Penta Discusses Development of His Appearance

It’s hard to mistake WWE Intercontinental Champion Penta. The skull makeup under the mask, the tongue, that walk, and some of the most intricate outfits ever seen. Obviously it didn’t just happen overnight.

Talking to O’Shea Jackson Jr. & TJ Jefferson on the No-Contest Wrestling podcast, Penta discussed the look a little bit.

Penta said he began developing his look, “when I switched the name [from] the Dark Dragon to Pentagon Junior.”

He continued, “So, you know, in Mexico years ago, [there] existed the other Pentagons. So in my mind, [it] was, okay, I need to do something different, and everything, you know…every match style, and the gear, and the mask, and everything. And that’s why I start testing, like, okay, maybe white contacts, okay? Maybe makeup here on the eyes. You know, every single day I try [to] improve improve my character, and now look: everyone know[s] who is Penta.”

Penta then noted the difficulty of standing out, and how that factored in, saying, “In my mind, always was, okay we have like 3 million luchadors in Mexico, right? I can be different [from] 2 million luchadors? Okay. Start [with] the white contacts, the Penta walk, the tan, and and all these stuffs — it’s like organic reaction for me. So I think that’s why I start these different things.”

Clearly, it worked, as he concluded, “And when I start [to] do different things the, everything in my life starts to change you know? Right, because now I am different from three millions luchadors around the world.”