Wrestler detained after referee dies during Hidalgo match

Mexican wrestler El Hijo de Fishman was detained after referee Gerardo Germán Pineda died during a match in Hidalgo, prompting a manslaughter investigation, according to reports published October 8. Pineda, 75, was known in the ring as El Búho. The reports do not establish the cause of death or the legal outcome. The incident occurred in the early hours of October 7 at a wrestling event in Mineral de la Reforma. Pineda was officiating a bout featuring El Hijo de Fishman and Máscara Sagrada NG. Reports say he became motionless in the ring after an alleged piledriver, also known as a martinete, and was later pronounced dead by paramedics. Police detained El Hijo de Fishman and handed him to prosecutors investigating possible negligent homicide, one report said. A hearing was expected within 48 hours of that report to determine whether the case would proceed or he would be released. The supplied accounts do not include a court decision or official investigative findings. Questions about emergency arrangements at the event have also been raised.