'How could this happen?' Fatal accident at professional wrestling event: Why was a 'forbidden move' used? "I thought it was part of the show..."

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A tragedy unfolded in which a veteran referee in his 70s died after being struck by a wrestler's forbidden move. During a Lucha Libre match, a traditional Mexican form of wrestling, a referee suffered cardiac arrest and died after taking a fatal piledriver. The wrestler who performed the move was urgently arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide.

The British media outlet 'The Sun' reported on the 9th (Korean time), "A 75-year-old veteran wrestling referee died on the ring after being hit by a forbidden move during a match," adding, "The offending wrestler faces the risk of imprisonment."

The tragedy occurred at a Lucha Libre match held in Hidalgo State, Mexico. Referee Gerardo Herman Pineda, who had guarded the ring for many years, was officiating the showdown between Iho de Fishman and MasKARA Sagrada NG. However, during the match, Fishman performed a piledriver move on Referee Pineda, a technique strictly prohibited in professional wrestling.

The piledriver, which involves lifting an opponent upside down and slamming them to the ground headfirst, is a dangerous move that carries a high risk of fatal injury to the neck and spine, and is thoroughly banned by numerous organizations, including Lucha Libre. Referee Pineda, who took the move directly, collapsed on the canvas and could not move at all. Recognizing the severity of the situation, the wrestlers hastily stopped the match and called an ambulance, but Referee Pineda ultimately passed away at the scene.

A spectator present at the scene conveyed the devastating situation at the time, stating, "After losing the match, he got into a verbal altercation with the referee, and that move came out," and "I only thought it was a staged performance commonly seen in professional wrestling shows."

According to local Mexican media, it is known that after Referee Pineda collapsed, on-site personnel mistook his lack of movement for an act of portraying pain and failed to take immediate action. The impact grew even greater with the point raised that no ambulance or essential medical staff was stationed at the venue.

Local police arrested Fishman immediately after the accident on suspicion of negligent homicide and are currently investigating him. The organizer, El Patron, stated in an official statement, "We express our deep condolences over the death of Referee Pineda and convey our solidarity to his family," adding, "While providing legal support to Fishman, we will actively cooperate with the procedures of the investigative authorities."

With a single dangerous forbidden move, dismissed as part of the show, causing the death of a white-haired referee who had guarded the ring for over half a century, the global wrestling community has been plunged into deep shock and sorrow.

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