La Copa Junior (2016)

Starting in 1996 the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ("World Wrestling Council"; CMLL) held their first ever La Copa Junior tournament. CMLL held the tournament to celebrate the fact that lucha libre in Mexico is often a family tradition, with a large number of second, third, or even fourth generation wrestlers following the footsteps of their relatives.{{cite book|author=Madigan, Dan|title=Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre and honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|year=2007|chapter=A family affair|pages=128–132|isbn=978-0-06-085583-3}} The premise of the tournament is that all participants are second-generation or more, although at times the family relationship is a storylines family relationship and not an actual one. One example of this is Dragón Rojo Jr. being billed as the grandson of Dragón Rojo, when in reality that is simply a storyline created by CMLL.{{cite web|url=http://superluchas.com/?p=5864|title=El nuevo luchador presentado por el CMLL|date=July 2009|accessdate=October 20, 2012|language=Spanish|work=Súper Luchas}} The original La Copa Junior was won by Héctor Garza.{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/second.html#1996|title=Copa Junior Tournament 1996|date=February 23 – March 31, 1996|accessdate=October 20, 2012|publisher=Pro Wrestling History}}

CMLL would not hold another La Copa Junior until the 2005 tournament (won by Shocker),{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/second.html#2005|title=Copa Junior Tournament 2005|date=January 21 – February 4, 2005|accessdate=October 20, 2012|publisher=Pro Wrestling History}} followed by a 2006 tournament won by Dos Caras Jr.{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/second.html#2006|title=Copa Junior Tournament 2006|date=March 31, 2006|accessdate=October 20, 2012|publisher=Pro Wrestling History}} The tournament did not return until 2010 where Dragón Rojo Jr. won the 2010 version.{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/second.html#2010|title=Copa Junior Tournament 2010|date=December 10–25, 2010|accessdate=October 20, 2012|publisher=Pro Wrestling History}} In 2012 third-generation luchador La Sombra won the Junior cup{{cite web|url=http://superluchas.com/la-copa-jr-2012-es-para-la-sombra/|title=La Copa Jr. 2012 es para... ¡La Sombra!|last=Mexicool|first=Rey|date=December 15, 2012|accessdate=December 28, 2012|work=Súper Luchas|language=Spanish}}

In 2014, CMLL held two La Copa Junior tournaments, first a tournament on January 1, won by Super Halcón Jr.,{{cite web|url=http://www.cmll.com/02_resultados/martes_arena_mex/martes_arenamex.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209022015/http://cmll.com/02_resultados/martes_arena_mex/martes_arenamex.htm |title=Resultados Arena México Miércoles 1º de Enero '14 |archivedate=February 9, 2014 |last=Salazar López |first=Alexis A. |date=January 2, 2014 |accessdate=January 2, 2014 |work=Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre |language=Spanish |url-status=dead }} followed by a VIP tournament, featuring higher card wrestlers than the usual tournaments, which was won by Máximo{{cite web|url=http://cmll.com/02_resultados/super_viernes/super_viernes_cmll.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013142428/http://www.cmll.com/02_resultados/super_viernes/super_viernes_cmll.htm |title=Resultados Arena Mexico Viernes 10 de Octubre '14 |archivedate=October 13, 2014 |date=October 10, 2014 |accessdate=October 11, 2014 |first=Miguel |last=Reducindo |work=Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre |language=Spanish |url-status=dead }} The semi-regular tournament returned in 2016, won by Esfinge{{cite web | url=https://es-us.deportes.yahoo.com/fotos/lucha-libre-funci%C3%B3n-marteeeessss-19-de-eeeeeeenero0000-slideshow/ | title=Lucha Libre función martes 19 de Enero | first=Gonzalo López |last= Peralta | work=Yahoo! Deportes | publisher=Yahoo! | date=January 20, 2016 | accessdate=January 20, 2016 | language=Spanish}} In 2017, Soberano Jr. won the La Copa Junior Nuevos Valores{{cite web|url=http://cmll.com/?p=1788 |title=Resultados Arena México - Viernes Espectacular |date=April 29, 2017 |accessdate=April 30, 2017 |publisher=Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre |language=Spanish |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523093748/http://cmll.com/?p=1788 |archivedate=May 23, 2017 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/mexico/cmll-arena-mexico-results-sons-tribute-his-legendary-father-234611 | title=CMLL Arena Mexico Results: A son's tributre to his legendary father | first=Chris | last=Aiken | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online | date=April 29, 2017 | accessdate=April 30, 2017}}

The tournament 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.{{cite book | author= Madigan, Dan | title= Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling | publisher= HarperCollins Publishers | year= 2007 | chapter = "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?" | page = 31 | quote=featuring clearly distinguished good guys and bad guys, or técnicos and rudos | isbn=978-0-06-085583-3|location=New York, New York}}

;Block A January 5, 2016

;Block B January 12, 2016

{{Pro Wrestling results table

|results=

|match1=Angelito and Fantasy defeated Pequeño Nitro and Pequeño Universo 2000

|stip1=Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match

|match2=Flyer, Robin, and Star Jr. defeated Akuma, Artillero, and Espanto Jr.

|stip2=Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match

|match3=La Amapola, La Seductora, and Zeuxis defeated Estrellita, La Vaquerita, and Princesa Sugehit

|stip3=Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match

|match4=Guerrero Maya Jr. defeated El Sagrado

|stip4="Lighting match", 1 fall, 10 minute time limit

08:36

|match5=Puma defeated Blue Panther Jr., Magnus, Skándalo, Hombre Bala Jr., El Cuatrero, Oro Jr., and El Hijo del Signo

|stip5=2016 La Copa Junior semifinal 10-man torneo cibernetico elimination match

|match6=Kráneo, Niebla Roja, and Ripper defeated Marco Corleone, Máximo Sexy, and Stuka Jr.

|stip6=Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match

}}

{{Pro Wrestling results table

|results={{cite web | url=https://es-us.deportes.yahoo.com/fotos/lucha-libre-funci%C3%B3n-martes12-de-enero00000ooooo0-slideshow/luchas-photo-1452698856018.html | title=Lucha Libre función martes12 de enero | work=Yahoo! Deportes | language=Spanish | date=January 13, 2016 | accessdate=December 1, 2019}}

|match1=Robin and Sensei defeated Artillero and El Cholo

|stip1=Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match

|match2=Disturbio, Nitro, and Okumura defeated Pegasso, Star Jr., and Starman

|stip2=Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match

|match3=Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr., and Titán defeated Boby Z, Hechicero, and Virus

|stip3=Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match

|match4=Esfinge defeated The Panther, Tiger, Sansón, Soberano Jr., Canelo Casas, Súper Halcón, Jr., and Espanto Jr.

|stip4=2016 La Copa Junior semifinal 10-man torneo cibernetico elimination match

|match5=Máximo Sexy defeated Ripper

|stip5=Best two-out-of-three falls match

|match6=Atlantis, Dragon Lee, and Marco Corleone defeated Bárbaro Cavernario, Mephisto, and Último Guerrero

|stip6=Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match

}}

{{Pro Wrestling results table

|results={{cite web | url=https://es-us.deportes.yahoo.com/fotos/lucha-libre-funci%C3%B3n-marteeeessss-19-de-eeeeeeenero0000-slideshow/ | title=Lucha Libre función martes 19 de Enero | first=Gonzalo López |last= Peralta | work=Yahoo! Deportes | publisher=Yahoo! | date=January 20, 2016 | accessdate=January 20, 2016 | language=Spanish}}

|match1=Fantasy and Stukita defeated Mercurio and Pequeño Nitro

|stip1=Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match

|time1=13:30

|match2=Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Cancerbero, Nitro, and Raziel) defeated Oro Jr. and Los Principes del Ring (Soberano Jr. and Star Jr.)

|stip2=Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match

|time2=18:48

|match3=La Amapola, La Comandante, and Reyna Isis defeated La Vaquerita, Marcela, and La Silueta

|stip3=Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match

|time3=15:50

|match4=Esfinge defeated Puma

|stip4=2016 La Copa Junior final match

|time4=11:11

|match5=Blue Panther, Pegasso, and Rey Cometa defeated Pierroth, Pólvora, and Vangellys

|stip5=Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match

|time5=12:24

|match6=La Peste Negra (El Felino, Negro Casas, and Rey Bucanero) defeated Máximo Sexy, Brazo de Plata, and Valiente

|stip6=Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match

|time6=06:27

}}

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