this is the most well known El Pantera wrestler, sometimes called El International Pantera. His original tag partner is listed under El Pantera I . a younger, unrelated wrestler also used the name El América , and other wrestlers have used the name Triton'
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El Pantera (The Panther)
Name
El Pantera (The Panther)
Real name
Francisco Javier Pozas
Nicknames
"El Internacional"
Name history
El Manaya, El Pantera II/El Pantera (debut - ), América (early 92 - Fall 92), Tritón (CMLL, 93, MPW, 95), TANAKA (AJPW 2007), América Salvaje [ 1]
Family
Ultimo Gladiador (nephew), Hijo del Pantera (son), Pantera Jr. (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 )
Long time wrestler in and around the Mexico City area. He was a member of Las Saetas Del Ring . 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