Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 (born 1986) is a Mexican ''

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enmascarado'', or masked

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, currently working for the Mexican

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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 (EMLL) (''Mexican Wrestling Enterprise''). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest profe ...

(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 referr ...

, nephew of

Cien Caras J. Carmelo Reyes González (born May 11, 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 life ...

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 Rogelio Reyes N. (born 1996), better known by his ring name El Cuatrero, is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador wrestling mask, enmascarado'' (or masked Professional wrestling, professional wrestler), signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), but ...

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

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(IWRG) where he won the IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship with Cien Caras Jr. and Máscara Año 2000 Jr., the

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and the

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

Professional wrestling career

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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, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., has been confirmed as being a biological relative, while two others

Hijo de Cien Caras Eustacio Jiménez Ibarra (March 21, 1976 – November 29, 2010), best known by his ring name El Hijo de Cien Caras ("The Son of Cien Caras"), was a Mexican '' luchador'' '' enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler). Despite his ring name, he ...

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'' ("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 '' Los Capos Junior'', 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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, Dr. Cerebro and

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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,

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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 IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship. In the preliminary round ''Los Capos Junior'' outlasted the teams of ''

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'' (

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and X-Fly) and '' Los Psycho Circus'' ( Monster Clown, Murder Clown 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, 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 and Hijo de Pirata Morgan., 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'' ( Argos and El Texano, Jr.) but lost to

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and La Parka (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 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

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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, Forastero 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 Mexican (or Professional wrestling, professional wrestler), who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CML ...

, but was unable to do so.

Championships and accomplishments

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

( 1 time) **

( 2 times) ** Rey del Ring (

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

References

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