Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
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| Acronym | AAA |
| Established | 1992 |
| Style | Lucha Libre |
| Location | Mexico City |
| Founder(s) | Antonio Peña |
| Owner(s) | Antonio Peña |
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) (Spanish for "Attendance Consultant's office and Administration") is a Lucha Libre Professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico. They promote cards throughout Mexico, usually going to suburban areas or places that don't have regular promoters.
AAA Wrestling is sometimes referred to by the name Promociones Antonio Peña (PAP). It is known for its outlandish gimmicks and characters. They have also broken with some traditions by using predominantly one fall matches and a six sided ring, now used by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in the United States.
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[edit] History
AAA was born on May 15, 1992 when EMLL booker Antonio Peña broke with the company and founded his own company. Along with Konnan, he took much of the young and exciting talent with him, leaving CMLL with a middle-aged roster and a bleak future. AAA also looked for talent from other markets. From Tijuana, they found and signed Rey Mysterio and Psicosis.
The promotion flourished with top talent like El Hijo del Santo, Octagón, Blue Panther and the Casas brothers and top draws like Los Gringos Locos, Cien Caras, Konnan, and Perro Aguayo. AAA's rising popularity soon caused rival Universal Wrestling Association to go out of business and Peña was quick to pick their top draws like Canek, (who defeated André the Giant in 1984) Dos Caras and Los Villanos.
The peak of these golden years was the When Worlds Collide Pay-Per-View which was promoted in conjunction with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and broadcast in the United States in 1994. Weeks after the show, Art Barr, a key member of Los Gringos Locos, died while visiting his family. The AAA tag titles were vacated and Eddie Guerrero and Madonna's Boyfriend, the other two members of Los Gringos Locos, left the promotion. El Hijo del Santo left due to creative problems and other stars such as Fuerza Guerrera and Blue Panther left when the Mexican economy began to slow down and the company couldn't offer as much work. Many wrestlers also left for WCW, including Rey Misterio, Jr., Psicosis, La Parka, and Juventud Guerrera. In early 1997, AAA had a working agreement with WWE. The only significant outcome was that several luchadores were included in the 1997 Royal Rumble.
Although the talent pool is not as deep as it once was and attendance is generally down (as has been true of most professional wrestling promotions), AAA still sells out big arenas like the legendary Toreo de Cuatro Caminos for their big shows such as Triplemanía and Guerra de Titanes.
AAA is regularly broadcast on Televisa in Mexico and Galavisión in the United States.
Founder Antonio Peña died of a massive heart attack on October 6, 2006.
[edit] Working Relationship with TNA Wrestling
AAA Wrestling developed a working relationship with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2004. Through the relationship, AAA sent luchadors Juventud Guerrera, Hector Garza, Abismo Negro, Heavy Metal, and Mr. Aguila to TNA to compete in the America's X-Cup Tournament as a contingent known as Team Mexico.
Team Mexico dominated the America's X-Cup Tournament, defeating Team USA in the first round before retaining the Cup against both Team Canada and Team Britain. They eventually lost at the World X-Cup, which saw Team USA defeat Team Canada and Team Mexico in the Ultimate X finals to win the Cup.
Due to multiple reasons, TNA and AAA broke off their working relationship late in 2004. TNA continued utilizing luchadors, but opted to contract them individually as opposed to working through AAA. It is rumored that this break in the relationship was due to problems the company had with AAA owner Antonio Pena, who has been said to be a difficult man to work with at times.
Following the World X-Cup, Hector Garza jumped ship to AAA's primary rival, the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. It was reported that Garza was upset that he was not compensated by Pena for dates he worked with TNA as per their original agreement. Garza has worked for CMLL since.
[edit] Roster
See: Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion roster
