Asistencia Asesoría y Administración

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Acronym AAA
Founded 1992
Style Professional wrestling
Lucha libre
Sports entertainment
Headquarters Mexico City
Founder(s) Antonio Peña
Owner(s) Joaquín Roldán
Dorian Roldán
Marisela Peña Roldán
Website LuchaLibreAAA.com

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración LLC (AAA) (Spanish for "Assistance, Consulting, and Administration") is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico. Founded in 1992 when Antonio Peña broke away from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) to set up a promotion, which allowed him more creative freedom, AAA has held a number of pay-per-views (PPV) over the years and has promoted shows not just in Mexico but in the United States of America and in Japan as well. The promotion utilizes both a hexagonal and the more conventional four-sided wrestling ring and has a reputation for its outlandish gimmicks and characters as well as having developed a more extreme match style over the last couple of years. Over the years AAA has worked together with several North American promotions such as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), World Championship Wrestling, and currently has a working relationship with Japan-based Pro Wrestling Noah and the US-based Global Force Wrestling (GFW).

History

First logo.

AAA dates from May 15, 1992, when Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) booker Antonio Peña broke with the company in favor of establishing his own group along with Konnan and much of the young and exciting talent from CMLL.[1] This left CMLL with a middle-aged roster and a seemingly bleak future. AAA also looked for talent from other markets, as they found and signed Tijuana natives Rey Mysterio, Jr. and Psicosis. The promotion flourished with top talent like El Hijo del Santo, Octagón, Blue Panther, the Casas brothers (Negro Casas and Heavy Metal) and possessed top draws in Los Gringos Locos, Cien Caras, Konnan, and Perro Aguayo. The rising popularity of AAA soon caused rival Universal Wrestling Association to go out of business, and Peña quickly signed up top draws including El Canek, Dos Caras and Los Villanos.

Logo of AAA Sin Límite program.

AAA's "golden years" (from 1993-1995) peaked with the When Worlds Collide pay-per-view, promoted in conjunction with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and broadcast in the United States of America in 1994. Weeks after the show, Art Barr (a key member of Los Gringos Locos) died while visiting his family. As a result, AAA vacated the AAA Tag Team Championships, and this led to the departure of fellow stable-mates (in Los Gringos Locos) Eddie Guerrero and Madonna's Boyfriend. El Hijo del Santo also departed as a result of creative problems, and stars such as Fuerza Guerrera and Blue Panther soon left too when the Mexican economy began to slow down (which resulted in the company's inability to offer as much work). Many wrestlers, including Rey Misterio, Jr., Psicosis, La Parka, and Juventud Guerrera, would also depart to WCW in 1996, as well as Konnan's short-lived Promo Azteca promotion. In early 1997, AAA established a working agreement with WWE, but the only significant outcome resulted in several luchadores featuring in the 1997 Royal Rumble.

AAA broadcasts shows regularly on Televisa in Mexico and on Galavisión in the United States.

On October 6, 2006, founder Antonio Peña died of a heart attack. As of 2010 Peña's sister Marisela manages AAA financially, while Peña's brother-in-law Joaquín Roldán and his son, Dorian Roldán serve as operational managers. In 2008 Lucha Libre USA presented AAA's second U.S. pay-per-view, Legendary Battles of Triplemania.[2] In 2009 AAA announced the official release of a video game originally entitled AAA El Videojuego.[3] The game was later retitled Lucha Libre AAA: Héroes del Ring by the publisher of the game, with a release date of October 12, 2010.

AAA developed a working relationship with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2004. Through the relationship, AAA sent the luchadores Juventud Guerrera, Héctor Garza, Abismo Negro, Heavy Metal, and Mr. Águila 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. For multiple reasons TNA and AAA broke off their working relationship late in 2004. TNA continued utilizing luchadores, 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 Peña, who was said to have been a difficult man to work with at times. In 2006, AAA and TNA worked again for an event in Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, utilizing some of TNA's talent and stage (which includes the tunnel and lasers). After Konnan left TNA in June 2007 any chance of a working relationship disappeared especially given that Konnan has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against TNA, later dismissed. Afterwards TNA started a working relationship with AAA's rival CMLL. However, in February 2010 the companies once again began a working relationship and started exchanging talent.[4]

In April 2014, after Jeff Jarrett, the man behind the AAA-TNA relationship, had left TNA, he announced that his new Global Force Wrestling (GFW) was now working with the Mexican promotion.[5]

On January 12, 2014, it was announced that, with the backing of Mark Burnett, AAA would begin airing a show on American network El Rey on the second half of the year. The one-hour weekly program would be accompanied by monthly and quarterly specials as well as live pay-per-views.[6] The show, titled Lucha Underground, premiered on October 29, 2014.[7]

Shows and tournaments

Each year AAA promotes a number of signature events and tournaments: some shown as pay-per-view events and others presented as Televisa television specials. The annual shows and tournaments, shown in order of occurrence during each year, include:

Event Next Date Notes
Rey de Reyes March 18, 2015 A tournament and show held traditionally in the early part of the year. Next event will be the Rey de Reyes (2015)
Triplemanía August 17, 2014 Traditionally AAA's biggest show of the year, their "WrestleMania" (PPV). The most recent event was Triplemanía XXII
Verano de Escándalo June 7, 2014 Annual end of the summer event.
Héroes Inmortales October 12, 2014 Hosts the Copa Antonio Peña tournament in memory of AAA's founder; held around the anniversary of Peña's death. Renamed from Homenaje a Antonio Peña to Heroes Inmortales in 2009.
Guerra de Titanes December 7, 2014 AAA's end-of-year show, usually in December (PPV).

Special tournaments

Event Next Date Notes
Lucha Libre World Cup May 24, 2015 International trios tournament. Lucha Libre World Cup 2015 Tournament

Championships

Since its inception AAA has placed very few restrictions on the number of championships it promotes, often allowing wrestlers to defend titles that do not technically belong within AAA, such as titles from the now defunct Universal Wrestling Association. While they allowed these to be defended and used to promote their wrestlers they're not officially listed as AAA titles and thus do not appear on this list. In December 2008 AAA announced it they will no longer recognize or promote any title that does not belong to AAA - ending the long standing practice.[8]

Active AAA Championships

Championship Current champion(s) Date won Previous champion(s)
AAA Mega Championship El Patrón Alberto December 7, 2014[9] El Texano Jr.
AAA Latin American Championship Chessman March 16, 2014[10] Blue Demon Jr.
AAA World Tag Team Championship Los Perros del Mal
(Joe Líder and Pentagón Jr.)		 December 7, 2014[11] Los Güeros del Cielo
(Angélico and Jack Evans)
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship El Hijo del Fantasma August 17, 2014[12] Daga
AAA Reina de Reinas Championship Taya August 17, 2014[12] Faby Apache
AAA World Trios Championship Los Psycho Circus
(Monster Clown, Murder Clown and Psycho Clown)		 February 18, 2013[13] El Consejo
(Máscara Año 2000, Jr., El Texano, Jr. and Toscano)
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship La Sociedad
(Pentagón Jr. and Sexy Star)		 April 19, 2014[14] Drago and Faby Apache
AAA World Mini-Estrellas Championship Dinastía February 18, 2013[13] Mini Psicosis
AAA Northern Tag Team Championship Poder del Norte
(Tigre Cota and Tito Santana)		 March 7, 2010[15] Angel Dorado, Jr. and Sky

Other accomplishments

Accomplishment Latest Winner Date won
Rey de Reyes El Texano Jr. March 18, 2015[10]
Copa Antonio Peña Myzteziz October 12, 2014

Mexican national championships

AAA once promoted the following titles, but no longer officially recognizes them. Only the Atómicos champions have officially been stripped, but none of the titles will be used at any show broadcast on television. AAA abandoned the titles in December/January, 2008/2009, in order to focus only on championships carrying the AAA name.[8]

Championship Last Recognized Champion(s) Date created End of Recognition
Mexican National Atómicos Championship Vacant[16] August 9, 1996[17] January 25, 2009[8]
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship Charly Manson 1926[18] December 2008[8]
Mexican National Middleweight Championship Octagón 1933[19] December 2008[8]
Mexican National Tag Team Championship Octagón and La Parka June 14, 1957[20] December 2008[8]

Inactive AAA championships

Championship Final Champion(s) Date created Date retired
AAA Americas Heavyweight Championship Sangre Chicana February 2, 1996[21] 2005-2006
AAA Campeón de Campeones Championship Cibernético June 15, 1996[22] 2005
AAA Americas Trios Championship Villano III, IV and V March 8, 1996[23] 1996
AAA Fusión Championship El Hijo del Fantasma November 3, 2012 August 17, 2014
AAA Mascot Tag Team Championship El Alebrije and Cuije December 13, 2002 April 7, 2009[24]
AAA Parejas Increibles Tag Team Championship Cibernético and Konnan June 12, 2010[25] 2010

Roster

See: Asistencia Asesoría y Administración roster

Hall of Fame

Notes

  1. ↑ Guerrero, Eddie. Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story, p. 78.
  2. ↑ "Lucha Libre: Legendary Battles Of Triplemania". In Demand!. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  3. ↑ Sinclair, Brendan (2009-06-24). "AAA Lucha Libre headed for US". Gamespot. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  4. ↑ Martin, Adam (2010-03-10). "TNA and AAA start talent exchange". WrestleView. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  5. ↑ Caldwell, James (2014-04-30). "GFW news: Global Force's latest announcement - "partnership agreement" with international promotion". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  6. ↑ Caldwell, James (2014-01-12). "Mexico news: AAA officially bringing TV to the U.S., has backing of big-name TV producer". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  7. ↑ "Lucha Underground promotion TV debut moved back three weeks". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "¿AAA dejará de contar campeonatos de terceros?" (in Spanish). Super Luchas. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  9. ↑ Hernandez, Kennedy (December 7, 2014). "El Patrón es el nuevo Megacampeón de AAA". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Rey de Reyes 2015". Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (in Spanish). March 19, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Aerostar desenmascaró a Súper Fly". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Noche de Leyenda en Triplemanía XXII". Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (in Spanish). August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Ruiz Glez, Alex (February 19, 2013). "AAA En Irapuato (resultados 18 de febrero) ¡Psycho Circus nuevos campeones de Tercias!, ¡Dinastía nuevo campeón Mini!, Debuta Flamita" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Comienza un nuevo reinado en el Juan de la Barrera". Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (in Spanish). April 20, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  15. ↑ Boutwell, Josh (March 12, 2010). "Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly". WrestleView. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  16. ↑ "EL CETRO ATÓMICO LO DECLARAN VACANTE". AAA official website. 2009-01-26. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  17. ↑ "Comision de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. National Atomicos Title". wrestling-titles.com. 2007-05-20. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
  18. ↑ "Comision de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. National Heavyweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. 2006-06-21. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
  19. ↑ "Comision de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. Middleweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. 2007-04-24. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  20. ↑ "Comision de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. National Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. 2007-11-30. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
  21. ↑ "Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion Americas Heavyweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. 2007-04-15. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  22. ↑ "Campeones" (in Spanish). www.aaa.com.mx. Archived from the original on 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  23. ↑ "Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion Americas Trios Title". wrestling-titles.com. 2007-09-23. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  24. ↑ Arturo Rosas Plata (2009-04-07). "Alebrije fuera de Triple A". Ovaciones (in Spanish) (Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V.). p. 18. Número 21550 Año LXII. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  25. ↑ Ruiz Glez, Alex (June 14, 2010). "Los viejos rivales: Cibernético y Konnan, ganan el primer torneo de parejas increíbles AAA en Puebla". Superluchas.net. Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  26. ↑ "Lic. Antonio Peña H.". Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  27. ↑ "Rey Misterio Jr.". Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  28. ↑ "Eddie Guerrero". Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  29. ↑ "Pepe Casas". Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  30. ↑ "Octagón". Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  31. ↑ Cano Vela, Eduardo (August 5, 2012). "Triplemania XX "El día ha llegado" (Cobertura y resultados 5 de agosto de 2012) – Máscara vs máscara: Dr. Wagner vs Máscara Año 2000 Jr. – ¡Kurt Angle en México!" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  32. ↑ Cano Vela, Eduardo (June 11, 2013). "AAA #TripleManíaXXI (Cobertura y Resultados 16 de junio de 2013) – El Hijo del Perro Aguayo vs. Cibernético por las Cabelleras – Blue Demon, Jr. vs. El Mesías por el Campeonato Latinoamericano" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. Retrieved June 16, 2013.

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