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The Leyenda de Azul (Spanish for "the Blue Legend") is a lucha libre tournament held six times by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) between 2000 and 2008 and again in 2011. The tournament honors Blue Demon, or Demonio Azul as he's sometimes referred to. The tournament is not nearly as prestigious as CMLL's annual Leyenda de Plata tournament. The winner is given a plaque with a Blue Demon mask on it and a championship belt featuring Blue Demon as well. There was no Leyenda de Azul in 2009 and no plans for a 2010 tournament has been announced so far. All tournaments have taken place in Arena México in Mexico City and all were held on Fridays during CMLL's Super Viernes show. In 2009 Blue Demon, Jr. threatened to take legal action against CMLL on behalf of the National Wrestling Alliance over CMLL's use of three NWA branded championships. While CMLL did not publicly respond to the threat they dropped the tournament from their schedule for two years. In July 2011, CMLL, still not on good terms with Blue Demon, Jr., announced the return of the tournament. The tournament would instead be endorsed by Blue Demon's biological son and Blue Demon, Jr.'s adopted brother, El Hijo de Blue Demon.

Tournament winners[]

Year Winner Defeated Date Note
2000 Blue Panther Unknown 02000-10-27October 27, 2000


2003 Tarzan Boy Shocker 02003-08-08August 8, 2003


2004 Universo 2000 El Canek 02004-10-08October 8, 2004


2005 Lizmark, Jr. Último Guerrero 02005-07-15July 15, 2005


2006 Rey Bucanero Atlantis 02006-11-03November 3, 2006


2008 El Terrible Marco Corleone 02008-12-12December 12, 2008


2011 Mr. Niebla Atlantis 02011-07-29July 29, 2011


Leyenda de Azul 2000[]

The first Leyenda de Azul tournament took place on October 27, 2000, just 21 days after the 2000 version of the Leyenda de Azul tournament. 16 men competed in a Torneo cibernetico match for the trophy. Only the second half of the match was shown on television, which means that the order of the first eight eliminations is only known to the people in attendance at Arena México that night. The first eight are listed alphabetically. During the match Máscara Año 2000 allowed himself to get pinned by Shocker while he himself had Shocker pinned to ensure that Shocker was eliminated from the tournament. Blue Panther won the torneo cibernetico when he pinned Mr. Niebla.

# Eliminated Eliminated by Time
# Brazo de Plata Unknown  
# Bestia Salvaje Unknown  
# Cien Caras Unknown  
# Emilio Charles, Jr. Unknown  
# Lizmark, Jr. Unknown  
# Perro Aguayo Unknown  
# Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. Unknown  
# Villaño IV Unknown  
9 Apolo Dantés Unknown  
10 Villaño III Unknown  
11 Universo 2000 Unknown  
12 Shocker Máscara Año 2000
(double pin)
 
13 Máscara Año 2000 Shocker
(double pin)
 
14 El Satánico Mr. Niebla  
15 Mr. Niebla Blue Panther  
16 Winner Blue Panther  

Leyenda de Azul 2003[]

CMLL did not hold a Leyenda de Azul in 2001 or 2002 but did promote the tournament in 2003. Like the first Leyenda de Azul, the second version also centered around a 16-man Torneo cibernetico match. The match came down to Shocker and Tarzan Boy, at the time both mid-card wrestlers hoping to move into the main event picture. Tarzan Boy pinned Shocker to win the 2003 Leyenda de Azul trophy.

# Eliminated Eliminated by Time
1 Villaño IV Unknown  
2 Máscara Año 2000 Unknown  
3 Pierroth, Jr. Unknown  
4 Violencia Unknown  
5 Takemura Unknown  
6 Black Tiger Unknown  
7 Mr. Niebla Unknown  
8 Blue Panther Unknown  
9 Lizmark, Jr. Unknown  
10 Vampiro Unknown  
11 Rey Bucanero Unknown  
12 Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. Unknown  
13 Dr. Wagner, Jr. Unknown  
14 Último Guerrero Shocker  
15 Shocker Tarzan Boy  
16 Winner Tarzan Boy  

Leyenda de Azul 2004[]

The third Leyenda de Azul tournament took place on October 8, 2004 and like the two previous Leyenda de Azul tournaments featured a 16-man torneo cibernetico. The final two wrestlers in the match were El Canek and Universo 2000. Universo 2000 pinned Canek to win the tournament, gaining a small measure of revenge on the man that beat him for his mask only three weeks prior at the CMLL 71st Anniversary Show.

# Eliminated Eliminated by Time
1 Apolo Dantés Brazo de Plata 11:12
2 Máscara Sagrada Cien Caras 12:57
3 El Satánico Héctor Garza 13:50
4 Cien Caras Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. 14:48
5 Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. Universo 2000 15:50
6 Black Tiger Black Warrior 17:48
7 Vampiro Mr. Niebla 19:23
8 Dr. Wagner, Jr. Universo 2000 21:29
9 El Terrible El Canek 23:10
10 Brazo de Plata Héctor Garza 24:03
11 Mr. Niebla Pierroth, Jr. 24:39
12 Black Warrior Héctor Garza 26:44
13 Héctor Garza Black Warrior
(Double elimination)
26:44
14 Pierroth, Jr. El Canek 28:00
15 El Canek Universo 2000 29:37
16 Winner Universo 2000 29:37

Leyenda de Azul 2005[]

The fourh Leyenda de Azul took place on July 15, 2005. Unlike previous years' tournaments CMLL did not use the torneo cibernetico format but instead opted for a 16-man, one night tournament to take place on the July 15, 2005 CMLL Super Viernes show. The winner of the tournament would also be considered the first CMLL World G-1 Heavyweight Champion and win a place in New Japan Pro Wrestling's (NJWP) upcoming G-1 Climax tour in August, 2005. While it was never confirmed officially it is believed that NJPW actually decided who they wanted to tour with them and thus who won the tournament. The final match saw Lizmark, Jr. pin Último Guerrero to earn both the Leyenda de Azul trophy and the CMLL World G-1 Heavyweight Champion. The G-1 championship was never referred to again after July 15, 2005, not even when Lizmark, Jr. competed in NJPW.

  First round Second round Semifinals Final
                                     
1  Lizmark, Jr. W  
16  Olímpico    
     Lizmark, Jr. W  
     Black Warrior    
8  Black Warrior W
9  Máscara Sagrada    
     Lizmark, Jr. W  
     Héctor Garza    
5  Pierroth, Jr. W  
12  Blue Demon, Jr.    
     Pierroth, Jr.  
     Héctor Garza W  
4  Brazo de Plata  
13  Héctor Garza W  
     Lizmark, Jr.  
     Último Guerrero  
6  Dos Caras, Jr. W  
11  Tarzan Boy    
     Dos Caras, Jr. W
     Rey Bucanero    
3  Heavy Metal  
14  Rey Bucanero W  
     Dos Caras, Jr.  
     Último Guerrero W  
7  Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. W  
10  El Canek    
     Rayo de Jalisco, Jr.  
     Último Guerrero W  
2  El Bronco  
15  Último Guerrero W  

Leyenda de Azul 2006[]

The 5th Leyenda de Azul took place on November 4, 2006 and was like the 2005 version a one night, 16-man single elimination tournament. CMLL used the same tournament format as the previous year as they had the winner of the first and the last match of the first round face off in the finals. The finals saw Rey Bucanero defeat Atlantis to win the trophy and belt.

  First round Second round Semifinals Final
                                     
1  Rey Bucanero W  
16  Damián 666    
     Rey Bucanero W  
     Black Warrior    
8  Heavy Metal  
9  Black Warrior W  
     Rey Bucanero W  
     Héctor Garza    
5  Último Guerrero W  
12  Damian El Terrible    
     Último Guerrero  
     Héctor Garza W  
4  Olímpico  
13  Héctor Garza W  
     Rey Bucanero  
     Atlantis  
6  Dr. Wagner, Jr. W  
11  Pierroth, Jr.    
     Dr. Wagner, Jr. W
     Alex Koslov    
3  Hirooki Goto  
14  Alex Koslov W  
     Dr. Wagner, Jr.  
     Atlantis W  
7  Lizmark, Jr. W  
10  Halloween    
     Lizmark, Jr.  
     Atlantis W  
2  Último Dragón  
15  Atlantis W  

Leyenda de Azul 2008[]

The sixth and so far last Leyenda de Azul took place on December 12, 2008 and was the focal point of CMLL's Friday night CMLL Super Viernes show. This tournament was the first Leyenda de Azul tournament to see the winner being crowned as a result of outside interference as Ephesto and El Texano, Jr. helped El Terrible overcome Marco Corleone to win the tournament.

# Eliminated Eliminated by Time
1 Máximo Misterioso II 12:28
2 Ephesto El Sagrado 16:36
3 Valiente Rey Bucanero 17:30
4 Misterioso II Toscano 18:29
5 Sagrado Villaño V 20:23
6 Villaño V Shocker 21:02
7 Toscano El Texano, Jr. 22:58
8 Rey Bucanero Blue Panther 24:29
9 Blue Panther Mr. Niebla 25:40
10 Shocker Atlantis 26:27
11 Mr. Niebla Dos Caras, Jr. 28:38
12 Atlantis Marco Corleone 30:11
13 Dos Caras, Jr. El Terrible and El Texano, Jr. 34:12
14 El Texano, Jr. Marco Corleone 35:04
15 Marco Corleone El Terrible 36:21
16 Winner El Terrible 36:21

Leyenda de Azul 2011[]

On July 25, 2011, CMLL released a poster for an event, which revealed that after a two-year break, Leyenda de Azul would return on July 29. While CMLL was still on bad terms with Blue Demon, Jr., the tournament was instead endorsed by his adopted brother and Blue Demon's biological son, El Hijo de Blue Demon, who also presented Mr. Niebla with the trophy after his win.

# Eliminated Eliminated by Time
1 Metro Psicosis II
2 Psicosis II El Hijo del Fantasma
3 Ángel de Oro Rey Bucanero
4 Último Guerrero Strong Man
5 Strong Man Rey Bucanero, El Terrible and El Texano, Jr.
6 Rey Bucanero Shocker
7 El Hijo del Fantasma El Texano, Jr.
8 El Texano, Jr. Rush
9 Shocker El Terrible
10 El Terrible Shocker (Double elimination)
11 Blue Panther Héctor Garza
12 Héctor Garza Rush
13 Rush Mr. Niebla
14 Máximo Atlantis
15 Atlantis Mr. Niebla
16 Winner Mr. Niebla

See also[]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) championships
CMLL
World Heavyweight
World Light Heavyweight
World Middleweight
World Welterweight
World Super Lightweight
World Tag Team
World Trios
World Mini-Estrellas
World Women's
Arena Coliseo Tag Team
Mexican National
Heavyweight
Trios
Welterweight
Lightweight
Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
Women's
Tag Team
Women's Tag Team
NWA
World Historic Light Heavyweight
World Historic Middleweight
World Historic Welterweight
Annual Tournaments
Gran Alternativa
Leyenda de Plata
Reyes de Aire
Leyenda de Azul
International Gran Prix
CMLL Universal Championship


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