IWRG El Protector

{{short description|International Wrestling Revolution Group event series}}

El Protector is an annual lucha libre tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) in January of each year. The El Protector tournament started in 2012 but was preceded in 2010 and 2011 by the Torneo Relampago de Proyeccion a Nuevas Promesas de la Lucha Libre ("Projecting a new promise lightning tournament"), a tournament with the same format and concept. The concept of the tournament is to team a young up-and-comer with a veteran and use the tournament to help showcase the younger talent, the young winner is often someone IWRG has plans for, although at times it has not always had the desired result. The tournament has always been held in Arena Naucalpan in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, the main arena of IWRG. A total of 66 different wrestlers have competed in the seven tournaments held so far with Veneno being the only wrestler to compete in all seven. Alan Extreme, Eterno and Trauma I are the only three wrestlers to compete both as a rookie and as a veteran in the tournament. X-Fly is the only wrestler to win the tournament twice, winning the 2012 tournament and the 2013 tournament as a veteran.

List of El Protector winners

class="wikitable" !rowspan=2\|Year !colspan=2\|Winners !rowspan=2\|Date !rowspan=2\|Note
width=25%\|Rookie !width=22%\|Veteran
2010 \|El Hijo del Signo \|Dr. Cerebro \|{{dts\|2010\|01\|01}} \|{{cite web \| url=http://superluchas.com/2010/01/01/iwrg-1-de-enero-2010-torneo-relampago-%e2%80%9cproyeccion-a-nuevas-promesas-de-la-lucha-libre%e2%80%9d/ \| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222140804/http://superluchas.com/2010/01/01/iwrg-1-de-enero-2010-torneo-relampago-%E2%80%9Cproyeccion-a-nuevas-promesas-de-la-lucha-libre%E2%80%9D/ \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=February 22, 2013 \| title=IWRG (1 de enero 2010): Torneo relámpago "Proyección a nuevas promesas de la lucha libre" \| date=January 1, 2010 \| access-date=January 23, 2013 \| first=Alex \| last=Ruiz Glez \| work=Súper Luchas Magazine \| language=es }}
2011 \|Comando Negro \|Scorpio, Jr. \|{{dts\|2011\|01\|13}} \|{{cite web \| url=http://estrellasdelring.blogspot.com/2011/01/scorpio-jr-y-comando-negro-se-llevan-el.html \| title=Scorpio Jr y Comando Negro se llevan el Torneo de Proyección a Nuevas Promesas. \| date=January 13, 2011 \| access-date=January 27, 2013 \| first=Eduardo \| last=Reyes Ruiz \| work=Estrellas del Ring \| language=es}}
2012 \|{{Not a typo\|Imposible}} \|X-Fly \|{{dts\|2012\|01\|12}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://superluchas.com/2012/01/13/iwrg-resultados-12-de-enero-el-protector-fue-para-x-fly-e-imposible/\|title=IWRG (Resultados 12 de enero): "El Protector" fue para X-Fly e Imposible\|access-date=January 13, 2012\|work=Súper Luchas Magazine}}
2013 \|Carta Brava, Jr. \|X-Fly (2) \|{{dts\|2013\|01\|17}} \|{{cite web \| url=http://www.thegladiatores.com/?p=9378 \| title=Carta Brava júnior y X-Fly, ganadores del Protector 2013 \| date=January 18, 2013 \| access-date=January 24, 2013 \| work=The Gladiatores \| language=es}}
2014 \|Electro Boy \|Super Nova \|{{dts\|2014\|02\|02}} \|{{cite web \| url = http://www.thegladiatores.com/?p=11206 \| title = Súper Nova y Electro Boy, ganadores del Protector 2014 \| last=Lázaro Rodríguez \| first=José \| date=February 3, 2014 \| work = The Gladiatores \| access-date=February 4, 2014 \| language=es}}
2015 \|Metaleon \|Negro Navarro \|{{dts\|2015\|02\|15}} \|{{cite web \| url=http://www.thegladiatores.com/chicano-y-dany-casas-firmes-en-el-trono-de-parejas/ \| title=Chicano y Dany Casas, firmes en el trono de parejas \| date=February 16, 2015 \| access-date=August 3, 2015 \| work=The Gladiatores \| language=es \| first=Diego \| last=Mejía Eguiluz}}
2016 \|Atomic Star \|Herodes Jr. \|{{dts\|2016\|1\|31}} \|{{cite web \| url=http://www.thegladiatores.com/atomic-star-y-herodes-jr-se-llevaron-el-protector/ \| title=Atomic Star y Herodes Jr. se llevaron el Protector \| date=February 1, 2016 \| access-date=February 1, 2016 \| work=The Gladiatores \| language=es \| first=Diego \| last=Mejía Eguiluz}}
2017 \|Diablo Jr. \|Negro Navarro \|{{dts\|2017\|02\|19}} \|{{cite web \| url=http://www.thegladiatores.com/diablo-jr-i-y-black-terry-ganan-el-protector-2017/ \| title=Diablo Jr. I y Black Terry ganan El Protector 2017 \| first=Jose \| last=Lazaro Rodriguez \| date=February 20, 2017 \| access-date=October 7, 2018 \| work=The Gladiatores \| language=es}}
2018 \|Villano V Jr. \|Rokambole Jr. \|{{dts\|2018\|02\|25}} \|{{cite web \| url=http://www.thegladiatores.com/los-warrior-tienen-retadores-al-campeonato-intercontinental-de-parejas/ \| title=Los Warrior tienen retadores al campeonato intercontinental de parejas. \| date= February 26, 2018\| access-date=September 22, 2018 \| work=The Gladiatores \| language=es \| first=Alfonso \| last=Lizarraga}}

class="wikitable"

!rowspan=2|Year

!colspan=2|Winners

!rowspan=2|Date

!rowspan=2|Note

width=25%|Rookie

!width=22%|Veteran

2010

|El Hijo del Signo

|Dr. Cerebro

|{{dts|2010|01|01}}

|{{cite web | url=http://superluchas.com/2010/01/01/iwrg-1-de-enero-2010-torneo-relampago-%e2%80%9cproyeccion-a-nuevas-promesas-de-la-lucha-libre%e2%80%9d/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222140804/http://superluchas.com/2010/01/01/iwrg-1-de-enero-2010-torneo-relampago-%E2%80%9Cproyeccion-a-nuevas-promesas-de-la-lucha-libre%E2%80%9D/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 22, 2013 | title=IWRG (1 de enero 2010): Torneo relámpago "Proyección a nuevas promesas de la lucha libre" | date=January 1, 2010 | access-date=January 23, 2013 | first=Alex | last=Ruiz Glez | work=Súper Luchas Magazine | language=es }}

2011

|Comando Negro

|Scorpio, Jr.

|{{dts|2011|01|13}}

|{{cite web | url=http://estrellasdelring.blogspot.com/2011/01/scorpio-jr-y-comando-negro-se-llevan-el.html | title=Scorpio Jr y Comando Negro se llevan el Torneo de Proyección a Nuevas Promesas. | date=January 13, 2011 | access-date=January 27, 2013 | first=Eduardo | last=Reyes Ruiz | work=Estrellas del Ring | language=es}}

2012

|{{Not a typo|Imposible}}

|X-Fly

|{{dts|2012|01|12}}

|{{cite web|url=http://superluchas.com/2012/01/13/iwrg-resultados-12-de-enero-el-protector-fue-para-x-fly-e-imposible/|title=IWRG (Resultados 12 de enero): "El Protector" fue para X-Fly e Imposible|access-date=January 13, 2012|work=Súper Luchas Magazine}}

2013

|Carta Brava, Jr.

|X-Fly (2)

|{{dts|2013|01|17}}

|{{cite web | url=http://www.thegladiatores.com/?p=9378 | title=Carta Brava júnior y X-Fly, ganadores del Protector 2013 | date=January 18, 2013 | access-date=January 24, 2013 | work=The Gladiatores | language=es}}

2014

|Electro Boy

|Super Nova

|{{dts|2014|02|02}}

|{{cite web | url = http://www.thegladiatores.com/?p=11206 | title = Súper Nova y Electro Boy, ganadores del Protector 2014 | last=Lázaro Rodríguez | first=José | date=February 3, 2014 | work = The Gladiatores | access-date=February 4, 2014 | language=es}}

2015

|Metaleon

|Negro Navarro

|{{dts|2015|02|15}}

|{{cite web | url=http://www.thegladiatores.com/chicano-y-dany-casas-firmes-en-el-trono-de-parejas/ | title=Chicano y Dany Casas, firmes en el trono de parejas | date=February 16, 2015 | access-date=August 3, 2015 | work=The Gladiatores | language=es | first=Diego | last=Mejía Eguiluz}}

2016

|Atomic Star

|Herodes Jr.

|{{dts|2016|1|31}}

|{{cite web | url=http://www.thegladiatores.com/atomic-star-y-herodes-jr-se-llevaron-el-protector/ | title=Atomic Star y Herodes Jr. se llevaron el Protector | date=February 1, 2016 | access-date=February 1, 2016 | work=The Gladiatores | language=es | first=Diego | last=Mejía Eguiluz}}

2017

|Diablo Jr.

|Negro Navarro

|{{dts|2017|02|19}}

|{{cite web | url=http://www.thegladiatores.com/diablo-jr-i-y-black-terry-ganan-el-protector-2017/ | title=Diablo Jr. I y Black Terry ganan El Protector 2017 | first=Jose | last=Lazaro Rodriguez | date=February 20, 2017 | access-date=October 7, 2018 | work=The Gladiatores | language=es}}

2018

|Villano V Jr.

|Rokambole Jr.

|{{dts|2018|02|25}}

|{{cite web | url=http://www.thegladiatores.com/los-warrior-tienen-retadores-al-campeonato-intercontinental-de-parejas/ | title=Los Warrior tienen retadores al campeonato intercontinental de parejas. | date= February 26, 2018| access-date=September 22, 2018 | work=The Gladiatores | language=es | first=Alfonso | last=Lizarraga}}