| Way to Die #616 | |
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| "Cock-A-Doodle Die" | |
| Name of the death is a pun on "cock-a-doodle-doo" and "die" | |
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| "Abusing animals for entertainment has been around for a long time. With guys like Maldito out of the picture, maybe it won't be much longer." | |
| Date | May 19, 2007 |
| Location | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Episode this death was featured in |
"Putting a Happy Face on Death" |
| Deaths | |
| Previous "Macdeath" |
Next "USSR-Dead" |
"Cock-A-Doodle Die", Way to Die #616, is the second death to be featured in "Putting a Happy Face on Death", which aired on December 30, 2009.
Plot
Fernando matches up with Maldito in an illegal cock fight, hoping to put some food on the table for his family with the help of his prize rooster, "Corazón" ("Heart" in spanish). Maldito's rooster "El Caliente" ("The Hot" in spanish), was a seasoned killer/murderer; Corazón was ultimately outmatched. In a blur of claws and feathers, El Caliente wins the match and Corazón was dead. But while the crowd erupts with approval, Fernando grew suspicious; upon closer inspection, he spots tiny razors hidden on the back of El Caliente's talons, meaning that Maldito had cheated all along. Fernando spread the word and the crowd turned into an angry mob and chased Maldito around the room. Maldito couldn't find a way to escape. He stumbled and fell. But just as the mob was about to attack and kill him, El Caliente gets there first, having turned against his owner; he slashed Maldito's throat with his hidden razors, cutting open the jugular vein. Maldito bleeds out and was dead within seconds.
"Abusing animals for entertainment has been around for a long time. With guys like Maldito out of the picture, maybe it won't be much longer."
Cast and Interviewees
- Slim Khezri - Spectator
- Jules Sylvester - Wild Animal Trainer/Wrangler
- Dr. Khyber Zaffarkhan - Physical Medicine & Rehab
Trivia
- This is so far the only death where it was fictional until someone actually died like this. (it happened to Luis Ochoa in California). This would happen again in Out to Launch in which a similar death happened to a man named Tobias.
- In 2011, Jose Luis Ochoa died after being stabbed in the leg at a cockfight in Tulare County, California U.S., by one of the birds that had a knife attached to its limb. This true story was made in 2011 after this episode segment in 2009.
- Corazón is the first named animal death in the series.
Segment Nicknames
- Razored Rooster (Spike TV)
