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The commission immediately began a tournament to determine a new champion. The tournament included wrestlers from many promotions, including [[EMLL]], [[LLI]] and [[Super Libres]], as well as the former champion.
The commission immediately began a tournament to determine a new champion. The tournament included wrestlers from many promotions, including [[EMLL]], [[LLI]] and [[Super Libres]], as well as the former champion.


Full tournament brackets have not been found, only a few matches.  
The tournament was held in stages, with winners from various buildings qualifying or otherwise chosen in the final. Full results from the various brackets are not known. The tournament is said to have lasted two months


The tournament is said to have lasted two months, and an early-round match may have been [[Cachorro Mendoza]] over [[Villano I]].
An early-round match may have been [[Cachorro Mendoza]] over [[Villano I]].


'''tournament match''', May 10th, [[Pista Arena Revolucion]]
'''tournament match''', May 10th, [[Pista Arena Revolucion]]
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* [[La Fiera]] beat [[Vengador]]
* [[La Fiera]] beat [[Vengador]]


Box Y Lucha 1436 mentions the matches and says it happened on Saturday the 10th "the previous week", though the magazine seemed to be published before the 10th. A final between Fiera & Cochisse to determine the winner from the building was to take place the following week.
'''tournament match''', May 17th, [[Pista Arena Revolucion]]
* [[La Fiera]] versus [[Gran Cochise]]
 
The winner from this building would advance to the greater tournament.
 
Box Y Lucha 1437 lists [[Ringo Mendoza]] defeating [[Sangre Chicana]] in a semi-final on May 16th at Arena Coliseo. It's not clear, but that could be another feeder tournament match.
 
 
== Final Bracket ==
 
'''First Round''', May 23rd, [[Arena Coliseo DF]]
(via Box y Lucha 1437)
* [[Shazam]] [Fraternidad del Santo] versus [[Solar I]] [Mora]
* [[El Faraon]] versus [[Satanico]]
* [[Villano I]] [Mora] versus [[El Signo]]
* [[Ringo Mendoza]] [1st Arena Coliseo tournament winner] versus [[Gran Cochisse]] [Pista Arena Revolcuion tournament winner]
 
Those don't match the later results; Tony Salazar and eventually winner Cachorro Mendoza are not mentioned.
 
Box y Lucha 1436's preview of the tournament included seven of those names. They also had [[Sangre Chicana]] [2nd Arena Coliseo tournament winner], who did end up participating, and [[Impacto]] [the DF Middleweight Champion]. It does not include Signo.  


'''Semifinals''', June 1st, [[Arena Coliseo DF]]
'''Semifinals''', June 1st, [[Arena Coliseo DF]]
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'''Finals''', June 8th, [[Arena Mexico]]
'''Finals''', June 8th, [[Arena Mexico]]
* [[Cachorro Mendoza]] defeated [[Sangre Chicana]]
* [[Cachorro Mendoza]] defeated [[Sangre Chicana]]
Confusingly, Box Y Lucha 1437 lists [[Ringo Mendoza]] defeating Sangre Chicana in a semi-final.


=== Sources ===
=== Sources ===
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[[Category:Tournaments]]
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[[Category:Championship Tournaments]]

Latest revision as of 14:43, 4 March 2021

In late 1977, Sangre Chicana won the Mexican National Middleweight Championship, and started a reign which is said to included 38 title defenses. After his final defense, in March of 1979, the Mexico City Box Y Lucha commission forced him to vacate the championship, as they did not actually recognize him as champion. (The reasons for not recognizing him are unclear.)

The commission immediately began a tournament to determine a new champion. The tournament included wrestlers from many promotions, including EMLL, LLI and Super Libres, as well as the former champion.

The tournament was held in stages, with winners from various buildings qualifying or otherwise chosen in the final. Full results from the various brackets are not known. The tournament is said to have lasted two months

An early-round match may have been Cachorro Mendoza over Villano I.

tournament match, May 10th, Pista Arena Revolucion

tournament match, May 17th, Pista Arena Revolucion

The winner from this building would advance to the greater tournament.

Box Y Lucha 1437 lists Ringo Mendoza defeating Sangre Chicana in a semi-final on May 16th at Arena Coliseo. It's not clear, but that could be another feeder tournament match.


Final Bracket

First Round, May 23rd, Arena Coliseo DF (via Box y Lucha 1437)

Those don't match the later results; Tony Salazar and eventually winner Cachorro Mendoza are not mentioned.

Box y Lucha 1436's preview of the tournament included seven of those names. They also had Sangre Chicana [2nd Arena Coliseo tournament winner], who did end up participating, and Impacto [the DF Middleweight Champion]. It does not include Signo.

Semifinals, June 1st, Arena Coliseo DF

Finals, June 8th, Arena Mexico

Sources

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