Antonio Peña

not the the Dalia Negra who lost his mask to Ciclon Ramirez

Antonio Peña

Name Antonio Peña Real name Antonio Hipolito Peñaloza Herrada Nicknames Name history Dalia Negra, Espectro Jr. (first), The Rose (1994), El Genio (debut-1974), Kahoz (original), Kahoz I, Espectro de Ultratumba Family Ponzona (father), Espectro I (uncle), Silver Cat (cousin) Maestro(s) Birth date, location June 13, 1953 Obituary date October 5, 2006 - Mexico City (?) Debut, location April 8, 1974 Lost mask to Height Weight Signature moves Titles:

Wrestling Observer Hall Of Fame Member

Biography

Antonio Peña (born 1948 - October 5, 2006) was the founder of the Mexican professional wrestling promotion AAA, which was revolutionary in the way matches in Mexico were presented, and reached its height of popularity in the early 1990's before the downturn of the Mexican economy.

Antonio Peña was a former professional wrestler and promotor who began his career in CMLL, but left (along with Konnan) in 1992 to form the Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion promotion. AAA is the promotion largely responsible for bringing the "Lucha" style to the United States, with such wrestlers as Rey Misterio Jr, Psicosis, La Parka, Konnan and others. Peña was the former head booker of EMLL before forming AAA.

Peña died on October 5, 2006 due to a massive heart attack, according to reports from Super Luchas magazine.

Controversy with Trademarks

Peña has occasionally been criticized with trademarking gimmicks and not allowing the original performers of the gimmicks to use the name elsewhere. The two prime examples being in the case of Psicosis (the original Psicosis) and L.A. Park (the original La Parka), who were not allowed to use the names and gimmicks in Mexico.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Pe%C3%B1a

Gallery

Pena as Espectro Jr. with Espectro I and a young fan- October of 1986

W/Arturo Rivera

as Dalia Negra

as Kahoz I with Astro Rey & Kahoz II