Cien Caras
| Cien Caras | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Carmelo Reyes González |
| Born |
October 18, 1949 Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Cien Caras Mil Caras Sanson |
| Billed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 110 kg (240 lb)[1] |
| Billed from | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco[1] |
| Trained by |
Diablo Velasco[2] Pantera Negra |
| Debut | 1974 |
| Retired | 2005 (still semi-active) |
Carmelo Reyes González (born October 18, 1949) is a Mexican retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Cien Caras ("Hundred Faces"). He is best known for his appearances with the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre.
Career
After training under Diablo Velasco and Pantera Negra, Reyes debuted in 1974 under the ring name "Mil Caras", but due to the obvious confusion with Mil Máscaras, he dropped 900 units to become "Cien Caras". Caras was initially a técnico, but quickly developed a more violent wrestling style, and became a rudo. He lost his mask in the culmination of a feud with Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. On June 24, 1987 in Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico, Caras defeated MS-1 for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship. He held the title until March 20, 1988, when he lost to Lizmark in Mexico City, Mexican Federal District.
On August 18, 1991 in Monterrey, Caras defeated Konnan el Barbaro to become the second ever CMLL World Heavyweight Champion. He held the title until leaving the CMLL in May 1992, vacating the title in the process. Caras followed Konnan to the newly formed Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he continued his feud with Konnan. At the inaugural TripleMania event on April 30, 1993, Caras defeated Konnan in a two out of three falls retirement match by count-out after Jake "The Snake" Roberts interfered on his behalf. Caras remained in the AAA for several years before returning to the CMLL. In one of his last matches in the promotion, he teamed with Heavy Metal and Latin Lover in a championship tournament to crown the first AAA Americas Trios Championship and lost to Los Villanos (Villano III, IV and V) at the tournament finals in Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl on March 8, 1996.
In CMLL, Caras is a member of the stable Los Capos ("The Bosses") with his two younger brothers, Máscara Año 2000 and Universo 2000 (Los Hermanos Dinamita—"The Dynamite Brothers"), and Apolo Dantes. In 2004, Caras and Mascara Año 2000 were defeated by Perro Aguayo, Jr. and El Terrible in a hair versus hair tag team match at the annual Homenaje a Dos Leyendas: El Santo y Salvador Lutteroth show with Caras and Mascara having their heads shaved as a result. Caras and Mascara fought Aguayo, Jr. and his father, Perro Aguayo, in a second hair versus hair match in February 2005, with Caras and Mascara losing once again. The match was billed as Caras's retirement match, but he continued to wrestle in secondary CMLL venues, making him semi-retired.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
- Nicknames
- "El Capo de Capos" ("The Boss of Bosses")
- "Mil Caras" ("Thousand Faces")
- "Sansón"
Championships and accomplishments
- Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
- Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre / Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
- CMLL World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Mexican National Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- Mexican National Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Sangre Chicana (1) and Mascara Ano 2000 (1)
- Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time) - with Mascara Ano 2000 and Universo 2000
- NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Hollywood Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- NWA Big Time Wrestling
- World Wrestling Association
Luchas de Apuestas record
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cien Caras (mask) | Terremoto (mask) | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | June 14, 1982 | |
| Cien Caras (mask) | Alfonso Dantés (hair) | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | Unknown | |
| Cien Caras (mask) | Goro Tanaka (hair) | Unknown | Live event | Unknown | |
| Cien Caras (mask) | Terremoto (hair) | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | Unknown | |
| Cien Caras (mask) | Halcón Ortíz (mask) | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | May 15, 1984 | |
| Cien Caras (mask) | Siglo XX (mask) | Mexico City, Mexico | 31. Aniversario de Arena México | April 12, 1987 | [4] |
| Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. (mask) | Cien Caras (mask) | Mexico City, Mexico | EMLL 57th Anniversary Show | September 21, 1990 | [5][6] |
| Cien Caras (hair) | MS-1 (hair) | Tonala, Jalisco | Live event | August 13, 1993 | |
| Konnan (hair) | Cien Caras (hair) | Los Angeles, California | Live event | July 15, 1995 | [Note 1] |
| Cien Caras (hair) | Konnan (career) | Mexico, DF | Live event | April 30, 1993 | |
| Rayo de Jalisco Jr. (mask) | Cien Caras (hair) | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco | Live event | November 29, 1999 | |
| Perro Aguayo (hair) | Cien Caras (hair) | Mexico City, Mexico | Sin Piedad (2000) | December 15, 2000 | [7][8] |
| Pierroth, Jr. (hair) | Cien Caras (hair) | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | June 20, 2003 | |
| Perro Aguayo Jr. and El Terrible (hair) | Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000 (hair) | Mexico City, Mexico | Homenaje a Dos Leyendas (2004) | March 19, 2004 | |
| Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000 (hair) | Pierroth and Vampiro (hair) | Mexico City, Mexico | Sin Piedad (2004) | December 17, 2004 | [9] |
| Perro Aguayo and Perro Aguayo, Jr. (hair) | Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000 (hair) | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | March 18, 2005 | [7] |
| Rey Misterio (hair) | Cien Caras (hair) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | August 25, 2006 |
Footnotes
- ↑ This was a triangle Steel cage match that also included Perro Aguayo.
References
- General sources - Championship Information
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "MEXICO". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 389–402. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- General sources - Career
- Cite Reference
- Specific
- 1 2 3 4 "Statistics for Professional wrestlers". PWI Presents: 2008 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. pp. 66–79. 2008 Edition.
- ↑ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Dorada de lucha libre: Las Leyendas, las peleas, los fósforos del resentimiento (the golden age of lucha libre: the legends, the feuds, the grudge matches): Diablo Velasco". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 203–205. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
- ↑ Lucha 2000 Staff (April 2006). "Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 28.
- ↑ Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 17, 2009). "Recordando los aniversarios del CMLL: El Rayo de Jalisco gana la Máscara de Cien Caras". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved September 18, 2009.
- ↑ Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 7, 2010). "CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 20, 2012.
- 1 2 "Luchas 2000". Perro Aguayo y sus Victimas (in Spanish). Juárez, Mexico: Publicaciones citem, S.A. de C.V. pp. 12–15. Especial 30.
- ↑ "December 2000 PPV "Sin Piedad"". ProWrestlingHistory. December 15, 2000. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
- ↑ SuperLuchas staff (January 24, 2005). "Número Especial - Lo mejr de la lucha ilbre mexicana durante el 2004". Super Luchas (in Spanish). issue 91.