Rey de Reyes (2007)
Encyclopedia
The 2007 Rey de Reyes was the eleventh annual Rey de Reyes
professional wrestling
tournament and show, promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
(AAA). The event took place on March 18, 2007 in the Toreo de Cuatro Caminos arena in Naucalpan
, Mexico State, Mexico
. The main focus of the 2007 Rey de Reyes show was the finals of the Rey de Reyes tournament and a match between the Stable "Los Hell Brothers" (Cibernético
, Chessman
and Charly Manson
) and the "Outsider" group known as La Legión Extranjera
(Muerta Cibernetica
, Scott Steiner
and Kenzo Suzuki
). As in previous years there were no qualifying matches for the Rey de Reyes; instead, six people competed in an elimination match to determine the 2007 Rey de Reyes. The participants in the finals were a mixture of AAA mainstays (La Parka (the AAA version), Octagón
, Abismo Negro
), a Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
representative (Rhino
) and two wrestlers making special appearances (Fuerza Guerrera
and Latin Lover). Included in the show was the finals of a tournament to crown the first AAA World Tag Team Champions
. During the tournament four teams all tied for first which meant that the four teams would face off in an elimination match to determine the new champions. The teams were the Black Family
(Dark Cuervo
and Dark Ozz
), The Mexican Powers (Crazy Boy
and Joe Lider
), Los Guapos (Alan Stone
and Zumbido
) and Real Fuerza Aérea
(Pegasso
and Super Fly
). The undercard included a storyline between Billy Boy
and his real life father-in-law Gran Apache, which culminated in a Luchas de Apuestas match where both wrestlers put their hair on the line.
. Wrestlers portray either villains
(referred to as Rudos in Mexico) or fan favorites
(Técnicos in Mexico) as they compete in wrestling matches with pre-determined outcomes.
and Rey Mysterio, Jr. were announced as the first inductees into the AAA Hall of Fame. Honoring the AAA founder Peña and Mysterio. Rey Mysterio, Jr. was inducted for his contributions to AAA during the early part of his career.
Rey de Reyes
The Rey de Reyes is an annual tournament held by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración comparable to World Wrestling Entertainment's King of the Ring tournament. For the first six tournaments the format consisted of four-way elimination matches with four qualifiers and a final, but in later...
professional wrestling
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
tournament and show, promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA). The event took place on March 18, 2007 in the Toreo de Cuatro Caminos arena in Naucalpan
Naucalpan
Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is a city and municipality located just northwest of Mexico City in adjoining Mexico State. The name Naucalpan comes from Nahuatl and means “place of the four neighborhoods or four houses. “de Juárez was added to the official name in 1874 in honor of...
, Mexico State, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The main focus of the 2007 Rey de Reyes show was the finals of the Rey de Reyes tournament and a match between the Stable "Los Hell Brothers" (Cibernético
Cibernético
Octavio López Arreola is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known under the ring name Cibernético, currently working for the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion in Mexico...
, Chessman
Chessman (wrestler)
Kevin Citlali Zamora is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Chessman. He currently performs for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , where he is one half of the current AAA World Tag Team Champions with partner Abyss...
and Charly Manson
Charly Manson
Not to be confused with Charles Manson.Jesús Luna Pozos is a Mexican luchador who is best known in under the ring name Charly Manson . In 2001 Manson suffered a career-threatening, near-fatal injury that required surgical steel to be inserted into his body...
) and the "Outsider" group known as La Legión Extranjera
Foreign Legion (wrestling)
La Legión Extranjera is the main Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración heel group, though loosely affiliated. It's a catch all for one time and irregularly scheduled foreign heels, working as Konnan's hired guns as well as a number of AAA regular Rudós...
(Muerta Cibernetica
Ricky Banderas
Gilbert Cosme better known by his ring names El Mesías and Ricky Banderas, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He began his career in the International Wrestling Association based on Puerto Rico...
, Scott Steiner
Scott Steiner
Scott Carl Rechsteiner is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Scott Steiner. Steiner is perhaps best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling alongside his older brother Rick as the Steiner Brothers and as a member of the New World Order...
and Kenzo Suzuki
Kenzo Suzuki
Kenzo Suzuki is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with New Japan Pro Wrestling and in the United States with World Wrestling Entertainment...
). As in previous years there were no qualifying matches for the Rey de Reyes; instead, six people competed in an elimination match to determine the 2007 Rey de Reyes. The participants in the finals were a mixture of AAA mainstays (La Parka (the AAA version), Octagón
Octagón
Juan Escalera is a Mexican luchador enmascarado better known as Octagón. He is currently with Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , having worked for the company since it was founded in 1992. In 2011 he was inducted into the promotion's Hall of Fame...
, Abismo Negro
Abismo Negro
Andrés Alejandro Palomeque González was a Mexican Luchador . He is best known for appearing under the stage name Abismo Negro, which is Spanish for "Black Abyss" or "black hole", in the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion...
), a Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
representative (Rhino
Terry Gerin
Terrance "Terry" Gerin is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by the ring name Rhino . He is best known for his career in Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
) and two wrestlers making special appearances (Fuerza Guerrera
Fuerza Guerrera
Fuerza Guerrera is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado who made his debut in 1978. In his career Guerrera has worked for ever major wrestling organization in Mexico including Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , Universal Wrestling Association , World Wrestling...
and Latin Lover). Included in the show was the finals of a tournament to crown the first AAA World Tag Team Champions
AAA World Tag Team Championship
The AAA World Tag Team Championship is the main tag team title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...
. During the tournament four teams all tied for first which meant that the four teams would face off in an elimination match to determine the new champions. The teams were the Black Family
The Black Family
The Black Family is a professional wrestling face / tecnico stable that has been working in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración since 2000. Originally a heel / rudo stable, The Black Family currently consists of original member Dark Cuervo as well as the later additions of Dark Ozz, and Dark...
(Dark Cuervo
Dark Cuervo
Jaime Ignacio Tirado Correa is a Mexican Luchador who is best known as Cuervo / Dark Cuervo, a heel character that works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and has been part of The Black Family since it was formed in 2001 when Charly Manson formed the stable...
and Dark Ozz
Dark Ozz
Marcos Tinajero is a Mexican Luchador who is most well known under the name Ozz / Dark Ozz, a Face character that works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . He has been part of The Black Family since it was formed...
), The Mexican Powers (Crazy Boy
Crazy Boy
Crazy Boy is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known in Lucha Libre. He currently works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración in Mexico...
and Joe Lider
Joe Lider
José de Jesús Álvarez is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ringname Joe Líder. He currently competes in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...
), Los Guapos (Alan Stone
Alan Stone (wrestler)
Alan Stone is a Mexican professional wrestler who has competed in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since the late 1990s...
and Zumbido
Zumbido
José Angel García Paz is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring nameZumbido . He has worked for both Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración throughout his career, but currently works on the Mexican independent circuit...
) and Real Fuerza Aérea
Real Fuerza Aerea
Real Fuerza Aérea is a Mexican professional wrestling group, or Stable, active in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración and consists of young tecnicos who all use a high flying, high risk wrestling style...
(Pegasso
Pegasso
Pegasso is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Pegasso worked from Asistencia Asesoría y Administración from 2000 until 2008, where he was a part of the wrestling stable Real Fuerza Aérea...
and Super Fly
Super Fly (wrestler)
Super Fly is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador enmascarado . Super Fly's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans...
). The undercard included a storyline between Billy Boy
Billy Boy (wrestler)
Billy Boy is the ring name of Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler José Roberto Islas García . Billy Boy has worked for the majority of his career in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he most notably teamed with Alan and Decnnis to form...
and his real life father-in-law Gran Apache, which culminated in a Luchas de Apuestas match where both wrestlers put their hair on the line.
Background
The event featured six professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds or storylinesNarrative thread
A narrative thread, or plot thread , refers to particular elements and techniques of writing to center the story in the action or experience of characters rather than to relate a matter in a dry 'All knowing' sort of narration...
. Wrestlers portray either villains
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
(referred to as Rudos in Mexico) or fan favorites
Face (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a babyface or face or in simple words, a fan favorite is a character who is portrayed as a heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains...
(Técnicos in Mexico) as they compete in wrestling matches with pre-determined outcomes.
Event
During the event Antonio PeñaAntonio Peña
Antonio Hipolito Peña Herrada was the founder of the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración in 1992, which today is the largest wrestling promotion in Mexico. Peña's promotion reached its height of popularity in the early 1990s before the downturn of the...
and Rey Mysterio, Jr. were announced as the first inductees into the AAA Hall of Fame. Honoring the AAA founder Peña and Mysterio. Rey Mysterio, Jr. was inducted for his contributions to AAA during the early part of his career.
Results
| # | Result | Stipulation | Time |
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| 1 | Mascarita Divina Mascarita Divina Mascarita Divina is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Divina works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración in their Mini-Estrella division. Mascarita Divina's name is Spanish for "Little Divine Mask", taken after the name of the regular sized... , Mascarita Sagrada (2000) and Octagóncito Octagóncito (AAA) Octagóncito is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler who works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración's Mini-Estrella division... defeated Mini Abismo Negro Mini Abismo Negro Mini Abismo Negro is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador enmascarado who works in the Mini-Estrella division for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . Mini Abismo Negro is a former, two time Mexican National Mini-Estrellas Champion and the current AAA World Mini-Estrella Champion, the only... , Mini Charly Manson Mini Charly Manson Arturo Santos Hernandez better known as the ring name of Mexican Luchador Mini Charly Manson who works in the Mini-Estrella division for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . Santos, as Mini Charly Manson was the first ever holder of the AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship. Not to be confused... and Mini Chessman – (Mascarita Sagrada 2000 pinned Mini Abismo Negro) |
Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match | |
| 2 | The Black Family The Black Family The Black Family is a professional wrestling face / tecnico stable that has been working in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración since 2000. Originally a heel / rudo stable, The Black Family currently consists of original member Dark Cuervo as well as the later additions of Dark Ozz, and Dark... (Dark Cuervo Dark Cuervo Jaime Ignacio Tirado Correa is a Mexican Luchador who is best known as Cuervo / Dark Cuervo, a heel character that works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and has been part of The Black Family since it was formed in 2001 when Charly Manson formed the stable... and Dark Ozz Dark Ozz Marcos Tinajero is a Mexican Luchador who is most well known under the name Ozz / Dark Ozz, a Face character that works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . He has been part of The Black Family since it was formed... ) defeated The Mexican Powers (Crazy Boy Crazy Boy Crazy Boy is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known in Lucha Libre. He currently works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración in Mexico... and Joe Lider Joe Lider José de Jesús Álvarez is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ringname Joe Líder. He currently competes in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración... ), Los Guapos (Alan Stone Alan Stone (wrestler) Alan Stone is a Mexican professional wrestler who has competed in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since the late 1990s... and Zumbido Zumbido José Angel García Paz is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring nameZumbido . He has worked for both Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración throughout his career, but currently works on the Mexican independent circuit... ) and Real Fuerza Aérea Real Fuerza Aerea Real Fuerza Aérea is a Mexican professional wrestling group, or Stable, active in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración and consists of young tecnicos who all use a high flying, high risk wrestling style... (Pegasso Pegasso Pegasso is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Pegasso worked from Asistencia Asesoría y Administración from 2000 until 2008, where he was a part of the wrestling stable Real Fuerza Aérea... and Super Fly Super Fly (wrestler) Super Fly is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador enmascarado . Super Fly's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans... ) |
Elimination match for the AAA World Tag Team Championship AAA World Tag Team Championship The AAA World Tag Team Championship is the main tag team title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...
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| 3 | Gran Apache defeated Billy Boy Billy Boy (wrestler) Billy Boy is the ring name of Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler José Roberto Islas García . Billy Boy has worked for the majority of his career in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he most notably teamed with Alan and Decnnis to form... |
Two out of three falls match Luchas de Apuestas "Hair vs. Hair". As a result Billy Boy Billy Boy (wrestler) Billy Boy is the ring name of Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler José Roberto Islas García . Billy Boy has worked for the majority of his career in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he most notably teamed with Alan and Decnnis to form... had his hair shaved off. Billy Boy (wrestler) Billy Boy is the ring name of Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler José Roberto Islas García . Billy Boy has worked for the majority of his career in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he most notably teamed with Alan and Decnnis to form... Billy Boy (wrestler) Billy Boy is the ring name of Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler José Roberto Islas García . Billy Boy has worked for the majority of his career in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he most notably teamed with Alan and Decnnis to form... pinned Gran Apache Billy Boy (wrestler) Billy Boy is the ring name of Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler José Roberto Islas García . Billy Boy has worked for the majority of his career in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he most notably teamed with Alan and Decnnis to form... |
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| 4 | El Alebrije El Alebrije (wrestler) El Alebrije is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre as part of the group called Los Invasores. He best known for his work in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he worked for 12 years as El Alebrije, along with his... , Brazo de Plata José Alvarado Nieves José Alvarado Nieves is a Mexican Luchador best known under the ring name Brazo de Plata that he has been using since his debut in 1977 and also for his appearences for WWE as "Super Porky"... , Taiji Ishimori Taiji Ishimori is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Pro Wrestling NOAH as well as making appearances for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración through a NOAH/AAA working relationship.-Professional wrestling career:... , and El Zorro El Zorro (wrestler) Jesus Cristóbal Martínez Rodriguez is a Mexican Luchador who is best known as El Zorro. His gimmick started out very similar to the fictional character Zorro complete with mask, but in recent years it has evolved and the mask has been eliminated... defeated Antifaz del Norte, Histeria, Kaoma Jr. and Mr. Niebla Mr. Niebla Mr. Niebla is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado . Mr. Niebla's real name is unknown, as is the tradition in Lucha Libre for masked wrestlers. Mr. Niebla is Spanish for "Mr. Fog". Mr. Niebla is mostly known for working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre from the early 1990s until 2007 and again from... |
Eight-man "Atómicos" tag team match | |
| 5 | Los Hell Brothers (Cibernético Cibernético Octavio López Arreola is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known under the ring name Cibernético, currently working for the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion in Mexico... , Chessman Chessman (wrestler) Kevin Citlali Zamora is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Chessman. He currently performs for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , where he is one half of the current AAA World Tag Team Champions with partner Abyss... and Charly Manson Charly Manson Not to be confused with Charles Manson.Jesús Luna Pozos is a Mexican luchador who is best known in under the ring name Charly Manson . In 2001 Manson suffered a career-threatening, near-fatal injury that required surgical steel to be inserted into his body... ) defeated La Legión Extranjera Foreign Legion (wrestling) La Legión Extranjera is the main Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración heel group, though loosely affiliated. It's a catch all for one time and irregularly scheduled foreign heels, working as Konnan's hired guns as well as a number of AAA regular Rudós... (Muerta Cibernetica Ricky Banderas Gilbert Cosme better known by his ring names El Mesías and Ricky Banderas, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He began his career in the International Wrestling Association based on Puerto Rico... , Scott Steiner Scott Steiner Scott Carl Rechsteiner is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Scott Steiner. Steiner is perhaps best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling alongside his older brother Rick as the Steiner Brothers and as a member of the New World Order... and Kenzo Suzuki Kenzo Suzuki Kenzo Suzuki is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with New Japan Pro Wrestling and in the United States with World Wrestling Entertainment... |
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| 6 | La Parka La Parka (AAA) Jesus Escobedo is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, better known as La Parka, who has worked for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración since the mid-1990s.Escobedo is not the first wrestler to use the ring name "La Parka",... defeated Octagón Octagón Juan Escalera is a Mexican luchador enmascarado better known as Octagón. He is currently with Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , having worked for the company since it was founded in 1992. In 2011 he was inducted into the promotion's Hall of Fame... , Abismo Negro Abismo Negro Andrés Alejandro Palomeque González was a Mexican Luchador . He is best known for appearing under the stage name Abismo Negro, which is Spanish for "Black Abyss" or "black hole", in the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion... , Rhino Terry Gerin Terrance "Terry" Gerin is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by the ring name Rhino . He is best known for his career in Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling... , Fuerza Guerrera Fuerza Guerrera Fuerza Guerrera is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado who made his debut in 1978. In his career Guerrera has worked for ever major wrestling organization in Mexico including Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , Universal Wrestling Association , World Wrestling... and Latin Lover |
Rey de Reyes final Elimination match
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