Year End Awards

At the end of every year the major magazines in Mexico release their official awards. The awards used to be quite a big deal but over the years their significance has dwindled. The awards used to cover all promotions under one banner but in the mid-80's some magazines began to hand out seperate awards to each promotion as to stay politically correct.

Other awards are often handed out by "Dr. Lucha" Stephen Sims, a noted Lucha Libre historian as well as: The Cubs Fan's CMLL blog

1993

Box y Lucha

Rookie of the Year:

AAA: Juventud Guerrera & Torero

EMLL: La Sombra & Tornado Negro

UWA: El Titere & El Hijo del Anibal

Mini of the Year:

AAA: Espectrito;

EMLL: Orito

Revelation of the Year:

AAA: Heavy Metal

EMLL: Cachorro Mendoza & Mocho Cota

UWA: Rocky Santana

Best Tecnico: El Hijo Del Santo & Lizmark Best Rudo:

AAA: Heavy Metal

EMLL: Negro Casas

UWA: Scorpio Jr.

Foreigner of the Year: Corazon De Leon
Best Ruda: La Diabolica & La Practicante
Best Tecnica:

AAA: Lola Gonzalez & Martha Villalobos

EMLL: Cynthia Moreno & Lady Apache

Best Tag Team:

AAA: Konnan/Perro Aguayo & El Hijo Del Santo/Octagon

EMLL: Arkangel/Guerrero de la Muerte & Gran Apache/El Mestizo

Best Trio:

AAA: Los Destructores: Tony Arce, Vulcano & Rocco Valente

EMLL: Damian El Guerrero, Guerrero Del Futuro & Guerrero Maya

UWA: El Engendro, Scorpio Jr. & Shu El Guerrero

Special awards:

El Hijo Del Santo (10 years of wrestling)

Konnan (biggest mainstream celebrity)

Oro (in memory of his death)

Vicky Aguilera (sitting front row at Arena Mexico for over 60 consecutive years)

Super Luchas

Wrestler of the Year:

1. Atlantis
2. Cien Caras
3. Perro Aguayo
4. El Dandy

Biggest Gate: Konnan vs. Cien Caras
Rookie of the Year: El Hijo del Anibal
Newcomer of the Year: Latin Lover
Best Trio: Los Hermanos Dinamita: Cien Caras, Mascara Ano 2000 & Universo 2000
Best Tag Team: Silver King & El Texano
Best Rudo: Cien Caras
Best Tecnico: Perro Aguayo

Dr. Lucha

Wrestler of the Year: Atlantis
Best Tecnico: Atlantis
Best Rudo: Negro Casas
Foreigner of the Year: Love Machine
Revelation of the Year: Heavy Metal
Rookie of the Year: Juventud Guerrera
Best Tecnica: Lady Apache
Best Ruda: La Diabolica
Best Tag Team: Silver King & El Texano
Best Trio: Los Brazos: Brazo De Plata, Brazo De Oro & El Brazo

2005

Box y Lucha

Wrestler of the Year: Mistico
Rookie of the Year: Super Nova

Guerreros Del Ring

Best Tecnico: CMLL: Mistico; AAA: Latin Lover
Best Rudo: CMLL: Atlantis; AAA: Cibernetico
Best Tag Team: CMLL: El Averno & El Mephisto; AAA: La Parka & Octagon
Best Trio: CMLL:Ultimo Guerrero, Rey Bucanero & Olimpico; AAA: <none>
Revelation of the Year: CMLL: La Mascara; AAA: El Hijo del Fantasma
Rookie of the Year: CMLL: Stuka Jr.; AAA: Rey Cometa
Most Popular: CMLL: Dr. Wagner Jr.; AAA: El Intocable
Most Spectacular: CMLL: Tigre Metalico; AAA: El Angel
Best Draw: CMLL: Mistico; AAA: La Parka
Best Rivalry: CMLL: Universo 2000 vs. Perro Aguayo Jr.; AAA: Octagon vs. Fuerza Guerrera
Most Dramatic Match: CMLL: Heavy Metal & Negro Casas vs. El Averno & El Mephisto - November 8 @ Arena Coliseo; AAA: Abismo Negro & Shocker vs. Electro Shock & Konnan - ? @ ?
Best Turn: CMLL: Tarzan Boy; AAA: Abismo Negro
Best Return: CMLL: Mr. Aguila; AAA: Electro Shock
Best Tecnica: CMLL: Marcela; AAA: Estrellita
Best Ruda: CMLL: La Amapola; AAA: Tiffany
Most Controversial: CMLL: Perro Aguayo Jr.; AAA: Cibernetico
Best Mini: CMLL: Pequeno Olimpico; AAA: Mascarita Sagrada
Best Veteran: CMLL: Satanico; AAA: Sangre Chicana; indy: Villano III
Surprise of the Year: CMLL: Universo 2000 wins the hair of Hector Garza; AAA: Shocker wins the hair of Sangre Chicana
Sexiest Wrestler: CMLL: Hector Garza; AAA: El Zorro
Best Foreigner: CMLL: Gedo & Jado; AAA: <none>
Best Mascot: CMLL: Quemonito; AAA: Chucky
Card of the Year: CMLL:
72nd Anniversary Show; AAA: Guerra De Titanes

2006

Super Luchas

Best Tecnico:
1. Dr. Wagner Jr.
2. La Parka
3. Volador Jr.
4. El Intocable

Best Rudo:
1. Perro Aguayo Jr.
2. Cibernetico
3. Atlantis
4. Muerte Cibernetica

Best Tag Team:
1. El Averno & El Mephisto
2. Atlantis & Ultimo Guerrero
3. Dr. Cerebro & Cerebro Negro
4. Perro Aguayo Jr. & Hector Garza

Best Group:
1. La Secta
2. Perros del Mal
3. Guerreros de la Atlantida
4. Vipers Revolution

Surprise of the Year:
1. Maximo gets over with the Arena Mexico crowd
2. Shocker returns to CMLL
3. AAA vs. CMLL match at the Kids Telethon
4. Cibernetico turns tecnico

Revelation of the Year:
1. Laredo Kid
2. Misterioso II
3. El Hijo del Texano
4. El Elegido

Rookie of the Year:
1. Mascara Purpura
2. Leono
3. Super Fly
4. Nemesis

Most Popular:
1. Mistico
2. La Parka
3. Cibernetico
4. El Hijo Del Santo

Most Spectacular:
1. Marco Corleone
2. Cerebro Negro
3. Terry 2000
4. Laredo Kid

Card of the Year: Dragon Mania - May 13 @ Arena Mexico