Cien Caras Jr. (born October 18, 1976) is a Mexican ''

luchador Lucha libre (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term used in Latin America for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form ...

enmascarado'', or masked

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currently working for the Mexican

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International Wrestling Revolution Group International Wrestling Revolution Group (Grupo Internacional Revolución in Spanish; the Spanish name is used for the promotion while the English initials are used for the title governing body) is a Lucha Libre promotion based in Naucalpan, Sta ...

(IWRG) portraying a ''

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'' ("Bad guy") wrestling character. Cien Caras 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. He is not a blood relative of wrestler

Cien Caras Carmelo Reyes González (born October 18, 1949) is a Mexican retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Cien Caras ("Hundred Faces"). He is best known for his appearances with the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Personal l ...

, but instead is using the ring name with permission from Cien Caras.

Professional wrestling career

In ''Lucha Libre'' it is traditional to keep the true identify of a

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a secret, not revealing their real names and oftentimes not revealing what previous

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s they have competed under. While Cien Caras Jr. is listed as having made his professional wrestling debut in 1997 under the name "Sheriff", it has not been confirmed if he previously worked under a masked or unmasked ring identity and then adopted the masked character "Sheriff" afterwards. While he later competed as "Cien Caras Jr." he started his wrestling career using the name Sheriff, working mainly in and around his native city of

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. Arena Coliseo in Guadalajara is associated with

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (''EMLL'') (''Mexi ...

's (CMLL) wrestling school, but also promotes weekly wrestling shows featuring trainees, CMLL contracted wrestlers and local workers who are not officially affiliated with CMLL. From 1997 until 2005 Sheriff worked primarily in Guadalajara, primarily in lower to mid position of the card.

Cien Caras Jr. (2005–present)

He became Cien Caras Jr. in 2005, adopting the masked character of a son of wrestler Carmelo Reyes González, better known as

. He also began teaming with

Hijo de Cien Caras Eustacio Jiménez Ibarra (March 21, 1976 – November 29, 2010) was a Mexican '' Luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler better known by the ring name of El Hijo de Cien Caras. The name is Spanish for "the Son of Cien Caras." ...

, like Cien Caras Jr. he was not an actual son of Reyes, but paid to use the character. Together the team held the Occidente (Western States) Tag Team Championship from December 11, 2005 when they defeated the team of Flash I and Flash II until June 10, 2007 where they lost the titles to the team of

El Sagrado El Sagrado (born June 19, 1980) is a Mexican ''Luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). His ring name is Spanish for "The ...

and

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. After the loss of the Occidente Tag Team Championship the fictional sons of Cien Caras began working for

(IWRG) where they began teaming with

Máscara Año 2000 Jr. Ángel Omar Reyes Franco (born 16 January 1977) is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador'' or professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known as Máscara Año 2000 Jr. He is working for Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA), and International ...

, son of

Máscara Año 2000 Jesús Reyes González (born 10 March 1958) is a Mexican ''Luchador'', or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Máscara Año 2000 or Máscara Año Dos Mil. His ring name is Spanish for "Mask of the year 2000", originally referri ...

and nephew of Cien Caras. The three formed a group called ''

Los Junior Dinamitas ''Los Capos Junior'' (Spanish for "The Junior Bosses") is a Mexican professional wrestling group, called a stable, which is working on the Mexican Independent circuit, including regular appearances for International Wrestling Revolution Group (IW ...

'' ("The Junior Dynamites"), or ''Los Junior Capos'', the next generation of ''

Los Hermanos Dinamita Los Capos (Spanish for "The Bosses") was a Lucha Libre stable consisting of Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000 (often written as "Dos Mil") and Universo 2000, and at one point also included Apolo Dantés. Los Capos is also often referred to as ''Los ...

'' (Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000 Sr. and

Universo 2000 Andrés Reyes González (April 18, 1963 – May 1, 2018) was a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who was best known under the ring name Universo 2000. Reyes made his professional wrestling debut in 1985 and worked for Consejo Mundial de ...

). During an IWRG show on April 29, 2010

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wrestler Silver King showed up for the show, allegedly to promote the movie "Nacho Libre II" but ended up starting an interpromotional feud between AAA and IWRG. ''Los Junior Dinamitas'' quickly came to the defense of IWRG, wrestling against Silver King and other AAA representatives such as

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, Chessman and Cibernético. During AAA's

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''Los Junior Dinamitas'' made a surprise appearance moments after Silver King and

Último Gladiador Gerardo Campos Poza (born March 28, 1978), better known under his ring name Último Gladiador (Spanish for "Last Gladiator") is a Mexican ''Luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler. Campos currently works for the Mexican prof ...

won the

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to challenge the new champions. This marked the first time IWRG wrestlers appeared on AAA television. On November 29, 2010, Cien Caras Jr.'s tag team partner of many years, El Hijo de Cien Caras, was assassinated in

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. Following Hijo de Cien Caras, Cien Caras Jr. began working regularly with Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and Hijo de Máscara Año 2000. In September, 2011 IWRG held a trios tournament to determine the next challengers for the

IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship The IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship (''Campeon Intercontinental Trios de IWRG'' in Spanish) is a ''Trios'' (six-man) tag team Championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha libre professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revol ...

. In the preliminary round ''Los Capos Junior'' outlasted the teams of ''

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'' (

Bestia 666 Leornardo Carrera Lizarraga (born May 14, 1989) is a Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Bestia 666. He is currently working for various promotions across Mexico, while also performing in the United State ...

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*Damiani, an Italian surname *Damiano (disambiguation) *Damien (disambiguation) ...

and

X-Fly Juan Francisco Domínguez (born September 8, 1977) is a Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler, currently performing under the ring name X-Fly. He is also known as the original Mosco de la Merced ("Mosquito of the Mercy"), a name which has ...

) and ''

Los Psycho Circus Los Psycho Circus is a ''Lucha libre'', or professional wrestling, trio who worked for the Mexico City based Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) as a '' tecnico'' (good guy) team. The trio consists of three '' enmascarado'', or masked, wrestlers know ...

'' (

Monster Clown Rafael Ramírez Solorza (born February 24, 1976) is a Mexican ''Luchador'', better known by the ring name Monster Clown and previously worked as Aliens between 2004 and 2007 before adopting his current ring name. He is currently under contract ...

Murder Clown Murder Clown (born March 1, 1986) is the ring name of a Mexican ''Luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler currently signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). Murder Clown's ring character is that of a nightmarish clown and h ...

and

Psycho Clown Psycho Clown (born December 16, 1985) is the ring name of a Mexican '' Luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler currently signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). Psycho Clown's ring character is that of a nightmarish clown a ...

) to earn a match for the championship at a later date. He was one of 10 wrestlers to put his mask on the line in the 2011 '' Castillo del Terror'' ("Tower of Terror") match, but escaped the

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halfway through the match, keeping his mask safe. On December 1, 2011 ''Los Capos Junior'' defeated ''Los Perros del Mal'' to win the IWRG Intercontinental Championship. The team would hold the titles for 177 days, until May 27, 2012 where they lost to ''La Familia de Tijuana'' (Damian 666, Headhunter A and X-Fly)., ''Los Capos Junior'', in this case Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 and Cien Caras Jr., participated in the 2012 '' Gran Legado'' ("Great Legacy") tournament, but lost to the father/son team of

Pirata Morgan Pedro Ortiz Villanueva (born July 29, 1962) is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, and wrestling trainer who is best known under the ring name Pirata Morgan. Ortiz made his professional wrestling debut in 1979 and has in the last 20 ye ...

and

Hijo de Pirata Morgan Antheus Ortiz Chávez, better known under the ring name Hijo de Pirata Morgan (born February 28, 1992 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion ...

., He also worked a number of shows for Hijo del Santo's ''Todo X el Todo'' promotion, often teaming up with his storyline father Cien Caras, at times working against Cien Caras' rival

Rayo de Jalisco Jr. Rayo de Jalisco Jr. (Spanish for "Lightning Bolt from Jalisco Jr."; born January 1, 1960) is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado (masked professional wrestler) whose real name has not been revealed, per Lucha Libre traditions. Ray ...

and his son Rayman including a match for the vacant WWA Tag Team Championship. On December 16, 2011, at AAA's

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, Máscara Año 2000 Jr. formed the stable ''El Consejo'' ("The Council") with former CMLL workers

El Texano Jr. Juan Aguilar Leos (born July 31, 1984) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Texano Jr. Aguilar is the son of Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui, who wrestled under the name El Texano; Aguilar's brother ...

and Toscano, while he did not officially split from the other Junior Capos he worked less and less with the other two members. The team would hold the titles for 177 days, until May 27, 2012 where they lost to ''La Familia de Tijuana'' (Damian 666, Headhunter A and X-Fly). On June 21, 2012 Cien Caras Jr. defeated Headhunter A to win the

IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship The IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (''Campeon Intercontinental Peso Completo IWRG'' in Spanish) is a singles Championship in the Mexican ''lucha libre'' (Professional wrestling) promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (I ...

. ''Los Capos Junior'', participated in the 2012 '' Gran Legado'' ("Great Legacy") tournament, but lost to the father/son team of

and

., The duo also participated in the 2012 '' Guerra de Empresas'' ("Battle of the promotions") tournament, representing IWRG. The team qualified for the finals by defeating ''La Familia de Tijuana'' (Damian 666 and X-Fly) and ''El Consejo'' (

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and

) but lost to Cibernético and

La Parka Adolfo Margarito Tapia Ibarra (November 14, 1965) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'' ( masked professional wrestler), who currently performs as L. A. Park for Major League Wrestling in the United States, where he is a former MLW World Tag ...

(representing

Lucha Libre AAA World Wide Antonio Peña Promotions, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide is a Mexican Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) promotion based in Mexico City, Mexico. Commonly referred to as simply AAA (pronounced "triple A"; an abbreviation of its or ...

(AAA)) in the finals., Cien Caras Jr. participated in the main event of IWRG's 2012 '' Festival de las Máscaras'', where he teamed up with Lucha Libre legends

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and

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, only to lose to

El Canek Felipe Estrada (born June 19, 1952), known as El Canek or simply Canek, is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' or masked professional wrestler best known for the 20 years he worked for the Universal Wrestling Association where he held the UWA Wo ...

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and

El Solar El Solar (born May 26, 1956 in Zacoalco de Torres, Jalisco, Mexico) is the ring name of a Mexican '' Luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler who has been working in Mexico since 1975. El Solar's real name is not a matter of publi ...

, replacing Cien Caras at the last minute. IWRG held a tournament to determine the number 1 contender for the

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, a tournament Cien Caras Jr. won by defeating

Oficial AK-47 Mario Pardo Villagómez (born February 14, 1984) is a Mexican ''luchador'', best known under the ring name Oficial AK-47. As Oficial AK-47 he is part of a group called ''Los Oficiales'' that has worked for International Wrestling Revolution Group ...

in the first round, Hijo de Pirata Morgan in the second round and Veneno in the finals. A week later he unsuccessfully challenged

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for the title. Cien Caras Jr. along with Máscara Año 2000 Jr.,

and

competed in a four-way, steel cage match billed by IWRG as '' Prison Fatal'' ("Deadly Prison"). During the match Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 interfered, which caused

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to enter the match as well to escalate the rivalry between ''Los Piratas'' and ''Los Capos Junior''. The match ended with Pirata Morgan being the last man in the cage and thus had his hair shaved off. On March 31, 2013 Cien Caras Jr. and Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 competed in IWRG's '' La Guerra de Familias'' ("War of the Families") tournament. The team defeated Heavy Metal and Danny Casas in the first round and then

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in the finals when

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was unable to compete to win the tournament. A week later ''Los Junior Dinamitas'' wrestled Trauma I and

for the IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship, but lost. On January 26, 2014, Caras Jr. lost the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship to Vampiro Canadiense, ending his nineteen-month reign.

Championships and accomplishments

CMLL Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (''EMLL'') (''Mexi ...

CMLL runs a wrestling school in Guadalajara, attending the school does not automatically put them under contract with CMLL ** Occidente Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) **Occidente Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with

El Hijo de Cien Caras Eustacio Jiménez Ibarra (March 21, 1976 – November 29, 2010) was a Mexican '' Luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler better known by the ring name of El Hijo de Cien Caras. The name is Spanish for "the Son of Cien Caras." ...

** Occidente Trios Championship ( 1 time) – with Asesino Negro and Asesino Negro Jr. *

( 1 time) **

( 1 time) – with

Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 (born 1986) 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 ...

and

**''La Guerra de Familias'' tournament (2013) – with Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 *

World Wrestling Association The World Wrestling Association (WWA) (Asociación Mundial de Lucha Libre in Spanish) is a lucha libre promotion based in the Tijuana-area of Mexico. It was founded in 1986 by Benjamin Mora Jr.. It featured some of Mexico's best ''luchadores'' a ...

**WWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

Footnotes

References

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