La Copa Junior

La Copa Junior
Shocker, the winner of the 2005 La Copa Junior
Details
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date established March 1, 1996
Current champion(s) TBD
Date won April 28, 2017

The Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) has held the La Copa Junior ("The Junior Cup") tournament on an infrequent schedule since 1996. The tournament pays respect to the fact that wrestling is a family tradition in Lucha libre, with a large number of second or even third generation wrestlers following the footsteps of their relatives.[1] So far CMLL has held seven tournaments starting in 1996 and then intermittently in 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012 and two tournaments in 2014. The seventh La Copa Junior tournament has been announced for January 2016. While most of the family relationships are real there are a few instances of the family relationship being a storylines family relationship, such as Dragón Rojo Jr. being billed as the grandson of Dragón Rojo, when in reality that is simply a storyline created by CMLL.[2] As of the 2014 VIP tournament there have been seven La Copa Junior tournaments promoted by CMLL, a total of 60 wrestlers have competed in one or more tournaments with, Shocker and Volador Jr. having the record for most tournaments, five each.

The oldest tournament winner was Emilio Charles Jr., who was 39 years old when he won the 1996 tournament, while the oldest competitor ever was Brazo de Plata who was 51 years old when he wrestled in the 2014 VIP tournament. The youngest tournament winner was La Sombra, who won the 2012 tournament at 23 years of age. Cachorro or Mano Negra Jr. is the youngest wrestler to compete in the tournament, both were around 16 or 17 years old when they completed in the La Copa Junior tournament, but their actual birth date is not known, just birth year, making it impossible to determine who was the youngest entrant overall.

La Copa Junior winners

Year Winner Date References
1996 Héctor Garza March 1, 1996 [3]
2005 Shocker February 4, 2005 [4]
2006 Dos Caras Jr. March 31, 2006 [5]
2010 Dragón Rojo Jr. December 25, 2010 [6]
2012 La Sombra December 14, 2012 [7]
2014 Super Halcón Jr. January 1, 2014 [8]
2014 VIP Máximo October 10, 2014 [9]
2016 Esfinge January 19, 2016 [10]
2017 Soberano Jr. April 28, 2017 [11]

La Copa Junior tournament participants

Volador Jr., one of three men to compete in five tournaments
Máscara Dorada, only competed in the 2012 La Copa Junior tournament.
Name Tournaments Year
Perro Aguayo Jr.12006
Ángel de Oro32010, 2012, 2014 VIP
Averno32005, 2006, 2010
Blue Demon Jr.12005
Blue Panther Jr./Black Panther22014, 2016
Brazo de Oro12005
Brazo de Plata52005, 2006, 2010, 2012
Canelo Casas12014
Negro Casas42005, 2006, 2010, 2012
Emilio Charles Jr.11996
Cuatrero12016
Apolo Dantés31996, 2005, 2006
Delta32010, 2012, 2014 VIP
Dos Caras Jr.22005, 2006
Dragon Lee II12014
Dragón Rojo Jr.22010, 2012
Esfinge12016
Espanto Jr.12016
Espectro Jr.11996
Euforia12014 VIP
El Felino42005, 2010, 2012, 2014 VIP
La Fiera11996
Héctor Garza31996, 2006, 2010
Humberto Garza Jr.11996
Guerrero Maya Jr.22012, 2014 VIP
Guerrero Negro Jr.12014
Heavy Metal12006
Herodes Jr.12014
El Hijo del Fantasma12010
El Hijo del Gladiador11996
El Hijo del Santo11996
Hijo del Signo22014, 2016
Hombre Bala Jr.22014, 2016
Karloff Lagarde Jr.11996
Lizmark Jr.12006
Magnus12016
Mano Negra11996
La Máscara42006, 2010, 2012, 2014 VIP
Máscara Dorada12012
Máscara Mágica22005, 2006
Máximo32010, 2012, 2014 VIP
Mephisto42006, 2010, 2012, 2014 VIP
Misterioso Jr.42005, 2006, 2012, 2014 VIP
Olímpico32006, 2010, 2012
Oro Jr.12014, 2016
The Panther /Cachorro22014, 2016
Puma32012, 2014 VIP, 2016
Rambo11996
Rayo de Jalisco Jr.21996, 2005
Robin12014
Rush22010, 2014 VIP
Sansón12016
Scorpio Jr.11996
Shocker51996, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2014 VIP
Silver King11996
Skándalo12016
Soberano Jr.12016
La Sombra32010, 2012, 2014 VIP
Stigma12014
Alan Stone12005
Stuka Jr.22012, 2014 VIP
Super Halcón Jr.22014, 2016
El Texano Jr.12010
Tiger32012, 2014 VIP, 2016
Tama Tonga12012
Volador Jr.52005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014 VIP
Dr. Wagner Jr.31996, 2005, 2006

La Copa Junior Tournament (1996)

La Copa Junior (1996)
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date February 23, 1996
March 1, 1996
City Mexico City, Mexico
Venue Arena Mexico
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CMLL held their first La Copa Junior tournament in 1996, as a part of their weekly Friday night CMLL Super Viernes shows on February 23 and March 1, 1996. The first show featured the opening round of the tournament, while the second show featured the Quarter finals, semi finals and the finals of the tournament. Héctor Garza defeated Emilio Charles Jr. in the final to win the La Copa Junior.[3]

1996 Tournament brackets

First round Quarter finals Semi finals Final
        
Dr. Wagner Jr. W
Espectro Jr.  
Dr. Wagner Jr.  
Héctor Garza W
Héctor Garza W
Rambo  
Héctor Garza W
Apolo Dantés  
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. W
Karloff Lagarde Jr.  
Rayo de Jalisco Jr.  
Apolo Dantés W
Apolo Dantés W
El Hijo del Gladiador  
Héctor Garza W
Emilio Charles Jr.  
Silver King W
Humberto Garza  
Silver King W
Mano Negra  
Mano Negra W
El Hijo del Santo  
Silver King  
Emilio Charles Jr. W
La Fiera W
Scorpio Jr.  
La Fiera W
Emilio Charles Jr.  
Emilio Charles Jr. W
Shocker  

1996 Family relationship

Wrestler Family Relationship
Emilio Charles Jr. Emilio Charles Father[1]
Apolo Dantés Alfonso Dantés Father[1]
Dr. Wagner Jr.[12] Dr. Wagner Father
Espectro Jr. Espectro I Uncle[1]
El Hijo del Gladiador El Gladiador Storyline father[13]
El Hijo del Santo El Santo Father[14]
Héctor Garza Humberto Garza Father[1]
Humberto Garza Jr. Humberto Garza Father[1]
Karloff Lagarde Jr. Karloff Lagarde Uncle[1]
La Fiera Hercules Poblano Father[1]
Mano Negra El Rebelde Father[1]
Rambo Pepe Mendieta Father[1]
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. Rayo de Jalisco Sr. Father[15]
Scorpio Jr. Scorpio Father[1]
Silver King Dr. Wagner Father[12]
Shocker Rubén Soria Father[1]

La Copa Junior Tournament (2005)

La Copa Junior (2005)
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date February 22, 2005 and March 1, 2005
City Mexico City, Mexico
Venue Arena Mexico
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The La Copa Junior tournament did not return until 2005 when CMLL revived the concept and presented it as an annual recurring tournament. Like the 1996 version the 2005 tournament played out over 2 editions of CMLL's Super Viernes shows, on February 22, 2005 and March 1, 2005. Héctor Garza was originally supposed to work the tournament, but was unable to return to Mexico due to commitments in the United States of America and had to be replaced by Apolo Dantés. Olímpico was unable to compete due to a neck injury, forcing CMLL to replace him with Máscara Mágica and the 1996 winner Emilio Charles Jr. had to pull out of the tournament due to a hand injury, he was replaced by Brazo de Oro. The tournament came down to Dr. Wagner Jr. and Shocker facing off in the finals, with Shocker winning the whole tournament.[4]

2005 Tournament brackets

First round Quarter finals Semi finals Final
        
Alan Stone  
Apolo Dantés W
Apolo Dantés W
Negro Casas  
Averno  
Negro Casas W (DQ)
Apolo Dantés  
Shocker W
Blue Demon Jr. W
Misterioso Jr.  
Blue Demon Jr.  
Shocker W
Brazo de Plata  
Shocker W
Shocker W
Dr. Wagner Jr.  
El Felino W
Máscara Mágica  
El Felino W
Dos Caras Jr.  
Dos Caras Jr. W
Mephisto  
El Felino  
Dr. Wagner Jr. W
Dr. Wagner Jr. W
Volador Jr.  
Dr. Wagner Jr. W
Rayo de Jalisco Jr.  
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. W
Brazo de Oro  

2005 Family relationship

Wrestler Family Relationship
Averno Rudolfo Ruiz Father[1]
Blue Demon Jr. Blue Demon Adopted father[16]
Brazo de Oro Shadito Cruz Father[17]
Brazo de Plata Shadito Cruz Father[17]
Negro Casas Pepe Casas Father[18]
Apolo Dantés Alfonso Dantés Father[1]
Dos Caras Jr. Dos Caras Father[19]
Alan Stone El Greco Father[1]
Dr. Wagner Jr. Dr. Wagner Father[12]
El Felino Pepe Casas Father[18]
Máscara Mágica El Troyano Father[1]
Misterioso Jr. Misterioso Uncle[1]
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. Rayo de Jalisco Sr. Father[15]
Shocker Rubén Soria Father[1]
Volador Jr. Volador / Super Parka Father[1]

La Copa Junior Tournament (2006)

La Copa Junior (2006)
Héctor Garza (bottom), finalist in the 2006 tournament.
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date March 21, 2006
City Mexico City, Mexico
Venue Arena Mexico
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The La Copa Junior tournament returned in 2006, seemingly planned as an annual event, and took place on one night on March 21, 2006, during a CMLL Super Viernes show. Due to the fact that all 15 matches took place in one night all matches were under 10 minutes in length. The finals had Dos Caras Jr. defeat Héctor Garza in what was Garza's second La Copa Junior finale defeat.[5]

2006 Tournament brackets

First round Quarter finals Semi finals Final
        
Averno  
Perro Aguayo Jr. W
Perro Aguayo Jr.  
Dr. Wagner Jr. W
Dr. Wagner Jr. W
Mephisto  
Dr. Wagner Jr.  
Dos Caras Jr. W
Dos Caras Jr. W
Heavy Metal  
Dos Caras Jr. W
Apolo Dantés  
La Máscara  
Apolo Dantés W
Dos Caras Jr. W
Héctor Garza  
Héctor Garza W
Brazo de Plata  
Héctor Garza W
Lizmark Jr.  
Máscara Mágica  
Lizmark Jr. W
Héctor Garza W
Olímpico  
Volador Jr.  
Olímpico W
Olímpico W
Negro Casas  
Misterioso Jr.  
Negro Casas W

2006 Family relationship

Wrestler Family Relationship
Perro Aguayo Jr. Perro Aguayo Father[20]
Averno Rudolfo Ruiz Father[1]
Brazo de Plata Shadito Cruz Father[17]
Negro Casas Pepe Casas Father[18]
Apolo Dantés Alfonso Dantés Father[1]
Dr. Wagner Jr. Dr. Wagner Father[12]
Dos Caras Jr. Dos Caras Father[19]
Héctor Garza Humberto Garza Father[1]
Heavy Metal Pepe Casas Father[18]
Lizmark Jr. Lizmark Father[1]
La Máscara Brazo de Oro Father[17]
Máscara Mágica El Troyano Father[1]
Mephisto Astro Rey / Kahoz Father[1]
Misterioso Jr. Misterioso Uncle[1]
Olímpico Roy Aguirre Father[1]
Volador Jr. Volador / Super Parka Father[1]

La Copa Junior Tournament (2010)

La Copa Junior (2010)
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date December 10, 2010 to December 25, 2010
City Mexico City, Mexico
Venue Arena Mexico
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After not being promoted for three years CMLL brought La Copa Junior back as a late in the year tournament. The tournament included 20 wrestlers, four more than the other tournaments. the tournament was split into 2 blocks of 10 wrestlers, with a seeding Battle royal, where the final two wrestlers in the ring would only have to win one match to get into the semi final, while everyone else in the block would have to win three. Block A, which took place on the December 10, 2010 Super Viernes show and had Dragón Rojo Jr. overcome the odds and defeat four wrestlers in a row to earn a spot in the final match. Rojo Jr. defeated Maximo, La Mascara, La Sombra and Volador Jr.[21] Block B took place on the December 17, 2010 Super Viernes and saw Averno take advantage of the "short cut" as he defeated the other Battle royal survivor Hijo del Fantasma to advance to the semi final where he pinned longtime rival Místico to earn his spot in the tournament final.[22]

The finals of the La Copa Junior tournament took place on a special Saturday night event on December 25, 2010. The end came after a distraction by Averno's cornerman Mephisto led Averno to land a low blow on Dragón Rojo Jr., only for the ruse to backfire on him as the referee saw the illegal move and disqualified Averno, making Dragón Rojo Jr. the 2010 La Copa Junior winner.[6][23]

2010 Tournament brackets

First round Second round Quarter finals Semi finals Final
   
    Volador Jr.  
    Battle Royal bye  
    Volador Jr. W
    Shocker  
    Shocker  
    Battle Royal bye  
    Volador Jr.  
La Sombra W Dragón Rojo Jr. W
Mephisto   La Sombra W
Olímpico W Olímpico  
Rush   La Sombra  
La Máscara W Dragón Rojo Jr. W
El Felino   La Máscara  
Dragón Rojo Jr. W Dragón Rojo Jr. W
Maximo   Dragón Rojo Jr. W
    Averno  
    Averno  
    Battle Royal bye  
    Averno W
    Hijo del Fantasma  
    Hijo del Fantasma  
    Battle Royal bye  
    Averno W
El Texano Jr. W Místico  
Brazo de Plata   El Texano Jr.  
Negro Casas W Negro Casas W
Ángel de Oro   Negro Casas  
Héctor Garza W Místico W
Delta   Héctor Garza  
Místico W Místico W
Misterioso Jr.  

2010 Family relationship

Wrestler Family Relationship
Ángel de Oro Apolo Chávez Father[24]
Averno Rudolfo Ruiz Father[1]
Brazo de Plata Shadito Cruz Father[17]
Negro Casas Pepe Casas Father[18]
Delta Trueno Father[1]
Dragón Rojo Jr. Dragón Rojo Storyline Grandfather[2]
El Felino Pepe Casas Father[18]
Héctor Garza Humberto Garza Father[1]
Hijo del Fantasma El Fantasma Father[1]
La Máscara Brazo de Oro Father[17]
La Sombra Brilliante Father[1]
Máximo Brazo de Plata Father[17]
Mephisto Astro Rey / Kahoz Father[1]
Olímpico Roy Aguirre Father[1]
Rush Toro Blanco Father[25]
Shocker Rubén Soria Father[1]
El Texano Jr. El Texano Father[1]
Volador Jr. Volador / Super Parka Father[1]

La Copa Junior Tournament (2012)

La Copa Junior (2012)
La Sombra, the winner of the 2012 La Copa Junior
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date November 30, 2012 to December 14, 2012
City Mexico City, Mexico
Venue Arena Mexico
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CMLL brought the La Copa Junior tournament back in late 2012, holding the tournament spread out over two CMLL Super Viernes shows and the finals as the main event of the 2012 Sin Piedad. The two qualifying rounds took place on the November 30, 2012 and the Super Viernes December 7, 2012. CMLL decided to change the tournament format for the 2012 version, instead adopting their normal tournament format, with two qualifying torneo cibernetico, multi-man elimination matches, with the winner of each match advancing to the finals. Each of the qualifying blocks consisted of 10 second generation wrestlers for a total of 20 competitors over all, the highest number of competitors in any of the La Copa Junior tournaments. The first qualifying block was won by La Sombra, lastly eliminating his longtime rival Volador Jr. to earn his spot in the finals.[26] The second qualifying block was won by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) representative Tama Tonga as he eliminated Shocker to earn his spot in the finals.[27] The final match was the only match contested under two out of three falls that saw La Sombra defeat Tama Tonga two falls to one to win the 2012 La Copa Junior tournament.[7]

2012 Order of elimination

Block A Block B
No. Eliminated By Time No. Eliminated By Time
1DeltaTiger 1Misterioso Jr. 04:20
2OlímpicoLa Máscara 2Brazo de PlataEl Felino and Puma08:47
3Máscara DoradaMephisto 3Stuka Jr.Dragón Rojo Jr.12:42
4TigerÁngel de Oro 4PumaShocker 
5La MáscaraVolador Jr. 5Guerrero Maya Jr.Tama Tonga 
6MephistoLa Sombra 6El FelinoMaximo 
7Ángel de OroNegro Casas 7MaximoDragón Rojo Jr. (Double disqualification)20:20
8Negro CasasLa Sombra 7Dragón Rojo Jr.Maximo (Double disqualification)20:20
9Volador Jr.La Sombra 9ShockerTama Tonga26:50
10WinnerLa Sombra 10WinnerTama Tonga26:50

2012 Family relationship

Wrestler Family Relationship
Ángel de Oro Apolo Chávez Father[1]
Brazo de Plata Shadito Cruz Father[17]
Negro Casas Pepe Casas Father[28]
Delta Trueno Father[29]
Dragón Rojo Jr. Dragón Rojo Storyline Grandfather[1]
El Felino Pepe Casas Father[30]
Guerrero Maya Jr. Guerrero Maya / Black Terry Father[31]
La Máscara Brazo de Oro Father[17]
Máscara Dorada Gitano Father[1]
Máximo Brazo de Plata Father[17]
Mephisto Astro Rey Father[32]
Misterioso Jr. Misterioso Uncle[1]
Olímpico Roy Aguirre Father[33]
Puma El Felino Father[30]
Shocker Rubén Soria Father[1]
La Sombra Brillante Father[1]
Stuka Jr. Stuka Brother[1]
Tiger El Felino Father[34]
Tama Tonga Haku Father[35]
Volador Jr. Volador / Super Parka Father[1]

La Copa Junior Tournament (2014)

La Copa Junior (2014)
Official poster for the 2014 event
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date January 1, 2014
City Mexico City, Mexico
Venue Arena Mexico
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The 2014 Copa Junior took place on January 1, 2014. The tournament took place as a single torneo cibernetico and saw Super Halcón Jr. emerge victorious over eleven other wrestlers.[8]

2014 order of elimination

# Eliminated Eliminated by
1 Robin Hijo del Signo
2 Herodes Jr. Dragon Lee II
3 Dragon Lee II Cachorro
4 Hijo del Signo Super Halcón Jr.
5 Oro Jr. Guerrero Negro Jr.
5 Black Panther Stigma
7 Stigma Canelo Casas
8 Cachorro Super Halcón Jr.
9 Hombre Bala Jr. Guerrero Negro Jr.
10 Guerrero Negro Jr. Super Halcón Jr.
11 Canelo Casas Super Halcón Jr.
12 Winner Super Halcón Jr.

2014 Family relationship

Wrestler Family Relationship
Black Panther Blue Panther Father
Cachorro Blue Panther Father
Canelo Casas Pepe Casas Grandfather
Dragon Lee Toro Blanco Father
Guerrero Negro Jr. Guerrero Negro II Father
Herodes Jr. Herodes Father
Hijo del Signo El Signo Father
Hombre Bala Jr. Hombre Bala Father
Oro Jr. Plata Father
Robin Robin Hood/Brazo Cibernético Father
Stigma Panico Father
Super Halcón Jr. Super Halcón Father

La Copa Junior VIP tournament (2014)

La Copa Junior VIP (2014)
The official poster for Block B of the La Copa VIP tournament.
Note that this listed Brazo de Plata as a participant, but he was replaced by Ángel de Oro.
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date September 29, 2014
October 3, 2014
September 10, 2014
City Mexico City, Mexico
Venue Arena Mexico
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The La Copa Junior VIP 2014 tournament is an ongoing lucha libre (professional wrestling) tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The tournament is the second La Copa Junior tournament held in 2014, with the second tournament being labelled as "V.I.P.". The tournament started on September 26, 2014 with half of the competitors facing off to determine the first finalist with Mephisto defeating Misterioso Jr., Shocker and finally Volador Jr. to earn a spot in the finals.[36][37] Brazo de Plata was originally scheduled to take part in the tournament, but was replaced by Ángel de Oro without any official explanation. The second qualifying block took place on October 3 to determine the second finalist. In the second round Los Ingobernables team mates La Sombra and Rush faced off after both won their first round match. To the surprise of everyone, and contrary to statements made before the tournament, the two decided not to fight each other at all and Rush gave the win to La Sombra. La Sombra faced Máximo in the block finals after Máximo defeated Puma and Stuka Jr. on his way to the finals. In the finals La Sombra was disqualified for kicking Máximo in the groin, costing him the match and allowing Máximo to advance to the tournament finals.[38][39] Euforia was the only competitor in the 2014 VIP tournament to have never competed in the La Copa Junior tournament before, despite it being openly acknowledge that he was the son of the original El Soberano, his son, the current Soberano, had not participated in a La Copa Junior tournament either at that point. On October 10 Máximo defeated Mephisto to win his first ever La Copa Junior tournament.[9]

2014 VIP Tournament matches

First round Quarter finals Semi finals Final
        
Mephisto W
Guerrero Maya Jr. [36][37]
Mephisto W
Shocker [36][37]
Shocker W
Misterioso Jr. [36][37]
Mephisto W
Volador Jr. [36][37]
Volador Jr. W
Tiger [36][37]
Volador Jr. W
La Máscara [36][37]
La Máscara W
El Felino [36][37]
Mephisto [9]
Máximo W
Stuka Jr. W
Delta [38][39]
Stuka Jr. [38][39]
Máximo W
Puma [38][39]
Máximo W
Máximo W
La Sombra [38][39]
La Sombra W
Ángel de Oro [38][39]
La Sombra W
Rush [38][39]
Rush W
Euforia [38][39]

2014 VIP Family relationship

Wrestler Family Relationship Reference
Ángel de Oro Apolo Chávez Father [24]
Delta Trueno Father [1]
Euforia El Soberano Father [40]
Guerrero Maya Jr. Guerrero Maya / Black Terry Father [31]
El Felino Pepe Casas Father [18]
La Máscara Brazo de Oro Father [17]
Máximo Brazo de Plata Father [17]
Mephisto Astro Rey / Kahos Father [1]
Misterioso Jr. Misterioso Uncle [1]
Puma El Felino Father [34]
Rush Arthur Muñoz Father [25]
Shocker Rubén Soria Father [41]
La Sombra Briliante Father [1]
Stuka Jr. Stuka Brother [1]
Tiger El Felino Father [34]
Volador Jr. Volador / Super Parka Father [42]

La Copa Junior Tournament (2016)

La Copa Junior (2016)
Official poster for the January 19 show depicting finalists Puma and Esfinge
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre[43]
Date January 5, 2016
January 12, 2016
January 19, 2016[43]
City Mexico City, Mexico[43]
Venue Arena Mexico[43]
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The 2016 La Copa Junior was a Lucha libre, or professional wrestling, tournament that took pace over three weeks from January 5, 2016 through January 19, 2016[43] The format of the 2016 tournament matched the 2012 version of the tournament and a number of CMLL's other annual tournaments. The 16 wrestlers were divided into two groups of eight that wrestle in a torneo cibernetico elimination match on January 5 and January 12, the survivor of each qualifying torneo cibernetico then faces off against each other in the finals on January 19, 2015. Puma won the first cibernetico and Esfinge won the second cibernetico to qualify for the finals.[44][45] On January 19 Esfinge defeated Puma to win the 2016 La Copa Junior tournament[10]

2016 order of elimination

Block A January 5, 2016[44]
# Eliminated Eliminated by
1 El Hijo del Signo Oro Jr.
2 Magnus Skándalo
3 Cuatrero Hombre Bala Jr.
4 Oro Jr. Puma
5 Skándalo Blue Panther Jr.
6 Hombre Bala Jr. Puma
7 Blue Panther Jr. Puma
8 Winner Puma
Block B January 12, 2016[45]
# Eliminated Eliminated by
1 Soberano Jr. Sansón
2 Espanto Jr. Super Halcón Jr.
3 Canelo Casas The Panther
4 Super Halcón Jr. Tiger
5 Sansón Esfinge
6 The Panther Tiger
7 Tiger Esfinge
8 Winner Esfinge

2016 Family relationship

Wrestler Family Relationship Group Reference
Blue Panther Jr. Blue Panther Father Block A [46]
Canelo Casas Pepe Casas Grandfather Block B [30]
Cuatrero Cien Caras Father Block A [47]
Esfinge Magnum Father Block B [48]
Espanto Jr. Espanto Jr. Father Block B [49]
Hijo del Signo El Signo Father Block A [50]
Hombre Bala Jr. Hombre Bala Father Block A [50]
Magnus Tony Salazar Father Block A [51]
Oro Jr. Plata Father Block A [52]
The Panther Blue Panther Father Block B [46]
Puma El Felino Father Block A [30]
Sansón Cien Caras Father Block B [47]
Skándalo Juan Manuel Mar Father Block A [1]
Soberano Jr. Euforia Father Block B [53]
Super Halcón Jr. Super Halcón Father Block B [50]
Tiger El Felino Father Block B [34]

La Copa Junior Nuevos Valores tournament (2017)

La Copa Junior Nuevos Valores (2017)
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date April 14, 2017
April 21, 2017
April 28, 2017
City Mexico City, Mexico
Venue Arena México
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The 2017 La Copa Junior Nuevos Valores was a Lucha libre, or professional wrestling tournament that took place over three weeks from April 14, 2017 through April 28, 2017. To qualify for the tournament a wrestler must be a second or third generation wrestler, either legitimately or through the storyline character they portray. The format of the 2017 tournament matches the previous tournament, as well as a number of CMLL's other annual tournaments. 16 wrestlers are divided into two groups of eight that wrestle in a torneo cibernetico elimination match on April 14 and April 21, the survivor of each qualifying torneo cibernetico then faces off against each other in the finals on April 28, 2017. The 2017 version of the tournament was given the tagline Nuevos Valores, emphasizing that this specific tournament would focus on the "new guys", younger wrestlers who normally wrestle on the low-to-middle part of the show, between matches 1 and 3. CMLL has previously held tournaments to focus on the younger wrestlers such as the Sangre Nueva tournament or "Forjando un Idolo", but this would be the first time CMLL specifically designated the Copa Junior as being strictly for "new guys". Artillero, who competed in Block B was the only wrestler to not fit the "new" mold, as he had been working for CMLL for 17 years at that point, starting in 2005.[54] On April 28, 2017 Soberano Jr. defeated Sansón to win the tournament.[11][55]

2017 Family relationship

Wrestler Family Relationship Group Reference
ArtilleroPrincipe OdinfatherBlock B[54]
Blue Panther Jr.Blue PantherfatherBlock B[46]
Canelo CasasPepe CasasgrandfatherBlock A[30]
El CuatreroCien CarasfatherBlock A[47]
DroneHombre BalafatherBlock A[50]
EsfingeMagnumfatherBlock B[48]
Espanto Jr.Espanto Jr.fatherBlock A[49]
ForasteroCien Caras, Máscara Año 2000, Universo 2000unclesBlock B[47]
El Hijo del SignoEl SignofatherBlock A[50]
MagnusTony SalazarfatherBlock B[51]
Oro Jr.PlatafatherBlock A[52]
The PantherBlue PantherfatherBlock A[46]
SansónCien CarasfatherBlock B[47]
Soberano Jr.EuforiafatherBlock A[53]
Star Jr.Star BoyfatherBlock B.[56]
StigmaEl JabatofatherBlock B[57]
Group A order of elimination[58][59]
Order Wrestler Eliminated by
1 El Hijo del SignoThe Panther
2 Oro Jr.Canelo Casas
3 Espanto Jr.Drone
4 The PantherEl Cuatrero
5 Canelo CasasSoberano Jr.
6 DroneEl Cuatrero
7 El CuatreroSoberano Jr.
8 WinnerSoberano Jr.
Group B order of elimination[60][61]
Order Wrestler Eliminated by
1 ArtilleroStar Jr.
2 StigmaForastero
3 Star Jr.Sansón
4 MagnusBlue Panther Jr.
5 EsfingeSansón
6 ForasteroBlue Panther Jr.
7 Blue Panther Jr.Sansón
8 WinnerSansón

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