José González: Difference between revisions

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González claimed self-defense and testified in his own defense. He was acquitted of murder in 1989. The prosecution witnesses living outside of Puerto Rico did not show up, claiming they had not received their summons until after the trial had ended.

====Motive====

Fellow wrestlers Dutch Mantel and Tony Atlas have said that in the 1970s, when Brody and González had wrestled each other, Brody had wrestled very roughly and beat up González, but only to protect his in-ring character and not break kayfabe, rather than out of any genuine animosity towards González. ~~SD Jones claims~~ after ~~one such~~ match González said to him "one day I am gonna kill that man".

Fellow wrestlers Dutch Mantel and Tony Atlas have said that in the 1970s, when Brody and González had wrestled each other, Brody had wrestled very roughly and beat up González, but only to protect his in-ring character and not break kayfabe, rather than out of any genuine animosity towards González. At the time, it is believed that González was being groomed to become the top wrestling star of Puerto Rico; however, the match with Brody stopped the momentum he had dead in its tracks. Fellow wrestler S.D. Jones claimed that after this particular match, González said to him "one day I am gonna kill that man", a statement which Tony Atlas later corroborated.

At the time, Brody was looking to become a part-owner of the World Wrestling Council and had plans to dismiss González as the booker. Plus on top of that, it is believed that WWC owed Brody a considerable amount of money for his most recent tour of Puerto Rico.

==Trivia==

*In April 2019, Brody's death was featured on VICE's ''Dark Side of the Ring'' - Season 1, Episode 3, which included interviews with Dutch Mantel, Tony Atlas and Abdullah the Butcher.

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 González claimed self-defense and testified in his own defense. He was acquitted of murder in 1989. The prosecution witnesses living outside of Puerto Rico did not show up, claiming they had not received their summons until after the trial had ended.
 ====Motive====
-Fellow wrestlers Dutch Mantel and Tony Atlas have said that in the 1970s, when Brody and González had wrestled each other, Brody had wrestled very roughly and beat up González, but only to protect his in-ring character and not break kayfabe, rather than out of any genuine animosity towards González. SD Jones claims after one such match González said to him "one day I am gonna kill that man".
+Fellow wrestlers Dutch Mantel and Tony Atlas have said that in the 1970s, when Brody and González had wrestled each other, Brody had wrestled very roughly and beat up González, but only to protect his in-ring character and not break kayfabe, rather than out of any genuine animosity towards González. At the time, it is believed that González was being groomed to become the top wrestling star of Puerto Rico; however, the match with Brody stopped the momentum he had dead in its tracks. Fellow wrestler S.D. Jones claimed that after this particular match, González said to him "one day I am gonna kill that man", a statement which Tony Atlas later corroborated.
 At the time, Brody was looking to become a part-owner of the World Wrestling Council and had plans to dismiss González as the booker. Plus on top of that, it is believed that WWC owed Brody a considerable amount of money for his most recent tour of Puerto Rico.
 ==Trivia==
 *In April 2019, Brody's death was featured on VICE's ''Dark Side of the Ring'' - Season 1, Episode 3, which included interviews with Dutch Mantel, Tony Atlas and Abdullah the Butcher.