Copa Nuevos Valores

The Copa Nuevos Valores (Spanish for "New Values Cup") was a professional wrestling tournament promoted by the Mexican lucha libre promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) held between April 3 and April 17, 2018 at Arena México. The tournament was held to give prominence to 16 younger, lower ranked wrestlers who worked for CMLL at the time. As a professional wrestling tournament it was won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match.

Copa Nuevos Valores
Official poster for the tournament final
PromotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
DateApril 3, 2018[1]
April 10, 2018[1]
April 17, 2018[1]
CityMexico City, Mexico
VenueArena México
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The final match saw Magia Blanca defeat Flyer to win the tournament and earn a match for the Mexican National Welterweight Championship held by Soberano Jr. at the time. The tournament also included Astral, El Coyote, Fugaz, Grako, Jorge Kebrada, Maquiavelo, Príncipe Daniel, Príncipe Diamante, Príncipe Odin Jr., Retro, Reyko, Sangre Imperial, Súper Astro Jr. and Yago.

History

The Mexican professional wrestling company Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (Spanish for "World Wrestling Council"; CMLL for short) has a long history of promoting tournaments focusing on the younger or lower ranked wrestlers on their rosters, primarily as a means to showcase select wrestlers in an attempt to elevate one or more wrestlers up the ranks of CMLL. In 1994 CMLL introduced the Gran Alternativa ("The Great Alternative") tournament, a tag team tournament where a relative rookie would team up with a veteran wrestler for a tournament. The tournament concept was so successful that it became an annual event on CMLL's event calendar from that point forward.[2]

In 1996 CMLL introduced La Copa Junior, a tournament for second or third-generation wrestlers, often lower ranked, again to showcase at least one of the competitors in the tournament.[3] The La Copa Junior has been held intermittently since 1996 although not on an annual schedule. In 2014 CMLL held both a regular version of La Copa Junior, and a "VIP" version focusing more on well established second-generation wrestlers, distinguishing itself from the tournament that focuses on younger wrestlers.[4][5] In 2011 CMLL held the Forjando un Ídolo ("Forging an Idol") tournament, featuring 16 low-to-mid card wrestlers competing in the tournament. The tournament was won by Ángel de Oro and signaled his ascent up the ranks of CMLL.[6] In both 2012 and 2013 CMLL held the Torneo Sangre Nueva (literally "the New Blood Tournament"), featuring younger, lower ranked wrestlers in the traditional tournament format. In early 2018 CMLL decided to hold a new tournament focusing on their lower ranked or younger competitors called the Torneo Nuevos Valores ("New Values Cup") featuring 16 competitors who had yet to get many opportunities in CMLL, in a three-week long tournament.[7] Audaz and Templario were originally announced for the tournament,[7] but were replaced by Astral and Príncipe Odin Jr. later on without any explanation.[8][9]

Tournament

The tournament featured 15 professional wrestling matches spread out over three shows. The tournament format followed CMLL's traditional tournament formats, with two qualifying blocks of eight wrestlers that competed during the first and second week of the tournament and a final match between the two block winners. The qualifying blocks were all one-fall matches while the tournament final was a best two-out-of-three-falls match.

Tournament participants
Name Age CMLL debut Block Notes Ref(s)
Astral 29 2009 A Originally worked in the Mini-Estrella division until 2018 [10]
El Coyote Unknown 2013 B   [11]
Flyer 23 2014 A Grandson of Super Parka [12]
Fugaz 22 2017 B   [13]
Grako Unknown 2017 A   [14]
George Kebrada 27 2017 A   [15]
Magia Blanca 24 2015 B   [16]
Maquiavelo Unknown 2017 B   [17]
Príncipe Daniel 22 2016 B   [18]
Príncipe Diamante 21 2015 B   [19]
Príncipe Odin Jr. 36 2005 B Used the name "Artillero" from 2005-January 2018 [20]
Reyko Unknown 2014 B   [21]
Retro Unknown 2016 A   [22]
Sangre Imperial Unknown 2016 A Son of Sangre Chicana [23]
Súper Astro Jr. 21 2018 A Son of Súper Astro [24]
Yago 29 2016 A   [25]

Tournament brackets
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Astral [8]
Súper Astro Jr. W Súper Astro Jr. [8]
Retro [8] Yago W
Yago W Yago [8]
Flyer W Flyer W
Grako [8] Flyer W
Sangre Imperial W Sangre Imperial [8]
George Kebrada [8] Flyer [26][27]
Reyko [9] Magia Blanca W
Magia Blanca W Magia Blanca W
Fugaz [9] El Coyote [9]
El Coyote W Magia Blanca W
Príncipe Diamante W Príncipe Diamante [9]
Maquiavelo [9] Príncipe Diamante W
Príncipe Daniel W Príncipe Daniel [9]
Príncipe Odin Jr. [9]

April 3, 2018
No.Results[8]Stipulations
1Bengala and Oro Jr. defeated Apocalipsis and InquisidorBest two-out-of-three falls tag team match
2Angelito, Stukita, and Último Dragóncito defeated Pequeño Olímpico, Pequeño Violencia, and PierrothitoBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
3La Amapola, Dalys la Caribeña, and Tiffany defeated Kaho Kobayashi, La Vaquerita, and MarcelaBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
4George Kebrada and Sangre Imperial defeated Flyer, Grako, Retro, Yago, Astral, and Súper Astro Jr.Copa Nuevos Valores seeding battle royal
5Súper Astro Jr. defeated AstralCopa Nuevos Valores first round match
6Yago defeated RetroCopa Nuevos Valores first round match
7Flyer defeated GrakoCopa Nuevos Valores first round match
8Sangre Imperial defeated George KebradaCopa Nuevos Valores first round match
9Yago defeated Súper Astro Jr.Copa Nuevos Valores quarterfinal match
10Flyer defeated Sangre ImperialCopa Nuevos Valores quarterfinal match
11Flyer defeated YagoCopa Nuevos Valores semifinal match
12Mr. Niebla and Los Hijos del Infierno (Ephesto and Mephisto) defeated Diamante Azul, Dragon Lee, and Soberano Jr.Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match

April 10, 2018
No.Results[9]Stipulations
1Magnus and Robin defeated Akuma and MetálicoBest two-out-of-three falls tag team match
2Eléctrico, Fuego, and Pegasso defeated Disturbio, Hijo del Signo, and NitroBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
3Principe Daniel and Príncipe Odín Jr. defeated El Coyote, Fugaz, Príncipe Diamante, Maquiavelo, Reyko, and Magia BlancaCopa Nuevos Valores seeding battle royal
4Magia Blanca defeated ReykoCopa Nuevos Valores first round match
5El Coyote defeated FugazCopa Nuevos Valores first round match
6Príncipe Diamante defeated MaquiaveloCopa Nuevos Valores first round match
7Principe Daniel defeated Príncipe Odín Jr.Copa Nuevos Valores first round match
8Magia Blanca defeated El CoyoteCopa Nuevos Valores quarterfinal match
9Príncipe Diamante defeated Principe DanielCopa Nuevos Valores quarterfinal match
10Magia Blanca defeated Príncipe DiamanteCopa Nuevos Valores semifinal match
11Diamante Azul, Místico, and Niebla Roja defeated La Peste Negra (El Felino and Mr. Niebla) and Rey BucaneroBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
12Dragon Lee defeated MephistoBest two-out-of-three falls match

April 17, 2018
No.Results[26][28]Stipulations
1Acero and Aéreo defeated Angelito and Pequeño Universo 2000Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match
2Metálico and Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Cancerbero and Raziel) defeated Eléctrico, Magnus, and RobinBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
3Audaz, Star Jr., and Súper Astro Jr. defeated Disturbio, Universo 2000 Jr., and Virus by disqualificationBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
4Drone and OneAtos Style (Esfinge, and Tritón) defeated Kawato San, Okumura, and SagradoBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
5Magia Blanca defeated FlyerBest two-out-of-three falls match, Copa Nuevos Valores final match
6Carístico, Dragon Lee, and Rush defeated Los Guerreros Laguneros (Euforia and Gran Guerrero) and Rey BucaneroBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match

Aftermath

As a result of winning the tournament, Magia Blanca was awarded a championship match in his weight division. On May 1, 2018, Magia Blanca wrestled Soberano Jr. for the Mexican National Welterweight Championship but lost two falls to one.[29] The two finalists, Magica Blanca and Flyer, faced off in CMLL's next tournament, the Gran Alternativa tournament, where Flyer gained a measure of revenge and he and Volador Jr. defeated Magia Blanca and Atlantis from the tournament.[30][31] On May 24 it was revealed that Magia Blanca had suffered a knee injury during a match and would not be able to work for six to nine months.[32]

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