IWRG Rebelión de los Juniors
Rebelión de los Juniors (Spanish for "The Junior Rebellion") is a major professional wrestling show held by the Mexican Lucha Libre promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) annually since its creation in 2011. The focal point of the show is always a multi-man elimination match either for the IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship or for the rights to challenge the championship at a later date. All participants in the main event match are supposed to be at least a second generation wrestler. The Junior de Juniors Championship was won by Trauma I on the 2011 Rebelión de los Juniors show, all other shows have been for the #1 Contendership. IWRG has not announced a date for the 2016 Rebelión de los Juniors show yet.
Event history
It has been a long-standing tradition in Lucha libre that family follows in the footstep of wrestlers, with a multitude of second generation and in some instances third generation[Note 1][1] wrestlers active in the ring today. It is not uncommon for sons to take the ring name of their father, or a variation there of, such as the son of Santo wrestling as El Hijo del Santo, literally "The Son of Santo",[2] or Perro Aguayo Jr., taking the ring name of his father Perro Aguayo.[3] With a large number of Mexican wrestlers starting out as masked wrestlers where their real name and true background is not revealed it has allowed for a number of wrestlers to claim to be sons of famous wrestlers when they in actuality paid for the rights to use the name, such as Cien Caras Jr. and El Hijo de Cien Caras not being related to Cien Caras but instead paid for the privileges.[4] Normally the "kayfabe" or storyline relationship is promoted as real until a wrestler is unmasked. With family playing such an important part of lucha libre the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) that they hold several major events each year that plays off that family connection. IWRG regularly holds "family tournaments" such as Legado Final ("Final Legacy") or Guerra de Familias ("War of the Families").
Starting in 2011 IWRG has also regularly promoted a show called Rebelión de los Juniors ("The Junior Rebellion"), focusing specifically on second and third generation wrestlers and normally tied to the IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship, with the main event either being for the championship or for the rights to challenge for the championship.[5] IWRG has held a Rebelión de los Juniors five years in a row, with no specific date announced for a 2016 Rebelión de los Juniors show. A total of 87 wrestlers have participated in the five shows from 2011 through 2015 with Eterno and Golden Magic being the only wrestlers to have worked all shows so far. Golden Magic, Trauma I and Apolo Estrada Jr. have all wrestled in three Rebelión de los Juniors main events.
Dates, venues, and main events
Rebelión de los Juniors Competitors
As of the 2015 Rebelión de los Juniors show
| Name | # Shows | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Acero | 1 | 2012 |
| Alemain | 1 | 2012 |
| Tupac Amaru Jr. | 1 | 2014 |
| El Ángel | 1 | 2011 |
| Ángel del Amor | 1 | 2014 |
| Astro de Plata | 1 | 2012 |
| Astro Rey Jr. | 1 | 2012 |
| Black Fury | 1 | 2015 |
| Bestia 666 | 1 | 2012 |
| Canek Jr., ElEl Canek Jr. | 1 | 2012 |
| Canis Lupus | 1 | 2015 |
| Carta Brava Jr. | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
| Centvrión | 1 | 2013 |
| Cerebro Negro | 1 | 2015 |
| Chicano | 2 | 2012, 2015 |
| Chico Che | 1 | 2013, 2014 |
| Cien Caras Jr. | 1 | 2013 |
| Casas, DannyDanny Casas | 2 | 2012, 2015 |
| Comando Negro | 2 | 2011, 2012 |
| Demon Rock | 1 | 2015 |
| Dinamic Black | 3 | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Dr. Cerebro | 2 | 2013, 2015 |
| Dragón Celestial | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
| Dragon Fly | 1 | 2011 |
| Electro Boy | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
| Epidemia | 1 | 2011 |
| Espectrito | 1 | 2015 |
| Estrada Jr., ApoloApolo Estrada Jr. | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2015 |
| Eterno | 5 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Extreme, AlanAlan Extreme | 4 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Freesero Jr./Freyser | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Fulgor I | 2 | 2013. 2014 |
| Golden Magic | 5 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Halcón 78 Jr. | 1 | 2012 |
| Hijo de Dos Casas | 1 | 2014 |
| Hijo de Dr. Wagner | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
| Hijo de L.A. Park | 2 | 2011, 2012 |
| Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Hijo de Pirata Morgan | 1 | 2011 |
| Hijo del Alebrije | 1 | 2015 |
| Hijo del Diablo | 1 | 2015 |
| Hijo del Dos Caras | 1 | 2015 |
| Hijo del Fishman | 1 | 2014 |
| Hijo del Pirata Morgan | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Imposible | 3 | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Kamilion | 1 | 2015 |
| La Diva Salvaje | 1 | 2014 |
| Lizmark, Jr. | 1 | 2014 |
| Gemelo Fantastico II | 1 | 2011 |
| Charly Madrid | 1 | 2012 |
| Máscara Purpura | 1 | 2014 |
| Máscara Sagrada Jr. | 1 | 2012 |
| Mini Cobra | 1 | 2015 |
| Mini Multifacético | 1 | 2015 |
| Miss Gaviota | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
| Multifacético | 1 | 2011 |
| Mummy | 1 | 2012 |
| Oficial 911 | 2 | 2011, 2014 |
| Oficial AK-47 | 2 | 2011, 2014 |
| Oficial Factor | 1 | 2013 |
| Oficial Fierro | 1 | 2011 |
| Oficial Liderk | 1 | 2015 |
| Oficial Rayan | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Oficial Spartan | 1 | 2013 |
| Oficial Spector | 1 | 2015 |
| Pacto Negro | 1 | 2012 |
| Pirata Morgan Jr. | 1 | 2015 |
| Polifacetico/Pollo Asesino | 2 | 2011, 2012 |
| Power Bull | 1 | 2014 |
| Relámpago | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
| Rivera, TonyTony Rivera | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
| Saurman | 1 | 2013 |
| Segura, MikeMike Segura | 1 | 2012 |
| Seiya | 1 | 2013 |
| Chris Star | 1 | 2013 |
| Súper Nova | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Tonatiu | 1 | 2011 |
| Toscano | 1 | 2013 |
| Trauma I | 4 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Trauma II | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Ultraman Jr. | 1 | 2012 |
| Universo 2000 Jr. | 1 | 2015 |
| Veneno | 3 | 2011, 2014, 2015 |
| Violento Jack | 1 | 2012 |
| Mosco X-Fly | 1 | 2013 |
| Yack | 1 | 2011 |
Footnotes
References
- ↑ "Tecnicos – La Sombra". Fuego en el ring (in Spanish). Retrieved October 17, 2009.
- ↑ Various (2005). Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers Inc, New York. pp. 296–297. ISBN 1-933045-05-1.
- ↑ "Statistics for Professional wrestlers". PWI Presents: 2008 Wrestling Almanac and Book of Facts. Kappa Publications. pp. 66–79. 2008 Edition.
- ↑ Madigan, Dan (2007). "A family Affair". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre& honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 224–228. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- 1 2 Montiel, Cesar (March 27, 2011). "Trauma I, Campeón Jr. IWRG" (in Spanish). Record. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ↑ Mejia Eguiluz, Diego (March 28, 2011). "Trauma I, nuevo júnior de júniors. Eterno rapa al Pollo Asesino". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved April 19, 2013.
- ↑ Reyes Ruiz, Eduardo (March 27, 2011). "El Trauma I Jr de Jrs y el Pollo Pelón". Estrellas del Ring (in Spanish). Retrieved April 19, 2013.
- ↑ Mejia Eguiluz, Diego (March 16, 2012). "Bestia 666, retador oficial del Trauma por el campeonato de júniors; La Familia de Tijuana invade IWRG". the Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ↑ Reyes (March 16, 2012). "Bestia se impone en Naucalpan". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ↑ "IWRG (Resultados 15 de marzo): Bestia 666 va tras el título del Trauma I – La Familia de Tijuana se presenta en Naucalpan, Zumbi nuevo miembro" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. March 16, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ↑ Reyes Ruiz, Eduardo (March 15, 2012). "Bestia 666 se lleva la Rebelión de los Juniors con ayuda de la Familia de Tijuana.". Estrellas del Ring (in Spanish). Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Carta Brava Jr. por el Campeonato Jr. IWRG". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ↑ Reyes Ruiz, Eduardo (May 9, 2013). "La Rebelión de los Júniors fue para Carta Brava Júnior". Estrellas del Ring (in Spanish). Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ↑ Mejía Eguiluz, Diego (February 16, 2014). "Súper Nova, triunfador en la Rebelión de los júniors". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ↑ Mejía Eguiluz, Diego (March 2, 2015). "Hijo de Dos Caras gana su derecho a retar a Súper Nova por el Junior de Juniors gracias a la rebelión de los Juniors.". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved August 5, 2015.