Jesús Toral López, also known as Black Warrior, has passed away.
López was a 30-year veteran of the wrestling business, and he was the nephew of Blue Panther. He debuted in 1984, and his last match was in December 2022.
CMLL shared the news of López's passing in a tweet on January 10.
El CMLL se une a la pena que embarga a la familia luchística por el sensible fallecimiento de Jesús Toral López “Black Warrior”, luchador que tuvo una destacada trayectoria como parte de esta organización.
— Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) January 10, 2023
Descanse en paz. pic.twitter.com/9tmkpRND1n
AAA also issued a statement regarding López's passing.
---- La familia de #LuchaLibreAAA lamenta profundamente el fallecimiento de "Black Warrior".
— Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (@luchalibreaaa) January 10, 2023
Deseamos pronta resignación para familiares y amigos #QEPD pic.twitter.com/sXtS6Bq7pI
López had been working with AAA and CMLL since the early 1990s. He won several titles with CMLL. Among other accolades, he won the World Trios Championship three times, the Mesican National Trios Championship twice, and the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship twice. López also won the IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship.
Fightful sends its condolences to Lopez's family, friends, and fans.
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