If you only saw his lone WWF match at the 1997 Royal Rumble you wouldn’t think he was anything special.  The fact is that Perro Aguayo held multiple championships south of the border and was a major draw there whether he was a “rudo” or technico”.  He may have been undersized even by Mexican standards, and he wasn’t a high flyer by any means, but Perro Aguayo was a popular luchadore whose penchant for brawling and blading made him an icon to the Mexican audience.