Dr. Karonte

Miguel Urive[2] (February 14, 1957 – August 26, 2019) was a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler best known under the ring name Dr. Karonte. He was not the original "Dr. Karonte", originally working under the name "Gorhk" and in the 1980s began working as "Dr. Karonte III", teaming with the original Dr. Karonte and Dr. Karonte II. He later changed his name to just "Dr. Karonte".[2]

Dr. Karonte
Birth nameMiguel Urive
BornFebruary 14, 1957
Mexico City, Mexican Federal District, Mexico[1]
DiedAugust 26, 2019 (aged 62)
Children
Relatives
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Gorhk
  • Dr. Karonte III
  • Dr. Karonte

Urive is the father of wrestlers Astro Boy, Argos, Argenis, Carístico and Dr. Karonte Jr. (known as La Dinatía Karonte/The Karonte Dynasty), the uncle of wrestlers Magnus and Ulises Jr. as well as the brother of CMLL booker Tony Salazar.

Personal life

He is the father of Astro Boy, Argos, Argenis, Carístico, and Karonte Jr.[3][4] His brother, Tony Salazar, is a retired wrestler who ended up working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as both a trainer and a booker,[5] Salazar's son Magnus also works for CMLL.[6]

Urive's death was announced by his family on August 26, 2019.[7]

Shared identity
  • Dr. Karonte / Dr. Karonte I
  • Manuel Almanza – The original Dr. Karonte, adopted the character and mask in 1960s.[2]
  • Version 2 – The adopted son of Manuel Almanza, took over the role when his father retired.[2]
  • Dr. Karonte II
  • Pascal de la Rosa – First tag team partner or Dr. Karonte I.[2]
  • Ben Ali Pasha – The second person to work under the name.[2]
  • Caballero de la Cruz – Third and final tag team partner of Dr. Karonte I.[2]
  • Dr. Karonte III – Miguel Urive, dropped the "III" when Dr. Karonte I and II retired.[2]
  • Dr. Karonte Jr. (sons of Miguel Urive)
  • Carístico – used the name and mask early in his career.[2]
  • Argenis – used the name and mask early in his career. Also worked as "El Hijo del Karonte"[2][8]
  • Karonte Jr. – Previously worked as "Mini Monster Clown" and is occasionally billed as Dr. Karonte Jr. and Mini Karonte[2]

References
  1. Rosas Plata, Arturo (September 18, 2009). "La Hora Cero!" [Zero Hour]. Ovaciones (in Spanish). Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V. pp. 17–18. Número 21713 Año LXII.
  2. Ocampo, Ernesto (August 26, 2019). "Fallecio el Doctor Karonte, el padre de Carístico". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  3. Madigan, Dan (2007). "A family affair". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins. pp. 128–132. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  4. Boutwell, Josh (August 26, 2011). "Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly". WrestleView. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  5. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 – 2007: 3 Mistico". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States: Sports and Entertainment publications LLC. September 17, 2007. p. 21. October 2007.
  6. "Magnus". Forjando un Idolo (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  7. "Dr. Karonte murió, padre de Carístico; muertes en la lucha libre". www.mediotiempo.com.
  8. "Argenis". CageMatch. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
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