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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Richard Gilzene

Wrestler charged with manslaughter after referee, 75, dies in ring

A Mexican wrestler has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a 75-year-old referee after a high-risk manoeuvre was reportedly performed on him.

Wrestler Hijo de Fishman delivered a piledriver, a move in which an opponent is flipped upside down and spiked headfirst into the mat, to veteran referee Gerardo German Pineda, who subsequently fell unconscious, report TMZ Sports.

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