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| Gory Guerrero | |
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| Birth name | Salvador Guerrero Quesada |
| Born | January 11, 1921[1] Ray, Arizona, U.S.[1] |
| Died | April 18, 1990 (aged 69)[2] El Paso, Texas, U.S.[2] |
| Cause of death | Cirrhosis due to hepatitis |
| Family | Guerrero |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | José Martínez[3] Gory Guerrero[3] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[4] |
| Billed weight | 210 lb (95 kg)[4] |
| Trained by | Diablo Velasco[1][2][5] Indio Mejía[1][2] |
| Debut | September 14, 1937[1][2] |
| Retired | 1985 |
Salvador Guerrero Quesada[1] (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.
- ^ a b c d e f Guerrero, Eddie. Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story, p. 5.
- ^ a b c d e Madigan, Dan (2007). "Dorada de lucha libre: Gory Guerrero". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 189–193. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- ^ a b "Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero". Gori Guerrero (1921–1990) (in Spanish). Mexico. p. 27. Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre.
- ^ a b "Gory Guerrero". Onlineworldofwrestling. June 14, 2023.
- ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Dorada de lucha libre: Las Leyendas, las peleas, los fósforos del resentimiento (the golden age of lucha libre: the legends, the feuds, the grudge matches): Diablo Velasco". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 203–205. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.