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
- Signature moves
- Corner Tópe Suicida
- Running Somersault Senton Plancha
Championships and accomplishments[]
- King of Trios (2008) – with Incognito and Lince Dorado
- Districto Federal Lightweight Championship (1 time)
- Districto Federal Trios Championship (1 time) – with Águila Solitaria and Ciclón Ramirez
- 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
- UWF Super Welterweight Championship (3 times)
- 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 | September 4, 1988 | |
| Hair | El Pantera II and Canelo Casas | Mr. Cid and Bestia Verde | Naucalpan, Mexico State | September 11, 1998 | |
| Mask | El Pantera | Mr. Fama | Naucalpan, Mexico State | February 11, 1989 | |
| Mask | El Pantera | Tarasco IV | Naucalpan, Mexico State | January 14, 1990 | |
| Mask | El Pantera | Tarasco III | Mexico City, Mexico | June 24, 1990 | |
| Hair/Mask | El Pantera and Joe Mercado | Tarasco I and Tarasco II | Naucalpan, Mexico State | July 22, 1990 | |
| Hair | El Pantera | Romano García | León, Guanajuato | December 3, 1990 | |
| Mask | El Pantera | Bombero Infernal | Naucalpan, Mexico State | December 7, 1997 | |
| Mask | Misterioso, Jr. | El Pantera | Mexico City, Mexico | July 14, 2006 | 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 | June 19, 2008 | |
| Hair | Trauma I | El Pantera | Naucalpan, Mexico State | February 25, 2010 | Pantera was the captain of a trio that lost to Trauma I's team |
