Perro Aguayo

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Perro Aguayo

Name	Perro Aguayo
Real name	Pedro Aguayo Damián
Nicknames	El Can de Nochistlán (The Dog from Nochistlan)
Name history	Perro Aguayo (debut - )
Family	Perro Aguayo Jr. (son), El Ídolo (brother-in-law), Los Ídolos I & II & Pepe Aguayo (nephews)
Maestro(s)	Apolo Romano, Diablo Velasco
Birth date, location	January 18, 1946 - Nochistlán, Zacatecas
Obituary date	July 3, 2019
Debut, location	May 10, 1970 - Sayula, Jalisco
Lost mask to
Height	5'10"/179 cms
Weight	209 lbs/95 kg
Signature moves	La Lanza (double foot stomp), La Silla
Titles:	Jalisco Lightweight Title, Jalisco Welterweight Title, Jalisco Middleweight Title, Occidente Middleweight Title, NWA World Middleweight Title (3), National Middleweight Title, UWA World Light Heavyweight Title, UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title (2), WWF World Light Heavyweight Title (6), Puerto Rico: WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title, UWA World Heavyweight Title, UWA World Tag Team Titles (w/ Gran Hamada), AAA/IWC World Heavyweight Title, WWA World Heavyweight Title (3), National Heavyweight Title, National Tag Team Titles (2, w/ Perro Aguayo Jr.), 1985 Copa Ovaciones y Costalazos

Wrestling Observer Hall Of Fame Member

Biography

History about a Zacatecan Leyend

Perro Aguayo, Don Pedro Damian Aguayo, is a living legend and perhaps the biggest non-masked start in the history of lucha libre (along with Ray Mendoza.) He left an indelible mark on every fan who him in the ring. His slogan was "El Cán de Nochistlán" (Nochistlan's dog), and ironically, his name was the product of an error when he was announced the first time. He was to be announced under his real name of Pedro Aguayo, but the d was changed to an r. Aguayo was angry about this mix up at first, but the unique name and character helped him become recognized as one of the lucha libre legends of the 70s.

Born in El Rancho Virgen de Nochistlan in Zacatecas, Pedro Aguayo had a hard childhood. He was 5 years old when he began working to support himself, and only went as thru the second grade in school. When he was ten, he moved to Mexico City and worked as a shoemaker, baker, and boxer. One day, Pedro met a luchador who convinced him he could do better in lucha than boxing. The first day of lucha libre training was unforgettable rough, and he was laid up in bed for days. Pedro stuck out the training, and continuing training in the lucha gym - Gloria. At the gym, he met Ray Mendoza and two of his sons, the future Villano I & Villano II. Pedro later met Diablo Velazco, who trained him and prepared him for his debut. His first match was on May 10th, 1970 in Sayula.

Perro had many victories in his career, including winning the WWF World Light Heavyweight Championship while part of UWA, and much success in Japan. Still, Perro wanted the greatest trophy in lucha libre, the one thing every wrestler most wanted - El Santo's mask.

Many had tried to unmask Santo. All were defeated by Santo. Perro was not the exception, but he put up a fierce match in their October 3, 1975 apuesta. Perro ripped Santo's mask and bloodied him like few had before, and Santo retaliated by going back to his beginnings for rudo tactics of his own. The fans bought into the possibility of Perro unmasked Santo, but of course Perro lost his hair on this night. (Another goal of Perro's was Fishman's mask, and he was unable to obtain it either.)

Perro's popularity grew because of his effort, and he triumphed in other big matches. He defeated Sangre Chicana, one of his eternal rivals, a few times over the years in bloody bouts. Perro also defeated Villano III for the WWF LH in great match on August 7, 1983. El Globo Humano was the last man he unmasked in Toreo, but he later won big masks elsewhere, including Konnan's in 1991. In the early 90's, he feuded with Los Hermanos Dinamita, taking Mascara Ano 2000's mask and starting a long family rivalry. Perro claims to have unmasked a total of 21 wrestlers. (Ed note: We've got records of 11.)

Perro appeared in a couple of movies: "Los Justicieros" and "El Angel del Silencio". The second movie was filmed in the middle 70s, and Perro killed the title character (played by Rogelio Guerra) in the movie.

Perro's career ended (for the most part) in an memoral way. In 2001, Perro was winding down his career, on an extended retirement tour, and due to have neck surgery due to a life in the ring. The feud with the Los Hermanos Dinamitas was still going strong, Perro faced the younger Dinamita, Universo 2000, in a hair match at Arena Mexico. Universo won the match by using his Black Hammer martinete, and Perro concluded his career with his hair being cut off as he was unconscious and being strapped to a gurney.

As all expected, Perro Aguayo eventually did return to the ring for revenge, teaming with his son Perro Aguayo Jr. to beat Cien Caras and Mascara Ano 2000 for their hairs, and helping Junior beat Universo 2000 for his hair. Perro works about once or twice a year, but has peacefully retired as an every day wrestler.

Source: Biografias de Las Leyendas Del Ring

Luchas de apuestas record

Date	Apuesta	Winner(s)	Loser(s)	Arena and/or Place
1968/??/??	hair	Cachorro González	Perro Aguayo	unknown
1969/??/??	hair	Alberto Cortéz	Perro Aguayo	unknown
??/??/??	hair	Perro Aguayo	El Signo	El Toreo - Naucalpan, Mexico State
??/??/??	mask	Perro Aguayo	Hombre Montaña	unknown
??/??/??	mask	Perro Aguayo	El Desertor	Guatemala
??/??/??	hair	Perro Aguayo	César Sando Jr.	unknown
??/??/??	hairs	Perro Aguayo & ??	Los Hermanos Escobedo	unknown
70/??/??	hair^[1]	Chucho Villa	Perro Aguayo	Oblatos, Jalisco
72/12/24	hair	Perro Aguayo	Luis Mariscal	Arena Coliseo - Guadalajara, Jalisco
73/09/04	hair	Perro Aguayo	Guillermo Valle	Guadalajara, Jalisco
74/06/08	hair	Perro Aguayo	Karloff Lagarde	Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California
74/06/15	hair	Perro Aguayo	Carlos Mata	unknown
75/04/25	hair	Perro Aguayo	Ringo Mendoza	Arena México - Mexico City
75/06/13	hair	Perro Aguayo	Marty Jones	unknown
1975/10/03	hair	El Santo	Perro Aguayo	Arena Mexico
76/05/16	hair^[2]	Ringo Mendoza	Perro Aguayo	Arena Coliseo - Guadalajara, Jalisco
76/09/24	hair	El Faraón	Perro Aguayo	Arena México - Mexico City
77/12/09	hairs	El Faraón & Ringo Mendoza	Perro Aguayo & Joe Polardi	Arena México - Mexico City
78/09/10	hair	El Solitario	Perro Aguayo	Palacio de los Deportes - Mexico City
80/06/29	hair	René Guajardo	Perro Aguayo	Palacio de los Deportes - Mexico City
82/09/17	hair	Perro Aguayo	Tony Salazar	Arena México - Mexico City
83/05/27	hair	Perro Aguayo	Negro Navarro	Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California
83/07/15	hair	Perro Aguayo	El Texano	Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California
83/08/21	hair	Villano III	Perro Aguayo	El Toreo - Naucalpan, Mexico State
86/02/28	hair	Sangre Chicana	Perro Aguayo	Arena Mexico
86/10/26	hair	Perro Aguayo	El Faraón	Monterrey, Nuevo León
86/12/13^[3]	hair	Perro Aguayo	Kato Kung Lee	L.A. Olympic Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA, USA
87/02/15	hair	Perro Aguayo	Sangre Chicana	El Toreo - Naucalpan, Mexico State
87/09/06	hair	Perro Aguayo	Scorpio	El Toreo - Naucalpan, Mexico State
87/12/06	hair	Perro Aguayo	Babe Face	Pista Arena Revolución - Mexico City
87/12/20	hair	Perro Aguayo	Sangre Chicana	Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.
88/04/??	hair	Perro Aguayo	Gran Markus	Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.
88/06/??	mask	Perro Aguayo	Diablo Rojo	Villahermosa, Tabasco
88/06/05	masks	Villano III & Perro Aguayo	Black Power I & Black Power II	El Toreo - Naucalpan, Mexico State
88/07/16	hair	Perro Aguayo	Ultraman	Mexico City
89/01/15	hair	Perro Aguayo	Luis Mariscal	Arena Coliseo - Guadalajara, Jalisco
89/01/27	hair	Perro Aguayo	Sangre Chicana	Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California
89/05/06	hair	Perro Aguayo	Adorable Rubí	Arena Apatlaco
89/05/14	hair	Perro Aguayo	El Indómito	El Toreo - Naucalpan, Mexico State
89/06/??	hair	Perro Aguayo	Lobo Rubio	unknown
89/10/14	hair	Perro Aguayo	Ultraman	Arena Apatlaco
90/07/29	mask	Perro Aguayo	El Globo Humano (Martin Levy)	El Toreo - Naucalpan, Mexico State
90/11/??	hair	Perro Aguayo	Sangre Chicana	Arena México - Mexico City
91/03/03	masks	Perro Aguayo & Ringo Mendoza	Texas Rangers	Arena Mexico - Mexico City
91/03/22	mask	Perro Aguayo	Konnan	Arena México - Mexico City
91/06/02	hair	Perro Aguayo	Negro Navarro	El Toreo - Naucalpan, Mexico State
91/06/26	hair	Perro Aguayo	Coloso Colosetti	Matamoros, Tamaulipas
91/08/01	mask (2)	Perro Aguayo	Stuka	Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.
91/08/08	hair	Perro Aguayo	Stuka	Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.
91/09/06	hair (3)	Konnan	Perro Aguayo	Arena México - Mexico City
93/04/30	mask	Perro Aguayo	Máscara Año 2000	Plaza México - Mexico City
95/09/22	hair (4)	Perro Aguayo	Nikozuna	Gimnasio Juan de la Barrera - Mexico City
99/03/07	hair (5)	Perro Aguayo	El Cobarde II	El Toreo - Naucalpan, Mexico State
00/04/14	hair	Perro Aguayo	Bestia Salvaje	Arena México - Mexico City
00/12/15	hair	Perro Aguayo	Cien Caras	Arena México - Mexico City
01/02/02	hair	Perro Aguayo	Máscara Año 2000	Auditorio de Tijuana - Tijuana, Baja California
01/03/30	hair	Universo 2000	Perro Aguayo	Arena México - Mexico City
05/03/18	hairs	Perro Aguayo & Perro Aguayo Jr.	Cien Caras & Máscara Año 2000	Arena México - Mexico City
(1) In his rookie year, Aguayo apparently lost his hair against an unknown opponent; (2) Triangle match with El Hijo del Santo; (3) Triangle match with Cien Caras; (4) Nikozuna never got his head shaved; (5) Triangle dog collar match with Sangre Chicana