Universo 2000 Jr./Universo Dos Mil Jr. is the

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of a Mexican ''

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enmascarado'', or masked

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working for ''

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'' (CMLL) based in Mexico City where he portrays a

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("bad guy") character. He is a second-generation professional wrestler, part of the Reyes family that includes his father

Universo 2000 Andrés Reyes González (April 18, 1963 – May 1, 2018) was a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who was best known under the ring name Universo 2000. Reyes made his professional wrestling debut in 1985 and worked for Consejo Mundial de ...

, uncles

Cien Caras J. Carmelo Reyes González (born May 11, 1949) is a Mexican retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Cien Caras ("Hundred Faces"). He is best known for his appearances with the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Personal life ...

and

Máscara Año 2000 Jesús Reyes González (born 10 March 1958) is a Mexican '' Luchador'', or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Máscara Año 2000 or Máscara Año Dos Mil. His ring name is Spanish for "Mask of the year 2000", originally referr ...

, as well as cousins

El Cuatrero Rogelio Reyes N. (born 1996), better known by his ring name El Cuatrero, is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador wrestling mask, enmascarado'' (or masked Professional wrestling, professional wrestler), signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), but ...

, Sansón,

Forastero Forastero (Spanish language, Spanish: "Outsider"; born July 30, 1994) is the ring name of a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador wrestling mask, enmascarado'' (or masked Professional wrestling, professional wrestler), who is signed to Lucha Libre AAA ...

, and Máscara Año 2000 Jr. His birth name is not a matter of public record, which is a strong tradition for masked wrestlers in Mexico, where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans. In CMLL he has won the 2019 edition of ''

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''.

Personal life

Universo 2000 Jr. is the son of Andrés Reyes González, a professional wrestler known under the

. As Universo 2000 Jr. is an ''enmascarado'' or "

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" his birth name is not a matter of public record, a tradition in ''

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'' where the personal lives of masked wrestlers are kept out of the spot light. His father, Andrés, and his uncles Carmelo (known as

) and Jesús (

) were established

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headliners in Mexico. Several Reyes family members became professional wrestlers including cousins

and Sansón, and

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. Despite using the names

El Hijo de Cien Caras Eustacio Jiménez Ibarra (March 21, 1976 – November 29, 2010), best known by his ring name El Hijo de Cien Caras ("The Son of Cien Caras"), was a Mexican ''luchador'' '' enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler). Despite his ring name, he ...

("The Son of Cien Caras") and Cien Caras, Jr. neither wrestler were actually related to the Reyes family but instead paid for the rights to use the ring characters and masks. The ''

Mini-Estrella The term ''Mini-Estrella'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "Mini-Star") is used in lucha libre to describe a division of short professional wrestling, professional wrestlers or ''luchadors'', some of whom have dwarfism. The Mexican ''Mini-Estrell ...

Pequeño Universo 2000 Pequeño Universo 2000, sometimes also referred to as Universito 2000, is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler. He is working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) ...

is also not a Reyes family member but a ''Mini'' who was allowed to use the name and mask some years ago when Universo 2000 still wrestled in CMLL and continues to use the character to this date.

Professional wrestling career

The earliest recorded results for Universo 2000 Jr. is from late 2009 as he teamed up with his uncle Máscara Año 2000 and El Hijo del Cien Caras on a show in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. While working sporadically early in his career, he would usually team with his family. On June 26, 2011 he teamed up with his father to defeat

Máscara Sagrada Máscara Sagrada (born November 6, 1959) is a Mexican ''Luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler) who has worked for every major Mexican wrestling promotion over the last 20 years. His ring name is Spanish for "Sacred Mask" and is ...

and El Hijo del Máscara Sagrada on a show in his home town of Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco. In September 2012 he participated in a ''La Copa Junior''

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as part of

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's second anniversary show, won Kung Fu Jr.

International Wrestling Revolution Group (2014–2015)

In 2014, Universo 2000 Jr. and his cousin El Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 began working for

International Wrestling Revolution Group International Wrestling Revolution Group (Grupo Internacional Revolución in Spanish language, Spanish; the Spanish name is used for the promotion while the English initials are used for the title governing body) is a Lucha Libre professional wres ...

(IWRG) under the name ''Los Primos Dinamitas'', or "The Dynamite Cousins" inspired by the name ''Los Hermanos Dinamita'' ("The Dynamite Brothers") that his father and uncles used when working as a team. On November 2, 2014, Universo Jr. was one of ten wrestlers who risked his mask on the outcome of that year's '' El Castillo del Terror''

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. He escaped the cage early on, watching from the outside as

Golden Magic Golden Magic (born July 18, 1990) is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador wrestling mask, enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) as the third wrestler to use the ...

defeated Kenshi Kabuki to unmask him. He later competed for the number one contendership for the

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, but was eliminated by eventual winner

El Hijo de Dos Caras Guillermo Rodríguez Chucuan (born April 26, 1988) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) portray ...

. ''Los Primos Dinamita'' competed in the 2015 '' Guerra de Familias'' tournament, but were eliminated by El Hijo de Dos Casas and

Súper Nova Súper Nova (born June 29, 1986) is the ring name of a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador wrestling mask, enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is also known for his time working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (A ...

in the first round. On July 19, 2015 ''Los Primos Dinamitas'' competed in a tournament for the vacant

IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship The IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (''Campeonato Intercontinental de Parejas IWRG'' in Spanish language, Spanish) is a professional wrestling tag team championship (professional wrestling), championship promoted by the Mexico, Mexican ...

. The two defeated

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and Hip Hop Man in the first round, ''Los Crazy Americans'' (Coloso Chris and Principe Orion) in the semi-finals but lost to

El Hijo del Pantera El Hijo del Pantera (born December 18, 1991) is a Mexican lucha libre, luchador (professional wrestler). He currently wrestles on the Mexican independent circuit and has also wrestled in Japan for promotions such as Pro Wrestling Noah and Wrestle ...

and

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in the finals. In one of his final appearances in IWRG, Universo 2000 Jr. teamed up with his father for IWRG's '' Legado Final'' tournament, a tournament for father/son tournament. The Universos were eliminated halfway through the tournament.

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2017–present)

After his stint in IWRG, Universo 2000 Jr. began working regularly for

(CMLL), the same promotion his cousins worked for. In his debut math Universo 2000 Jr.,

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and

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lost to

Esfinge Esfinge (born June 14, 1993, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is the ring name of a Mexican ''Luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he is the current Mexican National Li ...

, Fuego, and

Pegasso Pegasso (born February 25, 1978) is a Mexican ''Luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler) working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Pegasso worked from Asistencia Asesoría y Ad ...

. While he was not positioned as a full-time member of ''Nuevo Generacion Dinamaitas'' he did team up with his cousins on occasion early in his CMLL stint. The 2018 '' Gran Alternativa'' ("Great Alternative") tournament was Universo 2000 Jr.'s first major exposure in CMLL as he teamed up with his uncle Máscara Año 2000 for the tournament. The Reyes lost to eventual tournament winners Templario and

Último Guerrero José Gutiérrez Hernández (born March 1, 1972), better known by his ring name Último Guerrero (Spanish for ''Last Warrior''), is a Mexican (or Professional wrestling, professional wrestler), who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CML ...

on the first night of the tournament. He followed that up by participating in the 2019 '' Reyes del Aire'' ("King of the Air") tournament, where he was eliminated by

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. He was also given a chance to qualify for a ''Rey del Inframundo'' ("King of the Underworld") championship match, but was eliminated early on in the ten-man ''

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'' elimination match. In December 2019 Universo 2000 Jr. outlasted Esfinge, Black Panther, Espanto Jr.,

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, Príncipe Odín Jr., Stigma,

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Halcón Suriano Jr. Halcón Suriano Jr./Stukita (born May 8, 1994) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, under contract with the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Until the fall of 2018 ...

and Bengala to qualify for the finals of the 2019 ''

'' tournament, followed by defeating Guerrero Maya Jr. to win the tournament.

Championships and accomplishments

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)

Footnotes

References

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