# Triplemanía XXXI

Triplemanía XXXI was a three-day professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted and produced by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA or Triple A). The event was held on April 16, July 15, and August 12, 2023. The April 16 event took place at Mobil Super Stadium in Monterrey, the July 15 event took place at Chevron Stadium in Tijuana, and the August 12 event took place at Mexico City Arena in Mexico City. It marked the 31st year in a row that AAA has held a Triplemanía show and comprises the 40th, 41st, and 42nd overall shows promoted under the Triplemanía banner since 1993. The annual Triplemanía show is AAA's biggest event of the year, serving as the culmination of major storylines in what has been described as AAA's version of WrestleMania or their Super Bowl event. The event aired on PPV via the FITE service.
The event was themed around the Guerra de Rivalidades tournament, in which four pareja increíble tag teams competed in matches across the first two nights, with the team that lost in the finals initially being scheduled to face each other in a Lucha de Apuestas match on the third night of the event. However, as the finals ended in a draw, the Lucha de Apuestas match was turned into a four-way. In the four-way match, Psycho Clown defeated Sam Adonis to successfully defend his mask and win Adonis' hair; the match also included L.A. Park and Rush El Toro Blanco.

## Production
### Background

2023 marked the 31st year that the Mexican professional wrestling company Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (Triple A or AAA) has held their annual flagship Triplemanía show. Triplemanía XXXI comprised three shows – the 40th, 41st, and 42nd overall Triplemanía shows promoted by AAA (AAA promoted more than one Triplemanía event from 1994 to 1997 and from 2019 onward). Since the 2012 event, Triplemanía has taken place at the Mexico City Arena, an indoor arena in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico that has a maximum capacity of 22,300 spectators. On January 17, 2023, AAA announced that Triplemanía XXXI would be held across three days in three cities. In addition to Arena Ciudad de México, Triplemanía XXXI was held in Mobil Super Stadium in Monterrey and Chevron Stadium in Tijuana. Triplemanía XXXI was the third Triplemanía event held with events away from Mexico City Arena during the 2020s and the fourth outside Mexico City since 2007.
Triplemanía is the company's biggest show of the year, the AAA equivalent of WWE's WrestleMania or New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom event.

### Storylines

Triplemanía XXXI featured 22 professional wrestling matches across the three nights, with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed 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 engaged in a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match.
During a press conference on January 17, 2023, AAA announced that Triplemanía XXXI would be themed around the Guerra de Rivalidades tournament, in which four pareja increíble tag teams will compete in matches across the first two nights, with the members of the team that loses in the finals facing each other in a Lucha de Apuestas match on the third night. The teams participating in the tournament are Psycho Clown and Sam Adonis, Pagano and Rush El Toro Blanco, Pentagón Jr. and Alberto El Patrón, and Blue Demon Jr. and DMT Azul. On February 27, it was announced that Pagano was pulled from the tournament due to an injury and would be replaced by a mystery partner. During a press conference on March 28, Rush's new partner was revealed as L.A. Park.
During a press conference on February 27, 2023, AAA announced that a Steel Cage match featuring 10 luchadores enmascarados would take place at the Triplemanía XXXI: Monterrey event. The last two wrestlers who do not escape from the cage will compete in a Lucha de Apuestas Mask vs. Mask match. The participants in the match were revealed as Laredo Kid, Antifaz del Norte, Octagón Jr., Villano III Jr., Argenis, Myzteziz Jr., Aero Star, La Parka Negra, Dralístico, and Taurus. During a press conference on March 28, it was announced that Dralístico would be replaced in the match by Abismo Negro Jr.
On October 18, 2021, AAA announced that Kenny Omega would defend his AAA Mega Championship against Hijo del Vikingo at Triplemanía Regia II. On November 18, it was reported by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Omega would not participate in the event due to undergoing multiple surgeries. The reports were confirmed by AAA on November 22, with the promotion canceling Omega's defense and vacating the Mega Championship. The Triplemanía Regia match was changed to a five-way match, where Vikingo defeated Samuray del Sol, Jay Lethal, Bobby Fish, and Bandido to win the vacant championship. The match between Vikingo and Omega occurred two years later on the March 22, 2023 episode of AEW Dynamite, where Omega defeated Vikingo in a non-title match. During a AAA press conference on April 24, a rematch for the Mega Championship between Vikingo and Omega was announced for Triplemanía XXXI: Tijuana.

## Results
### Triplemanía XXXI: Monterrey (April 16)

| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Laredo Kid, Antifaz del Norte, Octagón Jr., Villano III Jr., Aero Star, La Parka Negra, Abismo Negro Jr., and Taurus defeated Myzteziz Jr. and Argenis by escaping the cage. The two losers were relegated to Mask vs. Mask match later on the card. | 10-man Steel Cage match | 15:06 |
| 2 | Vampiro (with Mr. Iguana) defeated Chessman (with La Hiedra) by pinfall | Singles match | 10:56 |
| 3 | Team Regio (El Zorro, Flammer, Baby Extreme, El Hijo de L.A. Park and Toscano) defeated Team Chilango (Negro Casas, Dave The Clown, Arez, Niño Hamburguesa, and Látigo) by pinfall | Triplemanía XXXI: Monterrey Cup match | 15:14 |
| 4 | Pentagón Jr. and Alberto El Patrón defeated Sam Adonis and Psycho Clown (with Jack Fancy) by submission | Tag team match Guerra de Rivalidades first round | 13:32 |
| 5 | Myzteziz Jr. (with Dulce Canela and Sexy Star II) defeated Argenis (with La Hiedra and Maravilla) by pinfall | Lucha de Apuestas Mask vs. Mask match Was held between the final two participants in the 10-man Steel Cage match | 9:54 |
| 6 | DMT Azul and Blue Demon Jr. defeated Rush El Toro Blanco and L.A. Park by pinfall | Tag team match Guerra de Rivalidades first round | 16:06 |
| 7 | Hijo del Vikingo (c) defeated Komander, Rich Swann, and Swerve Strickland by pinfall | Four-way match for the AAA Mega Championship | 22:17 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

### Triplemanía XXXI: Tijuana (July 15)

| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | La Hiedra won by last eliminating Flammer | Triplemanía XXXI: Tijuana Cup match | 26:55 |
| 2 | Team Mexico (Dalys, Sexy Star II and Lady Shani) defeated Team Rest of The World (Viva Van, Kamille and Natalia Markova) by pinfall | Trios match | 12:19 |
| 3 | Vampiro, Jack Evans, and Aramís vs. Pagano and La Rebelión (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf) (with Estrellita) ended in a no contest | Trios match | 14:02 |
| 4 | Team Baja (Damian 666, Rey Horus, Xtreme Tiger and Nicho el Millonario) (with Brandon Moreno) defeated Team Chilango (Negro Casas, Chessman, Argenis, and Daga) (with Aczino) by pinfall | Atómicos match | 9:29 |
| 5 | QT Marshall (with Aaron Solo) defeated Pentagón Jr. | Ambulance match | 18:46 |
| 6 | Rush El Toro Blanco and L.A. Park vs. Sam Adonis and Psycho Clown ended in a draw | Tag team match Guerra de Rivalidades finals | 22:38 |
| 7 | Hijo del Vikingo (c) (with Don Callis) defeated Kenny Omega by pinfall | Singles match for the AAA Mega Championship | 18:52 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

### Triplemanía XXXI: Mexico City (August 12)

| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1$^D$ | Drago II and Jack Evans defeated Abismo Negro Jr. and Belcegor by pinfall | Tag team match | — |
| 2 | Las Toxicas (La Hiedra and Maravilla) and Chik Tormenta defeated Lady Shani, Dalys and Sexy Star II | Trios match | 13:41 |
| 3 | Laredo Kid won by last eliminating Komander | Bardahl Cup TripleManía XXXI match | 29:59 |
| 4 | Flammer (with La Hiedra and Maravilla) defeated Taya (c) (with Lady Shani) by pinfall | Singles match for the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship | 9:42 |
| 5 | Negro Casas (with Aczino) defeated Nicho el Millonario (with Argenis) by pinfall | Legends match | 13:12 |
| 6 | QT Marshall defeated Pentagón Jr., Dralístico, and Texano Jr. by pinfall | Four-way match for the vacant AAA Latin American Championship | 17:43 |
| 7 | Hijo del Vikingo (c) defeated Jack Cartwheel, Mike Bailey and Daga by pinfall | Four-way match for the AAA Mega Championship | 16:06 |
| 8 | Psycho Clown (mask) defeated Sam Adonis (hair) by pinfall Match also included: L.A. Park (mask) and Rush El Toro Blanco (hair) (with La Bestia del Ring, Dralístico, Preston Vance, and José the Assistant) | Four-way Lucha de Apuestas Hair vs. Mask match | 20:17 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the matchD – this was a dark match ||||

## Guerra de Rivalidades tournament bracket

| First Round Triplemanía XXXI: Monterrey (April 16) | First Round Triplemanía XXXI: Monterrey (April 16) | First Round Triplemanía XXXI: Monterrey (April 16) | Finals Triplemanía XXXI: Tijuana (July 15) | Finals Triplemanía XXXI: Tijuana (July 15) | Finals Triplemanía XXXI: Tijuana (July 15) | Lucha de Apuestas match Triplemanía XXXI: Mexico City (August 12) | Lucha de Apuestas match Triplemanía XXXI: Mexico City (August 12) | Lucha de Apuestas match Triplemanía XXXI: Mexico City (August 12) |
| Pentagón Jr. and Alberto El Patrón | Pentagón Jr. and Alberto El Patrón | Pin | | | | | | |
| Pentagón Jr. and Alberto El Patrón | Pentagón Jr. and Alberto El Patrón | Pin | | | | Psycho Clown | Psycho Clown | Pin |
| Psycho Clown and Sam Adonis | Psycho Clown and Sam Adonis | | | | | Psycho Clown | Psycho Clown | Pin |
| Psycho Clown and Sam Adonis | Psycho Clown and Sam Adonis | | Psycho Clown and Sam Adonis | Psycho Clown and Sam Adonis | | Sam Adonis | Sam Adonis | |
| | | | Rush El Toro Blanco and L.A. Park | Rush El Toro Blanco and L.A. Park | Draw | | | |
| Rush El Toro Blanco and L.A. Park | Rush El Toro Blanco and L.A. Park | | Rush El Toro Blanco and L.A. Park | Rush El Toro Blanco and L.A. Park | Draw | | | |
| Blue Demon Jr. and DMT Azul | Blue Demon Jr. and DMT Azul | Pin | | | | | | |
Unlike traditional wrestling tournaments, at each round of the Guerra de Rivalidades tournament, the losers, not the winners, are relegated to the next round. The team that lost in the tournament final was intended to compete in a Lucha de Apuestas match at the final night of Triplemanía. Since the finals ended in draw, the Lucha de Apuestas match was turned into a four-way. During the four-way match, Psycho Clown pinned Sam Adonis to successfully defend his mask and win Adonis' hair; the match also involved Rush El Toro Blanco (hair) and L.A. Park (mask).