The Lucha Libre World Cup is an upcoming professional wrestling event and tournament that will be organized by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). The tournament will take place on March 19, 2023 at Estadio de Béisbol Charros de Jalisco in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. The 2023 edition of the tournament will feature three-person teams, referred to as trios in Lucha Libre; this differs from the previous edition of the event which featured traditional two-person tag teams.
The tournament will showcase teams with wrestlers from numerous international promotions including Mexico's Nación Lucha Libre (NLL), America's All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Impact Wrestling (Impact), and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Japan's Dragon Gate and Oz Academy (Oz), and Qatar Pro Wrestling (QPW).
Matches
Matches
No. | Matches* | Stipulations |
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1 | Team Mexico (Sexy Star II, Flammer, La Hiedra) vs. Team Japan (Emi Sakura, Mayumi Ozaki, and Akino) | Trios match 2023 Lucha Libre World Cup women's tournament first round |
2 | Team United States (Deonna Purrazzo, Kamille, and Jordynne Grace) vs. Team Rest of the World (Dalys, Taya Valkyrie, and Natalia Markova) | Trios match 2023 Lucha Libre World Cup women's tournament first round |
3 | Team Canada (Josh Alexander, Vampiro, and PCO) vs. Team Europe (Joe Hendry, Heddi Karaoui, and Thom Latimer) | Trios match 2023 Lucha Libre World Cup men's tournament first round |
4 | Team United States (Sam Adonis, Johnny Caballero, and Christopher Daniels) vs. Team Japan (La Estrella, Takuma Nishikawa, and Kuukai) | Trios match 2023 Lucha Libre World Cup men's tournament first round |
5 | Team Mexico (Taurus, Pentagón Jr., and Laredo Kid) vs. Team Rest of the World (Classy Ali, Rage, and Bhupinder Gujjar) | Trios match 2023 Lucha Libre World Cup men's tournament first round |
6 | Dream Team (Psycho Clown, Alberto El Patrón, and Hijo del Vikingo) vs. Team Latin America (Carlito, Hip Hop Man, and Zumbi) | Trios match 2023 Lucha Libre World Cup men's tournament first round |
7 | TBD vs. TBD | Trios match 2023 Lucha Libre World Cup women's tournament final |
8 | TBD vs. TBD | Trios match 2023 Lucha Libre World Cup men's tournament semi-final |
9 | TBD vs. TBD | Trios match 2023 Lucha Libre World Cup men's tournament semi-final |
10 | TBD vs. TBD | Trios match 2023 Lucha Libre World Cup men's tournament final |