Ángel Omar Reyes Franco (born 16 January 1977) 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 ...
'' or
professional wrestler
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, better known as Máscara Año 2000 Jr. He is working for
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 ...
(AAA), and
International Wrestling Revolution Group
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(IWRG). Máscara Año 2000 Jr. originally worked under a
mask
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and his real name was not a matter of public record, until he lost his mask in a match in August 2012. His father Jesús Reyes González wrestled under the ring name
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 referr ...
.
Máscara Año 2000 Jr. is a former holder of 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 ...
and a co-holder of the
IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship
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along 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." H ...
. In the United States, he is best known through his appearance on the travel show ''
Dhani Tackles the Globe
''Dhani Tackles the Globe'' is an American documentary television series hosted by NFL linebacker Dhani Jones of the Cincinnati Bengals, currently airing on the Travel Channel; the series followed Jones around the globe as he learned how to pl ...
'', where he wrestled host
Dhani Jones
Dhani Makalani Jones (born February 22, 1978) is a former American football linebacker who played for eleven seasons in the National Football League. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, earning All-Big Ten honors for three st ...
in an episode of the show's second season.
Professional wrestling career
Reyes made his professional wrestling debut at some point in 1999, under an undisclosed
ring name
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.
From 1999 until 2006, he wrestled without revealing his family relations to his father Jesús Reyes González, better known as
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 referr ...
.
This is a practice not uncommon in ''Lucha libre'' where sons often "learn the trade" before being given the "family name".
In September 2006 he was finally introduced to the wrestling world as Máscara Año 2000 Jr. with his father publicly supporting him as he began to make a name for himself in the wrestling ring.
A year later his brother was introduced to the wrestling world as
El Hijo de Máscara Año 2000
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. Máscara Año 2000 Jr. has primarily worked for
International Wrestling Revolution Group
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(IWRG), a Mexican promotion based out of
Naucalpan
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,
State of Mexico
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, for most of his career as Máscara Año 2000 Jr. although he did wrestle a few matches for
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
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(CMLL) in 2007.
It was not long before Máscara Año 2000 Jr. began teaming with both
Cien Caras Jr. and
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 ...
, two wrestlers who in storyline are the sons of Máscara Año 2000 Jr.'s uncle
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 are actually unrelated and paid for the rights to use the names.
The three formed a group called ''Los Hermanos Dinamita Jr.'' ("The Dynamite Brothers Junior"), the next generation of ''
Los Hermanos Dinamita'' (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 ...
). Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and El Hijo de Cien Caras teamed up to defeat
El Felino
Jorge Luis Casas Ruiz (born March 22, 1964), better known by his ring name El Felino ("The Feline"), is a Mexican '' luchador'' (or professional wrestler) working for Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Casas star ...
and
Pantera
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to win the
IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship
The IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (''Campeonato Intercontinental de Parejas IWRG'' in Spanish) is a professional wrestling tag team championship promoted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolut ...
on 31 May 2007, Máscara Año 2000 Jr.'s first wrestling championship.
The team quickly established themselves as the most dominant IWRG Tag Team Champions as they held the title for 801 days and made 11 successful title defenses, although they did have a long period of inactivity as a team in early to mid-2009 due to Hijo de Cien Caras not working many dates for IWRG.
On 2 November 2008, Máscara Año 2000 Jr. was one of 10 wrestlers who put their mask on the line under ''
Lucha de Apuesta
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'', or bet match, rules in IWRG's annual ''Castillo del Terror'' ("Castle of Terror") match, a
Steel Cage match
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where the last man in the cage is forced to unmask. The match came down to Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and Arlequin as the final two wrestlers, with Máscara Año 2000 Jr. pinning his opponent to keep his mask safe.
He also participated in the 2009 ''Castillo del Terror'' but escaped the cage midway through the match.
On 14 March 2009, Máscara Año 2000 Jr. defeated
Scorpio Jr.
Rafael Núñez Juan (born October 11, 1966) is a Mexican '' Luchador'' or professional wrestler who is best known under his Ring name Scorpio Jr. Núñez is the son of professional wrestler "Scorpio", and was trained by his father and Rafael Sa ...
to win the IWRG ''Rey del Ring'' ("King of the Ring") title.
He never lost the title in the ring as the IWRG awards the ''Rey del Ring'' championship to the winner of the annual tournament, which he can then defend as a proper championship for the following year. ''Los Hermanos Dinamita Jr.'' lost the tag team title to
Ricky Cruz Ricky may refer to:
Places
* Říčky (Brno-Country District), a village and municipality in the Czech Republic
* Říčky v Orlických horách, a village in the north of the Czech Republic
* Rickmansworth, a town in England sometimes called "Rick ...
and Scorpio Jr. on 9 August 2009.
After not defending the
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
The Mexican National Heavyweight Championship (called the ''Campeonato Nacional Completo'' in Spanish) is a Mexican Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) championship created and sanctioned by the Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission (Span ...
since September 2007
Charly Manson
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's first title defense came against Máscara Año 2000 Jr. on 5 December 2009, making the Mexican National Heavyweight title active again after three years.
In March 2010, Máscara Año 2000 Jr. became involved in a storyline with
Dhani Jones
Dhani Makalani Jones (born February 22, 1978) is a former American football linebacker who played for eleven seasons in the National Football League. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, earning All-Big Ten honors for three st ...
, a
Cincinnati Bengals
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Linebacker
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who hosts a show called ''
Dhani Tackles the Globe
''Dhani Tackles the Globe'' is an American documentary television series hosted by NFL linebacker Dhani Jones of the Cincinnati Bengals, currently airing on the Travel Channel; the series followed Jones around the globe as he learned how to pl ...
'' on the
Travel Channel
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. During an IWRG show in Arena Naucalpan in March 2010, Jones and his camera crew taped a segment where he challenged Máscara Año 2000 Jr. to a match, a challenge that was quickly accepted. The two wrestled in the main event of an IWRG show on 14 March 2010. Jones entered the ring wearing a traditional lucha mask but the Mexico State wrestling and boxing commission would not allow him to actually wrestle in it as it had not been approved by the commission. The match between the two went over 20 minutes and was described as "good for a rookie" by ''SuperLuchas'' magazine crediting both Jones' athleticism and Máscara Año 2000 Jr.'s skills. Initially it looked like Jones won the match as he pinned Máscara Año 2000 Jr. after a low blow while the referee was not looking. Following the pinfall the decision was reversed and Máscara Año 2000 Jr. won by disqualification, although it's not clear if the disqualification part of the match will be shown on the Travel Channel show.
The episode of ''Dhani Jones Tackles the Globe'' featuring Máscara Año 2000 Jr. premiered on 14 June 2010.
In April 2010, the Mexico State wrestling commission stripped the team of
Black Terry
Esteban Mares Castañeda (born September 3, 1952) is a Mexican '' luchador'', or professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Black Terry. Wrestling since 1973, he was once part of a group called ''Los Temerarios'' alongside Jose Luis Fel ...
,
Dr. Cerebro
Alejandro Jiménez Cruz (born April 21, 1972) is a Mexican '' luchador'', or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Dr. Cerebro (Spanish for "Doctor Brain"). He has been associated with the Mexican professional wrestling promotion I ...
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 profes ...
of the ''Estado de Mexico'' (
State of Mexico
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) Trios Championship as Cerebro Negro had not wrestled in the State of Mexico for 90 days. Máscara Año 2000 Jr. teamed up with Máscara Año 2000 and El Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 for the tournament, qualifying for the finals by defeating first Chico Che Jr., Ultraman Jr., and
Zatura, and then
Brazo de Plata
José Luis Alvarado Nieves (March 19, 1963 – July 26, 2021) was a Mexican luchador best known under the ring name Brazo de Plata, a name he had used since his debut in 1977. He is also well known for his appearances in WWE as Super Porky. A ...
,
Brazo Metálico, and El Hijo del Brazo de Plata to qualify for the finals of the tournament. Three days later, on 18 April 2010, Máscara Año 2000 Jr. teamed up with
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 ...
to face Scorpio Jr. and
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 ...
in a ''
Relevos Suicidas'' where the losing team would wrestle each other, risking either their hair, mask or 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 ...
which El Canek held. Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and El Canek lost and faced off in a match for Máscara's mask and El Canek's title. Máscara Año 2000 Jr. managed to defend his mask, pinning El Canek to become the new heavyweight champion, making the title active for the first time since 2006.
AAA vs. IWRG feud
During an IWRG show on 29 April 2010,
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 ...
(AAA) 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
Alex Koslov
Alex Sherman (born January 21, 1984) is a Moldovan-born retired professional wrestler and color commentator, currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling under the ring name Alex Koslov.
Koslov has mainly worked in Mexico from 2005 until 2008 f ...
,
Chessman and
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 ...
.
During AAA's
Triplemanía XVIII
Triplemanía XVIII (Triplemanía 18) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the AAA promotion that took place on June 6, 2010 at the Palacio de los Deportes ("Sports Palace") in Mexico City, Mexico. The show featured eig ...
, ''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 pro ...
won the
AAA World Tag Team Championship
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to challenge the new champions. This marked the first time IWRG wrestlers appeared on AAA television.
On 20 June 2010, Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and El Hijo de Cien Caras defeated ''Los Piratos'' (
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 ...
and
El Hijo de Pirata Morgan
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to win the IWRG Tag Team Championship for a second time.
On 26 June 2010, Silver King defeated Máscara Año 2000 Jr. to win the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship in an AAA/IWRG interpromotional match.
On 14 November 2010, ''Los Junior Dinamitas'' lost the IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship back to ''Los Piratos''. On 29 November 2010, Máscara Año 2000 Jr.'s tag team partner of many years, El Hijo de Cien Caras, was assassinated in
Coyoacán
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,
Mexico City
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. On 19 December 2010, Máscara Año 2000 Jr. defeated El Hijo de Pirata Morgan to win the UWF United States Heavyweight Championship.
On 1 December, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., El Hijo de Máscara Año 2000, and Cien Caras Jr. defeated ''
Los Perros del Mal
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'' (
Bestia 666
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,
Damián 666
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and
X-Fly
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) to win the
IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship
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.
El Consejo
On 16 December 2011, at AAA's
Guerra de Titanes
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pay-per-view
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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 brothe ...
and
Toscano. On 21 January 2012,
Mortiz and
Semental
Black Taurus (born March 11, 1987) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, He is currently under contract with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, in addition to making appearances for Impact Wrestling.
He is primarily kno ...
joined ''El Consejo'', which quickly established itself as a force opposing both ''
tecnicos'' and ''
rudos'' of AAA. On 10 February, ''El Consejo'' was joined by
Argos. ''El Consejos first big match in AAA took place on 18 March at ''
Rey de Reyes
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'', where Máscara Año 2000 Jr., El Texano Jr. and Toscano defeated AAA representatives
Dr. Wagner Jr.
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,
Electroshock
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and
Heavy Metal, following interference from the stable's newest member, El Hombre de Negro. On 19 May, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., El Texano Jr. and Toscano defeated ''
Los Psycho Circus
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'' (
Monster Clown
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,
Murder Clown
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and
Psycho Clown
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), following another interference from El Hombre de Negro, to win the
AAA World Trios Championship
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.
On 16 June, El Hombre de Negro unmasked and revealed himself as Máscara Año 2000.
On 5 August, in the main event of ''
Triplemanía XX
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'', Máscara Año 2000 Jr. was defeated by Dr. Wagner Jr. in a Mask vs. Mask match. Following the loss, Reyes was forced to unmask and reveal his real name.
Máscara Año 2000 Jr., along with Cien Caras Jr.,
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 ...
, and
Rayo de Jalisco Jr., 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
Pirata Morgan Jr.
Pirata Morgan Jr. (born January 23, 1981) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, who is working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) portraying a '' tecn ...
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 having his hair shaved off.
On 24 April 2016, Máscara Año 2000 Jr. defeated
Trauma II
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to win the IWRG Intercontnental Heavyweight Championship for the third time. On 12 June 2016, Máscara Año 2000 Jr. lost the heavyweight championship to
Mr. Electro when he was disqualified, in IWRG championships can change hands on a disqualification.
Personal life
Reyes is the son of ''luchador'' Jesús Reyes González, whom his ring name is taken from. He's also got a brother who wrestles as "El Hijo de Máscara Año 2000" and he's the nephew of Carmelo Reyes González (Cien Caras) and Andrés Reyes González (Universo 2000).
During the buildup to the match with Dhani Jones, Máscara Año 2000 Jr. revealed that he used to play
Fullback for the White Eagles football team, although no school name or city was mentioned, before he became a ''Luchador''.
Championships and accomplishments
*
Lucha Libre AAA World Wide
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**
AAA World Trios Championship
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(
1 time) – with
El Texano Jr.
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Aguilar is the son of Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui, who wrestled under the name El Texano; Aguilar's brothe ...
and
Toscano
*
International Wrestling Revolution Group
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**
IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
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(
4 times
"4 Times" (stylized as "4 TIMES") is the 50th single by pop/ R&B singer Koda Kumi. It was released on August 17, 2011 and debuted at No. 6, remaining on the Oricon charts for nine consecutive weeks. In commemoration of it being the fiftieth singl ...
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IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship
The IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (''Campeonato Intercontinental de Parejas IWRG'' in Spanish) is a professional wrestling tag team championship promoted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolut ...
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2 times
"2 Times" is a song co-written and recorded by British Italian-based singer Ann Lee. It was released in 1999 as the lead single from her debut album, ''Dreams'' (1999). The single entered and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Outsid ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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1 time) – with
Cien Caras Jr. and
El Hijo de Máscara Año 2000
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* 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 ...
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IWRG 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 ( ...
(1 time)
**UWF United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
''Luchas de Apuestas'' record
Footnotes
References
External links
AAA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mascara Ano 2000 Jr
1977 births
Living people
Mexican male professional wrestlers
Professional wrestling trainers
Professional wrestlers from Jalisco
People from Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco
AAA World Trios Champions