The 2023 Rey de Reyes (Spanish for "2023 King of Kings") was a professional wrestling tournament and supercard event produced by the Mexican Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) promotion. The event was held on February 5, 2023, at Poliforum Zamna in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. The 2023 event was the 26th Rey de Reyes show and tournament.
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| Promotion | Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide | ||
| Date | February 5, 2023 | ||
| City | Merida, Yucatan, Mexico | ||
| Venue | Poliforum Zamna | ||
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In the main event match, Sam Adonis defeated Bandido, Pagano, and Hijo del Vikingo to become the 2023 Rey de Reyes. In other prominent matches, Sexy Star II defeated Chik Tormenta, Lady Shani, La Hiedra, and Dalys in a five-way match to become the 2023 Reina de Reinas and Negro Casas made his AAA in-ring debut, losing to Hijo del Vikingo in a Rey de Reyes qualifier that also involved Myzteziz Jr. and Mecha Wolf.
Production
editBackground
editSince 1997 and every year except 2020, the Mexican Lucha Libre, or professional wrestling, company AAA has held a Rey de Reyes (Spanish for "King of Kings") show in the spring. The 1997 version was held in February,[1] while all subsequent Rey de Reyes shows were held in March. As part of their annual Rey de Reyes event AAA holds the eponymous Rey de Reyes tournament to determine that specific year's Rey.[2] Most years the show hosts both the qualifying round and the final match, but on occasion the qualifying matches have been held prior to the event as part of AAA's weekly television shows.[3] The traditional format consists of four preliminary rounds, each a Four-man elimination match with each of the four winners face off in the tournament finals, again under elimination rules.[1] There have been years where AAA has employed a different format to determine a winner.[3] The winner of the Rey de Reyes tournament is given a large ornamental sword to symbolize their victory, but is normally not guaranteed any other rewards for winning the tournament, although some years becoming the Rey de Reyes has earned the winner a match for the AAA Mega Championship. From 1999 through 2009 AAA also held an annual Reina de Reinas ("Queen of Queens") tournament, but later turned that into an actual championship that could be defended at any point during the year, abandoning the annual tournament concept.[4][5][6] The 2023 show was the 26th Rey de Reyes show in the series.
Storylines
editRey de Reyes featured seven professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from scripted feuds. The wrestlers portrayed either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that play the part of the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they performed.[7]
Results
edit| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1 | Takuma Nishikawa, Kuukai, and La Parka Negra defeated Eterno Alcander, Niño Hamburguesa, and Mr. Iguana | Trios match[8] | — |
| 2 | Sam Adonis defeated Vampiro, Puma King, and Arez | Four-way match[8] Rey de Reyes match qualifier | 8:40 |
| 3 | Bandido defeated Psycho Clown, Abismo Negro Jr., and Komander | Four-way match[8] Rey de Reyes match qualifier | 9:12 |
| 4 | Pagano defeated Bestia 666, Flamita, and Aramís | Four-way match[8] Rey de Reyes match qualifier | 11:49 |
| 5 | Hijo del Vikingo defeated Mecha Wolf, Myzteziz Jr., and Negro Casas | Four-way match[8] Rey de Reyes match qualifier | 14:51 |
| 6 | Sexy Star II defeated Chik Tormenta, Lady Shani, La Hiedra, and Dalys | Five-woman Reina de Reinas match | — |
| 7 | Sam Adonis defeated Bandido, Pagano, and Hijo del Vikingo | Four-man Rey de Reyes match[8] Was held between the winners of the four qualifier matches | 12:12 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion Rey de Reyes". ProWrestlingHistory.com. February 21, 1997. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ "1997 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 7, 1998. pp. 2–28. issue 2332.
- ^ a b "Número Especial – Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2004". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 24, 2005. Issue 91.
- ^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: AAA Reina de Reinas". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 400. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2008". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 6, 2008. issue 296. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ Marquina, Alva (September 26, 2009). "AAA- Héroes Inmortales III- (Resultados en vivo 26 septiembre 2009) – Cibernético gana el Trofeo Antonio Peña – Electroshock sustituye a Charly Manson contra Chessman – El luchador sorpresa fue Konan Big" (in Spanish). Super Luchas. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e f Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (January 18, 2023). "Listo nuestro cartel de #ReyDeReyes Nos vemos este 5 de Febrero Poliforum Zamna en Mérida, Yucatán 4 PM". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide on Twitter. Retrieved January 18, 2023.