''Promo Azteca'' (AZTECA, originally known as ''Promotora Mexicana de Lucha Libre'', PROMELL) was a

professional wrestling promotion A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails man ...

that was founded in

Tijuana Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana"
(US) and < ...

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, by

Fuerza Guerrera Fuerza Guerrera (born December 13, 1953) is a Mexican '' Luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler) who made his debut in 1978. In his career Guerrera has worked for every major wrestling organization in Mexico including Consejo Mun ...

in 1995. It was taken over by

Konnan Charles Ashenoff (born Carlos Santiago Espada Moises; January 6, 1964),''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'', Dave Meltzer, ed., May 10, 2010, issue.Sims, Steve"Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame/Founded by Dave Meltzer - Konnan". Accessed August 1, 2016. O ...

and Jorge Rojas the following year and was home to many of the '' luchadors'' wrestling for

World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of Natio ...

(WCW) during the late-1990s. Promo Azteca sought to become the third national wrestling promotion in Mexico with the support of

Televisión Azteca TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa. It primarily competes with Televisa as well as some local operators. It owns two national ...

, the country's second-largest television network; however, WCW eventually withdrew its support and banned luchadors under WCW contract from working for Promo Azteca. Promo Azteca was unable to recover from this loss and closed at the end of 1998.

History

Promo Azteca had its origins in 1995 under the Promotora Mexicana de Lucha Libre banner owned by

. Guerrera initially co-promoted shows with

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until selling the company that same year to

, Jorge Rojas and the

TV Azteca TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa. It primarily competes with Televisa as well as some local operators. It owns two nation ...

network. In October 1996, Konnan left AAA after a falling out with owner

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Juventud Guerrera Eduardo Aníbal González Hernández (born November 23, 1974) is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Juventud "Juvi" Guerrera. Guerrera is best known for his appearances with the Mexican professional wrestling promot ...

, Rey Misterio Jr.,

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La Parka Adolfo Margarito Tapia Ibarra (November 14, 1965) is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' ( masked professional wrestler), who currently performs as L. A. Park for Major League Wrestling in the United States, where he is a former MLW World Tag ...

and

Psicosis Dionicio Castellanos Torres (born May 19, 1971) is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Psicosis (sometimes Anglicised as Psychosis) and Nicho el Millonario. He is best known for his appearances with the promotions L ...

. Many were competing in

's (WCW) new cruiserweight division at the time and shared much of Konnan's frustrations with AAA's management over money. These luchadors were on limited contracts in WCW which meant they were paid only for the nights they worked rather than receiving a yearly salary. Once leaving the AAA, however, this left them with a lot of spare time and few opportunities to work in Mexico. One of the key reasons Konnan took over Promo Azteca was to establish a place where he and other luchadors could compete when they were not wrestling in the United States. WCW agreed to let those under contract continue wrestling in their native country when they were not needed at live events. He and Rojas envisioned these wrestlers as Promo Azteca's main stars.

Notable talent

In addition to the former AAA talent that followed Konnan to Promo Azteca, older veterans such as

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, Blue Panther,

Cien Caras Carmelo Reyes González (born October 18, 1949) is a Mexican retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Cien Caras ("Hundred Faces"). He is best known for his appearances with the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Personal l ...

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 ...

and Universo Dos Mil were also involved. In early 1997, Konnan formed a version of the

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with

Damián 666 Leonardo Carrera Gómez (born July 9, 1961) is a Mexican professional wrestler best known under the name Damián 666. He has worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( ...

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, Psicosis and Los Villanos (

Villano IV Tomás Díaz Mendoza (born April 9, 1965) is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Villano IV (''Villano Cuarto''). Within the stable Los Villanos, he has wrestled for Universal Wrestling Association (UWA), AAA, and Wo ...

and

Villano V Raymundo Díaz Mendoza Jr. (born March 22, 1960) is a Mexican professional wrestler, who has performed under the name Villano V (Villano Quinto, which means "Fifth Villain") until he was unmasked on March 20, 2009, after which he became known a ...

). Other WCW luchadors to regularly appear in Promo Azteca included

El Dandy Roberto Gutiérrez Frías (born October 2, 1962) is a Mexican former professional wrestler and wrestling trainer, best known under the ring name El Dandy. He is the cousin of professional wrestler Juan Conrado Aguilar, known as El Texano, and ...

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Lizmark Jr. Juan Carlos Baños (born October 16, 1972) is a Mexican professional wrestler or "Luchador" known as Lizmark Jr. or El Hijo de Lizmark (The Son of Lizmark). Baños previously worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and AAA. Lizmark Jr. works as ...

and

Norman Smiley Norman Anthony Smiley (born February 28, 1965) is an English-American retired professional wrestler and vocalist specializing in Gregorian Chants. He is best known for his appearances with the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre f ...

. The promotion featured a number of then-unknown wrestlers who would become major stars in Mexico and the United States during the next decade, including

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

(then known as Pantera del Ring),

Mr. Águila José Delgado Saldaña (born December 10, 1977) is a Mexican professional wrestler (or ''luchador'') best known by his ring name Mr. Águila in Mexican wrestling promotions CMLL and AAA. Outside Mexico, Saldaña is best known for his work as Essa ...

, Toscano,

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 wrestler), who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He is not related ...

, Último Rebelde, and El Zorro.

Super Crazy Francisco Islas Rueda (born December 3, 1973), better known by his ring name Super Crazy, is a Mexican ''luchador'' (or professional wrestler). In Mexico, Islas has worked for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and made appearances f ...

, in particular, was considered the standout star of its cruiserweight division. He rose to prominence during a feud with

Venum Black Jullián Carrillo (born 1975) is a Mexican '' luchador'', or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Venum Black or simply Venum. He gained national exposure in Mexico working for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), initially ...

, which culminated on March 6, 1997 in a "mask vs. hair" ''

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'', or "bet match", that Super Crazy won, and later found success in the U.S. with

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(ECW). Some visiting Japanese wrestlers made their first appearances in Mexico with Promo Azteca such as

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and

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Style and television

Promo Azteca was presented as a "rebel" wrestling promotion, similar to Extreme Championship Wrestling in the United States. It is notable for introducing "

hardcore wrestling Hardcore wrestling is a form of professional wrestling where disqualifications, count-outs, and all other different rules do not apply. Taking place in usual or unusual environments, hardcore wrestling matches allow the use of numerous items, inclu ...

" and other elements of American-style pro wrestling to Mexican audiences. One of these, the one-fall match, was later adopted by AAA. Promo Azteca had the support of

, one of the largest networks in Mexico, and from which the promotion's name was derived. TV Azteca was eager to compete against

Televisa Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...

, which aired both AAA and CMLL television programming. Its American counterpart ECW, on the other hand, struggled for years to secure a spot on a U.S. television network. Promo Azteca's televised events aired weekly on Friday nights from October 1996 to March 1998. ''Promo Azteca TV'' was reportedly set to resume after the

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, but the show did not return to television. Though it did not air in the U.S., the series was covered by the

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Role in the Mexican and U.S. promotional wars

At the time of Promo Azteca's founding, a major promotional war was being fought between Mexico's two major promotions: AAA and

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre 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 ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (''EMLL'') (''Mexi ...

(CMLL). The emergence of a "renegade" promotion such as Promo Azteca added to an already chaotic situation in the world of lucha libre. Promo Azteca enjoyed an exclusive partnership with

, partially due to Konnan's involvement in developing WCW's cruiserweight division. This encouraged many luchadors to defect from AAA and CMLL in the hopes of working for the U.S. promotion. Kevin Quinn,

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, Super Astro and

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were among CMLL talent to jump to Promo Azteca. When

Máscara Sagrada Máscara Sagrada (born November 6, 1959) is a Mexican '' Luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler) who has worked for every major Mexican wrestling promotion over the last 20 years. His ring name is Spanish for "Sacred Mask" and is ...

and other ''

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'' '' enmascarados'' left AAA for Promo Azteca, however, the promotion countered by having other wrestlers portray the originals resulting in two versions wrestling on national television. The departure of La Parka was an especially serious setback for AAA and he was later blackballed by the promotion. According to Konnan, he and other AAA stars were also denied work by promoters upon returning to Mexico in 2001. Promo Azteca also had a role in the U.S. promotional rivalry between WCW and the

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. Konnan, convincing many of WCW's interest showcasing lucha libre-style wrestling, was able to lure Mexican talent away from the WWF's fledgling cruiserweight division.

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, a key figure in the CMLL-WWF talent exchange agreement, jumped to Promo Azteca in September 1997. That same month, WCW President

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brokered a meeting with Konnan and rival CMLL promoter Paco Alonzo. Bischoff, interested in CMLL's talent and association with Televsia, was reportedly unable to negotiate a truce between the two men. Konnan was also upset over

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filming CMLL wrestlers that summer for a series of documentary shorts on Mexican wrestling. It was speculated by the ''

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'' that WCW's interest in CMLL was partly motivated by curbing the power of Konnan's crew of Mexican talent in WCW.

Demise

For a brief time, Promo Azteca's superior talent and backing from TV Azteca threatened to overtake both AAA and CMLL as the Mexico's top lucha libre promotion. In November 1997, ''

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'' ranked Promo Azteca among the top promotions in the world. However, its success was short-lived. WCW, fearing its luchadors would become injured, withdrew its support and banned those under contract from working in Promo Azteca. Konnan's wrestling career in the U.S. also prevented him from devoting his full attention to Promo Azteca. The promotion struggled for a while longer, largely relying on regulars in the Mexican independent wrestling scene, but was ultimately unable to recover from losing the WCW luchadors. It held a few interpromotional shows with CMLL before quietly closing its doors at the end of 1998.

Alumni

Male wrestlers

Female wrestlers

Mini-Estrella wrestlers

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, sort, 1997–1998 , , - , {{sort, Rodríguez, Raymundo, Raymundo Rodríguez , Piratita Morgan , sort, 1996–1998 , , - , {{sort, 0, Unknown ,

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, sort, 1997 ,

Stables and tag teams

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and

, 1996 , - , Los Comandos , Comando I and Comando II , 1997 , - ,

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and

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, 1997–1998 , - ,

Los Hermanos Dinamita Los Capos (Spanish for "The Bosses") was a Lucha Libre stable consisting of Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000 (often written as "Dos Mil") and Universo 2000, and at one point also included Apolo Dantés. Los Capos is also often referred to as ''Los ...

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 ...

, 1996–1997 , - , Los Hooligans ,

and Último Rebelde , 1996–1997 , - , Los Kamikazes , Goku, Jiraiya and Lyguila , 1997 , - , Los Nuevos Brazos ,

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Brazo de Platino Daniel Alvarado Nieves (born March 7, 1973) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Brazo de Platino ("Platinum Arm"). He is a part of the extensive Alvarado wrestling family that was founded by his fath ...

and

El Brazo Juan Alvarado Nieves (July 30, 1961 – October 15, 2013) was a Mexican Luchador (professional wrestler). He was best known under the ring name El Brazo (Spanish for "the Arm"), which he used since his debut in 1980. Alvarado was part of the Al ...

, 1998 , - , Los Pandilleros , Pandillero #1, Pandillero #2 and Pandillero #3 , 1996–1997 , - , Los Payasitos , Payasito I and Payasito II , 1996–1997 , - ,

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and

, 1997–1998

Managers and valets

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Other personnel

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Footnotes

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Championships and programming

Championships

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Pirata Morgan Pedro Ortiz Villanueva (born July 29, 1962) is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, and wrestling trainer who is best known under the ring name Pirata Morgan. Ortiz made his professional wrestling debut in 1979 and has in the last 20 ...

, The heavyweight title of Promo Azteca. It was established in 1998 and was defended through the year. Pirata Morgan was the only champion , - , {{nobr, Promo Azteca Middleweight Championship ,

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, The secondary title of Promo Azteca. It was established in 1997 and was defended through the year. Pantera was the only champion ;Championships recognized by Promo Azteca {, class="wikitable" style="background:#fcfdff;" , - ! Championship , , Champion , , Notes , - ,

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, The heavyweight title of the

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. It was defended in the promotion from 1997 to 1998. , - ,

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, Pantera , A secondary title of the

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. It was defended in the promotion during 1997. , - , {{nobr, LAWA Middleweight Championship ,

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, A secondary title of the Latin American Wrestling Association. It was defended in the promotion during 1997. , - ,

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, The lightweight title of

. It was defended in the promotion during 1998. , - ,

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Programming

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References

Specific

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General

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La Jornada ''La Jornada'' (''The Working Day'') is one of Mexico City's leading daily newspapers. It was established in 1984 by Carlos Payán Velver. The current editor ''(directora general)'' is Carmen Lira Saade. ''La Jornada'' has presence in eight sta ...

, location=Mexico City , publisher=Desarrollo de Medios S.A. de C.V. , language=es , access-date=June 9, 2016 *{{cite web , url=http://www.thecubsfan.com/cmll/events/199601azteca.php , title=AZTECA , date=2016 , website=TheCubsFan.com *{{cite web , url=http://www.wrestleview.com/uncategorized/36744-viva-la-raza-lucha-weekly-179/ , title=LUCHA SPOTLIGHT: Remembering Promo Azteca , author=Boutwell, Josh , date=October 20, 2012 , website=WrestleView.com *{{cite news , author=Hernández, Carlos , date=January 17, 1997 , title=TvAzteca y Televisa ponen en la lona a la lucha libre , url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/1997/01/17/luchalibre.html , newspaper=

, location=Mexico City , publisher=Desarrollo de Medios S.A. de C.V. , language=es , access-date=June 9, 2016 *{{cite podcast , host=Zellner, Kris and David Bixenspan , title=Between the Sheets #17: November 10-16, 1996 with Dave Prazak , website=PlaceToBeNation.com , publisher=PWO-PTBN Podcast Network , date=16 November 2015, time=02:11:52 , url=http://placetobenation.com/between-the-sheets-17-november-10-16-1996/ , access-date=3 June 2016

External links

Promo Azteca at Cagematch.netPromo Azteca at Wrestlingdata.com
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History

Notable talent

Style and television

Role in the Mexican and U.S. promotional wars

Demise

Alumni

Male wrestlers

Female wrestlers

Mini-Estrella wrestlers

Stables and tag teams

Managers and valets

Other personnel

Footnotes

Championships and programming

Championships

Programming

See also

References

Specific

General

Further reading

External links