Fénix Fénix ( December 30 , 1990 ) is a Mexican " luchador enmascarado " , or masked professional wrestler . After originally starting his career on the Mexican independent circuit in April 2006 , he signed with Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) in January 2011 , where he became the inaugural AAA Fusión Champion in March 2013 . He has also wrestled in Japan for Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Wave . His real name is not a matter of public record , as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico , where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans . Professional wrestling career . Fénix started his professional wrestling career in 2005 , working as Máscara Oriental ( " Orient al Mask " ) on the Mexican independent circuit in places like Puebla , Pachuca and Querétaro . He was eventually also invited by Blue Demon , Jr . to work for his NWA Mexico and by Crazy Boy to work for his Desastre Total Ultraviolento ( DTU ) promotion , before getting the opportunity to work for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) , one of the top two promotions in the country . Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( 2011 – present ) . Prior to his AAA debut , Máscara Oriental was renamed Fénix , after the mythological bird , and given a new mask . He wrestled his debut match on January 27 , 2011 , when he , Atomic Boy and Gato Eveready defeated his real - life brother Dark Dragon , Tigre Cota and Tito Santana in a six - man tag team match . Fénix was instantly booked in a storyline rivalry with his brother . On June 18 at Triplemanía XIX , Fénix teamed with Aero Star , Argos and Sugi San in an eight - person tag team dark match , where they were defeated by " La Milicia Extrema " ( Dark Dragon , Decnnis , Tigre Cota and Tito Santana ) . Later in the year , Fénix formed a partnership with Jack Evans and , as a result , got involved in his rivalry with " Los Perros del Mal " leader El Hijo del Perro Aguayo . On December 16 at Guerra de Titanes , Fénix and Evans teamed with Drago , the former Gato Eveready , in a six - man tag team match , where they were defeated by Aguayo and his " Perros del Mal " stablemates Halloween and Héctor Garza . On October 7 , 2012 , at " Héroes Inmortales " , Fénix received his first title opportunity in AAA , when he and Lolita unsuccessfully challenged Alan Stone and Jennifer Blake for the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship in a four - way match , which also included the teams of Atomic Boy and Faby Apache and Halloween and Mari Apache , who went on to win the match . On November 3 , Fénix entered a tournament to determine the inaugural AAA Fusión Champion , defeating Dark Dragon , Drago and Toscano in his first round four - way match . Before the finals of the tournament , Fénix also received a shot at the AAA Cruiserweight Championship in a six - way ladder match at " Guerra de Titanes " on December 2 , but was defeated by " Los Perros del Mal " member Daga . On March 17 , 2013 , at " Rey de Reyes " , Fénix gained a measure of revenge on Daga , when he defeated not only him , but also Crazy Boy and Juventud Guerrera in a four - way elimination finals of the tournament to become the first - ever AAA Fusión Champion . On June 16 at Triplemanía XXI , Fénix teamed with Drago in a five - way tag team match for the vacant AAA World Tag Team Championship , from which the two were the last team eliminated by the Mexican Powers ( Crazy Boy and Joe Líder ) . On August 18 at " Héroes Inmortales VII " , Fénix entered the 2013 Copa Antonio Peña , defeating El Mesías , Monster Clown and Silver King in his first round match . Later that same event , Fénix was defeated by La Parka in the finals , a four - way match , which also included Chessman and El Hijo del Fantasma . On March 16 , 2014 , at " Rey de Reyes " , Fénix won his first " Lucha de Apuestas " , when he won an eight - man " Domo de la Muerte " , saving his own mask and forcing Steve Pain to have his head shaved . On August 17 at Triplemanía XXII , Fénix put his AAA Fusión Championship on the line in a ten - way championship unification match contested also for the AAA Cruiserweight Championship . The match was eventually won by El Hijo del Fantasma . Fénix was then announced as one of five AAA wrestlers to star in the new El Rey program " Lucha Underground " , set to premiere on October 29 . Japan ( 2012 , 2013 ) . On November 27 , 2012 , Fénix made his Japan ese debut in Tokyo ' s Korakuen Hall , when he took part in an event held by women ' s wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Wave , which featured participation from several AAA workers . Fénix teamed with Lolita and Pimpinela Escarlata in a six - person tag team match , where they were defeated by Ayako Hamada , Bachiko and Cima . On September 2 , 2013 , Fénix announced that he would be returning to Japan on September 7 to work a tour with Pro Wrestling Noah , announcing his intention of going for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship . The following day , the title match between Fénix and the reigning champion , Taiji Ishimori , was made official for September 22 . Fénix started his tour with a win over Peruvian wrestler Kaiser . On September 12 , Fénix pinned Ishimori in a tag team match , where he and Yoshinari Ogawa defeated Ishimori and Atsushi Kotoge . En route to the title match , Fénix scored two more pinfall victories over Ishimori , but on September 22 was defeated by the champion in the match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship . The match also marked the end of Fénix ' s first tour with Noah . Personal life . Fénix ' s father and two brothers are also professional wrestlers ; his father worked as Fuego , while his brothers perform under the ring names Dark Dragon / Pentagón Jr . and Niño de Fuego / Ikaro .