Perro Aguayo
Mexican professional wrestler (1946–2019)
佩羅·阿克雅 · ペロ・アグアヨ
- Born
- 12 January 1946, Nochistlán de Mejía Municipality
- Died
- 3 July 2019, Tala
- Citizenship
- Mexico
- Sport
- amateur wrestling, professional wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler, professional wrestler
- Height
- 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Pedro Aguayo Damián (18 January 1946 – 3 July 2019), better known as "(El) Perro Aguayo" (Aguayo the dog) and El Can de Nochistlan (The Nochistlan Dog), was a Mexican professional wrestler through the 1970s to the 1990s.
Aguayo was the first person crowned the WWF Light Heavyweight Champion, though pre-1997 title reigns are not included in WWE's official history for that title. In 2012, Aguayo was inducted into the AAA Hall of Fame. Aguayo was notably the last major rival of El Santo. Often prone to blading, Aguayo has been described by American pundits as a cross between Terry Funk and Bruno Sammartino (for his willingness to brawl and overpower opponents). One of the biggest box office attractions in lucha libre history, prominent professional wrestling journalist and historian Dave Meltzer described Aguayo as "one of the hardest working and most charismatic wrestlers ever".
Aguayo's son also wrestled as Perro Aguayo Jr. or El Hijo del Perro Aguayo ("The Son of Perro Aguayo").
Awards and honours
- AAA Hall of Fame
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q4384675 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.