The Rey de Reyes (English: "King of Kings") is an annual tournament held by Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) comparable to WWE’s King of the Ring tournament. For the first six tournaments the format consisted of four-way elimination matches with four qualifiers and a final, but in later tournaments the format changed. The winner is usually either currently one of the top faces or heels of the promotion or a wrestler that AAA is hoping to push to the main event position. The winner is presented with a sword, which some have carried with them for a full year. The event usually also features additional matches not related to the Rey de Reyes tournament.
| Year | Winner | Times won | Date | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Latin Lover | 1 | Defeated Heavy Metal, Héctor Garza and Octagón | |||
| 1998 | Octagón | 1 | Defeated Latin Lover, Cibernético and Perro Aguayo | |||
| 1999 | Cibernético | 1 | Defeated Octagón, Latin Lover and Electroshock | |||
| 2000 | Abismo Negro | 1 | Defeated El Alebrije, Charly Manson and Cibernético | |||
| 2001 | La Parka, Jr. | 1 | Defeated Latin Lover, Abismo Negro and Heavy Metal | |||
| 2002 | El Canek | 1 | Defeated Pirata Morgan, Cibernético and Octagón | |||
| 2003 | La Parka, Jr. | 2 | Defeated Abismo Negro | |||
| 2004 | Jeff Jarrett | 1 | Defeated Latin Lover Win stricken from AAA's records, after the company ended their relationship with TNA. Win recognized again when relationship resumes in 2010.[1] | |||
| 2005 | La Parka | 3 | Defeated Latin Lover, Abismo Negro, Chessman, Jeff Jarrett, Konnan and Cibernético | |||
| 2006 | Vampiro | 1 | Defeated La Secta Cibernetica, Team TNA and Los Guapos VIP | |||
| 2007 | La Parka | 4 | Defeated Octagón, Abismo Negro, Rhino, Fuerza Guerrera and Latin Lover | |||
| 2008 | El Zorro | 1 | Defeated Abismo Negro, Mr. Niebla and Alan Stone | |||
| 2009 | Electroshock | 1 | Defeated La Parka, Silver King and Latin Lover | |||
| 2010 | Chessman | 1 | Defeated Hernandez and Marco Corleone[2] | |||
| 2011 | Extreme Tiger | 1 | Defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool, L.A. Park and El Mesías | |||
| 2012 | El Hijo del Perro Aguayo | 1 | Defeated Héctor Garza, Jack Evans and L.A. Park | |||
| 2013 | El Mesías | 1 | Defeated Canek and L.A. Park[3] | |||
| 2014 | La Parka | 5 | Defeated Black Warrior, El Hijo del Perro Aguayo and El Zorro[4] | |||
| 2015 | El Texano Jr. | 1 | Defeated Aero Star, Psycho Clown and El Mesías. | |||
| 2016 | Pentagón Jr. | 1 | Defeated La Parka and Villano IV | |||
| 2017 | Argenis | 1 | Defeated Averno, Bengala, Chessman, El Elegido, Joe Líder, Niño Hamburguesa, La Parka and Pimpinela Escarlata. | |||
| 2018 | Rey Escorpión | 1 | Defeated Bengala, El Hijo del Vikingo and La Parka | |||
| 2019 | Aero Star | 1 | Defeated Laredo Kid, El Hijo del Vikingo, Jack Evans, Sammy Guevara, Australian Suicide, Taurus, Golden Magic and Myzteziz Jr. | |||
| 2021 | Laredo Kid | 1 | Defeated Texano Jr., Murder Clown, Abismo Negro Jr., Hijo del Vikingo, Mysteziz Jr., Aerostar y Drago. | |||
| 2022 | Psycho Clown | 1 | Defeated Cibernético, Laredo Kid, Bandido, and Heavy Metal | |||
| 2023 | Sam Adonis | 1 | Defeated Bandido, Pagano, and Hijo del Vikingo | |||
| 2024 | El Hijo del Vikingo | 1 | Defeated Laredo Kid and El Texano Jr. |
The first Rey de Reyes event was held on February 21, 1997 at the Convention Center in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Since then all Rey de Reyes events have been held in March each year. The 13 events have hosted 13 finals, with only one wrestler, La Parka, winning the tournament more than once, in 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2007. Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas and Naucalpan, Mexico State are tied for most events hosted with five each. Beyond that, only Zapopan, Jalisco has repeated as host of the event. As is tradition with recent major AAA shows, the wrestlers compete inside a hexagonal wrestling ring and not the four sided ring the promotion uses for regular television events and House shows.
As of 2011 Rey de Reyes has seen six Luchas de Apuesta, or bet fights. A wrestler has been unmasked once, and five times a wrestler or wrestlers have had their hair shaved off as a result of losing the Apuesta match. The event has hosted eight championship matches, with four championships changing hands on the show, including the finals of the tournament to crown the first ever AAA World Tag Team Champions.
| Event | Date | Venue | City | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Convention Center | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | 1997 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[5] | ||
| 1998 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Naucalpan, Mexico State | 1998 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[6] | ||
| 1999 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Naucalpan, Mexico State | Perro Aguayo vs. Sangre Chicana vs. El Cobarde - Lucha de Apuesta, three-way "Hair vs. Hair" Bull Terrier Match.[7] | ||
| 2000 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Naucalpan, Mexico State | La Parka vs. Gigante Drako - Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match[8] | ||
| 2001 | Convention Center | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | 2001 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[9] | ||
| 2002 | Zapopan, Jalisco | 2002 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[10] | |||
| 2003 | Zapopan, Jalisco | 2003 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[11] | |||
| 2004 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Naucalpan, Mexico State | 2004 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[12] | ||
| 2005 | Convention Center | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | 2005 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[13] | ||
| 2006 | Convention Center | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | 2006 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[14] | ||
| 2007 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Naucalpan, Mexico State | 2007 Rey de Reyes tournament final.[15] | ||
| 2008 | Plaza de Toros Lorenzo Garza | Monterrey, Nuevo León | El Mesias vs. Cibernético for the AAA Mega Championship[16] | ||
| 2009 | Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso | Guadalajara, Jalisco | El Mesias vs. Chessman for the AAA Mega Championship[17] | ||
| 2010 | Palacio de Toros Santa Maria | Querétaro, Querétaro | El Mesias vs. Electroshock vs. Mr. Anderson for the AAA Mega Championship | ||
| 2011 | Plaza de Toros Monumental | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | 2011 Rey de Reyes tournament final. | ||
| 2012 | Auditorio Benito Juárez | Zapopan, Jalisco | Jeff Jarrett vs. El Mesias for the AAA Mega Championship | ||
| 2013 | [18] | Plaza de Toros Monumental | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 2013 Rey de Reyes tournament final. | |
| 2014 | Plaza de Toros Monumental | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 2014 Rey de Reyes tournament final. | ||
| 2015 | Auditorio Benito Juarez | Zapopan, Jalisco | Myzteziz and Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. El Hijo del Perro Aguayo and Pentagón Jr. | ||
| 2016 | Plaza de Toros Monumental El Paseo | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí | El Texano Jr vs. El Mesias for the AAA Mega Championship | ||
| Arena José Sulaimán | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Aero Star vs. Super Fly in a mask vs. hair Lucha de Apuestas[19] | |||
| Acrópolis Puebla | Puebla, Puebla | El Hijo del Fantasma vs. El Texano Jr. - Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. hair match | |||
| Acrópolis Puebla | Puebla, Puebla | Los Mercenarios (Texano Jr. and Rey Escorpión) vs. Lucha Brothers (Fénix and Pentagón Jr.) for the AAA World Tag Team Championship | |||
| 2021 | San Pedro Cholula, Puebla | Psycho Clown and Pagano vs. Chessman and Sam Adonis | |||
| 2022 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | Veracruz, Veracruz | El Hijo del Vikingo vs. John Hennigan for the AAA Mega Championship | ||
| 2023 | Poliforum Zamna | Merida, Yucatan | Sam Adonis vs. Bandido vs. Pagano vs. Hijo del Vikingo | ||
| 2024 | Base del Ejercito y Fuerza Aerea | Mexico City, Mexico | El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Laredo Kid vs. El Texano Jr. |