Rey de Reyes (Spanish for "King of Kings") was professional wrestling event produced by the AAA promotion, which took on March 17, 2013, at Plaza de Toros Monumental Lorenzo Garza in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.[1][2] The event was the 17th event produced under the Rey de Reyes name and also the 17th time that the Rey de Reyes tournament was held.

Rey de Reyes (2013)
Promotional poster featuring various AAA wrestlers
PromotionAAA
DateMarch 17, 2013[1][2]
CityMonterrey, Nuevo León[1][2]
VenuePlaza de Toros Monumental Lorenzo Garza[1][2]
Attendance10,000 (approximately)[3]
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Production

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Background

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Starting in 1997 and every year since then the Mexican Lucha Libre, or professional wrestling, company AAA has held a Rey de Reyes (Spanish for "King of Kings') show in the spring. The 1997 version was held in February,[4] while all subsequent Rey de Reyes shows were held in March. As part of their annual Rey de Reyes event AAA holds the eponymious Rey de Reyes tournament to determine that specific year's Rey.[5] Most years the show hosts both the qualifying round and the final match, but on occasion the qualifying matches have been held prior to the event as part of AAA's weekly television shows.[6] The traditional format consists of four preliminary rounds, each a Four-man elimination match with each of the four winners face off in the tournament finals, again under elimination rules.[4] There have been years where AAA has employed a different format to determine a winner.[6] The winner of the Rey de Reyes tournament is given a large ornamental sword to symbolize their victory, but is normally not guaranteed any other rewards for winning the tournament, although some years becoming the Rey de Reyes has earned the winner a match for the AAA Mega Championship. From 1999 through 2009 AAA also held an annual Reina de Reinas ("Queen of Queens") tournament, but later turned that into an actual championship that could be defended at any point during the year, abandoning the annual tournament concept.[7][8][9] The 2013 show was the 17th Rey de Reyes show in the series.

Storylines

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The Rey de Reyes show featured eight professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing, scripted feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as 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 followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Results

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No.Results[3][26][27]Stipulations
1Fénix defeated Crazy Boy, Daga and Juventud GuerreraFour-way elimination tournament final match for the AAA Fusión Championship[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
2Los Inferno Rockers (Devil Rocker, Machine Rocker and Soul Rocker) defeated Los Psycho Circus (Monster Clown, Murder Clown and Psycho Clown)Six-man tag team match[10][11][12][16]
3El Mesías defeated Heavy Metal, Octagón, La Parka, La Parka Negra and Pentagón Jr.Six-way elimination Rey de Reyes tournament semifinal match[10][11][12][17]
4L.A. Park defeated Chessman, Drago, Jack Evans, Psicosis and Villano IVSix-way elimination Rey de Reyes tournament semifinal match[10][11][12][17][18]
5Canek defeated Cibernético, Electroshock, El Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Silver King and ToscanoSix-way elimination Rey de Reyes tournament semifinal match[10][11][12][17][19]
6Faby Apache defeated LuFisto, Mari Apache and TayaFour-way elimination tournament final match for the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship[10][11][12][14][16][20][21]
7El Texano Jr. (c) defeated Blue Demon Jr.Singles match for the AAA Mega Championship[10][11][12][16][22][23][24]
8El Mesías defeated Canek and L.A. ParkThree-way elimination Rey de Reyes tournament final match[10][11][12][17][25]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Virusalive (February 21, 2013). "Rey de Reyes 2013 será en la Plaza de Toros Monterrey". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Confirmada la Sede de Rey de Reyes en Monterrey". Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (in Spanish). Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Zellner, Kris (March 18, 2013). "Complete AAA Rey de Reyes results, AAA splitting into separate brand for United States and more: The Lucha Report". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion Rey de Reyes". ProWrestlingHistory.com. February 21, 1997. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  5. ^ "1997 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 7, 1998. pp. 2–28. issue 2332.
  6. ^ a b "Número Especial - Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2004". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 24, 2005. Issue 91.
  7. ^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: AAA Reina de Reinas". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 400. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  8. ^ SuperLuchas staff (January 6, 2008). "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2008". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). issue 296. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  9. ^ Marquina, Alva (September 26, 2009). "AAA- Héroes Inmortales III- (Resultados en vivo 26 septiembre 2009) – Cibernético gana el Trofeo Antonio Peña – Electroshock sustituye a Charly Manson contra Chessman – El luchador sorpresa fue Konan Big" (in Spanish). Super Luchas. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "Rey de Reyes: Cartel Completo". Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (in Spanish). March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h Mexicool, Rey (March 5, 2013). "AAA Rey de Reyes 2013… cartel completo". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h "Buscarán 18 luchadores el Rey de Reyes". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  13. ^ Mexicool, Rey (March 2, 2013). "Rey de Reyes 2013: Daga, Fénix, Crazy Boy y "Juice" por el Campeonato AAA Fusión". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  14. ^ a b "AAA Fusión Enciende el Camino a Rey De Reyes". Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (in Spanish). Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  15. ^ Beltrán, William (March 17, 2013). "¡Fénix vence a Daga y se convierte en el Nuevo Campeón AAA Fusión en #ReyDeReyes!". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  16. ^ a b c d "Retiene Texano Jr. el Megacampeonato ante Blue Demon Jr". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). March 18, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  17. ^ a b c d "El Mesías se convirtió en Rey de Reyes". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). March 18, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  18. ^ "Villano IV Estará en Rey de Reyes". Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (in Spanish). March 12, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  19. ^ "Canek Regresa a Rey de Reyes". Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (in Spanish). March 15, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  20. ^ Mexicool, Rey (March 2, 2013). "Rey de Reyes 2013: Faby, Mary, LuFisto y Taya por el título Reina de Reinas AAA". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  21. ^ Beltrán, William (March 17, 2013). "¡Faby Apache vence a @LuFisto y se convierte en la nueva Reina de Reinas AAA! – #ReyDeReyes". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  22. ^ Beltrán, William (March 3, 2013). "Confirmado: @BlueDemonjr vs. Texano, Jr. por el MegaCampeonato AAA en Rey de Reyes 2013". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  23. ^ "¡Blue Demon Jr. vs Texano Jr. por el Megacampeonato de AAA!". Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (in Spanish). March 4, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  24. ^ Beltrán, William (March 17, 2013). "¡Texano, Jr. Retiene el MegaCampeonato AAA ante Blue Demon, Jr.! – ¡Reto Azul de Máscara vs. Cabellera!". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  25. ^ Beltrán, William (March 17, 2013). "¡El Mesías es el Nuevo #ReydeReyes!". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  26. ^ "El Mesías Rey de Reyes 2013". Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (in Spanish). March 18, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  27. ^ Boutwell, Josh (March 22, 2013). "Viva la Raza! Lucha Weekly 3/22/13". Wrestleview. Retrieved March 23, 2013.