Leyenda de Plata (2002)
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The Leyenda de Plata (2002) was professional wrestling tournament produced by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council") that ran from July 26, 2002, over the course of three of CMLL's Friday night shows in Arena México with the finals on August 9, 2002. The annual Leyenda de Plata tournament is held in honor of lucha libre legend El Santo and is one of CMLL's most important annual tournaments.
The
Production
Background
The
The Leyenda de Plata was held annually until 2003, at which point El Santo's son, El Hijo del Santo left CMLL on bad terms. The tournament returned in 2004 and has been held on an almost annual basis since then.[1] The original format of the tournament was the Torneo cibernetico elimination match to qualify for a semi-final. The winner of the semi-final would face the winner of the previous year's tournament in the final. Since 2005 CMLL has held two cibernetico matches and the winner of each then meet in the semi-final. In 2011, the tournament was modified to eliminate the final stage as the previous winner, Místico, did not work for CMLL at that point in time[3] The 2002 edition of La Leyenda de Plata was the fifth overall tournament held by CMLL.[1]
Storylines
The events featured a total of number of 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.[4]
Tournament overview
Cibernetico
| # | Eliminated | Eliminated by | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fuerza Guerrera | Safari | 04:38 |
| 2 | Safari | Violencia | 09:38 |
| 3 | Tony Rivera | Mephisto | 13:01 |
| 4 | Mephisto | Olímpico | 14:06 |
| 5 | Olímpico | Blue Panther | 14:48 |
| 6 | Virus | Volador Jr. | 16:24 |
| 7 | Violencia | Atlantis | 18:39 |
| 8 | Blue Panther | Negro Casas | 20:04 |
| 9 | Averno | Hombre sin Nombre | 21:24 |
| 10 | Hombre sin Nombre | El Satánico | 21:54 |
| 11 | Atlantis | Black Tiger | 23:18 |
| 12 | El Satánico | Negro Casas | 24:07 |
| 13 | Negro Casas | El Felino | 24:44 |
| 14 | Winners | Black Tiger and El Felino | 24:44 |
Results
July 26, 2002
| No. | Results Máscara Mágica, and Shocker by disqualification Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match | |
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August 9, 2002
| No. | Results Máscara Mágica, Shocker, and Vampiro defeated Black Tiger, Dr. Wagner Jr., and Takemura Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match | |
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| 5 | El Felino defeated Black Warrior | 2002 Leyenda de Plata finals[1][5][6][7] |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Torneo Leyenda de Plata". Súper Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). July 25, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- ^ Rodríguez, Édgar (October 8, 2011). "Volador Jr. se llevó la plata". Récord (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
featuring clearly distinguished good guys and bad guys, or técnicos and rudos
- ^ a b "Leyenda de Plata 2002". ProWrestlingHistory.com. July 26 – August 9, 2002. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ^ a b Ocampo, Jorge (September 30, 2007). "La historia de la Leyenda!". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). issue 271.
- ^ a b Box y Lucha staff (August 8, 2002). "2002 Leyenda de Plata". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). pp. 3–5. issue 2570.
- ^ "CMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch. July 26, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "CMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch. August 9, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2019.