{"id":66987,"date":"2020-04-16T17:06:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T21:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=66987"},"modified":"2020-04-16T17:06:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T21:06:22","slug":"mexican-indie-luchador-black-demon-dies-from-covid-19-at-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/04\/16\/mexican-indie-luchador-black-demon-dies-from-covid-19-at-39\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican Indie Luchador Black Demon Dies From COVID-19 at 39"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If the COVID-19 pandemic has shown anything, it&#8217;s that no industry or walk of life is immune from the virus. <a href=\"https:\/\/superluchas.com\/muerte-en-la-lucha-libre-mexicana-por-coronavirus\/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First reported by Superluchas.com<\/a>, pro wrestling&#8217;s first death related to the virus occurred in Mexico on April 13, when 39-year old indie luchador <strong>Black Demon<\/strong> passed away due to complications from the virus.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Primer muerte en la Lucha Libre Mexicana por Coronavirus <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WUwuheq7sK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/WUwuheq7sK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b9lx2okDeu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/b9lx2okDeu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Superluchas.com (@Superluchas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Superluchas\/status\/1250524319161040897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Real name Roberto M\u00fa\u00f1oz Carrillo, Black Demon debuted in the Sonaro region on the West Coast of Mexico. Black Demon hailed from nearby Mexicali, Baja California. Black Demon made his debut in 2009, working indie promotions on Mexico&#8217;s West Coast.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66993\" style=\"width: 316px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66993\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Black_Demon_Sonora_Rookie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"316\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Black_Demon_Sonora_Rookie.jpg 316w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Black_Demon_Sonora_Rookie-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Demon, 2009<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An 11-year veteran of the Mexican independent scene, he just celebrated the biggest win of his career this past February, winning the third annual <em><strong>Pendrag\u00f3n Rojo Cup<\/strong><\/em> held by <b>Promociones Pendragon Rojo<\/b><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>a local indie promotion located in San Luis R\u00edo Colorado,\u00a0Sonora, that has been running shows in the area since 1997. Black Demon was just under two months shy of his 40th birthday, June 7.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l42thms-beU<\/p>\n<p>The Last Word on Pro Wrestling team would like to offer our most sincere condolences to the entire Carrillo family, as well as Black Demon&#8217;s peers and colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rJLxdXXim3k<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the COVID-19 pandemic has shown anything, it&#8217;s that no industry or walk of life is immune from the virus. First reported by Superluchas.com, pro wrestling&#8217;s first death related to the virus occurred in Mexico on April 13, when 39-year old indie luchador Black Demon passed away due to complications from the virus. 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