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Penta On His WWE Debut, Rey Mysterio, Dream Opponents, Cero Miedo
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Penta (@penta_zero_miedo) is a professional wrestler currently signed with WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Indianapolis, IN to discuss his recent debut match against Chad Gable on WWE Raw and the emotional promo he cut after the match, the positive fan reaction to his debut, the origin of "Cero Miedo" and his mask, being compared to Rey Mysterio, future WWE dream matches, if WWE was always the goal, his matches in Lucha Underground and more!
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“Man, it’s like I have mixed feelings and emotions. Because I win the match, my first match in WWE, my family was in the first row, and my little daughter crying. It’s like wow, it’s too much emotion at the same time for me. But when I go back to the locker room, everyone clapped me. I speak with Rey Mysterio and Triple H. It’s for one moment I am thinking I wanted this 20 years ago.”
“To be honest. The cero miedo knows only the Lucha move, or the Lucha gimmick. Now it is the lifestyle. Because I know a lot of people in different parts, told me ‘Penta thanks for the cero miedo. I conquered the cancer.’ Different things about how you’ve inspired all this. When I hear this is like, Okay, I know what the responsibility on my shoulders is. I need to improve every day, my body, my mind, my heart, my soul, everything, because I know a lot of people, I inspire a lot of people. Cero miedo, this phrase is like lifestyle, now is the lifestyle I start with me and now everyone.”
“The truth is, I love the Corridos. In Mexican music is the Corridos. In Mexico, there are the Los Buitres De Culiacan Sinaloa is the name of the band. And a lot of songs say, ‘Cero miedo mi compa’, in English is like no fear my friend, something like that. But I started [hearing it], okay, I like it. I like it. In my first interview in Triple A in Mexico. I need to do the promo and it is like how do I finish it? ‘Cero miedo!’ Just like my reaction was the ‘Cero miedo!’ Okay. After that, everyone [said to me] ‘Hey, cero miedo!’ is like, okay. I got it. I improved the cero miedo. Just the hands, you know, the T-shirts and everything. But the truth is cero miedo comes from the Corridos in Mexico.”
“Of course. It is the best company in the world.”
“No. I never doubted myself, my talent, my energy, my passion for this sport. Yeah, I think this is the best for me to be here.”
“The mask represents, after my culture, represents the dragon for me, it is like my God. The black color is my best color for me, because I think the black is serious, black is more fancy for me. I love it. So this style, ninja style, because I love the ninjas too, it’s like a couple of things about my real personality. This is the mask of Penta. The stars, for the ninjas too. But the most important thing in my mask is the dragons.”
“I don’t remember what year, but Rey Mysterio would go to Mexico for a meet and greet. But brother it is five blocks long for the line to see Rey Mysterio in Mexico City. Me and my brother are in the line for two hours, three hours, when somebody say, hey, Rey Mysterio is going to leave. Me and my brother running behind the car. I want a picture with that, with him, but never. My brother is crying in this moment because my brother is six years younger than me. So after that, my brother is crying, ‘Hey, I want to see Rey.’ I say ‘Maybe one day, no worry.’ Because I’m older, no worry. But my first time with Rey Mysterio was, I remember in PWG, in LA, Battle of Los Angeles, the tournament. Konnan came with Rey Mysterio to the show. I remember that I was in the locker room I see Rey. I go Rey! He speaks Spanish too. This is my first time, it was amazing and magic for me. I never forget that.”
“Lucha Underground was a crazy thing. So, some things there was crazy. For example, my match with Chelsea Green, Iyo Sky, Kairi Sane, Rey Mysterio, Ricochet, Mill Muertes. The most violent was with Vampiro, Ultimo Lucha Cero Miedo. This match was a turning point in my career too, because Vampiro is a legend. Fire, trash can, everything, tables. Was crazy.”
“I have the best answer for that, it is the truth. I don’t want to be the next Rey Mysterio. I want to be the first Penta El Zero Miedo in WWE. Because Rey Mysterio has my respect. Rey Mysterio is the legend, Rey Mysterio is my role model, but I want to be the first Penta because my style is very different. My style in the ring is different to Rey Mysterio’s. Rey Mysterio inspired me, of course. But I don’t wanna say I am like he is.”
“I have a few names. But the truth is, no matter who is in the ring, no matter what he won, I want to win everything in WWE. John Cena, Punk, Cody, Seth Rollins, The Tribal Chief, Fatu, Bron Breakker. A lot of wrestlers I want for Penta. For example with CM Punk I had one match, he won, I need revenge. The rematch with him, with Cody too. But for me, a special dream match is Penta versus John Cena or Penta versus Finn Balor.”
“This entrance is 100% a Triple H idea, thank you for that. I feel very special, because the fire for me is very important. I like it. The dragons have a fire. When I feel it behind me, the fires I feel, the power I feel, the more energy [I have]. I wanna destroy somebody there. This is the truth brother. But when I see on the TV my entrance it is like, wow. I feel like a big star. A really big star.”
“I really enjoy both. When I team with my brother it’s very special because he is my real brother. For me, he is the best wrestler in the world. When I am in the corner and my brother is in the ring, I enjoy every move. When he gives me the tag, oh, it’s my turn. But when I am by myself in the ring, Penta is more like Shakespeare. It’s like, okay, this is Shakespeare. I love the crowd. I enjoy both. But if I need to choose something, it’s difficult. I’ll say both.”
“I love my brother. I love everything about my brother.”
“Both is fine for me. I don’t know. [Maybe against each other?] Yeah, a lot of times in Mexico, every weekend, against each other. But now here is different. Now I am focused on myself. Now I am focused on the Royal Rumble. I am focused on WrestleMania. I am focused on everything here. When my brother has the opportunity with me, it’s okay. But now I am focused on myself.”
“I have maybe three or four matches. One definitely Penta versus Vampiro. The second one, Penta versus Fenix in Japan and Lucha Bros vs. Young Bucks. The number four, Penta versus Kenny Omega.”
“This was a big surprise for me. Actually last night somebody told me how many masks WWE have sold. It is a big number. I can’t say what the number is, but I can only say it is a big number. I feel so proud. I feel now, in my mind, let’s go. I can’t stop. I need to grow every day.”
“Yeah, but for me I stay relaxed. I’m staying focused on my career. I stay focused on my new goals, my next goals. So I know social media is talking about me, everyone talking about me or interviewing me. But no, I stay in focus on what is my real target now in WWE, I focus every day. I improve, I say before my body, my spirit, my mind, because I know this is for me to be the big star here in WWE.”
“My family, my career and my future.”
