Espanto Jr. (CMLL)

This article is about The current wrestler using this name. For The first wrestler to use this name, see Espanto Jr..
Espanto Jr.
Born March 26, 1986
Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Moro Jr.
El Hijo del Pentagón
Espanto Jr.
Billed height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Billed weight 90 kg (200 lb)
Trained by Espanto Jr.
El Hijo del Gladiador
Debut October 2001

Espanto Jr. (born March 26, 1986 in Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a rudo ("bad guy") wrestling character. Espanto Jr.'s 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.[1] He is the son of the original Espanto Jr. and part of an extensive wrestling family.

Personal life

Espanto Jr. is the son of professional wrestler Jesús Andrade Salas, the first wrestler to use the ring name Espanto Jr..[2][3] He is the grandson of El Moro (Spanish for "The Moor") and the nephew of Jose Andrade Salasa, best known under the ring name "Brilliante", Moro III (real name not revealed), a brother who worked both as Zafiro and Pentagoncito, Sergio (Diamante), César, better known as Kevin, Manuel ("El Fúnebre") and Juan who also played the part of Zafiro at one point in his career.[2][4] His cousin is Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) headliner La Sombra.[2]

Professional wrestling career

The wrestler later known as Espanto Jr. made his debut in October or 2001 under the name El Moro Jr. a tribute to both his father and grandfather. Initially he worked primarily at the Andrade family owned Arena Olimpico Laguna in Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico. In 2010 he adopted the ring identity of El Hijo del Pentagón, or "The Son of Pentagón" based on the Pentagón character that his father was the first wrestler to play.[5]

Espanto Jr. (2012–present)

In 2012 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) introduced their Generacion 2012, ("Generation 2012"), basically the 2012 "graduating class" from CMLL's wrestling school. The group included Oro Jr. Herodes Jr., Taurus, Genesis, Guerrero Negro Jr. and Akuma as well as a familiar name, Espanto Jr. who wore the distinctive black and white mask of the original Espanto I and Espanto Jr. and was later revealed to be the son of the original Espanto, who had used the ring name from 1984 until 1994.[6] In the weeks and months following the introduction of Generacion 2012 wrestler "Hijo del Espanto" publicly stated that he was the rightful holder of the rights to the Espanto name, given to him by the only remaining, living member of the original Los Espantos, Espanto II. Hijo del Espanto demanded that Espanto Jr. changed his name, but neither the wrestler nor CMLL ever responded to the request.[7] Espanto Jr. made his in ring debut for CMLL on September 18, 2012 on an Arena Mexico show where he teamed up with fellow Generacion 2012 member Herodoes Jr., losing his debut match to Bengala and Oro Jr.[8] Espanto Jr. was one of 20 participants in the 2013 Torneo Sangre Nueva ("New Blood Tournament"), his first significant match in CMLL and in a tournament specifically designed to bring attention to the young, low ranking wrestlers of the promotion. He participated in qualifying block A that wrestled on February 26, 2013 where he was one of 10 wrestlers in the torneo cibernetico, multi-man elimination match. He was eliminated by Hombre Bala Jr. as the fifth man eliminated over all, he did not eliminate anyone himself.[9] In late March, 2013 Espanto Jr. was announced as one of the Novatos, or rookies, in the 2013 Torneo Gran Alternativa, or "Great Alternative tournament". The Gran Alternativa pairs a rookie with an experienced wrestler for a tag team tournament.[10] Espanto Jr. was teamed up with veteran wrestler Mr. Niebla and competed in Block B that took place on the April 19, 2013 Super Viernes show. The team defeated Camaleón and Brazo de Plata in the first round, but lost to Bobby Zavala and Rey Escorpión in the second round to be eliminated from the tournament.[11]

In wrestling

Lucha de Apuesta record

Wager Winner Loser Location Date Notes
Hair Sexy Psicis Moro Jr. Gómez Palacio, Durango November 20, 2008  
Mask Moro Jr. Radioactivo Gómez Palacio, Durango] February 28, 2009  

References

  1. ↑ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Madigan, Dan (2007). "A family Affair". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 224–228. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  3. ↑ "Espanto Jr. se presenta este 18/Sep/12 en la Arena México" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. September 15, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ Flores Maltos, Joel (January 23, 2011). "Brillante, una joya de la lucha libre". El Siglo del Torreon (in Spanish). Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Pentagón: Informacion classificaca AAA". LuchaLibreAAA (in Spanish). Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Confecencia de prensa 79 aniversario del CMLL" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. August 27, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  7. ↑ Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 30, 2012). "Video: Hijo del Espanto demandara a Espanto Jr. de la generación 2012 del CMLL." (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  8. ↑ "¡Amargo debut para Espanto Jr. en el CMLL!" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. September 18, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Soberano, finalista de Sangre Nueva". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). February 27, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  10. ↑ "CMLL inicia el Torneo de la Gran Alternativa" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. March 21, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  11. ↑ Valdés, Apolo (April 20, 2013). "Místico y Averno por el Campeonato Nacional Welter". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. Retrieved April 20, 2013.