Emilio Fabián Fernandez de Leon (January 24, 1972 – March 17, 2011) was a

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who worked under the

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s Fabián El Gitano ("Fabian the Gypsy") 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 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (''EMLL'') (''Mexi ...

(CMLL).

Professional wrestling career

Early in his career he teamed up with Marco Rivera and Star Boy in International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), known as ''Los Strippers'', a group of male

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, in part playing off the fact that Fernandez did at some point work as a male stripper. Wrestled in many 6 man tag team matches. From 2005-2006 he wrestled under the mask Metro. On July 18, 2010, Fabián el Gitano lost his mask to

Ángel de Oro Miguel Ángel Chávez Velasco (born August 18, 1988), better known by his ring name Ángel de Oro (Spanish for "Angel of Gold" or "Golden Angel"), is a Mexican professional wrestler who works for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundi ...

as part of the 2010 ''

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'' show.

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 (III)" in writing but none of them are officially numbered nor promoted as separate wrestlers. *Metro (I) – The first Metro who used the name in 2005 and 2006. Fabián el Gitano. *Metro (Guadalajara) – Worked as Metro around the same time as Metro I, but only worked in CMLL's Farm league in Guadalajara,

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. Now works under the ring name Azazel. *Metro (II) – Worked as Metro in 2006 and 2007. Currently wrestles as Neutrón. *Metro (III) – The final Metro, who used the name from 2009 to 2012. Current wrestled as

Diamante Azul DMT Azul (born December 20, 1982) is the best known ring name of a Mexican '' Luchador Enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. Azul is best known for his time in Mexican professional ...

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

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