Penta has arrived in WWE.
The veteran luchador made his WWE debut on Monday night, defeating Chad Gable in his first match for the wrestling company.
Penta made his entrance to a hyped crowd inside the SAP Center in San Jose, California, and he emerged from the darkness with his signature ‘Cero Miedo’ signature mark. He soaked it all in as he made his way to the ring and the crowd cheered him on.
Gable was clearly shook by the showmanship Penta immediately displayed in the match, whether it was his creativity, acrobatics and unique personality when revving the crowd up. The American Made leader was able to counter some moves, including a German suplex off the apron of the ring and focusing his attack on his opponent’s left leg.
Hobbled, Penta still showed off some of the high-flying maneuvers that made him such a prized signing for WWE, even landing a beautiful Mexican Destroyer. Penta looked to be headed toward defeat when Gable got him tied up in an ankle lock, but he got out of it and used his patented arm destroyer − dubbed the sacrifice − to set up his spectacular Penta Driver. It would be enough with Penta securing the pin afterward.
WWE reporter Jackie Redmond interviewed Penta after his match, with his family emotionally watching ringside. He thanked the San Jose crowd and showed appreciation for being in WWE and his family in both English and Spanish.
‘This is my new home,’ he said. ‘The real truth is I’ve been waiting for this moment.’
He also thanked the people in his home country of Mexico before declaring it is a new time in WWE.
‘This is not only the Netflix new era. Now it is the Penta new era,’ he added.
Who is Penta?
A man that has gone by several names over the course of his wrestling career, Penta got his start competing in his home country of Mexico. He made a name for himself in the lucha libre scene, but he became more widely known during his time in Lucha Underground in the U.S. There, he took on names like Rey Mysterio and more famously, took part in intergender matches between now WWE stars Chelsea Green and Iyo Sky.
After stints in Major League Wrestling and Impact Wrestling, Penta was one of the first wrestlers to join the newly formed All Elite Wrestling in 2019. There, he primarily competed in tag team action alongside Rey Fénix as the Lucha Brothers. The duo had their biggest moment in AEW in 2021 when they won the AEW World Tag Team Championship at All Out. In 2022, the pair teamed up with Pac to win the AEW World Trios Championship.
The Lucha Brothers would also appear in Ring of Honor and won the ROH World Tag Team Championship in 2023. Penta competed in his last match with AEW in July, and remained out of the spotlight since then.
Since December, WWE has been airing vignettes hinting at the signing of Penta. On the first Monday Night Raw on Netflix, a vignette with the words ‘Penta’ aired and Gable asked to go up against the ‘best luchador’ the next week. Gable did get his wish, and it resulted in the debut victory of Penta.