Ephesto

Ephesto
Ephesto in January 2017
Born (1965-06-10) June 10, 1965 (age 59)[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 height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)[1][2]
Billed weight95 kg (209 lb)[2]
Trained byHalcon Suriano[1]
Asterión[1]
El Satánico[1]
Blue Panther[1]
DebutMay 29, 1982[1]

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.

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.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Rudos – Ephesto". Fuego en el ring (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference PWI500-2007 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Rosas Plata, Arturo (December 5, 2006). "Hombre sin ... Ephesto!". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V. p. 22. Número 20706 Año LIX.