{"id":68087,"date":"2020-05-07T19:03:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T23:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=68087"},"modified":"2020-05-07T19:03:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T23:03:34","slug":"west-coast-deathmatch-legend-supreme-passes-away-at-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/05\/07\/west-coast-deathmatch-legend-supreme-passes-away-at-49\/","title":{"rendered":"West Coast Deathmatch Legend Supreme Passes Away at 49"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sad news from the West Coast on Wednesday when it was announced that Southern California deathmatch legend <strong>Supreme<\/strong>\u00a0had died following a heart attack. Supreme was only 49 years old. Supreme&#8217;s nephew, <span id=\"fb-timeline-cover-name\" class=\"_2t_q\" data-testid=\"profile_name_in_profile_page\"><strong>Joey Mu\u00f1oz<\/strong> (aka Kid Kaos) of <strong>Santino Bros. Wrestling<\/strong> announced the tragic news on Wednesday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjoeykaosmunoz%2Fposts%2F10219868380172799&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68098\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/96060019_1744908458983445_4922546096225386496_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/96060019_1744908458983445_4922546096225386496_n.jpg 375w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/96060019_1744908458983445_4922546096225386496_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/96060019_1744908458983445_4922546096225386496_n-315x420.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Burbank, California native Lester Perfors began his career in 1995, trained by <strong>Crayz<\/strong>. As &#8220;The Human Horror Film&#8221; Supreme, he would feud against Crayz for much of the 1990s in the West Coast indie scene. In 1999, he joined Los Angeles&#8217; <strong>Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW)<\/strong>, where he became a national star. From 1999 through the company&#8217;s demise in 2003, Supreme became one of XPW&#8217;s biggest stars, becoming a 4x XPW King of the Death Matches Champion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Supreme (c) vs. Necro Butcher (XPW King of the Death Matches Title No Ropes Barbed Wire Death Match)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/arNusHvwMAo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 2000, he would make his Japan debut with <strong>Frontier Martial-arts Wrestling (FMW)<\/strong> for a two-month tour in the fall. Alongside <strong>Homeless Jimmy<\/strong>, they would capture the WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championships from <strong>Gedo &amp; Jado<\/strong> in FMW, before losing them on the final night of the tour in Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Supreme vs. Messiah (07 29 2000 XPW TV)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P3AB6lKnTxk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He still continued to be a presence on the West Coast indie circuit as well, working with <strong>Alternative Wrestling Show (AWS), Full Contact Wrestling LA (FCW LA)<\/strong>, and <strong>Revolution Pro Wrestling<\/strong> (the now-defunct California promotion, not UK), as well as working with <strong>Full Impact Pro (FIP)<\/strong> in Florida and New York City&#8217;s short-lived <strong>Lucha Xtreme Wrestling (LXW)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Supreme vs PoGo The Clown Return From The Depths\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dP4VaWf4M8Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He returned to Japan in the spring of 2005, this time working for <strong>Big Japan Wrestling (BJW)<\/strong> on the <em><strong>BJW x BYW Series <\/strong><\/em>tour, where he fought the likes of <strong>Abdullah Kobayashi, MASADA, MEN&#8217;s Teioh, Madman Pondo, Kintaro Kanemura<\/strong>, and <strong>Daisuke Sekimoto.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pro Wrestling WK 6 Supreme vs Ray Rosas\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VB7XyJDbECE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 2005, he debuted in Mexico with <strong>Nueva Generacion Xtrema (NGX)<\/strong> and in 2007 he won the NGX Tag Team titles with Kid Kaos. He would Mexico throughout his career, also working for <strong>Perro Aguayo Jr.<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Los Perros Del Mal (PDM)<\/strong>, <strong>International Wrestling League (IWL)<\/strong>, and <strong>Desastre Total Ultraviolento (DTU)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Messiah &amp; Vic Grimes VS Supreme &amp; New Jack\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PjmleIfwzwE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"InformationBoxRow\">While his schedule slowed down in recent years, he still managed to make the occasional deathmatch on the West Coast, and in 2017 he debuted with <strong>Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)<\/strong> at <em><strong>GCW Road to Survival<\/strong><\/em> against <strong>Matt Tremont<\/strong>. In 2019, Santino Bros. Wrestling inducted Supreme into the inaugural class of the Southern California Death Match Hall of Fame.<\/div>\n<div class=\"InformationBoxRow\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inaugural Southern California Death Match Hall of Fame 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8dW9M67RdWc?start=761&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Supreme was scheduled to face West Coast indie star <strong>Eli Everfly<\/strong> in a death match at Santino Bros. Wrestling this past March, but the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 shutdown. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-for-supremes-family\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">His family has set up a GoFundMe<\/a> to raise money to help his wife Karen and son Kano during this time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68097\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/96552537_3173762765987266_6890840349971841024_n-e1588892149319.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p>LWOPW sends its sincere condolences to the entire Perfors family, his friends, peers, and colleagues. 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<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TremontH2O\/status\/1258081823164416000<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/newjackuncut187\/status\/1258410924756606976<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamjakeatlas\/status\/1258090879090393089<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fuck. RIP supreme. True pioneer and straight OG in the DM world. <\/p>\n<p>Sending my love to all supreme\u2019s west coast family right now \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Deppen (@Tony_Deppen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tony_Deppen\/status\/1258048952965922819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 6, 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 love you Lester. RIP <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0tPscgyHUd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/0tPscgyHUd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LA MOSCA (@EliEverfly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliEverfly\/status\/1258048109638070273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 6, 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\u2019m going to miss out little talks before shows the most. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ripsupreme?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ripsupreme<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E2xu8TM34A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/E2xu8TM34A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u26a1\ufe0f\ud83d\udcfcDelilah Doom\ud83d\udcfc\u26a1\ufe0f (@Delilah_Doom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Delilah_Doom\/status\/1258196182452498432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/PAvalon\/status\/1258076010613862400<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sad news from the West Coast on Wednesday when it was announced that Southern California deathmatch legend Supreme\u00a0had died following a heart attack. Supreme was only 49 years old. Supreme&#8217;s nephew, Joey Mu\u00f1oz (aka Kid Kaos) of Santino Bros. Wrestling announced the tragic news on Wednesday morning. 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