His nephew works for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as Oro Jr. as an homage to his uncle.

[3] His father was initially reluctant to the idea of his sons becoming professional wrestlers, but finally agreed to teach them some basic moves before sending them to the Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL)-run gym at Arena Mexico.

[1] The two were soon joined by a wrestler known as Platino (Platinum) to form a trio tag team known as Los Metalicos (The Metals).

[1] The fans quickly responded to the young team, supporting them and showing appreciation for the fact that Oro had an aerial wrestling style that was unusual for the time and Plata and Platino were skilled high flying wrestlers.

His skill and charisma made him an instant hit in Japan and upon his return Oro started to break away from the rest of Los Metalicos, being groomed for a top role in EMLL.

He even teamed with two of the biggest names in Lucha Libre, working with Mil Máscaras and Último Dragón.

EMLL put Oro in a storyline feud with veteran wrestler Mano Negra (The Black Hand).

[1][9] The following day the news of Oro's death headlined every Lucha Libre publication in Mexico and even the rival promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración paid a tribute to Oro during their show, something they had rarely done for a worker of their rival promotion.

The 1994 tournament winners were Apolo Dantés and El Dandy and the 1995 tournament was won by Chicago Express and Pierroth, Jr.[10][11] Each year, around the anniversary of Jesús Javier Hernández Silva's death, the Lucha Libre community organizes a religious mass in memory of Jesús Hernández as well as other major names in Lucha Libre that have died in the previous year.