Cavernario Galindo

Rodolfo Galindo Ramírez
Birth nameRodolfo Galindo Ramirez
Born(1923-09-27)September 27, 1923
Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
DiedJuly 19, 1999(1999-07-19) (aged 75)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Cavernario Galindo
El Cavernas
Ruddy Valentino
Ruddy Galindo
Trained byDiablo Velasco[1]
Yaqui Joe
Jesús Garza
Debut1938

Rodolfo Galindo Ramirez (September 27, 1923 – July 19, 1999) was a Mexican luchador and film actor, best known by his ring name Cavernario Galindo (Caveman Galindo), who was active in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre from the 1930s to the 1990s. Well known for inventing La Cavernaria (a Modified surfboard hold), a commonly used submission hold in modern Lucha Libre.

  1. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Dorada de lucha libre: Las Leyendas, las peleas, los fósforos del resentimiento (the golden age of lucha libre: the legends, the feuds, the grudge matches): Diablo Velasco". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 203–205. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.