Black Terry
Birth name	Esteban Mares Castañeda
Born	(1952-09-03)September 3, 1952 (age 72) Guadalajara,Jalisco,Mexico[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Black Terry La Gacela El Hijo del Diablo Guerrero Maya[1]
Billed height	1.67 m (5 ft5+1⁄2 in)[1]
Billed weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Trained by	Luis Canales[1] Babe Face[1] Chato Quesada[1]
Debut	February 1973

Esteban Mares Castañeda (born September 3, 1952) is a Mexicanluchador, orprofessional wrestler, better known by thering nameBlack Terry. Wrestling since 1973, he was once part of a group calledLos Temerarios alongsideJose Luis Feliciano andShu El Guerrero. He has previously worked as themasked character Guerrero Maya ("Mayan Warrior") where he formed the group calledLos Guerreros Del Futuro ("The Warriors of the Future") with Guerrero del Futuro (a masked Feliciano) andDamian El Guerrero. He is the father of wrestlerGuerrero Maya Jr. although the relationship is not officially recognized due to Guerrero Maya, Jr. being a masked wrestler.^[2]

Mares made his professional wrestling debut in February 1973, using thering name Black Terry but later adopt amasked ring character called "La Gacela",Spanish for "TheGazelle". On November 20, 1977, Mares was forced to remove theLa Gacela mask after losing aLucha de Apuesta ("Bet match") toEl Signo.^[3] Following the mask loss he reverted to working as Black Terry.

As Black Terry he became a main stay of theUniversal Wrestling Association's lighter divisions, especially the Lightweight division where he won theUWA World Lightweight Championship fromBlack Man on September 30, 1981.^[4] While he was known mainly for being a technical wrestler during his early years Black Terry displayed a much rougher, violent style once he joined together withShu El Guerrero andJose Luis Feliciano to formLos Temerarios ("The Fearless") in the early 1980s. After 823 days as champion Black Terry lost the UWA World Lightweight Championship toNegro Casas on January 1, 1984.^[4] One ofLos Temerarios initial opponents was a popular team calledLos Cadetos del Espacio ("The Space Cadets") consisting ofEl Solar,Super Astro, andUltraman, with whomLos Temerarios had a series of matches, including aLuchas de Apuestas match between the two teams that left all threeTemerarios without their hair.^[5] The early 1980s was the boom for trios wrestling matches in Mexico, especially with the success ofLos Misioneros de la Muerte (El Signo,El Texano, andNegro Navarro), andLos Temerarios built on that success with a number very well received trios matches. The three were so successful they became the first holders of theDistrito Federal Trios Championship, a title that was sanctioned not by a wrestling promotion but by the Mexico City wrestling and Boxing commission and was not technically owned by one single promotion.^[6]Los Temerarios would later lose the Distrito Federal Trios Championship to a trio of young Japanese wrestlers,Yoshihiro Asai,Hata Hirokazu, andNaoki Sano, at a show inNaucalpan, State of Mexico.^[6] On November 20, 1989,Los Temerarios won theMexican National Trios Championship, which at the time was the most respected Trios championship in Mexico, when they defeatedLos Destructores (Tony Arce,Emilio Charles, Jr., and Vulcano).^[7][8] Their run with the title lasted until January 1, 1991, when they lost the championship toLos Arqueros del Espacio ("The Space Archers"; El Arquero, Danny Boy, and Lasser).^[7][8] The title loss was part of a long running storyline between the two teams, a storyline that later sawLos Temerarios defeatLos Arqueros del Espacio, in this caseRobin Hood, Danny Boy, and Lasser, in aLuchas de Apuetas match. By the end of 1991 Black Terry and Jose Luis Feliciano both began working forConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), endingLos Temerarios.

In CMLL Mares and Feliciano were both given new ring identities, including new masks to give them a fresh image. Terry became known as "Guerrero Maya" ("The Mayan Warrior") and Feliciano became known as "Guerrero del Futuro" ("The Warrior from the Future"). The two, together withDamian El Guerrero became known asLos Guerreros del Futuro and started a storyline with CMLL's top fan favorite trio at the time,Los Metálicos (Oro, Plata, andBronce).Los Guerreros del Futuro won the Distrito Federal Trios Championship, but since CMLL did not publicly acknowledge that Guerrero Maya was previously Black Terry they were never presented as two-time champions.^[6] It is not clear exactly when or howLos Guerreros del Futuro lost the Distrito Federal titles, mainly due to lack of record keeping, but by 1995 the team ofCiclón Ramírez, El Nuevo Huracán Ramírez, Jr. and El Hijo de Huracán Ramírez were the Distrito Federal Trios Champions.^[6] As Guerrero Maya he also competed in a number of singles matches, including a tournament for the newly createdCMLL World Middleweight Championship, a tournament won byBlue Panther.^[9]Los Guerreros del Futuro participated in CMLL'sSalvador Lutteroth Trios Tournament in honor of CMLL founderSalvador Lutteroth. The tournament took place on March 24, 1995, and the trio lost in the first round toLos Brazos (Brazo de Oro,Brazo de Platba, andEl Brazo)^[10] By late 1996Los Guerreros del Futuro had disbanded and Mares left CMLL. For a while he worked as under the ring nameEl Hijo del Diablo ("The Son of the Devil"), a character that was later given tosomeone else.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s Black Terry became associated withInternational Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), a regional promotion inNaucalpan,Mexico State. He became the head trainer at IWRG's training school and as such had a hand in training many of IWRG's and wrestlings future main eventers. One of the wrestlers trained by Black Terry became known asMultifacético ("Multi-faceted") and was later revealed to be Black Terry's son (currently known asGuerrero Maya Jr. in CMLL). As Multifacético Terry's son worked as atecnico (the Spanish term for a wrestler who portrays a "good guy" character) and had a lot of promotional support behind him. The heavy focus on the inexperienced, and at times accident prone Multifacético saw the fans react in the opposite way, booing him instead of supporting him.^[11] With time his in-ring skills improved and his long-running feud with Black Terry eventually showed that he had wrestling skills and the two put on some of the best IWRG matches in 2008 according toSuperLuchas Magazine.^[12] During the storyline between the two Multifacético defeated Black Terry to win theIWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship.^[11] As part of his promotional push as a top star, Multifacético defeated Black Terry in aLucha de Apuesta on April 7, 2008, leaving his father bald as a result.^[12] Black Terry later won the IWRG Welterweight Championship fromFuerza Guerrera.^[13] In early 2009 Multifacético left IWRG and became Guerrero Maya, Jr. in CMLL, finally confirming that he was indeed Black Terry's son.^[14]

IWRG held their firstTorneo Relampago de Proyeccion a Nuevas Promesas de la Lucha Libre ("Projecting a new promise lightning tournament") on January 1, 2010. The tournament saw a wrestling veteran team up with a rookie for atag team competition designed to give more exposure to the rookies. Black Terry teamed up with his traineeAlan Extreme, but lost in the first round toDinamic Black (rookie) and Chico Che.^[15] Later that year Black Terry joined forces withCerebro Negro andDr. Cerebro to formLos Terribles Cerebros, a trio that defeatedLos Oficiales (Oficial 911,Oficial AK-47, andOficial Fierro) to win the Distrito Federal Trios Championship on December 7, 2010.^[16] Four months later the Mexico City wrestling Commission strippedLos Terrible Cerebros of the championship when Cerebro Negro temporarily stopped working for IWRG.^[16] They held a tournament to crown new champions which included the team of Black Terry, Dr. Cerebro, andEl Hijo del Signo, which was eliminated in the second round.^[16] IWRG held anotherProyeccion a Nuevas Promesas in 2011, which saw Black Terry team up withKershin Black, defeating Muerte Infernal andEl Hijo del Diablo but lost to the newMultifacético andTrauma I in the second round.^[17] In 2011 Black Terry unveiledLos Nuevo Temerarios consisting of himself, Durok and Machin, a group that did not last long before being replaced byBombero Infernal and Alan Extreme. In 2012 IWRG renamed their "Rookie and Veteran" tournament toEl Protector, where Black Terry once again teamed up with Alan Extreme, losing in the first round toSaurman andVeneno.^[18][19]

On December 25, 2016, Negro Navarro and Black Terry, two independent wrestlers who do not work for CMLL, defeated the team of Guerrero Maya Jr. andThe Panther for theCMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship. The match took place at the Lucha Memes show "Chairo 7: Hell In a Christmas Cell", a non-CMLL show.^[20] On February 19, 2017, Navarro and Black Terry made their first successful defense against CMLL wrestlersSanson andCuatrero at aLucha Memes show. On March 26, 2017, Navarro and Black Terry made their second successful defense against CMLL wrestlersHechicero andVirus at aLucha Memes show. On April 12, 2017, Navarro and Black Terry made their third successful defense against CMLL wrestlers Blue Panther and The Panther at a CMLL show.

• Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
  • CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – withNegro Navarro^[20]
  • Distrito Federal Trios Championship (1 time) – withGuerrero del Futuro andDamian El Guerrero^[a][6]
• International Wrestling Revolution Group
  • IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship (3 times)^[11][13]
  • IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) – withEl Diablo Jr. I^[21]
  • Distrito Federal Trios Championship (2 times) – withDr. Cerebro andCerebro Negro^[a][16][22]
• Mexican local promotions
  • Jalisco Welterweight Championship (1 time)
  • Naucalpan Tag Team Championship (1 time) – withBlue Panther
  • Naucalpan Trios Championship (1 time) – Shu el Guerrero and José Luis Feliciano
  • Naucalpan Welterweight Championship (1 time)
• Universal Wrestling Association
  • UWA World Lightweight Championship (1 time)^[4]
  • Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time) – with Guerrero del Futuro and Shu El Guerrero^[b][7][8]
  • Distrito Federal Trios Championship (1 time) – withJose Luis Feliciano andShu El Guerrero^[b][6]

• 1952 births
• Living people
• Masked wrestlers
• Mexican male professional wrestlers
• Mexican professional wrestling trainers
• Professional wrestlers from Guadalajara, Jalisco
• 20th-century male professional wrestlers
• 20th-century Mexican professional wrestlers
• 21st-century male professional wrestlers
• 21st-century Mexican professional wrestlers
• Mexican National Trios Champions
• UWA World Lightweight Champions
• CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions
• IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Champions
• IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Champions

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