La Copa Jr.

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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 Copa Junior tournament has been held (at least) twice in CMLL's history. Although there were rumors it was going to be skipped in 2006, it was held on April 2nd, with Dos Caras Jr. winning.

1996

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, Humberto Garza Jr., 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.)

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.

 02/23/96  03/01/96   03/01/96   03/01/96   03/01/96

Wagner----
          |Wagner----
Espectro--           |
                     |Garza-----
Garza-----           |          |
          |Garza-----           |
Rambo-----                      |
                                |Garza-----
Jalisco---                      |          |
          |Jalisco---           |          |
Karloff---           |          |          |
                     |Apolo-----           |
Apolo-----           |                     |
          |Apolo-----                      |
Gladiador-                                 |
                                           |Emilio
Silver----                                 |
          |Silver----                      |
Humberto--           |                     |
                     |Silver----           |
Negra-----           |          |          |
          |Negra-----           |          |
Santo-----                      |          |
                                |Emilio----
Fiera-----                      |
          |Fiera-----           |
Scorpio---           |          |
                     |Emilio----
Emilio----           |
          |Emilio----
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 tournament, followed by the bracket winners meeting the third week.

Alan Stone-----
               |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---
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     Misterioso
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, who suffered a hand wound.

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 no angle has been spun off the results as of yet.

Averno-----------
                 |Perro Aguayo Jr.-
Perro Aguayo Jr.-                  |
                                   |Dr. Wagner Jr.---
Dr. Wagner Jr.---                  |                 |
                 |Dr. Wagner Jr.---                  |
Mephisto---------                                    |
                                                     |Dos Caras Jr.----
Dos Caras Jr.----                                    |                 |
                 |Dos Caras Jr.----                  |                 |
Heavy Metal------                  |                 |                 |
                                   |Dos Caras Jr.----                  |
La Mascara-------                  |                                   |
                 |Apolo Dantes-----                                    |
Apolo Dantes-----                                                      |
                                                                       |Dos Caras Jr.
Hector Garza-----                                                      |
                 |Hector Garza-----                                    |
Brazo de Plata---                  |                                   |
                                   |Hector Garza-----                  |
Mascara Magica---                  |                 |                 |
                 |Hijo de Lizmark--                  |                 |
Hijo de Lizmark--                                    |                 |
                                                     |Hector Garza-----
Volador Jr.------                                    |
                 |Olimpico---------                  |
Olimpico---------                  |                 |
                                   |Olimpico---------
Misterioso II----                  |
                 |Negro Casas------
Negro Casas------
Particpant 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 Troyano
Mephisto Kahoz
Misterioso II Misterioso
Averno Rodolfo Ruiz


(thanks to Robert and La Arena for a lot of info.)