The ''CMLL Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles'' (2019) or the National Incredible Pairs Tournament (2019) was a

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'' tournament held by the Mexican wrestling promotion

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 (EMLL) (''Mexican Wrestling Enterprise''). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest profe ...

(CMLL). The tournament is based on the Lucha Libre '' Parejas Increíbles'' match concept, which pairs two wrestlers of opposite allegiance, one portraying a

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, referred to as a "''rudo''" in Lucha Libre wrestling terminology, and one portraying a fan favorites, or "''técnico''". The 2019 version of the tournament was the tenth year in a row that CMLL held the tournament since the first tournament in 2010. The winners are presented with a trophy but not given any other tangible reward for the victory. The team of Titán (''tecnico'') and

Bárbaro Cavernario Leonardo Moreno Ayala (born November 6, 1993), better known by his ring name Bárbaro Cavernario, is a Mexican ''luchador'' (or professional wrestler), working for Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He portrays a ...

(''rudo'') defeated

Volador Jr. Ramón Ibarra Rivera (born January 26, 1981), better known by his ring name Volador Jr., is a Mexican ''luchador'' (or professional wrestler), who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He portrays a '' técnico'' ("good guy") wrestli ...

and

Último Guerrero José Gutiérrez Hernández (born March 1, 1972), better known by his ring name Último Guerrero (Spanish for ''Last Warrior''), is a Mexican (or Professional wrestling, professional wrestler), who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CML ...

in the finals of the tournament, after Volador Jr. hit Guerrero by accident, only for Último Guerrero to retaliate against Volador Jr., allowing the unified opponents to win the match.

History

The Mexican

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(CMLL; "World Wrestling Council") held their first '' Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles'' ("National Incredible Pairs Tournament") in 2010, from January 22 through February 5, marking the beginning of what became an annual tournament. CMLL has previous held ''Parejas Increíbles'' tournaments on an irregular basis and often promoted individual ''Parejas Increíbles'' and ''Relevos Increíbles'' ("Incredible Relay", with teams of three or more wrestlers). The ''Parejas Increíbles'' concept is a long-standing tradition in ''

lucha libre ''Lucha libre'' (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term for the style of professional wrestling originating in Mexico. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has develope ...

'' and is at times referred to as a "strange bedfellows" match in English speaking countries, because a Pareja Increible consists of a

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(referred to as a ''técnico'' in Lucha Libre, or a "good guy") and a

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(a ''rudo'', those that portray "the bad guys") teamed up for a specific match, or in this case for a tournament. The 2018 tournament was the ninth annual Parejas Increíbles tournament, and like its predecessors held as part of CMLL's regular Friday night ''

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'' ("Super Friday") shows.

Tournament background

The tournament featured 15

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with different wrestlers teaming up, some of whom were involved in pre-existing

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feuds or storylines while others were simply paired up for the tournament. For the ''Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles'' tournaments, CMLL often teamed up a ''técnico'' (those that portray the "good guys" in wrestling, also known as

faces The face is the front of the head that features the eyes, nose and mouth, and through which animals express many of their emotions. The face is crucial for human identity, and damage such as scarring or developmental deformities may affect the ...

) and a ''rudo'' (the "bad guy" or

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). who are involved in a pre-existing storyline feud at the time of the tournament so that the tournament itself can be used as a storytelling device to help tell the story of escalating confrontations between two feuding wrestlers. The tournament format followed CMLL's traditional tournament formats, with two qualifying blocks of eight teams that competed during the first and second week of the tournament and a final match between the two block winners. The qualifying blocks were all one-fall matches while the tournament final was a best two-out-of-three-falls tag team match.

Tournament participants

;Block A *

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 Mund ...

and

La Bestia del Ring Arturo Muñoz Sánchez is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler. He is working on the Mexican independent circuit as a member of '' La Facción Ingobernable''. He is best known for his time performing Mexican professional wrestling p ...

Blue Panther Genaro Vázquez Nevarez (born September 18, 1960) is a Mexican professional wrestler and trainer, best known under his ring name Blue Panther. He made his in-ring debut in 1978. Since then, he has worked for most major Mexican professional wrest ...

and

Máscara Año 2000 Jesús Reyes González (born 10 March 1958) is a Mexican '' Luchador'', or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Máscara Año 2000 or Máscara Año Dos Mil. His ring name is Spanish for "Mask of the year 2000", originally referr ...

* Carístico and

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* Flyer and

Forastero Forastero (Spanish language, Spanish: "Outsider"; born July 30, 1994) is the ring name of a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador wrestling mask, enmascarado'' (or masked Professional wrestling, professional wrestler), who is signed to Lucha Libre AAA ...

* Guerrero Maya Jr. and Euforia * Soberano Jr. and Sansón * Titán and

* Tritón and

Rey Bucanero Arturo García Ortiz (born July 19, 1974) is a Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Rey Bucanero. Ortiz, as Rey Bucanero, has worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 1996. His ring name is S ...

;Block B *

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and

Negro Casas José Casas Ruiz (born January 10, 1960) is a Mexican professional wrestler (called a ''Lucha libre, Luchador'' in Spanish language, Spanish) and professional wrestling trainer working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) under the ring name Ne ...

Audaz Audaz may refer to: * Audaz (wrestler) Audaz (Spanish for "Audacious", born November 27, 1997, in Oaxaca City) is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador wrestling mask, enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestling, professional wrestler working fo ...

and Templario *

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 works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL ...

and

El Cuatrero Rogelio Reyes N. (born 1996), better known by his ring name El Cuatrero, is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador wrestling mask, enmascarado'' (or masked Professional wrestling, professional wrestler), signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), but ...

Niebla Roja Sergio Raymundo Chávez Velasco (born March 20, 1986), better known by his ring name Niebla Roja (Spanish for "Red Mist"), is a Mexican '' luchador'' (or professional wrestler), who works for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de ...

and

El Terrible Damián Gutiérrez Hernández (born April 12, 1976), better known by his ring name El Terrible, is a Mexican professional wrestler who works for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He portrays a ''rudo'' ("bad ...

* Rush and

Vangellys Vangelis (sometimes spelled Vangellys; born September 7, 1981) is the ring name of a Mexican ''luchador'' (or professional wrestler) known for his work for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He por ...

* Stuka Jr. and

Hechicero Hechicero ( Spanish for "Wizard") is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' (masked professional wrestler). He is signed to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He also makes appearances on the Mexican independent circuit, as well as in Japan fo ...

* Valiente and

Gran Guerrero Gran Guerrero (born 1993) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler), who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he is the current CMLL World Heavyweight Champion, in his first reign. He portrays a ...

and

Tournament results

For the first block of the tournament, the eight ''tecnico'' participants started out by competing in a

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to determine the brackets for the matches that night. Carístico and Flyer were the first two to be eliminated, which meant that they would wrestle in the first actual tournament match. The winners of the match were Soberano Jr. and Tritón, earning them the longest rest of any of the competitors. The team of Titán and Bárbaro Cavernario came to the ring wearing ring gear that was a mix of both wrestlers' normal style, Cavernario wore one of Titán's masks while Titán wore a leopard print singlet to show their unity. The teams of Carístico and Mephisto, Guerrero Maya Jr. and Euforia, Titán and Bárbaro Cavernario and finally Soberano Jr. and Sansón all qualified for the quarterfinals of the tournament. Carístico and Mephiston defeated Guerrero Maya Jr. and Euforia, while Titán and Bárbaro Cavernario defeated Soberano Jr. and Sansón to set up the semi-final match. The finals, which was also the longest match on the show, saw Titán and Bárbaro Cavernario win the match to qualify for the finals. The other bracket of the tournament took place the following Friday night. For this block, it was the ''rudo'' competitors who participated in the seeding battle royal. Vangellys and Gran Guerrero won the battle royal in 3:14 to earn the longest rest before their tournament match. In the first round Místico and El Cuatrero defeated Stuka Jr. and Hechicero, Atlantis and Negro Casas defeated Audaz and Templario, Último Guerrero and Volador Jr. defeated Niebla Roja and El Terrible, and finally Rush and Vangellys defeated Gran Guerrero and Valiente. The second round saw the teams of Último Guerrero and Volador Jr., and Rush and Vangellys qualify for the semi-final match. While Último Guerrero and Volador Jr. had often been on opposite sides over the years in CMLL, they worked together without any problems as they defeated Rush and Vangelly to earn the second spot in the finals the following week. The final was the main event of CMLL's 63. Aniversario de Arena México show held on April 26. For the finals, the two teams faced off under best-two-out-of-three falls rules. Guerrero and Volador Jr. took the first fall, while Titán and Bárbaro Cavernario tied it up by winning the second fall shortly after. During the third fall, Volador Jr. accidentally kicked Último Guerrero when their opponent moved, which visibly upset Guerrero. Later when Volador Jr. dove onto an opponent on the floor Guerrero attacked his own partner, slamming him on the floor. The fall out between the two later resulted in Titán and Bárbaro Cavernario taking the third and final fall to win the tournament.

Tournament brackets

References

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