Pantera

Francisco Javier Pozas (February 3, 1964) is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who is best known under the ring name El Pantera, but has also worked as Pantera II, El Manaya, América, Tritón and TANAKA over the years. Pozas made his wrestling debut in 1985, working as an enmascarado (masked wrestler) with a panther-inspired mask to go with his ring character of "El Pantera". Over the years Pozas has worked in Mexico, Japan and the United States; In Mexico he has worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), in Japan he's worked for Universal Lucha Libre (ULL) and All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and in the United States he's most known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1997 to 1999 and Chikara where he has worked shows since 2007. In 2006 Pantera lost his mask as a result of a match. He, however, continued wearing the mask when working for Chikara and in 2011 also began wearing it again in Mexico.
==In wrestling==
*Finishing moves
**Standing Top-Rope Frankensteiner
**Top-Rope Frankensteiner
*Signature moves
**Corner Tópe Suicida
**Running Somersault Senton Plancha
==Championships and accomplishments==
*Chikara
:*King of Trios (2008) – with Incognito and Lince Dorado
*Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)
:*CMLL World Welterweight Championship (3 times)
:*Mexican National Lightweight Championship (1 time)
*Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.
:*Districto Federal Lightweight Championship (1 time)
:*Districto Federal Trios Championship (1 time) – with Águila Solitaria and Ciclón Ramirez
*International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG)
:*IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship (3 times)
:*IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship (1 time) – with Black Tiger III and Pentagon Black
:*IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with El Felino
:*Rey del Ring (2011)
*Mexican Regional championships
:*Nuevo León Trios Championship (1 time) – with Águila Solitaria and Ciclón Ramírez
:*Veracruz Trios Championship (1 time) – with Águila Solitaria and Ciclón Ramírez
*Universal Lucha Libre / Universal Wrestling Federation
:*UWF Super Welterweight Championship (3 times)
*World Wrestling Association (WWA)
:*WWA Middleweight Championship (1 time)
===Lucha de Apuesta record===
Wager 	Winner 	Loser 	Location 	Date 	Notes
Hair 	El Pantera 	Mohicano I 	Unknown 	Unknown	 
Hair 	El Pantera II 	Bravo Kid 	Acatitlán, Mexico State	Unknown	 
Mask 	El Pantera II 	Mr. Cid 	Naucalpan, Mexico State	 	
Hair 	El Pantera II and Canelo Casas	Mr. Cid and Bestia Verde	Naucalpan, Mexico State	 	 
Mask 	El Pantera 	Mr. Fama 	Naucalpan, Mexico State	 	 
Mask 	El Pantera 	Tarasco IV 	Naucalpan, Mexico State	 	 
Mask 	El Pantera 	Tarasco III 	Mexico City, Mexico 	 	 
Hair/Mask	El Pantera and Joe Mercado 	Tarasco I and Tarasco II	Naucalpan, Mexico State	 	 
Hair 	El Pantera 	Romano García 	León, Guanajuato 	 	 
Mask 	El Pantera 	Bombero Infernal 	Naucalpan, Mexico State	 	
Mask 	Misterioso, Jr. 	El Pantera 	Mexico City, Mexico 	 	Match also included: El Sagrado, Volador, Jr., Nitro, Neutron, Mascara Purpura, Averno, Mephisto, El Felino, Sangre Azteca, La Máscara
Hair 	El Dandy 	El Pantera 	Naucalpan, Mexico State	 	
Hair 	Trauma I 	El Pantera 	Naucalpan, Mexico State	 	Pantera was the captain of a trio that lost to Trauma I's team
==External links==
* Profile
* Profile
Category:Mexican wrestlers
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Category:All Japan Pro Wrestling alumni
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Category:Desastre Total Ultraviolento alumni
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