Pentagón Jr.

Pentagón Jr.

Pentagón Jr. in the ring at Rey de Reyes (2013)
Born (1985-02-26) February 26, 1985[1]
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Residence Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Dark Dragon
Pentagón Dark
Pentagón Jr.
Penta el 0M[2]
Penta el Zero M[3]
Zairus
Billed height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[4]
Billed weight 94 kg (207 lb)[4]
Trained by Gran Apache[5]
Teddy Hart[6]
Debut 2010

Pentagón Jr. (born February 26, 1985)[1] also known as Pentagón Dark and currently Penta el 0M or Penta el Zero M (Cero Miedo, "Zero Fear") is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. He recently worked for Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) and also wrestles for Lucha Underground, and is one-half of the current Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) World Tag Team Champions, also in his first reign. In January 2017 he left AAA and announced that he was working for Mexican wrestling promotion "The Crash". 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.[7]

Professional wrestling career

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2010–2017)

In 2010, Pentagón made his AAA debut and worked under the names of Dark Dragon and Zairus. However, he changed his name to Pentagón Jr. at Guerra de Titanes 2012 on December 2, joining La Sociedad.[8][9] On March 17, 2013, at Rey de Reyes, Pentagón participated in the Rey de Reyes tournament, but was defeated in the first round against El Mesías.

On August 18 at Héroes Inmortales VII, Pentagón entered the 2013 Copa Antonio Peña, but was defeated in the first round by El Hijo del Fantasma.[10][11][12] On March 16, 2014, at Rey de Reyes, Pentagón participated in a Lucha de Apuestas eight-man Domo de la Muerte.[13][14][15] On August 17 at Triplemanía XXII, Pentagón participated in a match for the AAA Fusión Championship and AAA Cruiserweight Championship, but the match was won by El Hijo del Fantasma.[16][17] On November 17, Pentagón Jr. joined the Los Perros del Mal stable.[18] On December 7, Pentagón Jr. and his new stablemate Joe Líder won the AAA World Tag Team Championship by defeating Los Güeros del Cielo (Angélico and Jack Evans) and Myzteziz and Fénix in a three-way match. They lost the title back to Angélico and Evans on October 4, 2015, at Héroes Inmortales IX.[19]

On March 23, 2016, Pentagón Jr. won the 2016 Rey de Reyes.[20] On July 3, Pentagón Jr. defeated Psycho Clown to win the AAA Latin American Championship.[21] In July, it was announced that Pentagón will defend his title against Johnny Mundo at Triplemanía XXIV.[22] At the event, on August 28, Pentagón lost his championship to Mundo following a low blow from Taya.[23]

Pentagón later lost a rematch to Mundo on January 20, 2017 at the 2017 Guerra de Titanes show.[24] The following day, Pentagón quit AAA,[25] due to unhappiness from feeling restricted and held back by AAA.[26]

Lucha Underground (2014–present)

In August 2014, Pentagón was announced as one of five AAA wrestlers to star in Lucha Underground, a new American television series on El Rey.[27][28] Pentagón debuted on the third episode on November 12, where he was defeated by his brother, Fénix, in a three-way, that also included Drago.[29] Over the next weeks, the two real-life brothers developed a storyline rivalry between them.[30] 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 commentator Vampiro. Afterwards, Pentagón began attacking Vampiro, saying he would sacrifice him for his master. During Ultima 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 against Ivelisse and broke Muertes' arm, turning face in the process. Pentagón unsuccessfully challenged for the Lucha Underground Championship against Matanza Cueto, the story-line monster heel brother of authority figure Dario Cueto in 2015. This match aired via tape delay on March 30, 2016.[31] At Ultima 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.[32]

At Aztec Warfare III Pentagón was attacked by Black Lotus (who swore revenge on Pentagón for breaking her arm at Ultima Lucha Dos) along with Members of The Black Lotus Triad Hitokiri, Doku and Yurei and was eliminated by Johnny 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 at Ultima Lucha Tres, Pentagón Dark defeated Son of Havoc in a ladder match to win the vacant Gift of the Gods Championship, which also earned him a future shot at the Lucha Underground Championship.[33] He cashed in his shot the following day and defeated Prince Puma in a "Loser Must Retire" match to become the new Lucha Underground Champion.[33]

Independent circuit (2015–present)

In 2015, after the debut of Lucha Underground on American television, Pentagón Jr. began making appearances on the US independent circuit as his AAA contract allowed him to take independent bookings when they did not conflict with his contractual obligations to AAA. On August 28, 2015, Pentagón Jr. made his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) by entering the 2015 Battle of Los Angeles tournament, defeating Drago in his first round match.[34] He was eliminated from the tournament in his second round match two days later by eventual tournament winner Zack Sabre Jr.[35] On September 2, 2016, Pentagón Jr. returned to PWG, entering the 2016 Battle of Los Angeles, from which he was eliminated in the first round by Marty Scurll.[36] Two days later, Pentagón Jr. and Fénix unsuccessfully challenged The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) for the PWG World Tag Team Championship.[37]

On November 28, 2015, Pentagón Jr. made his debut for AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined, losing to Chris Hero.[38] On July 23, 2016, Pentagón Jr. defeated Sami Callihan to win AAW's Heavyweight Championship.[39] On October 8 Pentagón Jr. put the championship in a Lucha 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 with Callihan pinned Pentagón Jr. to regain the championship.

On April 20, 2016, Pentagón Jr. took part in the inaugural event of Akebono's Ōdō promotion in Tokyo, Japan, defeating Fénix.[40]

During a January 21, 2017, show for The Crash promotion, Pentagón Jr., Daga and Garza 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][25] The three hoped to able to use the Perros del Mal name on the independent circuit, but were unable to obtain the right and on January 24, Penta announced he was leaving Perros del Mal.[41] On January 27, Penta, Daga, Garza and Fénix el Rey announced the formation of a new stable named La Rebelión ("The Rebellion").[42]

On March 18, 2017, Penta el 0M and Rey Fenix defeated The Young Bucks and the team of Matt Sydal and Ricochet in a three-way match to win the PWG World Tag Team Championship.[43]

Personal life

Pentagón Jr's. father and two brothers are also professional wrestlers; his father worked as Fuego, while his brothers perform under the ring names Fénix and Niño de Fuego.[5]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Sami Callihan (hair) Pentagón Jr. (championship) Berwyn, Illinois, U.S. Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament - Day 2 October 8, 2016 [Note 1][53]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ This was a tag team match, where Callihan and Jake Crist defeated Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix with Callihan winning the AAW Heavyweight Championship. Crist's career and Fénix's mask were also on the line.

References

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