{"id":60767,"date":"2020-01-12T15:24:25","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T20:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=60767"},"modified":"2020-01-12T15:24:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-12T20:24:37","slug":"la-parka-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/01\/12\/la-parka-died\/","title":{"rendered":"La Parka Passes Away at Age 54"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>La Parka<\/strong>, a veteran of AAA, has passed away from complications stemming from his bad fall this past October. He passed away on Saturday night, following the failure of his lungs and kidney. Parka was 54 years old.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Con mucha tristeza lamentamos informar que nuestro amigo e \u00eddolo de la lucha libre mexicana Jes\u00fas Alfonso Escoboza Huerta &quot;LA PARKA&quot; ha fallecido.<\/p>\n<p>Externamos nuestro apoyo y condolencias a toda su familia y elevamos nuestras oraciones para su pronta resignaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Descanse en paz <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JNtTYKOlwG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JNtTYKOlwG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (@luchalibreaaa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/luchalibreaaa\/status\/1216199800435007489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Parka, who\u2019s real name is Jesus Alonso Huerta Escoboza, began working for\u00a0<strong>AAA Lucha Libre<\/strong>\u00a0back in 1995 under a mummy gimmick and named\u00a0<strong>Karis La Momia<\/strong>\u00a0(Karis The Mummy). In 1996, Jesus became\u00a0<strong>La Parka Jr.<\/strong> which was done in part by Antonio Pena to capitalize on the success of the original one, and in 2003, he became the new La Parka when the original headed to rival promotion, <strong>CMLL<\/strong>. The original Parka has since continued wrestling under the name\u00a0<strong>LA Park\u00a0<\/strong>(which stands for La\u00a0Aut\u00e9ntica\u00a0Parka).<\/p>\n<p>He has been a staple of AAA Lucha Libre and continues to perform to this very day. He recently appeared at this past fall\u2019s <em><strong>Heroes Inmortales<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0in an angle with\u00a0<strong>Konnan<\/strong>\u00a0and a brief return of\u00a0<strong>Vampiro,<\/strong> who wound up helping him after being attached by Parka Negra and others. The angle has been a long-standing one that could ultimately involve Parka&#8217;s son as he was attacked earlier in the year by <strong>Los Mercernarios<\/strong>\u00a0who Konnan was siding with at the time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GraciasParka?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GraciasParka<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MV4PgVgmvI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MV4PgVgmvI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (@luchalibreaaa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/luchalibreaaa\/status\/1216394069112430593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last Word on Pro Wrestling sends its condolences to Parka&#8217;s family, friends, and peers.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the<a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The National Wrestling Alliance sends its deepest sympathies to the friends, family and fans of the wrestling legend La Parka. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6QKncM0NlE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6QKncM0NlE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NWA (@nwa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nwa\/status\/1216339930613534727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are saddened to learn that La Parka has passed away. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FTQnhpCeX4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/FTQnhpCeX4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1216250754652045312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have lost so many people in the last 5 years in Lucha Libre and my life. This hits hard. Que en paz descanza La Parka. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Parka_AAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Parka_AAA<\/a> \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udc94<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TAYA VALKYRIE (@thetayavalkyrie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thetayavalkyrie\/status\/1216197870778535936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I had the opportunity to wrestle<br \/>La Parka in Mexico City<br \/>Very sad news in professional wrestling<br \/>Prayers for strength for his family <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vqml49psVG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Vqml49psVG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tommy Dreamer (@THETOMMYDREAMER) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THETOMMYDREAMER\/status\/1216265416043044864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This are terrible news. My heart goes to his family and friends\ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc94<br \/>This are the dangers of wrestling. La Parka died doing something that he love and he risked everything for it. <br \/>Respect our sport. THERE IS NOTHING FAKE ABOUT IT! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIPLaparka?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RIPLaparka<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k0tS6RbfUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/k0tS6RbfUK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thunder Rosa (@thunderrosa22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thunderrosa22\/status\/1216207691250454529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Parka, a veteran of AAA, has passed away from complications stemming from his bad fall this past October. He passed away on Saturday night, following the failure of his lungs and kidney. Parka was 54 years old. Con mucha tristeza lamentamos informar que nuestro amigo e \u00eddolo de la lucha libre mexicana Jes\u00fas Alfonso [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":56472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,2,547,6],"tags":[2830],"class_list":["post-60767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aaa","category-featured","category-in-memorium","category-north-america","tag-la-parka"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}