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Gory Guerrero
Salvador Guerrero Quesada (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.
Professional wrestling career.
In Mexico, Guerrero joined a gym with the intention to learn to box,
documentation has been found for some of the matches of the show.
Event.
The only confirmed match of the 12th Anniversary Show had reigning champion Bobby Bonales defend the Mexican National Middleweight Championship against top contender Gory Guerrero in a two out of three falls match. Bonales had won the Championship from El Santo only months prior to the show. Bonales lost to Gory Guerrero, giving Guerrero one of the earliest title wins in his long and very successful career.
Aftermath.
Gory Guerrero held the National Middleweight Title until