The Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) has held a number of tournaments tag team or their "Trios" (three man teams) divisions over the years. Some of the tournaments were recurring, but have not been held in the last two to three years and others were one-off tournament held for a special event. Being professional wrestling tournaments, they are not won legitimately through competitive matches; instead they are won via predetermined outcomes to the matches that is generally kept secret from the general public.
39-419: CMLL held three tournaments under the name Copa de Arena Mexico , named after their main venue Arena Mexico , where all the tournaments also took place. The tournament was held in 1999, 2001 and 2002. The first Copa de Arena Mexico tournament was a one night, four team single-elimination tournament was held on December 10, 1999, and was also called Torneo Siglo XXI ("21st Century Tournament"). The tournament
78-487: A chance for Konadu, but he won. From 2000 to 2008, there had not been a world-class championship fight in Arena Mexico. However, it returned when Mexican Jorge “Travieso” Arce beat Panamanian Rafael Concepción in the super flyweight division and Mexican Jackie Nava beat Argentinian Betina Garino in the female bantamweight division. Apolo Dant%C3%A9s José Luis Amezcua Muñoz (born September 28, 1968)
117-408: A direct result of a match at Arena Coliseo . CMLL held Copa de Oro one year later in 1994 and followed it with a second Copa de Oro in 1995 on October 24. The tournament winners were presented with a trophy by Oro II , the original Oro's brother who had taken the name out of respect. The tournament was an eight-team single elimination tournament won by Chicago Express and Pierroth Jr. Wrestling
156-584: A direct result of a match at Arena Coliseo . The following year, on September 25, 1994, CMLL held a tag team tournament in Arena Coliseo to commemorate the loss of the popular wrestler and honor his memory. The tournament winners were presented with a trophy by Oro II , the original Oro's brother who had taken the name out of respect. The tournament was an eight-team single elimination tournament won by Apolo Dantés and El Dandy . On October 26, 1993 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) wrestler Oro died as
195-417: A one-night single elimination Trios tournament dedicated to the memory of Salvador Lutteroth , the founder of CMLL. The tournament filled the entire Friday night CMLL Super Viernes show, preceding the 1996 Homenaje a Salvador Lutteroth show becoming the unofficial forerunner for the event that is now known as Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ("Homage to two Legends") that CMLL holds every spring. The tournament
234-484: A storyline with the "Junior" wrestler either paying to use the name or being given the name by the "Senior". The winners got a trophy and no other tangible reward. The second-generation concept led to CMLL creating the La Copa Junior tournament in early 1996. The CMLL Second Generation Tag Team Tournament was won by the team of Apolo Dantés and Emilio Charles Jr. In 1995 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) held
273-474: A trophy but no other tangible award was given as a result of the victory. Some of the teams in the tournament worked together on a regular basis, others were created for the tournament. Team Giant only consisted of two members, Giant Silva and Mr. Niebla , due to the size of Giant Silva CMLL counted him as two wrestlers for this tournament and most of the matches he participated in. On October 26, 1993 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) wrestler Oro died as
312-518: A wrestler later in life, known under the names César Dantés, "All Star" and "Máscara Mágica" Amezuca trained for his professional wrestling career under his father, his uncle Alberto Muñoz, and renowned Lucha libre trainier Diablo Velazco . He made his debut on December 4, 1988, under the name "Apolo Dantés", adopting the same last name as his father used. Through his fathers connections Dantés began working regularly for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in 1989. On July 25, 1992, Dantés became
351-487: Is a Mexican professional wrestler , trainer and promoter , best known by his ring name Apolo Dantés . He is the son of Alfonso Dantés , a successful and respected professional wrestler during the 1960s and 1970s. He was a longtime mainstay of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) throughout the 1990s and now owns and operates "Dantés Lucha Factory" in Guadalajara , Jalisco , Mexico. During his in-ring career he's won
390-477: Is a family tradition in Lucha libre , with a large number of second or even third-generation wrestlers following in the footsteps of their relatives. Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) held a tag team tournament on September 1, 1995, to pay homage to the wrestling families by holding a tournament for second or third-generation wrestlers. In a few cases the family relationship was not a blood relationship, but more of
429-579: Is based on the Lucha Libre Parejas Increibles match type where two wrestlers of opposite allegiance, portraying either villains , referred to as " Rudos " in Lucha Libre wrestling terminology or fan favorites , or " tecnicos ". At times some of the team members were part of a pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines with each other. The tournament was won by Atlantis and Volador Jr. as they defeated Shocker and Rey Bucanero in
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#1733202384698468-416: Is the son of José Luis Amezcua Díaz, a professional wrestler known under the ring name Alfonso "Tanque" Dantés . His grandfather, Alfonso Amezcua, was also a professional wrestler, known as "Al Amezuca". José Amezcua's uncles, Alberto Muñoz , Virgilio Amezcua ("Septiembre Negro") and Índio Jerónimo were also professional wrestlers. José Amezcua younger brother, César Antonio Amezcua, would also become
507-819: The CMLL World Heavyweight Championship , CMLL World Middleweight Championship , and the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship . He also won the 1994 Copa de Oro tournament with El Dandy , the Copa de Arena México with Black Warrior and Shocker and the Second Generation Tag Team Tournament with Emilio Charles Jr. Dantés was a part of the Los Capos ("The Bosses") stable alongside Cien Caras , Máscara Año 2000 , and Universo 2000 . He also worked for
546-569: The Colonia Doctores neighborhood in the Cuauhtémoc borough . The arena is primarily used for professional wrestling , or lucha libre , shows promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The building is called the "cathedral of lucha libre". Arena México has a seating capacity of 16,500 when configured for professional wrestling or boxing events. The current building was completed in 1956, built by Salvador Lutteroth , owner of CMLL at
585-696: The NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion when he defeated El Satánico . Dantés held the prestigious title for 243 days until Jaque Mate defeated him for it. On September 11, 1994, Dantés won the CMLL World Middleweight Championship by defeating Javier Llanes, but lost the belt 77 days later to Satánico. He defeated Silver King to win the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship on June 23, 1995. During his reign as Heavyweight Champion Dantés successfully defended it against both Corazon de Leon and Vampiro . Dantés lost
624-572: The World Wrestling Federation in 1998 and 1999 on their Hispanic focused show Super Astros . His in-ring career ended in the mid-2000s, followed by him transitioning into a behind the scenes role of training and booking matches at Arena Coliseo and late founded his own wrestling promotion, Dantés' Lucha Factory in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. José Luis Amezcua Muñoz was born on September 28, 1968, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He
663-548: The Dantés Lucha Factory from 2009 until 2011, at which point his brother César took ownership the company, as Apolo replaced Soria to become the CMLL Guadalajara booker once more when Soria retired. By 2015 Dantés was once again replaced as the booker for CMLL. Since Dantés began working more behind the scenes he has only wrestled on a very limited schedule, with records of one match in 2010, 2011, and 2017. Amezcua
702-484: The Fantastica Mania tour has included a CMLL-wrestler only tournament each year, starting with a regular tag team tournament, followed by a tag team tournament featuring only brothers in 2018, while 2019 and 2020 featured tag team tournaments with teams made up of family members. Torneo de parejas familiares (Spanish for "Family Tag Team Tournament") is a professional wrestling tournament, produced and scripted by
741-558: The Mexican professional wrestling company Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The tag team tournament took place on February 24, 2020, at CMLL's regional Arena Puebla venue in Puebla, Puebla. The tournament involved eight teams of relatives, either brothers, fathers and sons or uncles and nephews. Arena Mexico Arena México is an indoor arena in Mexico City , Mexico , located in
780-431: The arena opened in 1956. From the 1950s to near the end of the 20th century, Arena Mexico was a major venue for boxing as well. During this time, all of Mexico’s boxing greats, except Julio César Chávez have fought here. Some of those that have include Rubén Olivares , Chucho Castillo , Carlos Zárate Serna , Pipino Cuevas , Julio Guerrero , Famoso Gómez , Memo Téllez , Miguel Castro and Raúl Rodríguez. Arena Mexico
819-542: The arena was abandoned until professional wrestling promoter Salvador Lutteroth began promoting wrestling, or Lucha libre events in Arena Modelo on September 21, 1933. For the next ten years it served as the main venue for Lutteroth's promotion Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) until Lutteroth commissioned the construction of Arena Coliseo in Mexico City. After Arena Coliseo opened in 1943, Arena Model served as
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#1733202384698858-505: The finals after the team failed to get along. Fantastica Mania, is a series of annual professional wrestling major show co-promoted by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Fantastica Mania is a series of two to seven shows that have taken place in Japan, in January of each year since 2010. Starting in 2015
897-449: The location for EMLL's wrestling school. By 1953 even Arena Coliseo was too small for the crowds EMLL's shows were attracting, Lutteroth promised to "build the largest wrestling arena in the world" on the site of Arena Modelo and construction started not long after. Arena México, as it was renamed, stood complete in 1956 and is still the largest arena built specifically for professional wrestling. From 1956 and forward Arena México has been
936-500: The main venue for EMLL and all of their Anniversary shows . In 1968 it was selected to be the location of the boxing competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics that was held in Mexico City. Since its construction, Arena Mexico had been hosting boxing shows on a regular basis and following the refurbishment for the Olympic Games, several major boxing events have been held at Arena Mexico, hosting several world title bouts. In 1990 EMLL
975-419: The memory of Salvador Lutteroth , the founder of CMLL and followed both a singles tournament to honor Lutteroth the preceding year at the 1998 Homenaje a Salvador Lutteroth show and a Trios tournament . The tournament featured 8 teams in total, four teams of wrestlers whose careers peaked in the 1980s and early 1990s and four teams who were looking to make a name for themselves at the time. The last match saw
1014-408: The time and is the largest arena built specifically for wrestling. The building was used as the venue for the boxing competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics , and throughout the last half of the 20th century hosted several large boxing events. The location was originally a general-purpose arena called Arena Modelo. Arena Modelo was built in the 1910s or 1920s for boxing events. By the early 1930s
1053-469: The title to Rayo de Jalisco Jr. on April 14, 1996. In mid-1996 Cien Caras , Máscara Año 2000 and Universo 2000 returned to CMLL after working elsewhere for four years. The trio began teaming with Apolo Dantés to form a group called Los Capos ("The Bosses"), a Rudo (bad guy) group that was heavily featured in CMLL's heavyweight division. Dantés competed in the 1997 CMLL International Gran Prix but
1092-550: The tournament and did not work together on a regular basis prior to it. The teams all competed in a round robin league format, earning points for victories (two) or draws (one). The tournament started on February 15, 2009, and ran until April 12 of that year, spanning five shows in Arena Coliseo. During the tournament wrestler Boomerang had to be replaced with Meteoro for one match and Mr. Trueno replaced Rey Trueno after just one match. The team of Palacio Negro and Samurai won
1131-502: The tournament with four victories, 1 loss and a total of 8 points. Days after completing the 2013 Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles that concluded at the 2013 Homenaje a Dos Leyendas , CMLL held a similar tournament in Arena Puebla, in Puebla, Puebla . The tournament consisted of two qualifying blocks that took place on March 18 and 25, with a final on April 1, 2013. The tournament
1170-419: The tournament worked together on a regular basis, others were created for the tournament. The third and last Copa de Arena Mexico tournament was a one night eight team single-elimination tournament, held on July 5, 2002, and was won by "Team Tall" ( Black Warrior , Lizmark Jr. , and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. ). The win made Black Warrior the only wrestler to win the tournament more than once. The winners were given
1209-409: The tournament. The second Copa de Arena Mexico tournament was once again a one night single-elimination tournament, this time with eight teams instead of four. The tournament was held on December 28, 2001, and was won by "Team Shocker" ( Black Warrior , Shocker , and Apolo Dantés ). The winners were given a trophy but no other tangible award was given as a result of the victory. Some of the teams in
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1248-475: The veterans Ringo Mendoza and Super Astro defeat the team of Mr. Niebla and Shocker to win the tournament and the trophy. In 2009 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) held a tag team tournament for wrestlers who work in CMLL's Guadalajara , Jalisco Arena Coliseo and its associated wrestling training school. The tournament was named after Guadalajara native and wrestling pioneer Tanque (Tank) Alfonso Dantés . The teams were paired up specifically for
1287-963: Was defeated in the semi-final by eventual tournament winner Steel . A year later he made it all the way to the finals of the 1998 version of the Gran Prix but lost to Rayo de Jalisco Jr. In 2003 Apolo Dantés last in-ring highlight saw him earn a match for the CMLL World Heavyweight Champion Mr. Niebla but was defeated in three falls. Starting in late 1998, CMLL began working with the United States–based World Wrestling Federation (WWF) to allow several of CMLL's workers to appear on WWF's weekly Spanish language, Latino focused WWF Super Astros show. For approximately 10 months, Dantés worked several Super Astros shows, wrestling against CMLL luchadors, Puerto Ricans and Japanese wrestlers. In his first match, which
1326-526: Was more active as a wrestling trainer and match-maker at CMLL's Arena Coliseo in his native Guadalajara, Jalisco. For the next couple of years he booked matches for the weekly shows, as well as training various trainees for CMLL. In mid-2009 Dantés was fired from his position at Arena Coliseo and replaced by Rubén Soria . Following his dismissal from Arena Coliseo Dantés formed his own wrestling school and promotion called "Dantés' Lucha Factory", based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Apolo Dantés owned and operated
1365-465: Was renamed Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), retaining ownership of the arena. Arena México hosts twice weekly wrestling events promoted by CMLL. On Tuesdays they present "CMLL Martes Arena Mexico" (CMLL Arena Mexico Tuesday) and on Fridays they present "CMLL Super Viernes" (CMLL Super Friday), which is the promotions primary event, taped for television. Arena México also hosts all of CMLL's feature events and Pay-Per-View shows and have done so since
1404-451: Was taped on November 16, 1998, Dantés defeated El Merenguero . His last Super Astros match took place on May 25, 1999, where he defeated Funaki . In his last match for the WWF, he, Pantera , and Papi Chulo lost to Los Boricuas (El Merenguero, José Estrada Jr. , and Miguel Pérez Jr. ) in match that took place before WWF's Shotgun Saturday Night show. By the middle-2000s Apolo Dantés
1443-469: Was the scene of some of “Púas” Rubén Olivares major victories and it was the scene of his last fight, when he was beaten by newcomer Ignacio Madrid. Most of the biggest fights fought in Mexico during the 1960s to 1970s period took place here. One notable world championship fight occurred here in 1989, when Ghanaian Nana Konadu fought Mexican Gilberto Román in the superflyweight division. No one anticipated
1482-402: Was won by " Los Guerreros del Infierno " ( El Satánico , Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero ), a team name that Bucanero and Guerrero would later use when they split from El Satánico to form their own faction. The winners were given a trophy but no other tangible award was given as a result of the victory. The tournament included four teams who all teamed on a regular basis both before and after
1521-409: Was won by the team of Bestia Salvaje , Emilio Charles Jr. and Sangre Chicana , who received a trophy, but no other obvious awards for winning the tournament. In 1999 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) held a one night, single elimination tournament on their annual Homenaje a Dos Leyendas: El Santo y Salvador Lutteroth show, which took place on March 20, 1999. The tournament was dedicated to
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