Ephesto
Ephesto | |
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Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Ephesto Hefesto Hombre Sin Nombre Pantera del Ring/Panterita del Ring Safari |
Billed height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1][2] |
Billed weight | 95 kg (209 lb)[2] |
Trained by | Halcon Suriano[1] Asterión[1] El Satánico[1] Blue Panther[1] |
Debut | May 29, 1982[1] |
Ephesto (born June 10, 1965) is a Mexican
His current ring name "Ephesto" is derived from the Spanish name for
Professional wrestling career
The wrestler later known as Ephesto made his debut in 1982 at the age of 16, after being trained by Halco Suriano, Asterión,
In 2000, he returned to CMLL and began working under the ring persona Safari, a mid-level tecnicó.[3] Safari did not gain much momentum, generally working random tag matches until he was teamed up with Mr. Niebla and Olímpico and defeated the team of Blue Panther, Fuerza Guerrera and El Signo to win the Mexican National Trios Championship on March 30, 2001.[7] The team had a rather uneventful title reign that lasted 15 months but rarely saw the team defended the title until Los Nuevos Infernales (Averno, Mephisto and El Satánico) won the titles from them on June 23, 2001.[7] In late 2003, Safari teamed up with El Felino and Volador Jr. to win a tournament for the vacant Mexican National Trios Championship, defeating Alan Stone, Super Crazy, and Zumbido in a tournament final to claim the title.[7] Safari's second run with the title proved to be about as long as the first one, 16 months, but once again did not result in many memorable matches or a sustained push for Safari. When Pandilla Guerrera ("Gang of Warriors"; Doctor X, Nitro, and Sangre Azteca) defeated Safari's team for the titles it signaled the last time the Safari character was given the spotlight.[7]
In late 2005, only months after losing the trios titles Safari transitioned into working as El Hombre sin Nombre (Spanish for "The Man without name"), a ring persona and name that indicates that the wrestler is a "blank slate", as he has no name and wrestles in plain black trunks and mask. CMLL started a contest for the fans to come up with a new name and ring persona for this wrestler. As Hombre sin Nombre he worked as a Rudo with no public reference given to the fact that he was previously known as Safari. By the end of 2007, it was announced that El Hombre Sin Nombre finally had a name, Ephesto as suggested by a fan, named after the
Ephesto (2007–present)
Along with the new name came a new look, dressing mainly in black with a mask with a ram's horn design and a new group of allies. Ephesto joined forces with Averno and Mephisto to form the stable La Triada del Terror (Spanish for the Trio of Terror), and although he was considered the low man in the group associating with two of CMLL's top Rudo acts meant he got more exposure as Ephesto than he ever did as Safari or El Hombre Sin Nombre. When Averno and Mephisto formed
By virtue of holding the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship Ephesto participated in the
On July 15, Los Hijos del Averno defeated La Generación Dorada (
Personal life
Ephesto's brother, Jesús Parra Ramírez, also works for CMLL under the name "Lucifierno" and has previously worked under ring names such as Hooligan, El Hombre Sin Nombre (years after Ephesto used the same name) and Último Rebelde.
Championships and accomplishments
- Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
- 1 time) – with Latin Lover[5]
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
- Promo Azteca
- Aztecas Middleweight Championship (1 time)[6]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Luchas de Apuestas record
Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
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Pantera del Ring (mask) | Acuario (hair) | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | Live event | N/A | [4] |
Pantera del Ring (mask) | Guerrero Negro (hair) | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | Live event | N/A | |
Pantera del Ring (mask) | Dragon (mask) | Torreón, Coahuila | Live event | N/A | |
Pantera del Ring (mask) | Astro Flash (mask) | Torreón, Coahuila | Live event | N/A | |
Pantera del Ring (mask) | Megatron (mask) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | N/A | |
Pantera del Ring (mask) | Principe Island (hair) |
Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | 1992 | |
Pantera del Ring (mask) | Kendo (hair) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | 1992 | |
Pantera del Ring (mask) | White Wolf (mask) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | November 22, 1998 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Rudos – Ephesto". Fuego en el ring (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 – 2007: 152 Ephesto". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States: Sports and Entertainment publications LLC. September 17, 2007. p. 34. October 2007.
- ^ D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V. p. 22. Número 20706 Año LIX.
- ^ a b c d Enciclopedia staff (October 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Pantera del Ring (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. p. 51. Tomo III.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b c d e "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). 2004-12-20. Especial 21.
- ^ a b Ruiz González, Alex (2009-05-28). "Ephesto Nuevo Campeón Semicompleto del CMLL – Casi un hecho que Rey Bucanero queda fuera del torneo por el Campeonato Universal". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^ Velazquez, Israel (August 7, 2010). "Resultados Arena México (6 agosto 2010): ¡Liger, segundo finalista por el Campeonato Universal! Místico vs. Psicosis, ¿antes de lo esperado?". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved August 5, 2010.
- ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (August 15, 2010). "Liger, Atlantis, Mr. Niebla y Ultimo Guerrero entran al Juicio final del CMLL". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ Ocampo, Jorge (September 3, 2010). "Cobertura CMLL: El Juicio Final. LXXVII Aniversario de la Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (February 23, 2011). "Arena México (resultados 22 de febrero) ¡Rush nuevo campeón mundial semicompleto del CMLL". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ a b Rodríguez, Édgar (July 16, 2011). "Hijos del Averno ganan títulos". Récord (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
- ^ Huerta, Diego (February 19, 2012). "Corleone, Rush y Máximo, nuevos Campeones Mundiales de Tríos CMLL". Récord (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "Reviven por una noche los Guerreros de la Atlantida". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). March 9, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ "Atlantis y Ultimo Guerrero a la final del Torneo de Parejas Increíbles". Estrellas del Ring (in Spanish). March 9, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ a b Vacah (August 10, 2015). "CMLL: Resultados 9/08/2015". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ Valdés, Apolo (October 10, 2015). "Atlantis buscará el Campeonato Universal del CMLL". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ^ "Mexican National Trios Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ "Volador Jr. segundo finalista y favorito para ganar el Campeonato Universal 2016: La Victoria Absoluta". Yahoo! Deportes (in Spanish). Yahoo!. October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ "Volador, finalista por el Campeonato Universal del CMLL". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ "Guerrero Maya y Ephesto ¿Por las máscaras?". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. December 8, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ 【『Fantastica Mania』メンバー決定!】マキシモが待望の再来日! アトランティス、ミスティコ、ボラドールにドラゴン・リー! ゲレーロ、カベルナリオも参戦!. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). November 11, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- ^ "Emoción al rojo vivo". El Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ Oacampo, Jorge (May 28, 2009). "Mephisto vence a Sombra y obtiene el título… ¿NWA Welter ? – Extraños cambios de título". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved June 17, 2009.