The ''Lucha Libre'' World Cup is an annual
professional wrestling tournament
On various occasions in professional wrestling, a single-elimination tournament of varying match types are held, often to determine a champion for a vacant or newly-created championship, to determine the number-one contender for a championship, t ...
and event organized by Mexican
professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event. Within ...
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Promociones Antonio Peña, S.A. de C.V. doing business as, d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (commonly referred to as simply AAA, pronounced "Triple A" – an abbreviation of its original name Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración de Espectáculos ...
(AAA) since 2015. The first two tournaments, which featured three-man tag teams, referred to as ''
trios
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Music Groups
* Trio (music), an ensemble of three performers, or a composition for such an ensemble
** Jazz trio, pianist, double bassist, drummer
** Minuet and trio, a form in classical music
** String trio, a group of three ...
'' in ''
lucha libre
''Lucha libre'' (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term for the style of professional wrestling originating in Mexico. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has develope ...
'', were held in
Mexico City
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, while the third tournament, which featured traditional two-man
tag team
Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establis ...
s, was held in
Tokyo
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, Japan.
Tournaments
References
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