In the early hours of Wednesday morning something went very wrong at an independent lucha libre event in Hidalgo, Mexico. The main event saw wrestler El Hijo de Fishman (the son of the legendary Fishman, aka “Veneno Verde”) squaring off against Máscara Sagrada NG.
Refereeing was Gerardo Germán Pineda, known as El Búho (“The Owl”), a beloved 75-year-old veteran of Mexico’s independent wrestling scene. As per a report from Cage Side Seats, either during or shortly after the match, Fishman delivered what’s been dubbed a forbidden piledriver, described by witnesses as a double underhook or package piledriver, to Pineda.
