Chavo Guerrero Sr.

Chavo Guerrero Sr.
Guerrero circa 1978
Birth name	Salvador Guerrero Llanes
Born	(1949-01-07)January 7, 1949[1] El Paso, Texas, U.S.[1]
Died	February 11, 2017(2017-02-11) (aged 68) El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Cause of death	Liver cancer
Family	Guerrero
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Chavo Guerrero Chavo Guerrero Sr.[1] Chavo Classic[1]
Billed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Billed weight	229 lb (104 kg)[1]
Trained by	Gory Guerrero[1]
Debut	1977[1]
Retired	2016

Salvador Guerrero Llanes^[1][2] (January 7, 1949 – February 11, 2017),^[1] better known as Chavo Guerrero or Chavo Guerrero Sr., and also known during the 21st century as "Chavo Classic", was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his work in Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF), American Wrestling Association (AWA), and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and for being the father of third-generation wrestler Chavo Guerrero Jr. He was the oldest son of Salvador "Gory" Guerrero, and part of the Guerrero wrestling family. He was the oldest WWE Cruiserweight Champion.