Pasión Kristal
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Pasión Kristal | |
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Birth name | José Gabriel Zentella Damián |
Born | [1] Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico[1][2] | 9 January 1976
Died | 2 June 2021[1][2] Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico[1] | (aged 45)
Cause of death | Drowning[3] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Némesis 2000[1] Orquídea Salem[1] Pasión Kristal[1] Pasión Crystal |
Billed height | 175 cm (69 in)[2] |
Billed weight | 78 kg (172 lb)[2] |
Trained by | El Torbellino[2] Rayo Vengador[2] |
Debut | 3 May 1994[2] |
José Gabriel Zentella Damián, best known by the pseudonyms Pasión Kristal or Pasión Crystal (9 January 1976 – 2 June 2021),[1][3] was a Mexican wrestler.
Biography
Kristal was born in
Grupo Internacional Revolución (IWRG), the third-largest wrestling federation in Mexico.[2]
On 2 June 2021, Kristal disappeared after visiting a beach in Acapulco, Guerrero, before attending a wrestling event in the city that night. Kristal was swept away by a wave while on the beach with Salvaje and Ventura, and it was suspected that he drowned in the area.[4] A day later, at about 9:00 AM, he was found dead on the beach. He was aged 45.[1][3][5]
Personal life
Zentella's father abandoned his family when Kristal was 8 years old. Zentella knew that he was gay from the age of 12. He experienced prejudice from his family and the wrestling industry.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Quién era Pasión Kristal, el luchador exótico profesional que habría muerto en Acapulco" [Who was Pasión Kristal, the exotic professional wrestler who may have died in Acapulco?]. Infobae (in Spanish). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Pasion Crystal". www.cagematch.net. Philip Kreikenbohm. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Editorial (3 June 2021). "Hallan el cuerpo de un luchador ahogado en Acapulco" [Body of a drowned fighter found in Acapulco]. El Sur (in Spanish). Acapulco. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ López, Marco (2 June 2021). "Luto en la lucha libre tabasqueña; muere Pasión Kristal" [Mourning in Tabasco wrestling; Pasión Kristal dies]. El Heraldo de Tabasco (in Spanish). Tabasco, Mexico. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Comunicado: Lucha Libre Acapulco" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.