Guerra de Titanes (Spanish for "War of the Titans") is a major annual professional wrestling event in Mexico promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) promotion. The show is the "End of year" show and is traditionally held in December with a few exceptions. The first show was held in 1997 and since then twenty three events have been held, the more recent ones presented on pay-per-view while the early shows were shown as television specials on the Televisa channel.
History The first Guerra de Titanes was held on December 13, 1997, and was shown on pay-per-view (PPV). It was later shown as a television special. Since 1997 Guerra de Titanes has been the "end of the year" show for AAA. All Guerra de Titanes shows have been held in Mexico, with most events (six) being held in Madero, Tamaulipas. The 2004 Guerra de Titanes event holds the record for the largest crowd, with 18,500 spectators. As is tradition with AAA major events the wrestlers compete inside a hexagonal wrestling ring and not the four-sided ring the promotion uses for television events and house shows.
As of 2014 Guerra de Titanes has seen twelve Lucha de Apuestas matches, with eleven people having their hair shaved as a result of losing (El Picudo, Heavy Metal, May Flowers, Polvo de Estrellas, Sangre Chicana, Brazo de Plata, Scorpio Jr., El Brazo, Faby Apache, Vampiro and Pimpinela Escarlata) and two wrestlers being unmasked (Jaque Mate and Super Fly). Guerra de Titanes has seen ten successful title defenses and nineteen title changes over the years. In 2003 the event hosted the "Televisa tag team tournament", the only year it was ever held. In 2015, Guerra de Titanes was scheduled to take place on December 4, but was canceled by AAA a week earlier with no explanation given. It was later announced that it would take place on January 22, 2016.
Dates, venues, and main events No.NameDateCityVenueMain eventRef.1Guerra de Titanes (1997)MaderoConvention Center Heavy Metal and Perro Aguayo vs. Picudo and Sangre Chicana – Steel Cage Match 2Guerra de Titanes (1998)Chihuahua, ChihuahuaAguirre Gym Octagón and Heavy Metal vs. Pentagón and Kick Boxer – Steel Cage Match3Guerra de Titanes (1999)MaderoConvention Center Octagón vs. Jaque Mate – Luchas de Apuestas "mask vs. mask" match4Guerra de Titanes (2000)MaderoConvention Center Héctor Garza and Latin Lover vs. Heavy Metal and Perro Aguayo Jr. – "Extreme" Steel Cage Match5Guerra de Titanes (2001)Mexico CityPlaza de Toros Heavy Metal vs. Perro Aguayo Jr. vs. Héctor Garza vs. Latin Lover – Luchas de Apuestas "loser loses his hair elimination" match6Guerra de Titanes (2002)Veracruz, VeracruzEl Toreo El Alebrije, Máscara Sagráda, La Parka and Octagón vs. Abismo Negro, Cibernético, the Monsther and Leatherface7Guerra de Titanes (2003)NaucalpanEl Toreo Latin Lover and Michael Shane vs. David Young and Mr. Águila in the Televisa Tag Team Tournament final8Guerra de Titanes (2004)NaucalpanEl Toreo Cibernético and La Parka vs. La Legión Extranjera (Konnan and Rikishi)9Guerra de Titanes (2005)Guadalajara, JaliscoPlaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso Abismo Negro, Latin Lover and La Parka vs. La Secta Cibernetica (Cibernético, Dark Cuervo and Dark Escoria)10Guerra de Titanes (2006)MaderoConvention Center Cibernético vs. Muerte Cibernetica with Konnan as special guest referee – "extreme coffin" match.11Guerra de Titanes (2007)MaderoConvention Center El Mesias vs. Cibernético vs. El Zorro for the AAA Mega Championship12Guerra de Titanes (2008)OrizabaPlaza de Toros La Concordia Pirata Morgan vs. Electroshock vs. Super Fly vs. Brazo de Plata vs. El Brazo vs. El Elegido – Steel Cage Match Luchas de Apuestas13Guerra de Titanes (2009)Ciudad Madero, TamaulipasEl Centro de Convenciones Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. El Mesias – Domo De La Muerte cage match for the AAA Mega Championship14Guerra de Titanes (2010)Zapopan, JaliscoAuditorio Benito Juárez Los Perros del Mal (Damián 666, Halloween and X-Fly) vs. Los Psycho Circus (Psycho Clown, Monster Clown and Murder Clown) – Steel cage weapons match15Guerra de Titanes (2011)Puebla, PueblaEstadio Hermanos Serdán Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. L.A. Park for the AAA Latin American Championship16Guerra de Titanes (2012)Zapopan, JaliscoAuditorio Benito Juárez Chessman vs. Cibernético vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. L.A. Park vs. El Hijo del Perro Aguayo vs. Vampiro – Steel cage Lucha de Apuestas "hairs vs. masks" match17Guerra de Titanes (2013)Tepic, NayaritAuditorio de la Gente Daga, Jeff Jarrett, La Parka Negra and Psicosis vs. Cibernético, El Hijo del Perro Aguayo, El Mesías and La Parka18Guerra de Titanes (2014)Zapopan, JaliscoAuditorio Benito Juarez El Texano Jr. vs. El Patrón Alberto for the AAA Mega Championship19Guerra de Titanes (2016)Mexico CityGimnasio Juan de la Barrera El Mesías and El Texano Jr. vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. and Psycho Clown20Guerra de Titanes (2017)Mexico CityGimnasio Juan de la Barrera Johnny Mundo (c) vs. Pentagón Jr. for the AAA Latin American Championship21Guerra de Titanes (January 2018)Mexico CityGimnasio Juan de la Barrera El Hijo del Fantasma (c) vs. El Texano Jr. for the AAA Latin American Championship22Guerra de Titanes (December 2018)Aguascalientes, AguascalientesPalenque de la Feria Psycho Clown and Rey Wagner vs. Blue Demon Jr. and Killer Kross23Guerra de Titanes (2019)Ciudad Madero, TamaulipasDomo Madero Psycho Clown, Dr. Wagner Jr., and Drago vs. Blue Demon Jr., Rey Escorpión, and Rush El Toro Blanco24Guerra de Titanes (2023)Ciudad Juárez, ChihuahuaGimnasio Jsue Neri Santos El Hijo del Vikingo (c) vs. Dralístico for the AAA Mega Championship25Guerra de Titanes (2024)Ciudad Juárez, ChihuahuaGimnasio Jsue Neri Santos Alberto El Patrón (c) vs. Pagano for the AAA Mega Championship26Guerra de Titanes (2025)Guadalajara, JaliscoArena Guadalajara Los Gringos Locos 2.0 (Dominik Mysterio and El Grande Americano) vs. Rey Fénix and Rey Mysterio27Guerra de Titanes (2026)Guadalajara, JaliscoArena Guadalajara
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