El Pantera

a younger, unrelated wrestler is using the name El América

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El Pantera (The Panther)

Name El Pantera (The Panther) Real name Francisco Javier Pozas Nicknames none Name history El Manaya, El Pantera II/El Pantera (debut - ), América (early 92 - Fall 92), Tritón (CMLL, 93, MPW, 95), TANAKA (AJPW 2007) Family Ultimo Gladiador(nephew), Hijo del Pantera (son) Maestro(s) El Carnicerito, Pirata Moreno, Rafael Salamanca, Raul Reyes Birth date, location February 3, 1964 - Querétaro, Querétaro Obituary date Debut, location November 5, 1985 - Arena Naucalpan (teaming with Super Astro & Hecatombe vs Vulcano, Tony Arce, Leon Chino) Lost mask to Misterioso II - July 14, 2006 - Arena Mexico Height 5'7"/171 cm Weight 187 lbs/85 kg Signature moves Standing Top-Rope Frankensteiner, Top-Rope Frankensteiner, Corner Tope Suicida, Running Somersault Senton Plancha Titles: Mexico State Lightweight Championship, National Lightweight Title, Mexico State Trios Titles (w/ Águila Solitaria & Ciclón Ramírez), Nuevo León Trios Titles (w/ Águila Solitaria & Ciclón Ramírez), Veracruz Trios Titles (w/ Águila Solitaria & Ciclón Ramírez), CMLL World Welterweight Title (2), UWF Super Welterweight Title (3), IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Title (3), IWRG Intercontinental Trios Titles (w/ Black Tiger & Pentagon Black), IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Titles (2, w/ Felino & Hijo del Pantera), 2008 CHIKARA King of Trios Tournament (w/Incognito, Lince Dorado), IWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship

Long time wrestler in and around the Mexico City area. Was at least co-booker and promoter of Arena Naucalpan in the early 90s. Much less visible in the last couple years, often works shows with his son Hijo del Pantera in the undercard.

Luchas de apuestas record

Date	Apuesta	Winner(s)	Loser(s)	Arena and/or Place
??/??/??	hair	El Pantera	Mohicano I	unknown
1986/03/??	hair	El Pantera II	Bravo Kid (Billy Jack)	Arena Acatitlán - Acatitlán, Mexico State
1988/09/04	mask	El Pantera II	Mr. Cid	Arena Naucalpan - Naucalpan, Mexico State
1988/09/11	hair	El Pantera II & Canelo Casas	Mr. Cid & Bestia Verde	Arena Naucalpan - Naucalpan, Mexico State
1989/02/11	mask	El Pantera	Mr. Fama	Arena Naucalpan - Naucalpan, Mexico State
1990/01/14	mask	El Pantera	Tarasco IV	Arena Naucalpan - Naucalpan, Mexico State
1990/06/24	mask	El Pantera	Tarasco III	Arena San Bartolo - Mexico City
1990/07/22	hair/mask	El Pantera & Joe Mercado	Tarasco I & Tarasco II	Arena Naucalpan - Naucalpan, Mexico State
1990/12/03	hair	El Pantera	Romano García	Arena Isabel - León, Guanajuato
1997/12/07	mask	El Pantera	Bombero Infernal	Arena Naucalpan - Naucalpan, Mexico State
2006/07/14	mask (1)	Misterioso II	El Pantera	Arena Mexico - Mexico City
2008/06/19	hair	El Dandy	El Pantera	Arena Naucalpan - Naucalpan, Mexico State
2010/02/25	hair (2)	Trauma I	El Pantera	Arena Naucalpan - Naucalpan, Mexico State
(1) Twelve man cage match also with Sagrado, Volador Jr., Nitro, Neutron, Mascara Purpura, Averno, Mephisto, Felino, Sangre Azteca, La Mascara; (2) Captain's apuesta match, captains chosen by lots: Dr. Cerebro, Hijo del Signo, Trauma I (c) b Hijo del Pantera, Pantera (c), Zatura

Gallery

Pantera I y II

as America

as Triton

La Corporacion in IWRG

Masked

with son, Hijo del Pantera