assistance to Fishman and communicating with Pineda’s family while officials collect footage, witness statements and forensic evidence.
- Local reports say no ambulance or on‑site medical team was immediately available and that Pineda lay on the mat for minutes before paramedics arrived, raising questions about compliance with event safety rules and possible second‑order legal or regulatory consequences.