Sin Piedad (2020) (
Spanish
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for "No Mercy") was a major
professional wrestling
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supercard
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show, produced and scripted by the Mexican ''
Lucha Libre
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''
promotion
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Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
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(CMLL). The Sin Piedad show tookplace on January 1, 2020 in
Arena México
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,
Mexico City, Mexico
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. The 2020 Sin Piedad will be the 15th event under the Sin Piedad name and the fifth year in a row CMLL has held the show on New Year's Day.
In the main event
Dulce Gardenia
Javier Márquez Gómez (born January 30, 1992), better known by his ring name Dulce Gardenia, is a Mexican ''luchador'' (or professional wrestler). He is currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), as a '' técnico'' ("Good guy") ...
defeated
Kawato-San
is a Japanese professional wrestler, signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Master Wato (マスター・ワト ''Masutā Wato''). He was previously on an international learning excursion, working for NJPW's Mexican partner ...
, forcing Kawato-San to be shaved bald afterwards per the ''
Lucha de Apuestas
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'' stipulation for the match. On the undercard
Príncipe Diamante defeated
Espíritu Negro, after which Espíritu Negro was forced to unmask and reveal his real name, Juan Manuel González Olalde, in front of the Arena México crowd. In the semi-main event match ''La Alianza de Plata y Oro'' ("The Alliance of Silver and Gold";
Carístico and
Místico
Luis Ignacio Urive Alvirde (born December 22, 1982), better known by his ring name Místico (Spanish for "Mystic"), is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler), who currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Li ...
) defeated ''
La Nuev a Generación Dinamita'' ("The New Generation Dymaites";
Cuatrero
El Cuatrero (born 1996) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, where he is currently signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. Best known for his work for ''Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre'' (CMLL) based in Mexico City ...
and
Forastero
Forastero (born July 30, 1994) is the ring name of a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, currently signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. He is known for his work for Mexico City-based ''Consejo Mundial de Lucha Lib ...
) to defend their
CMLL World Tag Team Championship
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. The show included three additional matches.
Production
Background
The Mexican
wrestling company ''
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (''EMLL'') (''Mexi ...
'' (Spanish for "World Wrestling Council"; CMLL) has held a number of major shows over the years using the moniker Sin Piedad ("No Pity" or "No Mercy"). CMLL has intermittently held a show billed specifically as Sin Piedad since 2000, primarily using the name for their "end of the year" show in December, although once they held a Sin Piedad show in August as well. CMLL has on occasion used a different name for the end-of-year show but Sin Piedad is the most commonly used name. All Sin Piedad shows have been held in
Arena México
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in
Mexico City, Mexico
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which is CMLL's main venue, its "home".
The 2018 Sin Piedad was the third first show to be held on New Year's Day after being held on the same day in
2016
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and
2017
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.
Starting in 2011 CMLL has been promoting a New Year's Day show with bigger, more prominent and promoted matches, although they did not specifically promote the shows under a special event name, they were simply a special version of their weekly Arena Mexico shows. Starting in 2011 CMLL added at least one high profile match to their shows, slowly building them into a special event. in 2011 the show featured the annual
Reyes del Aire ("Kings of the Air") tournament, won by
Ángel de Oro
Miguel Ángel Chávez Velasco (born August 18, 1988), better known by his ring name Ángel de Oro (Spanish for "Angel of Gold" or "Golden Angel"), is a Mexican professional wrestler who works for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundia ...
.
In 2012 the January 1 show saw
Hombre Bala Jr.
Drone (born August 8, 1991 in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico, Mexico State, Mexico) is the current ring name of a Mexico, Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador wrestling mask, enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestling, professional wrestl ...
and
Super Halcón Jr.
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defeated the team known as
Los Rayos Tapatío
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in a ''
Luchas de Apuestas
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'', masks vs masks match in what turned out to be ''Los Rayos'' last match in CMLL.
The main event of the 2012 was the finals of a tournament for the vacant
CMLL World Heavyweight Championship
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which was
El Terrible
Damián Gutiérrez Hernández (born April 12, 1976), better known by his ring name El Terrible, is a Mexican professional wrestler who currently works for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He portrays a ''ru ...
defeat
Rush 17th heavyweight champion.
The 2013 start of the year show was highlighted first by then
CMLL World Welterweight Champion Pólvora
Pólvora (born July 19, 1979) is the ring name of a Mexican ''Luchador'' '' Enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler best known for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Pólvora's r ...
successfully defending against
Titán and then the team of
Boby Zavala
Boby Zavala (born February 12, 1991) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler. He is best known for working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) between 2011 and 2017, where he portray ...
and
Disturbio
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defeated
Leono
Leono (born September 18, 1982 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a '' tecnico'' ...
and
Tigre Blanco
Sergio Guzmán Silva (date of birth unknown) is a Mexican ''Luchador'', or professional wrestler, who has worked for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) for most of his professional career. Guzmán ...
, forcing Leono and Blanco to have their hair shaved off as a result.
The 2014 show, the last January 1 show without a specific title saw Super Halcón Jr. win that year's
La Copa Junior
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tournament.
The 2019 Sin Piedad show was the 14th show under the ''Sin Piedad'' label.
Storylines
The event featured six
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with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing
scripted
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Back ...
feuds,
plots and
storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either
heels
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Structure
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(referred to as ''rudos'' in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or
faces
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(''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.
Matches
See also
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2020 in professional wrestling
References
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2020 in professional wrestling
CMLL Sin Piedad
Events in Mexico City
January 2020 events in Mexico