His slight build combined with his brawler style of fighting made it unlikely that he would find much success in Mexican lucha libre.

A few years into Galindo's career Salvador Lutteroth, the founder and owner of Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre noticed the young brawler and taking note of the young man's ugly appearance that resulted from his facial scars, gave him the gimmick as the animalistic Cavernario Galindo.

According to some accounts, in the 1940s, Galindo tore a live snake apart with his bare hands and teeth in front of a horrified audience before one of his matches.

Gory Guerrero was a handsome and skilled technical wrestler, the exact opposite of Galindo's brawling character.

Galindo also feuded with the top luchadores of his generation, including El Santo, Blue Demon, and Black Shadow.