Rey de Reyes (2016)
# Rey de Reyes (2016)

Rey de Reyes (2016) (Spanish for "King of Kings") was a professional wrestling event produced by the Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) promotion. The event was originally announced for March 11, 2016 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, but was later rescheduled to March 23, 2016 in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí with no official explanation given for the move. The show was the 20th event held under the Rey de Reyes name and also the 20th time that the eponymous Rey de Reyes tournament was held. At the 2016 Guerra de Titanes El Texano Jr. and El Mesías earned the rights to wrestle for the vacant AAA Mega Championship.

## Production

### Background

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, 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. 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. 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. There have been years where AAA has employed a different format to determine a winner. 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. The 2016 show will be the 20th Rey de Reyes show in the series.

### Storylines

The 2016 Rey de Reyes show will featured an undisclosed number of 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.

| Qualifier | Qualifier | Qualifier | Rey de Reyes | Rey de Reyes | Rey de Reyes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blue Demon Jr. | Blue Demon Jr. | Win | | | |
| Taurus | Taurus | | | | |
| Dr. Wagner Jr. | Dr. Wagner Jr. | | | | |
| Garza Jr. | Garza Jr. | | | | |
| Villano IV | Villano IV | Win | | | |
| Electroshock | Electroshock | | | | |
| Chessman | Chessman | | | | |
| Chessman | Chessman | | Blue Demon Jr. | Blue Demon Jr. | |
| Jack Evans | Jack Evans | | Blue Demon Jr. | Blue Demon Jr. | |
| Jack Evans | Jack Evans | | Villano IV | Villano IV | |
| | | | La Parka | La Parka | |
| La Parka | La Parka | Win | La Parka | La Parka | |
| La Parka | La Parka | Win | Pentagón Jr. | Pentagón Jr. | Win |
| El Zorro | El Zorro | | Pentagón Jr. | Pentagón Jr. | Win |
| Psycho Clown | Psycho Clown | | | | |
| Averno | Averno | | | | |
| Fénix | Fénix | | | | |
| El Hijo del Fantasma | El Hijo del Fantasma | | | | |
| Pentagon Jr. | Pentagon Jr. | Win | | | |
| Octagón Jr. | Octagón Jr. | | | | |

## Results

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Octagón Jr,, Faby Apache, Mascarita Sagrada and Pimpinela Escarlata defeated Mamba, Mini Psycho Clown, Taurus and Taya | Relevos Atómicos de Locura match |
| 2 | Dark Cuervo, Dark Scoria and El Zorro (c) defeated Aero Star, Drago and Fénix | Trios match for the AAA World Trios Championship |
| 3 | Los Hell Brothers (Averno and Chessman) (c) defeated Los Perros del Mal (Daga and Joe Líder) and Australian Suicide and Argenis | Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the AAA World Tag Team Championship |
| 4 | Pentagon Jr. defeated Villano IV and La Parka | 2016 Rey de Reyes tournament finals |
| 5 | Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Psycho Clown | Singles match |
| 6 | El Texano Jr. defeated El Mesías | Single match for the vacant AAA Mega Championship |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||

## Footnotes

* ↑ Blue Demon Jr. did not show up for the show, no explanation was given.
