Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament (2020)

The Mexican professional wrestling company Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) held a Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament from February 28, through March 13, 2020. The tournament marked the return of the Mexican National Tag Team Championship to CMLL after a 28-year absence. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament, with the teams of Templario/El Hijo del Villano III and Atlantis Jr./Flyer qualifying for the finals on March 13. In the end, the team of Atlantis Jr. and Flyer won the tournament to become the 42nd Mexican National Tag Team Champions.

Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament (2020)
Poster for the finals
PromotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date
  • February 28, 2020
  • March 6, 2020
  • March 13, 2020
CityMexico City, Mexico
VenueArena México
Event chronology
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Background

In 1992, then reigning Mexican National Tag Team Champions Los Destructores, left CMLL and doing so taking the championship with them to AAA.[1][2] The championship was defended in AAA from 1992 until 2007,[3] and subsequently only defended twice more on the independent circuit before becoming dormant.[4][lower-alpha 1] La Parka, one half of the last recognized championship team, died on January 11, 2020. A couple of weeks later CMLL officially announced that they had regained control of the Mexican National Tag Team Championship and would be holding a tournament for the championship in February and March.[6] During CMLL's February 19 Informa, they announced that the first block of the tournament would take place on the February 28 Super Viernes show.[7]

Storylines
Tournament participants - Block A
Tournament participants - Block B

Tournament brackets
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Disturbio and Virus W
Pegasso and Stigma [8][9][10] Disturbio and Virus [8][9][10]
El Hijo del Villano III and Templario W El Hijo del Villano III and Templario W
Dulce Gardenia and Fuego [8][9][10] El Hijo del Villano III and Templario W
Black Panther and Blue Panther Jr. [8][9][10] Soberano Jr. and Titán [8][9][10]
Ephesto and Luciferno W Ephesto and Luciferno [8][9][10]
Misterioso and El Sagrado [8][9][10] Soberano Jr. and Titán W
Soberano Jr. and Titán W El Hijo del Villano III and Templario [11]
Rey Cometa and Star Jr. W Atlantis Jr. and Flyer W
Pólvora and Vangellys [12][13][14] Atlantis Jr. and Flyer W
Atlantis Jr. and Flyer W Rey Cometa and Star Jr. [12][13][14]
Cancerbero and Raziel [12][13][14] Atlantis Jr. and Flyer W
Audaz and Fugaz [12][13][14] El Felino and Tiger [12][13][14]
El Felino and Tiger W Rey Bucanero and Shocker [12][13][14]
Rey Bucanero and Shocker W El Felino and Tiger W
Esfinge and Drone [12][13][14]

Tournament results
February 28 Super Viernes (Block A)
No. Results[8][9][10][15][16] Stipulations Times
1 La Ola Negra (Akuma and Espanto Jr.) defeated Halcón Suriano Jr. and Sonic Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match 09:30
2 El Sagrado and Soberano Jr. defeated Dulce Gardenia, Luciferno, Black Panther, Stigma, El Hijo del Villano III, and Disturbio Mexican National Tag Team Championship seeding battle royal 02:28
3 Disturbio and Virus defeated Pegasso and Stigma Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament eight-final 04:45
4 El Hijo del Villano III and Templario defeated Dulce Gardenia and Fuego Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament eight-final 06:59
5 Ephesto and Luciferno defeated Black Panther and Blue Panther Jr. Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament eight-final 03:30
6 Soberano Jr. and Titán defeated Misterioso and El Sagrado Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament eight-final 05:56
7 El Hijo del Villano III and Templario defeated Disturbio and Virus Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament quarterfinal 05:24
8 Soberano Jr. and Titán defeated Ephesto and Luciferno Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament quarterfinal 05:18
9 El Hijo del Villano III and Templario defeated Soberano Jr. and Titán Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament semifinal 13:43
10 El Felino, Negro Casas, and El Terrible defeated Diamante Azul and Los Hermanos Chavez (Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja) Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match 17:25
11 Carístico and Forastero defeated Bárbaro Cavernario and Volador Jr. 2020 Torneo Nacional Increible de Parejas final, best two-out-of-three tag team match 12:19
March 6 Super Viernes (Block B)
No. Results[12][13][14] Stipulations Times
1 Mercurio and Pierrothito defeated Fantasy and Shockercito Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match 12:44
2 Black Panther, Blue Panther Jr., and Dulce Gardenia defeated Misterioso, El Sagrado, and Virus Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match 16:29
3 Titán defeated Soberano Jr. Lighting match, 1 fall, 10 minute time limit 09:09
4 Fugaz and Rey Bucanero defeated Tiger, Raziel, Vangellys, Flyer, Rey Cometa, and Esfinge Mexican National Tag Team Championship seeding battle royal 02:49
5 Rey Cometa and Star Jr. defeated Pólvora and Vangellys Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament eight-final 06:39
6 Atlantis Jr. and Flyer defeated Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Cancerbero and Raziel) Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament eight-final 06:17
7 El Felino and Tiger defeated Audaz and Fugaz Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament eight-final 02:38
8 Rey Bucanero and Shocker defeated Esfinge and Drone Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament eight-final 02:47
9 Atlantis Jr. and Flyer defeated Rey Cometa and Star Jr. Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament quarterfinal 04:38
10 El Felino and Tiger defeated Rey Bucanero and Shocker Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament quarterfinal 01:23
11 Atlantis Jr. and Flyer defeated El Felino and Tiger Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament semifinal 07:40
12 Carístico, Valiente, and Volador Jr. defeated Bárbaro Cavernario and Los Guerreros Lagunero (Euforia and Último Guerrero) Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match 05:53
March 13 Super Viernes (finals)
No. Results[11] Stipulations Times
1 Diamond and Principe Daniel defeated El Cholo and Difunto Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match 12:59
2 Princesa Sugehit, Silueta, and Stephanie Vaquer defeated La Amapola, La Infernal, and La Metálica Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match 14:42
3 Hechicero, Luciferno, and Rey Bucanero defeated Audaz, Rey Cometa, and Soberano Jr. Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match 14:59
4 Titán defeated Pólvora Lightning match (One fall, 10 minute time limit) 09:46
5 Atlantis Jr. and Flyer defeated El Hijo del Villano III and Templario Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament final 23:19
6 El Felino, Negro Casas, and Volador Jr. defeated Carístico, Bárbaro Cavernario, and Diamante Azul Six-man relevos increíbles match 09:08

Footnotes
  1. Last known championship defense[5]

References
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  2. Duncan & Will (2000) p. 396 "Misterioso & Volador 1992/03/08 Mexico City"
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