Leyenda de Plata (2008)
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| Venue | Arena México | ||
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The Leyenda de Plata (2008) was professional wrestling tournament produced by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council") that ran from July 4, 2008, over the course of three of CMLL's Friday night shows in Arena México with the finals on July 25, 2008. 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.
After being forced to withdraw from the 2007 tournament due to an injury
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 2008 edition of La Leyenda de Plata was the 10th 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 1
| # | Eliminated | Eliminated by | Time[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hajime Ohara | Stuka Jr. | 07:37 |
| 2 | Stuka Jr. | Ephesto | 10:50 |
| 3 | El Felino | Averno | 11:34 |
| 4 | Ephesto | La Máscara
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12:22 |
| 5 | Averno | Alex Koslov | 14:30 |
| 6 | La Máscara
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Mephisto | 16:25 |
| 7 | Alex Koslov | Perro Aguayo Jr. | 20:05 |
| 8 | Mephisto | Volador Jr. | 23:38 |
| 9 | Volador Jr. | Perro Aguayo Jr. | 28:19 |
| 10 | Winner | Perro Aguayo Jr. | 29:19 |
Cibernetico 2
| # | Eliminated | Eliminated by | Time[6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loco Max | Máscara Purpura | 15:24 |
| 2 | El Sagrado | Sangre Azteca | 18:07 |
| 3 | Máscara Purpura | Virus | 18:58 |
| 4 | Virus | El Hijo del Fantasma
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19:37 |
| 5 | Sangre Azteca | La Sombra
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22:20 |
| 6 | El Hijo del Fantasma
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Black Warrior | 26:26 |
| 7 | La Sombra
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Heavy Metal | 27:32 |
| 8 | Black Warrior | Dr. Wagner Jr. | 29:30 |
| 9 | Heavy Metal | Dr. Wagner Jr. | 30:26 |
| 10 | Winner | Dr. Wagner Jr. | 30:26 |
Results
July 4, 2008
| No. | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Heavy Metal, Mr. Niebla, and Negro Casas defeated Dr. Wagner Jr., Héctor Garza, and Místico | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
July 11, 2008
| No. | Results Best two-out-of-three falls match | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Héctor Garza and Místico (c) defeated Mr. Niebla and Negro Casas | Tag team match for the CMLL World Tag Team Championship | ||
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July 18, 2008
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molotov and | Gran Alternativa 2008 first round tag team match | 06:14[7] |
| 7 | Dragón Rojo Jr. and Último Guerrero defeated Axxel and Blue Panther | Gran Alternativa 2008 semi-final tag team match | 03:36[7] |
| 8 | Metalik and Dos Caras Jr. defeated El Bronco and Mr. Niebla | Gran Alternativa 2008 semi-final tag team match | 03:08[7] |
| 9 | Dragón Rojo Jr. and Último Guerrero defeated Metalik and Dos Caras Jr. | Gran Alternativa 2008 final tag team match | 05:48[7] |
| 10 | Perro Aguayo Jr. defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. | 2008 Leyenda de Plata semi-finals | 07:45 |
July 25, 2008
| No. | Results Niño de Acero and Pequeño Ninja – two falls to one Best two-out-of-three-falls tag team match | 11:32 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mictlán and Los Bombardieros (Flash and Stuka Jr.) defeated Dragón Rojo Jr., El Satánico and Virus by disqualification – two falls to one | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match | 11:42 |
| 3 | "Team International" defeated "Team Mexico" to win the 2008 CMLL International Gran Prix, Alex Shelley was the sole survivor | 16-man Torneo cibernetico elimination match[8] | 57:37 |
| 4 | Místico defeated Perro Aguayo Jr. – two falls to one | 2008 Leyenda de Plata finals[9] | 11:15 |
References
- ^ a b c d "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 "resultados Arena Mexico (4 Jul 08)". Súper Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). July 5, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ^ a b "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2008". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). January 6, 2009. 296. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g "CMLL Gran Alternativa #14". Pro Wrestling History. July 18, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
- ^ "Gran Prix Cibernetico 2008". ProWrestlingHistory.com. July 26, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
- ^ a b "Leyenda de Plata 2008". ProWrestlingHistory.com. July 4–25, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ^ Ascencio, Alfredo (July 26, 2008). "Místico sigue haciendo historia". ESTO Enlina (in Spanish). Organización Editorial Mexicana. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ Miguel, Jose (July 25, 2009). "Gran Prix México – Resultados Rápidos – Alex Shelley de TNA, gana el Gran Prix 2008". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ Ocampo, Jorge (September 30, 2007). "La historia de la Leyenda!". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). issue 271.