Early career (2007–2010) As the man behind the Pentagón Jr.
mask has never been unmasked in the ring, not much is known about his previous history beyond what has been revealed by the man himself, which is traditional in
lucha libre, a professional wrestling style originary from Mexico. According to Pentagón Jr. he was trained by
Skayde, He won his first ever championship on July 26, 2009, when he defeated
Mesalla to win the WCW Intercontinental Championship in a
Luchas de Apuestas ("bet match") where Zaius put his mask on the line. Records are unclear on if or when he lost the championship.
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2010–2017) (2013) Still working as Zaius the future Pentagón Jr. worked a
dark match try out for
AAA on September 9, 2010, teaming with Pesadilla to defeat the team of Konami and Máscara Oriental. In 2011 he began working for AAA on a regular basis, using the name "Dark Dragon", while also working on the
independent circuit as Zaius. As Dark Dragon he joined AAA's mid-level
rudo group
La Milicia. At the same time as he was given the "Dark Dragon" persona his brother then known as Máscara Oriental, was given a new name and mask, becoming known as Fénix. On December 2, 2012, the Dark Dragon persona was abandoned and AAA reintroduced him as Pentagón Jr. at their major year-end show
Guerra de Titanes ("War of the Titans"). He was introduced as the arch-enemy of the newly introduced
Octagón Jr., just like the original
Pentagón had been the storyline arch-enemy of
Octagón. Octagón, Octagón Jr. and
La Parka defeated Pentagón Jr.,
La Parka Negra and
Silver Cain. Since several wrestler who held the name Pentagon had bad luck in their careers, there is the legend of the name Pentagon being cursed. Pentagón Jr.'s catchphrase, Cero Miedo (Zero Fear) was created to show no fear to the curse. By mid-2013 Octagón Jr. left AAA, leaving Pentagón Jr. without any direction or storyline. On August 18 at
Héroes Inmortales VII, Pentagón entered the 2013
Copa Antonio Peña, but was defeated in the first round by
El Hijo del Fantasma. On March 16, 2014, at AAA's
Rey de Reyes show, Pentagón Jr. participated in an eight-man
Lucha de Apuestas Domo de la Muerte ("Dome of Death" bet match), but escaped the cage before the end, keeping his mask safe. At
Triplemanía XXII, held on August 17, Pentagón Jr participated in a unification match for both the
AAA Fusión Championship and
AAA Cruiserweight Championship in a multi-man match that was won by El Hijo del Fantasma. On November 17, Pentagón Jr. joined the
Los Perros del Mal stable. On December 7, Pentagón Jr. and his new stablemate
Joe Líder won the
AAA World Tag Team Championship by defeating
Los Güeros del Cielo (
Angélico and
Jack Evans) and
Myzteziz and
Fénix in a three-way match. They lost the title back to Angélico and Evans on October 4, 2015, at
Héroes Inmortales IX. On March 23, 2016, Pentagón Jr. won the 2016
Rey de Reyes tournament by defeating La Parka and
Villano IV. The
Rey de Reyes victory was used to build him up as a challenger for the
AAA Latin American Championship, which culminated with Pentagón Jr. defeating then-champion
Psycho Clown on July 3. At
Triplemanía XXIV, on August 28, Pentagón Jr. lost the championship to
Johnny Mundo. Pentagón later lost a rematch to Mundo on January 20, 2017 at the
Guerra de Titanes. The following day, Pentagón announced that he no longer worked for AAA, citing unhappiness from feeling restricted and held back by AAA.
Lucha Underground (2014–2018) In August 2014, Pentagón was announced as one of five AAA wrestlers to star in
Lucha Underground, a new American television series on
El Rey. Pentagón debuted on the third episode on November 12, where he was defeated by his brother, Fénix, in a three-way, that also included
Drago. Over the next weeks, the two real-life brothers developed a storyline rivalry between them. On February 4, 2015, Pentagón started a storyline about him breaking his opponent's arms; dedicating each broken arm as a sacrifice for his unknown master. On April 1, 2015, Pentagon participated in a tournament to crown the first LU Trios Champions. Pentagon, Sexy Star and Super Fly were defeated by Big Ryck, The Mack and Killshot. After the match, Pentagon attempted to break Super Fly's arm, but Star saved him. On April 8, 2015, Pentagon attacked Star and Super Fly, managing to break Super Fly's arm. On April 22, 2015, Pentagón was defeated by Sexy Star. On June 3, 2015, Pentagon defeated Sexy Star in a submission match. After the match, Pentagon attempted to sacrifice Sexy Star but was stopped by commentator
Vampiro. Afterwards, Pentagón began attacking Vampiro, saying he would sacrifice him for his master. During
Ultima Lucha on August 5, 2015, Pentagón Jr. defeated Vampiro in a violent Cero Miedo match. After the match, at Vampiro's urging, Pentagón Jr. broke Vampiro's arm. Vampiro then revealed he was Pentagón Jr.'s master. On the season two premiere on January 27, Pentagón attacked reigning Lucha Underground Champion,
Mil Muertes following his successful defense against
Ivelisse and broke Muertes' arm, turning face in the process. Pentagón unsuccessfully challenged for the
Lucha Underground Championship against
Matanza Cueto, the story-line monster
heel brother of authority figure
Dario Cueto in 2015. This match aired via tape delay on March 30, 2016. At
Ultima Lucha Dos on January 31, 2016, Pentagón took on the name "Pentagón Dark" after receiving further "training" from Vampiro in an attempt to once again challenge Matanza Cueto for the Lucha Underground Championship. After his bid to capture the title failed, he turned on Vampiro. At
Aztec Warfare III Pentagón was attacked by
Black Lotus (who swore revenge on Pentagón for breaking her arm at Ultima Lucha Dos) along with Members of The Black Lotus Triad
Hitokiri,
Doku and
Yurei and was eliminated by
Johnny Mundo. Two weeks later he faced the Black Lotus triad members in a gauntlet match in a losing effort and got his arm broken by Black Lotus and El Dragon Azteca Jr, who also swore revenge on Pentagón for breaking his arm. On June 25 at
Ultima Lucha Tres, Pentagón Dark defeated
Son of Havoc in a
ladder match to win the vacant
Gift of the Gods Championship, which also earned him a future shot at the Lucha Underground Championship. On June 13, 2018, Lucha Underground aired the first episode of the 4th season. At the first episode, Pentagón Dark won the Aztec Warfare to retain the title. Becoming the first person to ever do so.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2015–2019) On August 28, 2015, Pentagón Jr. made his debut for
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) by entering the
2015 Battle of Los Angeles tournament, defeating Drago in his first round match. He was eliminated from the tournament in his second round match two days later by eventual tournament winner
Zack Sabre Jr. On September 2, 2016, Pentagón Jr. returned to PWG, entering the
2016 Battle of Los Angeles, from which he was eliminated in the first round by
Marty Scurll. Two days later, Pentagón Jr. and Fénix unsuccessfully challenged
The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) for the
PWG World Tag Team Championship. On March 18, 2017, Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix defeated The Young Bucks and the team of
Matt Sydal and
Ricochet in a three-way match to win the PWG World Tag Team Championship. On October 20, Penta and Fénix were booked to lose the championship to The Chosen Bros (
Jeff Cobb and
Matt Riddle), ending their reign at 216 days.
Independent circuit (2015–2019) With the debut of Lucha Underground on American television, Pentagón Jr. began getting work on the US
independent circuit, working for various promotions when his AAA schedule would allow it. He began working for a variety of promotions in Latin America and the United States. On July 23, 2016, Pentagón Jr. defeated
Sami Callihan to win
AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined's
Heavyweight Championship. On October 8, 2016, Pentagón Jr. put the championship on the line in a
Lucha de Apuestas tag team match where his brother Fénix put his mask on the line, while their opponent risked either their hair (Callihan) or their career (
Jake Crist). The match ended when Callihan pinned Pentagón Jr. to regain the championship. On January 27, Penta, Daga, Garza and Fénix el Rey announced the formation of a new stable in The Crash, named
La Rebelión ("The Rebellion"). On September 1, 2018, Penta El Zero lost to
Kenny Omega at the independent wrestling super show
All In. Following the match, the lights went dark and when they came on
Chris Jericho, dressed as Pentagon, attacked Omega before removing his mask to reveal himself.
Major League Wrestling (2018–2019) Penta 0M made his debut for the U.S. based
Major League Wrestling (MLW) on January 11, 2018, where he defeated his brother Rey Fénix as part of MLW's "Zero Hour" show. This was taped for the April 20, 2018 debut episode of
MLW Fusion on
BeIN Sports. He later earned a match for
Shane Strickland's
MLW World Heavyweight Championship, but lost the match. The following month Los Lucha Bros (Pentagon and Fenix) defeated "Team TBD" (Jason Cade and
Jimmy Yuta) and
The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien and Mike Patrick) to become the first holders of the
MLW World Tag Team Championship in the restarted MLW. At MLW Fightland, held on November 8, 2018, Los Lucha Bros successfully defended the MLW World Tag Team Championship against L.A. Park and his son
El Hijo de L.A. Park. Following his feud with Park, Lucha Bros began feuding with the
Hart Foundation (
Teddy Hart,
Davey Boy Smith Jr. and
Brian Pillman Jr.) over the MLW Tag Team Championship. On the January 4, 2019 episode of
MLW Fusion Pentagon lost to Teddy Hart The team held the titles until February 2, 2019, when they lost the MLW Tag Team Championship to The
Hart Foundation (
Teddy Hart and
Davey Boy Smith Jr.). Penta and Fenix appeared at MLW's next event, Intimidation Games, which took place on March 2, 2019.
Impact Wrestling (2018–2019) Pentagón Jr. debuted with
Impact Wrestling at an "Impact Wrestling vs Lucha Underground" co-promoted event at
WrestleCon on April 6, 2018, winning a three-way match against Fénix and
Impact World Champion Austin Aries. It was subsequently announced that he would face Fénix in a singles match at
Redemption on April 22. However, following
Alberto El Patron's dismissal from the promotion, Pentagón Jr. and Fénix were announced as his replacement in the main event, this time for the Impact World Championship. Pentagón Jr. pinned Aries to win the championship. Two nights later at
Impact Wrestling's television tapings, Pentagón Jr. successfully defended the championship against
Eli Drake, which aired on May 10. He also lost the championship to Aries at the tapings, which aired as part of the
Under Pressure special episode on May 31. He also entered a feud with
Sami Callihan after Callihan attempted to remove Pentagón Jr.'s mask after attacking him with a baseball bat. At
Slammiversary XVI, Pentagón Jr defeated Callihan in a "mask vs. hair" match; per the stipulation, he proceeded to shave Callihan's hair. At
Bound for Glory on October 14, Pentagón,
Brian Cage and Fénix lost to
Ohio Versus Everything (
Dave Crist,
Jake Crist and Callihan) in a
oVe Rules match. At
Rebellion on April 28, they lost the titles back to LAX in a
Full Metal Mayhem match. On the May 3 episode of Impact, Penta competed in a 3-way #1 contender's match for the World title but lost. Afterwards Penta left TNA.
Return to AAA (2018–2023) On June 5, 2018, it was announced that Pentagón Jr. was returning to AAA, participating in AAA's
Poker de Ases ("Poker Aces") match at
Triplemanía XXVI, putting his mask on the line against
Psycho Clown,
El Hijo del Fantasma and
L.A. Park. On August 2, Pentagon and L.A. Park defeated Psycho Clown and
Pagano.
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2018–2019, 2024) In the spring of 2018 Penta El 0M wrestled against
Carístico on the Mexican independent circuit, after which he threatened Carístico that he would "visit Carístico's home", making references to the
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre promotion. On June 29, 2018, Penta El 0M made a surprise appearance during the main event of CMLL's
Super Viernes show, attacking Carístico during the match. It was announced in July 2024 that Pentagón Jr. and
Death Triangle stable-mates
Pac and Fénix would be making their debut as a stable for CMLL on the July 27
Super Viernes show. At the show, Pentagón was announced under the ring name
Lucha Brother, while Fénix was announced as
King. Death Triangle were defeated by
Místico,
Mascara Dorada and
Volador Jr. by disqualification in a six-man tag team match.
All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2019–2024) During an independent circuit show in Georgia on February 1, 2019,
The Young Bucks came to the ring to offer the Lucha Brothers an
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) contract in a confrontation that ended with a verbal agreement and a handshake. It was subsequently revealed that Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fénix had agreed to a non-exclusive deal with AEW, due to their legal obligations to Lucha Underground. They debuted at the
Double or Nothing pay-per-view on May 25, challenging The Young Bucks for the
AAA World Tag Team Championship in a losing effort. They won back the titles in a rematch organized by AAA on June 16 at
Verano de Escándalo. On March 4, 2020, the Lucha Brothers formed a trio along with
Pac on
Dynamite known as
Death Triangle. In August 2021, the Lucha Brothers took part in a four-team eliminator tournament for a shot at the
AEW World Tag Team Championship, with the winners facing The Young Bucks at
All Out in a steel cage match, defeating the Varsity Blonds and
Jurassic Express to become number one contenders. At All Out on September 5, they defeated the Young Bucks to win the AEW World Tag Team Championship for the first time. The match was widely praised by critics as one of the greatest steel cage matches of all time, and one of the best matches in AEW's history. On the October 16 episode of
Dynamite, Penta and Fenix lost their AAA World Tag Team Championship to
FTR, who were disguised as the fictitious luchador tag team Las Super Ranas. They lost the AEW World Tag Team Championship to Jurassic Express on the January 5, 2022 episode of
Dynamite. On the February 23 episode of
Dynamite, he and Pac defeated the Kings of the Black Throne (
Brody King and
Malakai Black). Prior to the match, he was accompanied to the ring by
Alex Abrahantes, carried a shovel, donned a black hood with a full black ring attire and debuted the name "Penta Oscuro" (Dark Penta), a callback to his Lucha Underground gimmick "Pentagon Dark". At
Revolution's
buy-in show on March 6, Oscuro and Pac teamed with
Erick Redbeard in a trios match against the House of Black (now completed with
Buddy Matthews), which they lost. On the September 7 episode of
Dynamite, Penta, Pac and Fénix defeated
Best Friends to win the recently vacated
AEW World Trios Championship. The trio made their first title defense on the October 7 episode of
Rampage, defeating
The Dark Order. At Full Gear on November 19, they successfully defended the titles against
The Elite. This led to a best of seven series which culminated on the January 11, 2023 episode of
Dynamite, where The Elite defeated Death Triangle in a ladder match to become the new trios champions, ending their reign at 126 days. In early 2023, the Lucha Brothers began appearing for AEW's sister promotion,
Ring of Honor (ROH). At
Supercard of Honor on March 31, the Lucha Brothers defeated Top Flight (
Dante and
Darius Martin),
The Kingdom (
Matt Taven and
Mike Bennett),
Aussie Open (
Kyle Fletcher and
Mark Davis) and
La Facción Ingobernable (
Rush and
Dralístico) in a
"Reach for the Sky" ladder match to win the vacant
ROH World Tag Team Championship. At
Double or Nothing on May 28, both Pentagon and Fenix competed in the Blackjack Battle Royale for the
AEW International Championship but were unsuccessful. On July 21, at
Death Before Dishonor, the Lucha Brothers lost the ROH World Tag Team Championship to Aussie Open in a
four-way tag team match. At
All In on August 27, Pentagon,
Best Friends and
Eddie Kingston defeated the
Blackpool Combat Club and
Santana and Ortiz in a
Stadium Stampede match. At
Double or Nothing on May 26, 2024, Death Triangle unsuccessfully challenged the
Bang Bang Gang for the AEW World Trios Championship. On the July 19 (taped July 17) episode of
Rampage, Pentagon and Fenix defeated
Private Party, which wound up being his final appearance in AEW. On December 1, Pentagon's contract with AEW expired, ending his five-year tenure with the promotion.
WWE (2025–present) At the
Raw premiere on Netflix on January 6, 2025, a video aired teasing Pentagón's debut in
WWE. The following week on
Raw, he made his official WWE debut under the ring name
Penta, defeating
Chad Gable. Within his first year with WWE, Penta appeared in several major events, including the
Royal Rumble where he earned the distinction of spending the longest time in the match, wrestled for the
WWE Intercontinental Championship at
WrestleMania 41 and
Backlash, and competed in the
Money in the Bank ladder match. Penta won the Intercontinental Championship from
Dominik Mysterio on the March 2, 2026 episode of
Raw, becoming the first Mexican-born professional wrestler to win this title. At
WrestleMania 42, Penta successfully defended the Intercontinental Championship in a Six-Man
Ladder match against
Rey Mysterio,
Rusev,
Dragon Lee,
Je'Von Evans and
JD McDonagh. ==Personal life==