The ''Leyenda de Azul'' (

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for "the Blue Legend") is a

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held seven times by the Mexican

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Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as (EMLL) (''Mexican Wrestling Enterprise''). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest profe ...

(CMLL) between 2000 and 2008 and again in 2011 and 2012. The tournament honors

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, or ''Demonio Azul'' as he's sometimes referred to. The tournament is not nearly as prestigious as CMLL's annual ''

Leyenda de Plata The ''Leyenda de Plata'' ( Spanish for "the Silver Legend") is an annual lucha libre tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 1998. The tournament honors El Santo, ''Enmáscarado ...

'' tournament. The winner is given a plaque with a Blue Demon mask on it and a championship belt featuring Blue Demon as well. All tournaments have taken place in

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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

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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

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 Plata'' tournament. 16 men competed in a ''

Torneo cibernetico A ''torneo cibernetico'' is a multi-man professional wrestling elimination match that was created and primarily used in Mexican ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotions, especially in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The match format ...

'' 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

that night. The first eight are listed alphabetically. During the match

Máscara Año 2000 Jesús Reyes González (born 10 March 1958) is a Mexican '' Luchador'', or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Máscara Año 2000 or Máscara Año Dos Mil. His ring name is Spanish for "Mask of the year 2000", originally referr ...

allowed himself to get pinned by Shocker while he himself had Shocker pinned to ensure that Shocker was eliminated from the tournament.

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won the ''torneo cibernetico'' when he pinned Mr. Niebla.

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

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, 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.

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 Canek and

Universo 2000 Andrés Reyes González (April 18, 1963 – May 1, 2018) was a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who was best known under the ring name Universo 2000. Reyes made his professional wrestling debut in 1985 and worked for Consejo Mundial de ...

. 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

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Leyenda de Azul 2005

The fourth ''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

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show. The winner of the tournament would also be considered the first CMLL World G1 Heavyweight Champion and win a place in

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's (NJPW) upcoming

G1 Climax The is a professional wrestling tournament held each August by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. Though it has sometimes been held as a single-elimination tournament, it is usually – and currently – held as a round-rob ...

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 José Gutiérrez Hernández (born March 1, 1972), better known by his ring name Último Guerrero (Spanish for ''Last Warrior''), is a Mexican (or Professional wrestling, professional wrestler), who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CML ...

to earn both the ''Leyenda de Azul'' trophy and the CMLL World G1 Heavyweight Champion. The G1 championship was never referred to again after July 15, 2005, not even when Lizmark Jr. competed in NJPW.

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 Arturo García Ortiz (born July 19, 1974) is a Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Rey Bucanero. Ortiz, as Rey Bucanero, has worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 1996. His ring name is S ...

defeat

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to win the trophy and belt.

Leyenda de Azul 2008

The sixth ''Leyenda de Azul'' took place on December 12, 2008, and was the focal point of CMLL's Friday night

show. This tournament was the first ''Leyenda de Azul'' tournament to see the winner being crowned as a result of outside interference as

Ephesto Ephesto (born July 10, 1965) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado ( Spanish for "masked professional wrestler"). Margarito real name has not been officially documented, a tradition in Mexican lucha libre where masked wrestlers' real names often ar ...

and El Texano Jr. helped

El Terrible Damián Gutiérrez Hernández (born April 12, 1976), better known by his ring name El Terrible, is a Mexican professional wrestler who works for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He portrays a ''rudo'' ("bad ...

overcome

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to win the tournament.

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.

Leyenda de Azul 2012

The eighth ''Leyenda de Azul'' tournament took place on October 12, 2012, on CMLL's Super Viernes show. The match included 16 wrestlers in total and saw

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win the tournament.

Leyenda de Azul 2014

After no ''Leyenda de Azul'' tournament in 2013 CMLL promoted the ninth version of the event on June 20, 2014, as the main event of their weekly '' Super Viernes'' ("Super Friday") show. The tournament format saw 16 men complete in a ''

'' elimination match. The finals of the match saw

eliminate long time rival

to win the tournament. ;Leyenda de Azul 2014 Order of elimination

Leyenda de Azul 2016

The 2016 ''Leyenda de Azul'' (Spanish for "Blue Legend") was a one-night

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, produced and scripted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion

(CMLL; Spanish for "World Wrestling Council") that was held on November 18, 2016 as part of their weekly '' Super Viernes'' show held at

in Mexico City, Mexico. The 18-man ''

torneo cibernetico A ''torneo cibernetico'' is a multi-man professional wrestling elimination match that was created and primarily used in Mexican ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotions, especially in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The match format ...

'' elimination match was held in honor of

, and was the tenth time CMLL held the ''Leyenda de Azul'' tournament. The teams for the 16-man ''

'' match were split by the ''rudo''/''tecnico'' ("bad guys"/"good guys") roles each wrestler portrayed with Team Tecnico consisting of

, Máximo Sexy, Stuka Jr., and Valiente, while Team Rudo consisted of Euforia,

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Hechicero Hechicero ( Spanish for "Wizard") is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' (masked professional wrestler). He is signed to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He also makes appearances on the Mexican independent circuit, as well as in Japan fo ...

, Kráneo, La Máscara,

, and

. The match ended with Último Guerrero pinning Valiente to eliminate him and win the ''Leyenda de Plata'' for the first time. ;Leyenda de Azul 2016 Order of elimination

Leyenda de Azul 2017

The 2017 ''Leyenda de Azul'' (Spanish for "Blue Legend") was a one-night

, produced and scripted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion

(CMLL; Spanish for "World Wrestling Council") that was held on December 22, 2017 as part of their weekly '' Super Viernes'' show held at

in Mexico City, Mexico. The 18-man ''

'' elimination match was held in honor of

, and was the eleventh time CMLL held the ''Leyenda de Azul'' tournament. The 2017 competitors first faced off in a

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to determine the teams for the main match. Team "A" consisted of Euforia,

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, Mr. Niebla,

, Rush,

Vangellys Vangelis (sometimes spelled Vangellys; born September 7, 1981) is the ring name of a Mexican ''luchador'' (or professional wrestler) known for his work for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He por ...

and Sansón while Team "B" consisted of

, Shocker, Kráneo,

, Pierroth,

, and

Misterioso Jr. José Luís Hurtado Soto also known as Misterioso Jr. (Birthdate unknown) is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, who is also referred to as Misterioso II. Misterioso Jr. is the nephew of Misterioso who wore a s ...

In the end Rush won the tournament, lastly eliminating Euforia to win the event. ;Leyenda de Azul 2017 Order of elimination

References

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