Leyenda de Plata (2000)

The Leyenda de Plata (2000) was professional wrestling tournament produced by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council") that ran from September 22, 2000, over the course of three of CMLL's Friday night shows in Arena México with the finals on October 6, 2000. The annual Leyenda de Plata tournament is held in honor of lucha libre legend El Santo and is one of CMLL's most important annual tournaments.

Leyenda de Plata (2000)
Negro Casas, Leyenda de Plata tournament winner
PromotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date
  • September 22, 2000
  • September 29, 2000
  • October 6, 2000
CityMexico City, Mexico
VenueArena México
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The third annual Leyenda de Plata started with a 16-man torneo cibernetico elimination match. 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.

Production

Background

The Leyenda de Plata (Spanish for "the Silver Legend") is an annual lucha libre tournament scripted and promoted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).[1] The first Leyenda de Plata was held in 1998 and was in honor of El Santo, nicknamed Enmáscarado de Plata (the Silver mask) from which the tournament got its name. The trophy given to the winner is a plaque with a metal replica of the mask that El Santo wore in both wrestling and lucha films.[2]

The Leyenda de Plata was held annually until 2003, at which point El Santo's son, El Hijo del Santo left CMLL on bad terms. The tournament returned in 2004 and has been held on an almost annual basis since then.[1] The original format of the tournament was the Torneo cibernetico elimination match to qualify for a semi-final. The winner of the semi-final would face 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 as the previous winner, Místico, did not work for CMLL at that point in time[3]

Storylines

The events featured a number of professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]

Results

September 22, 2000
No. Results[5] Stipulations
1 Olimpus and Pegaso II defeated Enemigo Publico and Fugaz Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match
2 Máscara Mágica and Pantera defeated Dr. O'Borman Jr. and Secret Sasuke Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match
3 Dr. Wagner Jr. and Negro Casas defeated Antifaz del Norte, Astro Rey Jr., Atlantis, Black Warrior, El Felino, Fuerza Guerrera, Olímpico, Rey Bucanero, Safari, El Satánico, Scorpió Jr., Tarzan Boy, and Zumbido 2000 Leyenda de Plata semi-final, 16-man torneo cibernetico elimination match.[1][6][7][8]
4 Los Capos (Apolo Dantés, Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000, and Universo 2000) defeated El Boricua, Gran Markus Jr., Pierroth Jr., and Violencia Best two-out-of-three falls eight-man tag team match

September 29, 2000
Main article: CMLL 67th Anniversary Show
No. Results[9] Stipulations
1 Alan Stone and Moto Cross defeated Mano Negra Jr. and Sombra de Plata Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match
2 El Felino, Antifaz del Norte, and Olímpico defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Secret Sasuke and Nosawa Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
3 Los Infernales (El Satánico, Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero) defeated Atlantis, Villano III and Brazo de Plata Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
4 Giganté Silva, Rayo de Jalisco Jr. and Perro Aguayo defeated Los Guapos (Scorpio Jr., Shocker, Bestia Salvaje and Zumbido) Best two-out-of-three falls four-on-three tag team match
5 Negro Casas defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. Best two-out-of-three falls match: 2000 Leyenda de Plata semi-final match[10][11][6][8]

October 6, 2000
No. Results[12] Stipulations
1 Fire and Pierrothito defeated Bracito de Oro and Cicloncito Ramírez Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match
2 Antifaz del Norte, El Felino, and Tigre Blanco defeated Karloff Lagarde Jr., Mr. México, and Nosawa Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
3 El Hijo del Lizmark, Mr. Niebla, and Olímpico defeated Fuerza Guerrera, Gran Markus Jr., and Violencia Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
4 Black Warrior, Blue Panther, and Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Atlantis, Rayo de Jalisco Jr., and Tarzan Boy Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
5 Negro Casas defeated El Hijo del Santo 2000 Leyenda de Plata final[7][1][6][8]

References
  1. "Torneo Leyenda de Plata". Súper Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). July 25, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
  2. Madigan, Dan (2007). "El Santo". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre& honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 71–78. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  3. Rodríguez, Édgar (October 8, 2011). "Volador Jr. se llevó la plata". Récord (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  4. Madigan, Dan (2007). ""Okay... what is Lucha Libre?"". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. New York, New York: HarperColins Publisher. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3. featuring clearly distinguished good guys and bad guys, or técnicos and rudos
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  6. "Leyenda de Plata 2000". ProWrestlingHistory.com. September 22 – October 6, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  7. Ocampo, Jorge (September 30, 2007). "La historia de la Leyenda!". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). issue 271.
  8. "SLAM! Wrestling International -- 2000: The Year-In-Review Mexico". Slam Wrestling!. Canoe.ca. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  9. "67th Anniversary Show". ProWrestlingHistory. September 29, 2000. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  10. "Historia de Los Aniversarios del CMLL". The Gladiatores Magazine (in Spanish). September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  11. Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 7, 2010). "CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  12. "CMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch. October 6, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
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