Rebelión de los Juniors (2017)

Rebelión de los Juniors (2017) (Spanish for "The Junior Rebellion") was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), that took place on March 19, 2017, in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The focal point of the show was the Eponymous Rebelión de los Juniors tournament, a ten-man elimination match where all wrestlers were either second or third-generation wrestlers. The last surviving participant was rewarded by becoming the number one contender for the IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship held by Herodes Jr. at the time of the show.

Rebelión de los Juniors (2017)
Official poster for the show
PromotionInternational Wrestling Revolution Group
DateMarch 19, 2017[1]
CityNaucalpan, State of Mexico[1]
VenueArena Naucalpan[1]
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Previously the IWRG Rebelión de los Juniors tournaments had been eight-man elimination matches, but for the 2017 tournament IWRG had 10 participants; Argos, Bobby Lee Jr., Danny Casas, Diablo Jr., El Hijo del Alebrije, El Hijo de Pirata Morgan, The Killer Jr., Máscara Año 2000 Jr. Pirata Morgan Jr. and Silver King Jr. In the end Danny Casas defeated Máscara Año 2000 Jr. in the finals of the tournament. In addition to the ten tournament matches, the show featured five additional matches not related to the Rebelión de los Juniors tournament.

Production

Background

Professional wrestling has been a generational tradition in lucha libre since its inception early in the 20th century, with many second- or third-generation wrestlers following in the footsteps of their fathers or mothers.[2] Several lucha libre promotions honor those traditions, often with annual tournaments such as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's La Copa Junior.[3] The Naucalpan, State of Mexico-based International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) in 2011 created the IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship, a championship where only second- or third-generation wrestlers are allowed to wrestle for it. In addition to real-life second- or third-generation wrestlers there are a number of wrestlers who are presented as second- or third-generation wrestlers, normally masked wrestlers promoted as "Juniors". These wrestlers normally pay a royalty or fee for the use of the name, using the name of an established star to get attention from fans and promoters.[2] Examples of such instances of fictional family relationships include Cien Caras Jr. who paid Cien Caras for the rights to use the name.[4] In March 2011, only weeks after the creation of the Junior de Juniors Championship IWRG held their first IWRG Rebelión de los Juniors show, with the focal point being the Junior de Juniors Championship and "Junior" competitors.[5] The Rebelión de los Juniors shows, as well as the majority of the IWRG shows in general, are held in "Arena Naucalpan", owned by the promoters of IWRG and their main arena. The 2017 show was the seventh year in a row that IWRG used the Rebelión de los Juniors name for a show.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Storylines

The Rebelión de los Juniors event featured fifteen professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines.[1] Wrestlers were portrayed as 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 followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[11]

Family relationship
Wrestler Family Relationship
Argos Dr. Karonte Father/Son[12]
Bobby Lee Jr. Bobby Lee Father/Son[13]
Danny Casas Casas wrestling family Grandson of Pepe Casas[14]
Diablo Jr. El Hijo del Diablo Father/Son[15]
El Hijo del Alebrije Alebrije / Kraneo Father/Son
El Hijo de Pirata Morgan Pirata Morgan Father/Son[2]
The Killer Jr. The Killer Storyline father/Son
Máscara Año 2000 Jr. Máscara Año 2000 Storyline father/Son[2]
Pirata Morgan Jr. Pirata Morgan Father/Son[2]
Silver King Jr. Silver King Father/Son[Note 1]

Results
No.Results[1][16]Stipulations
1Shadow Boy defeated Araña de PlataSingles match
2Kanon defeated SkandaSingles match
3Los Exoticos (Demasiado, Diva Salvaje, Nigma) defeated Heddi Karaoui, Relámpago and X-FlySix-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match
4Demonio Infernal defeated Black DragónSingles match
5Acero, Eterno, Hip Hop Man, Keshin Black defeated Los Tortugas Ninja (Leo, Mike, Rafy and Teelo)Six-man tag team Lumberjack match
6Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and Silver King Jr. defeated Pirata Morgan Jr., The Killer Jr., Danny Casas, El Hijo del Alebrije, Bobby Lee Jr., Argos, Diablo Jr. and El Hijo de Pirata Morgan10-man Rebelión de los Juniors seeding battle royal
7Máscara Año 2000 Jr. defeated Silver King Jr.2017 Rebelión de los Juniors tournament semi-final match
8Hijo de Pirata Morgan defeated Argos2017 Rebelión de los Juniors tournament first round match
9Hijo del Alebrije defeated The Killer Jr.2017 Rebelión de los Juniors tournament first round match
10Pirata Morgan Jr. defeated Diablo Jr.2017 Rebelión de los Juniors tournament first round match
11Danny Casas defeated Bobby Lee Jr.2017 Rebelión de los Juniors tournament first round match
12Hijo de Pirata Morgan defeated El Hijo del Alebrije2017 Rebelión de los Juniors tournament quarter final match
13Danny Casas defeated Pirata Morgan Jr.2017 Rebelión de los Juniors tournament quarter final match
14Danny Casas defeated Hijo de Pirata Morgan2017 Rebelión de los Juniors tournament semi-final match
15Danny Casas defeated Máscara Año 2000 Jr.2017 Rebelión de los Juniors tournament final match

Footnotes
  1. It has not been confirmed if Silver King Jr. is actually the son of Silver King.

References
  1. Lizarraga, Alfonso (March 20, 2017). "Danny Casas retador al Junior de Juniors". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  2. Madigan, Dan (2007). "A family Affair". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre& honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 224–228. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  3. "Copa Junior Tournament". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  4. El Hijo del Santo (December 2, 2010). "El adiós del Hijo de Cien Caras" (in Spanish). Récord.com. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  5. Montiel, Cesar (March 27, 2011). "Trauma I, Campeón Jr. IWRG" (in Spanish). Record. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  6. "IWRG (Resultados 15 de marzo): Bestia 666 va tras el título del Trauma I – La Familia de Tijuana se presenta en Naucalpan, Zumbi nuevo miembro". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). March 16, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  7. "Carta Brava Jr. por el Campeonato Jr. IWRG". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  8. Mejía Eguiluz, Diego (February 16, 2014). "Súper Nova, triunfador en la Rebelión de los júniors". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  9. Mejía Eguiluz, Diego (March 2, 2015). "Hijo de Dos Caras gana su derecho a retar a Súper Nova por el Junior de Juniors gracias a la rebelión de los Juniors". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  10. Lizárraga, Alfonso (March 14, 2016). "Danny Casas va por el junior de junior's" (in Spanish). The Gladiatores Magazine. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  11. Madigan, Dan (2007). ""Okay... what is Lucha Libre?" and "El Médico Asasino"". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. New York, New York: HarperCollins. pp. 29–40 and 114–118. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  12. "Entravista con Argenis". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). November 30, 2007. issue 291.
  13. Ruiz Glez, Alex (February 6, 2011). "Arena Naucalpan (6 de febrero): 10 Gladiadores por el título "Junior de Junior's" – Lucha del recuerdo Toreo de 4 Caminos". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  14. Muñoz, Javier (August 19, 2009). ""Siempre me he divertido luchando": Negro Casas". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
  15. Enciclopedia staff (July 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". El Hijo del Diablo (in Spanish). Mexico. p. 42. Tomo II.
  16. "IWRG". CageMatch. March 19, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
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