Lucha Libre AAA World Wide tournament series
The Rey de Reyes (English: "King of Kings") is an annual tournament held by Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) comparable to WWE ’s King of the Ring tournament. For the first six tournaments the format consisted of four-way elimination matches with four qualifiers and a final, but in later tournaments the format changed. The winner is usually either currently one of the top faces or heels of the promotion or a wrestler that AAA is hoping to push to the main event position. The winner is presented with a sword, which some have carried with them for a full year. The event usually also features additional matches not related to the Rey de Reyes tournament.
List of Rey de Reyes
Year
Winner
Times won
Date
Note
1997
Latin Lover
1
February 21, 1997
Defeated Heavy Metal , Héctor Garza and Octagón [ 1]
1998
Octagón
1
March 1, 1998
Defeated Latin Lover, Cibernético and Perro Aguayo [ 2]
1999
Cibernético
1
March 7, 1999
Defeated Octagón, Latin Lover and Electroshock [ 3]
2000
Abismo Negro
1
March 5, 2000
Defeated El Alebrije , Charly Manson and Cibernético[ 4]
2001
La Parka, Jr.
1
March 30, 2001
Defeated Latin Lover, Abismo Negro and Heavy Metal[ 5]
2002
El Canek
1
March 17, 2002
Defeated Pirata Morgan , Cibernético and Octagón[ 6]
2003
La Parka, Jr.
2
March 16, 2003
Defeated Abismo Negro[ 7]
2004
Jeff Jarrett
1
March 21, 2004
Defeated Latin Lover[ 8] Win stricken from AAA's records, after the company ended their relationship with TNA . Win recognized again when relationship resumes in 2010.[ 9]
2005
La Parka
3
March 11, 2005
Defeated Latin Lover, Abismo Negro, Chessman , Jeff Jarrett, Konnan and Cibernético[ 10]
2006
Vampiro
1
March 10, 2006
Defeated La Secta Cibernetica , Team TNA and Los Guapos VIP [ 11]
2007
La Parka
4
March 18, 2007
Defeated Octagón, Abismo Negro, Rhino , Fuerza Guerrera and Latin Lover[ 12]
2008
El Zorro
1
March 16, 2008
Defeated Abismo Negro, Mr. Niebla and Alan Stone [ 13]
2009
Electroshock
1
March 15, 2009
Defeated La Parka, Silver King and Latin Lover[ 14]
2010
Chessman
1
March 12, 2010
Defeated Hernandez and Marco Corleone [ 15]
2011
Extreme Tiger
1
March 18, 2011
Defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool , L.A. Park and El Mesías
2012
El Hijo del Perro Aguayo
1
March 18, 2012
Defeated Héctor Garza, Jack Evans and L.A. Park
2013
El Mesías
1
March 17, 2013
Defeated Canek and L.A. Park[ 16]
2014
La Parka
5
March 16, 2014
Defeated Black Warrior , El Hijo del Perro Aguayo and El Zorro[ 17]
2015
El Texano Jr.
1
March 18, 2015
Defeated Aero Star , Psycho Clown and El Mesías.
2016
Pentagón Jr.
1
March 23, 2016
Defeated La Parka and Villano IV
2017
Argenis
1
March 19, 2017
Defeated Averno , Bengala , Chessman, El Elegido , Joe Líder , Niño Hamburguesa, La Parka and Pimpinela Escarlata .
2018
Rey Escorpión
1
March 4, 2018
Defeated Bengala, El Hijo del Vikingo and La Parka
2019
Aero Star
1
March 16, 2019
Defeated Laredo Kid , El Hijo del Vikingo, Jack Evans , Sammy Guevara , Australian Suicide, Taurus, Golden Magic and Myzteziz Jr.
2021
Laredo Kid
1
May 1, 2021
Defeated Texano Jr., Murder Clown, Abismo Negro Jr., Hijo del Vikingo, Mysteziz Jr., Aerostar y Drago.
2022
Psycho Clown
1
February 19, 2022
Defeated Cibernético, Laredo Kid, Bandido , and Heavy Metal
2023
Sam Adonis
1
February 5, 2023
Defeated Bandido, Pagano , and Hijo del Vikingo
2024
El Hijo del Vikingo
1
February 3, 2024
Defeated Laredo Kid and El Texano Jr.
Rey de Reyes event history
The first Rey de Reyes event was held on February 21, 1997 at the Convention Center in Ciudad Madero , Tamaulipas , Mexico .[ 1] Since then all Rey de Reyes events have been held in March each year. The 13 events have hosted 13 finals, with only one wrestler, La Parka, winning the tournament more than once, in 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2007. Ciudad Madero , Tamaulipas and Naucalpan , Mexico State are tied for most events hosted with five each. Beyond that, only Zapopan , Jalisco has repeated as host of the event. As is tradition with recent major AAA shows, the wrestlers compete inside a hexagonal wrestling ring and not the four sided ring the promotion uses for regular television events and House shows .
As of 2011 Rey de Reyes has seen six Luchas de Apuesta , or bet fights. A wrestler has been unmasked once, and five times a wrestler or wrestlers have had their hair shaved off as a result of losing the Apuesta match. The event has hosted eight championship matches, with four championships changing hands on the show, including the finals of the tournament to crown the first ever AAA World Tag Team Champions .
Dates, venues and main events
Event
Date
Venue
City
Main Event
1997
February 21, 1997
Convention Center
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas
1997 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[ 1]
1998
March 1, 1998
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
Naucalpan, Mexico State
1998 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[ 2]
1999
March 7, 1999
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
Naucalpan, Mexico State
Perro Aguayo vs. Sangre Chicana vs. El Cobarde - Lucha de Apuesta , three-way "Hair vs. Hair" Bull Terrier Match.[ 3]
2000
March 5, 2000
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
Naucalpan, Mexico State
La Parka vs. Gigante Drako - Lucha de Apuesta , mask vs. mask match[ 4]
2001
March 30, 2001
Convention Center
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas
2001 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[ 5]
2002
March 17, 2002
Zapopan, Jalisco
2002 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[ 6]
2003
March 16, 2003
Zapopan, Jalisco
2003 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[ 7]
2004
March 21, 2004
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
Naucalpan, Mexico State
2004 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[ 8]
2005
March 11, 2005
Convention Center
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas
2005 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[ 10]
2006
March 10, 2006
Convention Center
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas
2006 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[ 11]
2007
March 18, 2007
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
Naucalpan, Mexico State
2007 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[ 12]
2008
March 16, 2008
Plaza de Toros Lorenzo Garza
Monterrey, Nuevo León
El Mesias vs. Cibernético for the AAA Mega Championship [ 13]
2009
March 15, 2009
Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso
Guadalajara, Jalisco
El Mesias vs. Chessman for the AAA Mega Championship [ 14]
2010
March 12, 2010
Palacio de Toros Santa Maria
Querétaro, Querétaro
El Mesias vs. Electroshock vs. Mr. Anderson for the AAA Mega Championship
2011
March 18, 2011
Plaza de Toros Monumental
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
2011 Rey de Reyes tournament final.
2012
March 18, 2012
Auditorio Benito Juárez
Zapopan, Jalisco
Jeff Jarrett vs. El Mesias for the AAA Mega Championship
2013
March 17, 2013 [ 18]
Plaza de Toros Monumental
Monterrey, Nuevo León
2013 Rey de Reyes tournament final.
2014
March 16, 2014
Plaza de Toros Monumental
Monterrey, Nuevo León
2014 Rey de Reyes tournament final.
2015
March 18, 2015
Auditorio Benito Juarez
Zapopan, Jalisco
Myzteziz and Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. El Hijo del Perro Aguayo and Pentagón Jr.
2016
March 23, 2016
Plaza de Toros Monumental El Paseo
San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí
El Texano Jr vs. El Mesias for the AAA Mega Championship
2017
March 19, 2017
Arena José Sulaimán
Monterrey, Nuevo León
Aero Star vs. Super Fly in a mask vs. hair Lucha de Apuestas [ 19]
2018
March 4, 2018
Acrópolis Puebla
Puebla, Puebla
El Hijo del Fantasma vs. El Texano Jr. - Lucha de Apuesta , mask vs. hair match
2019
March 16, 2019
Acrópolis Puebla
Puebla, Puebla
Los Mercenarios (Texano Jr. and Rey Escorpión ) vs. Lucha Brothers (Fénix and Pentagón Jr. ) for the AAA World Tag Team Championship
2021
May 1, 2021
San Pedro Cholula , Puebla
Psycho Clown and Pagano vs. Chessman and Sam Adonis
2022
February 19, 2022
Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila
Veracruz , Veracruz
El Hijo del Vikingo vs. John Hennigan for the AAA Mega Championship
2023
February 5, 2023
Poliforum Zamna
Merida, Yucatan
Sam Adonis vs. Bandido vs. Pagano vs. Hijo del Vikingo
2024
February 3, 2024
Base del Ejercito y Fuerza Aerea
Mexico City, Mexico
El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Laredo Kid vs. El Texano Jr.
References
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