Dark Dragon Lucha Brother Penta Penta El 0M Penta El Cero Miedo Penta El Zero Penta El Zero M[1] Penta El Zero Miedo Penta Oscuro Pentagón Dark Pentagón El 0M[2] Pentagón Jr.
Pentagón Jr. was born on February 26, 1985, inEcatepec, State of Mexico.[11][12] It is unclear exactly how many brothers and sisters he has, but he has a younger brother who is also a professional wrestler, best known under thering nameRey Fénix.[7]
As the man behind the Pentagón Jr. mask has never been unmasked in the ring, not much is known about his previous history beyond what has been revealed by the man himself, which is traditional inLucha libre.[13] According to Pentagón Jr. he was trained bySkayde,[6] and made his debut in 2007.[7] His first verified match was on April 9, 2008, where Zaius teamed up with Black Star, losing to his brothers who wrestled as the masked characters Máscara Oriental and El Niño de Fuego.[14] He would win his first ever championship on July 26, 2009, when he defeatedMesalla to win the WCW Intercontinental Championship[15] in aLuchas de Apuestas ("bet match") where Zaius put his mask on the line.[16] Records are unclear on if or when he lost the championship.
Still working as Zaius the future Pentagón Jr. worked adark match try out forAAA on September 9, 2010, teaming with Pesadilla to defeat the team of Konami and Máscara Oriental.[17] In 2011 he began working for AAA on a regular basis, using the name "Dark Dragon", while also working on theindependent circuit as Zaius.[18] As Dark Dragon he joined AAA's mid-levelrudo[Note 1] groupLa Milicia. At the same time as he was given the "Dark Dragon" persona his brother then known as Máscara Oriental, was given a new name and mask, becoming known as Fénix.
On December 2, 2012, the Dark Dragon persona was abandoned and AAA reintroduced him as Pentagón Jr. at their major year-end showGuerra de Titanes ("War of the Titans"). He was introduced as the arch-enemy of the newly introducedOctagón Jr., just like the originalPentagón had been the storyline arch-enemy ofOctagón. Octagón, Octagón Jr. andLa Parka defeated Pentagón Jr.,La Parka Negra andSilver Cain.[19] Since several wrestler who held the name Pentagon had bad luck in their careers, there is the legend of the name Pentagon being cursed. Pentagón Jr.'s catchphrase, Cero Miedo (Zero Fear) was created to show no fear to the curse.[20] By mid-2013 Octagón Jr. left AAA, leaving Pentagón Jr. without any direction or storyline. On August 18 atHéroes Inmortales VII, Pentagón entered the 2013Copa Antonio Peña, but was defeated in the first round byEl Hijo del Fantasma.[21][22] On March 16, 2014, at AAA'sRey de Reyes show, Pentagón Jr. participated in an eight-manLucha de ApuestasDomo de la Muerte ("Dome of Death" bet match), but escaped the cage before the end, keeping his mask safe.[23][24][25] AtTriplemanía XXII, held on August 17, Pentagón Jr participated in a unification match for both theAAA Fusión Championship andAAA Cruiserweight Championship in a multi-man match that was won by El Hijo del Fantasma.[26][27] On November 17, Pentagón Jr. joined theLos Perros del Mal stable.[28] On December 7, Pentagón Jr. and his new stablemateJoe Líder won theAAA World Tag Team Championship by defeatingLos Güeros del Cielo (Angélico andJack Evans) andMyzteziz andFénix in a three-way match. They lost the title back to Angélico and Evans on October 4, 2015, atHéroes Inmortales IX.[29]
On March 23, 2016, Pentagón Jr. won the 2016Rey de Reyes tournament by defeating La Parka andVillano IV.[30] TheRey de Reyes victory was used to build him up as a challenger for theAAA Latin American Championship, which culminated with Pentagón Jr. defeating then-championPsycho Clown on July 3.[31] AtTriplemanía XXIV, on August 28, Pentagón Jr. lost the championship toJohnny Mundo.[32] Pentagón later lost a rematch to Mundo on January 20, 2017 at theGuerra de Titanes.[33] The following day, Pentagón announced that he no longer worked for AAA,[34] citing unhappiness from feeling restricted and held back by AAA.[35]
In August 2014, Pentagón was announced as one of five AAA wrestlers to star inLucha Underground, a new American television series onEl Rey.[36][37] Pentagón debuted on the third episode on November 12, where he was defeated by his brother, Fénix, in a three-way, that also includedDrago.[38] Over the next weeks, the two real-life brothers developed a storyline rivalry between them.[39] On February 4, 2015, Pentagón started a storyline about him breaking his opponent's arms; dedicating each broken arm as a sacrifice for his unknown master. On April 1, 2015, Pentagon participated in a tournament to crown the first LU Trios Champions. Pentagon, Sexy Star and Super Fly were defeated by Big Ryck, The Mack and Killshot. After the match, Pentagon attempted to break Super Fly's arm, but Star saved him. On April 8, 2015, Pentagon attacked Star and Super Fly, managing to break Super Fly's arm. On April 22, 2015, Pentagón was defeated by Sexy Star. On June 3, 2015, Pentagon defeated Sexy Star in a submission match. After the match, Pentagon attempted to sacrifice Sexy Star but was stopped by commentatorVampiro. Afterwards, Pentagón began attacking Vampiro, saying he would sacrifice him for his master. DuringUltima Lucha on August 5, 2015, Pentagón Jr. defeated Vampiro in a violent Cero Miedo match. After the match, at Vampiro's urging, Pentagón Jr. broke Vampiro's arm. Vampiro then revealed he was Pentagón Jr.'s master.
On the season two premiere on January 27, Pentagón attacked reigning Lucha Underground Champion,Mil Muertes following his successful defense againstIvelisse and broke Muertes' arm, turning face in the process. Pentagón unsuccessfully challenged for theLucha Underground Championship againstMatanza Cueto, the story-line monsterheel brother of authority figureDario Cueto in 2015. This match aired via tape delay on March 30, 2016.[40] AtUltima Lucha Dos on January 31, 2016, Pentagón took on the name "Pentagón Dark" after receiving further "training" from Vampiro in an attempt to once again challenge Matanza Cueto for the Lucha Underground Championship. After his bid to capture the title failed, he turned on Vampiro.[41]
AtAztec Warfare III Pentagón was attacked byBlack Lotus (who swore revenge on Pentagón for breaking her arm at Ultima Lucha Dos) along with Members of The Black Lotus TriadHitokiri,Doku andYurei and was eliminated byJohnny Mundo. Two weeks later he faced the Black Lotus triad members in a gauntlet match in a losing effort and got his arm broken by Black Lotus and El Dragon Azteca Jr, who also swore revenge on Pentagón for breaking his arm. On June 25 atUltima Lucha Tres, Pentagón Dark defeatedSon of Havoc in aladder match to win the vacantGift of the Gods Championship, which also earned him a future shot at the Lucha Underground Championship.[42] He cashed in his shot the following day and defeatedPrince Puma in a "Loser Must Retire" match to become the new Lucha Underground Champion.[42]
On June 13, 2018, Lucha Underground aired the first episode of the 4th season. At the first episode, Pentagón Dark won the Aztec Warfare to retain the title. Becoming the first person to ever do so.[43]
On March 18, 2017, Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix defeated The Young Bucks and the team ofMatt Sydal andRicochet in a three-way match to win the PWG World Tag Team Championship.[48] On October 20, Penta and Fénix were booked to lose the championship to The Chosen Bros (Jeff Cobb andMatt Riddle), ending their reign at 216 days.[49]
With the debut of Lucha Underground on American television, Pentagón Jr. began getting work on the USindependent circuit, working for various promotions when his AAA schedule would allow it. He began working for a variety of promotions in Latin America and the United States.
On July 23, 2016, Pentagón Jr. defeatedSami Callihan to winAAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined'sHeavyweight Championship.[50] On October 8, 2016, Pentagón Jr. put the championship on the line in aLucha de Apuestas tag team match where his brother Fénix put his mask on the line, while their opponent risked either their hair (Callihan) or their career (Jake Crist). The match ended when Callihan pinned Pentagón Jr. to regain the championship.[51]
During a January 21, 2017, show forThe Crash Lucha Libre promotion, Pentagón Jr.,Daga andGarza Jr. all came to the ring and later confirmed that they had left AAA. Since AAA owned the trademark to the name Pentagón Jr., he revealed that he would be known as "Penta el 0M" ("Cero Miedo", "Zero Fear").[2][34] The three hoped to able to use thePerros del Mal name on the independent circuit, but were unable to obtain the right and on January 24, Penta announced he was leavingPerros del Mal.[52] On January 27, Penta, Daga, Garza and Fénix el Rey announced the formation of a new stable in The Crash, namedLa Rebelión ("The Rebellion").[53]
On September 1, 2018, Penta El Zero lost toKenny Omega at the independent wrestling super showAll In. Following the match, the lights went dark and when they came onChris Jericho, dressed as Pentagon, attacked Omega before removing his mask to reveal himself.[54]
Penta 0M made his debut for the U.S. basedMajor League Wrestling (MLW) on January 11, 2018, where he defeated his brother Rey Fénix as part of MLW's "Zero Hour" show.[55] This would be taped for the April 20, 2018 debut episode ofMLW Fusion onBeIN Sports.[56] He would later earn a match forShane Strickland'sMLW World Heavyweight Championship, but lost the match.[57] The following month Los Lucha Bros (Pentagon and Fenix) defeated "Team TBD" (Jason Cade andJimmy Yuta) andThe Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien and Mike Patrick) to become the first holders of theMLW World Tag Team Championship in the restarted MLW.[58] The long-running rivalry between Penta 0M and L.A. Park also became part of the storyline in MLW, leading to L.A. Park defeating Pentagon in a "Mexican Massacre"No disqualification match on September 9, 2018. The Mexican Massacre match would later be selected as the "MLW Match of the Year" for 2018.[59] At MLW Fightland, held on November 8, 2018, Los Lucha Bros successfully defended the MLW World Tag Team Championship against L.A. Park and his sonEl Hijo de L.A. Park.[60]
Following his feud with Park, Lucha Bros began feuding with theHart Foundation (Teddy Hart,Davey Boy Smith Jr. andBrian Pillman Jr.) over the MLW Tag Team Championship.[61] On the January 4, 2019 episode ofMLW Fusion Pentagon lost to Teddy Hart[62] The team would hold the titles until February 2, 2019, when they lost the MLW Tag Team Championship to TheHart Foundation (Teddy Hart andDavey Boy Smith Jr.).[63] Penta and Fenix appeared at MLW's next event, Intimidation Games, which took place on March 2, 2019.[64]
Pentagón Jr. debuted withImpact Wrestling at an "Impact Wrestling vs Lucha Underground" co-promoted event atWrestleCon on April 6, 2018, winning a three-way match against Fénix andImpact World ChampionAustin Aries. It was subsequently announced that he would face Fénix in a singles match atRedemption on April 22.[65] However, followingAlberto El Patron's dismissal from the promotion, Pentagón Jr. and Fénix were announced as his replacement in the main event, this time for the Impact World Championship.[66] Pentagón Jr. pinned Aries to win the championship.[67] Two nights later atImpact Wrestling's television tapings, Pentagón Jr. successfully defended the championship againstEli Drake, which aired on May 10.[68] He also lost the championship to Aries at the tapings, which aired as part of theUnder Pressurespecial episode on May 31.[69][70]
On June 3, Pentagón Jr. headlined an Impact Wrestling "One Night Only" special show titled after his catchphrase,Zero Fear, defeating Drake andMoose.[71] He also entered a feud withSami Callihan, culminating in a match atSlammiversary XVI on July 22. The stipulation for the match became a "mask vs. hair" match when Callihan attempted to remove Pentagón Jr.'s mask after attacking him with a baseball bat. At Slammiversary, Pentagón Jr defeated Callihan; per the stipulation, he proceeded to shave Callihan's hair.[72] AtBound for Glory on October 14, Pentagón,Brian Cage and Fénix lost toOhio Versus Everything (Dave Crist,Jake Crist and Callihan) in aoVe Rules match.[73]
On June 5, 2018, it was announced that Pentagón Jr. was returning to AAA, participating in AAA'sPoker de Ases ("Poker Aces") match atTriplemanía XXVI, putting his mask on the line againstPsycho Clown,El Hijo del Fantasma andL.A. Park. On August 2, Pentagon and L.A. Park defeated Psycho Clown andPagano.
In the spring of 2018 Penta El 0M wrestled againstCarístico on the Mexican independent circuit, after which he threatened Carístico that he would "visit Carístico's home", making references to theConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre promotion. On June 29, 2018, Penta El 0M made a surprise appearance during the main event of CMLL'sSuper Viernes show, attacking Carístico during the match.[76]
It was announced in July 2024 that Pentagón Jr. andDeath Triangle stable-matesPac and Fénix 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 byMístico,Mascara Dorada andVolador Jr. by disqualification in a six-man tag team match.
During an independent circuit show in Georgia on February 1, 2019,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 Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fénix had agreed to a non-exclusive deal with AEW, due to their legal obligations to Lucha Underground.[77] They debuted at theDouble or Nothing pay-per-view on May 25, challenging The Young Bucks for theAAA World Tag Team Championship in a losing effort.[78] They won back the titles in a rematch organized by AAA on June 16 atVerano de Escándalo.[79]
On March 4, 2020, the Lucha Brothers formed a trio along withPac onDynamite known asDeath Triangle.[80] In August 2021, the Lucha Brothers took part in a four-team eliminator tournament for a shot at theAEW World Tag Team Championship, with the winners facing The Young Bucks atAll Out in a steel cage match, defeating the Varsity Blonds andJurassic Express to become number one contenders.[81][82] At All Out on September 5, they defeated the Young Bucks to win the AEW World Tag Team Championship for the first time. The match was widely praised by critics as one of the greatest steel cage matches of all time, and one of the best matches in AEW's history.[83][84] On the October 16 episode ofDynamite, Penta and Fenix lost their AAA World Tag Team Championship toFTR, who were disguised as the fictitious luchador tag team Las Super Ranas.[85] They lost the AEW World Tag Team Championship to Jurassic Express on the January 5, 2022 episode ofDynamite.[86]
On the February 23 episode ofDynamite, he and Pac defeated the Kings of the Black Throne (Brody King andMalakai Black). Prior to the match, he was accompanied to the ring byAlex Abrahantes, carried a shovel, donned a black hood with a full black ring attire and debuted the name "Penta Oscuro" (Dark Penta), a callback to his Lucha Underground gimmick "Pentagon Dark".[87] AtRevolution'sbuy-in show on March 6, Oscuro and Pac teamed withErick Redbeard in a trios match against the House of Black (now completed withBuddy Matthews), which they lost.[88] On the September 7 episode ofDynamite, Penta, Pac and Fénix defeatedBest Friends to win the recently vacatedAEW World Trios Championship.[89] The trio made their first title defense on the October 7 episode ofRampage, defeatingThe Dark Order.[90] At Full Gear on November 19, they successfully defended the titles againstThe Elite.[91] This led to a best of seven series which culminated on the January 11, 2023 episode ofDynamite, where The Elite defeated Death Triangle in a ladder match to become the new trios champions, ending their reign at 126 days.[92]
On the July 19 (taped July 17) episode ofRampage, Pentagon and Fenix defeatedPrivate Party, which wound up being his final appearance in AEW.[98] On December 1, Pentagon's contract with AEW expired, ending his five-year tenure with the promotion.[99]
Pentagón has two brothers who are also professional wrestlers, including his younger brother,Rey Fénix.[7] Pentagón has three daughters whom were also seated front row for his WWE debut.[8]
Pentagón shares a close friendship withGeorge Kittle. Kittle frequently incorporates Penta's signature "Cero Miedo" (Spanish for "No Fear" or "Zero Fear") taunt into hisNFL celebrations.[107]
^Arudo, referred to as a "Heel" in English, are those who portray the bad guys in pro wrestling.
^This was a tag team match, where Callihan andJake Crist defeated Pentagón Jr. andRey Fénix with Callihan winning theAAW Heavyweight Championship. Crist's career and Fénix's mask were also on the line.
^Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?".Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre and honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 29–40.ISBN978-0-06-085583-3.
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