Homenaje a Dos Leyendas (2011)

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Homenaje a Dos Leyendas (2011)
Mexico City, Mexico
VenueArena México
Attendance10,500[2]
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Homenaje a Dos Leyendas (2011) (

Mexico City, Mexico. The event was to honor and remember CMLL founder Salvador Lutteroth, who died in March 1987. Starting in 1999 CMLL honored not just their founder during the show, but also a second lucha libre legend, making it their version of a Hall of Fame event. For the 2011 show CMLL commemorated the life and career of wrestler Ángel Blanco, grandfather of then-CMLL wrestler Höruz
. This was the 13th March show held under the Homenaje a Dos Leyendas name, having previously been known as Homenaje a Salvador Lutteroth from 1996 to 1998.

The main event of the show was a

Máscara Dorada
.

Production

Background

Since 1996 the Mexican

Mexico City, Mexico, which is CMLL's main venue, its "home".[5] Traditionally CMLL holds their major events on Friday Nights, which means the Homenaje a Dos Leyendas shows replace their regularly scheduled Super Viernes show.[5]
The 2011 show was the 16th overall Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show.

Storylines

The Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show featured six professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[6]

El Texano Jr.[1]

Averno won the original NWA World Middleweight Championship on November 30, 2007, when he defeated Místico.[7] On August 12, 2010, CMLL replaced the championship with the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship after they returned the original to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) per their request. By virtue of being the last holder of the original championship, CMLL named Averno the first holder of the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship.[8] Averno made one successfully defense of the championship prior to Homenaje a Dos Leyendas, defeating Charly Manson on a September 12, 2010, show in Mexico City.[9]

Homage to Salvador Lutteroth and Ángel Blanco

Main articles: Salvador Lutteroth and Ángel Blanco

In September 1933

Arena Mexico, which became known as "The Cathedral of Lucha Libre".[3][5] Over time EMLL became the oldest wrestling promotion in the world, with 2018 marking the 85th year of its existence.[10] Lutteroth has often been credited with being the "father of Lucha Libre", introducing the concept of masked wrestlers to Mexico as well as the Luchas de Apuestas match. Lutteroth died on September 5, 1987.[3] EMLL, late CMLL, remained under the ownership and control of the Lutteroth family as first Salvador's son Chavo Lutteroth and later his grandson Paco Alonso took over ownership of the company.[11]

The life and achievements of Salvador Lutteroth is always honored at the annual Homenaje a Dos Leyenda' show and since 1999 CMLL has also honored a second person, a Leyenda of lucha libre, in some ways CMLL's version of their

Hall of Fame. For the 2011 show CMLL commemorated the life and career of José Ángel Vargas Sánchez (August 2, 1938 – April 26, 1986), known in lucha libre circules under the ring name Ángel Blanco (Spanish for "White Angel"). Vargas made his debut in 1960 and wrestled until his death in 1986. Vargas was killed in a car accident on the way to a show.[12][13] Several of Vargas' relatives have worked under the ring names "Ángel Blanco Jr." or "El Hijo de Ángel Blanco". One of Vargas' grandsons, Moisés Neftalí Vargas, has worked under the names Horus and later Rey Salomón Jr.[14] During his wrestling career Vargas was closely linked with Dr. Wagner, with the two forming La Ola Blanca ("The White Wave"), a very successful tag team in the 1960s.[12] On December 8, 1972, he lost his mask to El Solitario.[15] During his career he won the Mexican National Tag Team Championship,[16] and the NWA Americas Tag Team Championship with Dr. Wagner.[17] He also won the Mexican National Cruiserweight Championship,[18] Mexican National Heavyweight Championship,[19] and the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship[20]
in singles competition.

Aftermath

Following his successful title defense against Máscara Dorada at Dos Leyendas, Averno made two successful NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship defenses against

La Máscara on July 4 and 27,[9] before losing the championship to La Máscara on November 22.[21]

Results

No.Results
Lucha de Apuestas
hair vs. hair match.		17:50
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

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  15. ^ Enciclopedia staff (August 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Ángel Blanco (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. p. 14. Tomo I.
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  21. ^ Huerta, Diego (November 22, 2011). "La Máscara recuperó el cetro Peso Medio". Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  22. ^ a b c "Listo cartel de Homenaje a Dos Leyendas" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo. February 28, 2011. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  23. ^ "Pelones Súper Porky y Máximo" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. March 19, 2011. Archived from the original on March 21, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  24. ^ César (March 19, 2011). "Homenaje a Dos Leyendas...y un Gitano: !Horuz es el Ángel Blanco! !Reaparece Black Warrior! !Los Alvarado se subliman pero pierden la cabellera!" (in Spanish). Los Coliseinos. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
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