| Fishman | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Fishman_Mask.jpg) Fishman's distinctive mask | |
| Birth name | José Ángel Nájera Sánchez[1] |
| Born | January 6, 1951 Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico[2] |
| Died | April 8, 2017 (aged 66)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Lola González (divorced) Leslie González (divorced) |
| Children | Black Fish (son) El Hijo del Fishman (son) El Único de Ciudad Juárez (son) |
| Website | Facebook page |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Goliath Reyes[3] Titán[3] Fishman[3] |
| Billed height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Billed weight | 99 kg (218 lb; 15.6 st) |
| Trained by | Marco Tulio Bulldog Villegas El Rebelde Sunny War Cloud |
| Debut | 1969 |
| Retired | 2012 |
José Ángel Nájera Sánchez (January 6, 1951 – April 8, 2017) was a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Fishman. Fishman was one of the top wrestlers in the mid-1970s and 1980s and worked for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre, the Universal Wrestling Association, the World Wrestling Association and AAA in Mexico as well as frequent trips to Japan and the United States. Nájera was unmasked after losing a match in 2000 and retired shortly afterwards. Three of his sons are all luchadores enmascarados (masked wrestlers) known by their ring names Black Fish, El Hijo del Fishman and El Único de Ciudad Juárez.
- ^ a b "La lucha libre mexicana está de luto… muere legendario luchador y director general de la Triple A". MundoHispánico (in Spanish). Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ "Feliz cumpleaños Fishman". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). April 6, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
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