Dr. Wagner
Manuel González Rivera (April 13, 1936 – September 12, 2004) was a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchador best known under the ring name Dr. Wagner. González made his professional wrestling debut in 1961 and worked the majority of his career for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL). As Dr. Wagner, he worked most of his career as an enmascarado, or masked wrestler, losing his mask to El Solitario in 1985. Along with Ángel Blanco, González formed one of the premier tag teams of the 1960s and 1970s called La Ola Blanca (Spanish for "the White Wave"). One of his sons works as a professional wrestler under the name Dr. Wagner Jr., and another son wrestled as Silver King until his death in 2019. One of his grandsons made his wrestling debut in 2009 under the name El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. or Dr. Wagner III.
| Dr. Wagner | |
|---|---|
Dr. Wagner after winning the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship in 1973. | |
| Birth name | Manuel González Rivera |
| Born | April 13, 1936 Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico |
| Died | September 12, 2004 (aged 68) Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Centella Negra Dr. Wagner |
| Billed height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Billed weight | 94 kg (207 lb) |
| Trained by | Roy Velasco |
| Debut | July 16, 1961 |
| Retired | April 27, 1986 |