Leyenda de Plata Tournament |
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The mask of El Santo that is mounted on the Leyenda de Plata trophy |
Details |
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Current champion(s) |
Negro Casas |
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Date won |
02014-01-03-0000January 3, 2014[1] |
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Date established |
01998-07-31-0000July 31, 1998[2] |
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Promotion |
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre |
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Statistics |
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First champion(s) |
Scorpio, Jr. |
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Most reigns |
Místico (3) |
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The Leyenda de Plata (Spanish for "the Silver Legend") is an annual lucha libre tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 1998. The tournament honors El Santo, Enmáscarado de Plata (the Silver mask) and has been held every year since 1998 except for 2003 when El Hijo del Santo (El Santo's son) did not work for CMLL.[3] CMLL still holds the annual tournament despite El Hijo del Santo no longer works for CMLL. It is the most prestigious of all of CMLL's annual tournaments. The original format of the tournament was the torneo Cibernetico to qualify for a semi-final. The winner of the semi-final faces 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.
The winner is given a plaque with a solid silver El Santo mask on it. Only two wrestlers have won Leyend de Plata more than once, Místico won it in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and Negro Casas in 2000 and 2014. After a two year hiatus, the tournament returned in 2011.
Tournament winners
Místico, the only three times
Leyenda de Plata winner
Year |
Winner |
Defeated |
Date |
Note |
1998 |
Scorpio, Jr. |
El Hijo del Santo |
01998-07-31-0000July 31, 1998 |
[2] |
1999 |
El Hijo del Santo |
Scorpio, Jr. |
01999-12-03-0000December 3, 1999 |
[4] |
2000 |
Negro Casas |
El Hijo del Santo |
02000-10-06-0000October 6, 2000 |
[5] |
2001 |
Black Warrior |
Negro Casas |
02001-10-19-0000October 19, 2001 |
[6] |
2002 |
El Felino |
Black Warrior |
02002-08-09-0000August 9, 2002 |
[7] |
2004 |
Perro Aguayo, Jr. |
El Felino |
02004-07-30-0000July 30, 2004 |
[8] |
2005 |
Atlantis |
El Hijo del Santo |
02005-11-11-0000November 11, 2005 |
Perro Aguayo, Jr. refused to defend the trophy.[9] |
2006 |
Místico |
Atlantis |
02006-09-15-0000September 15, 2006 |
[10] |
2007 |
Místico (2) |
Mr. Águila |
02007-06-08-0000June 8, 2007 |
[11] |
2008 |
Místico (3) |
Perro Aguayo, Jr. |
02008-07-25-0000July 25, 2008 |
[12] |
2011 |
Volador, Jr. |
Jushin Thunder Liger |
02011-10-07-0000October 7, 2011 |
[13] |
2014 |
Negro Casas (2) |
Titán |
02014-01-03-0000January 3, 2014 |
[1] |
Leyenda de Plata 1998
The first ever Leyenda de Plata tournament was held in 1998 from July 24 to July 31 in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament was held to commemorate the 15 year anniversary of El Santo's death in 1983. Unlike later tournaments there was no final, instead El Santo's son, El Hijo del Santo, faced the winner of the Cibernetico to determine the first winner. Scorpio, Jr. won the cibernetico, outlasting Atlantis, Shocker, Olímpico, Pantera, El Felino, Negro Casas, Tony Rivera, La Fiera, Dr. Wagner, Jr., Blue Panther, Satánico, Karloff Lagarde, Jr., Black Warrior, Último Guerrero and Violencia. Scorpio, Jr. defeated El Hijo del Santo by count-out to win the Leyenda de Plata.[2][3][14][15]
Leyenda de Plata 1999
The qualifying Cibernetico took place on November 26, 1999 and saw El Hijo del Santo outlast a field of 15 other wrestlers including Antifaz del Norte, Bestia Salvaje, BlacK warrior, Blue Panther, Emilio Charles, Jr., El Felino, Fuerza Guerrera, Negro Casas, Olímpico, Rey Bucanero, Satánico, Tarzan Boy, Tony Rivera, Último Guerrero and Zumbido. El Hijo del Santo only eliminated one wrestler in the match, Último Guerrero to qualify for the final. Like in 1998 the 1999 Leyenda de Plata cibernetico winner went straight to the final, a rematch from the 1998 tournament, only this time El Hijo del Santo defeated Scorpio, Jr. to win the tournament named after his father.[4][15][16]
Leyenda de Plata 2000
The third annual Leyenda de Plata started on September 22, 2000, with a 16-man tornero cibernetico. Unlike in 1998 and 1999, CMLL added a semi-final match to the tournament as the last two wrestlers in the cibernetico would meet in a singles match the following week. The semi-finalsts were Dr. Wagner, Jr. and Negro Casas, outlasting Antifaz del Norte, Atlantis, Astro Rey Jr., Black Warrior, Blue Panther, El Felino, Fuerza Guerrera, Olímpico, Rey Bucanero, Safari, Satánico, Scorpio, Jr., Tarzan Boy and Zumbido. The two survivors faced off in a singles match the following week, which Negro Casas won. On October 6, 2000, Negro Casas defeated El Hijo del Santo to win the 2000 Leyenda de Plata.[3][5][15]
Leyenda de Plata 2001
The 2001 Leyenda de Plata was the fourth annual tournament and the first tournament to feature a Battle Royal to determine the two teams for the cibernetico. The first eight men eliminated from the battle royal would be one team and the remaining eight wrestlers would form the other team in the cibernetico match that followed immediately after the battle royal. Team "A" consisted of Averno, Black Warrior, Black Tiger III, Fuerza Guerrera, Juventud Guerrera, Dr. Wagner, Jr., Mephisto and Másacara Mágica. Team "B" consisted of Antifaz, Atlantis, Blue Demon, Jr., El Hijo del Santo, El Felino, Ricky Marvin, Safari and Virus. The last two survivors were Black Warrior and Black Tiger III, both from Team "A". On October 12, 2001, Black Warrior and BlacK Tiger III faced off in a singles match that Black Warrior won. The storyline of the match was Black Tiger III turning Rudo (heel or "bad guy") while BlacK Warrior was turning Tecnico (face or "good guy") during the course of the match. The following week Black Warrior's momentum helped him gain the victory over Negro Casas to win the 2001 Leyenda de Plata.[3][6][15][17]
Leyenda de Plata 2002
The cibernetico qualifier for the 2002 Leyenda de Plata took place on July 26, 2002 and once again saw two teams of eight face off to determine the semi-finalists. Team "A" consisted of Atlantis, Averno, Blue Panther, El Felino, Mephisto, Safari, Satánico and Virus. Team "B" was Black Tiger III, Fuerza Guerrera, Hombre Sin Nombre, Negro Casas, Olímpico, Tony Rivera, Violencia and Volador, Jr.. The two semi-finalsts were El Felino and Black Tiger III, making Black Tiger the first wrestler to qualify for the semi-final more than once. On August 2, 2002 El Felino defeated Black Tiger in the semi-final and a week later he defeated Black Warrior to win the tournament.[3][7][15][18]
# |
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 |
Satánico |
21:54 |
11 |
Atlantis |
Black Tiger III |
23:18 |
12 |
Satánico |
Negro Casas |
24:07 |
13 |
Negro Casas |
El Felino |
24:44 |
14 |
Winners |
Black Tiger III, El Felino |
24:44 |
Leyenda de Plata 2004
After not holding a Leyenda de Plata tournament in 2003, it returned in 2004 with the qualifying cibernetico being held on July 16, 2004.[3] the teams were: "A", Alan Stone, Atlantis, Averno, Mephisto, Misterioso, Jr., Satánico, Tarzan Boy and Virus. Team "B", Black Warrior, Perro Aguayo, Jr., Emilio Charles, Jr., Másacara Mágica, Místico, Negro Casas, Super Crazy and Volador, Jr.. The main storyline of the cibernetico was the building rivalry between Negro Casas and the recently rudo-turned Perro Aguayo, Jr. Aguayo cheated to eliminate Negro Casas and along with Atlantis were the last two surviving wrestlers. On July 23, 2004 Aguayo and Atlantis wrestled in a singles match, which unlike previous years was a "best of three falls" match, that actually went to four falls before Perro Aguayo, Jr. won. A week later Perro Aguayo, Jr. defeated El Felino, using the victory to further the storyline with Negro Casas, Felino's brother and corner-man for the night. Following his victory Perro Aguayo, Jr. broke the plaque with El Santo's mask on it, claiming that the Aguayo's were the greatest family in wrestling, refusing to accept a trophy with El Santo's name on it.[3][8][15][19]
# |
Eliminated |
Eliminated by |
Time |
1 |
Misterioso, Jr. |
Super Crazy |
12:36 |
2 |
Emilio Charles, Jr. |
Satánico |
14:18 |
3 |
Virus |
Místico |
17:01 |
4 |
Alan Stone |
Volador, Jr. |
18:00 |
5 |
Másacara Mágica |
Averno |
20:18 |
6 |
Satánico |
Perro Aguayo, Jr. |
22:33 |
7 |
Super Crazy |
Mephisto |
24:07 |
8 |
Místico |
Tarzan Boy |
25:28 |
9 |
Volador, Jr. |
Averno |
26:42 |
10 |
Averno |
Negro Casas |
28:05 |
11 |
Black Warrior |
Atlantis |
29:02 |
12 |
Tarzan Boy |
Negro Casas |
32:31 |
13 |
Negro Casas |
Atlantis |
34:34 |
14 |
Winners |
Atlantis, Perro Aguayo, Jr. |
34:34 |
Leyenda de Plata 2005
The 2005 Leyenda de Plata is the only tournament to not feature the previous year's champion defending the trophy, playing off Aguayo's breaking of the trophy the previous year.[3] The lack of defending champion forced CMLL to change the format of the Leyenda de Plata as they held two eight-man ciberneticos instead of one 16-man, with the winner of each cibernetico facing each other the following week. The two cibernetico format has been the standard tournament format for the Leyenda de Plata ever since 2005. The first cibernetico took place on October 28, 2005 and featured El Hijo del Santo, Hombre Sin Nombre, La Máscara, Volador, Jr., Misterioso, Jr., Jado, Averno and Negro Casas. The match came down to Hijo del Santo and Casas and initially ended in a double pin. After the match was restarted El Hijo del Santo won by submission. The second cibernetico took place on November 4 and saw Atlantis outlast a field that also included Místico, Último Dragón, Máxmio, El Sagrado, Mephisto, Hijo de Pierroth and Gedo. On November 11, 2005, Atlantis defeated El Hijo del Santo with help from his corner-man Último Guerrero to win the seventh Leyenda de Plata.[3][9][15][20]
- Cibernetico 1
- Cibernetico 2
Leyenda de Plata 2006
The 2006 Leyenda de Plata started on August 25, 2006 with the first of two eight-man cibernetico qualifying matches. The cibernetico saw Black Warrior eliminate Rey Bucanero as the last man in a match that also included Heavy Metal, Metro II, La Máscara, Último Guerrero, Mephisto and Misterioso, Jr.. With Black Warrior winning the first cibernetico it was not too surprising that Místico won the second cibernetico as the two had been involved with a long-running storyline feud throughout 2006. Místico outlasted Mr. Águila, Negro Casas, El Sagrado, Volador, Jr., Averno and Alex Koslov. The semi-final on September 8, 2006, saw Místico defeat Black Warrior, followed by a "mask vs. mask", Luchas de Apuesta challenge from Black Warrior that Místico accepted for the CMLL 73rd Anniversary Show. On September 15, 2006 Místico defeated Atlantis to win the Leyeda de Plata, overcoming interference from Atlantis' corner-man Black Warrior. After the match Black Warrior stole the Leyenda de Plata trophy and ran off with it, furthering their feud.[3][10][15][21]
- Cibernetico 1
- Cibernetico 2
Leyenda de Plata 2007
The ninth Leyenda de Plata was held between May 18 and June 8, 2007. This was the first year that Leyenda de Plata was held without El Hijo del Santo working for CMLL, CMLL claimed that they owned the rights to promote the Leyenda de Plata and has promoted it without Hijo del Santo working for CMLL since then. The first Cibernetico took place on May 18, Perro Aguayo, Jr. was originally scheduled to be part of the match, hinting at a very anticipated Aguayo vs. Místico match that had been building for a while. In the weeks leading up to the first cibernetico Perro Aguayo, Jr. was injured and had to pull out of the match, he was replaced by fellow Los Perros del Mal member Mr. Águila, who'd go on to win the qualifier over Negro Casas, El Felino, Tarzan Boy, Mephisto, Máximo, Alex Koslov, Stuka, Jr., Volador, Jr. and Mictlán. On May 25, 2007 El Sagrado qualified for his first ever Leyenda semi-final as he outlasted Averno, Ephesto, virus, El Texano, Jr., Leono, Loco Max, Valiente, Heavy Metal and BlacK Warrior.[22] On June 1, 2007 Mr. Águila defeated El Sagrado to earn a spot in the final.[22] On June 8, 2007 Místico became the first wrestler to not only win the tournament twice but also in back to back years as he defeated Mr. Águila. Following his victory Perro Aguayo, Jr. attacked Místico furthering the storyline between the top tecnico and top rudo of the promotion.[3][11][15][23]
- Cibernetico 1
# |
Eliminated |
Eliminated by |
Time |
1 |
Mictlán |
Volador, Jr. |
05:06 |
2 |
Tarzan Boy |
Injured |
05:43 |
3 |
Stuka, Jr. |
El Felino |
07:00 |
4 |
El Felino |
Mephisto |
08:45 |
5 |
Máximo |
Alex Koslov |
11:01 |
6 |
Volador, Jr. |
Mr. Águila |
12:14 |
7 |
Alex Koslov |
Mr. Águila |
13:02 |
8 |
Mephisto |
Negro Casas |
15:14 |
9 |
Negro Casas |
Mr. Águila |
15:26 |
10 |
Winner |
Mr. Águila |
15:26 |
- Cibernetico 2
Leyenda de Plata 2008
The tenth Leyenda de Plata took place from July 4 til July 25, 2008. After being forced to withdraw from the 2007 tournament due to an injury Perro Aguayo, Jr. won the first cibernetico quaifier by outlasting Hajime Ohara, Stuka, Jr., El Felino, Ephesto, Averno, La Máscara, Mephisto and Volador, Jr..[24] The following week Dr. Wagner, Jr. also qualified for the semi-final by defeating Loco Max, El Sagrado, Máscara Purpura, Virus, Sangre Azteca, El Hijo del Fantasma, La Sombra, Black Warrior and Heavy Metal.[24] Perro Aguayo, Jr. overcame Dr. Wagner, Jr. with the help of Los Perros del Mal and the 2008 Leyenda de Plata saw the final that was originally planned for the 2007 tournament as Místico faced off against Perro Aguayo, Jr. As in the semi-final Los Perros del Mal tried to interfere in the main event but was stopped by Místico's friends Héctor Garza and Dos Caras, Jr., enabling Místico win Leyenda de Plata for the third time.[3][12][15][25]
- Cibernetico 1
# |
Eliminated |
Eliminated by |
Time |
1 |
Hajime Ohara |
Stuka, Jr. |
07:37 |
2 |
Stuka, Jr. |
Ephesto |
10:50 |
3 |
El Felino |
Averno |
11:34 |
4 |
Ephesto |
La Máscara |
12:22 |
5 |
Averno |
Alex Koslov |
14:30 |
6 |
La Máscara |
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
Leyenda de Plata 2011
After a two year hiatus, the eleventh Leyenda de Plata was announced on September 13, 2011, as taking place from September 23 to October 7, 2011.[26] With the winner of the three previous Leyenda de Plata's, Místico, having signed a contract with WWE in January 2011, CMLL eliminated the final stage of the tournament, meaning that the winners of the ciberneticos qualified straight for the finals. The first cibernetico took place on September 23 and was won by Volador Jr., who outlasted Delta, Guerrero Maya, Jr., La Máscara, Metal Blanco, Palacio Negro, Pólvora, Puma King, Shigeo Okumura, Stuka, Jr., Tiger and Valiente.[27] The second cibernetico took place on September 30 at CMLL's 78th Anniversary Show and was won by Jushin Thunder Liger, who outlasted Diamante, Dragón Rojo Jr., Fuego, Hijo del Signo, Olímpico, Máscara Dorada, Mephisto, Metro, Rey Escorpión, Sangre Azteca and Virus.[28] On October 7, Volador Jr. defeated Jushin Thunder Liger to win the 2011 Leyenda de Plata.[13]
- Cibernetico 1
# |
Eliminated |
Eliminated by |
Time |
1 |
Tiger |
Stuka Jr. |
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2 |
Shigeo Okumura |
Guerrero Maya, Jr. |
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3 |
Puma King |
Palacio Negro |
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4 |
Palacio Negro |
Metal Blanco |
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5 |
Delta |
Stuka, Jr. |
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6 |
Stuka, Jr. |
Delta |
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7 |
Metal Blanco |
Pólvora |
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8 |
Guerrero Maya, Jr. |
Valiente |
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9 |
Pólvora |
Volador Jr. |
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10 |
Valiente |
La Máscara |
|
11 |
La Máscara |
Volador Jr. |
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12 |
Winner |
Volador Jr. |
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- Cibernetico 2
Leyenda de Plata 2013
After a two-year hiatus the Leyenda de Plata tournament returned in late 2013 with two qualifying Torneo ciberneticos and a final match between each elimination match winner. The first match took place on December 20, 2013, as part of CMLL's Super Viernes show and was won by Titán. The second torneo was won by Negro Casas a week later. On January 3, Casas defeated Titán to win the tournament.[1]
- Cibernetico 1 (December 20, 2013)
- Cibernetico 2 (December 27, 2013)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Salazar López, Alexis A. (January 4, 2014). "Resultados Arena México Viernes 3 de Enero '14". Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Leyenda de Plata 1998". ProWrestlingHistory.com. July 24–31, 1998. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 "Torneo Leyenda de Plata" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. July 25, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Leyenda de Plata 1999". ProWrestlingHistory.com. November 26 – December 3, 1999. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Leyenda de Plata 2000". ProWrestlingHistory.com. September 22 – October 6, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Leyenda de Plata 2001". ProWrestlingHistory.com. October 5–19, 2001. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Leyenda de Plata 2002". ProWrestlingHistory.com. July 26 – August 9, 2002. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Leyenda de Plata 2004". ProWrestlingHistory.com. July 16 – October 30, 2004. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Leyenda de Plata 2005". ProWrestlingHistory.com. October 28 – November 11, 2005. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Leyenda de Plata 2006". ProWrestlingHistory.com. August 25 – September 15, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Leyenda de Plata 2007". ProWrestlingHistory.com. May 18 – June 8, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Leyenda de Plata 2008". ProWrestlingHistory.com. July 4–25, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Rodríguez, Édgar (October 8, 2011). "Volador Jr. se llevó la plata". Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ↑ Box y Lucha staff (August 4, 1998). "La Leyenda de Plata". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). pp. 3–5. issue 2361.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 Ocampo, Jorge (September 30, 2007). "La historia de la Leyenda!". Super Luchas (in Spanish). issue 271.
- ↑ Box y Lucha staff (December 14, 1999). "Segunda Leyenda de Plata". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). pp. 3–6. issue 2432.
- ↑ Box y Lucha staff (November 11, 2001). "Black Warrior Ganador!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). pp. 3–6. issue 2531.
- ↑ Box y Lucha staff (August 8, 2002). "2002 Leyenda de Plata". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). pp. 3–5. issue 2570.
- ↑ Rivera, Miguel (August 8, 2004). "Leyenda de Plata!". Super Luchas (in Spanish). issue 65.
- ↑ Rivera, Miguel (November 20, 2005). "Leyenda de Plata!". Super Luchas (in Spanish). issue 132.
- ↑ Rivera, Miguel (October 1, 2006). "Leyenda de Plata!". Super Luchas (in Spanish). issue 177.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "resultados Arena Mexico (1 Jun 07)" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. June 2, 2007. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ↑ "resultados Arena Mexico (8 Jun 07)" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. June 9, 2007. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "resultados Arena Mexico (4 Jul 08)" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. July 5, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ↑ "Gran Prix Mexico resultados rapidos" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. July 25, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ↑ "¡Infierno en el Ring! 10 cabelleras en juego en jaula celebrando el 78 aniversario del Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre". Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (in Spanish). September 13, 2011. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Atlantis se impone al Último Guerrero - Volador Jr. quiere ser leyenda". La Catedral de la Lucha Libre (in Spanish). 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ↑ González, Fernando (2011-10-01). "Lyger por la Leyenda de Plata". Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-10-01.
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