Lucha World Cup, 2016
The Lucha World Cup 2016, officially known as Lucha Libre Victoria World Cup 2016 for sponsorship reasons, was a professional wrestling trios tournament produced by Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA). It was the second annual edition of the tournament. The first round matches of tournament took place on June 3 (Puebla), and semifinals, finals, and third place matches took place on June 5 (Mexico City), 2016. The women's division tournament was implemented this year.
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 (Ōdō) | 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 | Brian Cage | Second participation |
| Chavo Guerrero Jr. | First participation | |
| Johnny Mundo | Second participation | |
| Team International | Dragón Azteca Jr. | First participation |
| Dr. Wagner Jr. | Second participation | |
| Rey Mysterio Jr. | Second participation[4] | |
| 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 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Team AAA | W | |||||||||||
| 8 | Team Ōdō/ZERO1 | ||||||||||||
| Team AAA | W | ||||||||||||
| Team NOAH | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Team NOAH | W | |||||||||||
| 5 | Team ROTW | ||||||||||||
| Team AAA | |||||||||||||
| Team LU | W | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Team Legends | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Team LU | W | |||||||||||
| Team LU | W | Third place | |||||||||||
| Team INTL | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Team INTL | W | Team NOAH | ||||||||||
| 7 | Team TNA | Team INTL | W | ||||||||||
Women's Division
| Semifinals Puebla, Puebla |
Finals Mexico City | ||||||||||||
| Team USA | |||||||||||||
| Team Mexico | W | ||||||||||||
| Team Mexico | W | ||||||||||||
| Team Japan | |||||||||||||
| Team Japan | W | ||||||||||||
| Team Canada | |||||||||||||
Trofeo Victoria 2016
The Trofeo Victoria 2016 was disputed in a Battle Royal-style match between members of teams who were eliminated on first round of tournament. The rules of the match were announced as an initial four way match with one member of every team at start of the match. When a wrestler is eliminated, another member of his team will be added to the match. The match will continue until two wrestlers left, and those wrestlers will face off in a one fall match to determine the winner. Mil Muertes (Team Rest Of The World) defeated Tyrus (Team TNA) to win the match and the trophy.[7]
| Eliminated | Eliminator | Time | ||
| Eli Drake | Blue Demon Jr. | 01:25 | ||
| Rockstar Spud | Himself[8] | 02:46 | ||
| Blue Demon Jr. | Ethan Carter III | 03:20 | ||
| Apolo | Canek | 04:59 | ||
| Canek | Akebono | 05:55 | ||
| Akebono | EC3/Muertes/Parka | 06:26 | ||
| Ethan Carter III | Tyrus | 06:58 | ||
| Masato Tanaka | La Parka | 08:14 | ||
| La Parka | Ikuto Hidaka | 09:41 | ||
| Ikuto Hidaka | Mil Muertes | 10:23 | ||
| Tyrus | Mil Muertes | 12:57 | ||
| Mil Muertes won the cibernetico | ||||
Judging Panel
Judging panel was composed by Black Terry, Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000, Satánico, Solar, Universo 2000, and Villano V. Judges evaluated all the matches and they gave awards to Dive Of The Night, Match Of The Night, Male Wrestler Of The Night, and Female Wrestler Of The Night.
Awards
| Award | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| Male Wrestler Of The Night | Pentagón Jr. |
| Female Wrestler Of The Night | Mary Apache |
| Dive Of The Night | Johnny Mundo |
| Match Of The Night | Team AAA vs. Team Lucha Underground |
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.
- ↑ Source @ Luchablog
- ↑ Rockstar Spud refused to continue wrestling against Akebono and eliminated himself from the match.
Gallery
| Previous | Next |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2017 |
| Mexico City, Mexico | Tokyo, Japan |
| V | AAA/PAP Championships | E |
|---|---|---|
| AAA: Cruiser (Matt Riddle) • Mega (El Patrón Alberto) • Latin American (Q.T. Marshall) Minis (Dinastia) • Mixed Tag (Abismo Negro Jr. & Flammer) • Reina de Reinas (Flammer) Tag (Arez) & (Komander) • Trios (Los Vipers (Abismo Negro Jr.,Psicosis & Toxin)) | ||
| Tournaments: Rey de Reyes (Sam Adonis) • Copa Antonio Peña (Pimpinela Escarlata) • Copa TripleManía (Laredo Kid) | ||
| Defunct: Americas Heavy • Americas Trios • Campeón de Campeones • IWC Heavy • IWC Middle • IWC Minis • IWC Tag • Second/Mascota • GPCW SUPER-X Monster • Lucha Libre Premier • Fusion • Lucha World Cup | ||
| Unofficial: AAA Northern Tag (Kuas Extrem & Snaiper) • AAA Northern Middle: (The Tiger) • AAA Northern Light Heavy (Lemus Jr.) | ||
