# La Copa Junior (2010)

La Copa Junior (2010) (Spanish for "The Junior Cup") was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council"). The tournament ran from December 10, 2010 to December 25, 2010 in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. CMLL's recurring La Copa Junior tournament featured second, third or fourth generation wrestlers completing against each other. The 2010 version of the La Copa Junior was the fourth tournament held by CMLL.
After not being promoted for three years CMLL brought La Copa Junior back as a late in the year tournament. The tournament included 20 wrestlers, four more than the other tournaments. the tournament was split into 2 blocks of 10 wrestlers, with a seeding Battle royal, where the final two wrestlers in the ring would only have to win one match to get into the semifinal, while everyone else in the block would have to win three. Dragón Rojo Jr. won Block A while Averno won block B. In the end Dragón Rojo Jr. won the final by disqualification.

## Production
### Background

Starting in 1996 the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ("World Wrestling Council"; CMLL) held their first ever La Copa Junior tournament. CMLL held the tournament to celebrate the fact that lucha libre in Mexico is often a family tradition, with a large number of second, third, or even fourth generation wrestlers following the footsteps of their relatives. The premise of the tournament is that all participants are second-generation or more, although at times the family relationship is a storylines family relationship and not an actual one. One example of this is Dragón Rojo Jr. being billed as the grandson of Dragón Rojo, when in reality that is simply a storyline created by CMLL. The original La Copa Junior was won by Héctor Garza.
CMLL would not hold another La Copa Junior until the 2005 tournament (won by Shocker), followed by a 2006 tournament won by Dos Caras Jr. The tournament did not return until 2010 where Dragón Rojo Jr. won the 2010 version. In 2012 third-generation luchador La Sombra won the Junior cup
In 2014, CMLL held two La Copa Junior tournaments, first a tournament on January 1, won by Super Halcón Jr., followed by a VIP tournament, featuring higher card wrestlers than the usual tournaments, which was won by Máximo The semi-regular tournament returned in 2016, won by Esfinge In 2017, Soberano Jr. won the La Copa Junior Nuevos Valores

### Storylines

The tournament featured a number of professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

### Family relationship

| Wrestler | Family | Relationship |
| Ángel de Oro | Apolo Chávez | Father |
| Averno | Rudolfo Ruiz | Father |
| Brazo de Plata | Shadito Cruz | Father |
| Negro Casas | Pepe Casas | Father |
| Delta | Trueno | Father |
| Dragón Rojo Jr. | Dragón Rojo | Storyline Grandfather |
| El Felino | Pepe Casas | Father |
| Héctor Garza | Humberto Garza | Father |
| Hijo del Fantasma | El Fantasma | Father |
| La Máscara | Brazo de Oro | Father |
| La Sombra | Brilliante | Father |
| Máximo | Brazo de Plata | Father |
| Mephisto | Astro Rey / Kahoz | Father |
| Olímpico | Roy Aguirre | Father |
| Rush | Toro Blanco | Father |
| Shocker | Rubén Pato Soria | Father |
| El Texano Jr. | El Texano | Father |
| Volador Jr. | Volador / Super Parka | Father |

## Tournament

After not being promoted for three years CMLL brought La Copa Junior back as a late in the year tournament. The tournament included 20 wrestlers, four more than the other tournaments. the tournament was split into 2 blocks of 10 wrestlers, with a seeding Battle royal, where the final two wrestlers in the ring would only have to win one match to get into the semifinal, while everyone else in the block would have to win three. Block A, which took place on the December 10, 2010 Super Viernes show]] and had Dragón Rojo Jr. overcome the odds and defeat four wrestlers in a row to earn a spot in the final match. Rojo Jr. defeated Máximo, La Mascara, La Sombra and Volador Jr. Block B took place on the December 17, 2010 Super Viernes and saw Averno take advantage of the "short cut" as he defeated the other Battle royal survivor El Hijo del Fantasma to advance to the semifinal where he pinned longtime rival Místico to earn his spot in the tournament final.
The finals of the La Copa Junior tournament took place on a special Saturday night event on December 25, 2010. The end came after a distraction by Averno's cornerman Mephisto led Averno to land a low blow on Dragón Rojo Jr., only for the ruse to backfire on him as the referee saw the illegal move and disqualified Averno, making Dragón Rojo Jr. the 2010 La Copa Junior winner.

### Brackets

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Volador Jr. | Volador Jr. | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Battle Royal bye | Battle Royal bye | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Volador Jr. | Volador Jr. | W | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Shocker | Shocker | | | | | | | |
| | | | Shocker | Shocker | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Battle Royal bye | Battle Royal bye | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Volador Jr. | Volador Jr. | | | | |
| La Sombra | La Sombra | W | | | | | | | Dragón Rojo Jr. | Dragón Rojo Jr. | W | | | |
| Mephisto | Mephisto | | La Sombra | La Sombra | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Olímpico | Olímpico | W | Olímpico | Olímpico | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rush | Rush | | | | | La Sombra | La Sombra | | | | | | | |
| La Máscara | La Máscara | W | | | | Dragón Rojo Jr. | Dragón Rojo Jr. | W | | | | | | |
| El Felino | El Felino | | La Máscara | La Máscara | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dragón Rojo Jr. | Dragón Rojo Jr. | W | Dragón Rojo Jr. | Dragón Rojo Jr. | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Máximo | Máximo | | | | | | | | | | | Dragón Rojo Jr. | Dragón Rojo Jr. | W |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Averno | Averno | |
| | | | Averno | Averno | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Battle Royal bye | Battle Royal bye | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Averno | Averno | W | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hijo del Fantasma | Hijo del Fantasma | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hijo del Fantasma | Hijo del Fantasma | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Battle Royal bye | Battle Royal bye | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Averno | Averno | W | | | |
| El Texano Jr. | El Texano Jr. | W | | | | | | | Místico | Místico | | | | |
| Brazo de Plata | Brazo de Plata | | El Texano Jr. | El Texano Jr. | | | | | | | | | | |
| Negro Casas | Negro Casas | W | Negro Casas | Negro Casas | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Ángel de Oro | Ángel de Oro | | | | | Negro Casas | Negro Casas | | | | | | | |
| Héctor Garza | Héctor Garza | W | | | | Místico | Místico | W | | | | | | |
| Delta | Delta | | Héctor Garza | Héctor Garza | | | | | | | | | | |
| Místico | Místico | W | Místico | Místico | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Misterioso Jr. | Misterioso Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Results
#### December 10

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| 1 | Hooligan and Mortiz defeated Ángel de Plata and Guerrero Maya Jr. | Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match |
| 2 | Delta, Fuego, and Stuka Jr. defeated Euforia, Pólvora, and Sangre Azteca | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
| 3 | Volador Jr. defeated Shocker | 2010 La Copa Junior, quarterfinal match |
| 4 | Olímpico defeated Rush | 2010 La Copa Junior, first round match |
| 5 | La Sombra defeated Mephisto | 2010 La Copa Junior, first round match |
| 6 | Dragón Rojo Jr. defeated Máximo | 2010 La Copa Junior, first round match |
| 7 | La Máscara defeated El Felino | 2010 La Copa Junior, first round match |
| 8 | La Sombra defeated Olímpico | 2010 La Copa Junior, second round match |
| 9 | Dragón Rojo Jr. defeated La Máscara | 2010 La Copa Junior, second round match |
| 10 | Dragón Rojo Jr. defeated La Sombra | 2010 La Copa Junior, quarterfinal match |
| 11 | Dragón Rojo Jr. defeated Volador Jr. | 2010 La Copa Junior, semifinal match |
| 12 | Latin ♥, Místico, and Strong Man defeated Héctor Garza, Mr. Águila, and El Terrible | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |

#### December 17

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| 1 | Disturbio and Semental defeated Metálico and Molotov | Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match |
| 2 | Ángel Azteca Jr., Diamante, and El Sagrado defeated Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Cancerbero, Raziel, and Virus) | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
| 3 | Averno defeated El Hijo del Fantasma | 2010 La Copa Junior, quarterfinal match |
| 4 | Texano Jr. defeated Brazo de Oro | 2010 La Copa Junior, first round match |
| 5 | Negro Casas defeated Ángel de Oro | 2010 La Copa Junior, first round match |
| 6 | Héctor Garza defeated Delta | 2010 La Copa Junior, first round match |
| 7 | Místico defeated Misterioso II | 2010 La Copa Junior, first round match |
| 8 | Negro Casas defeated Texano Jr. | 2010 La Copa Junior, second round match |
| 9 | Místico defeated Héctor Garza | 2010 La Copa Junior, second round match |
| 10 | Místico defeated Negro Casas | 2010 La Copa Junior, quarterfinal match |
| 11 | Averno defeated Místico | 2010 La Copa Junior, semifinal match |
| 12 | La Sombra, Máscara Dorada, and Shocker defeated Mr. Águila, Olímpico, and Psicosis | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |

#### December 25

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| 1 | Höruz and Robin defeated Bronco and Inquisidor | Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match |
| 2 | Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Olímpico, and Pequeño Black Warrior defeated Eléctrico, Fantasy, and Shockercito | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
| 3 | El Hijo del Fantasma, El Sagrado, and Valiente defeated Ephesto, Mephisto, and Sangre Azteca by disqualification | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
| 4 | Dragón Rojo Jr. defeated Averno by disqualification | 2010 La Copa Junior, final match |
| 5 | Blue Panther, La Máscara, and Místico defeated Atlantis, El Terrible, and Texano Jr. | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |