Mexican National Middleweight Tournament, 1980: Difference between revisions

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* [[La Fiera]] beat [[Vengador]]
* [[La Fiera]] beat [[Vengador]]


Box Y Lucha 1436 mentions the matches and says it happened on Saturday the 10th "the previous week", though the magazine seemed to be published before the 10th. A final between Fiera & Cochisse to determine the winner from the building was to take place the following week.
'''tournament match''', May 17th, [[Pista Arena Revolucion]]
* [[La Fiera]] versus [[Gran Cochise]]
 
The winner from this building would advance to the greater tournament.


'''Semifinals''', June 1st, [[Arena Coliseo DF]]
'''Semifinals''', June 1st, [[Arena Coliseo DF]]

Revision as of 14:15, 4 March 2021

In late 1977, Sangre Chicana won the Mexican National Middleweight Championship, and started a reign which is said to included 38 title defenses. After his final defense, in March of 1979, the Mexico City Box Y Lucha commission forced him to vacate the championship, as they did not actually recognize him as champion. (The reasons for not recognizing him are unclear.)

The commission immediately began a tournament to determine a new champion. The tournament included wrestlers from many promotions, including EMLL, LLI and Super Libres, as well as the former champion.

Full tournament brackets have not been found, only a few matches.

The tournament is said to have lasted two months, and an early-round match may have been Cachorro Mendoza over Villano I.

tournament match, May 10th, Pista Arena Revolucion

tournament match, May 17th, Pista Arena Revolucion

The winner from this building would advance to the greater tournament.

Semifinals, June 1st, Arena Coliseo DF

Finals, June 8th, Arena Mexico

Confusingly, Box Y Lucha 1437 lists Ringo Mendoza defeating Sangre Chicana in a semi-final.

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