Xtreme Latin American Wrestling (XLAW or X-LAW) is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico, founded in 2001 by wrestling journalist Ernesto Ocampo. The promotion is credited to be the first Hardcore wrestling company in Mexico.
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| Acronym | X-LAW |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Style | Professional wrestling Hardcore wrestling Lucha libre Shoot |
| Headquarters | Mexico City |
| Founder(s) | Ernesto Ocampo |
| Owner(s) | Ernesto Ocampo |
The promotion began in an attempt to show the Mexican fans the wrestling style that was practiced during the nineties in foreign promotions like FMW and ECW.[1]
The promotion was founded in 2001 and closed in 2005. However, the promotion was restarted in 2009.
History
editX-LAW: Génesis
editIn 2000, Ocampo, who was then working for the magazine Luchas 2000, had a meeting with Antonio Peña, the owner of AAA, to show him a project to form a hardcore stable within the company,[1] knowing that Paul Heyman had offered Peña the opportunity to acquire shares of ECW[1] (which at that time was in financial troubles[2]), which would have given the rights to create an "ECW Mexico" group in AAA.
Given the refusal of Peña, Ocampo and fellow journalist Manuel Flores began to work on creating their own promotion, raising money for months. In December 2000, both traveled to Tijuana to signing several luchadores with experience in hardcore wrestling, like Damian 666, Halloween and Nicho el Millonario.[3] The venue chosen to debut the new promotion was El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, a bullring that for more than two decades host the shows of UWA.
Ocampo and Flores also signed ECW wrestlers Super Crazy, Nova and Yoshihiro Tajiri (who was about to start working for WWE[4]), and former ECW stars Sabu and Juventud Guerrera. X-LAW also established ties with Último Dragón promotion Toryumon, booking for the show almost all his students at the time, who then integrated Toryumon 2000 Project (T2P). Another working relationship started with International Wrestling Association from Puerto Rico. IWA promoter Víctor Quiñones travel to Mexico with then IWA Heavyweight Champion Ricky Banderas and taped many segments for his IWA TV show.[5] Two main events were announced: Hijo del Santo vs. Perro Aguayo, and Sabu vs. Damián 666 in a match for the XPW Heavyweight Championship. The card also featured the first ever ladder match in Mexico, with Rey Misterio, Sr. and Halloween vs. El Mosco and Depredador. The show was heavily promoted in Luchas 2000 magazine and in other publications like La Afición newspaper[6][7] and the Tijuana based Frontera daily[8] The show was held on March 4, 2001 gathering a crowd of 7000 people.[9][10]
X-LAW: LAW AND disORDER
editAfter Génesis, Ocampo and Flores planned a second show in El Toreo headlined by a mask vs. hair match between Hijo del Santo and Perro Aguayo, but the idea was scrapped due to the forced retirement of Aguayo after a similar match between him and Universo 2000 in the Arena Mexico.[11]
Instead of run Toreo again, a tour was prepared, which was originally called SIEGE, but was renamed LAW AND disORDER.[3] The tour has four dates: Tulancingo, Aguascalientes, Tultitlán and Tlalnepantla. Originally, the entire roster of Genesis was contemplated, but was reduced, although they added two wrestlers from the Philadelphia-based promotion Combat Zone Wrestling: John Zandig and Wifebeater. During this tour the company crowned its first Tag Team Champions when, in a rematch from the precedent ladder match, El Mosco and Depredador beat Rey Misterio, Sr. and Halloween. One day later, in Tlalnepantla, the new champions defended successfully the belts against El Dólar & El Duende, but were challenged by Damián and Halloween. In the same show, the match take place, being won by the members of La Familia de Tijuana.[3] On June 17, 2001, the last day of the tour, Sabu pinned Nosawa in a deathmatch.[12]
X-LAW XMAS
editOn December 16, 2001, was held the X-LAW XMAS show in Unidad Deportiva Javier Rojo Gómez, Tulancingo. In that show, X-LAW crowned its first Jr. Heavyweight Champion in a ladder three-way dance where the winner would take the belt, while the two losers would face in a lucha de apuestas match. The competitors were Crazy Boy, Brazo de Plata Jr. and Pirata Morgan, Jr. The winner was Brazo de Plata Jr., so he was awarded with the belt.[13] In the apuestas match, Crazy Boy shaved the Pirate, then bet his mask against Brazo de Plata's belt. The new champion agreed, and right there start the match, which was won by Crazy Boy.
Championships
editCurrent champions
edit| Championship | Champion(s) | Previous | Date Won | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-LAW Heavyweight Championship | LA Park | Nicho el Millonario | August 8, 2004 | Auditorio de Tijuana |
| X-LAW International Championship | Sabu | Damián 666 | October 30, 2010 | Arena López Mateos, Tlalnepantla |
| Junior Heavyweight Championship | Daga | Super Crazy & Joe Lider | February 19, 2012 | Arena López Mateos, Tlalnepantla |
| X-LAW Tag Team Championship | Vacant | La Familia de Tijuana (Damian 666 and Halloween ) |
April 4, 2004 | |
| X-LAW Welterweight Championship | Serval | Inaugural | March 20, 2010 | Plaza de Toros de Tula, HGO |
| X-LAW Women's Championship | A☆YU☆MI | Inaugural | May 29, 2009 | Circo Volador, Mexico City |
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ a b c "La Historia de la Lucha Extrema en México Vol. 1". Súper Luchas Gráfico #20 (in Spanish). January 15, 2007.
- ^ "As I See It". Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ a b c "La Historia de la Lucha Extrema en México Vol. 2". Súper Luchas Gráfico #21 (in Spanish). March 19, 2007.
- ^ "Wrestling Facts On Yoshihiro Tajiri". Retrieved 2011-12-13.
- ^ "¿Sabías que El Mesías...?". Retrieved 2011-12-13.
- ^ Laura Lozano (January 31, 2001). "La Afición". El 4 de marzo en El Toreo, Lucha extrema en México (in Spanish).
- ^ Laura Lozano (February 3, 2001). "La Afición". Se calientan los ánimos: Damián 666 responde a Sabú (in Spanish).
- ^ José María Castro Vidal (February 14, 2001). "Frontera". Busca Damián cetro de Sabú (in Spanish).
- ^ Jaime Guerrero (March 7, 2001). "Hoy Extramex!". ¡Extrema y sangrienta! (in Spanish).
- ^ "Función Génesis de X-LAW". Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "Universo 2000 gana la cabellera del Perro Aguayo". Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "Sabú ya se ha enfrentado a Nosawa". Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "X-LAW Junior Heavyweight Championship". Retrieved 2011-11-19.