La Copa Junior

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La Copa Junior
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Shocker, the winner of the 2005 La Copa Junior
Details
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date establishedMarch 1, 1996
Current champion(s) Angel de Oro
Date wonMarch 26, 2021
Statistics
First champion(s) Emilio Charles Jr.
Most reignsN/A
Oldest champion Emilio Charles Jr. (39 years, 140 days)
Youngest champion La Sombra (23 years, 41 days)
Heaviest champion Dos Caras Jr. (108 kg (238 lb))
Lightest champion Super Halcón Jr. (79 kg (174 lb))

The Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) has held the La Copa Junior ("The Junior Cup") tournament on an infrequent schedule since 1996. The tournament pays respect to the fact that wrestling is a family tradition in Lucha libre, with many second or even third-generation wrestlers following the footsteps of their relatives. [1] So far CMLL has held ten tournaments starting in 1996 and then intermittently since 2005. While most of the family relationships are real there are a few instances of the family relationship being a storylines family relationship, such as Dragón Rojo Jr. being billed as the grandson of Dragón Rojo, when in reality that is simply a storyline created by CMLL. [2]

The oldest tournament winner was Emilio Charles Jr., who was 39 years old when he won the 1996 tournament, while the oldest competitor ever was Brazo de Plata who was 51 years old when he wrestled in the 2014 VIP tournament. The youngest tournament winner was La Sombra, who won the 2012 tournament at 23 years of age. Cachorro or Mano Negra Jr. is the youngest wrestler to compete in the tournament, both were around 16 or 17 years old when they completed in the La Copa Junior tournament, but their actual birth date is not known, just birth year, making it impossible to determine who was the youngest entrant overall.

La Copa Junior winners

YearWinnerDateRef(s).
1996 Héctor Garza March 1, 1996 [3]
2005 Shocker February 4, 2005 [4]
2006 Dos Caras Jr. March 31, 2006 [5]
2010 Dragón Rojo Jr. December 25, 2010 [6]
2012 La Sombra December 14, 2012 [7]
2014 Super Halcón Jr. January 1, 2014 [8]
2014 VIP Máximo October 10, 2014 [9]
2016 Esfinge January 18, 2016 [10]
Nuevos Valores Soberano Jr. April 28, 2017 [11] [12]
2017 VIP Niebla Roja December 1, 2017 [13]
2019 Universo 2000 Jr. December 17, 2019 [14]
2021 VIP Angel de Oro March 26, 2021

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La Copa Junior (1996) was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. The tournament ran from February 23, 1996 to March 1, 1996 in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. CMLL's recurring La Copa Junior tournament featured second, third or fourth generation wrestlers completing against each other. The 1996 version of the La Copa Junior was the first held by CMLL. The first show featured the opening round of the tournament, while the second show featured the Quarter finals, semifinals and the finals of the tournament. Héctor Garza defeated Emilio Charles Jr. in the final to win the La Copa Junior.

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La Copa Junior (2006) was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. The tournament took place on March 21, 2006 in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. CMLL's recurring La Copa Junior tournament featured second, third or fourth generation wrestlers completing against each other. The 2006 version of the La Copa Junior was the third tournament held by CMLL. Due to the fact that all 15 matches took place in one night all matches were under 10 minutes in length. The finals had Dos Caras Jr. defeat Héctor Garza in what was Garza's second La Copa Junior finale defeat.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">La Copa Junior (2012)</span> Mexican professional wrestling tournament

La Copa Junior (2012) was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. The tournament ran from November 30, 2012 to December 14, 2012, in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. CMLL's recurring La Copa Junior tournament featured second, third or fourth generation wrestlers completing against each other. The 2012 version of the La Copa Junior was the fifth tournament held by CMLL.

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La Copa Junior (2014) was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. The tournament was held on January 1, 2014 in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. CMLL's recurring La Copa Junior tournament featured second, third or fourth generation wrestlers completing against each other. The 2014 version of the La Copa Junior was the sixth tournament held by CMLL. The 2014 tournament was a 12-man torneo cibernetico elimination match and saw Super Halcón Jr. emerge victorious over eleven other wrestlers.

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La Copa Junior VIP (2014) was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. The tournament ran from September 29, 2014, to September 10, 2014, in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. CMLL's recurring La Copa Junior tournament featured second, third, or fourth-generation wrestlers competing against each other. The 2014 La Copa Junior VIP was the seventh tournament held by CMLL and the only year that CMLL held two La Copa Junior tournaments.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">La Copa Junior (2019)</span> Mexican professional wrestling tournament

The La Copa Junior (2019) was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. The tournament ran from December 3 to December 17, 2019 as part of CMLL's weekly Tuesday night shows in Arena México. The La Copa Junior tournament exclusively feature second, third or fourth generation wrestlers as they compete for the cup. The 2019 La Copa Junior was the eleventh time CMLL has held the tournament since the first tournament in 1996.

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