This is the annual look at numbers gathered by spending an unhealthy amount of time entering lucha libre lineups into a database.
Might as well start with the amount of shows that made it into the database in some form.
Year Shows
2009: 2367 shows (0 extra events found since the last time I did this)
2010: 2589 shows (0)
2011: 2722 shows (+1)
2012: 2909 shows (+10)
2013: 2852 shows (+3)
2014: 5558 shows (+36)
2015: 6436 shows (+43)
2016: 7155 shows (+60)
2017: 6097 shows (+146)
2018: 6303 shows
That’s up a bit (206), even with finding a lot more of 2017. I’m not sure why. It might be a matter of more detail work – looking thru the “weekly” buildings to see where I’ve missed one – than a great deal more lineups being posted. I think it won’t keep going up but anything’s possible.
As usual, I’ve put together Win/Loss records in a Google spreadsheet. It’s separated by what promotion each person worked for, but it is the win/loss record for all the matches that person had regardless of promotion.
Most Matches
2008: Ultimo Guerrero (228)
2009: La Parka Jr. (211)
2010: Mistico (204)
2011: Último Guerrero & La Mascara (188)
2012: Último Guerrero (189)
2013: Último Guerrero (205)
2014: Atlantis (215)
2015: Atlantis (207)
2016: Atlantis (217)
2017: Último Guerrero & Psycho Clown (204)
2018: Último Guerrero (205)
Ultimo Guerrero has had the most matches 6 of the 11 years I’ve done this. He’s had at least 200 recorded matches a year since 2013.
Psycho Clown again led AAA with 200. There’s no one close within AAA. Pagano wrestled 138 matches, Hijo del Vikingo behind him at 128. Fellow AAA main event Dr. Wagner wrestled just 70 matches. LA Park wrestled 116 matches in lucha libre shows (and many more not included.) La Parka was at 123 matches, down from the last couple of years. We’re probably missing a bunch more AAA spot shows and AAA would be missing a lot if Psycho Clown ever suffered a serious injury.
Most Wins
2008: Blue Panther (97)
2009: Mistico (110)
2010: Mistico (128)
2011: Último Guerrero (90)
2012: Atlantis (93)
2013: La Mascara (102)
2014: Atlantis (99)
2015: Volador Jr. (113)
2016: Volador Jr. (120)
2017: Volador Jr. (120)
2018: Caristico (115)
Volador is just short of Caristico at 113; if he went on two NJPW tours instead of three, he’s probably first place again. Atlantis (108) and Diamante Azul (103) also break the 100 win club. Psycho Clown got 50 AAA wins, and probably a lot more if we had those spot show results.
Most Losses
2008: Averno (84)
2009: Negro Casas (86)
2010: Negro Casas (75)
2011: La Mascara (72)
2012: Último Guerrero (79)
2013: Último Guerrero (84)
2014: Último Guerrero (82)
2015: Último Guerrero (80)
2016: Último Guerrero (91)
2017: Último Guerrero (92)
2018: Último Guerrero (99)
UG almost became the first 100 match loser. Maybe the next project is to see how these look if I just count singles matches. Aramis has the most losses (45) of anyone on AAA’s roster all year. Joe Lider (34) is more of the people who were actually around AAA all year.
Best Win % (with at least 10 known results)
2008: Psycho Clown & Zombie Clown (100%)
2009: Psycho Circus (100%)
2010: Tondar (GDL) (100%)
2011: Mini Monster Clown (90%)
2012: Rayo de Oro (Guatemala) (97%)
2013: Tinieblas Jr. (90%)
2014: William Rock/Pequeno Violencia (92%)
2015: Súper Muñeco (93%)
2016: Huracán Ramírez (85%)
2017: Huracán Ramírez (90%)
2018: Tinieblas Jr. (91%)
When you run your own promotion and you’re the top star, you tend to have a really good record. The evil ninja turtles, Ra-Zhata (86%) and Shil-Kah (82%) were surprising not far behind. Maybe they’d be not as well if I figured out their previous characters. Top in CMLL was Michael Elgin (82%), with Microman (81%) just behind. La Parka led AAA with a 77% win percentage.
Worst loss % (with at least 10 known results)
2008: Carrona (0%)
2009: Espectrito (0%)
2010: Metailk II (GDL) (11%)
2011: Akron (13%)
2012: Mini Talisman (8%)
2013: Estrella De Fuego (5%)
2014: Psicosis I/Nicho el Millionario (0%)
2015: Lady Shani (5%)
2016: Nahual (Morelos) (10.53%)
2017: Pitbull I (Jalisco) & Flayer Boy (9%)
2018: Rey Muerte (Guerrero) (0%)
Rey Muerte went 0-10 in matches with results, with 19 unknown matches. He mostly runs in Acapulco’s La Mandona, where Estrellas del Ring Acapulco sometimes types up results. Pequeño Universo 2000 had 2 wins on the year against 16 losses for an 11% winning percentage. Parka Negra (Angel Mortal Jr.) was worst in AAA with 13%.
Most matches on AAA TV tapings
Psycho Clown (30)
Rey Escorpion (28)
Maximo & Pagano (26)
Hijo del Vikingo & Texano Jr. (25)
Events by State
889 Estado de México 558 Veracruz 527 Coahuila 482 Jalisco 461 Distrito Federal 421 Tamaulipas 283 Puebla 263 Hidalgo 260 Nuevo León 258 Chihuahua 208 Guerrero 203 Baja California 181 Durango 169 San Luis Potosí 143 Texas 106 Guanajuato 101 California 95 Quintana Roo 85 Morelos 72 Guatemala 61 Oaxaca 46 Tlaxcala 41 Illinois 40 Michoacán 39 Chiapas 29 Querétaro 29 Tabasco 28 Sinaloa 26 Zacatecas 23 Yucatán 21 Arizona 18 New York 17 Aguascalientes 17 Sonora 16 Colima 14 Baja California Sur 13 Colorado 10 Japan (is not a state) 8 Georgia 7 Nevada 5 Campeche 3 Nebraska 3 Pennsylvania 2 Ohio 2 Maryland 2 New Jersey 2 Tennessee 2 other 1 El Salvador 1 Arkansas 1 Louisiana 1 North Carolina 1 Connecticut 1 Oklahoma 1 New Mexico 1 Michigan 1 Florida 1 Missouri 1 Colombia 1 Indiana 1 Washington