AAA Americas Trios Championship

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AAA Americas Trios Championship
AAA Campeonato Trios de America
AAA Americas Trios Championship.jpg
The championship belt
Details
Promotion AAA
Date establishedMarch 8, 1996
Date retired1997
Statistics
First champion(s)Los Villanos (Villano III, Villano IV and Villano V)
Longest reignLos Villanos (256 days)
Shortest reign Los Oficiales (Guardia, Official and Vigilante) (42 days)

The AAA Americas Trios Championship was a six-man tag team title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion AAA. The last recorded title defense for Los Villanos (Villano III, Villano IV and Villano V) was in 1997; no official announcement has been made but the title was quietly eliminated at some point after 1997 when Los Villanos stopped working for AAA. Being a professional wrestling championship, it was not won legitimately: it is instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline.

Contents

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
DaysNumber of days held
N/AUnknown information
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
 1 Los Villanos
(Villano III, Villano IV and Villano V)
 March 8, 1996 Live event Nezahualcóyot, State of Mexico 1 256Defeated Cien Caras, Heavy Metal and Latin Lover to become the first champions. 
 2  Los Oficiales
(Guardia, Oficial and Vigilante)
 November 19, 1996 Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 42  
 3 Los Villanos
(Villano III, Villano IV and Villano V)
 1996 Live event N/A 2 Los Villanos last recorded title defense was in 1997, no exact date of when the title was made defunct is recorded. 

1996 AAA American Trios Title Tournament

The tournament ran from February 3, 1996, to March 8, 1996, to crown the first AAA American Trios champions. [1]

First Round Second Round Semi-Final Finals
            
1 Principe Zafiro, Volador and Blue Demon, Jr. W
16 Damien, Espectro (II) and Karis la Momia L
Principe Zafiro, Volador and Blue Demon, Jr. L
Latin Lover, Winners and Heavy MetalW
8 Latin Lover, Winners and Heavy Metal W
9 El Torrero, Tornado and El Mexicano L
Latin Lover, Winners and Heavy Metal L
Los Villanos
(Villano III, Villano IV and Villano V)
W
5 Los Payasos
(Coco Rojo, Coco Azur and Coco Amarillo)
L
12 Frisbee, Máscara Sagrada and Tinieblas, Jr. W
Frisbee, Mascara Sagrada and Tinieblas, Jr. L
Los Villanos
(Villano III, Villano IV and Villano V)
W
4 Los Villanos
(Villano III, Villano IV and Villano V)
W
13 Los Destructores
(Tony Arce, Rocco Valente and El Volcano)
L
Los Villanos
(Villano III, Villano IV and Villano V)
W
Cien Caras, Latin Lover and Heavy Metal L
6 Cien Caras, Latin Lover and Heavy MetalW
11 Rey Misterio, Jr., La Parka and Frisbee L
Cien Caras, Latin Lover and Heavy MetalW
Yeti, the Killer and Vegas L
3 Yeti, the Killer and Vegas W
14 Super Ráton, Super Muñeco and Super Rinochiro L
Cien Caras, Latin Lover and Heavy MetalW
Jerry Estrada, Cibernético and Pierroth, Jr. L
7 Volador, El Mexicano and Halcon Dorado, Jr.W
10 Gallego, El Bronco and Ricky Santana L
Volador, Mexicano and Blue Demon, Jr. L
Jerry Estrada, Cibernético and Pierroth, Jr.W
2 Predator, Angel Satanico and Mr. Jack L
15 Jerry Estrada, Cibernético and Pierroth, Jr. W

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References

General source for title history
Specific sources
  1. "AAA Title Tournaments". prowrestlinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-26.