SLAM! Wrestling International -- 2000: The Year-In-Review Mexico
What a year for Mexico!
With all the groundbreaking developments and historic events that took place in 2000,
Mexican wrestling and Lucha Libre may ever be the same for a long time.
From the death of Blue Demon, to the unmasking of Villano III and Fishman to AAA and
EMLL forming a brief partnership, a lot of hot action took place in Mexico in 2000.
Find out what happened this year in Mexico with this complete timeline, chronicling the
news and events that drew headlines south of the equator.
1 -
Pimpinela Escarlata, for years the top drawing heel in the world, makes his
EMLL debut in
Mexico City.
2 -
Grupo Revolucion hold a one-night tournament to crown the first IWRG Tag team champions in
Naucalpan.
9 -
Black Dragon wins the IWRG Middleweight title from
Ultimo Vampiro in Naucalpan.
13 - A statue of the legendary
El Santo is unveiled in his hometown of Tulancingo.
16 -
Grupo Revolucion prelim wrestler
Multifacetico is shot and killed by gang members in a
Mexico City suburb... Midget wrestler
Pequeno Peluchin is murdered in Juarez after thugs tried to
rob him on his way home from the matches.
19 - Former
Mexican National Heavyweight champion
Raul Reyes passes away at the age of 60.
Reyes was a main-eventer in Mexico in the 60s and 70s.
20 - A riot breaks out an
EMLL show in Cuernavaca as drunken fans throw bottles and chairs.
Two bottles hit
El Satanico and
Tarzan Boy, the wrestlers scheduled in the main event.
23 -
CMLL Heavyweight champion
Universo Dos Mil defeats
WWO Heavyweight champ
Mascara
Sagrada in Mexico City.
30 -
La Parka Jr. beats
The Panther in a
hair vs. hair match on an
AAA card in Monterrey.... In
EMLL,
Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
defeats
Gran Markus Jr. in a
mask vs. hair match in Guadalajara, forcing Markus to have his had shaved bald.
El Jurassico, a wrestler from Monterrey, passes away at the age of 40.
1 -
EMLL hosts a one-night tag team tournament in Mexico City won by
Blue Panther and
Rencor
Latino.
3 -
Blue Panther defeats
Nuevo Haracan Ramierez in a
mask vs. mask match on an
EMLL show in
Cuernavaca... On a
Grupo Revolucion show in Naucalpan,
Rody Payaso loses his mask in battle royal inside a
steel cage. The match stipulated that the last man remaining in the cage would lose his mask.
8 -
Olimpico defeats
Blue Panther in an absolute bloodbath of a match on an
EMLL show in Mexico
City.
11 -
EMLL run their first show of the new millennium at Mexico City's Arena Mexico
(considered the Madison Square Gardens of Mexican wrestling).
Villano 3 defeats
Atlantis in the
main event.
13 -
Cyborg Cop loses a
mask vs. mask match to
El Guardia on a
Grupo Revolucion show... On an
AAA show
in Monterrey,
Haytor beats
Sergio Romo Jr. in a
hair vs. hair match.
18 -
Halloween retains his
IWC Middleweight title against
Lizmark Jr. in Tijuana...
Perro Aguayo
wrestles his last match for
AAA in Puebla.
20 -
AAA holds its annual
Reina de Reinas (Queen of Queens) show in Morelia.
Rossy Moreno
defeats
Xochitl Hamada in the tournament finals.
25 - After an eight-year absence,
Perro Aguayo returns to
EMLL, sitting ringside during a show at
Arena Mexico. In the main event,
Tarzan Boy beats
El Satanico in a
hair vs. hair match.
27 -
Super Delfin defeats
Olimpico in Nagoya, Japan to win the
CMLL World Welterweight Title.
3 - On an indy show in Tijuana,
Rey Misterio Sr.,
Halloween and
Damian defeated
Psicosis (who
now wrestles as
Nicho el Millonario in Mexico),
El Hijo del Santo and
Brazo de Plata. During the
match,
Rey Misterio Jr. ran to ringside and handcuffed his uncle to the ropes.
5 -
AAA's annual
Rey de Reyes (King of Kings) show draws a sell-out crowd of 18 000 fans to
the El Toreo de Quatro Caminos bullring in Naucalpan as
La Parka Jr. defeated
Drako II in a
mask
vs. mask match. In the finals of the King of Kings tournament,
La Parka Jr. beat
El Alebrije,
Charly Manson and
Cibernetico.
Pentagon defeated
Oriental, forcing
Oriental's manager for the
match,
Rossy Moreno, to have her head shaved...
La Parka defeats
Pierroth Jr. in the main event of an
EMLL show in Mexico City.
Fantasy & The Star Boy defeat
Yasushi Kanda & Susumu Mochizuki in Naucalpan to win the
IWRG
Tag Team Titles
6 - Mexican legend
Perro Aguayo had what was advertised as his last match in Japan (he was a
regular on New Japan tours in the late 70s/early 80s) teaming with his son,
Perro Aguayo Jr. &
Dr
Wagner Jr. to defeat
Jushin "Thunder" Liger,
Gran Hamada &
Negro Casas in Tokyo....
Tarzan Boy defeats
Black Warrior in Puebla to win the NWA light heavyweight title.
8 -
Pirata Morgan retains his
IWRG Heavyweight title against
Dos Caras in Pantitlan.
10 -
Perro Aguayo wrestles his first match in
EMLL in eight years, teaming with
Atlantis,
Rayo de
Jalisco Jr. and
Mr. Niebla to defeat
Villano 3,
Scorpio Jr.,
Bestia Salvaje and
Shocker.
17 -
EMLL holds their first pay-per-view event as
Atlantis defeats
Villano 3 in one of the biggest
mask vs. mask matches in the history of Mexican wrestling.
Rey Misterio Sr. defeats
Psicosis in a ladder match in Tijuana to win the
IWC TV title.
19 - A TV taping held by
AAA at an outdoor stadium in Xalapa is washed out by a heavy
rainstorm. Amazingly, the show continues as fans sit in their seats instead of seeking shelter
from the storm.
21 -
Tony Rivera beat
Mr. Mexico in a
hair vs. hair match on an
EMLL show in Mexico City.
29 - National Public Radio in the U.S. runs a story on Lucha Libre, talking about the health of the
sport in Mexico.
31 -
Oscar Sevilla defeats
Gran Apache I in a
hair vs. hair match on an
AAA show in Ciudad
Madero.
7 -
EMLL Trios champions
Blue Panther,
Black Warrior and
Dr. Wagner Jr. retain their titles against
Tarzan Boy,
Negro Casas and
Emilio Charles at Arena Mexico.
9 -
AAA stars
La Parka Jr. and
Oriental do battle on the under card of Michinoku Pro's
Super J Cup at Tokyo's Sumo Hall.
Villano 3 becomes a technico (babyface) turning on partners
Shocker and
Apolo Dantes during a
match in Mexico City.
10 -
Blue Panther captures the
WWA Welterweight title from
El Hijo del Santo in Monterrey.
14 -
Perro Aguayo defeats
Bestia Salvaje in a
hair vs. hair match at Arena Mexico.
Rey Misterio Sr. defeats
Psicosis in a dog collar match on an indy show in Tijuana.
17 -
Zumbido beats
Antifaz del Norte in Nuevo Laredo to win the
NAWA middleweight title.
20 -
Brazo de Plata Jr. makes his pro debut, teaming with
Brazo de Plata (his father) and
Brazo de
Platino (his uncle) in Cuernavaca.
21 -
Ultimo Guerrero,
Rey Bucanero and
Mr. Niebla win a one-night
Carnaval Increible de Trios
tournament (teams are comprised of heels and babyfaces teaming together) at Arena Mexico.
30 -
Oscar Sevilla defeats
Angel Mortal in a
hair vs. hair match and
Hector Garza defeats
Sangre
Chicana to win the
Mexican National light heavyweight title at an
AAA TV taping in Monterrey.
El Temerario is killed in auto accident in Villahermosa.
1 -
Brazo de Oro defeats Valentin Mayo in a
hair vs. hair match in Mexico City.
4-
Bestia Negra III loses a mask match in Cuernevaca.
7 -
La Parka Jr. and
Electro Shock win the
Mexican National tag titles from
Haytor and
Panther in
Monterrey.
Villano 3, 4 & 5 capture the
IWRG Trios belts on a
Grupo Revolucion show in Naucalpan.
10 - ECW star
Super Crazzy accompanies
Dr. Wagner Jr. to the ring for his match against
Villano 3
during an
EMLL show in Acapulco.
11 -
Dr. Cerebro wins the
IWRG Intercontinental welterweight title from
Ultimo Vampiro in
Naucalpan.
12 -
Psicosis defeats mentor
Rey Misterio Sr. in a
hair vs. hair match before 6000 fans in Tijuana.
Konnan interfered in the third fall on behalf of
Psicosis, helping him win the match.
14 -
Super Calo debuts for
Grupo Revolucion in Naucalpan, joining his younger brothers
Alan
Stone and
Motocross.
19 -
Los Boriquas steel
Alushe, the long time ewok sidekick of
Tinieblas, during the main event of
an
EMLL show at Arena Mexico.
Perro Aguayo Jr. defeats
El Texano in a
hair vs. hair match during an
AAA TV taping in Tijuana.
21 -
El Potro is the last man remaining in a caged battle royal in Monterrey and as a result is
unmasked.
28 -
El Hijo del Santo regains the
WWA Welterweight title from
Blue Panther in Monterrey.
30 -
Ricky Marvin defeats
El Fiero in a
hair vs. hair match in Mexico City.
2 -
Los Vatos Locos, the top rudo clique in
AAA, interfere during a match on an
EMLL show at
Arena Mexico, setting up an interpromotional show later in the month.
7 -
Koji Kanemoto defeats
EMLL's
Dr. Wagner Jr. in a tournament match of
New Japan's annual
Best of the Super Juniors tournament.
9 -
Alushe turns rudo at Arena Mexico, turning on
Tinieblas, his partner of 20 years.
AAA
invades
EMLL once again, as
Los Vipers attack
EMLL star
Negro Casas during his match.
Psicosis turned back babyface, turning on partners
Perro Aguayo and
La Parka during a tag
match in Tijuana against
Rey Misterio Sr.,
Halloween and
Damian.
15 -
Bombero Infernal lost a three-way match against
Dr. Cerebro and
Ciclon Ramirez at a
Grupo
Revolucion TV Taping. As a result, Infernal had his head shaved.
17 -
AAA and
EMLL draw a crowd of 20 000 fans to the Plaza de Toros bullring in Mexico City for
their historic joint show. The main event saw
AAA's
Octagon and
La Parka Jr. team with
EMLL
stars
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. and
Brazo de Plata to defeat
AAA's
Cibernetico and
La Parka Jr. and
EMLL's
Shocker and
Pierroth Jr.
19 -
Jerry Estrada defeats long-time rival
Stuka in a
hair vs. hair match in Nuevo Laredo.
22 - The brother trio of
Super Calo,
Alan Stone and
Motocross win the
Distrito Federal trios titles
from
Oficial, Guardian and Vigilante in Naucalpan.
23 -
El Felino defeats
Brazo de Plata in a
mask vs. hair match in Tijuana, forcing Plata to have his
head shaved.
EMLL strips
El Hijo del Santo and
Negro Casas of the
CMLL World Tag team titles. Santo hadn't
been competing in
EMLL for several months.
EMLL starts a three-week tournament to crown new
champs.
29 -
Ciclon Ramierez beats
Dr. Cerebro in Naucalpan to win the
IWRG welterweight title.
2 -
Antifaz del Norte wins the
NAWA welterweight title from
Zumbido in Monterrey.
5 -
AAA brings
TripleMania to Japan as their annual series of shows kicks off at Korakuen Hall.
7 -
Psicosis turns back babyface in Tijuana.
9 - On the last show of the TripleMania tour of Japan,
La Parka Jr. and
Electro Shock win the
Mexican national tag team titles from
Hector Garza and
Perro Aguayo Jr.
14 - Former NWA World Champion
Lou Thesz attends an
EMLL show at Arena Mexico where
company officials present him with a plaque in a special in-ring ceremony.
15 -
Super Crazzy returns to
AAA in Monterrey.
17 -
Tarzan Boy beats
El Satanico in a
hair vs. hair match in Puebla for the second time this year.
La Parka beats
Gran Markus Jr. in a
mask vs. hair match in Monterrey.
23 -
Sangre Azteca beats
Pegasso in a
mask vs. mask match on an
EMLL show in Mexico City.
4 -
EMLL's
second pay-per-view sees
Mascara Ano Dos Mil lose a four-way cage match against
Perro
Aguayo,
Pierroth Jr. and
Villano 3. As a result, Dos Mil had his head shaved. On the under card,
Ultimo Guerrero &
Rey Bucanero defeat
Mr. Niebla &
Villano 4 in the finals of a tournament to crown
new
CMLL Tag team champs.
10 -
Arkangel de la Muerte defeats
Super Delfin in Kawasaki, Japan to capture the
CMLL World
Welterweight Title.
11 -
Gigante Silva returns to Mexico, teaming with
Brazo de Plata and
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. in a
handicap match against
Cien Caras,
Apolo Dantes,
Scorpio Jr. and
Shocker at Arena Mexico.
13 -
Sangre Chicana defeats
Cobarde in a
hair vs. hair match in Nuevo Laredo.
Dr. Cerebro defeats
Ciclon Ramirez in Naucalpan to regain the
IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight
Title.
14 -
Damian beats
Pimpinela Escarlata in a
hair vs. hair match in Nuevo Laredo.
18 -
Cibernetico defeats
Hector Garza to capture the
IWC heavyweight title in Queretaro.
25 -
GWAS, a new promotion featuring a mix of American and Mexican wrestlers, holds an event at
Mexico City's Palacio de los Desportes. In the main event,
Mascara Sagrada defeats
Fishman in a
mask vs. mask match. In the semi-main event,
Tony Arce & Vulcano & Rocco Valente defeat
Halcon Dorado Jr. & Andy Barrow & Conde Bartock in a triple
hair vs. hair match. Originally taped
to air on pay-per-view at a later date, the show is considered a gigantic flop both commercially
(only 300 fans turn out to the outdoor stadium) and in terms of wrestling quality and instead airs
on free TV.
31 - Masked legend
Mil Mascaras, in an interview with the Japanese
Gong Magazine, announces
he will run for a spot in the Mexican Senate representing his home state of San Louis Potosi in the
2003 elections.
1 -
Rey Misterio Jr. teams with
Mil Mascaras and
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. to defeat his uncle
Rey
Misterio Sr.,
Fobia and
Blue Panther in Tijuana. It's his first match in Mexico in several months.
3 -
Sangre Chicana defeats
Pirata Morgan in a
hair vs. hair match at an
AAA TV taping in
Monterrey.
8 -
Los Villanos win a one-night trios tournament put on by
EMLL at Arena Mexico...
Pirata Morgan and
El Texano win the
Mexican National Tag titles from
Perro Aguayo Jr. and Hector
Garza at an
AAA TV taping in Tijuana.
15 -
Los Hermanos Dinamitas defeat
Los Boriquas in the main event of
EMLL's 'World Cup' show
at Arena Mexico.
17 -
Antifaz del Norte defeats
El Dandy in a
mask vs. hair match in Monterrey.
22 -
Dr. Wagner Jr. and
Negro Casas battle to a no-contest in the finals of the
Leyenda de Plata
(Legend of the silver mask) tournament honouring the memory of El Santo.
29 -
Negro Casas defeats
Dr. Wagner Jr. in the main event of
EMLL's
67th anniversary show at Arena Mexico....
Heavy Metal and
Perro Aguayo Jr. defeat
Latin Lover and
Hector Garza in the main event of
AAA's annual
Verno de Escandalo (Summer Scandal) spectacular...
At an indy show in Tijuana,
El Hijo del Santo,
La Parka and
Super Parka defeat
Rey Misterio Sr.,
Halloween and
Damian in the main event. In an under card match,
Psicosis loses to his brother
Fobia in a ladder match.
1 -
El Brazo Jr., son of
Los Brazos, makes his pro debut in Tlalnepantla.
6 -
Negro Casas beats archrival
El Hijo del Santo in the finals of the
Leyenda de Plata (Legend of the
silver mask) tournament at Arena Mexico.
8 -
Mil Mascaras defends the old
IWA Heavyweight title successfully against
Jerry Estrada in
Monterrey.
13 -
Psicosis defeats
Fobia, his younger brother, in a
hair vs. hair match in Tijuana.
Fishman Jr.
makes his pro debut on the under card, teaming with his legendary father.
15 -
Ricky Marvin defeats
Coreano in a
hair vs. hair match in Nezahualcoyotl.
18 - A special show is held in Tlalnepantla to commemorate the 18th anniversary of
El Hijo del Santo's
pro debut. Santo defeats
Blue Panther and
El Hijo Del Diablo in a triangle match in the main event.
AAA's annual
Noche del Terror (Night of Terror) show in San Louis Potosi sees
Heavy Metal,
Perro
Aguayo Jr. and
La Parka Jr. defeat
Cibernetico and the
HeadHunters in the main event.
23 -
Karloff Lagarde Jr. captures the
Mexican National Welterweight Title from
Astro Rey Jr. in Puebla.
27 -
Blue Panther wins the
Leyenda Azul tournament at Arena Mexico. The tournament is held in
honour of
Blue Demon.
29 -
Mega & Super Mega defeat
Fantasy & The Star Boy to win the
IWRG Tag Team Titles in
Naucalpan.
1 -
Astro Rey Jr. defeats
Karloff Lagarde Jr. in a
mask vs. hair match in Puebla.
2 -
Super Mega loses his mask in Naucalpan in a cage match where the last man remaining is
forced to unmask.
6 -
Negro Casas defeats
Bestia Salvaje in a
hair vs. hair match in Nuevo Laredo.
13 -
Damian defeats
Super Calo in a
hair vs. hair match in Nuevo Laredo.
Damian was supposed
to face a protege of
Fray Tormenta, the famous wrestling priest.
19 -
Bombero Infernal defeats
Black Dragon in Naucalpan to win the
IWRG Intercontinental
Middleweight Title.
23 -
El Hijo Del Diablo defeats
El Hijo del Santo in Iguala to win the
WWA World Welterweight Title.
24 -
Rayo de Jalisco Sr., a main-eventer in Mexico in the 60s and 70s, is attacked by
Los
Hermanos Dinamitas on '
Rayo de Jalisco Sr. Night' at Arena Mexico.
Rey Misterio Sr. and
Scorpio Jr. defeat
Rey Misterio Jr. and
Psicosis in the main event of an indy
show in Tijuana.
29 -
Ricky Marvin wins the
Mexican National Lightweight Title from
Virus in Acapulco.
1 -
Juventud Guerrera returns to
AAA, tagging with the
HeadHunters against
Octagon,
Venum
Black and
Zorro in Tijuana.
3 -
Haytor defeats
Humberto Garza Jr. in a
hair vs. hair match on an
AAA show in Monterrey.
8 - At
AAA's
Guerrera de Titans (War of the Titans) show in Madero,
Latin Lover and
Hector
Garza defeat
Heavy Metal and
Perro Aguayo Jr. in a bloody and wild extreme cage match.
12 -
Ricky Marvin retains his
Mexican National lightweight title against
Virus in a 30-minute
match-of-the-year candidate in Mexico City.
15 -
EMLL runs its annual year-end spectacular at Arena Mexico on pay-per-view as
Perro
Aguayo defeats long-time rival
Cien Caras in a
hair vs. hair match. On the under card,
CMLL
World Tag champs
Rey Bucanero and
Ultimo Guerrero defeat
Negro Casas and
El Hijo del Santo.
16 -
Blue Demon one of the most famous wrestlers in the history of Mexican wrestling, dies of
a heart attack. He was 78.
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FULL 2000 YEAR-IN-REVIEW COVERAGE
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