Fabián el Gitano


Emilio Fabián Fernandez de Leon was a Mexican professional wrestler who worked under the ring names Fabián El Gitano and Metro, sponsored by the Mexican newspaper "Metro and featuring the newspaper's logo on his tights. He spent most of his career for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre.
Early in his career he teamed up with Marco Rivera and Star Boy in International Wrestling Revolution Group, known as Los Strippers, a group of male exotic dancers, in part playing off the fact that Fernandez did at some point work as a male stripper. On July 18, 2010, Fabián el Gitano lost his mask to Ángel de Oro as part of the 2010 Infierno en el Ring show.

Professional wrestling career

Wrestled in many 6 man tag team matches. From 2005-2006 he wrestled under the mask Metro. On July 18, 2010, he lost a mask vs mask match to Ángel de Oro

Personal life

Fernandez was one of the featured wrestlers that were the subject of the 2016 documentary "Lucha Mexico", showing his life outside of the ring, running a local gym in addition to his in-ring work.

Death

On March 17, 2011, Fernandez was found dead in his home with beer bottle surrounding him. He died of pancreatic hemorrhage due to blunt trauma to the head. It was first believed to be either suicide, or murder. The official cause of death was later established as Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis.

Metro: A shared identity

Several CMLL wrestlers have worked under the sponsored ring name "Metro", the most recent Metro was generally referred to as "Metro " in writing but none of them are officially numbered nor promoted as separate wrestlers.
Winner Loser LocationEventDateNotes
Ángel de Oro Fabián el Gitano Mexico CityInfierno en el Ring

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