CMLL announced that owner Francisco "Paco" Alonso Lutteroth has passed away on Saturday, July 6 at the age of 67. Paco was the grandson of the company’s founder, Salvador Lutteroth.
Paco gained control of the company in 1987 and helped establish CMLL as the top promotion in Mexico throughout the 1990s. CMLL called him "the main architect of the greatness of Lucha Libre in recent decades."
HASTA SIEMPRE SR. FRANCISCO ALONSO LUTTEROTH
— Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) July 7, 2019
Con profunda pena, informamos el deceso del Sr. Francisco Alonso Lutteroth, Presidente del Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ocurrido el Sábado 6 de Julio de 2019. pic.twitter.com/7GHcWgtdZx
Un revolucionario que tomó las riendas de programación de la entonces Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre desde inicios de la década de los 80's y que fue punta de lanza para el giro modernizador de este deporte que arrancó en la década de los 90's con el nacimiento del CMLL.
— Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) July 7, 2019
Sin duda, el Sr. Francisco Alonso es el principal artífice de la grandeza de la Lucha Libre en las últimas décadas.
— Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) July 7, 2019
Descanse en paz.
CMLL posted a video showing how the wrestlers reacted to the announcement that Alonso had passed away. You can view the video in the featured player above.
On behalf of Fightful, we would like to extend our condolences to the friends, family, and fans of Alonso and CMLL.
