The Lucha Libre World Cup is an annual professional wrestling tournament and event organized by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) since 2015. The first two tournaments, which featured three-man tag teams, referred to as trios in lucha libre, were held in Mexico City, while the third tournament, which featured traditional two-man tag teams, was held in Tokyo, Japan.
Tournaments
edit# | Event | First date | Final date | Winners | Ref(s) |
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1 | Lucha Libre World Cup (2015) | May 24, 2015 | May 24, 2015 | Dream Team (El Patrón Alberto, Myzteziz and Rey Mysterio Jr.) |
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2 | Lucha Libre World Cup (2016) | June 3, 2016 | June 5, 2016 | Men: Team Lucha Underground (Brian Cage, Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Johnny Mundo) Women: Team Mexico (Faby Apache, Mari Apache and Lady Apache) |
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3 | Lucha Libre World Cup (2017) | October 9, 2017 | October 10, 2017 | Team Mexico AAA (Pagano and Psycho Clown) |
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4 | Lucha Libre World Cup (2023) | March 19, 2023 | March 19, 2023 | Men: Team Mexico (Taurus, Pentagón Jr., and Laredo Kid) Women: Team United States (Deonna Purrazzo, Kamille, and Jordynne Grace) |
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References
edit- ^ Caldwell, James (May 24, 2015). "Show results - 5/24 AAA "Lucha Libre World Cup" in Mexico City: AAA Dream Team of Rey & Alberto & Sin Cara in finals, plus teams from TNA, ROH, Lucha Underground, Japan". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ Zellner, Kris (May 24, 2015). "Lucha Libre Cup iPPV results and more: The Lucha Report". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ "6/3 & 6/5 AAA "Lucha World Cup" Results – USA/Lucha Underground vs. Team AAA finals, TNA represented in men's & women's tournament, Noah, Mysterio, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ Valdés, Apolo (June 5, 2016). "Estados Unidos, Campeón de Lucha Libre World Cup". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ "Pagano y Psycho Clown, campeones de Lucha Libre World Cup". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (March 19, 2023). "AAA Lucha Libre World Cup Results (3/19): Josh Alexander, Vikingo, More". Yahoo!. Retrieved March 19, 2023.