Espanto Jr. (CMLL)

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This article is about the current wrestler using this name. For the first wrestler to use this name, see Espanto Jr.

Espanto Jr.
Born (1986-03-26) March 26, 1986 (age 38)
Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
FamilyJesús Andrade Salas (father)
the Andrade wrestling family
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Moro Jr.
El Hijo del Pentagón
Espanto Jr.
Billed height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Billed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Trained byEspanto Jr.
El Hijo del Gladiador
DebutOctober 2001

Espanto Jr. (born March 26, 1986) is a Mexican

professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a rudo ("bad guy") wrestling character, and is a former CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champion
. Espanto Jr.'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 made his professional wrestling debut in 2001 at the age of only 15.

He is the son of the original

Gran Alternativa 2014 tournaments as well as the 2016 La Copa Junior
tournament.

Personal life

Espanto Jr. was born on March 28, 1986, Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico. In Lucha libre it is traditional to preserve the privacy of any enmascarado ("Masked wrestler") unless they are unmasked.[1] Due to this secrecy Espanto Jr.'s birth name is not common knowledge and traditionally not something Mexican news sources would report on.[1] It has been revealed that his paternal last name is "Andrade" as he has publicly stated that he is the son of professional wrestler Jesús Andrade Salas, who was the first wrestler to use the ring name Espanto Jr. Jesús Andrade also worked as Pentagón and Santo Negro during his career.[2][3]

He is the grandson of El Moro (

Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza, son of Jose Andrade, worked under the ring name La Sombra from 2007 until 2015.[5]

Growing up as part of a lucha libre family the future Espanto Jr. decided he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather at an early age. In a 2010 interview he recalled how he would be in the front row watching his father wrestle from the time he could walk.[6] In 1996 his father suffered an injury during a match and was briefly clinically dead while in the ring until he was revived.[7] While the injury left a big impression on the then-10 year old he later accepted that it was an accident and tried not to think about it, but did comment that his mother still worried about him every time he competed.[6]

Professional wrestling career

Espanto Jr. made his debut in October or November 2001, wearing a

Lucha de Apuestas, or bet match, while Moro Jr. was masked for this specific match he put his hair on the line. Sexy Psicis won the match, forcing Moro Jr. to remove his mask enough to have his hair shaved off afterwards as per the stipulations.[10] The match between the two was described as "the best match of the night" by the El Siglo del Torreon newspaper.[10] After the match Moro Jr. put out a challenge against Sexy Psicis where he would put his mask on the line.[10] In early 2009 Moro Jr. worked a four-way feud against Kato Kung Lee Jr., Galaxy and Radioactivo, a feud that led to a four-way liLucha de Apuestas match where all four wrestlers put their masks on the line.[11] On February 28 Moro Jr. pinned Radioactivo, winning his first Lucha de Apuestas match. After the match Radioactivo was unmasked and revealed that he was César Andrade Salas, Moro Jr.'s uncle.[12]

In 2009 Moro Jr. changed his ring character, adopting the name "El Hijo del Pentagón", playing off the fact that his father portrayed the original Pentagón late in his career.[7] He remain primarily in Gómez Palacio, Durango out of the national spotlight.[13]

Consejo Mundia de Lucha Libre (2012–present)

In 2012

AAA from promoting a different team as "Los Hijos del Espanto", who in fact were uncles of Espanto Jr., Sergio and César Andrade Salas.[16] While the claim was successful in 2001, the Mexico City boxing and wrestling commission did not block CMLL's usage of the name "Espanto Jr." as CMLL continued to promote Espanto Jr. even after the claim by El Hijo del Espanto.[17]

Prior to his in-ring debut sports website MedioTiempo had described Espanto Jr. of having "a good look and better wrestling skills" based on what they had seen of him before becoming Espanto Jr.

Soberano Jr. and Boby Zavala. He was eliminated by Hombre Bala Jr. as the fifth man eliminated overall, he did not eliminate anyone during the match.[20] Block winner Soberano Jr. would end up winning the entire tournament.[21]

In late March, 2013 Espanto Jr. was announced as one of the Novatos, or rookies, in the 2013

Gran Alternativa tournament, this time teaming up with veteran Mephisto for the tournament. The team lost to rookie Soberano Jr. and veteran Volador Jr. in the first round of the tournament held on March 31, 2014.[24]

On January 5, 2016 Espanto Jr. was one of sixteen wrestlers competing in CMLL's annual

Tiger. Espanto Jr. was the second man eliminated, pinned by Super Halcón Jr. The block was won by Esfinge who would go on to win the entire tournament.[25][26]

On October 7, 2023, Espanto Jr. and Akuma won the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship, marking their first titles in CMLL.[27]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Laguna Extreme Championship (1 time)

Luchas de Apuestas record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Sexy Psicis (hair) Moro Jr. (hair) Gómez Palacio, Durango Live event November 20, 2008 [10][a]
Moro Jr. (mask) Radioactivo (mask) Gómez Palacio, Durango Live event February 28, 2009 [12][b]

Footnotes

  1. ^ This was a Lucha del reves match where the masked Moro Jr. risked his hair against the unmasked Sexy Psicis.
  2. ^ This was a four-way match that also included Kato Kung Lee Jr. and Galaxy.

References

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  3. ^ "Espanto Jr. se presenta este 18/Sep/12 en la Arena México". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). September 15, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  4. ^ Flores Maltos, Joel (January 23, 2011). "Brillante, una joya de la lucha libre". El Siglo del Torreon (in Spanish). Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  5. ^ "Statistics for Professional wrestlers". PWI Presents: 2008 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. pp. 66–79. 2008 Edition.
  6. ^ a b "El Legado de Pentagón; Hijo de Pentagón". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). June 2012. pp. 15–16. 432.
  7. ^ a b "Pentagón: Informacion classificaca AAA". LuchaLibreAAA (in Spanish). Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  8. ^ "2002: considerar detrás". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 19, 2003. Issue 2593.
  9. ^ "Rendirán homenaje a El Moro I" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. December 10, 2005. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d "Sexy Piscis gana y rapa al Moro Jr" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. November 22, 2008.
  11. ^ "Hay máscaras en juego" (in Spanish). El Siglo del Torreon. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Radioactivo (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. October 2007. p. 10. Tomo IV.
  13. ^ "El Hijo de Pentagón en el Luis L. Vargas" (in Spanish). El Siglo del Torreon. November 25, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  14. ^ "Confecencia de prensa 79 aniversario del CMLL". Súper Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). August 27, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  15. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 30, 2012). "Video: Hijo del Espanto demandara a Espanto Jr. de la generación 2012 del CMLL". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  16. ^ "2001 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 13, 2002. pp. 2–28. Issue 2540.
  17. ^ "Video: Oro Jr. y Molotov vs. Zayko y Espanto Jr". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). April 1, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  18. ^ "Debuta Espanto Jr. en el CMLL". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. September 17, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  19. ^ "¡Amargo debut para Espanto Jr. en el CMLL!". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). September 18, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  20. ^ "Soberano, finalista de Sangre Nueva". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). February 27, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  21. ^ "Soberano Jr gana el Torneo Sangre Nueva 2013". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). March 12, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  22. ^ "CMLL inicia el Torneo de la Gran Alternativa". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). March 21, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  23. ^ Valdés, Apolo (April 20, 2013). "Místico y Averno por el Campeonato Nacional Welter". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  24. ^ Redaccion (February 1, 2014). "Rush vivió rudeza al 'mil por ciento'". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  25. ^ "Puma, finalista de la Copa Jr. del CMLL". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  26. ^ Peralta, Gonzalo López (January 20, 2016). "Lucha Libre función martes 19 de Enero". Yahoo! Deportes (in Spanish). Yahoo!. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  27. ^ "Dragón Rojo Jr. se coronó Campeón Mundial Medio del CMLL en el 79 Aniversario de la Arena Coliseo". Mas Lucha. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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