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The '''''La Copa Junior''''' tournament is a [[CMLL]] event featuring second (at least) generation wrestlers, though worked relations have been accepted. It's typically held near the beginning of [[Arena Mexico]] season.  
The '''''La Copa Junior''''' tournament is a reoccurring [[CMLL]] event featuring second (or greater) generation wrestlers. The exact name of the tournament has varied at times, sometimes including VIP to indicate the top wrestlers or Nuevo Valores to indicate younger ones but always keeping the same concept. As with many CMLL tournaments, the concept appears some years and not others.


The Copa Junior tournament has been held (at least) twice in CMLL's history.
The son of a luchador concept is mostly kept too, though CMLL has snuck in worked relationships and allowed nephews of sons to participate.  


The first (known) occurence was in 1996. The 15 particpants in the first tournament were [[Apolo Dantes]], [[Dr. Wagner Jr.]], [[El Hijo del Gladiador]], [[El Hijo del Santo]], [[Emilio Charles Jr.]], [[Espectro Jr.]], [[Hector Garza]], [[Karloff Lagarde Jr.]], [[La Fiera]], [[Mano Negra]], [[Rambo]], [[Rayo de Jalisco Jr.]], [[Scorpio Jr.]], [[Silver King]] and [[Shocker]]. (It's possible there may be one more name included.)
{|border=1
!Year
!#Participants
!Winner
!Runner Up
|-
|[[#1996|1996]]
|16
|[[Emilio Charles Jr.]]
|[[Hector Garza]]
|-
|[[#2004|2004]]
|16
|[[Shocker]]
|[[Dr. Wagner Jr.]]
|-
|[[#2005|2005]]
|16
|[[Dos Caras Jr.]]
|[[Hector Garza]]
|-
|[[#2010|2010]]
|20
|[[Dragon Rojo Jr.]]
|[[Averno]]
|-
|[[#2012|2012]]
|20
|[[La Sombra]]
|[[Tama Tonga]]
|-
|[[#2014|2014]]
|12
|[[Super Halcón Jr.]]
|[[Canelo Casas (New)|Canelo Casas]]
|-
|[[#2014|2014]] (VIP)
|16
|[[Maximo]]
|[[Mephisto]]
|-
|[[#2016|2016]]
|16
|[[Esfinge (Guadalajara)|Esfinge]]
|[[Puma (CMLL)|Puma]]
|-
|[[#2017|2017]]
|16
|[[Soberano Jr.]]
|[[Sanson]]
|}


The tournament was held over two Arena Mexico shows. The first, on 02/23, contained 7 opening round matchups. The second show, on 03/01, featured an 8 man tournament to decide the winner.
The first three incarnations were held near the beginning of the year. Copa Junior returned in 2010 as an end of year tournament, then went back to being a start of the year tournament in 2014.,


<pre> 02/23/96  02/30/96  02/30/96  02/30/96  02/30/96
The forerunner to this tournament may have been the [[CMLL Second Generation Tag Team Tournament, 1995|1995 CMLL Second Generation Tag Team Tournament]].


Wagner----
== 1996 ==
          |Wagner----
Espectro--          |
                    |Garza-----
Garza-----          |          |
          |Garza-----          |
Rambo-----                      |
                                |Garza-----
Jalisco---                      |          |
          |Jalisco---          |          |
Karloff---          |          |          |
                    |Apolo-----          |
Apolo-----          |                    |
          |Apolo-----                      |
Gladiador-                                |
                                          |Emilio
                                          |
          Silver----                      |
                    |                    |
                    |Silver----          |
Negra-----          |          |          |
          |Negra-----          |          |
Santo-----                      |          |
                                |Emilio----
Fiera-----                      |
          |Fiera-----          |
Scorpio---          |          |
                    |Emilio----
Emilio----          |
          |Emilio----
Shocker---


Son                    Father
The first (known) occurrence was in 1996. The 16 participants in the first tournament were [[Apolo Dantes]], [[Dr. Wagner Jr.]], [[El Hijo del Gladiador]], [[El Hijo del Santo]], [[Emilio Charles Jr.]], [[Espectro Jr.]], [[Hector Garza]], [[Humberto Garza Jr.]], [[Karloff Lagarde Jr.]], [[La Fiera]], [[Mano Negra]], [[Rambo]], [[Rayo de Jalisco Jr.]], [[Scorpio Jr.]], [[Silver King]] and [[Shocker]].
Apolo Dantes           Alfonso Dantes
Dr. Wagner Jr.         Dr. Wagner
El Hijo del Gladiador   none; NOT Gladiador
El Hijo del Santo       Santo
Emilio Charles Jr.     Emilio Charles
Espectro Jr.           none; Espectro's nephew
Hector Garza           Humberto Garza
Karloff Lagarde Jr.     none; Karloff Lagarde's nephew
La Fiera               Hercules Poblano             
Mano Negra             Rebelde
Rambo                   Pepe Mendieta
Rayo de Jalisco Jr.     Rayo de Jalisco
Scorpio Jr.             Scorpio
Shocker                 Pato Soria
</pre>


There's no word why Silver King did not have a first round match.
The tournament was held over two Arena Mexico shows. The first, on 02/23, contained 8 opening round matchups. The second show, on 03/01, featured an 8 man tournament to decide the winner.


In 2005, the event was revived (though presented as a new concept) with the idea of making it a yearly event. This time, it was a (for the time) standard 16 man tournament over three weeks: two 8 man tournament, followed by the bracket winners meeting the third week.
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=02/23/96
| RD2=03/01/96
| RD3=03/01/96
| RD4=03/01/96


<pre>Alan Stone-----
| score-width=
              |Apolo Dantes---
Apolo Dantes---                |
                              |Apolo Dantes---
Averno---------                |              |
            DQ|Negro Casas----                |
Negro Casas----                                |
                            01/22              |Shocker--------
Blue Demon-----                                |              |
              |Blue Demon-----                |              |
Misterioso II--                |              |              |
                              |Shocker--------                |
Brazo de Plata-                |                              |
            CO|Shocker--------                                |
Shocker--------                                                |
                                                        02/04  |Shocker
Felino---------                                                |
              |Felino---------                                |
Mascara Magica-                |                              |
                              |Felino---------                |
Dos Caras Jr.--                |              |              |
              |Dos Caras Jr.--                |              |
Mephisto-------                                |              |
                            01/29            |Dr. Wagner-----
Dr. Wagner-----                                |
              |Dr. Wagner-----                |
Volador Jr.----                |              |
                              |Dr. Wagner-----
Rayo de Jalisco                |
              |Rayo de Jalisco
Brazo de Oro---</pre>


<pre>
| RD1-team01='''[[Dr. Wagner Jr.]]'''
Son              Father
| RD1-score01=W
Alan Stone        El Greco
| RD1-team02=[[Espectro Jr.]]
Apolo Dantes      Alfonso Dantes
| RD1-score02=
Averno            Rodolfo Ruiz
Blue Demon        Blue Demon
Brazo de Oro      Shadito Cruz
Brazo de Plata    Shadito Cruz
Dos Caras Jr.    Dos Caras
Dr. Wagner       Dr. Wagner
Felino            Pepe Casas
Mascara Magica    El Troyano
Mephisto          Kahoz
Misterioso II    Misterioso
Negro Casas      Pepe Casas
Rayo de Jalisco  Rayo de Jalisco
Shocker          Pato Soria
Volador Jr.       Volador/Super Parka</pre>


Apolo Dantes took the place of Hector Garza, who was stuck in the US during the show. [[Mascara Magica]] took the place of [[Olimpico]], who suffered a neck injury the week before the match. [[Brazo de Oro]] took the place of Emilio Charles, who suffered a hand wound.
| RD1-team03='''[[Hector Garza]]'''
| RD1-score03=W
| RD1-team04=[[Rambo]]
| RD1-score04=


<i>(thanks to [[User:Robert|Robert]] and [http://www.highspots.com/arena/ La Arena] for a lot of info.)</i>
| RD1-team05='''[[Rayo de Jalisco Jr.]]'''
| RD1-score05=W
| RD1-team06=[[Karloff Lagarde Jr.]]
| RD1-score06=


[[Category: Raw Data]]
| RD1-team07='''[[Apolo Dantes]]'''
[[Category: CMLL Tournaments]]
| RD1-score07=W
| RD1-team08=[[Hijo del Gladiador]]
| RD1-score08=
 
| RD1-team09='''[[Silver King]]'''
| RD1-score09=W
| RD1-team10=[[Humberto Garza]]
| RD1-score10=
 
| RD1-team11='''[[Mano Negra]]'''
| RD1-score11=W
| RD1-team12=[[El Hijo del Santo]]
| RD1-score12=
 
| RD1-team13='''[[La Fiera]]'''
| RD1-score13=W
| RD1-team14=[[Scorpio Jr.]]
| RD1-score14=
 
| RD1-team15='''[[Emilio Charles Jr.]]'''
| RD1-score15=W
| RD1-team16=[[Shocker]]
| RD1-score16=
 
| RD2-team01=[[Dr. Wagner Jr.]]
| RD2-score01=
| RD2-team02='''[[Hector Garza]]'''
| RD2-score02=W
 
| RD2-team03=[[Rayo de Jalisco Jr.]]
| RD2-score03=
| RD2-team04='''[[Apolo Dantes]]'''
| RD2-score04=W
 
| RD2-team05='''[[Silver King]]'''
| RD2-score05=W
| RD2-team06=[[Mano Negra]]
| RD2-score06=
 
| RD2-team07=[[La Fiera]]
| RD2-score07=W
| RD2-team08='''[[Emilio Charles Jr.]]'''
| RD2-score08=
 
| RD3-team01='''[[Hector Garza]]'''
| RD3-score01=W
| RD3-team02=[[Apolo Dantes]]
| RD3-score02=
 
| RD3-team03=[[Silver King]]
| RD3-score03=
| RD3-team04='''[[Emilio Charles Jr.]]'''
| RD3-score04=W
 
| RD4-team01=[[Hector Garza]]
| RD4-score01=
| RD4-team02='''[[Emilio Charles Jr.]]'''
| RD4-score02=W
 
}}
 
Son                    Father
[[Apolo Dantes]]            [[Alfonso Dantes]]
[[Dr. Wagner Jr.]]          [[Dr. Wagner]]
[[El Hijo del Gladiador]]  none; NOT [[El Gladiador]]
[[El Hijo del Santo]]      [[Santo]]
[[Emilio Charles Jr.]]      [[Emilio Charles]]
[[Espectro Jr.]]            none; [[Espectro I]]'s nephew
[[Hector Garza]]            [[Humberto Garza]]
[[Humberto Garza Jr.]]      [[Humberto Garza]]
[[Karloff Lagarde Jr.]]    none; [[Karloff Lagarde]]'s nephew
[[La Fiera]]                [[Hercules Poblano]]
[[Mano Negra]]              [[El Rebelde]]
[[Rambo]]                  [[Pepe Mendieta]]
[[Rayo de Jalisco Jr.]]    [[Rayo de Jalisco]]
[[Scorpio Jr.]]            [[Scorpio]]
[[Shocker]]                [[Pato Soria]]
 
== 2005 ==
 
In 2005, the event was revived (though presented as a new concept) with the idea of making it a yearly event. This time, it was a (for the time) standard 16 man tournament over three weeks: two 8 man tournaments on [[January 21]] (won by [[Shocker]]) and [[January 28]] ([[Dr. Wagner Jr.]]), followed by the bracket winners meeting on [[February 4]]th.
 
{{16TeamBracket
 
| RD1-team01=[[Alan Stone]]
| RD1-score01=
| RD1-team02='''[[Apolo Dantes]]'''
| RD1-score02=W
 
| RD1-team03=[[Averno]]
| RD1-score03=
| RD1-team04='''[[Negro Casas]]'''
| RD1-score04=DQ
 
| RD1-team05='''[[Blue Demon Jr.]]'''
| RD1-score05=W
| RD1-team06=[[Misterioso II]]
| RD1-score06=
 
| RD1-team07=[[Brazo de Plata]]
| RD1-score07=
| RD1-team08='''[[Shocker]]'''
| RD1-score08=CO
 
| RD1-team09='''[[Felino]]'''
| RD1-score09=W
| RD1-team10=[[Mascara Magica]]
| RD1-score10=
 
| RD1-team11='''[[Dos Caras Jr.]]'''
| RD1-score11=W
| RD1-team12=[[Mephisto]]
| RD1-score12=
 
| RD1-team13='''[[Dr. Wagner Jr.]]'''
| RD1-score13=W
| RD1-team14=[[Volador Jr.]]
| RD1-score14=
 
| RD1-team15='''[[Rayo de Jalisco Jr.]]'''
| RD1-score15=
| RD1-team16=[[Brazo de Oro]]
| RD1-score16=
 
| RD2-team01='''[[Apolo Dantes]]'''
| RD2-score01=W
| RD2-team02=[[Negro Casas]]
| RD2-score02=
 
| RD2-team03=[[Blue Demon Jr.]]
| RD2-score03=
| RD2-team04='''[[Shocker]]'''
| RD2-score04=W
 
| RD2-team05='''[[Felino]]'''
| RD2-score05=W
| RD2-team06=[[Dos Caras Jr.]]
| RD2-score06=
 
| RD2-team07='''[[Dr. Wagner Jr.]]'''
| RD2-score07=W
| RD2-team08=[[Rayo de Jalisco]]
| RD2-score08=
 
| RD3-team01=[[Apolo Dantes]]
| RD3-score01=
| RD3-team02='''[[Shocker]]'''
| RD3-score02=W
 
| RD3-team03=[[Felino]]
| RD3-score03=
| RD3-team04='''[[Dr. Wagner Jr.]]'''
| RD3-score04=W
 
| RD4-team01='''[[Shocker]]'''
| RD4-score01=W
| RD4-team02=[[Dr. Wagner Jr.]]
| RD4-score02=
 
}}
 
Son              Father
[[Alan Stone]]        [[El Greco]]
[[Apolo Dantes]]      [[Alfonso Dantes]]
[[Averno]]            [[Rodolfo Ruiz]]
[[Blue Demon Jr.|Blue Demon]]        [[Blue Demon]]
[[Brazo de Oro]]      [[Shadito Cruz]]
[[Brazo de Plata]]    [[Shadito Cruz]]
[[Dos Caras Jr.]]    [[Dos Caras]]
[[Dr. Wagner Jr.|Dr. Wagner]]        [[Dr. Wagner]]
[[Felino]]            [[Pepe Casas]]
[[Mascara Magica]]    [[El Troyano]]
[[Mephisto]]          [[Kahoz]]
[[Misterioso II]]    none; [[Misterioso]] is his uncle
[[Negro Casas]]      [[Pepe Casas]]
[[Rayo de Jalisco Jr.|Rayo de Jalisco]]  [[Rayo de Jalisco]]
[[Shocker]]          [[Pato Soria]]
[[Volador Jr.]]      [[Volador|Volador/Super Parka]]
 
Apolo Dantes took the place of [[Hector Garza]], who was stuck in the US during the show. [[Mascara Magica]] took the place of [[Olimpico]], who suffered a neck injury the week before the match. [[Brazo de Oro]] took the place of [[Emilio Charles Jr.]], who suffered a hand injury.
 
== 2006 ==
 
The 2006 version of the event was a one night, 16 man tournament. Dos Caras Jr. was ultimately the winner. Due to the format, no match lasted ten minutes, and nothing really came of the win.
 
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1-team01=[[Averno]]
| RD1-score01=
| RD1-team02='''[[Perro Aguayo Jr.]]'''
| RD1-score02=W
 
| RD1-team03='''[[Dr. Wagner Jr.]]'''
| RD1-score03=W
| RD1-team04=[[Mephisto]]
| RD1-score04=
 
| RD1-team05='''[[Dos Caras Jr.]]'''
| RD1-score05=W
| RD1-team06=[[Heavy Metal]]
| RD1-score06=
 
| RD1-team07=[[La Mascara]]
| RD1-score07=
| RD1-team08='''[[Apolo Dantes]]'''
| RD1-score08=W
 
| RD1-team09='''[[Hector Garza]]'''
| RD1-score09=W
| RD1-team10=[[Brazo de Plata]]
| RD1-score10=
 
| RD1-team11=[[Mascara Magica]]
| RD1-score11=
| RD1-team12='''[[Hijo de Lizmark]]'''
| RD1-score12=W
 
| RD1-team13=[[Volador Jr.]]
| RD1-score13=
| RD1-team14='''[[Olimpico]]'''
| RD1-score14=W
 
| RD1-team15=[[Misterioso II]]
| RD1-score15=
| RD1-team16='''[[Negro Casas]]'''
| RD1-score16=W
 
| RD2-team01=[[Perro Aguayo Jr.]]
| RD2-score01=
| RD2-team02='''[[Dr. Wagner Jr.]]'''
| RD2-score02=W
 
| RD2-team03='''[[Dos Caras Jr.]]'''
| RD2-score03=W
| RD2-team04=[[Apolo Dantes]]
| RD2-score04=
 
| RD2-team05='''[[Hector Garza]]'''
| RD2-score05=W
| RD2-team06=[[Hijo de Lizmark]]
| RD2-score06=
 
| RD2-team07='''[[Olimpico]]'''
| RD2-score07=W
| RD2-team08=[[Negro Casas]]
| RD2-score08=
 
| RD3-team01=[[Dr. Wagner Jr.]]
| RD3-score01=
| RD3-team02='''[[Dos Caras Jr.]]'''
| RD3-score02=W
 
| RD3-team03='''[[Hector Garza]]'''
| RD3-score03=W
| RD3-team04=[[Olimpico]]
| RD3-score04=
 
| RD4-team01='''[[Dos Caras Jr.]]'''
| RD4-score01=W
| RD4-team02=[[Hector Garza]]
| RD4-score02=
 
}}
 
Participant      Father
[[Dr. Wagner Jr.]]    [[Dr. Wagner Sr.]]
[[Brazo de Plata]]    [[Shadito Cruz]]
[[Dos Caras Jr.]]    [[Dos Caras Sr.]]
[[La Mascara]]        [[Brazo De Oro]]
[[Lizmark Jr.]]      [[Lizmark]]
[[Heavy Metal]]      [[Pepe Casas]]
[[Volador Jr.]]      [[Remo Banda]]
[[Negro Casas]]      [[Pepe Casas]]
[[Perro Aguayo Jr.]]  [[Perro Aguayo Sr.]]
[[Olimpico]]          [[Roy Aguirre]]
[[Hector Garza]]      [[Humberto Garza]]
[[Apolo Dantes]]      [[Alfonso Dantes]]
[[Mascara Magica]]    [[El Troyano]]
[[Mephisto]]          [[Kahoz]]
[[Misterioso II]]    [[Misterioso]]
[[Averno]]            [[Rodolfo Ruiz]]
 
== 2010 ==
[[image:copajr_dragonrojojr.jpg|right|200px|[[Dragon Rojo Jr.]]]]
This year's tournament included twenty wrestlers in a new single elimination tournament format. The field was split into two blocks of 10. The traditional battle royals to determine seeding also offered a bye to the block final. The first eight were seeding in the tournament as normal. The final two left in the ring immediately faced off in a normal one fall match, with the winner advancing directly the block finals (the overall semifinals) and the loser eliminated.
 
All matches were held in Arena Mexico. The first block was held on [[December 10]], [[2010]]. The seeding and tournament structure required [[Dragon Rojo Jr.]] to win consecutive matches over [[La Mascara]], [[Sombra]] and [[Volador Jr.]]. Dragon pulled off the feat to win this block.
 
The second block was be held on [[December 17]], with [[Averno]] earning the short road to the block final and defeating his long time  rival [[Mistico]] to advance to the final.
 
The final took place on a special [[December 25]]th show. After the referee was knocked down, Dragon Rojo fouled Averno and covered. However, the referee argued with Averno's second [[Mephisto]] instead of realizing there was a cover. Dragon Rojo let go to cover, and Averno took advantage to foul Dragon Rojo. The referee noticed the second foul, and disqualified Averno.
 
{{32TeamBracket
 
| team-width=200em
| score-width=
 
| RD1-team01=
| RD1-score01=
| RD1-team02=
| RD1-score02=
 
| RD1-team03=
| RD1-score03=
| RD1-team04=
| RD1-score04=
 
| RD1-team05=
| RD1-score05=
| RD1-team06=
| RD1-score06=
 
| RD1-team07=
| RD1-score07=
| RD1-team08=
| RD1-score08=
 
| RD1-team09='''[[La Sombra]]'''
| RD1-score09=W
| RD1-team10=[[Mephisto]]
| RD1-score10=
 
| RD1-team11='''[[Olimpico]]'''
| RD1-score11=W
| RD1-team12=[[Rush]]
| RD1-score12=
 
| RD1-team13='''[[La Mascara]]'''
| RD1-score13=W
| RD1-team14=[[Felino]]
| RD1-score14=
 
| RD1-team15='''[[Dragon Rojo Jr.]]'''
| RD1-score15=W
| RD1-team16=[[Maximo]]
| RD1-score16=
 
| RD1-team17=
| RD1-score17=
| RD1-team18=
| RD1-score18=
 
| RD1-team19=
| RD1-score19=
| RD1-team20=
| RD1-score20=
 
| RD1-team21=
| RD1-score21=
| RD1-team22=
| RD1-score22=
 
| RD1-team23=
| RD1-score23=
| RD1-team24=
| RD1-score24=
 
| RD1-team25='''[[Texano Jr.]]'''
| RD1-score25=W
| RD1-team26=[[Rotoporky]]
| RD1-score26=
 
| RD1-team27='''[[Negro Casas]]'''
| RD1-score27=W
| RD1-team28=[[Angel de Oro]]
| RD1-score28=
 
| RD1-team29='''[[Hector Garza]]'''
| RD1-score29=W
| RD1-team30=[[Delta]]
| RD1-score30=
 
| RD1-team31='''[[Mistico]]'''
| RD1-score31=W
| RD1-team32=[[Misterioso II]]
| RD1-score32=
 
| RD2-team01=[[Volador Jr.]]
| RD2-score01=
| RD2-team02=''battle royal''
| RD2-score02=
 
| RD2-team03=[[Shocker]]
| RD2-score03=
| RD2-team04=''battle royal''
| RD2-score04=
 
| RD2-team05='''[[La Sombra]]'''
| RD2-score05=W
| RD2-team06=[[Olimpico]]
| RD2-score06=
 
| RD2-team07=[[La Mascara]]
| RD2-score07=
| RD2-team08='''[[Dragon Rojo Jr.]]'''
| RD2-score08=W
 
| RD2-team09=[[Averno]]
| RD2-score09=
| RD2-team10=''battle royal''
| RD2-score10=
 
| RD2-team11=[[Hijo del Fantasma]]
| RD2-score11=
| RD2-team12=''battle royal''
| RD2-score12=
 
| RD2-team13=[[Texano Jr.]]
| RD2-score13=
| RD2-team14='''[[Negro Casas]]'''
| RD2-score14=W
 
| RD2-team15=[[Hector Garza]]
| RD2-score15=
| RD2-team16='''[[Mistico]]'''
| RD2-score16=W
 
| RD3-team01='''[[Volador Jr.]]'''
| RD3-score01=W
| RD3-team02=[[Shocker]]
| RD3-score02=
 
| RD3-team03=[[La Sombra]]
| RD3-score03=
| RD3-team04='''[[Dragon Rojo Jr.]]'''
| RD3-score04=W
 
| RD3-team05='''[[Averno]]'''
| RD3-score05=W
| RD3-team06=[[Hijo del Fantasma]]
| RD3-score06=
 
| RD3-team07=[[Negro Casas]]
| RD3-score07=
| RD3-team08='''[[Mistico]]'''
| RD3-score08=W
 
| RD4-team01=[[Volador Jr.]]
| RD4-score01=
| RD4-team02='''[[Dragon Rojo Jr.]]'''
| RD4-score02=W
 
| RD4-team03='''[[Averno]]'''
| RD4-score03=W
| RD4-team04=[[Mistico]]
| RD4-score04=
 
| RD5-team01='''[[Dragon Rojo Jr.]]'''
| RD5-score01=DQ
| RD5-team02=[[Averno]]
| RD5-score02=
 
| RD5b-team01=
| RD5b-score01=
| RD5b-team02=
| RD5b-score02=
 
}}
 
'''Relationships'''
 
{|border=1
|-
!Participant
!Father
|-
|[[Angel de Oro]]||[[Apolo Chavez]]
|-
|[[Averno]]||[[Rodolfo Ruiz]]
|-
|[[Brazo de Plata]]||[[Shadito Cruz]]
|-
|[[Delta]]||[[Trueno (original)]]
|-
|[[Dragon Rojo Jr.]]||[[Dragon Rojo]]<ref>[[Dragon Rojo Jr.]] is billed as [[Dragon Rojo (70s)]]'s grandson, but the two are actually unrelated</ref>
|-
|[[Felino]]||[[Pepe Casas]]
|-
|[[Hector Garza]]||[[Humberto Garza]]
|-
|[[Hijo del Fantasma]]||[[Fantasma]]
|-
|[[La Mascara]]||[[Brazo de Oro]]
|-
|[[La Sombra]]||[[Brillante]]
|-
|[[Máximo]]||[[Brazo de Plata]]
|-
|[[Mephisto]]||[[Kahoz]]
|-
|[[Misterioso Jr.]]||[[Misterioso]]<ref>[[Misterioso II]] is actually [[Misterioso]]'s nephew</ref>
|-
|[[Místico]]||[[Dr. Karonte]]
|-
|[[Negro Casas]]||[[Pepe Casas]]
|-
|[[Olímpico]]||[[Roy Aguirre]]
|-
|[[Rush]]||[[Poder Boricua]]
|-
|[[Shocker]]||[[Pato Soria]]
|-
|[[Texano Jr.]]||[[Texano]]
|-
|[[Volador Jr.]]||[[Volador]]
|}
 
<references/>
 
== 2012 ==
 
This year's tournament again included twenty wrestlers in two blocks of ten. The format was again changed, from single elimination to ciberneticos. The cibernetico themselves were split between five rudos and five tecnicos, with no battle royal for teams.
 
All matches were held in Arena Mexico. The first block was held on [[November 30]], [[2012]].
 
{|border=1
!eliminated
!by
|-
|[[Delta]]
|[[Tiger]]
|-
|[[Olímpico]]
|[[La Mascara]]
|-
|[[Mascara Dorada]]
|[[Mephisto]]
|-
|[[Tiger]]
|[[Angel de Oro]]
|-
|[[La Mascara]]
|[[Volador]]
|-
|[[Mephisto]]
|[[La Sombra]]
|-
|[[Angel de Oro]]
|[[Negro Casas]]
|-
|[[Negro Casas]]
|[[La Sombra]]
|-
|[[Volador Jr.]]
|[[La Sombra]]
|}
 
That left La Sombra as the winner.
 
{|border=1
!eliminated
!by
|-
|[[Misterioso Jr.]]
|[[Guerrero Maya Jr.]]
|-
|[[Super Porky]]
|[[Puma King|Puma]]
|-
|[[Stuka]]
|[[Dragon Rojo]]
|-
|[[Puma King|Puma]]
|[[Shocker]]
|-
|[[Guerrero Maya Jr.]]
|[[Tama Tonga]]
|-
|[[Felino]]
|[[Maximo]]
|-
|[[Dragon Rojo]]
|disqualified for fouling Maximo
|-
|[[Maximo]]
|disqualified for pulling off Dragon Rojo's mask
|-
|[[Shocker]]
|[[Tama Tonga]]
|}
 
Tama Tonga advanced to the final.
 
The final took place on a special [[December 14]]th show. Sombra defeated Tama Tonga in a best out of three falls match. The finish was controversial, as Tonga appeared to be kicked out before 3.
 
== 2014 ==
 
=== La Copa Jr. (January) ===
 
The entry list and format changed again in 2014. This time, only young juniors were in the tournament, including luchadors who were debuting in Arena Mexico in the tournament. The tournament itself was a 10 man cibernetico, held on [[01/01|New Year's Day.]]
 
{{CiberneticoStart}}
{{CiberneticoLine|[[Robin]]|[[Hijo del Signo]]|11:48}}
{{CiberneticoLine|[[Herodes]]|[[Dragon Lee]]|15:16}}
{{CiberneticoLine|[[Dragon Lee]]|[[Cachorro (DF)|Cachorro]]|16:03}}
{{CiberneticoLine|[[Hijo del Signo]]|[[Super Halcón Jr.]]|18:43}}
{{CiberneticoLine|[[Oro Jr.]]|[[Guerrero Negro Jr.]]|19:46}}
{{CiberneticoLine|[[Black Panther (DF)|Black Panther]]|[[Stigma]]|20:47}}
{{CiberneticoLine|[[Stigma]]|[[Canelo Casas]]|21:19}}
{{CiberneticoLine|[[Cachorro (DF)|Cachorro]]|[[Super Halcón Jr.]]|22:39}}
{{CiberneticoLine|[[Hombre Bala]]|[[Guerrero Negro Jr.]]|23:32}}
{{CiberneticoLine|[[Canelo Casas]]|[[Super Halcón Jr.]]|25:05}}
{{CiberneticoEnd|[[Super Halcón Jr.]]}}
 
 
=== La Copa Jr. VIP (September, October) ===
 
The tournament was brought back for a VIP version later in the year. This time, bigger names were included and the tournament switched back to a single elimination format.
 
{{16TeamBracket
 
| BlockADate=[[September 26]]
| BlockBDate=[[October 3]]
 
| score-width=
 
| RD1-team01='''[[Mephisto]]'''
| RD1-score01=W
| RD1-team02=[[Guerrero Maya Jr.]]
| RD1-score02=
 
| RD1-team03='''[[Shocker]]'''
| RD1-score03=W
| RD1-team04=[[Misterioso Jr.]]
| RD1-score04=
 
| RD1-team05='''[[Volador Jr.]]'''
| RD1-score05=W
| RD1-team06=[[Tiger]]
| RD1-score06=
 
| RD1-team07='''[[La Mascara]]'''
| RD1-score07=W
| RD1-team08=[[Felino]]
| RD1-score08=
 
| RD1-team09=[[Delta]]
| RD1-score09=
| RD1-team10='''[[Stuka Jr.]]'''
| RD1-score10=W
 
| RD1-team11='''[[Maximo]]'''
| RD1-score11=W
| RD1-team12=[[Puma]]
| RD1-score12=
 
| RD1-team13=[[Angel de Oro]]<ref>a replacement for [[Brazo de Plata]]</ref>
| RD1-score13=
| RD1-team14='''[[La Sombra]]'''
| RD1-score14=W
 
| RD1-team15='''[[Rush]]'''
| RD1-score15=W
| RD1-team16=[[Euforia]]
| RD1-score16=
 
| RD2-team01='''[[Mephisto]]'''
| RD2-score01=W
| RD2-team02=[[Shocker]]
| RD2-score02=
 
| RD2-team03='''[[Volador Jr.]]'''
| RD2-score03=W
| RD2-team04=[[La Mascara]]
| RD2-score04=
 
| RD2-team05=[[Stuka Jr.]]
| RD2-score05=
| RD2-team06='''[[Maximo]]'''
| RD2-score06=W
 
| RD2-team07='''[[La Sombra]]'''
| RD2-score07=W
| RD2-team08=[[Rush]]
| RD2-score08=
 
| RD3-team01='''[[Mephisto]]'''
| RD3-score01=W
| RD3-team02=[[Volador Jr.]]
| RD3-score02=
 
| RD3-team03='''[[Maximo]]'''
| RD3-score03=W<ref>DQ for Sombra ref attack</ref>
| RD3-team04=[[La Sombra]]
| RD3-score04=
 
| RD4-team01=[[Mephisto]]
| RD4-score01=
| RD4-team02='''[[Maximo]]'''
| RD4-score02=W
}}
<references/>
 
== 2016 ==
 
This year's tournament included sixteen wrestlers in two blocks of eight. There was a cibernetico for each block. 
 
All matches were held in Arena Mexico. The first block was held on [[January 5]], [[2016]].
 
{|border=1
!eliminated
!by
|-
|[[Hijo del Signo]]
|[[Oro Jr.]]
|-
|[[Magnus]]
|[[Skandalo]]
|-
|[[El Cuatrero]]
|[[Hombre Bala Jr.]]
|-
|[[Oro Jr.]]
|[[Puma]]
|-
|[[Skandalo]]
|[[Blue Panther Jr.]]
|-
|[[Hombre Bala Jr.]]
|[[Puma]]
|-
|[[Blue Panther Jr.]]
|[[Puma]]
|}
 
Puma advanced to the final.
 
The second block was held on [[January 12]], [[2016]].
 
{|border=1
!eliminated
!by
|-
|[[Soberano Jr.]]
|[[Sanson]]
|-
|[[Espanto Jr.]]
|[[Super Halcón Jr.]]
|-
|[[Canelo Casas]]
|[[The Panther]]
|-
|[[Super Halcón Jr.]]
|[[Tiger]]
|-
|[[Sanson]]
|[[Esfinge]]
|-
|[[The Panther]]
|[[Tiger]]
|-
|[[Tiger]]
|[[Esfinge]]
|}
 
Esfinge advanced to the final.
 
The final took place on [[January 19]]. Esfinge defeated Puma in a best out of three falls match.
 
{{CMLLTitleBox}}
[[Category: Annual Tournaments]]
[[Category: Tournaments]]

Revision as of 11:11, 3 September 2018

The La Copa Junior tournament is a reoccurring CMLL event featuring second (or greater) generation wrestlers. The exact name of the tournament has varied at times, sometimes including VIP to indicate the top wrestlers or Nuevo Valores to indicate younger ones but always keeping the same concept. As with many CMLL tournaments, the concept appears some years and not others.

The son of a luchador concept is mostly kept too, though CMLL has snuck in worked relationships and allowed nephews of sons to participate.

Year #Participants Winner Runner Up
1996 16 Emilio Charles Jr. Hector Garza
2004 16 Shocker Dr. Wagner Jr.
2005 16 Dos Caras Jr. Hector Garza
2010 20 Dragon Rojo Jr. Averno
2012 20 La Sombra Tama Tonga
2014 12 Super Halcón Jr. Canelo Casas
2014 (VIP) 16 Maximo Mephisto
2016 16 Esfinge Puma
2017 16 Soberano Jr. Sanson

The first three incarnations were held near the beginning of the year. Copa Junior returned in 2010 as an end of year tournament, then went back to being a start of the year tournament in 2014.,

The forerunner to this tournament may have been the 1995 CMLL Second Generation Tag Team Tournament.

1996

The first (known) occurrence was in 1996. The 16 participants in the first tournament were Apolo Dantes, Dr. Wagner Jr., El Hijo del Gladiador, El Hijo del Santo, Emilio Charles Jr., Espectro Jr., Hector Garza, Humberto Garza Jr., Karloff Lagarde Jr., La Fiera, Mano Negra, Rambo, Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Scorpio Jr., Silver King and Shocker.

The tournament was held over two Arena Mexico shows. The first, on 02/23, contained 8 opening round matchups. The second show, on 03/01, featured an 8 man tournament to decide the winner.

02/23/96   03/01/96   03/01/96   03/01/96
                           
 Dr. Wagner Jr. W  
 Espectro Jr.      Dr. Wagner Jr.  
 Hector Garza W    Hector Garza W    
 Rambo        Hector Garza W  
 Rayo de Jalisco Jr. W        Apolo Dantes  
 Karloff Lagarde Jr.      Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
 Apolo Dantes W    Apolo Dantes W      
 Hijo del Gladiador        Hector Garza
 Silver King W        Emilio Charles Jr. W
 Humberto Garza      Silver King W  
 Mano Negra W    Mano Negra  
 El Hijo del Santo        Silver King
 La Fiera W        Emilio Charles Jr. W  
 Scorpio Jr.      La Fiera W
 Emilio Charles Jr. W    Emilio Charles Jr.  
 Shocker  


Son                     Father
Apolo Dantes            Alfonso Dantes
Dr. Wagner Jr.          Dr. Wagner
El Hijo del Gladiador   none; NOT El Gladiador
El Hijo del Santo       Santo
Emilio Charles Jr.      Emilio Charles
Espectro Jr.            none; Espectro I's nephew
Hector Garza            Humberto Garza
Humberto Garza Jr.      Humberto Garza
Karloff Lagarde Jr.     none; Karloff Lagarde's nephew
La Fiera                Hercules Poblano
Mano Negra              El Rebelde
Rambo                   Pepe Mendieta
Rayo de Jalisco Jr.     Rayo de Jalisco
Scorpio Jr.             Scorpio
Shocker                 Pato Soria

2005

In 2005, the event was revived (though presented as a new concept) with the idea of making it a yearly event. This time, it was a (for the time) standard 16 man tournament over three weeks: two 8 man tournaments on January 21 (won by Shocker) and January 28 (Dr. Wagner Jr.), followed by the bracket winners meeting on February 4th.

Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
                           
 Alan Stone  
 Apolo Dantes W      Apolo Dantes W  
 Averno    Negro Casas    
 Negro Casas DQ        Apolo Dantes  
 Blue Demon Jr. W        Shocker W  
 Misterioso II      Blue Demon Jr.
 Brazo de Plata    Shocker W      
 Shocker CO        Shocker W
 Felino W        Dr. Wagner Jr.
 Mascara Magica      Felino W  
 Dos Caras Jr. W    Dos Caras Jr.  
 Mephisto        Felino
 Dr. Wagner Jr. W        Dr. Wagner Jr. W  
 Volador Jr.      Dr. Wagner Jr. W
 Rayo de Jalisco Jr.    Rayo de Jalisco  
 Brazo de Oro  


Son               Father
Alan Stone        El Greco
Apolo Dantes      Alfonso Dantes
Averno            Rodolfo Ruiz
Blue Demon        Blue Demon
Brazo de Oro      Shadito Cruz
Brazo de Plata    Shadito Cruz
Dos Caras Jr.     Dos Caras
Dr. Wagner        Dr. Wagner
Felino            Pepe Casas
Mascara Magica    El Troyano
Mephisto          Kahoz
Misterioso II     none; Misterioso is his uncle
Negro Casas       Pepe Casas
Rayo de Jalisco   Rayo de Jalisco
Shocker           Pato Soria
Volador Jr.       Volador/Super Parka

Apolo Dantes took the place of Hector Garza, who was stuck in the US during the show. Mascara Magica took the place of Olimpico, who suffered a neck injury the week before the match. Brazo de Oro took the place of Emilio Charles Jr., who suffered a hand injury.

2006

The 2006 version of the event was a one night, 16 man tournament. Dos Caras Jr. was ultimately the winner. Due to the format, no match lasted ten minutes, and nothing really came of the win.

Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
                           
 Averno  
 Perro Aguayo Jr. W      Perro Aguayo Jr.  
 Dr. Wagner Jr. W    Dr. Wagner Jr. W    
 Mephisto        Dr. Wagner Jr.  
 Dos Caras Jr. W        Dos Caras Jr. W  
 Heavy Metal      Dos Caras Jr. W
 La Mascara    Apolo Dantes      
 Apolo Dantes W        Dos Caras Jr. W
 Hector Garza W        Hector Garza
 Brazo de Plata      Hector Garza W  
 Mascara Magica    Hijo de Lizmark  
 Hijo de Lizmark W        Hector Garza W
 Volador Jr.        Olimpico  
 Olimpico W      Olimpico W
 Misterioso II    Negro Casas  
 Negro Casas W  


Participant       Father
Dr. Wagner Jr.    Dr. Wagner Sr.
Brazo de Plata    Shadito Cruz
Dos Caras Jr.     Dos Caras Sr.
La Mascara        Brazo De Oro
Lizmark Jr.       Lizmark
Heavy Metal       Pepe Casas
Volador Jr.       Remo Banda
Negro Casas       Pepe Casas
Perro Aguayo Jr.  Perro Aguayo Sr.
Olimpico          Roy Aguirre
Hector Garza      Humberto Garza
Apolo Dantes      Alfonso Dantes
Mascara Magica    El Troyano
Mephisto          Kahoz
Misterioso II     Misterioso
Averno            Rodolfo Ruiz

2010

Dragon Rojo Jr.

This year's tournament included twenty wrestlers in a new single elimination tournament format. The field was split into two blocks of 10. The traditional battle royals to determine seeding also offered a bye to the block final. The first eight were seeding in the tournament as normal. The final two left in the ring immediately faced off in a normal one fall match, with the winner advancing directly the block finals (the overall semifinals) and the loser eliminated.

All matches were held in Arena Mexico. The first block was held on December 10, 2010. The seeding and tournament structure required Dragon Rojo Jr. to win consecutive matches over La Mascara, Sombra and Volador Jr.. Dragon pulled off the feat to win this block.

The second block was be held on December 17, with Averno earning the short road to the block final and defeating his long time rival Mistico to advance to the final.

The final took place on a special December 25th show. After the referee was knocked down, Dragon Rojo fouled Averno and covered. However, the referee argued with Averno's second Mephisto instead of realizing there was a cover. Dragon Rojo let go to cover, and Averno took advantage to foul Dragon Rojo. The referee noticed the second foul, and disqualified Averno.

  Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
   
       Volador Jr.  
       battle royal  
         Volador Jr. W  
       Shocker  
       Shocker  
       battle royal  
         Volador Jr.  
 La Sombra W      Dragon Rojo Jr. W  
 Mephisto      La Sombra W  
 Olimpico W      Olimpico  
 Rush      La Sombra
 La Mascara W      Dragon Rojo Jr. W  
 Felino      La Mascara  
 Dragon Rojo Jr. W      Dragon Rojo Jr. W  
 Maximo        Dragon Rojo Jr. DQ
       Averno
       Averno
       battle royal  
       Averno W
       Hijo del Fantasma  
       Hijo del Fantasma  
       battle royal  
       Averno W  
 Texano Jr. W      Mistico  
 Rotoporky      Texano Jr.    
 Negro Casas W      Negro Casas W    
 Angel de Oro      Negro Casas
 Hector Garza W      Mistico W  
 Delta      Hector Garza
 Mistico W      Mistico W  
 Misterioso II  

Relationships

Participant Father
Angel de Oro Apolo Chavez
Averno Rodolfo Ruiz
Brazo de Plata Shadito Cruz
Delta Trueno (original)
Dragon Rojo Jr. Dragon Rojo[1]
Felino Pepe Casas
Hector Garza Humberto Garza
Hijo del Fantasma Fantasma
La Mascara Brazo de Oro
La Sombra Brillante
Máximo Brazo de Plata
Mephisto Kahoz
Misterioso Jr. Misterioso[2]
Místico Dr. Karonte
Negro Casas Pepe Casas
Olímpico Roy Aguirre
Rush Poder Boricua
Shocker Pato Soria
Texano Jr. Texano
Volador Jr. Volador
  1. Dragon Rojo Jr. is billed as Dragon Rojo (70s)'s grandson, but the two are actually unrelated
  2. Misterioso II is actually Misterioso's nephew

2012

This year's tournament again included twenty wrestlers in two blocks of ten. The format was again changed, from single elimination to ciberneticos. The cibernetico themselves were split between five rudos and five tecnicos, with no battle royal for teams.

All matches were held in Arena Mexico. The first block was held on November 30, 2012.

eliminated by
Delta Tiger
Olímpico La Mascara
Mascara Dorada Mephisto
Tiger Angel de Oro
La Mascara Volador
Mephisto La Sombra
Angel de Oro Negro Casas
Negro Casas La Sombra
Volador Jr. La Sombra

That left La Sombra as the winner.

eliminated by
Misterioso Jr. Guerrero Maya Jr.
Super Porky Puma
Stuka Dragon Rojo
Puma Shocker
Guerrero Maya Jr. Tama Tonga
Felino Maximo
Dragon Rojo disqualified for fouling Maximo
Maximo disqualified for pulling off Dragon Rojo's mask
Shocker Tama Tonga

Tama Tonga advanced to the final.

The final took place on a special December 14th show. Sombra defeated Tama Tonga in a best out of three falls match. The finish was controversial, as Tonga appeared to be kicked out before 3.

2014

La Copa Jr. (January)

The entry list and format changed again in 2014. This time, only young juniors were in the tournament, including luchadors who were debuting in Arena Mexico in the tournament. The tournament itself was a 10 man cibernetico, held on New Year's Day.

Eliminated Eliminator Time
Robin Hijo del Signo 11:48
Herodes Dragon Lee 15:16
Dragon Lee Cachorro 16:03
Hijo del Signo Super Halcón Jr. 18:43
Oro Jr. Guerrero Negro Jr. 19:46
Black Panther Stigma 20:47
Stigma Canelo Casas 21:19
Cachorro Super Halcón Jr. 22:39
Hombre Bala Guerrero Negro Jr. 23:32
Canelo Casas Super Halcón Jr. 25:05
Super Halcón Jr. won the cibernetico


La Copa Jr. VIP (September, October)

The tournament was brought back for a VIP version later in the year. This time, bigger names were included and the tournament switched back to a single elimination format.

Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
                           
 Mephisto W  
 Guerrero Maya Jr.      Mephisto W  
 Shocker W    Shocker     September 26
 Misterioso Jr.        Mephisto W  
 Volador Jr. W        Volador Jr.  
 Tiger      Volador Jr. W
 La Mascara W    La Mascara      
 Felino        Mephisto
 Delta        Maximo W
 Stuka Jr. W      Stuka Jr.  
 Maximo W    Maximo W   October 3
 Puma        Maximo W[1]
 Angel de Oro[2]        La Sombra  
 La Sombra W      La Sombra W
 Rush W    Rush  
 Euforia  
  1. DQ for Sombra ref attack
  2. a replacement for Brazo de Plata

2016

This year's tournament included sixteen wrestlers in two blocks of eight. There was a cibernetico for each block.

All matches were held in Arena Mexico. The first block was held on January 5, 2016.

eliminated by
Hijo del Signo Oro Jr.
Magnus Skandalo
El Cuatrero Hombre Bala Jr.
Oro Jr. Puma
Skandalo Blue Panther Jr.
Hombre Bala Jr. Puma
Blue Panther Jr. Puma

Puma advanced to the final.

The second block was held on January 12, 2016.

eliminated by
Soberano Jr. Sanson
Espanto Jr. Super Halcón Jr.
Canelo Casas The Panther
Super Halcón Jr. Tiger
Sanson Esfinge
The Panther Tiger
Tiger Esfinge

Esfinge advanced to the final.

The final took place on January 19. Esfinge defeated Puma in a best out of three falls match.

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Championships
CMLL: Micro: Micro Gemelo Diablo IMini: Ultimo Dragoncito
Super Light: StigmaWelter: TitánMiddle: Templario
Light Heavy: Barbaro CavernarioHeavy: Gran Guerrero
Tag: Ángel de Oro & Niebla RojaTrios: (Atlantis Jr., Star Jr., Volador Jr.)
Women: Stephanie VaquerWomen's Tag: Stephanie Vaquer & Zeuxis
Historic: Welter: Mascara DoradaMiddle: MisticoLight Heavy: Atlantis Jr.
National: Light: FuturoWelter: Magia BlancaMiddle: Guerrero Maya Jr.
Light Heavy: EsfingeHeavy: Star Black
Tag: Los Depredadores (Magnus & Rugido)Trios: Los Indestructibles (Apocalipsis, Disturbio, Cholo)
Women: Reyna IsisWomen's Tag: Jarochita & Lluvia
Occidente: Welter: ExplosivoMiddle: Zandokan Jr.
Light Heavy: EsfingeHeavy: Bestia Negra
Tag: Dulce Gardenia & La FashionTrios: Batallon de la Muerte (El Malayo, Rey Apocalipsis. Siki Osama Jr.)
Women: Dark SiluetaWomen's Tag: Vacant
Misc: Arena Coliseo Tag: La Ola Negra (Akuma & Dark Magic)Japan Women's: Dark Silueta
Tournaments: Leyenda de Azul HechiceroLeyenda de Plata: Mascara DoradaUniversal: Dragon Rojo Jr.Universal de Amazonas: La Catalina
Reyes del Aire: Dragon Rojo Jr.Gran Alternativa: Panterita del Ring Jr. & Mistico
La Copa Jr.: Soberano Jr.Parejas Increíbles: Mistico & Averno
Inactive

Copa de Arena Mexico Tournament
Pequeño Reyes del AireEn Busca de un Ídolo
Japan Tag
DF: LightWelterMiddle
CMLL-REINA: Intl JuniorIntlTag Team