Chavo Guerrero Sr. | |
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Birth name | Salvador Guerrero Llanes |
Born | [1] El Paso, Texas, U.S.[1] | January 7, 1949
Died | February 11, 2017 El Paso, Texas, U.S. | (aged 68)
Cause of death | Liver cancer |
Family | Guerrero |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Chavo Guerrero Chavo Guerrero Sr.[1] Chavo Classic[1] |
Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] |
Billed weight | 229 lb (104 kg)[1] |
Trained by | Gory Guerrero[1] |
Debut | 1977[1] |
Retired | 2016 |
Salvador Guerrero Llanes[1][2] (January 7, 1949 – February 11, 2017),[1] better known as Chavo Guerrero or Chavo Guerrero Sr., and also known during the 21st century as "Chavo Classic", was a Mexican-american professional wrestler. He was best known for his work in Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF), American Wrestling Association (AWA), and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and for being the father of third-generation wrestler Chavo Guerrero Jr. He was the oldest son of Salvador "Gory" Guerrero, and part of the Guerrero wrestling family. He was the oldest WWE Cruiserweight Champion.