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.
Zairus
Billed height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Billed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Trained by Gran Apache[2]
Teddy Hart[3]
Debut 2010

Pentagón Jr. (born February 26, 1985)[1] is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. He is signed with Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and also wrestles for Lucha Underground. 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.[4]

Professional wrestling career

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (2010–present)

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.[5][6] 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.[7][8][9] On March 16, 2014, at Rey de Reyes, Pentagón participated in a Lucha de Apuestas eight-man Domo de la Muerte.[10][11][12] 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.[13][14] On November 17, Pentagón Jr. joined the Los Perros del Mal stable.[15] 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.[16] On March 23, 2016, Pentagón Jr. won the 2016 Rey de Reyes.[17]

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.[18][19] 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.[20] Over the next weeks, the two real-life brothers developed a storyline rivalry between them.[21]

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 will 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, the story-line monster heel brother of authority figure Dario Cueto in 2015. This match aired via tape delay on March 30, 2016.[22]

Other promotions

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.[23] He was eliminated from the tournament in his second round match two days later by eventual tournament winner Zack Sabre Jr.[24]

On April 20, 2016, Pentagón Jr. took part in the inaugural event of Akebono's Ōdō promotion in Tokyo, Japan, defeating Fénix.[25]

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.[2]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  3. ↑ Mouallem, Omar (March 23, 2016). "The Rise and Fall of Wrestling's Weed-Dealing, Cat-Breeding Phenom". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre and honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
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  6. ↑ "Guerra de Titanes, Minuto a Minuto ¡En Vivo!". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). December 2, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
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  8. ↑ Boutwell, Josh (October 19, 2013). "Viva la Raza! Lucha Weekly 10/19/13". Wrestleview. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
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  11. ↑ Valdés, Apolo (March 16, 2014). "Fénix ganó en el Domo de la Muerte, rapó a Steve Pain". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved March 17, 2014.
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  13. ↑ "Noche de Leyenda en Triplemanía XXII". Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (in Spanish). August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
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  25. ↑ 曙の王道が開始！旗揚げ戦で勝利した曙は「このメインが俺らがめざしていた王道プロレスなんです」. Battle News (in Japanese). April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
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  31. ↑ Mexicool, Rey (September 26, 2012). "Video: Las declaraciones de Fénix y Dark Dragon, tras ganar el título de XMW". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved September 6, 2013.

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