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AAA Latin American Championship

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AAA Latin American Championship
Campeonato Latinoamericano AAA
Dr. Wagner, Jr. Latin American Champion.jpg
Inaugural champion, Dr. Wagner Jr., with the championship belt in October 2011
Details
PromotionLucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Date establishedJune 18, 2011[1]
Current champion(s)Fénix
Date wonJune 18, 2022

The AAA Latin American Championship (Campeonato Latinoamericano AAA in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) promotion in Mexico. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition.

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Spanish language

Spanish language

Spanish is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula. Today, it is a global language with about 486 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of 20 countries. It is the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's fourth-most spoken language overall after English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico.

Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around mock combat matches that are usually performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing. The dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or—as in televised wrestling shows—in backstage areas of the venue, in similar form to reality television.

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide

Antonio Peña Promotions, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide is a Mexican Lucha Libre promotion based in Mexico City, Mexico. Commonly referred to as simply AAA, the promotion was founded in 1992 when Antonio Peña broke away from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) to set up a promotion, which allowed him more creative freedom. AAA has held a number of pay-per-views (PPV) over the years and has promoted shows not just in Mexico but in the United States and Japan as well.

Professional wrestling promotion

Professional wrestling promotion

A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event. Within the convention of the show, the company is a sports governing body which sanctions wrestling matches and gives authority to the championships and is responsible for maintaining the divisions and their rankings. In truth, the company serves as a touring theatre troupe, as well as event promotion body for its own events.

Mexico

Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2, making it the world's 13th-largest country by area; with a population of over 126 million, it is the 10th-most-populous country and has the most Spanish-speakers. Mexico is organized as a federal republic comprising 31 states and Mexico City, its capital. Other major urban areas include Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and León.

Professional wrestling match types

Professional wrestling match types

Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. Throughout professional wrestling's decades long history, some gimmick matches have spawned many variations of the core concept.

Screenplay

Screenplay

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History

The title was first announced on May 18, 2011, as part of a storyline, where wrestlers from American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) invaded AAA. It was revealed that on June 18 at Triplemanía XIX AAA's Dr. Wagner Jr. would face TNA's Rob Van Dam for the newly created AAA Latin American Championship. No qualification matches took place prior to the match.[2][3] Wagner went on to defeat Van Dam in the main event of Triplemanía XIX to become the first champion.[4] The physical belt was designed and crafted by All Star Championship Belts.[5]

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United States

United States

The United States of America, commonly known as the United States or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City.

Triplemanía XIX

Triplemanía XIX

Triplemanía XIX was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the AAA promotion, which took place on June 18, 2011 at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was the nineteenth annual Triplemanía, which is AAA's biggest show of the year. The event featured performers from American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) for the second year in a row. The event featured eight matches and was headlined by the culmination of the seven–month storyline rivalry between L.A. Park and El Mesías in a Luchas de Apuestas, or "bet match", where Park put his mask and El Mesías his hair on the line. It also featured the crowning of the first ever AAA Latin American and AAA World Trios Champions. At the event, Octagón, who has been a part of AAA since the promotion was founded in 1992, became the fifth inductee into the AAA Hall of Fame.

Dr. Wagner Jr.

Dr. Wagner Jr.

Juan Manuel González Barrón is a Mexican luchador who is best known under the ring name Dr. Wagner Jr., having used that name since 1987. He is the son of Manuel González Rivera, better known as Dr. Wagner and the brother of the late César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón, who worked primarily under the name Silver King. His son made his lucha libre debut 2009 under the ring name El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. González was once married to professional wrestler María Moreno León, better known as Rossy Moreno.

Rob Van Dam

Rob Van Dam

Robert Alexander Szatkowski is an American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam. He is best known for his tenures in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)/Impact Wrestling.

Reigns

There have been twelve reigns shared among twelve wrestlers. Fénix is the current champion, after defeating Taurus, Bandido, Hijo del Vikingo and Laredo Kid in a Winner Takes All match at Triplemanía XXX on June 18, 2022.[6]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
 1  Dr. Wagner Jr.  June 18, 2011  Triplemanía XIX Mexico City, Mexico  1  181 1 Wagner Jr. defeated Rob Van Dam to become the inaugural champion. [4]
 2  L.A. Park  December 16, 2011  Guerra de Titanes Puebla, Puebla  1  524 1 [7]
— Vacated  May 23, 2013 — — — — — The championship was vacated after L.A. Park had left AAA. [8]
 3  Blue Demon Jr.  June 16, 2013  Triplemanía XXI Mexico City, Mexico  1  273 1 Demon Jr. defeated El Mesías to win the vacant championship. [9]
— Vacated  March 16, 2014  Rey de Reyes Monterrey, Nuevo León — — — The championship was vacated when Blue Demon Jr. was unable to attend a scheduled title defense. [10]
 4  Chessman  March 16, 2014  Rey de Reyes Monterrey, Nuevo León  1  533 1 Chessman defeated Villano IV to win the vacant championship. [10]
 5  Psycho Clown  August 31, 2015  Sin Límite Tehuacán, Puebla  1  307 1 [1]
 6  Pentagón Jr.  July 3, 2016  Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico  1  56 0 [11]
 7  Johnny Mundo  August 28, 2016  Triplemanía XXIV Mexico City, Mexico  1  399 4 [12]
 8  El Hijo del Fantasma  October 1, 2017  Héroes Inmortales XI San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí  1  427 3 This was a 14-man battle royal, also contested for the 2017 Copa Antonio Peña. [13]
 9  Drago  December 2, 2018  Guerra de Titanes (December) Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes  1  321 7 [6]
 10  Daga  October 19, 2019 Héroes Inmortales XIII Orizaba, Veracruz  1  553 1 [14]
— Vacated  April 24, 2021 — — — — — Daga vacated the title due to a lack of challengers. [15][16]
11 Taurus May 1, 2021 Rey de Reyes San Pedro Cholula, Puebla 1 413 1 Taurus defeated Octagón Jr. and Villano III Jr. to win the vacant championship. [17]
12 Fénix June 18, 2022 Triplemanía XXX Tijuana, Mexico 1 81+ 0 This was a Winner Takes All match where the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship was also on the line between defending champion Taurus, Bandido, Hijo del Vikingo and Laredo Kid. [18]

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Fénix (wrestler)

Fénix (wrestler)

Fénix is a Mexican luchador enmascarado signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where in the latter promotion, he is a current double champion as the Latin American and World Cruiserweight Champion.

Black Taurus

Black Taurus

Black Taurus is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, He is currently under contract with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, in addition to making appearances for Impact Wrestling.

Bandido (wrestler)

Bandido (wrestler)

Bandido is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling. He is primarily known for his work in the promotions Lucha Libre Elite (LLE), The Crash Lucha Libre and Dragon Gate (DG). He is also known for his work in Ring of Honor, where he is a former one-time ROH World Champion.

El Hijo del Vikingo

El Hijo del Vikingo

Emmanuel Roman Morales, better known by the ring name El Hijo del Vikingo, is a Mexican luchador currently working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, where he is the current AAA Mega Champion in his first reign.

Laredo Kid

Laredo Kid

Laredo Kid is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. He is currently signed to both Impact Wrestling and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, but is currently inactive due to abdominal surgery.

Dr. Wagner Jr.

Dr. Wagner Jr.

Juan Manuel González Barrón is a Mexican luchador who is best known under the ring name Dr. Wagner Jr., having used that name since 1987. He is the son of Manuel González Rivera, better known as Dr. Wagner and the brother of the late César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón, who worked primarily under the name Silver King. His son made his lucha libre debut 2009 under the ring name El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. González was once married to professional wrestler María Moreno León, better known as Rossy Moreno.

Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,350 ft). The city has 16 boroughs or demarcaciones territorialescode: spa promoted to code: es , which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or coloniascode: spa promoted to code: es .

Mexico

Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2, making it the world's 13th-largest country by area; with a population of over 126 million, it is the 10th-most-populous country and has the most Spanish-speakers. Mexico is organized as a federal republic comprising 31 states and Mexico City, its capital. Other major urban areas include Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and León.

Guerra de Titanes (2011)

Guerra de Titanes (2011)

Guerra de Titanes was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the AAA promotion, which took place on December 16, 2011, at Estadio Hermanos Serdán in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. The event was the fifteenth Guerra de Titanes end of the year show promoted by AAA since 1997. The event included appearances by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) wrestlers A.J. Styles, D'Angelo Dinero, Gunner and Rob Terry as part of the ongoing storyline invasion of wrestlers from the American promotion. The pay-per-view was headlined by a match for the AAA Latin American Championship, between champion Dr. Wagner Jr. and challenger L.A. Park. The conclusion of the match led to the AAA debuts of Máscara Año 2000 Jr., El Texano Jr. and Toscano, starting a new storyline, where the three posed as invaders from rival promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).

Puebla (city)

Puebla (city)

Puebla de Zaragoza, formally Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, formerly Puebla de los Ángeles during colonial times, or known in English simply as Puebla, is the seat of Puebla Municipality. It is the capital and largest city of the state of Puebla, and the fourth largest city in Mexico, after Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara. A viceregal era planned city, it is located in the southern part of Central Mexico on the main route between Mexico City and Mexico's main Atlantic port, Veracruz—about 100 km (62 mi) east southeast of Mexico City and about 220 km (140 mi) west of Veracruz.

Puebla

Puebla

Puebla, officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla, is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is the city of Puebla.

Blue Demon Jr.

Blue Demon Jr.

Blue Demon Jr. is a Mexican professional wrestler. He is the adopted son of the original Blue Demon and is the first Mexican and the second masked wrestler to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship thus making him a one-time world champion. His 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.

Source: "AAA Latin American Championship", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, September 6th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAA_Latin_American_Championship.

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Further Reading

L. A. Park

Jack Evans (wrestler)

Perro Aguayo Jr.

Halloween (wrestler)

Dr. Wagner Jr.

Ricky Banderas

AAA Reina de Reinas Championship

AAA Mega Championship

Tigre Uno

Los Psycho Circus

Psycho Clown

La Sociedad

Triplemanía XXIV

Triplemanía XXVI
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