Pentagón Jr.
Pentagón Jr.[a] (born February 5, 1985) is a Mexican masked luchador. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and competes under the ring name Penta El Zero Miedo. He also appears in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He wrestles in a tag team with his brother Rey Fénix called the Lucha Brothers.
| Pentagón Jr. | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Pentagón Jr. during a match in August 2018 | |
| Born | February 5, 1985 Ecatepec, Estado de México, Mexico |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Dark Dragon El Hijo del Cuchillo Penta El 0M Penta El Zero Penta El Zero M Penta El Zero Miedo Penta Oscuro Pentagón Dark Pentagón El 0M Pentagón Jr. Zaius |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 94 kg (207 lb) |
| Billed from | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Trained by | Gran Apache Skayde |
| Debut | 2007 |
Pentagón Jr. has also wrestled for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), Lucha Underground, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Major League Wrestling (MLW), Impact Wrestling, and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).
During his time in AEW, Pentagón Jr. has been a one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion and a one-time AEW World Trios Champion.
Career
changeAll Elite Wrestling
changeOn Feburary 2, 2019, the Lucha Brothers faced The Young Bucks in a match on the independent circuit. After the match The Bucks offered the Lucha Brothers a contract to join All Elite Wrestling (AEW). They would end up signing non-exclusive contracts because they were also signed to Lucha Underground at the time.[1]
At Double Or Nothing, the Lucha Brothers would make their AEW in-ring debut. They would lose the AAA World Tag Team Championships to the Young Bucks.[2] At AAA's Verano de Escándalo, they would win the titles back.[3] They would enter a tournament to crown the first AEW World Tag Team Champions but they lost in the finals to SoCal Uncensored.[4]
On the March 4, 2020 episode of Dynamite, Pentagón Jr. and Fenix would attack Orange Cassidy and Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) and join Pac to create a stable called Death Triangle.[5]
The Lucha Brothers would enter a number one contender tournament for the AEW World Tag Team Championship. On the August 27 edition of Rampage, they would defeat Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) to become number one contenders.[6] At All Out on September 5, 2021, the Lucha Brothers would defeat the Young Bucks in a steel cage match and would win the AEW World Tag Team Championships. This was Pentagón Jr.'s first championship in AEW.[7] Both Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez said that their match was the best cage match that they had ever seen, and that it was one of the best AEW matches in the company's history. Meltzer would rate the match 5.75 stars.[8] They would lose the AAA World Tag Team Championships to FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) on the October 16, 2021 episode of Dynamite and they would lose the AEW World Tag Team Championship to Jurassic Express on January 5, 2022 episode of Dynamite.[9][10]
On the September 7th episode of Dynamite, the Lucha Brothers would defeat Best Friends to become the new AEW World Trios Champions.[11] They would lose the titles to The Elite (Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks) on the January 11, 2023 episode of Dynamite.[12]
Footnotes
change- ↑ Like many masked luchadores in Mexico, Pentagón's real name is not made public.
References
change- ↑ "Young Bucks invite Pentagon Jr. & Fenix to AEW". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho, The Young Bucks vs. Pentagon Jr. and Fenix for the AAA Tag Titles, Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes, Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose vs. Kylie Rae". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Resultados Verano de Escándalo 2019 — Young Bucks vs. Lucha Bros". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ "10/30/2019 AEW Dynamite Results: The First Ever AEW World Tag Team Champions Are Crowned". Fightful. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ "PAC, Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix To Be Known As Death Triangle In AEW". Fightful. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage Results For 8/27/21 Tag Team Eliminator Tag-Team Match Jurassic Express vs. Lucha Bros". Fightful. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of CM Punk vs. Darby Allin, The Young Bucks vs. The Lucha Bros in a cage match for the AEW Tag Titles, Kenny Omega vs. Christian Cage for the AEW Title, Britt Baker vs. Kris Statlander for the AEW Women's Title, Chris Jericho vs. MJF". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Bryan Danielson, Adam Cole, and more at AEW All Out". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Saturday Night Dynamite Results for 10/16/21 Bryan Danielson vs. Bobby Fish plus more". Fightful. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ "1/5 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Hangman Page vs. Bryan Danielson for the AEW World Championship, Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix vs. Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus for the AEW Tag Titles, Ruby Soho vs. Jade Cargill to become the first TBS Champion, Malakai Black vs. Brian Pillman Jr". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ "9/7 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Tony Khan addressing the status of the AEW World Championship and AEW Trios Titles, MJF's return promo, Wheeler Yuta vs. Daniel Garcia for the ROH Pure Rules Title, Death Triangle vs. Best Friends, Interim AEW Women's Champ Toni Storm vs. Penelope Ford in an eliminator match". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ "1/11 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Death Triangle vs. The Elite in a ladder match for the AEW Trios Titles, Jon Moxley vs. Hangman Page, Bryan Danielson vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Jamie Hayter and Britt Baker vs. Saraya and Toni Storm, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry and Hook vs. Big Bill and Lee Moriarty". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
