Triplemanía XXXI
Triplemanía XXXI is an upcoming three-day professional wrestling event promoted and produced by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA or Triple A). The event will be held on April 16, July 15, and August 12, 2023. The April 16 event will take place at Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, the July 15 event will take place at Estadio Chevron in Tijuana and the August 12 event at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City. It will mark the 31st year in a row that AAA will hold a Triplemanía show and comprise the 40th, 41st, and 42nd overall shows held under the Triplemanía banner since 1993. The annual Triplemanía show is AAA's biggest event of the year, serving as the culmination of major storylines in what has been described as AAA's version of WrestleMania or their Super Bowl event.
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| Promotion | Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide | ||
| Date | April 16, July 15, and August 12, 2023 | ||
| City | Monterrey, Mexico (April 16) Tijuana, Mexico (July 15) Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico (August 12) | ||
| Venue | Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey (April 16) Estadio Chevron (July 15) Arena Ciudad de México (August 12) | ||
| Tagline(s) | Luchando Por México (Spanish for: Fighting for Mexico) Guerra de Rivalidades (Spanish for: War of Rivals) | ||
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The event will be themed around the Guerra de Rivalidades tournament, in which four pareja increíble tag teams will compete in matches across the three nights, with the winning team facing each other in a Lucha de Apuestas match on the third night.
Production
Background
2023 will mark the 31st year that the Mexican professional wrestling company Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (Triple A or AAA) has held their annual flagship Triplemanía show. Triplemanía XXXI will comprise three shows – the 40th, 41st, and 42nd overall Triplemanía shows promoted by AAA (AAA promoted more than one Triplemanía event from 1994 to 1997 and from 2019 onward). Since the 2012 event, Triplemanía has taken place at the Arena Ciudad de México (Mexico City Arena), an indoor arena in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico that has a maximum capacity of 22,300 spectators.[1][2][3][4] On January 17, 2023, AAA announced that Triplemanía XXXI would be held across three days in three cities.[5] In addition to Arena Ciudad de México, Triplemanía XXXI will be held in Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey and Estadio Chevron.[5] Triplemanía XXXI will be the third Triplemanía event held outside of Arena Ciudad de México during the 2020s and the fourth outside Mexico City since 2007.
Triplemanía is the company's biggest show of the year, the AAA equivalent of WWE's WrestleMania or New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom event.
Storylines
Triplemanía XXXI will feature an undetermined number of professional wrestling matches across the three nights, with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers will portray 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 engage in a series of tension-building events, which will culminate in a wrestling match.[6][7]
During a press conference on January 17, 2023, AAA announced that Triplemanía XXXI would be themed around the Guerra de Rivalidades tournament, in which four pareja increíble tag teams will compete in matches across the three nights, with the winning team facing each other in a Lucha de Apuestas match on the third night.[5] The teams participating in the tournament are Psycho Clown and Sam Adonis, Pagano and Rush El Toro Blanco, Pentagón Jr. and Alberto El Patrón, and Blue Demon Jr. and DMT Azul.[8] On February 27, it was announced that Pagano was pulled from the tournament due to an injury and would be replaced by a mystery partner. During a press conference on March 28, Rush's new partner was revealed as L.A. Park.[9]
During a press conference on February 27, 2023, AAA announced that a Steel Cage match featuring 10 luchadores enmascarados would take place at the Triplemanía XXXI: Monterrey event.[10] The last two wrestlers who do not escape from the cage will compete in a Lucha de Apuestas Mask vs. Mask match.[10] The participants in the match were revealed as Laredo Kid, Antifaz del Norte, Octagón Jr., Villano III Jr., Argenis, Myzteziz Jr., Aero Star, La Parka Negra, Dralístico, and Taurus.[11] During a press conference on March 28, it was announced that Dralístico would be replaced in the match by Abismo Negro Jr.[9]
Matches
Triplemanía XXXI: Monterrey (April 16)
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | |
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| 1 | Laredo Kid vs. Antifaz del Norte vs. Octagón Jr. vs. Villano III Jr. vs. Myzteziz Jr. vs. Argenis vs. Aero Star vs. La Parka Negra vs. Abismo Negro Jr. vs. Taurus | 10-man Steel Cage match[11] | |
| 2 | Participants TBD | Lucha de Apuestas Mask vs. Mask match[10] Will be held between the final two participants in the 10-man Steel Cage match | |
| 3 | Team Chilango (Dave the Clown, Negro Casas, Arez, Lady Shani, and Látigo) vs. Team Regio (El Zorro, Flammer, Toscano, Baby Extreme, and TBA) (with Babo) | Copa Triplemanía XXXI: Monterrey match[12] | |
| 4 | Blue Demon Jr. and DMT Azul vs. Rush El Toro Blanco and L.A. Park | Tag team match[13] Guerra de Rivalidades first round | |
| 5 | Pentagón Jr. and Alberto El Patrón vs. Sam Adonis and Psycho Clown | Tag team match[14] Guerra de Rivalidades first round | |
| 6 | Chessman vs. Adrian Marcelo | Singles match[9] | |
| 7 | Hijo del Vikingo (c) vs. TBA | Singles match for the AAA Mega Championship[9] | |
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Guerra de Rivalidades tournament bracket
| First Round Triplemanía XXXI: Monterrey (April 16) | Finals Triplemanía XXXI (date unknown) | Lucha de Apuestas match Triplemanía XXXI (date unknown) | |||||||||||
| Blue Demon Jr. and DMT Azul | |||||||||||||
| Rush El Toro Blanco and L.A. Park | |||||||||||||
| Pentagón Jr. and Alberto El Patrón | |||||||||||||
| Psycho Clown and Sam Adonis | |||||||||||||
See also
References
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- Cano Vela, Eduardo (August 5, 2012). "Triplemania XX "El día ha llegado" (Cobertura y resultados 5 de agosto de 2012) – Máscara vs máscara: Dr. Wagner vs Máscara Año 2000 Jr. – ¡Kurt Angle en México!". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved August 5, 2012.
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- "Agosto 17 – Triplemanía XXII – Arena Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (in Spanish). Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- "PRESENTACIÓN 2023 de LUCHA LIBRE AAA WORLDWIDE: ¡EN VIVO!". AAA Lucha Libre Worldwide. January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- Madigan, Dan (2007). "El nacimient de un sueño (the birth of a dream)". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 41–50. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- Currier, Joseph (January 17, 2023). "Alberto El Patron returning to Lucha Libre AAA". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- "EN VIVO: Conferencia de prensa de Triplemania Monterrey". Más Lucha. March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (February 27, 2023). "💥 Lucha de Apuesta en Jaula. 💥 GRAN lucha donde los finalistas se enfrentarán a un Máscara 🆚 Máscara de #TriplemaníaXXXI 🔥¡Hagan sus apuestas! #LuchandoPorMéxico". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide on Twitter. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (February 27, 2023). "@Laredokidpro1🆚 #Antifaz @OctagonJrAAA 🆚 @Villano3Jr @argeniskaronte🆚 @MyztezizJr_AAA @aaaerostar1🆚 @parka_negra @DRALISTICO_LFI🆚 #Taurus". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide on Twitter. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (February 27, 2023). "La Copa Triplemanía en #TriplemaniaXXXI Monterrey: #TeamChilango Vs #TeamRegio 16 de abril, Estadio de los @SultanesOficial". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide on Twitter. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (February 27, 2023). "Debido a la lesión de @Pagano656, un luchador que será anunciado más adelante, acompañará a @rushtoroblanco en la lucha Vs @BlueDemonjr y DMT Azul en #GuerraDeRivalidadesAAA 16 de abril, Estadio de los @SultanesOficial". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide on Twitter. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (February 27, 2023). "Guerra de Rivalidades de #TriplemaniaXXXI con: @PENTAELZEROM @PrideOfMexico 🆚 @Psychooriginal @RealSamAdonis ¿Te lo vas a perder? #LuchandoPorMéxico". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide on Twitter. Retrieved February 27, 2023.