List of CMLL tag team tournaments

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.

Copa de Arena Mexico winners

On October 26, 1993 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) wrestler Oro died as 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.[4]

Tournament participants

• Apolo Dantés and El Dandy
• Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata
• Dr. Wagner Jr. and Gran Markus Jr.
• Hayabusa and Último Dragón
• Javier Cruz and Cachorro Mendoza
• La Fiera and Ringo Mendoza
• Negro Casas and Emilio Charles Jr.
• Pierroth Jr. and El Satánico

Tournament brackets

On October 26, 1993 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) wrestler Oro died as 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.[5]

Tournament participants

• Américo Rocca and Javier Cruz
• Bestia Salvaje and Sangre Chicana
• Blue Demon Jr. and Silver King
• Brazo de Oro and El Brazo
• Chicago Express and Pierroth Jr.
• Emilio Charles Jr. and El Felino
• Gran Markus Jr. and Hijo del Gladiador
• Máscara Mágica and Ringo Mendoza

Tournament brackets

Wrestling 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.[6] 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 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.[7] The CMLL Second Generation Tag Team Tournament was won by the team of Apolo Dantés and Emilio Charles Jr.[8]

Tournament Participants

• Apolo Dantés and Emilio Charles Jr.
• Blue Demon Jr. and Tinieblas Jr.
• Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata
• Dr. Wagner Jr. and Gran Markus Jr.
• El Hijo del Santo and Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
• El Hijo del Solitario and El Solitario
• Espectro Jr. and Pierroth Jr.
• Karloff Lagarde Jr. and Scorpio Jr.

Family Relationship

Tournament brackets

In 1995 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) held 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.[21] The tournament 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.[21]

Tournament participants

• Apolo Dantés, Atlantis and Rayo de Jalisco Jr.[21]
• Bestia Salvaje, Emilio Charles Jr. and Sangre Chicana[21]
• Los Brazos (Brazo de Oro, Brazo de Plata and El Brazo)[21]
• Damian el Guerrero, Guerrero del Futuro and Guerrero Maya[21]
• Dos Caras, El Dandy and Héctor Garza[21]
• La Ola Blanca (Dr. Wagner Jr., El Hijo del Gladiador and Gran Markus Jr.[21]
• Espectro Jr., Cadaver de Ultratumba and Kahoz[21]
• Los Infernales (El Satánico, Pirata Morgan and MS-1)[21]

Tournament brackets

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 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.[22][23] 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 the veterans Ringo Mendoza and Super Astro defeat the team of Mr. Niebla and Shocker to win the tournament and the trophy.[22]

Veteran teams

• Kahoz and Scorpio Jr.[22]
• Ringo Mendoza and Super Astro
• Los Missioneros del Muerte ("The Missionaries of Death"; El Signo and Negro Navarro)[22]
• Fisman and Villano III[22]

Younger generation

• Último Guerrero and Violencia[22]
• El Felino and Máscara Mágica[22]
• Olímpico and Tony Rivera[22]
• Mr. Niebla and Shocker.[22]

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.[24] The teams were paired up specifically for 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).[25] 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 the tournament with four victories, 1 loss and a total of 8 points.[26]

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 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".[28] At times some of the team members were part of a pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines with each other.[28] The tournament was won by Atlantis and Volador Jr. as they defeated Shocker and Rey Bucanero in the finals after the team failed to get along.[29]

Tournament Participants

Key

Block A (March 18, 2013)

• Ángel de Oro (T) and Rey Escorpión (R)
• Atlantis (T) and Volador Jr. (R)
• Blue Panther (T) and Averno (R)
• Máscara Dorada (T) and Puma (R)
• Rey Cometa (T) and Okumura (R)
• La Sombra (T) and Mr. Águila (R)
• Thunder (T) and El Terrible (R)
• Valiente (T) and Niebla Roja (R)

Block B (March 25, 2013)

• Diamante Azul (T) and Psicosis (R)
• El Hijo del Fantasma (T) and El Felino (R)
• La Máscara (T) and Dragón Rojo Jr. (R)
• Máximo (T) and Mephisto (R)
• Místico La Nueva Era (T) and Último Guerrero (R)
• Brazo de Plata (T) and Euforia (R)
• Shocker (T) and Rey Bucanero (R)
• Stuka Jr. (T) and Namajague (R)

Tournament results

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 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
Official poster
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date	February 24, 2020[42]
City	Puebla, Puebla, Mexico[42]
Venue	Arena Puebla[42]
Event chronology
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Torneo de parejas familiares (Spanish for "Family Tag Team Tournament") is aprofessional wrestling tournament, produced and scripted by 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.

Participants

• Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja – brothers
• El Cuatrero and Sansón – brothers
• Ephesto and Luciferno – brothers
• Euforia and Soberano Jr. – father/son
• El Felino and Negro Casas – brothers
• Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero – brothers
• Máscara Año 2000 and Universo 2000 Jr. – uncle/nephew
• Rey Bucanero and Drone – uncle/nephew

Brackets

Results

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