Leyenda de Plata

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 El Hijo del Santo no longer works for CMLL. It is the most prestigious of all of CMLL's annual tournaments. The basic format of the tournament is the Torneo Cibernetico to qualify for a semi-final. The winner of the semi-final faces the winner of the previous year's tournament in the final. Since 2005 CMLL has held two Cibernetico matches and the winner of each then meet in the semi-final.
The winner is given a plaque with a solid silver El Santo mask on it. Only one wrestler has won Leyend de Plata more than once, Místico won it in 2006, 2007 and 2008. No 2009 tournament has been announced yet.
==Tournament winners==
Year	Winner 	Defeated 	Date	Note
1998	Scorpio, Jr. 	El Hijo del Santo	 	
1999	El Hijo del Santo	Scorpio, Jr. 	 	
2000	Negro Casas 	El Hijo del Santo	 	
2001	Black Warrior 	Negro Casas 	 	
2002	El Felino 	Black Warrior 	 	
2004	Perro Aguayo, Jr.	El Felino 	 	
2005	Atlantis 	El Hijo del Santo	 	Perro Aguayo, Jr. refused to defend the trophy.
2006	Místico 	Atlantis 	 	
2007	Místico 	Mr. Águila 	 	
2008	Místico 	Perro Aguayo, Jr.	 	
==Leyenda de Plata 1998==
The first ever Leyenda de Plata tournament was held in 1998 from July 24 to 31st in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament was held to commemorate the 15 year anniversary of El Santo's death in 1983. Unlike later tournaments there was no final, instead El Santo's son, El Hijo del Santo faced the winner of the Cibernetico to determine the first winner. Scorpio, Jr. won the cibernetico, outlasting Atlantis, Shocker, Olímpico, Pantera, El Felino, Negro Casas, Tony Rivera, La Fiera, Dr. Wagner, Jr., Blue Panther, Satánico, Karloff Lagarde, Jr., Black Warrior, Último Guerrero and Violencia. Scorpio, Jr. defeated El Hijo del Santo by count-out to win the Leyenda de Plata.
==Leyenda de Plata 1999==
The qualifying Cibernetico took place on November 26, 1999 and saw El Hijo del Santo outlast a field of 15 other wrestlers including Antifaz del Norte, Bestia Salvaje, BlacK warrior, Blue Panther, Emilio Charles, Jr., El Felino, Fuerza Guerrera, Negro Casas, Olímpico, Rey Bucanero, Satánico, Tarzan Boy, Tony Rivera, Último Guerrero and Zumbido. El Hijo del Santo only eliminated one wrestler in the match, Último Guerrero to qualify for the final. Like in 1998 the 1999 Leyenda de Plata cibernetico winner went straight to the final, a rematch from the 1998 tournament, only this time El Hijo del Santo defeated Scorpio, Jr. to win the tournament named after his father.
# 	Eliminated 	Eliminated by 	Time
1 	Tony Rivera 	Bestia Salvaje 	 
2 	Antifaz del Nortre 	Satánico 	 
3 	Bestia Salvaje 	Tarzan Boy 	 
4 	Zumbido 	Negro Casas 	 
5 	Rey Bucanero 	Olímpico 	 
6 	Negro Casas 	Fuerza Guerrera 	 
7 	El Felino 	Emilio Charles, Jr.	 
8 	Satánico 	Blue Panther 	 
9 	Emilio Charles, Jr.	Blue Panther 	 
9 	Blue Panther 	Emilio Charles, Jr.	 
11	Fuerza Guerrera 	Olímpico 	 
12	Olímpico 	Tarzan Boy 	 
13	Black Warrior 	Tarzan Boy 	 
14	Black Warrior 	Último Guerrero 	 
15	Último Guerrero 	El Hijo del Santo 	 
16	Winner 	El Hijo del Santo 	 
==Leyenda de Plata 2000==
The third annual Leyenda de Plata started on September 22, 2000 with a 16-man tornero cibernetico. Unlike in 1998 and 1999 CMLL added a semi-final match to the tournament as the last two wrestlers in the cibernetico would meet in a singles match the following week. The semi-finalsts were Dr. Wagner, Jr. and Negro Casas, outlasting Antifaz del Norte, Atlantis, Astro Rey Jr., Black Warrior, Blue Panther, El Felino, Fuerza Guerrera, Olímpico, Rey Bucanero, Safari, Satánico, Scorpio, Jr., Tarzan Boy and Zumbido. The two survivors faced off in a singles match he following week, which Negro Casas won. On October 6, 2000 Negro Casas defeated El Hijo del Santo to win the 2000 Leyenda de Plata.
==Leyenda de Plata 2001==
The 2001 Leyenda de Plata was the fourth annual tournament and the first tournament to feature a Battle Royal to determine the two teams for the cibernetico. The first eight men eliminated from the battle royal would be one team and the remaining eight wrestlers would form the other team in the cibernetico match that followed immediately after the battle royal. Team "A" consisted of Averno, Black Warrior, Black Tiger III, Fuerza Guerrera, Juventud Guerrera, Dr. Wagner, Jr., Mephisto and Másacara Mágica. Team "B" consisted of Antifaz, Atlantis, Blue Demon, Jr., El Hijo del Santo, El Felino, Ricky Marvin, Safari and Virus. The last two survivors were Black Warrior and Black Tiger III, both from Team "A". On October 12, 2001 Black Warrior and BlacK Tiger III faced off in a singles match that Black Warrior won. The storyline of the match was Black Tiger III turning Rudo (heel or "bad guy") while BlacK Warrior was turning Tecnico (face or "good guy") suring the course of the match. The following week Black Warrior's momentum helped him gain the victory over Negro Casas to win the 2001 Leyenda de Plata.
# 	Eliminated 	Eliminated by 	Time
1 and 2	Dr. Wagner, Jr. and Atlantis	Double disqualification 	 
3 	Safari 	Másacara Mágica 	 
4 	Mephisto 	Blue Demon, Jr. 	 
5 	Antifaz del Nortre 	Averno 	 
6 	Averno 	El Felino 	 
7 	Virus 	BlacK Tiger III 	 
8 	Blue Demon, Jr. 	Black Warrior 	 
9 	Juventud Guerrera 	El Hijo del Santo 	 
10 	Ricky Marvin 	Máscara Mágica 	 
11 	Máscara Mágica 	El Hijo del Santo 	 
12 	El Felino 	Black Tiger III 	 
13 	El Hijo del Santo 	Black Warrior 	 
14 	Winners 	Black Warrior, Black Tiger III	 
==Leyenda de Plata 2002==
The cibernetico qualifier for the 2002 Leyenda de Plata took place on July 26, 2002 and once again saw two teams of eight face off to determine the semi-finalists. Team "A" consisted of Atlantis, Averno, Blue Panther, El Felino, Mephisto, Safari, Satánico and Virus. Team "B" was Black Tiger III, Fuerza Guerrera, Hombre Sin Nombre, Negro Casas, Olímpico, Tony Rivera, Violencia and Volador, Jr.. The two semi-finalsts were El Felino and Black Tiger III, making Black Tiger the first wrestler to qualify for the semi-final more than once. On August 2, 2002 El Felino defeated Black Tiger in the semi-final and a week later he defeated Black Warrior to win the tournament.
# 	Eliminated 	Eliminated by 	Time
1 	Fuerza Guerrera 	Safari 	04:38
2 	Safari 	Violencia 	09:38
3 	Tony Rivera 	Mephisto 	13:01
4 	Mephisto 	Olímpico 	14:06
5 	Olímpico 	Blue Panther 	14:48
6 	Virus 	Volador, Jr. 	16:24
7 	Violencia 	Atlantis 	18:39
8 	Blue Panther 	Negro Casas 	20:04
9 	Averno 	Hombre sin Nombre 	21:24
10	Hombre sin Nombre	Satánico 	21:54
11	Atlantis 	Black Tiger III 	23:18
12	Satánico 	Negro Casas 	24:07
13	Negro Casas 	El Felino 	24:44
14	Winners 	Black Tiger III, El Felino	24:44
==Leyenda de Plata 2004==
After not holding a Leyenda de Plata tournament in 2003, it returned in 2004 with the qualifying cibernetico being held on July 16, 2004. the teams were: "A", Alan Stone, Atlantis, Averno, Mephisto, Misterioso, Jr., Satánico, Tarzan Boy and Virus. Team "B", Black Warrior, Perro Aguayo, Jr., Emilio Charles, Jr., Másacara Mágica, Místico, Negro Casas, Super Crazy and Volador, Jr.. The main storyline of the cibernetico was the building rivalry between Negro Casas and the recently rudo-turned Perro Aguayo, Jr. Aguayo cheated to eliminate Negro Casas and along with Atlantis were the last two surviving wrestlers. On July 23, 2004 Aguayo and Atlantis wrestled in a singles match, which unlike previous years was a "best of three falls" match, that actually went to four falls before Perro Aguayo, Jr. won. A week later Perro Aguayo, Jr. defeated El Felino, using the victory to further the storyline with Negro Casas, Felino's brother and corner-man for the night. Following his victory Perro Aguayo, Jr. broke the plaque with El Santo's mask on it, claiming that the Aguayo's were the greatest family in wrestling, refusing to accept a trophy with El Santo's name on it.
# 	Eliminated 	Eliminated by 	Time
1 	Misterioso, Jr. 	Super Crazy 	12:36
2 	Emilio Charles, Jr.	Satánico 	14:18
3 	Virus 	Místico 	17:01
4 	Alan Stone 	Volador, Jr. 	18:00
5 	Másacara Mágica 	Averno 	20:18
6 	Satánico 	Perro Aguayo, Jr. 	22:33
7 	Super Crazy 	Mephisto 	24:07
8 	Místico 	Tarzan Boy 	25:28
9 	Volador, Jr. 	Averno 	26:42
10	Averno 	Negro Casas 	28:05
11	Black Warrior 	Atlantis 	29:02
12	Tarzan Boy 	Negro Casas 	32:31
13	Negro Casas 	Atlantis 	34:34
14	Winners 	Atlantis, Perro Aguayo, Jr.	34:34
==Leyenda de Plata 2005==
The 2005 Leyenda de Plata is the only tournament to not feature the previous year's champion defending the trophy, playing off Aguayo's breaking of the trophy the previous year. The lack of defending champion forced CMLL to change the format of the Leyenda de Plata as they held two eight man ciberneticos instead of one 16-man, with the winner of each cibernetico facing each other the following week. The two cibernetico format has been the standard tournament format for the Leyenda de Plata ever since 2005. The first cibernetico took place on October 28, 2005 and featured El Hijo del Santo, Hombre Sin Nombre, La Máscara, Volador, Jr., Misterioso, Jr., Jado, Averno and Negro Casas. The match came down to Hijo del Santo and Casas and initially ended in a double pin. After the match was restarted El Hijo del Santo won by submission. The second cibernetico took place on November 4 and saw Atlantis outlast a field that also included Místico, Último Dragón, Máxmio, El Sagrado, Mephisto, Hijo de Pierroth and Gedo. On November 11, 2005 Atlantis defeated El Hijo del Santo with help from his corner-man Último Guerrero to win the seventh Leyenda de Plata.
;Cibernetico 1
#	Eliminated 	Eliminated by 	Time
1	Hombre Sin Nombre	Másacara Mágica 	 
2	Máscara Mágica 	Jado 	 
3	Volador, Jr. 	Averno 	 
4	Misterioso, Jr. 	El Hijo del Santo	 
5	Jado 	Negro Casas 	 
6	Averno 	El Hijo del Santo	 
7	Negro Casas 	El Hijo del Santo	 
8	Winner 	El Hijo del Santo	 
;Cibernetico 2
#	Eliminated 	Eliminated by 	Time
1	Hijo de Pierroth	Máximo 	 
2	Gedo 	Último Dragón 	 
3	Máxmimo 	El Sagrado 	 
4	Último Dragón 	Mephisto 	 
5	El Sagrado 	Atlantis 	 
6	Mephisto 	Místico 	 
7	Místico 	Disqualification	 
8	Winner 	Atlantis 	 
==Leyenda de Plata 2006==
The 2006 Leyenda de Plata started on August 25, 2006 with the first of two eight-man cibernetico qualifying matches. The cibernetico saw Black Warrior eliminate Rey Bucanero as the last man in a match that also included Heavy Metal, Metro II, La Máscara, Último Guerrero, Mephisto and Misterioso, Jr.. With Black Warrior winning the first cibernetico it was not too surprising that Místico won the second cibernetico as the two had been involved with a long running storyline feud throughout 2006. Místico outlasted Mr. Águila, Negro Casas, El Sagrado, Volador, Jr., Averno and Alex Koslov. The semi-final on September 8, 2006 saw Místico defeate Black Warrior, followed by a "mask vs. mask", Luchas de Apuesta challenge from Black Warrior that Místico accepted for the CMLL 73rd Anniversary Show. On September 15, 2006 Místico defeated Atlantis to win the Leyeda de Plata, overcoming interference from Atlantis' corner-man Black Warrior. After the match Black Warrior stole the Leyenda de Plata trophy and ran off with it, furthering their feud.
;Cibernetico 1
#	Eliminated 	Eliminated by	Time
1	La Máscara 	 	 
2	Metro II 	 	 
3	Mephisto 	 	 
4	Misterioso, Jr.	 	 
5	Último Guerrero	 	 
6	Heavy Metal 	 	 
7	Rey Bucanero 	Black Warrior	 
8	Winner 	Black Warrior	 
;Cibernetico 2
#	Eliminated 	Eliminated by	Time
1	Mr. Águila 	 	 
2	Negro Casas 	 	 
3	El Sagrado 	 	 
4	Volador, Jr.	 	 
5	Atlantis 	 	 
6	Averno 	 	 
7	Alex Koslov 	Místico 	 
8	Winner 	Místico 	 
==Leyenda de Plata 2007==
The ninth Leyenda de Plata was held between May 18 and June 8, 2007. This was the first year that Leyenda de Plata was held without El Hijo del Santo working for CMLL, CMLL claimed that they owned the rights to promote the Leyenda de Plata and has promoted it without Hijo del Santo working for CMLL since then. The first Cibernetico took place on May 18, Perro Aguayo, Jr. was originally scheduled to be part of the match, hinting at a very anticipated Aguayo vs. Místico match that had been building for a while. In the weeks leading up to the first cibernetico Perro Aguayo, Jr. was injured and had to pull out of the match, he was replaced by fellow Los Perros del Mal member Mr. Águila, who'd go on to win the qualifier over Negro Casas, El Felino, Tarzan Boy, Mephisto, Máximo, Alex Koslov, Stuka, Jr., Volador, Jr. and Mictlán. On May 25, 2007 El Sagrado qualified for his first ever Leyenda semi-final as he outlasted Averno, Ephesto, virus, El Texano, Jr., Leono, Loco Max, Valiente, Heavy Metal and BlacK Warrior. On June 1, 2007 Mr. Águila defeated El Sagrado to earn a spot in the final. On June 8, 2007 Místico became the first wrestler to not only win the tournament twice but also in back to back years as he defeated Mr. Águila. Following his victory Perro Aguayo, Jr. attacked Místico furthering the storyline between the top tecnico and top rudo of the promotion.
;Cibernetico 1
# 	Eliminated 	Eliminated by	Time
1 	Mictlán 	Volador, Jr. 	05:06
2 	Tarzan Boy 	Injured 	05:43
3 	Stuka, Jr. 	El Felino 	07:00
4 	El Felino 	Mephisto 	08:45
5 	Máximo 	Alex Koslov 	11:01
6 	Volador, Jr.	Mr. Águila 	12:14
7 	Alex Koslov 	Mr. Águila 	13:02
8 	Mephisto 	Negro Casas 	15:14
9 	Negro Casas 	Mr. Águila 	15:26
10	Winner 	Mr. Águila 	15:26
;Cibernetico 2
# 	Eliminated 	Eliminated by	Time
1 	Leono 	 	 
2 	Loco Max 	 	 
3 	El Texano, Jr.	 	 
4 	Valiente 	 	 
5 	Averno 	 	 
6 	Ephesto 	 	 
7 	Black Warrior 	 	 
8 	Virus 	 	 
9 	Heavy Metal 	 	 
10	Winner 	El Sagrado 	 
==Leyenda de Plata 2008==
The tenth and so far latest Leyenda de Plata took place from July 4 til July 25, 2008. After being forced to withdraw from the 2007 tournament due to an injury Perro Aguayo, Jr. won the first cibernetico quaifier by outlasting Hajime Ohara, Stuka, Jr., El Felino, Ephesto, Averno, La Máscara, Mephisto and Volador, Jr.. The following week Dr. Wagner, Jr. also qualified for the semi-final by defeating Loco Max, El Sagrado, Máscara Purpura, Virus, Sangre Azteca, Hijo del Fantasma, La Sombra, Black Warrior and Heavy Metal. Perro Aguayo, Jr. overcame Dr. Wagner, Jr. with the help of Los Perros del Mal and the 2008 Leyenda de Plata saw the final that was originally planned for the 2007 tournament as Místico faced off against Perro Aguayo, Jr. As in the semi-final Los Perros del Mal tried to interfere in the main event but was stopped by Místico's friends Héctor Garza and Dos Caras, Jr., enabling Místico win Leyenda de Plata for the third time.
;Cibernetico 1
# 	Eliminated 	Eliminated by 	Time
1 	Hajime Ohara	Stuka, Jr. 	07:37
2 	Stuka, Jr. 	Ephesto 	10:50
3 	El Felino 	Averno 	11:34
4 	Ephesto 	La Máscara 	12:22
5 	Averno 	Alex Koslov 	14:30
6 	La Máscara 	Mephisto 	16:25
7 	Alex Koslov 	Perro Aguayo, Jr.	20:05
8 	Mephisto 	Volador, Jr. 	23:38
9 	Volador, Jr.	Perro Aguayo, Jr.	28:19
10	Winner 	Perro Aguayo, Jr.	29:19
;Cibernetico 2
# 	Eliminated 	Eliminated by 	Time
1 	Loco Max 	Máscara Purpura 	15:24
2 	El Sagrado 	Sangre Azteca 	18:07
3 	Máscara Purpura 	Virus 	18:58
4 	Virus 	Hijo del Fantasma	19:37
5 	Sangre Azteca 	La Sombra 	22:20
6 	Hijo del Fantasma	Black Warrior 	26:26
7 	La Sombra 	Heavy Metal 	27:32
8 	Black Warrior 	Dr. Wagner, Jr. 	29:30
9 	Heavy Metal 	Dr. Wagner, Jr. 	30:26
10	Winner 	Dr. Wagner, Jr. 	30:26
==See also==
*Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Category:Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre tournaments