{"id":68649,"date":"2020-05-15T17:07:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T21:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=68649"},"modified":"2020-05-15T17:07:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T21:07:28","slug":"discovery-rip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/05\/15\/discovery-rip\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucha Veteran\/Trainer Discovery Passes Away After Cancer Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world of pro wrestling and lucha libre was saddened on Friday to the news that the masked luchador <strong>Discovery<\/strong>, who worked in Mexico in the 1980s and 1990s before heading to Chicago to become a trainer, had passed away after a battle with cancer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former AAA Cadete del Espacio and Chicago lucha libre institution Discovery has passed away after a battle with cancer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xeO2SUuS3x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/xeO2SUuS3x<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NoRmoM9IQv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/NoRmoM9IQv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; luchablog (@luchablog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/luchablog\/status\/1261336331487186945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The man who would become Discovery made his wrestling debut in 1980, and by the early 1990s was working with <strong>Universal Wrestling Association (UWA)<\/strong> and <strong>AAA Lucha Libre<\/strong> as <strong>Gamma<\/strong>. In 1995, he joined the stable <strong>Los Cadetes del Espacio<\/strong> in AAA, alongside <strong>Venum, Ludxor, Frisbee, Boomerang<\/strong>, and <strong>Super Nova<\/strong> (not the ECW Superstar of the same name). In 1997, Gamma, alongside Super Nova and Venum, represented the stable in the WWF, appearing on <em><strong>Monday Night Raw<\/strong> <\/em>on March 24 and <em><strong>Shotgun Saturday Night<\/strong><\/em> the following week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Los Rudos de la Galaxia vs. Los Cadetes del Espacio\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mN_RHWjK86M?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>By the mid-2000s, he had relocated to the American Midwest, where he was working with Chicago&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9IF1MqbaA0s&amp;t=69s\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>GALLI Lucha Libre<\/strong><\/a>, where he began to work as a trainer to many of the area&#8217;s talents. He would also work with Chicago&#8217;s <strong>Empresa de Lucha Libre Mexicana (ELLMEX)<\/strong> and <strong>Freelance Wrestling<\/strong>, and in 2016 would join another new lucha company in Chicago, <strong>Lucha Libre Total (LLT)<\/strong>. He&#8217;s a former National Mexico Lightweight Champion (274 days) and National Mexico Welterweight Champion (613 days).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lucha Extrema Psicosis vs Discovery en Chicago\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E7jfxikPDf4?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>LWOPW sends its sincere condolences to his entire 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.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Discovery taught me to keep on fighting, don\u2019t look back. He was one of my best lucha coaches in chicago.. I\u2019m glad he was able to listen to my voice, and tell him thank you and i love him. I will dearly miss him&#8230;.<br \/>Fuiste un padre maestro y persona. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QEPD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#QEPD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Discovery?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Discovery<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chicago?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Chicago<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j003dSC0EX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/j003dSC0EX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Samuray Del Sol\u00ae \u201cManny $\u201d (@gloat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gloat\/status\/1261368684783648769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 15, 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\">Rest In Peace, Discovery. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wUSBukspGm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/wUSBukspGm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MustafaAli_X\/status\/1261353167599460352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 15, 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\">Absolutely gutted by the news of the passing of Discovery. <\/p>\n<p>Disco was such an influential part of the Chicago Indie scene, teaching the Lucha style to countless wrestlers, being a certified legend &amp; when he\u2019d turn it on, he\u2019d move better in the ring than most!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThankYouDiscovery?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ThankYouDiscovery<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NAsGwG9Y8a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/NAsGwG9Y8a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Knicks (@TheMattKnicks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMattKnicks\/status\/1261354411835736064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 15, 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\">Today I received the news that my teacher passed away today. He gave me 14 years of his life to train me and many, many more. This legacy will live on in our work in the ring. QDEP\/RIP Discovery aka Antonio Corona <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yvZH8x17EL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/yvZH8x17EL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chico Suave \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 (@AyeChicoSuave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AyeChicoSuave\/status\/1261346558299246599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 15, 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\">My original lucha trainer, Discovery, passed away today.<\/p>\n<p>His legacy will live on through the countless students he trained in the beautiful style of lucha libre.<\/p>\n<p>His lessons were tough but effective, and he believed in so many of us when we barely believed in ourselves. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qq3WBHPQ7a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qq3WBHPQ7a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GPA (@GPAthinks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GPAthinks\/status\/1261346710514630658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 15, 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\">Man to my very first teacher that showed me everything that I needed to know. I\u2019ll miss the trainings and the talks we had. RIP DISCOVERY I\u2019ll make you proud. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PaNp5TwC7r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/PaNp5TwC7r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Golden Dragon (@GoldenDragonTIA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoldenDragonTIA\/status\/1261343624375091200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 15, 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\">&quot;You can do&quot; &#8211; Discovery.<br \/>No one ever believed in their students more than Discovery. You really believed in yourself, because he really believed in you. He thought you could do anything and so did you. I&#39;ll be grateful for you always. Until we meet again \u2665\ufe0f  R.I.P. Discovery <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e18dF1BW14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/e18dF1BW14<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Storm Grayson (@stormgraysonPW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stormgraysonPW\/status\/1261388524957253632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 15, 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>The world of pro wrestling and lucha libre was saddened on Friday to the news that the masked luchador Discovery, who worked in Mexico in the 1980s and 1990s before heading to Chicago to become a trainer, had passed away after a battle with cancer. 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