Bestia Salvaje Juan Manuel Rodriguez ( February 11 , 1962 – March 20 , 2008 ) was a Mexican luchador , best known by his ringname Bestia Salvaje , who competed in Mexican and international promotions during the 1980s and 1990s , most notably with Emilio Charles , Jr . and Scorpio , Jr . as part of the stable Los Talibanes . A second generation wrestler , he was the son of Espectro II and the brother of Corazón Salvaje as well as the brother - in - law of Charrito de Oro . He looks like a Mexican version of Scott Steiner . During his career he wrestled mainly for Empressa Mexicana de Lucha Libre ( EMLL ) , later known as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) . He had several feuds during his career including ones against Ringo Mendoza , Mano Negra , and Héctor Garza . He won the CMLL World Tag Team Championship twice with Scorpio Jr . , and the CMLL World Trios Championship with Emilio Charles Jr . and Sangre Chicana . He wrestled the last match of his career two months before his death in January 2008 in Guadalajara , Mexico . Early career . Rodriguez made his professional debut on June 12 , 1983 , wrestling under the name Freddy Rodriguez at the Arena Jalisco in his hometown of Guadalajara . He continued in that role until 1986 when he transformed to " Bestia Salvaje " . By the late 1980s , he had become a leading " rudo " . In October 1988 , he lost a hair vs . hair match to El Dandy and later feuded with him over the CMLL World Middleweight Championship during the early 1990s . Rodriguez defeated him for the title on September 4 , 1992 , but lost it back to El Dandy three months later . Teaming with Mano Negra in the CMLL World Tag Team Championship Tournament , he and Mano Negro were eliminated in the opening rounds by Apolo Dantes and Rayo de Jalisco , Jr . on February 26 , 1993 . He would also team with Scorpio , Jr . and Sangre Chicana defeating La Ola Blanca ( Dr . Wagner , Jr . , Gran Markus , Jr . and El Hijo del Gladiador ) for the CMLL World Trios Championship on March 31 , 1995 , and would hold the titles for over a year before losing them to Dos Caras , Héctor Garza and La Fiera on March 22 , 1996 . During the CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa , he would team with Chicago Express defeating Dos Caras and Bronco , El Hijo del Santo and Olímpico and Atlantis and Atlantico in the tournament finals on June 7 , 1996 . The following month , he competed in the 3rd Annual Grand Prix Tournament defeating Yone Genjin in the opening rounds before being eliminated by the Great Sasuke in the semi - finals . Los Guapos . During the late 1990s , he formed the " rudo " stable Los Guapos with Scorpio , Jr . and Emilio Charles , Jr . who were later involved in one of the biggest controversies in Mexican professional wrestling when , during a 6 - man tag team match with Scorpio , Jr . and El Felino against Negro Casas , El Dandy and Héctor Garza , El Felino apparently turned on his brother Negro Casas allowing him to be attacked by Carrillo and Scorpio , Jr . However , El Felino unmasked revealing himself to be longtime " tecnico " El Hijo del Santo in his first appearance since his loss to rival Negro Casas at the 63rd CMLL Anniversary Show in September 1996 . Attacking Casas , this would result in minor rioting in the arena . Teaming with El Hijo del Santo for almost two years , Carrillo and Scorpio turned on El Hijo del Santo during a 6 - man tag team match with Santos ' partners Villaño III and Fuerza Guerrera . He and Scorpio , Jr . later won the CMLL World Tag Team Championship Tournament defeating The Headhunters , Atlantis and Lizmark and El Satánico and Dr . Wagner , Jr . on November 13 , 1998 , in the finals to win the CMLL World Tag Team Championship . Later that year , he and Scorpio , Jr . would team with Zumbido in the CMLL Trios Championship Tournament defeating Shocker , Mr . Niebla and Rayo de Jalisco , Jr . in the opening rounds , Vampiro , El Dandy and Héctor Garza in the semi - finals before being eliminated by Blue Panther , Black Warrior and Dr . Wagner , Jr . in the finals on December 18 , 1998 . Feuding with El Hijo del Santo and Negro Casas over the CMLL Tag Team titles , they lost to El Hijo del Santo and Negro Casas by disqualification on February 5 , 1999 , although El Hijo del Santo and Negro Casas refused to accept the titles . They would later lose the titles in a hair vs . mask match to El Hijo del Santo and Negro Casas on February 26 . In December 1999 , he and Moto Cross would be eliminated in the opening rounds if the CMLL Toreno Gran Alternativa by Negro Casas and Flecha . In 2000 , he and Blue Panther would enter the CMLL World Tag Team Championship Tournament defeating Olímpico and Brazo de Plata in the opening rounds before being eliminated in the semi - finals by Lizmark and Lizmark , Jr . . In early 2001 , he lost to La Parka in a three way hair vs . hair match that also included El Dandy . Teaming occasionally with Los Capos , Carrillo and the other members of Los Guapos , now known as Los Talibanes , he feuded with Shocker and his breakaway " rudos " faction of Mascara Magica and El Terrible eventually concluding in a 6 - man cage match with El Terrible defeating Carrillo in a hair vs . hair match in August 2003 . Death . He wrestled the last match of his career two months before his death in January 2008 in Guadalajara , Mexico . Rodriguez died on March 20 , 2008 of liver disease .