Pagano was hospitalized after strangers beat him during a wrestling performance (Instagram/ @pagano_oficial)

During a wrestling performance, the professional fighter known as pagano proved seriously injured there was transferred to a hospital for their assessment and to know the extent of their injuries, after being attacked by “strangers”which apparently had no connection with the show he put on at the Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium in Mexico City.

There AAA wrestling around the world released an official statement regarding the professional fighter’s medical situation. On the morning of Sunday January 19, the professional pankration company shared his position about what happened to paganowho during an independent performance for AAA was attacked by a stranger who applied a “hammer” and had the fighter transported to the hospital.

As described by the professional wrestling company, a person would have fled to the ring compete with paganobut he gave him a “hammer” and the professional fighter was injured above the ring, for which medical assistance was requested.

Official statement on Pagano Lucha Libre AAA (Twitter/ @luchalibreaaa)
Official statement on Pagano Lucha Libre AAA (Twitter/ @luchalibreaaa)

Lucha Libre AAA has been made aware of the situation, so they have contacted the fighter and the doctors treating him to find out his condition.

“We at Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide have received an incident report at an event held in Mexico City on Saturday, February 18, 2023. In this incident, an unknown assailant hit and injured to the talent of Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide: pagano. After receiving on-site care, the combatant was transferred to a health center for his evaluation and diagnosis,” writes Lucha Libre’s official social media account.

The company concluded with the message that “we will give more details in this regard once we have the updated medical report”. We don’t yet know what condition he is in. paganobut some footage of when they applied the wrestling key has gone viral on social media.

Pagano is in the hospital (Instagram/ @pagano_oficial)
Pagano is in the hospital (Instagram/ @pagano_oficial)

The “hammer” is a professional pankration move in which a fighter is subdued, turned on their head, and finally their head is slammed into the ground; If not done correctly, it can cause serious damage to health.

The accident happened on the night of Saturday February 18 at the Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium in the country’s capital. It should be noted that the stellar contest was conducted by pagano there psycho clown contra Black Abyss Jr. there Cheese maker.

According to various people who saw the show, at the end of the event, hooded individuals entered the ring to challenge Pagano. However, the partner psycho clown His hands were tied and a “hammer” was slammed into a chair, leaving him seriously injured and paramedics treated him instead.

The hooded men attacked Pagano and left the ring, for which medical assistance entered (Twitter/ @mas_lucha)
The hooded men attacked Pagano and left the ring, for which medical assistance entered (Twitter/ @mas_lucha)

The assailants tied the hands of pagano con tape, for which the fighter could not defend himself, moreover, the unexpected appearance of those involved caused confusion between the public and the referees, so they did not intervene to avoid the incident. It is unclear how the assailants left the scene or if they belonged to a professional wrestling company, as when they arrived at the scene they were wearing masks and wrestling gear, so they hid their identities.

In reference to identity of people who attacked the professional wrestler, so far little is known about who the attackers are or whether there is already a corresponding authority investigating the situation. For his part, José Pagano Pacheco, name of paganoHe also did not use his social media to share details of what happened.

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