En Busca de un Ídolo 2012 En Busca de un Ídolo ( Spanish for " In search of an idol " ) was a professional wrestling tournament held by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) in 2012 with the purpose of identifying which of the 8 " Rookies " in the tournament would move up the ranks of the promotion . The tournament consisted of two rounds , first a round - robin tournament group round , with the top four point earners competing in an elimination tournament . Wrestlers could earn points in three ways , match results , judges points and points from an online poll available on the " ' En Busca de un Ídolo " website . The tournament ran from April 27 until May 25 , 2012 and saw Titán win the tournament , partially due to a high number of fan votes . The tournament featured eight professional wrestlers or " luchadors " , four of whom were " tecnicos " ( the Lucha Libre term for someone who portrays a " good guy " character ) and four who were " rudos " ( " Bad Guys " ) . Being a professional wrestling tournament , the matches were not won legitimately through athletic competition ; it is instead won via predetermined outcomes to the matches that is kept secret from the general public . Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) held a press conference in early April , 2012 to announce the creation of the " En Busca de un Ídolo " , a tournament designed to focus on younger wrestlers , or in some cases masked wrestlers who had only worked under that ring persona for a relative short time . This was the third " Young wrestler " focused tournament CMLL had held within a year , with previous tournaments " Forjando un Ídolo " ( " Forging an Idol " ) and " Torneo Sangre Nueva " ( " New Blood " ) tournaments having a similar focus . The teams were divided by their " rudo " / " tecnico " status and the " rudos " only faced the " tecnicos " and vice versa . The " technico " team consisted of Diamante , Dragon Lee , Titán and Tritón , the team was coached by Atlantis and assisted by CMLL trainer Franco Colombo . The " Rudo " team consisted of Euforia , Niebla Roja , Pólvora and Puma King , the team was trained by Último Guerrero , assisted by CMLL trainer Tony Salazar . The top two point earners on each team would move on to the elimination part of the tournament . Initially the tournament matches were not shown on TV , they could only be seen on radiocmll . com and on CMLL ' s official YouTube channel . The matches were all taped and shown as part of a special " tournament / reality show " on Fox Sports International , starting September 29 , 2012 . 2012 Point system . Wrestlers could earn points in one of three ways The tournament also include four judges , referee El Tirantes , ring announcer Miguel Linares and wrestlers Maximo and Negro Casas . The judges could award up to 10 points each based on the way they portray their character , their personality , their charisma , and how much of a fan response they get during their matches . For the first time in CMLL ' s 79 years history they also allowed the fans to influence the outcome of the tournament through an online poll conducted after each match on the " En Busca de un Ídolo " website . The online poll could give a wrestler a maximum of 40 additional points in the tournament . 2012 Prize . The winner of the tournament would be given the opportunity to main event the first " CMLL Super Viernes " show after the tournament ended to showcase their skills , they would also get the opportunity to work on the 2013 " Fantasticamania " show , an event co - promoted by CMLL and New Japan Pro Wrestling ( NJPW ) that takes place in Japan once a year , they would also receive a one - year membership to a Fitness club . Finally the winner would receive a title match for the CMLL World Middleweight Championship against champion Dragón Rojo , Jr . at a later date . The top four finalists would get an all expense paid trip to Cancun . 2012 Second round . The top four wrestlers moved on to the second round of the tournament , a round robin tournament where each competitor would wrestle in three matches , with the same point system in place as the first round . The matches took place exclusively on the Friday night " Super Viernes " shows and as the first round they could only be seen on radiocmll . com and on CMLL ' s official YouTube channel . CMLL held a special Trios team match where the coaches would team up with the four second round competitors on the May 25 , 2012 Super Viernes show . Atlantis teamed up with Diamante and Dragon Lee to defeated Último Guerrero , Euforia and Titán . After the match Guerrero and Euforia attacked Titán , giving everyone a preview of their match in the second round . The final matches of the second round took place on June 15 , 2012 . The first match saw Dragon Lee actually cost himself the match by disqualification when he did not release a submission hold when told to do so . Losing the match cost him 20 points . The other match was more notable for the change to the mask and trunk design change of Diamante than anything else . Diamante debut a new sliver and black mask and trunks very reminiscent of Lucha libre legends El Santo and El Hijo del Santo . 2012 Finals . The final of the " En Busca de un Ídolo " tournament came down to Titán and Euforia facing off in a one fall match with no time limit on the June 2 , 2012 Super Viernes Show . Titán had coach Atlantis and trainer Franco Colombo in his corner while Eurforia had coach ( and " Los Guerreros del Infierno " team mate ) Último Guerrero and trainer Tony Salazar in his corner . Euforia started the match before Titán , trying to cheat his way to an easy victory . The two competitors worked a very high impact match , with Titán ' s mask being torn open in one place and the top of Euforia ' s mask being torn off completely . Titán defeated Euforia to win both the mask and the tournament . After the match All four finalist were awarded with trophies and flowers . 2012 Aftermath . CMLL held a " Torneo cibernetico " ( Multi - man elimination match ) on the July 6 , 2012 Super Viernes Show that involved the " En Busca de un Ídolo " coaches Atlantis and Último Guerrero and seven of the eight participants , Rey Cometa replaced Dragon Lee . Último Guerrero was the last man standing in the match , lastly eliminating Titán with the help of Euforia . One of the prizes that Titán won was a match for the CMLL World Middleweight Championship against champion Dragón Rojo , Jr . Titán cashed in his prize on the July 21 Super Viernes Show , but was unsuccessful in the match . Titán would later defeated " En Busca de un Ídolo " rival Pólvora to win the Mexican National Welterweight Championship Third place Dragon Lee was announced as taking the ring character Místico ( " The Mystic " ) , the successor of the original Místico who left CMLL to work in World Wrestling Entertainment as Sin Cara in 2011 . Dragon Lee was referred to as " Místico , La Nueva Era " ( " The new era " ) .