Current Champions
The team of Taichi, Tanahashi and Okumura defeated Hector Garza, La Mascara & Hijo del Fantasma on May 7, 2010 in Arena Mexico to become the first foreign born champions. Both Taichi and Tanahashi are members of NJPW.
History of Championship
15: Hector Garza, Tarzan Boy and Terrible won the belts after just a couple feuds of with the champions. There didn't seem to be any particular plans for this unit, a make shift one, and the belts may have only been defended once before the team quietly split. There never was an in-ring break up, but the team was divided between members of the Guerreros del Atlantida faction (Tarzan Boy) and Los Perros del Mal (Hector Garza, Terrible), and the two factions started feuding against each other in 2005. The championship was rarely mentioned from 2005 until the decision match to decide new champions.
Vacant (4): It was announced on the September 16, 2006 CMLL television show that a decision match would be held for the champion on September 29th, the CMLL Anniversary show.
16: Atlantis, Ultimo Guerrero and Tarzan Boy won a decision match over Perro Aguayo Jr., Hector Garza and Shocker when Shocker turned on his teammates. The Trios championships continued to be a battlefield between Perros del Mal and Guerreros del Atlantida.
17: Mr. Aguila, Perro Aguayo Jr. and Hector Garza, members of Perros del Mal, over thru the Guerreros for the championship on February 16, 2007. The team defended the championship once before it slipped into the background of individual feuds.
In February of 2008, Los Perros turned on Hector Garza when he protested Averno and Mephisto inclusion in the group. The trios championship situation was not addressed for three months past until a title tournament was announced after the May 23rd show.
18: Despite never having teamed previously, Hector Garza led young tecnicos La Mascara and Hijo del Fantasma thru the championship tournament, climaxing with an upset win over Blue Panther, Dos Caras Jr., and Garza's then tag team championship partner Mistico. It was a rare tecnico/tecnico final, seemingly setting up issues between Garza and Mistico and Garza's new role as a leader of a group of high flyers.
Neither idea seemed to gain much traction, and neither did this trio on it's first trip thru. The unit did not team up unless they were about to lose a non-title match or win a title defense. While it did give more attention to Mascara and Fantasma, they were still used lower on the cards and wouldn't naturally find chances to team with their leader. Just as this team won the championship without teaming previously, they lost to a team who had not teamed up previously.
19: Continuing the pattern, Negro Casas, Ultimo Guerrero and Atlantis won the CMLL Trios Championship as a three top wrestlers who happened to be teaming together on that night, and not as previously established unit. In fact, Negro Casas was already in an established unit (Pesta Negra) and the other two were in a totally separate unit (Guerreros del Atlantida). Winning the trios championship fuzzied the distinction between those two groups and caused the Guerreros to lose members (Sangre Azteca & Olimpico) who were upset about being passed over for a non-member like Negro Casas.
What this team did not have in team strength, it did make up for thru having a genuine Mexico City feud for the championship. As part of the CMLL/TNA partnership, and spilling out of the events of the 2008 Gran Prix, a trio of TNA wrestlers challenges for the trios titles at the 75th Anniversary show. The champions held on, despite Ultimo Guerrero not getting revenge on rival Alex Shelley.
In a surprise, this trio lost the belts back to those who had beat them.
20: The tecnico trio of Hijo del Fantasma, La Mascara and Hector Garza were more successful in the their second reign. The team had a series of high profile Arena Mexico defenses, and turned back the Triada de Terror team three different times. Unlike the first time, where Fantasma and Mascara seemed to be random men pulled up from the midcard, the two younger wrestlers were moved up to a higher level when this title reign got rolling.
However, after September, the team wasn't much of a team. Hector Garza was more focused on a rivalry with No Limit. Once that got changed to No Limit versus Terrible & Texano Jr., Garza feuded with Ultimo Guerrero over the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship instead. While Fantasma and Mascara were still treated as bigger stars, this title went on the back burner for about a half year (not too unprecedented in CMLL or with these titles.)
In spring of 2010, Garza suddenly started becoming frustrated with his tecnico partners, betraying them to the rudos at times. At first, it seemed like Terrible, Texano and a partner to be decided later were about to win these titles, but that storyline got pushed off to the side during the Gran Alternativa tournament. Garza won the tournament, teaming with rudo Polvora, while his partners lost to Japanese duo Okumura & Taichi in an atomicos the same week as the final. The foreigners demanded a title shot, teaming with Tanahashi, due to arrive the next week. Mascara & Fantasma accepted, without Garza being aware. It was not a surprise when the title match went bad for the champions.
21: Taichi, Tanahashi and Okumura won the championships on May 7, with some help from Garza. It was the first time the Japanese trio had ever turned up, and it was Tanahashi's first match in CMLL in five years. The members of this team were the first non-Mexicans to win this championship.
Champions Listing
| #
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Champion(s)
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Defeated
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Date
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Location
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| tournament to decide the first champion
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| 1
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Infernales (Pirata Morgan, Satanico, MS 1)
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Los Brazos (Oro, Plata, El Brazo)
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1991.11.22
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Arena Mexico
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|
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1
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Konnan, Rayo de Jalisco Jr., El Dandy
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1991.11.29
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Arena Mexico
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| 2
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Intocables (Pierroth Jr., Masakre, Jaque Mate)
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Infernales (Pirata Morgan, Satanico, MS 1)
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1992.03.22
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Arena Mexico
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1
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Atlantis, El Dandy, Ultimo Dragon
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1992.07.05
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Arena Mexico
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|
|
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2
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Latin Lover, Love Machine, Vampiro
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1992.08.16
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Plaza De Toros La Monumental de Monterrey
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| 3
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Infernales (Pirata Morgan, Satanico, MS 1) [2]
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Intocables (Pierroth Jr., Masakre, Jaque Mate
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1992.09.20
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Arena Mexico
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1
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Pierroth Jr., Masakre, Jaque Mate
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1993.01.31
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Arena Coliseo DF
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| 4
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Los Brazos (Oro, Plata, El Brazo)
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Infernales (Pirata Morgan, Satanico, MS 1)
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1993.04.06
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Arena Coliseo DF
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1
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Dos Caras, Gran Hamada, Kendo
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1993.06.02
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Osaka, Japan
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|
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2
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Damian el Guerrero, Guerrero Maya, Guerrero Del Futuro
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1993.06.26
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Pista Arena Revolucion
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|
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3
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Emilio Charles Jr., Jaque Mate, Kahoz
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1993.09.24
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Arena Mexico
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|
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4
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Espectro Jr., Mogur, Titan
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1994.01.18
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Arena Coliseo DF
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5
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Brazo de Platino, Kendo, Robin Hood
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1994.03.08
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Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
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6
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Dr. Wagner Jr., Gran Markus Jr., El Hijo del Gladiador
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1994.03.22
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Arena Coliseo DF
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| 5
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La Ola Blanca (Dr. Wagner Jr., Gran Markus Jr., El Hijo del Gladiador)
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Los Brazos (Oro, Plata, El Brazo)
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1994.04.22
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Arena Mexico
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1
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Silver King, El Dandy, El Texano
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1994.07.15
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Arena Mexico
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| 6
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Sangre Chicana, Bestia Salvaje, Emilio Charles Jr.
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La Ola Blanca (Dr. Wagner Jr., Gran Markus Jr., El Hijo del Gladiador)
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1995.03.31
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Arena Mexico
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| 7
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Dos Caras, Hector Garza, La Fiera
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Sangre Chicana, Bestia Salvaje, Emilio Charles Jr.
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1996.03.22
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Arena Mexico
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1
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La Ola Blanca (Dr. Wagner Jr., Gran Markus Jr., El Hijo del Gladiador)
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1996.05.18
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Pista Arena Revolucion
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1
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Rambo, Mano Negra Jr., Scorpio Jr.
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1996.07.11
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Pista Arena Revolucion
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| titles vacant when Garza jumps to AAA
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| tournament to decide new champions
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| 8
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Satanico [3], Emilio Charles Jr. [2], Rey Bucanero
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Apolo Dantes, Black Warrior, Dr. Wagner Jr.
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1997.03.21
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Arena Mexico
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| 9
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Atlantis, Lizmark, Mr. Niebla
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Satanico, Emilio Charles Jr., Rey Bucanero
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1997.04.29
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Arena Coliseo DF
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1
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Apolo Dantes, Kevin Quinn, Steele
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1997.06.06
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Arena Mexico
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2
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Apolo Dantes, Kevin Quinn, Steele
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1997.06.13
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Arena Mexico
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3
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Pirata Morgan, Rey Bucanero, Satanico
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1998.08.22
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KBS Hall - Japan
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| vacant October 1998 due to Niebla being injuried
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| tournament to decide next champion
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| 10
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Blue Panther, Black Warrior, Dr. Wagner Jr. [2]
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Zumbido, Bestia Salvaje, Scorpio Jr.
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1998.12.18
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Arena Mexico
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1
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Atlantis, Emilio Charles Jr., Felino
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1999.01.22
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Arena Coliseo DF
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2
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Negro Casas, Emilio Charles Jr., Tarzan Boy
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2000.04.07
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Arena Mexico
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3
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Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Villano III, Villano IV
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2000.09.15
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Arena Mexico
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4
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Los Villanos (Villano III, Villano IV, Villano V)
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2000.12.29
|
Arena Mexico
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| vacant February 2002 when team split
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| decision match to determine champion
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| 11
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Blue Panther [2], Dr. Wagner Jr. [3], Fuerza Guerrera
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Mr. Niebla, Black Warrior, Antifaz Del Norte
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2002.03.17
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Arena Mexico
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8 team tournament for championship match
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1
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Ultimo Guerrero, Rey Bucanero, Tarzan Boy
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2002.03.22
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Arena Mexico
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2
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Los Villanos (Villano III, Villano IV, Villano V)
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2002.05.19
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Arena Neza
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| 12
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Mr. Niebla [2], Black Warrior [2], Atlantis [2]
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Blue Panther, Dr. Wagner Jr., Fuerza Guerrera
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2002.06.16
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Arena Mexico
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|
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16 team tournament for championship match
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1
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Dr. Wagner Jr., Apolo Dantes, Black Tiger
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2002.11.22
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Arena Mexico
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2
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Black Tiger, Nosawa, Takemura
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2003.01.02
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Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
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| 13
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Dr. Wagner Jr. [4], Universo 2000, Black Tiger
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Mr. Niebla, Black Warrior, Atlantis
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2003.03.21
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Arena Mexico
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|
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1
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Shocker, Mascara Magica, Terrible
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2003.05.05
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Arena Puebla
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|
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|
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16 team tournament for championship match
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2
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Satanico, El Averno, El Mephisto
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2003.08.01
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Arena Mexico
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3
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Atlantis, Blue Panther, Lizmark Jr.
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2004.04.07
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Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
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| 14
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Canek, Black Warrior [3], Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
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Dr. Wagner Jr., Universo 2000, Black Tiger
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2004.07.09
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Arena Mexico
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| 15
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Hector Garza [2], Tarzan Boy, Terrible
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Canek, Black Warrior, Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
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2004.11.19
|
Arena Mexico
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|
|
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1
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Dr. Wagner Jr., Dos Caras Jr., Lizmark Jr.
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2005.??.??
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Acapulco - Guerrero
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| championship officially vacant on 2006.09.16, though inactive for 20+ months previous
|
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| decision match for vacant championship on 2006.09.29
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| 16
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Atlantis [3], Tarzan Boy [2], Ultimo Guerrero
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Perro Aguayo Jr., Hector Garza, Shocker
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2006.09.29
|
Arena Mexico
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|
|
|
1
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Hector Garza, Halloween, Damian 666
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2006.12.15
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Arena Mexico
|
|
| 17
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Mr. Aguila, Perro Aguayo Jr., Hector Garza [3]
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Atlantis, Tarzan Boy, Ultimo Guerrero
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2007.02.16
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Arena Mexico
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1
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Atlantis, Ultimo Guerrero, Sangre Azteca
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2007.03.23
|
Arena Mexico
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| championship officially vacant on 2008.05.24
|
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| 8 team tournament for vacant trios championship
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| 18
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Hector Garza [4], La Mascara, Hijo del Fantasma
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Mistico, Blue Panther, Dos Caras Jr.
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2008.06.13
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Arena Mexico
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|
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1
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Averno, Mephisto, Ephesto
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2008.07.06
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Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara
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|
|
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2
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Heavy Metal, Negro Casas, Mr. Niebla
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2008.07.28
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Arena Puebla
|
|
| 19
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Ultimo Guerrero [2], Negro Casas, Atlantis [4]
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Hector Garza, La Mascara, Hijo del Fantasma
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2008.08.05
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Arena Mexico
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|
|
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1
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Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Sonjay Dutt
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2008.09.19
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Arena Mexico
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|
|
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2
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Marco Corleone, Dos Caras Jr., Hector Garza
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2008.10.13
|
Arena Puebla
|
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| 20
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Hector Garza [5], La Mascara [2], Hijo del Fantasma [2]
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Ultimo Guerrero, Negro Casas, Atlantis
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2009.01.18
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Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
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|
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1
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Averno, Mephisto, Ephesto
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2009.03.15
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Arena Mexico
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|
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2
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Dragon Rojo Jr., Sangre Azteca, Misterioso II
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2009.04.03
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Arena Mexico
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|
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3
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Averno, Mephisto, Ephesto
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2009.07.14
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Arena Mexico
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|
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4
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Felino, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas
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2009.08.31
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Arena Puebla
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|
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5
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Averno, Mephisto, Ephesto
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2009.09.16
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Arena Coliseo
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| 21
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Hiroshi Tanahashi, Taichi, Okumura
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Hector Garza, La Mascara, Hijo del Fantasma
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2010.05.07
|
Arena Mexico
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| title change
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| successful title defense
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| championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
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Gallery of Champions
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