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Backstage News On AAA TripleMania Main Event Plans Follow Jeff Hardy’s Arrest

AAA are still hoping to have Matt Hardy involved in the main event of TripleMania this weekend, according to Dave Meltzer on the latest edition of “Wrestling Observer Radio.”

The Hardy were scheduled to compete in the main event of the show this Saturday in Tijuana against Dragon Lee and Dralistico, but that match is now up in the air due to the recent news of Jeff Hardy being arrested for a DUI emerging. But, the company does still want Matt to be involved, and they would ideally like to find a new partner for him.

As of now, nobody has been determined for that, as it is short notice for someone to make that trip, but they have reportedly asked for a bunch of guys as AAA are hopeful of making this match work still. There is still no confirmation on the match happening though, including Matt’s status.

Jeff was reportedly bonded out of jail Monday evening with a $3,500 bond being paid via the assistance of a bail bondsman. He was previously slated to appear in court Tuesday at 1:30 pm ET, but that appearance is currently listed as “canceled.”

The Hardys were originally scheduled to compete at “AEW Dynamite” this week in a triple threat ladder match for the AEW Tag Team Championships, and the status of that encounter is still up in the air as well. The company has reportedly asked Warner Bros to pull all advertising of this match and Jeff in general, but no official statement has yet to be made by AEW or Tony Khan on this situation.

The lineup for TripleMania this weekend is as follows:

* The Hardys vs. Dragon Lee & Dralistico (This is currently up in the air)

* Ruleta de la Muerte Semifinal: Villano IV vs. Psycho Clown (The loser advances to the finals)

* Ruleta de la Muerte Semifinal: Blue Demon Jr. vs. Pentagon Jr. (The loser advances to the finals)

* AAA World Cruiserweight Champion Laredo Kid vs. Rey Fenix vs. Hijo del Vikingo vs. AAA Latin American Champion Black Taurus vs. Bandido

* Elimination Cage Match: Chik Tormenta vs. Sexy Star II vs. Reina Dorada vs. Lady Shani vs. La Hiedra vs. Lady Maravilla vs. Flammer vs. another competitor to be announced.

* Final Elimination Cage winners will face each other in a Mask vs. Mask Match

* TripleMania Cup: Competitors TBA

AAA Triplemanía XXX: Monterrey Results 4/30/2022

RULETA DE LA MUERTE TOURNAMENT – 1ST ROUND
Último Dragón defeated Pentagón Jr.

AAA MIXED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Tay Conti & Sammy Guevara defeated Arez & Chik Tormenta (c) and Sexy Star & Komander and Maravilla & Látigo (**TITLE CHANGE**)

RULETA DE LA MUERTE TOURNAMENT – 1ST ROUND
L.A. Park defeated Villano IV

Taurus & Johnny Caballero defeated Laredo Kid & Jack Cartwheel and Dragon Lee & Dralístico

RULETA DE LA MUERTE TOURNAMENT – 1ST ROUND
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated Blue Demon Jr.

Pagano, Bandido & Taya defeated Cibernético, Andrade El Ídolo & Deonna Purrazzo via disqualification

RULETA DE LA MUERTE TOURNAMENT – 1ST ROUND
Canek defeated Psycho Clown

The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeated Hijo del Vikingo & Fénix

The Hardys Announced For AAA’s TripleMania XXX

The AEW involvement in AAA’s TripleMania XXX events in 2022 will now include the Hardys

Announced at a press conference held in Tijuana on Tuesday afternoon, Matt and Jeff Hardy will compete at the second TripleMania XXX event in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on June 18. They will take on former Ring of Honor star Dragon Lee and former CMLL star Dralistico, themselves a brother tag team.

The Hardy Boyz become the eighth and ninth AEW stars to compete on one of the three TripleMania XXX shows taking place in 2022. Andrade, Penta El Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix, Sammy Guevara, Tay Conti and the Young Bucks are all scheduled for the first TripleMania XXX event in Monterrey on April 30. The Young Bucks will headline the event against Fenix and AAA Mega Champion Hijo del Vikingo.

Missing are AEW team FTR, who are the current AAA World Tag Team Champions. It is unknown if they will be added to the Tijuana event or TripleMania XXX in Mexico City this October. Last week the Young Bucks declared they’d be returning to AAA as AAA World Tag Team Champions, indicating a potential title match with FTR soon on AEW TV.

This will be Jeff Hardy’s first appearance in AAA and Matt Hardy’s second; he previously competed in AAA’s Lucha Libre World Cup in 2015, where he, Johnny Mundo (John Morrison), and Mr. Anderson reached the finals as Team USA before losing to Team AAA (Alberto El Patron, Myzteziz and Rey Mysterio).

The brothers also have competed for lucha libre promotion The Crash, where they won the promotion’s tag team titles in 2017.

In addition to the Hardy Boyz vs. Dragon Lee and Dralistico, TripleMania XXX in Tijuana will feature the semi-finals of the ongoing mask vs. mask tournament featuring El Canek vs. Psycho Clown, LA Park vs. Villano IV, Blue Demon Jr. vs. Rayo de Jalisco Jr. and Penta vs. Ultimo Dragon. The losers of each match will move onto the semi-finals, and the losers of the semi-finals match will then compete in a mask vs. mask match at TripleMania XXX in Mexico City this October.

At today’s press conference, AAA President Dorian Roldan revealed that all the winners in the first round of the mask tournament at TripleMania XXX Monterrey will take part at TripleMania XXX Tijuana. No other matches were announced. As with AAA TripleMania XXX Monterrey, AAA TripleMania XXX Tijuana will air on FITE TV, with English and Spanish commentary.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Kenny Omega Relinquishes AAA Mega Championship, Will Undergo Several Surgeries

AEW star Kenny Omega will reportedly undergo several surgeries and has vacated his last remaining championship — the AAA Mega Championship.

AEW star Kenny Omega just relinquished the AAA Mega Championship, which means “The Belt Collector” no longer has any belts!

AAA’s Dorian Roldan took to social media on Monday, November 22 to announce that Omega was vacating the AAA Mega Championship in order to undergo multiple surgeries on various injuries and ailments.

As we reported, Omega has been wrestling for some time with a shoulder injury and recently revealed that he has been suffering regular bouts of vertigo during his matches since 2018.

Omega’s sabbatical means he will no longer be defending the title against El Hijo del Vikingo at AAA TripleMania Regia on December 4. Instead, a replacement will be announced on Tuesday, November 23. Vikingo and Omega’s replacement will compete for the vacant championship.

Source: TheSportster

AAA Triplemania XXIX Results 8/14/21

* Mr. Iguana defeated Drago, Myzteziz, Carta Brava, Aramis, Nino Hamburguesa, Tito Santana, Mocho Cota, Pimpienla, Villano 3 Jr., Mamba, Argenis in Copa Bardahl Triplemanía XXIX

* Team Leyenda Americana defeated Team Terror Púrpura

* Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo defeated Faby Apache to win the AAA Reina de Reinas Titles

* Fenix & Pentagon defeated Hijo del Vikingo & Laredo Kid and Taurus & Brian Cage to retain the AAA Tag Team Titles

* La Empresa (Puma King, Sam Adonis, & DMT Azul) defeated Team AAA (Pagano, Murder Clown, & Chessman)

* Kenny Omega defeated Andrade w/Ric Flair to retain the AAA Mega Championship

* Mask vs. Hair: Psycho Clown defeated Rey Escorpion in a Mask vs. Hair Match

AAA Triplemania XXIX 8/14/21

AAA Triplemania will air on August 14th, 2021 at 8:00 pm

Card:

  • Psycho Clown vs. Rey Escorpion in a mask vs. hair match
  • Kenny Omega vs. Andrade el Idolo for the AAA Mega Championship
  • Deonna Purrazzo vs. Faby Apache for both the AAA Reina de Reinas and Impact Knockouts titles
  • Pagano, Chessman, and Murder Clown vs. Puma King and two mystery tag team partners
  • Lucha Brothers vs. El Hijo del Vikingo & Laredo Kid vs. Taurus & a mystery partner for the AAA Tag Team titles
  • Copa Bardahl (Drago, Mr. Iguana, and Mamba announced)
  • Marvel Lucha Libre exhibition

Below are the platforms that Triplemania XXIX would be available:

  • Facebook 
  • Azteca 
  • Canal Space 
  • Multimedios 
  • Youtube
  • Cinepolis Movie Theaters (1st time partnership with AAA) 

Update On Kenny Omega’s Injuries

Last month a report came out about AEW World Champion, Impact World Champion, and AAA Mega Champion Kenny Omega “hurting pretty badly” from a couple different injuries.

Omega was said to be dealing with an athletic hernia, a deep bone bruise near his tailbone, and general wear/tear on his knees. He was also coming off a stomach virus, and a sliced hand that required seven stitches. Omega himself said at the AEW Double or Nothing Fan Fest that there were days he considered retiring from wrestling, but the crowd always made him feel better while performing.

In the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, it was reported the champion has been doing better — as seen in his title match victory against Jungle Boy on last Saturday’s Dynamite.

The biggest issue had been his athletic hernia, but stem cell treatment and PRP (Platelet-rich plasma) therapy have helped make “a world of difference.”

Omega has some big defenses lined up, beginning on July 17 at Impact Slammiversary against Sami Callihan. He’ll also be heading to Mexico City, Mexico on August 14 at AAA TripleMania XXIV to defend the AAA Mega Championship against Andrade.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

MLW Announces Big Event With AAA In Mexico

MLW announced today that they are teaming up with AAA to co-promote a big event in Tijuana, Mexico on Friday, March 13 at the historic Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez.

Matches and more details for the big AAA x MLW event will be announced soon.

Below is the full announcement from MLW:

MAJOR LEAGUE WRESTLING AND AAA TO PRESENT HISTORIC CO-PROMOTED EVENT IN MEXICOAAA x MLW Event Set for March 13 in Mexico

MEXICO — Major League Wrestling and AAA Lucha Libre’s collaboration continues on March 13 with a historic co-promoted card in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

The MLW x AAA event will emanate from the historic Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez.

Information on the card and on-sale date for tickets will be revealed soon.

The card will feature top ranked MLW wrestlers and represents the first-time MLW has united with AAA to present a co-promoted event.

This collaboration between the two organizations continues Major League Wrestling’s strategic alliances with international federations to create a unified global system to help introduce the sport to new markets, exchange talent, collaborate on content and develop opportunities for fans, athletes and the sport.

It is MLW’s mission that these efforts present dream matches, easily accessible high quality content and advancements in the sport.

Kenny Omega Says He’s Bringing AAA Mega Championship To AEW

During an interview with Lucha Libre AAA’s Hugo Savinovich, Kenny Omega revealed that he will be bringing the AAA Mega Championship. Omega won the title Saturday night at AAA Heroes Inmortales XIII from Fenix.

“I’ve always been a man who said to make history everywhere I go,” Omega said. “I never said it would be easy. Does it look like it was easy? Fenix, you’re still one of the best, I’m just better. You were a great champion, but I will be better. That title, Mega Championship, you might see it back in Mexico, but you will, I promise you, you will see it in AEW.”

Back in February, AEW and AAA formed a working partnership.

The whole interview can be watched in the video below:

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Lucha Libre AAA’s Los Angeles Event (Invading LA) Rescheduled

In the midst of a small U.S. tour, Lucha Libre AAA has hit a bit of a snag. Set to have an even at The Forum in Los Angeles on October 13 inside The Forum, it appears the event has been rescheduled.

The Forum sent out an email (via John Pollack of POST Wrestling) to those that bought tickets to the event, stating that the event would not be happening at the scheduled time. As of now, no makeup date has been announced.

Dear Lucha Libre Ticket Holder:

Please be advised that Lucha Libre AAA presents Lucha Invading LA event originally scheduled to take place at The Forum on October 12 has been rescheduled. The rescheduled date will be announced at a later time.

Please hold onto your original tickets, as the original tickets will be honored for the rescheduled event. Your original tickets will not need to be exchanged.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused!

Sincerely,
The Forum

While no matches were even announced, the event was supposed to feature the return of MMA fighter Cain Velasquez. AAA recently had a problem selling out Madison Square Garden, eventually moving the show to the Hulu Theater.

Source: Wrestling Inc.