Lucha Libre World Cup (2016)
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Promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide | | ||
| Date | June 3, 2016[1] June 5, 2016[1] | ||
| City | Mexico City, Mexico[1] | ||
| Venue | Palacio de los Deportes[1] | ||
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| Lucha Libre World Cup chronology | |||
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The Lucha Libre World Cup was a two-day
Lucha Libre, teams and wrestling promotions already announced are AAA, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Lucha Underground and Pro Wrestling Noah
among others. The tournament was announced as "Lucha Libre Victoria World Cup".
Production
Background
The Mexican Johnny Mundo) in the finals.[4]
Storylines
The event featured various 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.
Wrestlers and promotions from around the world,
El Hijo del Pirata Morgan but later due to a request from Psycho Clown he was added to the match and eventually won.[6]
Tournament rules
AAA vice president Dorian Roldán explained the rules in a video uploaded to AAA's official YouTube channel last year. The tournament would consist of trios matches structured in quarterfinals, semi-finals and a final, plus an extra match to determine the third place. The bouts are slated to have a 15-minute time limit. If the time limit is reached without a clear winner, each of the participating teams selects one member, and the two picked wrestlers face off in a 5-minute sudden death in which the winning wrestler gets the victory for his team. There will be as many sudden deaths as necessary to determine a victor.
Teams
- Men's Division
| Team | Team member | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Team AAA | Pentagón Jr. | [7] |
El Texano Jr.
|
[7] | |
| Psycho Clown | [8] | |
| Team Noah | Taiji Ishimori | [9] |
| Naomichi Marufuji | [9] | |
| Maybach Taniguchi | [9] | |
| Team Ōdō and Zero1 | Masato Tanaka | [10] |
| Akebono | [10] | |
| Ikuto Hidaka | [10] | |
| Team Mexico Leyendas | Canek
|
[8] |
La Parka
|
[8] | |
| Blue Demon Jr. | [11] | |
| Team Mexico International | Rey Mysterio Jr | [8] |
| Dr. Wagner Jr. | [12] | |
| Dragon Azteca Jr | [12] | |
| Team TNA | EC3 | [13] |
Eli Drake
|
[13] | |
Tyrus
|
[13] | |
| Team Lucha Underground | Chavo Guerrero Jr. | [14] |
| Johnny Mundo | [14] | |
| Brian Cage | [14] | |
| Team Resto del Mundo | Mil Muertes | [15] |
Rockstar Spud
|
[15] | |
| Apolo | [15] |
- Women's Division
| Team | Team Member | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Team Mexico | Faby Apache | [8] |
| Mari Apache | [8] | |
| Lady Apache | [16] | |
| Team Japan | Aja Kong | [17] |
| Yuki Miyazaki | [17] | |
Sumire Natsu
|
[17] | |
| Team Canada | Taya | [18] |
Allie
|
[18] | |
| K. C. Spinelli | [18] | |
| Team USA | Santana Garrett | [19] |
| Sienna | [19] | |
| Cheerleader Melissa | [19] |
Tournament bracket
Men's Division
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Team AAA | Win | |||||||||
| Team Ōdō and Zero1 | [20] | |||||||||
| Team AAA | Win | |||||||||
| Team Noah | [21] | |||||||||
| Team Noah | Win | |||||||||
| Team Resto del Mundo | [20] | |||||||||
| Team AAA | [21] | |||||||||
| Team Lucha Underground | Win | |||||||||
| Team Mexico Leyendas | [20] | |||||||||
| Team Lucha Underground | Win | |||||||||
| Team Lucha Underground | Win | |||||||||
| Team Mexico International | [21] | 3rd place match | ||||||||
| Team Mexico International | Win | |||||||||
| Team TNA | [20] | |||||||||
| Team Noah | [21] | |||||||||
| Team Mexico International | Win | |||||||||
Women's Division
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Team Mexico | Win | |||||
| Team USA | [22] | |||||
| Team Mexico | Win | |||||
| Team Japan | [23] | |||||
| Team Japan | Win | |||||
| Team Canada | [22] | |||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||
| Team Canada | Win | |||||
| Team USA | [23] | |||||
References
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- ^ "Equipo listo de TNA-LU para el Mundial de Lucha Libre". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
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- ^ a b "Equipo México Internacional - Lucha Libre Victoria World Cup 2016". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (in European Spanish). 2016-05-21. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ a b c "Equipo USA-TNA - Lucha Libre Victoria World Cup 2016". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (in European Spanish). 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ a b c "Equipo USA Lucha Underground - Lucha Libre Victoria World Cup". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (in European Spanish). 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ a b c "Equipo Resto del Mundo - Lucha Libre Victoria World Cup 2016". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (in European Spanish). 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ +LuchaTV (2016-05-17), Lady Apache orgullosa de compartir ring con las Apache en el mundial de lucha, retrieved 2016-05-18
- ^ a b c "Equipo Japón femenil - Lucha Libre Victoria World Cup 2016". Lucha Libre AAA. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ a b c "Equipo Canadá femenil - Lucha Victoria World Cup 2016". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (in European Spanish). 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ^ a b c "Equipo USA femenil - Lucha Libre Victoria World Cup 2016". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (in European Spanish). 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ a b c d Valdés, Apolo (June 3, 2016). "Dos equipos mexicanos, a semis en Mundial de Lucha". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
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