Triplemanía XXXII was a three-day
professional wrestling
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supercard event
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produced and scripted by the Mexican
professional wrestling promotion
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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). Three shows were held across April 27, June 15, and August 17, 2024. The April 27 event took place at
Mobil Super Stadium in
Monterrey
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, the June 15 event took take place at
Chevron Stadium in
Tijuana
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, and the August 17 event took take place at
Arena CDMX in
Mexico City
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. It was the 32nd mainline
Triplemanía
Triplemanía is an annual Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) event promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) promotion that is traditionally held in August each year. The name is a combination of how "AAA" is pronounced in Spanish, ''"Tri ...
event, and the 43rd, 44th and 45th overall shows held under the Triplemanía banner.
The August 17 event was known for the appearance of
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r
John Layfield
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. It also featured an appearance from
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 Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) in Mexico and various other independent promotio ...
, despite the fact that the previous man behind the mask, Jesús Alfonso Huerta Escoboza, passed away in January 2020 after succumbing to injuries that he sustained in a match in October 2019. The use of Michael Jackson's ''
Thriller'' as the coffin was opened was a foreshadowing. During
Rey de Reyes
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, La Parka III was unveiled, again using the song.
Production
Background
2024 will mark the 32nd year that the Mexican
professional wrestling company 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 ...
(Triple A or AAA) will hold their annual flagship
Triplemanía
Triplemanía is an annual Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) event promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) promotion that is traditionally held in August each year. The name is a combination of how "AAA" is pronounced in Spanish, ''"Tri ...
show. Triplemanía is the company's biggest show of the year, the AAA equivalent of
WWE
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's
WrestleMania or
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
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's
Wrestle Kingdom event. Triplemanía XXXII will be the 43th, 44th and 45th overall Triplemanía show promoted by AAA (AAA promoted multiple Triplemanía shows over the summers of 1994 to 1997). Since the
2012 event, Triplemanía has taken place at the
Arena Ciudad de México
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(Mexico City Arena), an indoor
arena
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in
Azcapotzalco
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,
Mexico City
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,
Mexico
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that has a maximum capacity of 22,300 spectators.
On January 23, 2024, AAA announced that Triplemanía XXXII would be held on April 27, June 15, and August 17.
Storylines
Triplemanía XXXII featured several
professional wrestling matches
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, with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing
scripted
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Backgr ...
feuds,
plots and
storylines. Wrestlers portrayed either
heels (referred to as ''rudos'' in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or
faces
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(''técnicos'' in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they engaged in a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match.
Results
Triplemanía XXXII: Monterrey (April 27)
Triplemanía XXXII: Tijuana (June 15)
Triplemanía XXXII: Mexico City (August 17)
Notes
See also
*
2024 in professional wrestling
References
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