The AAA Fusión Championship ("Campeonato AAA Fusión" in Spanish) was a professional wrestling championship promoted by the AAA promotion in Mexico.[3] The first champion was crowned on March 17, 2013, when Fénix won a tournament for the title. On August 17, 2014, the title was unified with the AAA Cruiserweight Championship.
| AAA Fusión Championship Campeonato AAA Fusión | |||||||||||||||||
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 Fénix, the inaugural AAA Fusión Champion posing with the title belt | |||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | AAA | ||||||||||||||||
| Date established | November 3, 2012[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | August 17, 2014[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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The championship was generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition.
History
editIn late 2012, AAA introduced a new television program, titled AAA Fusión, which would start airing alongside the promotion's primary television program, Sin Límite. The first show was taped on September 30, 2012.[4] The following November, AAA started a tournament to determine the inaugural AAA Fusión Champion.[1] On April 23, 2013, AAA split its entire roster into two brands; AAA Evolución and AAA Fusión, with the AAA Fusión Championship becoming exclusive to the latter.[5][6] On June 27, 2014, AAA announced that the AAA Fusión Championship and the AAA Cruiserweight Championship would be unified on August 17 at Triplemanía XXII.[7] El Hijo del Fantasma won the ten-way elimination match to unify the two titles into the new "AAA World Cruiserweight Championship".[2][8]
Championship tournament
editThe AAA Fusión Championship tournament started on November 3, 2012, when Fénix defeated Dark Dragon, Drago and Toscano in a four-way elimination match to become the first wrestler to advance to the finals.[1] The second tournament match took place on November 18, when Daga defeated Jack Evans, Joe Líder and Psicosis in another four-way elimination match.[9] The final two first round elimination matches took place on March 1, 2013, when Juventud Guerrera defeated Aero Star, Pentagón Jr. (Dark Dragon's second appearance in the tournament) and Último Gladiador, while Crazy Boy defeated Angélico, Halloween and Super Fly.[10] The finals of the tournament took place on March 17 at Rey de Reyes, where Fénix defeated Crazy Boy, Daga and Juventud Guerrera to become the inaugural champion.[11][12]
Title history
edit| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Fénix | March 17, 2013 | Rey de Reyes (2013) | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 1 | 518 | Fénix defeated Crazy Boy, Daga and Juventud Guerrera in a four-way elimination tournament final to become the inaugural champion. This episode aired on tape delay on April 4, 2013. | [11] |
| 2 | El Hijo del Fantasma | August 17, 2014 | Triplemanía XXII | Mexico City | 1 | <1 | This was a ten-way elimination match, also contested for the AAA Cruiserweight Championship and involving Angélico, Australian Suicide, Bengala, Daga, Drago, Jack Evans, Joe Líder and Pentagón Jr. | [13] |
| — | Deactivated | August 17, 2014 | Triplemanía XXII | Mexico City | — | — | Title unified with the AAA Cruiserweight Championship to create the "AAA World Cruiserweight Championship". | [2] |
References
edit- ^ a b c Zellner, Kris (November 5, 2012). "The Lucha Report". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Hijo del Fantasma, primer Campeón Mundial Crucero AAA". AAA (in Spanish). August 21, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ "Campeonato AAA Fusión". AAA (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ Garcia, Carlos (October 1, 2012). "'AAA Fusion in Magdalena Mixhuca". CFan Deportes (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ "Roster Completo de AAA Fusión y AAA Evolución". AAA (in Spanish). April 24, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ Zellner, Kris (April 25, 2013). "AAA splits roster in two: The Lucha Report". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ "Segunda lucha confirmada para Triplemanía XXII". AAA (in Spanish). June 28, 2014. Archived from the original on July 22, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- ^ Boutwell, Josh (August 25, 2014). "Viva la Raza! Lucha Weekly for 8/25/14". Wrestleview. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Choque de Rivalidades en AAA Fusión". AAA (in Spanish). November 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ "AAA Fusión Enciende el Camino a Rey De Reyes". AAA (in Spanish). March 2, 2013. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "El Mesías Rey de Reyes 2013". AAA (in Spanish). March 18, 2013. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ Zellner, Kris (March 18, 2013). "Complete AAA Rey de Reyes results, AAA splitting into separate brand for United States and more: The Lucha Report". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ Zellner, Kris (August 18, 2014). "Complete AAA Triplemania results and more: The Lucha Report". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved August 18, 2014.