Lucha star Hector Garza lost his battle with lung cancer today at the age of 43. Garza worked extensively for the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and Perros del Mal Producciones, he also also worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in Mexico as well as both World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in the United States of America.

On October 15, 2012 a press release revealed that Héctor Garza had been diagnosed with lung cancer. Garza retired from active competition to undergo several rounds of chemotherapy and additional therapy.