Cien Caras
Mexican professional wrestler

Cien Caras

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Mexican professional wrestler
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18 October 1949(Lagos de Moreno, Lagos de Moreno Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico)
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Introduction

Carmelo Reyes González (born October 18, 1949) is a Mexican retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Cien Caras ("Hundred Faces"). He is best known for his appearances with the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre.

Career

After training under Diablo Velasco and Pantera Negra, Reyes debuted in 1974 under the ring name "Mil Caras", but due to the obvious confusion with Mil Máscaras, he dropped 900 units to become "Cien Caras". Caras was initially a técnico, but quickly developed a more violent wrestling style, and became a rudo. He lost his mask in the culmination of a feud with Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. On June 24, 1987 in Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico, Caras defeated MS-1 for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship. He held the title until March 20, 1988, when he lost to Lizmark in Mexico City, Mexican Federal District.

On August 18, 1991 in Monterrey, Caras defeated Konnan el Barbaro to become the second ever CMLL World Heavyweight Champion. He held the title until leaving the CMLL in May 1992, vacating the title in the process. Caras followed Konnan to the newly formed Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he continued his feud with Konnan. At the inaugural TripleMania event on April 30, 1993, Caras defeated Konnan in a two out of three falls retirement match by count-out after Jake "The Snake" Roberts interfered on his behalf. Caras remained in the AAA for several years before returning to the CMLL. In one of his last matches in the promotion, he teamed with Heavy Metal and Latin Lover in a championship tournament to crown the first AAA Americas Trios Championship and lost to Los Villanos (Villano III, IV and V) at the tournament finals in Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl on March 8, 1996.

In CMLL, Caras is a member of the stable Los Capos ("The Bosses") with his two younger brothers, Máscara Año 2000 and Universo 2000 (Los Hermanos Dinamita—"The Dynamite Brothers"), and Apolo Dantes. In 2004, Caras and Mascara Año 2000 were defeated by Perro Aguayo, Jr. and El Terrible in a hair versus hair tag team match at the annual Homenaje a Dos Leyendas: El Santo y Salvador Lutteroth show with Caras and Mascara having their heads shaved as a result. Caras and Mascara fought Aguayo, Jr. and his father, Perro Aguayo, in a second hair versus hair match in February 2005, with Caras and Mascara losing once again. The match was billed as Caras's retirement match, but he continued to wrestle in secondary CMLL venues, making him semi-retired.

In wrestling

  • Finishing moves
    • Full nelson
  • Signature moves
    • Inverted bearhug
  • Nicknames
    • "El Capo de Capos" ("The Boss of Bosses")
    • "Mil Caras" ("Thousand Faces")
    • "Sansón"

Championships and accomplishments

  • Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
    • IWC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre / Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
    • CMLL World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    • Mexican National Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
    • Mexican National Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Sangre Chicana (1) and Mascara Ano 2000 (1)
    • Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time) - with Mascara Ano 2000 and Universo 2000
    • NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA Hollywood Wrestling
    • NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Victor Rivera
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • PWI ranked him #328 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1995
    • PWI ranked him #120 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
  • NWA Big Time Wrestling
    • NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jose Lothario
  • World Wrestling Association
    • WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Cien Caras (mask) Terremoto (mask) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event 000000001982-06-14-0000June 14, 1982  
Cien Caras (mask) Alfonso Dantés (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event Unknown  
Cien Caras (mask) Goro Tanaka (hair) Unknown Live event Unknown  
Cien Caras (mask) Terremoto (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event Unknown  
Cien Caras (mask) Halcón Ortíz (mask) Mexico City, Mexico Live event 000000001984-05-15-0000May 15, 1984  
Cien Caras (mask) Siglo XX (mask) Mexico City, Mexico 31. Aniversario de Arena México 000000001987-04-12-0000April 12, 1987
Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. (mask) Cien Caras (mask) Mexico City, Mexico EMLL 57th Anniversary Show 000000001990-09-21-0000September 21, 1990
Cien Caras (hair) MS-1 (hair) Tonala, Jalisco Live event 000000001993-08-13-0000August 13, 1993  
Konnan (hair) Cien Caras (hair) Los Angeles, California Live event 000000001995-07-15-0000July 15, 1995
Cien Caras (hair) Konnan (career) Mexico, DF Live event 000000001993-04-30-0000April 30, 1993
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. (mask) Cien Caras (hair) Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco Live event 000000001999-11-29-0000November 29, 1999  
Perro Aguayo (hair) Cien Caras (hair) Mexico City, Mexico Sin Piedad (2000) 000000002000-12-15-0000December 15, 2000
Pierroth, Jr. (hair) Cien Caras (hair) Mexico City, Mexico Live event 000000002003-06-20-0000June 20, 2003  
Perro Aguayo Jr. and El Terrible (hair) Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000 (hair) Mexico City, Mexico Homenaje a Dos Leyendas (2004) 000000002004-03-19-0000March 19, 2004
Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000 (hair) Pierroth and Vampiro (hair) Mexico City, Mexico Sin Piedad (2004) 000000002004-12-17-0000December 17, 2004
Perro Aguayo and Perro Aguayo, Jr. (hair) Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000 (hair) Mexico City, Mexico Live event 000000002005-03-18-0000March 18, 2005
Rey Misterio (hair) Cien Caras (hair) Tijuana, Baja California Live event 000000002006-08-25-0000August 25, 2006