Gory Guerrero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerrero and the second or maternal family name is Quesada.
Gory Guerrero
Birth nameSalvador Guerrero Quesada
Born(1921-01-11)January 11, 1921[1]
Ray, Arizona, U.S.[1]
DiedApril 18, 1990(1990-04-18) (aged 69)[2]
El Paso, Texas, U.S.[2]
Cause of deathCirrhosis due to hepatitis
FamilyGuerrero
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)José Martínez[3]
Gory Guerrero[3]
Billed height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[4]
Billed weight210 lb (95 kg)[4]
Trained byDiablo Velasco[1][2][5]
Indio Mejía[1][2]
DebutSeptember 14, 1937[1][2]
Retired1985

Salvador Guerrero Quesada[1] (January 11, 1921 – April 18, 1990), better known as Gory Guerrero, was one of the premier Mexican-American professional wrestlers in the early days of Lucha Libre when most wrestlers were imported from outside Mexico. He wrestled primarily in Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre (EMLL) between the 1940s and 1960s. He was also the patriarch of the Guerrero wrestling family.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Guerrero, Eddie. Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story, p. 5.
  2. ^ a b c d e Madigan, Dan (2007). "Dorada de lucha libre: Gory Guerrero". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 189–193. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  3. ^ a b "Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero". Gori Guerrero (1921–1990) (in Spanish). Mexico. p. 27. Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre.
  4. ^ a b "Gory Guerrero". Onlineworldofwrestling. June 14, 2023.
  5. ^ 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.