Jesús Reyes González (born 10 March 1958) is a Mexican ''
Luchador
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'', or
professional wrestler
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, best known under the
ring name
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Máscara Año 2000 or Máscara Año Dos Mil. His ring name is Spanish for "
Mask
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of the year 2000", originally referring to the mask Reyes wore while wrestling. Reyes was forced to unmask when he lost a ''
Lucha de Apuesta'' (bet match) to
Perro Aguayo
Pedro Aguayo Damián (18 January 1946 — 3 July 2019) better known as "(El) Perro Aguayo" (Aguayo the dog) and El Can de Nochistlan (The Nochistlan Dog) was a Mexican wrestler through the 1970s to the 1990s.
Aguayo was the first person ever ...
in 1993. Throughout his career Reyes has often teamed with his two brothers Carmelo, who wrestles as
Cien Caras and the late Andrés, who wrestled as
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 ...
, the three were collectively known as ''Los Hermanos Dinamita'' ("The Dynamite Brothers") or ''
Los Capos
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 ...
'' ("The Bosses") when they teamed with
Apolo Dantés
José Luis Amezcua Muñoz (born September 28, 1968) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, trainer and promoter, best known by his ring name Apolo Dantés. He is the son of Alfonso Dantés, a successful and respected ''luchador' ...
.
Reyes has earned the nickname "''El Padre de más de 20''" ("Father of more than 20") by wrestling commentators even though he does not quite have 20 children.
Professional wrestling career
Jesús Reyes was the second of the Reyes brothers to take up professional wrestling, making his debut in 1977, only a few years after his older brother
Carmelo Reyes González who wrestled under the
ring name
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"Cien Caras".
Reyes took the name Titán, an ''
enmascarado'', or masked, ring character. He would later change his ring name to "Máscara Año 2000", "The Mask of the year 2000", a name he would be best known under.
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (1977–1992)
Both Reyes brothers worked regularly for
Empresa Mexicana 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 ...
(EMLL) from the early 1980s and they also brought in their younger brother who worked as
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 ...
to form a trio billed as ''
Los Hermanos Dinamita'' ("The Dynamite Brothers"). On 16 April 1986 Máscara Año 2000 and Cien Caras defeated
Rayo de Jalisco and
Tony Benetto to win the
Mexican National Tag Team Championship
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.
They held and successfully defended the title for almost a year before losing it to ''
Los Infernales
''Los Infernales'' (Spanish for "the Infernals") is a Mexican professional wrestling group, called a stable. The stable was created in 1984 and consisted of El Satánico, MS-1 and Espectro Jr. A later version where Pirata Morgan replaced Espec ...
'' (
MS-1 and
Masakre
Aristóteles Radamés Coccó Flores (May 13, 1954 – April 12, 2012) was a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, best known for working under the ring name Masakre (Spanish for Massacre) in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). As Masak ...
) on 26 March 1987.
Universo 2000 was originally chosen to be the wrestler to unmask the legendary
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, who had returned for the big payday a mask loss is. But during the buildup promoter Benjamin Mora, who was bitter at EMLL for not working with him, revealed several of EMLL's plans including who was going to unmask Aníbal. CMLL decided to change their plans and in the end it was Máscara Año 2000, that was given the victory over Aníbal.
In late 1990-early 1991 EMLL changed their name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). On 11 August 1991 ''Los Hermanos Dinamita'' won the
Mexican National Trios Championship
The Mexican National Trios Championship (''Campeonato National Trios'' in Spanish) is a three-man tag team professional wrestling championship, sanctioned by the "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F." (''Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling ...
when they defeated ''Los Movie Stars'' (
Atlantis
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,
Máscara Sagrada
Máscara Sagrada (born November 6, 1959) is a Mexican ''Luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler) who has worked for every major Mexican wrestling promotion over the last 20 years. His ring name is Spanish for "Sacred Mask" and is ...
and
Octagón
Juan Escalera (born March 27, 1961) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado (masked professional wrestler) better known as Octagón. He is best known for working for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), having worked for the company since it ...
) to win the title.
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (1992–1995)
In mid-1992 then CMLL booker
Antonio Peña
Antonio Hipolito Peña Herrada (June 13, 1951 – October 5, 2006) was the founder of the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) in 1992. Peña's promotion reached its height of popularity in the ea ...
decided to break away from the promotion and form his own promotion called
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
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 ...
, wanting to produce his own style of wrestling shows that differed from the very conservative way CMLL ran things.
Among the people that left CMLL to join AAA were the Reyes brothers, who took the Mexican National Trios title with them, this was made possible by the fact that CMLL did not outright own the championship but were given the rights to book the championship by the Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission who actually owned all of the Mexican National wrestling championships. The Commission allowed Peña's promotion to take control of the titles after its creation in 1992.
Máscara Año 2000 had begun a feud with
Perro Aguayo
Pedro Aguayo Damián (18 January 1946 — 3 July 2019) better known as "(El) Perro Aguayo" (Aguayo the dog) and El Can de Nochistlan (The Nochistlan Dog) was a Mexican wrestler through the 1970s to the 1990s.
Aguayo was the first person ever ...
while both still worked for CMLL and the storyline tension between the two continued as they both jumped to AAA. The two faced off in the semi-main event of the first-ever
Triplemanía
Triplemanía is the biggest annual professional wrestling event promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) promotion and is traditionally held in August each year. A majority of the shows have been presented as pay-per-view events, with som ...
in a ''Lucha de Apuesta'', mask vs. hair match. The show saw Aguayo defeat his longtime rival to unmask him.
''Los Hermanos Dinamita'' held the trios championship until July 1993 when ''
Los Infernales
''Los Infernales'' (Spanish for "the Infernals") is a Mexican professional wrestling group, called a stable. The stable was created in 1984 and consisted of El Satánico, MS-1 and Espectro Jr. A later version where Pirata Morgan replaced Espec ...
'' (
Satánico,
Pirata Morgan and
MS-1) defeated them.
''Los Hermanos Dinamita'' regained the belts in late 1993 or very early 1994 by defeating ''Los Infernales''.
In the spring of 1994 ''Los Hermanos Dinamita'' began a feud with the ''
Rudo
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It is f ...
'' (bad guy) trio ''
Los Payasos
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* Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation
* Level of service (transportation), Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers
* Level of significance, a ...
'', a trio of masked "
evil clowns" (Coco Rojo, Coco Verde and Coco Amarillo) who underneath the clown costumes were very accomplished wrestlers. The two trios met in a match at
Triplemanía II-A
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on 24 April 1994 where ''Los Payasos'' won the Trios title from ''Los Hermanos Dinamita''.
A few weeks later, at
Triplemanía II-C
Triplemanía II-C was a major '' lucha libre'', or professional wrestling event Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) that took place at the '' El Toreo'' bullfighting arena in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on May 27, 1994. The show was ...
''Los Hermanos Dinamita'' gained a measure of revenge when they defeated ''Los Payasos'' in a
Steel Cage Match
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.
One of Universo 2000's last matches in AAA took place at
Triplemanía III-C
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where ''Los Hermanos Dinamita'' teamed up with
Jerry Estrada
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and
Fishman to defeat
Konnan
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,
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 ...
, Máscara Sagrada,
Latin Lover
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and
Perro Aguayo
Pedro Aguayo Damián (18 January 1946 — 3 July 2019) better known as "(El) Perro Aguayo" (Aguayo the dog) and El Can de Nochistlan (The Nochistlan Dog) was a Mexican wrestler through the 1970s to the 1990s.
Aguayo was the first person ever ...
.
Return to CMLL (1995–2008, 2016–present)
By mid-1996 ''Los Hermanos'' left AAA and returned to CMLL where they would become regular competitors for the next decade. The trio began working regularly with
Apolo Dantés
José Luis Amezcua Muñoz (born September 28, 1968) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, trainer and promoter, best known by his ring name Apolo Dantés. He is the son of Alfonso Dantés, a successful and respected ''luchador' ...
, forming a group called ''
Los Capos
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 ...
'' ("The Bosses"), a ''rudo'' group that were heavily featured in CMLL's heavyweight division. Around 2000 ''Los Capos'' began a long running feud with
Perro Aguayo
Pedro Aguayo Damián (18 January 1946 — 3 July 2019) better known as "(El) Perro Aguayo" (Aguayo the dog) and El Can de Nochistlan (The Nochistlan Dog) was a Mexican wrestler through the 1970s to the 1990s.
Aguayo was the first person ever ...
, a storyline that would later include Aguayo's son
Perro Aguayo Jr.
Pedro Aguayo Ramírez (July 23, 1979 – March 21, 2015) was a Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler and promoter who achieved fame in lucha libre as Perro Aguayo Jr. or El Hijo del Perro Aguayo ("The Son of Perro Aguayo"). He was the re ...
as well. On 30 March 2001, in the main event of CMLL's ''
Juicio Final'', Universo 2000 faced Aguayo in a ''
Lucha de Apuesta'' match where Aguayo risked his hair and Universo 2000 risked his mask. Universo 2000 won, with a little help from ''Los Capos'', and shaved Aguayo bald after the match. Four years later Aguayo and his son defeated Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000 in a ''Lucha de Apuesta'', hair vs. hair match, in what turned out to be the last headline match of the feud between the Reyes and the Aguaryo families.
Máscara Año 2000 remained with CMLL until some point in 2007 or 2008 where he left the promotion and began working on the
independent circuit
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.
Los Invasores and independent circuit (2008–present)
![CMLL November 30 Canek and Mascara Ano 2000](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/CMLL_November_30_Canek_and_Mascara_Ano_2000.jpg)
Máscara Año 2000 currently wrestles select dates on the independent circuit, occasional appearances for
International Wrestling Revolution Group
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(IWRG), often teaming with his brother Universo 2000 or his sons
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 ...
and
El Hijo de Máscara Año 2000
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* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
. On 10 May 2010, during a match between ''
Los Independientes'' and CMLL wrestlers, Máscara Año 2000 and Universo 2000 ran in to help ''Los Independientes'' beat up on their opponents. The two sided with ''Los Independientes'' (Later renamed ''Los Invasores'') in the storyline between independent wrestlers and CMLL.
Return to AAA (2012–2013)
On 11 March 2012, Máscara Año 2000 made his return to AAA, working as the masked "El Hombre de Negro", an accomplice of the ''rudo'' stable ''El Consejo'', which also included his son Máscara Año 2000 Jr. After months of helping members of ''El Consejo'' win matches, including one for the
AAA World Trios Championship
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, El Hombre de Negro unmasked and revealed his true identity on 16 June.
On 5 August at ''
Triplemanía XX
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'', Máscara Año 2000 accompanied his son to a match, where he lost his mask to
Dr. Wagner Jr.
Juan Manuel González Barrón (born August 12, 1965) is a Mexican ''luchador'' (Spanish for "professional wrestler") who is best known under the ring name Dr. Wagner Jr., having used that name since 1987. He is the son of Manuel González Rivera ...
The Reyes wrestling family
![CMLL November 30 Blue Panther and Mascara Ano 2000](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/CMLL_November_30_Blue_Panther_and_Mascara_Ano_2000.jpg)
Jesús Reyes González is the second youngest of the Reyes brothers to turn professional, his older brother Carmelo Reyes González wrestled as "Cien Caras" for many years and retired in 2005. His younger brother, Andrés Reyes, who wrestled as Universo 2000 died in 2018. Wrestlers Mascara Año 2000 Jr and Hijo de Mascara Año 2000 are not actually Reyes' sons. Mascara Año 2000 is allegedly not related to the Dinamitas, but Hijo de Mascara Año 2000 is a nephew, being the son of Carmelo, Jesus and Andres' sister.
Despite using the names
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." ...
("The Son of Cien Caras") and
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'' ...
neither wrestler actually are related to the Reyes family but have paid them for the rights to use the ring characters and masks.
The ''
Mini-Estrella
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''
Pequeño Universo 2000
Pequeño Universo 2000, sometimes also referred to as Universito 2000, is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler. He is working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) ...
is also not a Reyes family member but a ''Mini'' who was allowed to use the name and mask some years ago when Universo 2000 still wrestled in CMLL and continues to use the character to this date. Cien Caras' biological children, Sanson and Cuatrero, also wrestle in CMLL with their cousin Forastero (son of the Dinamitas' sister). The trio was joined in 2017 by Universo 2000 Jr, the biological son of Universo 2000.
Máscara Año 2000 is nicknamed "The father of more than 20", although it's not certain if that name has any hold in real life.
Championships and accomplishments
*
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
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 ...
**
IWC World Heavyweight Championship
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(
1 time)
*
Empresa Mexicana de la 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'') (''Me ...
**
Mexican National Tag Team Championship
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(
1 time) – with
Cien Caras
**
Mexican National Trios Championship
The Mexican National Trios Championship (''Campeonato National Trios'' in Spanish) is a three-man tag team professional wrestling championship, sanctioned by the "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F." (''Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling ...
(
2 times
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) – with Cien Caras 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 ...
**
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
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(
1 time)
''Luchas de Apuestas'' record
Notes
References
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1958 births
Living people
Mexican male professional wrestlers
20th-century professional wrestlers
21st-century professional wrestlers
Mexican National Tag Team Champions
Mexican National Trios Champions
NWA World Light Heavyweight Champions