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Sergio Carelli, Known as Gorutta Jones on 100% Lucha, Has Died

Family requests for funeral donations and public tributes from colleagues have focused attention on the medical and financial precarity of former 100% Lucha performers.

Overview

  • Carelli’s death was confirmed on Thursday by fellow wrestler Vicente Viloni, who posted an emotional farewell on social media and thanked those who had helped the family.
  • The family shared a flyer asking fans for donations to cover funeral costs, a plea Viloni amplified on his Instagram stories.
  • Colleagues including Vicente Viloni and Daniel Garcilazo (Hip‑Hop Man) organized prior solidarity drives that collected money and blood for Carelli while he battled illness.
  • Carelli had long suffered a severe sciatic nerve injury, related spinal and hip problems, and episodes of depression that left him unable to work and hospitalized in recent months.
  • Carelli’s death comes days after the passing of Pablo Más Albert (Teniente Murphy), prompting wider mourning for 100% Lucha figures and renewed public scrutiny of retired performers’ welfare.