La Copa Junior (2005)

La Copa Junior (2005) (Spanish for "The Junior Cup") was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council"). The tournament ran from January 28, 2005 to February 11, 2005 in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. CMLL's recurring La Copa Junior tournament featured second, third or fourth generation wrestlers completing against each other. The 2005 version of the La Copa Junior was the second tournament held by CMLL.

La Copa Junior (2005)
Shocker, 2005 La Copa Junior winner
PromotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date
  • January 28, 2005
  • February 4, 2005
  • February 11, 2005
CityMexico City, Mexico
VenueArena México
Event chronology
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The La Copa Junior tournament did not return until 2005 when CMLL revived the concept and presented it as an annual recurring tournament. Héctor Garza was originally supposed to work the tournament, but was unable to return to Mexico due to commitments in the United States of America and had to be replaced by Apolo Dantés. Olímpico was unable to compete due to a neck injury, forcing CMLL to replace him with Máscara Mágica and the 1996 winner Emilio Charles Jr. had to pull out of the tournament due to a hand injury, he was replaced by Brazo de Oro. The tournament came down to Dr. Wagner Jr. and Shocker facing off in the finals, with Shocker winning the whole tournament.

Production

Background

Starting in 1996, the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ("World Wrestling Council"; CMLL) held their first ever La Copa Junior tournament. CMLL held the tournament to celebrate the fact that lucha libre in Mexico is often a family tradition, with a large number of second, third, or even fourth generation wrestlers following the footsteps of their relatives.[1] The premise of the tournament is that all participants are second-generation or more, although at times the family relationship is a storylines family relationship and not an actual one. One example of this is Dragón Rojo Jr. being billed as the grandson of Dragón Rojo, when in reality that is simply a storyline created by CMLL.[2] The original La Copa Junior was won by Héctor Garza.[3]

CMLL would not hold another La Copa Junior until the 2005 tournament (won by Shocker),[4] followed by a 2006 tournament won by Dos Caras Jr.[5] The tournament did not return until 2010, where Dragón Rojo Jr. won the 2010 version.[6] In 2012, third-generation luchador La Sombra won the Junior cup[7]

In 2014, CMLL held two La Copa Junior tournaments, first a tournament on January 1, won by Super Halcón Jr.,[8] followed by a VIP tournament, featuring higher card wrestlers than the usual tournaments, which was won by Máximo[9] The semi-regular tournament returned in 2016, won by Esfinge[10] In 2017, Soberano Jr. won the La Copa Junior Nuevos Valores[11][12]

Storylines

The tournament featured a number of professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[13]

Family relationship
Wrestler Family Relationship Ref(s).
Averno Rudolfo Ruiz Father [1]
Blue Demon Jr. Blue Demon Adopted father [14]
Brazo de Oro Shadito Cruz Father [15]
Brazo de Plata Shadito Cruz Father [15]
Negro Casas Pepe Casas Father [16]
Apolo Dantés Alfonso Dantés Father [1]
Dos Caras Jr. Dos Caras Father [17]
Alan Stone El Greco Father [1]
Dr. Wagner Jr. Dr. Wagner Father [18]
El Felino Pepe Casas Father [16]
Máscara Mágica El Troyano Father [1]
Misterioso Jr. Misterioso Uncle [1]
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. Rayo de Jalisco Sr. Father [19]
Shocker Rubén Pato Soria Father [1]
Volador Jr. Volador / Super Parka Father [1]

Tournament

Brackets
First round Quarter finals Semi finals Final
        
Alan Stone  
Apolo Dantés W
Apolo Dantés W
Negro Casas  
Averno  
Negro Casas W
Apolo Dantés  
Shocker W
Blue Demon Jr. W
Misterioso Jr.  
Blue Demon Jr.  
Shocker W
Brazo de Plata  
Shocker W
Shocker W
Dr. Wagner Jr.  
El Felino W
Máscara Mágica  
El Felino W
Dos Caras Jr.  
Dos Caras Jr. W
Mephisto  
El Felino  
Dr. Wagner Jr. W
Dr. Wagner Jr. W
Volador Jr.  
Dr. Wagner Jr. W
Rayo de Jalisco Jr.  
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. W
Brazo de Oro  

January 21
No.Results[20]Stipulations
1Koreano and Pólvora defeated Sombra de Plata and ValienteBest two-out-of-three falls tag team match
2Loco Max, Nitro, and Sangre Azteca defeated Neutrón, Tigre Blanco, and VirusBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
3Mephisto, Tarzan Boy, and Último Guerrero defeated Black Warrior, Místico, and El SagradoBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
4Apolo Dantés defeated Alan Stone2005 La Copa Junior first round match
5Negro Casas defeated Averno by disqualification2005 La Copa Junior first round match
6Shocker defeated Brazo de Plata by count-out2006 La Copa Junior first round match
7Blue Demon Jr. defeated Misterioso II2005 La Copa Junior first round match
8Apolo Dantés defeated Negro Casas2005 La Copa Junior quarterfinal match
9Shocker defeated Blue Demon Jr.2005 La Copa Junior quarterfinal match
10Shocker defeated Apolo Dantés2005 La Copa Junior semifinal match
11Atlantis and Blue Panther (c) defeated Olímpico and Rey BucaneroBest two-out-of-three falls tag team match for the CMLL World Tag Team Championship
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

January 28
No.Results[21]Stipulations
1Pequeño Olímpico and Último Dragóncito defeated Fire and PierrothitoBest two-out-of-three falls tag team match
2La Máscara, Misterioso II, and Virus defeated Dr. X, Hooligan, and Sangre Azteca by disqualificationBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
3Apolo Dantés, El Satánico, and Universo 2000 defeated El Hijo del Perro Aguayo, El Hijo del Pierroth, and PierrothBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
4El Felino defeated Máscara Mágica2005 La Copa Junior first round match
5Dos Caras Jr. defeated Mephisto2005 La Copa Junior first round match
6Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Volador Jr.2005 La Copa Junior first round match
7Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated Brazo de Oro2005 La Copa Junior first round match
8Dos Caras Jr. defeated El Felino2005 La Copa Junior quarterfinal match
9Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Rayo de Jalisco Jr.2005 La Copa Junior quarterfinal match
10Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Dos Caras Jr.2005 La Copa Junior semifinal match
11Averno, Héctor Garza, Rey Bucanero, and Último Guerrero defeated Atlantis, Black Warrior, Místico, and Negro CasasBest two-out-of-three falls eight-man tag team match

February 4
No.Results[22]Stipulations
1Chris Stone, Texano Jr., and Tigre Metálico defeated Koreano, Ramstein, and Súper ComandoBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
2El Felino, Safari, and Volador Jr. defeated Arkángel de la Muerte, Pierroth Jr., and Sangre AztecaBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
3Los Hermanos Dinamitas (Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000, and Universo 2000) defeated El Hijo del Perro Aguayo, El Hijo del Pierroth, and Pierroth Jr. by disqualificationBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
4L.A. Park, Máscara Sagrada, and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated Apolo Dantés, Héctor Garza, and El TerribleBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
5Shocker defeated Dr. Wagner Jr.2005 La Copa Junior finals match

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