Hijo de Fishman was arrested after referee Gerardo Germán Pineda died at a lucha libre show.

A culpable-homicide charge, where prosecutors have actually filed one, is an accusation, not a conviction. TMZ and USA TODAY reported that charge, while Cageside Seats said a hearing was still expected to decide whether he would be released or formally charged, and El País México reported a detention for the presumed killing. The promotion says the legal process is still going, and none of those accounts is a verdict.

USA TODAY's Jordan Mendoza reported that the match was an El Patrón Espectáculos Lucha Libre show on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Mineral de la Reforma, Hidalgo, and that Hijo de Fishman was in the ring against Máscara Sagrada. USA TODAY and El País México reported he attacked referee Gerardo Germán Pineda, 75, known as El Búho, and that local reports say he then used a double underhook piledriver, a move also called a martinete. TMZ reported Pineda became motionless, medical staff responded, and he was pronounced dead at the venue. El País, citing El Financiero, reported medical staff found no vital signs. Video of the match circulated. The promotion's statement, published by Cageside Seats, placed the events in the early hours of Wednesday, Oct. 7. Those are the reported accounts of what happened in the ring. They are not a court finding that the move caused the death.

TMZ reported Hijo de Fishman was detained Wednesday, Oct. 7, and handed to Hidalgo prosecutors on a culpable homicide charge, which the site described as akin to manslaughter. USA TODAY also reported he was arrested and charged with manslaughter that day. El País México reported he was arrested in connection with the presumed killing and that the Hidalgo prosecutor's office is investigating. Cageside Seats reported he is 36, an independent wrestler, and the son of the lucha libre legend Fishman. Cageside, citing Superluchas, reported a hearing within 48 hours was expected to decide whether he would be released or charged. A reported charge and a hearing that has not happened yet are not the same thing, and neither is a sentence.

Cageside Seats published the promotion's statement. El Patrón Espectáculos said Pineda lost his life, that the company is providing legal assistance to Hijo de Fishman so the case proceeds in front of the proper authorities, and that its lawyer is in contact with Pineda's family and their lawyers. The statement asked fans, the media, and other wrestlers not to spread unconfirmed information while the legal process continues. TMZ, citing The Daily Star, quoted onlooker Steph Heredia, who said the crowd thought the piledriver was part of the show and that the wrestler and the referee had argued before the move. That is her claim, as those outlets reported it. It is not a verified finding. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.