El Hijo del Pantera (born December 18, 1991) is a Mexican

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(

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). He currently wrestles on the Mexican independent circuit and has also wrestled in Japan for promotions such as Pro Wrestling Noah and

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. His 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. El Hijo del Pantera is the cousin of ''luchador''

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, and the son of

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Professional wrestling career

On October 6, 2013, El Hijo del Pantera debuted for

(W-1), defeating

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. On November 16,

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debuted for W-1, teaming with Inaba and El Hijo del Pantera to defeat

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and

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. From his debut, Wu feuded with Tokyo Gurentai's Mazada and regularly teamed with El Hijo del Pantera. Wu and El Hijo del Pantera moved onto feuding with Novus, a stable off wrestlers from the defunct

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(WNC). At Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Bound for Glory, Wu and El Hijo del Pantera lost to

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and

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. On February 13, 2015, after Wu and El Hijo del Pantera lost to

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and Koji Doi, the pair argued which ultimately led to El Hijo del Pantera joining the Desperado stable. They briefly feuded; El Hijo del Pantera defeated Wu in the opening round of the

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to crown the first

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, but it came to an end on June 20 when the pair shook hands after Wu defeated El Hijo del Pantera. On July 19, ''Los Panteras'', who consisted of El Hijo del Pantera and his father El Pantera, defeated

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and Universo 2000 Jr. in the finals of an eight-team tournament to win the vacant

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. On September 16, they lost the IWRG tag team titles to ''Los Gringos VIP'' ( Apolo Estrada Jr. and

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) in a

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that also included ''

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''. Los Panteras regained the titles from Los Gringos VIP on November 22. They held the titles until September 16, 2016 when they lost them to

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and Veneno. In May 2018, El Hijo del Pantera returned to Wrestle-1 and teamed with Andy Wu and

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to unsuccessfully challenge Tokyo Gurentai for the UWA World Trios Championship. He also participated in the 2018 Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League, where he teamed up with

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and competing against teams as

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and

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, and

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and

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, finishing with six points. From September 18 to October 24, Wu and El Hijo del Pantera participated in the 2018 Wrestle-1 Tag League but failed to win their block. After successful defending his

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against

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on May 13, Wu lost the title to his friend and tag team partner El Hijo del Pantera on September 1. On December 26, El Hijo del Pantera lost the title to

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. On February 29, 2020, Wrestle-1 announced that they would be holding their final event on April 1, with all members of the roster being released from their contracts the day prior.

Championships and accomplishments

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) – with

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( 1 time) *Welcome To Mi Barrio :*Barrio Bravo Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Pantera Jr

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hijo del Pantera, El 1991 births Living people Mexican male professional wrestlers Masked wrestlers Unidentified wrestlers 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century Mexican professional wrestlers Wrestle-1 Cruiser Division Champions