Overview
- During a DESLEALTADES show in Mineral de la Reforma the referee Gerardo Germán Pineda collapsed in the ring and later was declared dead by paramedics after receiving blows, officials and multiple reports said about the Tuesday event.
- Reports say the referee was struck several times during the main event and was given a martinete, a neck-targeting move that experts and local coverage describe as high risk when performed or received incorrectly.
- Local police detained the wrestler known as Hijo de Fishman at the scene and he remains in 48-hour legal custody while the Ministerio Público and the Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado de Hidalgo gather evidence.
- Victims’ accounts and reporting note Pineda was an experienced official of roughly 75 years of age with about three decades working as a referee in Hidalgo, raising questions about how referees are used in match spots.
- Investigators will wait for forensic autopsy results and witness statements before the Ministerio Público decides whether to present charges to a juez de control, and the case could prompt reviews of in‑ring safety practices.