Rey de Reyes
# Rey de Reyes

The Rey de Reyes (English: "King of Kings") is an annual tournament held by Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) comparable to WWE’s King of the Ring tournament. For the first six tournaments the format consisted of four-way elimination matches with four qualifiers and a final, but in later tournaments the format changed. The winner is usually either currently one of the top faces or heels of the promotion or a wrestler that AAA is hoping to push to the main event position. The winner is presented with a sword, which some have carried with them for a full year. The event usually also features additional matches not related to the Rey de Reyes tournament.

## List of Rey de Reyes

| Year | Winner | Times won | Date | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | Latin Lover | 1 | February 21, 1997 | Defeated Heavy Metal, Héctor Garza and Octagón |
| 1998 | Octagón | 1 | March 1, 1998 | Defeated Latin Lover, Cibernético and Perro Aguayo |
| 1999 | Cibernético | 1 | March 7, 1999 | Defeated Octagón, Latin Lover and Electroshock |
| 2000 | Abismo Negro | 1 | March 5, 2000 | Defeated El Alebrije, Charly Manson and Cibernético |
| 2001 | La Parka, Jr. | 1 | March 30, 2001 | Defeated Latin Lover, Abismo Negro and Heavy Metal |
| 2002 | El Canek | 1 | March 17, 2002 | Defeated Pirata Morgan, Cibernético and Octagón |
| 2003 | La Parka, Jr. | 2 | March 16, 2003 | Defeated Abismo Negro |
| 2004 | Jeff Jarrett | 1 | March 21, 2004 | Defeated Latin Lover Win stricken from AAA's records, after the company ended their relationship with TNA. Win recognized again when relationship resumes in 2010. |
| 2005 | La Parka | 3 | March 11, 2005 | Defeated Latin Lover, Abismo Negro, Chessman, Jeff Jarrett, Konnan and Cibernético |
| 2006 | Vampiro | 1 | March 10, 2006 | Defeated La Secta Cibernetica, Team TNA and Los Guapos VIP |
| 2007 | La Parka | 4 | March 18, 2007 | Defeated Octagón, Abismo Negro, Rhino, Fuerza Guerrera and Latin Lover |
| 2008 | El Zorro | 1 | March 16, 2008 | Defeated Abismo Negro, Mr. Niebla and Alan Stone |
| 2009 | Electroshock | 1 | March 15, 2009 | Defeated La Parka, Silver King and Latin Lover |
| 2010 | Chessman | 1 | March 12, 2010 | Defeated Hernandez and Marco Corleone |
| 2011 | Extreme Tiger | 1 | March 18, 2011 | Defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool, L.A. Park and El Mesías |
| 2012 | El Hijo del Perro Aguayo | 1 | March 18, 2012 | Defeated Héctor Garza, Jack Evans and L.A. Park |
| 2013 | El Mesías | 1 | March 17, 2013 | Defeated Canek and L.A. Park |
| 2014 | La Parka | 5 | March 16, 2014 | Defeated Black Warrior, El Hijo del Perro Aguayo and El Zorro |
| 2015 | El Texano Jr. | 1 | March 18, 2015 | Defeated Aero Star, Psycho Clown and El Mesías. |
| 2016 | Pentagón Jr. | 1 | March 23, 2016 | Defeated La Parka and Villano IV |
| 2017 | Argenis | 1 | March 19, 2017 | Defeated Averno, Bengala, Chessman, El Elegido, Joe Líder, Niño Hamburguesa, La Parka and Pimpinela Escarlata. |
| 2018 | Rey Escorpión | 1 | March 4, 2018 | Defeated Bengala, El Hijo del Vikingo and La Parka |
| 2019 | Aero Star | 1 | March 16, 2019 | Defeated Laredo Kid, El Hijo del Vikingo, Jack Evans, Sammy Guevara, Australian Suicide, Taurus, Golden Magic and Myzteziz Jr. |
| 2021 | Laredo Kid | 1 | May 1, 2021 | Defeated Texano Jr., Murder Clown, Abismo Negro Jr., Hijo del Vikingo, Mysteziz Jr., Aerostar y Drago. |
| 2022 | Psycho Clown | 1 | February 19, 2022 | Defeated Cibernético, Laredo Kid, Bandido, and Heavy Metal |
| 2023 | Sam Adonis | 1 | February 5, 2023 | Defeated Bandido, Pagano, and Hijo del Vikingo |

## Rey de Reyes event history

The first Rey de Reyes event was held on February 21, 1997 at the Convention Center in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Since then all Rey de Reyes events have been held in March each year. The 13 events have hosted 13 finals, with only one wrestler, La Parka, winning the tournament more than once, in 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2007. Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas and Naucalpan, Mexico State are tied for most events hosted with five each. Beyond that, only Zapopan, Jalisco has repeated as host of the event. As is tradition with recent major AAA shows, the wrestlers compete inside a hexagonal wrestling ring and not the four sided ring the promotion uses for regular television events and House shows.

As of 2011 Rey de Reyes has seen six Luchas de Apuesta, or bet fights. A wrestler has been unmasked once, and five times a wrestler or wrestlers have had their hair shaved off as a result of losing the Apuesta match. The event has hosted eight championship matches, with four championships changing hands on the show, including the finals of the tournament to crown the first ever AAA World Tag Team Champions.

## Dates, venues and main events

| Event | Date | Venue | City | Main Event |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | February 21, 1997 | Convention Center | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | 1997 Rey de Reyes tournament final. |
| 1998 | March 1, 1998 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Naucalpan, Mexico State | 1998 Rey de Reyes tournament final. |
| 1999 | March 7, 1999 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Naucalpan, Mexico State | Perro Aguayo vs. Sangre Chicana vs. El Cobarde - Lucha de Apuesta, three-way "Hair vs. Hair" Bull Terrier Match. |
| 2000 | March 5, 2000 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Naucalpan, Mexico State | La Parka vs. Gigante Drako - Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match |
| 2001 | March 30, 2001 | Convention Center | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | 2001 Rey de Reyes tournament final. |
| 2002 | March 17, 2002 | | Zapopan, Jalisco | 2002 Rey de Reyes tournament final. |
| 2003 | March 16, 2003 | | Zapopan, Jalisco | 2003 Rey de Reyes tournament final. |
| 2004 | March 21, 2004 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Naucalpan, Mexico State | 2004 Rey de Reyes tournament final. |
| 2005 | March 11, 2005 | Convention Center | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | 2005 Rey de Reyes tournament final. |
| 2006 | March 10, 2006 | Convention Center | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | 2006 Rey de Reyes tournament final. |
| 2007 | March 18, 2007 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Naucalpan, Mexico State | 2007 Rey de Reyes tournament final. |
| 2008 | March 16, 2008 | Plaza de Toros Lorenzo Garza | Monterrey, Nuevo León | El Mesias vs. Cibernético for the AAA Mega Championship |
| 2009 | March 15, 2009 | Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso | Guadalajara, Jalisco | El Mesias vs. Chessman for the AAA Mega Championship |
| 2010 | March 12, 2010 | Palacio de Toros Santa Maria | Querétaro, Querétaro | El Mesias vs. Electroshock vs. Mr. Anderson for the AAA Mega Championship |
| 2011 | March 18, 2011 | Plaza de Toros Monumental | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | 2011 Rey de Reyes tournament final. |
| 2012 | March 18, 2012 | Auditorio Benito Juárez | Zapopan, Jalisco | Jeff Jarrett vs. El Mesias for the AAA Mega Championship |
| 2013 | March 17, 2013 | Plaza de Toros Monumental | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 2013 Rey de Reyes tournament final. |
| 2014 | March 16, 2014 | Plaza de Toros Monumental | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 2014 Rey de Reyes tournament final. |
| 2015 | March 18, 2015 | Auditorio Benito Juarez | Zapopan, Jalisco | Myzteziz and Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. El Hijo del Perro Aguayo and Pentagón Jr. |
| 2016 | March 23, 2016 | Plaza de Toros Monumental El Paseo | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí | El Texano Jr vs. El Mesias for the AAA Mega Championship |
| 2017 | March 19, 2017 | Arena José Sulaimán | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Aero Star vs. Super Fly in a mask vs. hair Lucha de Apuestas |
| 2018 | March 4, 2018 | Acrópolis Puebla | Puebla, Puebla | El Hijo del Fantasma vs. El Texano Jr. - Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. hair match |
| 2019 | March 16, 2019 | Acrópolis Puebla | Puebla, Puebla | Los Mercenarios (Texano Jr. and Rey Escorpión) vs. Lucha Brothers (Fénix and Pentagón Jr.) for the AAA World Tag Team Championship |
| 2021 | May 1, 2021 | | San Pedro Cholula, Puebla | Psycho Clown and Pagano vs. Chessman and Sam Adonis |
| 2022 | February 19, 2022 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | Veracruz, Veracruz | El Hijo del Vikingo vs. John Hennigan for the AAA Mega Championship |
| 2023 | February 5, 2023 | Poliforum Zamna | Merida, Yucatan | Sam Adonis vs. Bandido vs. Pagano vs. Hijo del Vikingo |
