Leyenda de Plata (2001)
The Leyenda de Plata (2001) was professional wrestling tournament produced by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council") that ran from October 5, 2001, over the course of three of CMLL's Friday night shows in Arena México with the finals on October 19, 2001. The annual Leyenda de Plata tournament is held in honor of lucha libre legend El Santo and is one of CMLL's most important annual tournaments.
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 Dr. Wagner Jr., first person eliminated from the match along with Atlantis | |||
| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | ||
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| City | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Venue | Arena México | ||
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The 2001 Leyenda de Plata was the first tournament to feature a battle royal to determine the two teams for the torneo cibernetico elimination match. The first eight men eliminated from the battle royal would be one team and the remaining eight wrestlers would form the other team in the cibernetico match that followed immediately after the battle royal. Team "A" consisted of Averno, Black Warrior, Black Tiger, Fuerza Guerrera, Juventud Guerrera, Dr. Wagner Jr., Mephisto and Másacara Mágica. Team "B" consisted of Antifaz, Atlantis, Blue Demon Jr., El Hijo del Santo, El Felino, Ricky Marvin, Safari and Virus. The last two survivors were Black Warrior and Black Tiger, both from Team "A". On October 12, 2001, Black Warrior and BlacK Tiger faced off in a singles match that Black Warrior won. The storyline of the match was Black Tiger turning Rudo (heel or "bad guy") while Black Warrior was turning Tecnico (face or "good guy") during the course of the match. The following week Black Warrior's momentum helped him gain the victory over Negro Casas to win the 2001 Leyenda de Plata.
Production
Background
The Leyenda de Plata (Spanish for "the Silver Legend") is an annual lucha libre tournament scripted and promoted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).[1] The first Leyenda de Plata was held in 1998 and was in honor of El Santo, nicknamed Enmáscarado de Plata (the Silver mask) from which the tournament got its name. The trophy given to the winner is a plaque with a metal replica of the mask that El Santo wore in both wrestling and lucha films.[2]
The Leyenda de Plata was held annually until 2003, at which point El Santo's son, El Hijo del Santo left CMLL on bad terms. The tournament returned in 2004 and has been held on an almost annual basis since then.[1] The original format of the tournament was the Torneo cibernetico elimination match to qualify for a semi-final. The winner of the semi-final would face the winner of the previous year's tournament in the final. Since 2005 CMLL has held two cibernetico matches and the winner of each then meet in the semi-final. In 2011, the tournament was modified to eliminate the final stage as the previous winner, Místico, did not work for CMLL at that point in time[3] The 2001 edition of La Leyenda de Plata was the fourth overall tournament held by CMLL.[1]
Storylines
The events featured a total of 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.[4]
Tournament overview
Cibernetico
| # | Eliminated | Eliminated by |
|---|---|---|
| 1 and 2 | Dr. Wagner Jr. and Atlantis | Double disqualification |
| 3 | Safari | Másacara Mágica |
| 4 | Mephisto | Blue Demon Jr. |
| 5 | Antifaz del Nortre | Averno |
| 6 | Averno | El Felino |
| 7 | Virus | Black Tiger |
| 8 | Blue Demon Jr. | Black Warrior |
| 9 | Juventud Guerrera | El Hijo del Santo |
| 10 | Ricky Marvin | Másacara Mágica |
| 11 | Másacara Mágica | El Hijo del Santo |
| 12 | El Felino | Black Tiger |
| 13 | El Hijo del Santo | Black Warrior |
| 14 | Winners | Black Warrior and Black Tiger |
Results
October 5, 2001
| No. | Results[5] | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filoso and Sombra de Plata defeated Ramstein and Reyes Veloz | Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match |
| 2 | Pantera and Tigre Blanco defeated Arkángel de la Muerte and Halcón Negro | Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match |
| 3 | Black Tiger and Black Warrior defeated Dr. Wagner Jr., Juventud Guerrera, Fuerza Guerrera, Averno, Mephisto, Máscara Mágica, Atlantis, Ricky Marvin, El Hijo del Santo, Blue Demon Jr., Antifaz del Norte, Virus, Safari, and El Felino | 2001 Leyenda de Plata semi-final, 16-man torneo cibernetico elimination match[1][6][7][8] |
| 4 | Apolo Dantés, El Satánico, and Shocker defeated Bestia Salvaje, Emilio Charles Jr., and Scorpió Jr. | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
October 12, 2001
| No. | Results[9] | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enemigo Publico, Ramstein, and Sangre Azteca defeated Neutrón, Olimpus, and Volador Jr. | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
| 2 | Dr. X, Mr. México, and Virus defeated Pantera, Ricky Marvin, and Tony Rivera | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
| 3 | Atlantis, El Felino, and Negro Casas defeated Dr. Wagner Jr., Fuerza Guerrera, and Juventud Guerrera | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
| 4 | Apolo Dantés, Máscara Año 2000, and Shocker defeated Bestia Salvaje, Emilio Charles Jr., and Scorpió Jr. by disqualification | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
| 5 | Black Warrior defeated Black Tiger | 2001 Leyenda de Plata semi-finals[1][6][7][8] |
October 19, 2001
| No. | Results[10] | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neutrón, Olimpus, and Volador Jr. defeated Enemigo Publico, Ramstein, and Sangre Azteca | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
| 2 | Arkángel de la Muerte, Mr. México, and Virus defeated Alan Stone, Chris Stone, and Tony Rivera | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match h |
| 3 | Emilio Charles Jr., Fuerza Guerrera, and Scorpió Jr. defeated Black Tiger, El Felino, and Olímpico | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
| 4 | Atlantis, Lizmark Jr., and Mr. Niebla defeated Dr. Wagner Jr., El Satánico, and Shocker by disqualification | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
| 5 | Black Warrior defeated Negro Casas | 2001 Leyenda de Plata finals[1][6][7][8] |
References
- "Torneo Leyenda de Plata". Súper Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). July 25, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- Madigan, Dan (2007). "El Santo". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre& honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 71–78. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- Rodríguez, Édgar (October 8, 2011). "Volador Jr. se llevó la plata". Récord (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- Madigan, Dan (2007). ""Okay... what is Lucha Libre?"". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
featuring clearly distinguished good guys and bad guys, or técnicos and rudos
- "CMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch. October 5, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- "Leyenda de Plata 2001". ProWrestlingHistory.com. October 5–19, 2001. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- Ocampo, Jorge (September 30, 2007). "La historia de la Leyenda!". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). issue 271.
- Box y Lucha staff (November 11, 2001). "Black Warrior Ganador!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). pp. 3–6. issue 2531.
- "CMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch. October 12, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- "CMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch. October 19, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2019.