Oro (wrestler)

Oro
Hernández wearing his trademark wrestling mask
Birth nameJesús Javier Hernández Silva
Born(1971-12-24)December 24, 1971[1]
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico[1]
DiedOctober 26, 1993(1993-10-26) (aged 21)
Mexico City, Mexico
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Apolo Montaño
  • El Doble
  • Oro
  • Rayo Mortal
Billed height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)[1]
Billed weight88 kg (194 lb)[1]
Trained by
DebutNovember 23, 1990[1]

Jesús Javier Hernández Silva (December 24, 1971 – October 26, 1993) was a Mexican professional wrestler known under the ring name Oro (Gold), a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Hernández died in 1993 as a direct result of a wrestling match. He was a second-generation wrestler, and several of his brothers and cousins were also wrestlers. His nephew works for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as Oro Jr. as an homage to his uncle.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Oro (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. December 2007. p. 27. Tomo V.
  2. ^ 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.