Jack Black shared a tribute honoring the WCW star who co-starred in Nacho Libre with the actor. Professional wrestler and actor Silver King died after collapsing from a heart attack during his performance in London on Saturday, The Guardian reported. The former WCW star, 51, whose real name is César Barrón, was performing at the Roundhouse Theatre in Camden for the Greatest Show of Lucha Libre event alongside Juventud Guerrera, also known as Youth Warrior. Guerrera reportedly kicked Barrón who fell to the ground, and then proceeded to “pin” him down. Get push notifications with news, features and more. Guerrera signaled in confusion at the referee when Barrón did not recover from the move, according to The Guardian. That’s when a team of medics rushed to the ring and audience members were asked to leave. The London ambulance service was called but they were unable to resuscitate Barrón. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The event organizers, Lucha Libre World, later confirmed his death in a statement that read: “César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón (AKA Silver King) suffered what we believe was a cardiac arrest while performing in the show and sadly passed away. We have truly lost one of Lucha Libre’s greatest wrestlers and our thoughts and deepest condolences are with César’s family and his fans across the world. We will be able to make further announcements when more information becomes available.” Some audience members initially thought the incident was staged, one witness telling the BBC that it wasn’t clear what was happening. “It felt like it was staged. Obviously it was quite normal in the fight,” Roberto Carrera Maldonado, who was attending the event told BBC. “All of us were really shocked – it wasn’t clear what was happening. I had the impression they didn’t know what to do.” According to The Guardian, the Roundhouse also released a statement saying that the circumstances of the wrestler’s death were being investigated and that Scotland Yard said police are treating his death as “non-suspicious”. RELATED VIDEO: WWE’s Roman Reigns Announces He’s in Remission 4 Months After Revealing His Leukemia Returned Actor Jack Black shared a tribute on his Instagram, honoring the famous luchador. In 2005, Black co-starred alongside Barrón in the film Nacho Libre, Barrón playing the role of the villain Ramses. “César González…vaya con dios, hermano [go with god, brother],” Black captioned a photo taken of Barrón during the filmmaking. Barrón grew up in a wrestling family in northern Mexico, his father was popular lucha libre fighter Dr. Wagner. He found success throughout his career as Silver King, competing in the World Championship Wrestling between 1997 and 2000, and was a pioneer for the competition’s cruiserweight division.<doc-sep>London (CNN) Former WCW wrestler Silver King has died after collapsing during a fight in London. The 51-year-old Mexican, whose real name is César Barrón, was competing at a Lucha Libre wrestling show at the Roundhouse in London on Saturday evening when he died, organizers of the event confirmed. "Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide joins the grief that the Luchistica family has for the death of César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón 'Silver King'," Lucha Libre wrote on Twitter. Barrón was reprising the villainous role of Ramses for the event, which he previously played in the 2005 Hollywood comedy "Nacho Libre" alongside Jack Black. He is believed to have died from a heart attack, according to industry reports. The London Ambulance Service reported that two ambulances, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer were dispatched to the venue after being called at 10.21pm. They stated that Barrón died at the scene, however. Read More<doc-sep>A professional wrestler who appeared in the Jack Black movie Nacho Libre collapsed and died in the ring in front of hundreds of horrified fans. Wrestling star Silver King, 51, collapsed just moments after he was repeatedly slammed hard into the canvas during a Saturday night “Greatest Show of Lucha Libre” event in London. Video shows how unaware fans started booing as he stayed down, with the ref counting him out and his opponent, Juventud Guerrera, pretending to protest. But medics soon raced into the ring as the former WCW star, real name Cesar Barron, failed to get up. “It seemed to be part of the show at first but then he didn’t get up – and then the medical team was on the stage. Everybody was cleared out,” a member of the audience told the local paper, the Camden New Journal. Another fan, Roberto Carrera Maldonado, told the BBC that the deathly drama initially looked “staged” like typical wrestling bouts. “All of us were really shocked – it wasn’t clear what was happening,” he said. Comedian Jack Black led the tributes with an Instagram post showing the wrestler, who played a villain called Ramses in their movie, puffing up his muscles in costume. “César González…vaya con dios, hermano.” WWE star Chris Jericho also shared how Barron mentored him when he started his career in Mexico. “I was a stranger in a strange land and many locals didn’t want me there, but Cesar and his partner Johnny (the amazing #Texano) always treated me like an equal,” he wrote on Instagram. “Thank you for taking care of me and teaching me to become a better worker Cesar…. And to me, you upgraded to #GoldKing many moons ago.” Lucha Libre World, which promoted the event at the Roundhouse Theatre, confirmed the star “suffered what we believe was a cardiac arrest” and “sadly passed away.” A statement from the venue added, “Our thoughts and condolences are with his family, friends and all of the Lucha Libre team.”<doc-sep>View this post on Instagram The Mexican #LuchaLibre wrestler @SilverK_Oficial died on Saturday night during a @luchalibreldn match at @RoundhouseLDN - I filmed him at the matinee show just hours before he collapsed in the ring.<doc-sep>
Professional wrestler and former WCW star Silver King died Saturday after collapsing in the ring during a fight in London, officials said. The 51-year-old wrestler, whose real name is César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón, was performing in the Lucha Libre show at the Roundhouse when he died, organizers said on Twitter. "Last night Silver King sadly lost his life during an event at the Roundhouse. At this stage the details are still being investigated so we don't have more information we can share," Roundhouse wrote. "Our thoughts and condolences are with his family, friends and all of the Lucha Libre team." MAYOR 'KANE' DONS WWE MASK, CHOKESLAMS MAN THROUGH TABLE DURING SYMPOSIUM Barrón had starred opposite Hollywood star Jack Black in the 2006 comedy Nacho Libre as the villain Ramses. He was to portray the villainous character during the show on Saturday, according to Roundhouse's website. Witnesses told the Camden New Journal that Silver King's co-performers did not initially realize there was a problem after he collapsed to the floor after a kick to the side of his body. “It seemed to be part of the show at first, but then he didn’t get up – and then the medical team was on the stage," a member of the audience told the newspaper. "Everybody was cleared out and lots of police and ambulances were there.” After Barrón initially collapsed, fans chanted "Silver, Silver," before being told there would be a break in the show until the venue was cleared out, according to the Camden New Journal. WWE STAR CARMELLA SAYS SHE DIDN'T BREAK UP COREY GRAVES' MARRIAGE TO AMY POLINSKY The London Ambulance Service told Sky News that paramedics arrived five minutes after being called at 10:21 p.m., but the wrestler was pronounced dead at the scene. WWE said in a statement it was "saddened" to learn of his death. "A champion luchador in his native Mexico, Silver King, real name César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón, entertained audiences across the globe, and was a standout in WCW’s Cruiserweight division in the late ’90s," WWE said. "Outside the ring, he appeared under a mask as the villainous Ramses in the popular 2006 comedy “Nacho Libre.” "WWE extends its deepest condolences to Silver King’s family, friends and fans," the group added. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP Silver King joined World Championship Wrestling in 1997 and regularly appeared on its showpiece TV program WCW Monday Nitro. His highest profile match was an unsuccessful challenge for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Guerrera at Fall Brawl 1998, according to Sky News. He was released by the WCW in late 2000. Tributes have since flooded in across the wrestling world on social media. Jack Black posted an image to Instagram taking during filming for the 2006 movie, writing “Vaya con dios, hermano [go with god, brother]”.