Leyenda de Plata

Leyenda de Plata Tournament
The mask of El Santo that is mounted on the Leyenda de Plata trophy
Details
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date established	July 31, 1998
Current champion(s)	La Máscara
Date won	July 22, 2016
Statistics First champion(s) Scorpio Jr. Most reigns Místico and Negro Casas (3)

Leyenda de Plata(1998)
El Pantera (depicted in 2008), one of the participants in the first version of Leyenda de Plata
Information
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date	July 24, 1998 to July 31, 1998
Venue	Arena Mexico
City	Mexico City, Mexico
Event chronology
Ruleta de la Muerte (1998) Leyenda de Plata(1998) International Gran Prix (1998)
Leyenda de Plata chronology
First Leyenda de Plata(1998) Leyenda de Plata (1999)

Leyenda de Plata (1999)
El Hijo del Santo, 1999 tournament winner and son of the man the tournament was in honor of
Information
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date	November 26, 1999 to December 2, 1999
Venue	Arena Mexico
City	Mexico City, Mexico
Event chronology
CMLL 66th Anniversary Show Leyenda de Plata (1999) Copa de Arena Mexico (1999)
Leyenda de Plata chronology
Leyenda de Plata (1998) Leyenda de Plata (1999) Leyenda de Plata (2000)

Leyenda de Plata (2001)
Dr. Wagner Jr., first person eliminated from the match along with Atlantis
Information
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date	October 5, 2001 to October 19, 2001
Venue	Arena Mexico
City	Mexico City, Mexico
Event chronology
CMLL 68th Anniversary Show Leyenda de Plata (2001) Sin Piedad (2001)
Leyenda de Plata chronology
Leyenda de Plata (2000) Leyenda de Plata (2001) Leyenda de Plata (2002)

Leyenda de Plata (2002)
Volador Jr., tournament participant
Information
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date	July 26, 2002 to August 9, 2002
Venue	Arena Mexico
City	Mexico City, Mexico
Event chronology
Copa de Arena Mexico (2002) Leyenda de Plata (2002) CMLL 69th Anniversary Show
Leyenda de Plata chronology
Leyenda de Plata (2001) Leyenda de Plata (2002) Leyenda de Plata (2004)

Leyenda de Plata (2004)
Mephisto, tournament participant
Information
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date	July 16, 2004 to July 30, 2004
Venue	Arena Mexico
City	Mexico City, Mexico
Event chronology
48. Aniversario de Arena México Leyenda de Plata (2004) Gran Alternativa (2004)
Leyenda de Plata chronology
Leyenda de Plata (2002) Leyenda de Plata (2004) Leyenda de Plata (2005)

Leyenda de Plata (2005)
Gedo, non-CMLL wrestler participating in the tournament
Information
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date	October 28, 2005 to November 11, 2005
Venue	Arena Mexico
City	Mexico City, Mexico
Event chronology
International Gran Prix (2005) Leyenda de Plata (2005) Juicio Final (2005)
Leyenda de Plata chronology
Leyenda de Plata (2004) Leyenda de Plata (2005) Leyenda de Plata (2006)

Leyenda de Plata (2006)
Atlantis, defending champion who lost in the finals
Information
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date	August 25, 2006 to September 15, 2006
Venue	Arena Mexico
City	Mexico City, Mexico
Event chronology
Reyes del Aire (2006) Leyenda de Plata (2006) CMLL 73rd Anniversary Show
Leyenda de Plata chronology
Leyenda de Plata (2005) Leyenda de Plata (2006) Leyenda de Plata (2007)

The Leyenda de Plata (Spanish for "the Silver Legend") is an annual lucha libre tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 1998. The tournament honors El Santo, Enmáscarado de Plata (the Silver mask) and has been held every year since 1998 except for 2003 when El Hijo del Santo (El Santo's son) 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.

The first ever Leyenda de Plata tournament was held in 1998 from July 24 to July 31 in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament was held to commemorate the 15 year anniversary of El Santo's death in 1983. Unlike later tournaments there was no final, instead El Santo's son, El Hijo del Santo, faced the winner of the Cibernetico to determine the first winner. Scorpio Jr. won the cibernetico, outlasting Atlantis, Shocker, Olímpico, Pantera, El Felino, Negro Casas, Tony Rivera, La Fiera, Dr. Wagner Jr., Blue Panther, Satánico, Karloff Lagarde Jr., Black Warrior, Último Guerrero and Violencia. Scorpio Jr. defeated El Hijo del Santo by count-out to win the Leyenda de Plata.