Leyenda de Plata


The Leyenda de Plata is an annual lucha libre tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since 1998. The tournament honors El Santo, Enmáscarado de Plata and has been held every year since 1998 except for 2003 when El Hijo del Santo 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 original format of the tournament was 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. In 2011, the tournament was modified to eliminate the final stage. The winner is given a plaque with a solid silver El Santo mask on it. Only two wrestlers have won Leyend de Plata more than once, Místico won it in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and Negro Casas in 2000, 2014 and 2015. After a two-year hiatus, the tournament returned in 2011.

Tournament winners

YearWinnerDefeatedDateNote
1998Scorpio Jr.El Hijo del Santo
1999El Hijo del SantoScorpio Jr.
2000Negro CasasEl Hijo del Santo
2001Black WarriorNegro Casas
2002El FelinoBlack Warrior
2004Perro Aguayo Jr.El Felino
2005AtlantisEl Hijo del SantoPerro Aguayo Jr. refused to defend the trophy.
2006MísticoAtlantis
2007Místico Mr. Águila
2008Místico Perro Aguayo Jr.
2011Volador Jr.Jushin Thunder Liger
2014Negro Casas Titán
2015Negro Casas Dragon Lee
2016La MáscaraNegro Casas
2017Volador Jr.Carístico
2018Bárbaro CavernarioFénixNovember 23, 2018