His real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico, where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans.
On September 2, 2013, Fénix announced that he would be returning to Japan on September 7 to work a tour withPro Wrestling Noah, announcing his intention of going for theGHC Junior Heavyweight Championship.[42] The following day, the title match between Fénix and the reigning champion,Taiji Ishimori, was made official for September 22.[43][44] Fénix started his tour with a win overPeruvian wrestler Kaiser.[45] On September 12, Fénix pinned Ishimori in a tag team match, where he andYoshinari Ogawa defeated Ishimori andAtsushi Kotoge.[46] En route to the title match, Fénix scored two more pinfall victories over Ishimori,[47][48] but on September 22 was defeated by the champion in the match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship.[49][50][51][52] The match also marked the end of Fénix's first tour with Noah.[53]
On April 20, 2016, Fénix returned to Japan to take part in the inaugural event ofAkebono's Ōdō promotion. At the event, Fénix was defeated by Pentagón Jr.[54][55]
In August 2014, Fénix was announced as one of five AAA wrestlers to star inLucha Underground, a new American television series onEl Rey.[56][57] Fénix debuted on the third episode on November 12, defeating Drago and Pentagón Jr. in a three-way main event by pinning Pentagón Jr., the former Dark Dragon.[58] Over the next weeks, the two real-life brothers developed a storyline rivalry between them.[59] On the January 14, 2015, episode, Fénix unsuccessfully challengedPrince Puma for theLucha Underground Championship.[60] Fénix then entered a new rivalry withMil Muertes, becoming the first wrestler to defeat him in a singles match.[61] As part of the storyline, Muertes' valetCatrina started coming on to Fénix,[61] which eventually led to Muertes turning on her. Fénix, however, saved Catrina and took her as his own valet.[62] The rivalry culminated on the March 18 episode, where Fénix defeated Muertes in a"Grave Consequences" casket match.[63] On April 19 atUltima Lucha, Lucha Underground's season one finale, Fénix defeated six other winners of Azteca Medallions to become the inauguralGift of the Gods Champion, earning a future shot at the Lucha Underground Championship.[64] On November 14 at the second-season premiere, Fénix lost the Gift of the Gods Championship toKing Cuerno.[65] On November 21, Fénix regained the title from King Cuerno in a ladder match.[66] The following day, Fénix defeated Mil Muertes to win the Lucha Underground Championship.[67] He lost the title toMatanza in a 20-man Aztec Warfare match on December 12.[68] AtUltima Lucha Dos on January 31, 2016, Fénix won theLucha Underground Trios Championship, when he teamed with Aero Star and Drago to defeat Jack Evans,Johnny Mundo andP. J. Black,[69] becoming Lucha Underground's firstTriple Crown Champion.[70] They lost the title on May 7, when Drago turned on Fénix and Aero Star during a defense againstKobra Moon, Pindar andVibora.[71][72] AtUltima Lucha Tres, Fénix culminated a rivalry withMarty "the Moth" Martinez by defeating him in aLucha de Apuestas Mask vs. Hair match.[73][74]
On August 28, 2015, Fénix made his debut forPro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) by entering the2015 Battle of Los Angeles tournament, losing toMatt Sydal in his first round match.[76] On September 4, Fénix made his debut for another American promotion,Chikara, when he, Aero Star and Drago entered the2015 King of Trios tournament as "Team AAA". They defeated the Gentleman's Club (Chuck Taylor,Drew Gulak and The Swamp Monster) in their first round match.[77] The following day, Team AAA defeated the Nightmare Warriors (Frightmare,Hallowicked andSilver Ant) to advance to the semifinals of the tournament.[77] On September 6, Team AAA first defeated reigning King of Trios winners, the Devastation Corporation (Blaster McMassive, Flex Rumblecrunch and Max Smashmaster), in the semifinals and thenBullet Club (A.J. Styles andThe Young Bucks) in the finals to win the 2015 King of Trios.[77] On May 6, 2016, Fénix made his debut forAAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined, losing to Pentagón Jr.[78] In July 2016, it was reported that Fénix had moved toSan Diego in order to start working full-time in the United States.[79] On September 2, Fénix returned to PWG, entering the2016 Battle of Los Angeles, from which he was eliminated in the first round byWill Ospreay.[80] Two days later, Fénix and Pentagón Jr. unsuccessfully challenged The Young Bucks for thePWG World Tag Team Championship.[81] On October 12, Fénix defeatedJeff Cobb,Jonathan Gresham andSonjay Dutt at Lucha Ilimitado's inaugural event to become the first-ever Corazón de Oro Champion.[82] On March 18, 2017, Fénix and Penta el Zero M defeated The Young Bucks and the team ofMatt Sydal andRicochet in a three-way match to win the PWG World Tag Team Championship.[83] On September 1, Fénix entered the2017 Battle of Los Angeles, defeatingRey Horus in his first round match.[84] Two days later, Fénix defeatedZack Sabre Jr. to advance to the semifinals of the tournament, where he was eliminated byKeith Lee.[85] On October 20, Fénix and Penta lost the PWG World Tag Team Championship to Cobb andMatt Riddle.[86]
Following his departure from AAA, Fénix began working under the new ring name "Rey Fénix" (King Phoenix).[5] Even though Fénix came up with the new name after his departure from the promotion, AAA trademarked the name Rey Fénix, which led to him changing his name to "Fénix el Rey" (Phoenix the King).[1] He, however, continued using both Fénix and Rey Fénix while working in the United States.[87][88] On January 27, Fénix formed a new stable namedLa Rebelión ("The Rebellion") with three other wrestlers who had recently quit AAA; Daga, Garza Jr. and his brother Pentagón Jr., now known as Penta 0M.[89] The following month, with AAA also registering the Fénix el Rey name, Fénix announced that he would now be known as Rey Fenix (without the accent and stylized in all capital letters).[6]
Rey Fénix debuted withImpact Wrestling in an Impact Wrestling vs Lucha Underground co-promotional event atWrestleCon in April 2018. Fénix and his brother Pentagón Jr. fought in a triple threat match with Impact Wrestling World ChampionAustin Aries.[90] Fénix and Pentagón Jr. were then announced to face each other in a match atRedemption.[91] The match was subsequently changed to a triple threat match with Austin Aries defending theImpact World Championship instead. The match saw Pentagón Jr. take the victory and the championship.[92] On the August 30 episode ofImpact, Fénix unsuccessfully challengedBrian Cage for theImpact X Division Championship.[93] On January 12, 2019, Pentagón and Fénix defeated LAX during the TV tapings in Mexico to win theImpact World Tag Team Championship.[94] AtRebellion, they lost the titles back to LAX in aFull Metal Mayhem match.
Rey Fénix made his debut for the U.S. basedMajor League Wrestling (MLW) on January 11, 2018, where he lost to his brother Pentagón as part of MLW's "Zero Hour" show.[95] The following month,Los Lucha Bros defeated "Team TBD" (Jason Cade andJimmy Yuta) and The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien and Mike Patrick) to become the first holders of theMLW World Tag Team Championship in the restarted MLW.[96] At MLW Fightland, held on November 8, 2018,Los Lucha Bros successfully defended the MLW World Tag Team Championship against the father/son team ofL.A. Park andEl Hijo de L.A. Park.[97] The team would hold the titles untilSuperFight on February 2, 2019, when they lost the MLW Tag Team Championship toThe Hart Foundation (Teddy Hart andDavey Boy Smith Jr.).[98] Fenix and Penta appeared at MLW's next event, Intimidation Games, which took place on March 2, 2019.[99]
After the main event of AAA'sVerano de Escándalo show Fénix made his AAA return, attacking therudos, including newly crownedAAA Mega ChampionJeff Jarrett. After the show Fénix stated that he was not signed with AAA full time, but worked as an independent wrestler and could work where he wanted to. While working for AAA he would be billed as "Fénix".[100] On August 2, Fénix defeatedFlamita andBandido to be the number one contender and face Jarrett for the title inTriplemanía XXVI. At the event, Fénix pinned Jeff Jarrett to become the AAA Mega Champion for the first time in his career.[101] Fénix was originally announced as defending the AAA Mega Championship atGuerra de Titanes againstBrian Cage, but due to an injury suffered in the weeks before the show, Fénix was unable to defend the championship.[102] Because of the injury he also was unable to compete in theLucha Capital tournament as originally planned.Laredo Kid won the tournament and was positioned as the next challenger for the Mega Championship.[103]
On August 10, 2019, after almost a year without defending the AAA Mega Championship, Fénix defeated Laredo Kid,Puma King andTaurus in Saltillo to retain the championship. Fenix's reign would come to an end on October 19, 2019, losing toKenny Omega atHéroes Inmortales XIII.
On June 18, 2022, atTriplemanía XXX: Tijuana, Fénix won AAA World Cruiserweight and Latin American Championships in a five-way match.[104] Fénix left AAA due to his commitments with other promotions, relinquishing both championships in the process.[105]
On June 8, 2018, Rey Fénix made hisConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) debut, working for AAA's biggest rival only 5 days after returning to AAA. For his debut, Rey Fénix teamed up with two of CMLL's toptecnicos,Carístico andMístico to defeatLa Peste Negra ("The Black Plague";Bárbaro Cavernario andNegro Casas) andÚltimo Guerrero.[106] The following week he was billed as "King Phoenix" for his CMLL appearance. After the show he explained that he used that name until he had full legal rights to the name "Rey Fénix".[3] King Phoenix continued to work for CMLL, even after he won the AAA Mega Championship. King Phoenix andBárbaro Cavernario outlasted 16 other wrestlers in the first stage of the 2018Leyenda de Plata tournament,[107] with Bárbaro Cavernario defeating King Phoenix the following week to win the tournament.[108] After the match it was revealed that King Phoenix suffered a hip or pelvic injury as a result of a mistimed dive out of the ring, and would be unable to compete for a least five weeks. He returned to CMLL on January 1, 2019, in the semi-main event ofSin Piedad, after recovering from his injury.[109]
It was announced in July 2024 that Fénix andDeath Triangle stable-matesPac and Pentagón Jr. would be making their debut as a stable for CMLL on the July 27Super Viernes show. At the show, Pentagón was announced under the ring nameLucha Brother, while Fénix was announced asKing. Death Triangle were defeated byMistico,Mascara Dorada andVolador Jr. by disqualification in a six-man tag team match.
During an independent circuit show in Georgia,The Young Bucks came to the ring to offer the Lucha Brothers anAll Elite Wrestling (AEW) contract in a confrontation that ended with a verbal agreement and a handshake. It was subsequently revealed that Fénix andPentagón Jr. had agreed to a non-exclusive deal with AEW, due to their legal obligations to Lucha Underground.[110] On February 7, 2019, at the All Elite Wrestling Ticket Announcement held at the MGM Grand Pool Splash, inLas Vegas, Nevada, the Fénix and Pentagón Jr. making their first appearance with the promotion. The Young Bucks were leaving the stage as The Lucha Brothers' music played, and the two teams faced off before a brawl ensued. Pentagón struck Matt Jackson first, while Fénix took out Nick Jackson with a super kick. Pentagón then proceeded to package piledrive Matt Jackson on the stage, before cutting promos and advertising themselves forDouble Or Nothing, and exiting the stage. At the event, Fénix and Pentagón lost to the Young Bucks. They won back the titles in a rematch organized by AAA atVerano de Escándalo. This led to a 6-man tag match atFyter Fest, where theLucha Brothers teamed withLaredo Kid in another losing effort against the Young Bucks andKenny Omega.
On the March 4, 2020 episode ofDynamite, the Lucha Brothers formed a trio along withPac known asDeath Triangle.[111] They made their debut as a team against Joey Janela and the Private Party, defeating them. However, with Pac stuck in the U.K., due to travel restrictions, they then formed an alliance withEddie Kingston as well asThe Butcher and The Blade. On the November 18 episode ofDynamite, Fenix and Penta turned face again and revived theirDeath Triangle alliance with Pac after saving him during a beatdown from Kingston, Butcher and Blade.[112] On theJanuary 6, 2021 episode ofDynamite, Fénix failed to win theAEW World Championship against Omega. AtAll Out, the Lucha Brothers defeated the Young Bucks in a tornado tag steel cage match to win theAEW World Tag Team Championship.[113] On the October 16 episode ofDynamite, The Lucha Brothers lost their AAA World Tag Team Championship toFTR (Dax Harwood andCash Wheeler), who were disguised as a luchador team calledLas Super Ranas. On the January 5, 2022 episode ofDynamite, Fenix was chokeslammed off the apron through a table byLuchasaurus which dislocated his left elbow upon landing.[114] This match was also for the AEW World Tag Team Championship, which Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus would proceed to win shortly after Fenix's injury.[115] Rey Fenix would return to TV on the April 27 episode ofDynamite, disguised as managerAlex Abrahantes, before attacking theHouse of Black along with the rest of Death Triangle.[116] On September 8 edition ofRampage Death Triangle won the vacantAEW Trios Championship defeatingBest Friends.[117]
The trio made their first defense as trios champions defeatingThe Dark Order on the October 7th edition ofRampage.[118] Soon after, they would begin a feud withThe Elite and would enagage in a best of seven series with them over the following months.[119][120] The best of seven series culminated on the January 11, 2023 edition ofDynamite where The Elite defeated Death Triangle in a ladder match to become the new trios champions, ending their reign at 126 days.[121] In 2023, the Lucha Brothers would begin appearing for AEW's sister promotion,Ring of Honor (ROH). AtSupercard of Honor on March 31, 2023, the Lucha Brothers won a"Reach for the Sky" ladder match to win the vacantROH World Tag Team Championship.[122] AtDouble or Nothing on May 28, both Pentagon and Fenix competed in the Blackjack Battle Royale for theAEW International Championship but both were unsuccessful.[123] On July 21 atDeath Before Dishonor, the Lucha Brothers lost the ROH titles to Aussie Open in afour-way tag team match.[124]
AtDynamite: Grand Slam on September 20, 2023, Fénix won his first singles title in AEW by defeatingJon Moxley to win theAEW International Championship.[125] On October 10, 2023, atTitle Tuesday, he lost the title back toOrange Cassidy. It was then reported that Fénix would be taking time off due to an injury. On the April 27, 2024 episode ofAEW Collision, Fénix returned, defeatingThe Beast Mortos. AtDouble or Nothing on May 26, Death Triangle challenged theBang Bang Gang for theAEW World Trios Championship but were unsuccessful.[126] On the July 19 (taped July 17) episode ofRampage The Lucha Brothers defeatedPrivate Party in what would end up being Pentagon's final appearance in AEW.[127] Fenix, by himself, would make one additional appearance defeatingTony Nese on the July 20th episode ofCollision in what would be his final appearance in the AEW.[128] He was taken off television shortly afterwards.[129] On November 30, Pentagon's contract expired, with Fénix being released four months later.[129][130] However, on March 3, 2025, Fénix's profile was removed from AEW's website, ending his six-year tenure with the company.[131]
^Meltzer, Dave (August 1, 2016). "August 1, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Brand split week one, Brock Lesnar and the WWE Wellness Policy".Wrestling Observer Newsletter.Campbell, California. p. 45.ISSN1083-9593.Fenix has moved to San Diego and is trying to mostly work in the U.S. and only go to Mexico for major shows, similar to Taya who has moved to Los Angeles.
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