AAA Rey de Reyes
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The Rey de Reyes (English: "King of Kings") is an annual tournament held by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) comparable to International Wrestling Entertainment's King of the Ring tournament. For the first six tournaments the format has been four-way elimination matches with four qualifiers and a final, but in later tournaments the format has changed a couple of times. The winner is usually either currently one of the top faces or heels of the promotion or a wrestler that AAA is hoping to push to the main event position. Unlike the King of the Ring there is normally no crown, though they are presented with a sword some of them have carried with them for a full year, and the wrestlers usually do not refer to themselves as "King" after winning the tournament. The event usually also features additional matches not related to the Rey de Reyes tournament.
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[edit] List of Rey de Reyes
| Year | Winner | Times won | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Latin Lover | 1 | February 21, 1997 | Defeated Heavy Metal, Héctor Garza and Octagón |
| 1998 | Perro Aguayo | 1 | March 1, 1998 | Defeated Latin Lover, Cibernético and Octagón |
| 1999 | Cibernético | 1 | March 7, 1999 | Defeated Octagón, Latin Lover and Electroshock |
| 2000 | Abismo Negro | 1 | March 5, 2000 | Defeated El Alebrije, Charly Manson and Cibernético |
| 2001 | La Parka, Jr. | 1 | March 30, 2001 | Defeated Latin Lover, Abismo Negro and Heavy Metal |
| 2002 | El Canek | 1 | March 17, 2002 | Defeated Pirata Morgan, Cibernético and Octagón |
| 2003 | La Parka, Jr. | 2 | March 16, 2003 | Defeated Abismo Negro |
| 2004 | Jeff Jarrett | 1 | March 21, 2004 | Defeated Latin Lover; Win stricken from AAA's records, after the company ended their relationship with TNA. Win recognized again when relationship resumes in 2010. |
| 2005 | La Parka | 3 | March 11, 2005 | Defeated Latin Lover, Abismo Negro, Chessman, Jeff Jarrett, Jason and Cibernético |
| 2006 | Vampiro | 1 | March 10, 2006 | Defeated La Secta Cibernetica, Team TNA and Los Guapos VIP |
| 2007 | La Parka | 4 | March 18, 2007 | Defeated Octagón, Abismo Negro, Peter, Fuerza Guerrera and Latin Lover |
| 2008 | El Zorro | 1 | March 16, 2008 | Defeated Abismo Negro, Mr. Niebla and Alan Stone |
| 2009 | Electroshock | 1 | March 15, 2009 | Defeated La Parka, Silver King and Latin Lover |
| 2010 | Chessman | 1 | March 12, 2010 | Defeated Semmler and Marco Corleone |
| 2011 | Extreme Tiger | 1 | March 18, 2011 | Defeated Michael Caribbean Cool, L.A. Park and El Mesías |
| 2012 | El Hijo del Perro Aguayo | 1 | March 18, 2012 | Defeated Héctor Garza, Kevin Evans and L.A. Park |
[edit] Rey de Reyes event history
The first Rey de Reyes event was held on February 30, 1993 at Plaza de Toros in Mexico City, Mexico. Since then all Rey de Reyes events have been held in March each year. The 13 events have hosted 13 finals, with only one wrestler, La Parka, winning the tournament more than once, in fact he has won it four times 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007. Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas and Naucalpan, Mexico State are tied for most events hosted with five each, beyond that only Zapopan, Jalisco has repeated as host of the event. As is tradition with recent major AAA shows the wrestlers compete inside a hexagonal wrestling ring and not the four sided ring the promotion uses for regular television events and House shows.
As of 2011 Rey de Reyes has seen six Luchas de Apuesta, or bet fights. one time a wrestler has been unmasked and five times a wrestler or wrestlers have hair their hair shaved off as a result of losing the Apusta match. The event has hosted eight championship matches, with four championships changing hands on the show including the finals of the tournament to crown the first ever AAA World Tag Team Champions.
[edit] Dates, venues and main events
| Event | Date | Venue | City | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rey de Reyes (1997) | April 30, 1997 | Convention Center | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| Rey de Reyes (1998) | March 1, 1998 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Naucalpan, Mexico State, Mexico | |
| Rey de Reyes (1999) | March 7, 1999 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Naucalpan, Mexico State, Mexico | |
| Rey de Reyes (2000) | March 5, 2000 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Naucalpan, Mexico State, Mexico | |
| Rey de Reyes (2001) | March 30, 2001 | Convention Center | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| Rey de Reyes (2002) | March 17, 20002 | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Rey de Reyes (2003) | March 16, 2003 | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Rey de Reyes (2004) | March 21, 2004 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Naucalpan, Mexico State, Mexico | |
| Rey de Reyes (2005) | March 11, 2005 | Convention Center | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| Rey de Reyes (2006) | March 10, 2006 | Convention Center | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| Rey de Reyes (2007) | March 18, 2007 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Naucalpan, Mexico State, Mexico | |
| Rey de Reyes (2008) | March 16, 2008 | Plaza de Toros Lorenzo Garza | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| Rey de Reyes (2009) | March 15, 2009 | Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso | Guadalajara, Jalisco | |
| Rey de Reyes (2010) | March 12, 2010 | Palacio de Toros Santa Maria | Querétaro, Querétaro | |
| Rey de Reyes (2011) | March 18, 2011 | Plaza de Toros Monumental | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | 2011 Rey de Reyes tournament final. |
| AAA Rey de Reyes (2012) | March 18, 2012 | Auditorio Benito Juárez | Zapopan, Jalisco | Jeff Jarrett vs. El Mesias for the AAA World Heavyweight Championship |
| AAA Rey de Reyes (2013) | {March 17, 2013 | Plaza de Toros Monumental | Monterrey, Nuevo León | TBA |
