Lucha World Cup, 2016
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The Lucha World Cup 2016, officially known as Lucha Libre Victoria World Cup 2016 for sponsorship reasons, is a upcoming professional wrestling trios tournament produced by Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA). It will be the second annual edition of the tournament and is scheduled to take place from June 3 (Puebla) to June 5 (Mexico City), 2016. This year will be run the first edition of the women's division tournament.
Participant Promotions
| Promotion | Country | Division | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | Women's | ||
| Lucha Libre AAA World Wide | Mexico | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pro Wrestling NOAH | Japan | ✓ | |
| Pro Wrestling ZERO1 | Japan | ✓ | |
| Royal Road | Japan | ✓ | |
| Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | United States | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lucha Underground | United States | ✓ | |
| OZ Academy | Japan | ✓ | |
| Pro Wrestling WAVE | Japan | ✓ | |
Confirmed Teams
Men's Division
| Team | Members | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Team AAA | Pentagón Jr. | First participation[1] |
| Psycho Clown | Second participation[2] | |
| Texano Jr. | Second participation[3] | |
| Team NOAH | Maybach Taniguchi | First participation |
| Naomichi Marufuji | First participation | |
| Taiji Ishimori | Second participation | |
| Team Royal Road/ZERO1 | Akebono | First participation |
| Ikuto Hidaka | First participation | |
| Masato Tanaka | First participation | |
| Team TNA | Eli Drake | First participation |
| Ethan Carter III | First participation | |
| Tyrus | First participation | |
| Team Lucha Underground | ||
| Team International | Rey Mysterio Jr.[4] | Second participation |
| Team Legends | Blue Demon Jr. | Second participation |
| Canek | First participation[5] | |
| La Parka | First participation | |
| Team Rest Of The World | Apolo | First participation |
| Mil Muertes | First participation[6] | |
| Rockstar Spud | First participation |
Women's Division
| Team | Members |
|---|---|
| Team Canada | Allie |
| KC Spinelli | |
| Taya Valkyrie | |
| Team Japan | Aja Kong |
| Sumire Natsu | |
| Yuki Miyazaki | |
| Team Mexico | Faby Apache |
| Lady Apache | |
| Mary Apache | |
| Team USA | Cheerleader Melissa |
| Santana Garrett | |
| Sienna |
Results
Men's Division
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
Women's Division
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Judging Panel
Judging panel was announced as be composed by Black Terry, Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000, Solar, Universo 2000, and Villano V. It's supposed El Satánico also will be part of judging panel. Judges will evaluate all the matches to give awards to Dive Of The Night, Match Of The Night, and Wrestler Of The Night.
Awards
| Award | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| Wrestler Of The Night | |
| Dive Of The Night | |
| Match Of The Night |
References
- ↑ Qualified by defeating Daga and Joe Lider on April 29 @ Xalapa
- ↑ Qualified by defeating Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Nicho El Millonario and Ricky Marvin on May 14 @ Orizaba
- ↑ Qualified by defeating Garza Jr. and Taurus on April 29 @ Xalapa
- ↑ Member of Winner Team on previous edition.
- ↑ Member of Judging Panel on previous edition.
- ↑ Billed announced as his first participation, wrestled on previous edition as El Mesías.
