# Máscara Dorada 2.0

Máscara Dorada is the ring name of a Mexican luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler). He works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he is the current NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion in his first reign. A former Mexican National Lightweight Champion, he has previously worked as Panterita del Ring Jr. His real name is not a matter of official record as he is an enmascarado, which by lucha libre traditions means that his personal life is kept secret from the general public.

## Personal life

Máscara Dorada is the son of Ephesto, and as Panterita del Ring Jr., his ring name refers to his father's previous gimmick. He is also the nephew of Luciferno, who also works for CMLL, and has previously worked under ring names such as Hooligan, El Hombre Sin Nombre (years after Ephesto used the same name) and Último Rebelde. Máscara Dorada's cousin made his CMLL debut in 2014 under the name "El Rebelde".

## Professional wrestling career

On May 28, 2021, at Copa Dinastías, Panterita del Ring Jr. made his in-ring debut, where in the first round, he teamed up with his father Panterita del Ring and lost to Rey Cometa and Espíritu Negro. He portrays a tecnico ("Good guy") wrestling character. On December 11, Panterita won the Mexican National Lightweight Championship. On December 23, 2022, he and Místico won the 2022 Torneo Gran Alterntiva tournament.
On May 24, 2023, Panterita vacated the National Lightweight Championship in order to move up to the welterweight division. On June 14, it was announced that Panterita would take up the ring name Máscara Dorada 2.0. He wrestled his first match under his new ring name on June 30 at Fantastica Mania: Mexico, where he defeated El Desperado in 2-out-of-3 falls match. On the July 28 edition of Super Viernes, Máscara Dorada 2.0 won the Leyenda de Plata tournament, defeating Rocky Romero in the final. He would later drop the "2.0"-part of his ring name.
In January 2024, it was announced that the CMLL stars, Máscara Dorada, Hechicero, Místico and Volador Jr. would represent their home promotion, in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The four men made their debut on the January 31 episode of Dynamite, appearing ringside during Jon Moxley's singles match against Jeff Hardy. After being taunted by Moxley during the match, the four men attacked him after his victory, before being chased off by members of the AEW roster. The four men made their AEW in-ring debut during the February 2 episode of Rampage, defeating Christopher Daniels, Matt Sydal, Angelo Parker and Matt Menard, in an eight-man tag-team match. Máscara Dorada would be a member of a match with fellow CMLL wrestlers, on the February 7 episode of Dynamite, losing to the Blackpool Combat Club.

## Championships and accomplishments

* Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
** CMLL Universal Championship (2024)
** CMLL World Trios Championship (1 time) – with Star Jr. and Neón
** Mexican National Lightweight Championship (1 time)
** NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship (1 time, current)
** Torneo Gran Alterntiva (2022) – with Místico
** Leyenda de Plata (2023)
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
** Ranked No. 36 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2024

## Footnotes

* ↑ The Mexican National Lightweight Championship is sanctioned by the Mexico City wrestling commission but under the control of CMLL who make the day to day decisions.