Pentagón Jr., now known as Penta El Zero Miedo, is a renowned Mexican luchador enmascarado (masked professional wrestler) who has captivated audiences worldwide. Currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Penta, his journey in professional wrestling spans across various promotions, showcasing his talent and charisma.
Early Career and AAA Achievements
Pentagón's career started in México in 2007. In 2010, he began to work with AAA, where he is a former Latin American Champion, Mixed Tag Team Champion, World Tag Team Championship and the 2016 Rey de Reyes. 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. 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.
The Legend of the Pentagon Curse
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. 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.
Lucha Underground Stardom
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.
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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.
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. 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 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.
Independent Circuit and MLW
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. 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. 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. During a January 21, 2017, show for The Crash Lucha Libre promotion, Pentagón Jr., Daga and Garza Jr. all came to the ring and later confirmed that they had left AAA. On September 1, 2018, Penta El Zero lost to Kenny Omega at the independent wrestling super show All In. 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 would be taped for the April 20, 2018 debut episode of MLW Fusion on BeIN Sports. He would later earn 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. The long-running rivalry between Penta 0M and L.A. Park also became part of the storyline in MLW, leading to L.A. Park defeating Pentagon in a "Mexican Massacre" No disqualification match on September 9, 2018. The Mexican Massacre match would later be selected as the "MLW Match of the Year" for 2018. 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. Following his feud with Park, Lucha Bros began feuding with the Hart Foundation (Teddy Hart, Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Impact Wrestling and Return to AAA
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. On June 3, Pentagón Jr. headlined an Impact Wrestling "One Night Only" special show titled after his catchphrase, Zero Fear, defeating Drake and Moose. He also entered a feud with Sami Callihan, culminating in a match at Slammiversary XVI on July 22. The stipulation for the match became a "mask vs. hair" match when Callihan attempted to remove Pentagón Jr.'s mask after attacking him with a baseball bat. 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.
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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. 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.
All Elite Wrestling (AEW)
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. 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. On the February 23 episode of Dynamite, he and Pac defeated the Kings of the Black Throne (Brody King and Malakai Black). In early 2023, the Lucha Brothers would begin appearing for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH).
Pentagón shares a close friendship with George Kittle.
Age: Pentagón Jr. / Penta El Zero Miedo was born on February 5, 1985, making him 40 years old as of 2025.
Themesong: "Cero Miedo" by Mikey Rukus
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Here's a summary of Pentagón Jr.'s championship and tag team accomplishments:
The Dark History of Penta
| Promotion | Championship/Accomplishment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AAA | Latin American Champion | Former Champion |
| AAA | Mixed Tag Team Champion | Former Champion |
| AAA | World Tag Team Championship | Former Champion |
| AAA | Rey de Reyes | 2016 Winner |
| Lucha Underground | Gift of The Gods Champion | Former Champion |
| Lucha Underground | Lucha Underground Champion | Former Champion |
| Impact Wrestling | Impact World Championship | Former Champion |
| AEW | AEW World Tag Team Championship | With Rey Fénix |
| MLW | MLW World Tag Team Championship | With Rey Fénix |
Current Status: WWE and Beyond
It was announced in January 2025 that Pentagón Jr. signed with WWE, performing on the Raw brand under the ring name Penta. With a career spanning over two decades, Penta El Zero Miedo continues to evolve and captivate audiences. His journey from the Mexican independent circuit to international stardom is a testament to his dedication, talent, and unwavering passion for lucha libre.