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

(CMLL) portraying a ''

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'' ("Bad guy") wrestling character. Hijo de Máscara Año 2000'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 a second-generation wrestler, 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 ...

, nephew of

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 ...

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 ...

. In 2019 he joined forces with his cousins

El Cuatrero El Cuatrero (born 1996) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, where he is currently signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. Best known for his work for '' Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre'' (CMLL) based in Mexico Cit ...

, Sansón,

Forastero Forastero (born July 30, 1994) is the ring name of a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, currently signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. He is known for his work for Mexico City-based ''Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libr ...

and Universo 2000 Jr. as part of ''Sangre Dinamita''. From 2007 through 2017 Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 was a mainstay in

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) where he won 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 Revolu ...

with

Cien Caras Jr. Cien Caras Jr. (born October 18, 1976) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) portraying a ''rudo'' ...

and

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 ...

, the

IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship The IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship is a professional wrestling Championship (professional wrestling), championship promoted by the Mexican ''lucha libre'' (Professional wrestling) professional wrestling promotion, promotion International Wres ...

and the

IWRG Rey del Ring Championship The IWRG Rey del Ring (Spanish for "King of the Ring") refers both to an annual tournament and a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha libre professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group ( ...

. He is not related to either Cien Caras Jr., Máscara Año 2000 Jr. nor

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." H ...

Professional wrestling career

In ''Lucha Libre'' it is traditional to keep the true identity of a masked wrestler a secret, not revealing their real names and oftentimes not revealing what previous

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s they have competed under. While Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 is listed as having made his professional wrestling debut in 2007 it has not been confirmed if he previously worked under a masked or unmasked ring identity and then took on the name "Hijo de Máscara Año 2000". It is not verified if he really is the son of

, even though his name literally means "Son of Máscara Año 2000". Out of all the wrestlers billed as being sons of Máscara Año 2000 or his brother

, only one,

, has been confirmed as being a biological relative, while two others

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." H ...

and Cien Caras, Jr. were confirmed as not being related to the family. One of his early appearances as "Hijo de Máscara Año 2000" was on July 26, 2007 when he participated in the inaugural ''

Rey del Ring The IWRG Rey del Ring (Spanish for "King of the Ring") refers both to an annual tournament and a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha libre professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group ( ...

'' ("King of the Ring") tournament, eliminated as the 26th overall competitor as

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won the 30-man tournament. In the subsequent months he began teaming with Máscara Año 2000, Jr. (his brother) and

(Not related) to form ''

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'', also referred to as ''Los Dinamitas Junior'' after the team '' Los Capos / Los Hermanos Dinamita'' ("The Bosses / The Dynamite Brothers") formed by their "fathers". In April 2010, the Mexico State wrestling commission stripped the team of

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and

Cerebro Negro Ricardo Antonio Morales Gonzalez (born September 30, 1973 in Mexico City, Mexico), better known under the ring name Cerebro Negro ("Black Brain"), is a Mexican ''luchador'', or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican profess ...

of the

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as Cerebro Negro had not wrestled in the State of Mexico for 90 days. Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 and Máscara Año 2000, Jr. teamed up with their father for the tournament, qualifying for the finals by defeating first the team of Chico Che, Ultraman, Jr. and Zatura and then

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, Brazo Metálico and Hijo del Brazo de Plata to qualify for the finals of the tournament. The following week ''Los Máscaras Año 2000'' lost to the team of ''Los Gringos VIP'' ( Avisman,

El Hijo del Diablo Juan Carlos Gonzales (born November 4, 1962 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico), better known under the ring name ''El Hijo del Diablo'' (Spanish for "The Son of the Devil"), is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler currently working on th ...

and Gringo Loco) in the finals of the tournament. IWRG created a new championship in early 2011 called the

, designed specifically for second-generation wrestlers, either actual or fictional second-generation wrestlers. Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 was one of ten wrestlers who participated in the tournament to determine the first champion. In the first round Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 defeated Bobby Lee, Jr. and in the second round he defeated Ultraman, Jr. only to be defeated by Hijo de L.A. Park in the semi-final match and thus eliminated from the tournament. In September, 2011 IWRG held a trios tournament to determine the next challengers for the

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

Los Perros del Mal Los Perros del Mal (''English: The Dogs of Evil'') was a Mexican ''Lucha libre'' wrestling group stable, originally competed in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and in Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA). The name (meaning "The Dogs of Evil") is a pla ...

'' (

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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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 ''

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'' (

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 ...

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and

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) 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,

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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 ...

., A few days later Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 put his mask on the line against Bestia 666, who put the IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship on the line, Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 won the match, kept his mask and became the IWRG Junior de Juniors Champion. ''Los Capos Junior'', primarily Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 and Cien Caras, Jr. since Máscara Año 2000, Jr. had joined the '' La Consejo'' group in

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, 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 El Texano, Jr.) but lost to

Cibernético Octavio López Arreola (born April 12, 1975) is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known under the ring name Cibernético and for working for the Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) promotion in Mexico. During AAA's short partnership with t ...

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 AAA) in the finals. On September 16, 2012 Hijo de Pirata Morgan won the IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship from Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 in a match where Hijo de Pirata Morgan's Rey del Ring Championship was also on the line. On March 31, 2013 Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 and Cien Caras, Jr. competed in IWRG's '' La Guerra de Familias'' ("War of the Families") tournament. The team defeated Heavy Metal and

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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

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for the IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship, but lost. On May 4, 2014, Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 won the 2014 Rey del Ring tournament and the Rey del Ring Championship. On October 5, 2014, The IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion El Hijo de Dos Caras defeated Hijo de Mascara Año 2000 on a Title Vs. Title match after both previously shared a tag team match against Relevos Increibles Suicidas lost Cien Caras Jr. and Demon Clown.. Año 2000 regained the title on January 11, 2015.

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2019–present)

Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 made his surprise debut at

(CMLL)'s '' Juicio Final'' where he, along with his cousins

, Sansón,

and Universo 2000 Jr. tried to help Máscara Año 2000 defeat

Último Guerrero José Gutiérrez Hernández (born March 1, 1972), better known by his ring name Último Guerrero (Spanish for ''Last Warrior''), is a Mexico, Mexican (or Professional wrestling, professional wrestler), who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Li ...

, but was unable to do so.

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) – with Cien Caras, Jr. and Máscara Año 2000, Jr. **

( 1 time) **

(

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) **

(

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) **'' Guerra de Familias'' (2013) – with Cien Caras, Jr. **'' Guerra Revolucionaria''

References

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