The Leyenda de Plata (Spanish for "the Silver Legend") is an annual lucha libre tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 1998. The tournament honors El Santo, Enmáscarado de Plata (the Silver mask) and has been held every year since 1998 except for 2003 when El Hijo del Santo (El Santo's son) did not work for CMLL. CMLL still holds the annual tournament despite the fact that El Hijo del Santo no longer works for CMLL. It is the most prestigious of all of CMLL's annual tournaments.
The original format of the tournament was the Torneo cibernetico to qualify for a semi-final. The winner of the semi-final would face the winner of the previous year's tournament in the finals. Since 2005 CMLL would hold two cibernetico matches and then the winner of each would meet in the semi-finals. In 2011, the tournament was modified to eliminate the final stage. The winner is given a plaque with a solid silver El Santo mask on it. Only two wrestlers have won Leyend de Plata more than once, Místico won it in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and Negro Casas in 2000, 2014 and 2015. After a two-year hiatus, the tournament returned in 2011.
Tournament winners
YearWinnerDefeatedDateNote1998Scorpio Jr.El Hijo del Santo1999El Hijo del SantoScorpio Jr.2000Negro CasasEl Hijo del Santo2001Black WarriorNegro Casas2002El FelinoBlack Warrior2004Perro Aguayo Jr.El Felino2005AtlantisEl Hijo del SantoPerro Aguayo Jr. refused to defend the trophy.2006MísticoAtlantis2007Místico (2)Mr. Águila2008Místico (3)Perro Aguayo Jr.2011Volador Jr.Jushin Thunder Liger2014Negro Casas (2)Titán2015Negro Casas (3)Dragon Lee2016La MáscaraNegro Casas2017Volador Jr. (2)Carístico2018Bárbaro CavernarioFénixNovember 23, 20182021TitánTemplarioJuly 30, 20212022TemplarioSoberano Jr.July 29, 20222023Máscara DoradaRocky RomeroJuly 28, 20232024Ángel de OroStar Jr.July 26, 20242025NeónMáscara DoradaJuly 25, 20252026Máscara Dorada (2)KomanderJuly 31, 2026
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