Wrestler arrested after referee dies from piledriver in Mexico

Gerardo Germán Pineda, known as El Búho, a 75-year-old wrestling referee, died on October 7, 2026, during a match in Mineral de la Reforma, Hidalgo, after being hit with a piledriver by wrestler El Hijo de Fishman, 36. The wrestler, who was competing against Máscara Sagrada NG, was detained by police at the scene. Authorities are considering charges of involuntary manslaughter, which could result in a prison sentence of five to fifteen years.