Ephesto
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Ephesto (born June 10, 1965) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado (Spanish for "masked professional wrestler"). Ephesto's real name has not been officially documented, a tradition in Mexican lucha libre where masked wrestlers' real names often are not a matter of public record. The wrestler currently known as Ephesto made his debut in 1982 and worked for almost 20 years as Pantera del Ring with limited success.[3] He later worked under the name Safari where he won the Mexican National Trios Championship on two occasions.
Ephesto | |
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Born | (1965-06-10) June 10, 1965 (age 58)[1] Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico[1] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Ephesto Hefesto Hombre Sin Nombre Pantera del Ring/Panterita del Ring Safari |
Billed height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1][2] |
Billed weight | 95 kg (209 lb)[2] |
Trained by | Halcon Suriano[1] Asterión[1] El Satánico[1] Blue Panther[1] |
Debut | May 29, 1982[1] |
His current ring name "Ephesto" is derived from the Spanish name for Hephaestus, the Greek god of fire, Hefesto; in fact, his name is sometimes spelled Hefesto in print sources.[3] Ephesto is a founding member of the stable Los Hijos del Infierno (Spanish for the Sons of the Inferno) with Averno and Mephisto. Ephesto is a former CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion, Mexican National Trios Champion, and CMLL World Trios Champion.