Perro Aguayo

Pedro Aguayo Damián (18 January 1946 – 3 July 2019), better known as "(El) Perro Aguayo" (Aguayo the dog) and El Can de Nochistlan (The Nochistlan Dog), was a Mexican professional wrestler through the 1970s to the 1990s.

Aguayo was the first person crowned the WWF Light Heavyweight Champion, though pre-1997 title reigns are not included in WWE's official history for that title. In 2012, Aguayo was inducted into the AAA Hall of Fame. Aguayo was notably the last major rival of El Santo. Often prone to blading, Aguayo has been described by American pundits as a cross between Terry Funk and Bruno Sammartino (for his willingness to brawl and overpower opponents). One of the biggest box office attractions in lucha libre history, prominent professional wrestling journalist and historian Dave Meltzer described Aguayo as "one of the hardest working and most charismatic wrestlers ever".

Aguayo's son also wrestled as Perro Aguayo Jr. or El Hijo del Perro Aguayo ("The Son of Perro Aguayo").

Professional wrestling career Aguayo was synonymous with the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) as one of its top heels and one of the top heels in lucha libre overall. In the 1990s, Aguayo helped found Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, later known simply as AAA, and his three-way feud with Konnan and Cien Caras proved to be one of the most successful programs in terms of box office receipts. He stayed with AAA until 2000, even making an appearance on WWF's Royal Rumble in 1997 in a match that featured lucha libre legends like El Canek, Mil Máscaras and up and comers who would later make names for themselves like Héctor Garza and Heavy Metal. He came to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre to feud with Los Capos. He was successful in taking the hair of Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000 but he lost his slated retirement match against Universo 2000. He remained in retirement until his son began feuding with Los Capos as well. Cien Caras claimed he could not retire until his business with Aguayo was finished so a double hair vs. hair match was set with Perro Aguayo and Perro Aguayo Jr. taking on Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000. The Aguayos were successful and Perro Aguayo returned to retirement and Cien Caras went into semi-retirement.

On 5 August 2012, at Triplemanía XX, Aguayo was inducted into the AAA Hall of Fame.

Personal life He was the father of the Los Perros del Mal stable founder Perro Aguayo Jr., who died on 21 March 2015, during a wrestling match at the age of 35. His brother-in-law wrestled as El Ídolo, whilst his nephews are Los Ídolos (I & II) and Pepe Aguayo II.

Death On 3 July 2019, Aguayo died at the age of 73, his death was announced through a social media post by the "Los Perros del Mal" account. According to them, his death was caused by a heart attack. His funeral was held on 4 July in Guadalajara at a Funeraria Gayosso. On 5 July, a mass was held for Aguayo at the Parque Funeral Colonias de Guadalajara, the same place where in 2015 he farewell his son Perro Aguayo Jr., with the attendance of family, friends and fans before ultimately being cremated.

Championships and accomplishments Asistencia Asesoría y Administración AAA Campeón de Campeones Championship (1 time) IWC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Mexican National Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Mexican National Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Perro Aguayo Jr. Rey de Reyes 1998 AAA Hall of Fame (Class of 2012) Occidente Middleweight Championship (1 time) Homenaje a Dos Leyendas honoree (2005) New Japan Pro Wrestling WWF Light Heavyweight Championship League (1981) Universal Wrestling Association Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time) UWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times) UWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Gran Hamada WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (7 times) World Wrestling Association WWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) World Wrestling Council WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) World Wrestling Federation WWF Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time, inaugural and final) – with Gran Hamada Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him # 38 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards Best Babyface (1995) Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotesCucho Villa (hair) Perro Aguayo (hair) Oblatos, Jalisco Live event 1970 Perro Aguayo (hair) Luis Mariscal (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Guillermo Valle (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Karloff Lagarde (hair) Tijuana, Baja California Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Carlos Mata (hair) N/A Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Ringo Mendoza (hair) Mexico City 19. Aniversario de Arena México Perro Aguayo (hair) Marty Jones (hair) Mexico City Super Viernes El Santo (mask) Perro Aguayo (hair) Mexico City EMLL 42nd Anniversary Show Ringo Mendoza (hair) Perro Aguayo (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event El Faraón (hair) Perro Aguayo (hair) Mexico City EMLL 43rd Anniversary Show Perro Aguayo (hair) Tony Salazar (hair) Mexico City EMLL 49th Anniversary Show Perro Aguayo (hair) Scorpio (hair) Naucalpan, Mexico State Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Babe Face (hair) Mexico City Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Sangre Chicana (hair) Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event Villano III (mask) and Perro Aguayo (hair) Black Power I and Black Power II (masks) Naucalpan, Mexico State Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Gran Markus (hair) Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event April 1988 Perro Aguayo (hair) Diablo Rojo (mask) Villahermosa, Tabasco Live event June 1988 Perro Aguayo (hair) Ultraman (hair) Mexico City Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Luis Mariscal (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Sangre Chicana (hair) Tijuana, Baja California Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) El Indómito (hair) Naucalpan, Mexico State Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Adorable Rubí (hair) Naucalpan, Mexico State Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Lobo Rubio (hair) N/A Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) El Globo Humano (mask) Naucalpan, Mexico State Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Sangre Chicana (hair) Mexico City Live event Perro Aguayo and Ringo Mendoza (hair) The Texas Rangers (masks) Mexico City Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Konnan (mask) Mexico City EMLL Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Negro Navarro (hair) Naucalpan, Mexico State Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Coloso Colosetti (hair) Matamoros, Tamaulipas Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Stuka (mask) Monterrey, [Nuevo León Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Stuka (hair) Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event Konnan (hair) Perro Aguayo (hair) Mexico City Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) Máscara Año 2000 (mask) Mexico City Triplemanía I Perro Aguayo (hair) Nikozuna (hair) Mexico City Live event Perro Aguayo (hair) El Cobarde II (hair) Naucalpan, Mexico State Rey de Reyes Perro Aguayo (hair) Bestia Salvaje (hair) Mexico City 44. Aniversario de Arena México Perro Aguayo (hair) Cien Caras (hair) Mexico City Sin Piedad Perro Aguayo (hair) Máscara Año 2000 (hair) Tijuana, Baja California Live event Universo 2000 (mask) Perro Aguayo (hair) Mexico City Juicio Final Perro Aguayo and Perro Aguayo Jr. (hair) Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000 (hair) Mexico City Homenaje a Dos Leyendas