Son of legendary Mexican wrestler passes away after taking fatal hit in ring

The son of a legendary Mexican wrestler passed away on Saturday after suffering a fatal blow in the ring during a match at a 'lucha libre' wrestling event.

Pedro Aguayo Ramirez, known as Hijo del Perro Aguayo, fell unconscious on the ring ropes after receiving a flying kick from wrestler Oscar Gutierrez, also known as Rey Mysterio Jr. according to video of the match that took place in Tijuana on Saturday.

The match continued for at least two minutes before other participants in the match realized that Aguayo was seriously injured, and he was then rushed to the hospital, but passed away late in the night, Fox News reported.

Director of the AAA wrestling federation, Joaquin Roldan, said through his Twitter account that he has no words for this terrible news, adding that his sincerest condolences are with the Aguayo Ramirez family.

Mexico is famous for its colorful wrestling characters and its style of professional wrestling called lucha libre and 35-year-old Aguayo had wrestled for 20 years and was the son of the legendary Pedro 'Perro' Aguayo, now retired and a member of the Aztec lucha hall of fame.

The prosecutor's office said the cause of death was trauma to the neck and a cervical fracture, which has opened an investigation into possible manslaughter.

The Tijuana Boxing and Wrestling Commission called the death an unfortunate accident.

Even though the match continued as Aguayo hung listless on the ropes, commission President Juan Carlos Pelayo said that people moved immediately to check his condition, adding that the doctor in charge was not at ringside because he was treating another injured wrestler, but paramedics and a doctor who was a spectator attended to Aguayo.