Espanto IV and V In 1992 the sons of Miguel Vázquez were introduced to the wrestling world as
Espanto IV and Espanto V, forming a regular tag team in and around Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. The duo lost their masks to the team of Blue Fish and Mongol Chino, although the team of Stuka and
Stuka Jr. is also credited with unmasking them. It is possible that Espanto IV and V agreed to lose their masks to both teams, but in different locations in Mexico. Before the internet there were examples of
luchadors getting an additional payment for losing their mask on multiple occasions. The brothers have worked for various Mexican promotions and toured Japan while working for the Japanese
Universal Wrestling Federation and
Michinoku Pro. In Japan they unsuccessfully challenged
the Great Sasuke and
Gran Hamada for the
UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Championship.
Los Hijos del Espanto In 1993, a character known as "El Hijo del Espanto" ("The Son of Espanto") was introduced. Despite his name, he was not actually the son of any of the Espantos. He was trained by Fernando Cisneros and legally given the rights to use the "Espanto" name by Cisneros.
The first Espanto Jr. In 1984 Jesús Andrade Salas was allowed to use the name "Espanto Jr." by Miguel Vázquez, adopting the distinctive black and white mask that all
Espantos wore at some point in their career. As Espanto Jr. he began working for the
Universal Wrestling Association (UWA). After working under the moniker for a few years he became embroiled in a feud with
El Hijo del Santo, the feud between the two mirrored the feud between El Santo and Espanto, Jr.'s storyline father Espanto I, using the previous storyline to build interest in the matches between Espanto Jr. and El Hijo del Santo. The storyline feud between the two reached its high point as the two faced off in a
Lucha de Apuestas match, where both wrestlers put their mask on the line. El Hijo del Santo won, and just like Espanto I, Espanto Jr. was forced to unmask and never wear the Espanto mask again. In 1995 he became the first wrestler to portray the
Pentagón character. He would later be forced to retire after being injured during a match and being clinically dead in the ring for moments before being brought back to life. In the weeks and months following the introduction of
Generacion 2012, Hijo del Espanto (unclear if it was I or II) publicly stated that he and his brother were the rightful holders of the rights to the Espanto name, given to them by the only remaining, living member of the original
Los Espantos, Espanto II. Hijo del Espanto demanded that Espanto Jr. changed his name, but neither the wrestler nor CMLL ever responded to the request.
El Espantito In 1998 another wrestler was granted the rights to wear the black and white mask of
Los Espantos. In this instance they gave the rights to
El Espantito ("The Little Terror"), a
Mini-Estrella. In the early 2000s he worked for
AAA in their
Mini division. In 2009 Espantito and
Octagoncito wrestled for the vacant
NWA World Midget's Championship, which Octagoncito won.
Unauthorized Espantos In 2001 a new version of "Los Hijos del Espanto" appeared in AAA, but the characters were dropped after only a few appearances due to complaints from the original Hijos del Espanto who held the rights to the name according to the Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling commission. The two "impostor" Hijos del Espanto were revealed to be Sergio and César Andrade Salas, brothers of the first Espanto Jr. ==Championships and accomplishments==