Rey de Reyes (Spanish for "King of Kings") is a major annual professional wrestling event in Mexico produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, a subsidiary of WWE. The event was established in 1997 and centers around the Rey de Reyes tournament, which is comparable to WWE's King of the Ring tournament. It originally consisted of four-way elimination matches with four qualifiers and a final. The winner is presented with a sword, which some have carried with them for an entire year. In 2026, the Rey de Reyes tournament the winner also receives a future AAA Mega Championship match.

History The first Rey de Reyes event was held on February 21, 1997, at the Convention Center in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Since then all Rey de Reyes events have been held in March each year. The 13 events have hosted 13 finals, with only one wrestler, La Parka, winning the tournament more than once, in 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2007. Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas and Naucalpan, Mexico State are tied for most events hosted with five each. Beyond that, only Zapopan, Jalisco has repeated as host of the event. As is tradition with recent major AAA shows, the wrestlers compete inside a hexagonal wrestling ring and not the four sided ring the promotion uses for regular television events and House shows.

As of 2011 Rey de Reyes has seen six Luchas de Apuesta, or bet fights. A wrestler has been unmasked once, and five times a wrestler or wrestlers have had their hair shaved off as a result of losing the Apuesta match. The event has hosted eight championship matches, with four championships changing hands on the show, including the finals of the tournament to crown the first ever AAA World Tag Team Champions.

List of events

#Event DateVenue CityMain event1Rey de Reyes (1997) Convention Center Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, MexicoHeavy Metal vs. Héctor Garza vs. Latin Lover vs. Octagón in the four-way Rey de Reyes tournament final2Rey de Reyes (1998) Toreo de Cuatro Caminos Naucalpan, State of Mexico, MexicoCibernético vs. Latin Lover vs. Octagón vs. Perro Aguayo in the four-way elimination Rey de Reyes tournament final3Rey de Reyes (1999) El Cobarde II vs. Perro Aguayo vs. Sangre Chicana in a three-way Hair vs. Hair Bull Terrier match4Rey de Reyes (2000) Gigante Drako vs. La Parka in a Mask vs. Mask match5Rey de Reyes (2001) Convention Center Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, MexicoAbismo Negro vs. Heavy Metal vs. La Parka Jr. vs. Latin Lover in the four-way elimination Rey de Reyes tournament final6Rey de Reyes (2002) Auditorio Benito Juarez Zapopan, Jalisco, MexicoCibernético vs. El Canek vs. Octagón Pirata Morgan in the four-way elimination Rey de Reyes tournament final7Rey de Reyes (2003) Abismo Negro vs. La Parka Jr. in the Rey de Reyes tournament final8Rey de Reyes (2004) Toreo de Cuatro Caminos Naucalpan, State of Mexico, MexicoJeff Jarrett vs. Latin Lover for the Rey de Reyes trophy9Rey de Reyes (2005) Convention Center Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, MexicoAbismo Negro vs. Chessman vs. Cibernético vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Konnan vs. La Parka vs. Latin Lover in a seven-man elimination match for the Rey de Reyes trophy10Rey de Reyes (2006) Los Guapos (Scorpio Jr., Shocker, and Zumbido) vs. Team AAA (La Parka, Octagón and Vampiro) defeated La Secta Cibernetica (Chessman, Cibernético, and Muerte Cibernetica) vs. Team TNA (Konnan, Ron Killings, and Samoa Joe) in a three-way trios elimination match for the Rey de Reyes trophy11Rey de Reyes (2007) Toreo de Cuatro Caminos Naucalpan, State of Mexico, United StatesAbismo Negro vs. Fuerza Guerrera vs. La Parka vs. Latin Lover vs. Octagón vs. Rhino in a six-man elimination match for the Rey de Reyes trophy12Rey de Reyes (2008) Plaza de Toros Lorenzo Garza Monterrey, Nuevo León. MexicoEl Mesias (c) vs. Cibernético for the AAA Mega Championship13Rey de Reyes (2009) Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso Guadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoEl Mesias (c) vs. Chessman for the AAA Mega Championship14Rey de Reyes (2010) Palacio de Toros Santa Maria Querétaro, Querétaro, MexicoEl Mesias (c) vs. Electroshock vs. Mr. Anderson in a three-way match for the AAA Mega Championship15Rey de Reyes (2011) Plaza de Toros Monumental Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, MexicoCarlito Caribbean Cool vs. El Mesías vs. Extreme Tiger vs. L.A. Park in a four-way elimination match for the Rey de Reyes trophy16Rey de Reyes (2012) Auditorio Benito Juárez Zapopan, Jalisco, MexicoJeff Jarrett (c) vs. El Mesias for the AAA Mega Championship17Rey de Reyes (2013) Plaza de Toros Monumental Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoCanek vs. El Mesías vs. L.A. Park in the three-way elimination Rey de Reyes tournament final18Rey de Reyes (2014) Black Warrior vs. El Hijo del Perro Aguayo vs. El Zorro vs. La Parka in the four-way elimination Rey de Reyes tournament final19Rey de Reyes (2015) Auditorio Benito Juarez Zapopan, Jalisco, MexicoEl Hijo del Perro Aguayo and Pentagón Jr. vs. Myzteziz and Rey Mysterio Jr.20Rey de Reyes (2016) Plaza de Toros Monumental El Paseo San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, MexicoEl Mesias vs. El Texano Jr for the vacant AAA Mega Championship21Rey de Reyes (2017) Arena José Sulaimán Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoAero Star vs. Super Fly in a two-out-of-three falls Mask vs. Hair match22Rey de Reyes (2018) Acrópolis Puebla Puebla, Puebla, MexicoEl Hijo del Fantasma vs. El Texano Jr. in a Mask vs. Hair match23Rey de Reyes (2019) Lucha Brothers (Fénix and Pentagón Jr.) (c) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) for the AAA World Tag Team Championship24Rey de Reyes (2021) San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, MexicoChessman and Sam Adonis vs. Psycho Clown and Pagano25Rey de Reyes (2022) Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila Veracruz, Veracruz, MexicoHijo del Vikingo (c) vs. John Hennigan for the AAA Mega Championship26Rey de Reyes (2023) Poliforum Zamna Mérida, Yucatán, MexicoBandido vs. Hijo del Vikingo vs. Pagano vs. Sam Adonis in a four-way Rey de Reyes tournament final27Rey de Reyes (2024) Base del Ejercito y Fuerza Aerea Mexico City, MexicoEl Hijo del Vikingo vs. El Texano Jr. vs. Laredo Kid in a three-way Rey de Reyes tournament final28Rey de Reyes (2025) Gimnasio Juan de la BarreraAlberto El Patrón (c) vs. El Hijo del Vikingo for the AAA Mega Championship29Rey de Reyes (2026) Auditorio GNP Puebla, Puebla, MexicoDominik Mysterio (c) vs. El Hijo del Vikingo for the AAA Mega ChampionshipPagano and Psycho Clown (c) vs. The War Raiders (Erik and Ivar) for the AAA World Tag Team ChampionshipEl Fiscal vs. Abismo Negro Jr.

List of Rey de Reyes tournament winners

#Year Winner TimeswonTournament finalRef.Opponent(s)Date11997 1Heavy Metal, Héctor Garza, and Octagón21998 1Cibernético, Latin Lover, and Perro Aguayo31999 Cibernético 1Electroshock, Latin Lover, and Octagón42000 1Charly Manson, Cibernético, and El Alebrije52001 1Abismo Negro, Heavy Metal, and Latin Lover62002 1Cibernético, Octagón, and Pirata Morgan72003 2Abismo Negro 82004 1Latin Lover92005 3Abismo Negro, Chessman, Cibernético, Jeff Jarrett, Konnan, and Latin Lover1020061La Secta Cibernetica (Chessman, Cibernético, and Muerte Cibernetica), Team TNA (Konnan, Ron Killings, and Samoa Joe) and Los Guapos (Scorpio Jr., Shocker, and Zumbido)112007 4Abismo Negro, Fuerza Guerrera, Latin Lover, Octagón, and Rhino122008 1Abismo Negro, Alan Stone, and Mr. Niebla132009 1La Parka, Latin Lover, and Silver King142010 1Hernandez and Marco Corleone152011 1Carlito Caribbean Cool, El Mesías, and L.A. Park162012 1Héctor Garza, Jack Evans, and L.A. Park172013 1Canek and L.A. Park182014 5Black Warrior, El Hijo del Perro Aguayo, and El Zorro192015 1Aero Star, El Mesías, and Psycho Clown202016 1La Parka and Villano IV212017 1Averno, Bengala, Chessman, El Elegido, Joe Líder, Niño Hamburguesa, La Parka, and Pimpinela Escarlata222018 1Bengala, El Hijo del Vikingo, and La Parka232019 1Australian Suicide, El Hijo del Vikingo, Golden Magic, Jack Evans, Laredo Kid, Myzteziz Jr., Sammy Guevara, and Taurus242021 1Abismo Negro Jr., Aero Star, Drago, El Hijo del Vikingo, El Texano Jr., Murder Clown, and Myzteziz Jr.252022 1Bandido, Cibernético, Heavy Metal, and Laredo Kid262023 1Bandido, El Hijo del Vikingo, and Pagano272024 1El Texano Jr. and Laredo Kid282025 1DMT Azul, El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., and El Mesías292026 1La Parka, "The Original" El Grande Americano, and Santos Escobar

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