Espanto III

Los Espantos

In 1958 or 1959, José Eusebio had begun working as "El Espanto" ("The Terror"). A short time afterwards, José Eusebio's best friend, Fernando Cisneros Carrillo, adopted the character Espanto II, and they became a regular tag team known as Los Espantos. By November 1962, both Espanto I and Espanto II had lost their masks in a Lucha de Apuestas ("bet match"). Initially, he mainly supported Espanto I and II as they fought against rivals El Santo and Rubén Juárez respectively, serving as their corner man during Lucha de Apuestas matches. Not long after his debut as Espanto III, he won his first Lucha de Apuestas against Javier Escobedo, forcing Escobedo to be shaved bald.

Legacy The Los Espantos trio influenced several subsequent teams and individual wrestlers to use the Espanto name, not just limited to his sons Espanto IV and V. In 1984, Vázquez and Cisneros allowed Jesús Andrade Salas to adopt the identify of "Espanto Jr.", who was presented as the son of Espanto I and wore the signature black and white mask of Los Espantos. Andrade would be succeeded by his son, who in 2012, also began working as Espanto Jr. The surviving Espantos also gave permission for Los Hijos del Espanto to use the name and masks. In 1998, Cisneros, as the last surviving Espanto, endorsed the Mini-Estrella wrestler El Espantito ("The Little Terror") to use the Espanto name and mask.

Championships and accomplishments Chihuahua State wrestling Northern Middleweight Championship (1 time) Northern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Espanto II Ciudad Juárez Lucha Libre Hall of Fame (2010)

Luchas de Apuestas record Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotesEspanto III (mask) Javier Escobedo (hair) Guadalajara, Jalisco Independent Show Espanto III (mask) Alex Montaña (hair) Tampico, Tamaulipas Independent Show Espanto III (mask) Humberto Garza (hair) Mexico City EMLL Show Huracán Ramírez (mask) Espanto III (mask) Mexico City EMLL Show La Sombra (hair) Espanto III (hair) Torreón, Coahuila Independent Show s Black Charly (hair) Espanto III (hair) Torreón, Coahuila Independent Show

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