2023 Tapatia Awards Results

Hola. These are the results for 2023 Tapatia Awards, honoring the best in lucha libre. Thanks to everyone who voted, and thanks to those who didn’t for still reading this. We had 252 ballots this year, nearly twice as much as last year (which was twice as much as the year prior.) The ballots have increased so much in the last couple of years that it’s a bit of a struggle to count everything up; I may have to change how I do some minor things next year.

Full results from past years: 2004200520062007, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.
(These numbers will probably shift when someone spots a duplicate I missed.)

Best Wrestler

2004: LA Park
2005: Perro Aguayo Jr.
2006: Mistico
2007: Gran Apache
2008: Blue Panther
2009: Negro Casas

2017: Volador Jr.
2018: LA Park
2019: Hijo del Vikingo
2020: Laredo Kid
2021: Hijo del Vikingo
2022: Hijo del Vikingo
2023: Mascara Dorada (Panterita del Ring Jr. )

(corrected 2024-02-06 10pm)

Name 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total
Máscara Dorada 56 53 42 16 23 894
Rocky Romero 49 52 28 26 15 803
Volador Jr. 24 29 34 31 14 515
Místico 25 8 14 13 9 317
El Hijo del Vikingo 16 14 10 12 16 268
Stephanie Vaquer 9 8 10 15 26 198
Soberano Jr. 6 10 15 12 9 176
Komander 2 8 6 6 2 88
Titán 5 3 2 8 5 82
Templario 2 3 4 5 8 61
Ángel de Oro 0 2 3 14 3 50
L.A. Park 3 1 3 1 1 41
QT Marshall 2 2 1 4 1 38
Avisman 4 0 1 0 2 37
Rush 1 4 1 2 2 37
Ludark Shaitan 1 2 3 3 0 33
Psycho Clown 1 1 4 2 4 33
Black Taurus 0 2 2 2 4 24
Ciclope 1 1 3 1 0 24
Sadika 1 1 3 1 0 24
Virus 1 0 1 4 2 21
Atlantis Jr 0 0 3 4 3 20
Hechicero 1 1 1 1 2 20
Demus 0 2 1 2 1 18
Blue Panther 2 0 0 0 0 16
Flammer 0 1 3 1 0 16
Stuka Jr. 0 1 1 3 2 16
Bandido 1 0 2 0 0 14
KeMalito 1 0 2 0 0 14
Pagano 1 1 0 0 1 14
Wotan 1 0 1 1 1 14
Ricky Marvin 1 1 0 0 0 13
The King Rey Misterio 1 1 0 0 0 13
Andromeda 0 1 0 1 5 12
Brillante Jr. 1 0 0 1 2 12
Hell Boy 1 0 1 0 1 12
La Catalina 0 1 1 2 0 12
Lunatik Fly 1 0 0 2 0 12
Neon 0 1 1 1 2 12
Pentagon Jr. 0 1 1 1 2 12
Hatana Himura 1 0 1 0 0 11
Rina Yamashita 1 0 1 0 0 11
Tromba 1 0 1 0 0 11
Zandokan Jr. 0 1 1 0 3 11
Andrade 1 0 0 1 0 10
Arez 0 0 2 2 0 10
Cinta de Oro 1 0 0 0 2 10
Drago Kid 0 1 1 1 0 10
El Hijo del Fishman 0 1 1 1 0 10
Metalik 1 0 0 0 2 10
Negro Navarro 0 1 1 1 0 10
Aero Boy 1 0 0 0 1 9
Aramis 0 1 0 1 2 9
Calibus 0 1 1 0 1 9
Drago II/Baby Extreme 1 0 0 0 2 9
Ivan Rokov 1 0 0 0 1 9
Aster Boy 0 1 1 0 0 8
Blue Demon Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 8
Carlito 1 0 0 0 0 8
Daga 1 0 0 0 0 8
DMT Azul 0 1 1 0 0 8
Flyer 1 0 0 0 0 8
Frankenstein (Laguna) 1 0 0 0 0 8
Galeno Del Mal 1 0 0 0 0 8
Iron Kid 1 0 0 0 0 8
Joe Hendry 1 0 0 0 0 8
Judas el Traidor 0 0 0 3 2 8
La Hiedra 1 0 0 0 0 8
La Parka Negra 1 0 0 0 0 8
Labyrinth 1 0 0 0 0 8
Mamba 1 0 0 0 0 8
Mario Bros. 1 0 0 0 0 8
Miedo Extremo 0 1 1 0 0 8
Minos 1 0 0 0 0 8
Niebla Roja 1 0 0 0 0 8
Pig Decapitador 1 0 0 0 0 8
Pig Destroyer 0 1 1 0 0 8
Satanico 1 0 0 0 0 8
SB KENTo 1 0 0 0 0 8
Tyrus 1 0 0 0 0 8
Ultimo Dragon 1 0 0 0 0 8
Dios Del Inframundo 0 1 0 1 0 7
El Terrible 0 1 0 1 0 7
Taya 0 0 1 2 0 7
Tonalli 0 1 0 1 0 7
Solar 0 1 0 1 0 7
Jack Cartwheel 0 0 2 0 0 6
Laredo Kid 0 0 0 2 2 6
Travis Banks 0 0 2 0 0 6
Aero Star 0 1 0 0 0 5
Akino 0 1 0 0 0 5
Akuma 0 0 1 1 0 5
Averno 0 0 1 1 0 5
Dark Panther 0 1 0 0 0 5
Dave the Clown 0 1 0 0 0 5
Dralistico 0 0 1 1 0 5
El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. 0 0 0 2 1 5
Erick Ortiz 0 1 0 0 0 5
Genio del Aire 0 1 0 0 0 5
Gravity 0 0 1 1 0 5
Jessy Ventura 0 1 0 0 0 5
Jitsu 0 1 0 0 0 5
Jordynne Grace 0 1 0 0 0 5
Kodai Nozaki 0 1 0 0 0 5
Lluvia 0 1 0 0 0 5
Marty Scurll 0 1 0 0 0 5
Myzteziz Jr. 0 1 0 0 0 5
Natalia Markova 0 1 0 0 0 5
Octagon Jr. 0 1 0 0 0 5
Pig Desenterrador 0 1 0 0 0 5
Sexy Star 0 1 0 0 0 5
Takuma 0 1 0 0 0 5
Trauma I 0 1 0 0 0 5
Willie Mack 0 1 0 0 0 5
Barbaro Cavernario 0 0 0 2 1 5
Trinity 0 0 1 0 1 4
Zeuxis 0 0 0 1 2 4
Argenis 0 0 1 0 0 3
Baby Love 0 0 1 0 0 3
Black Skayde 0 0 1 0 0 3
Black Terry 0 0 1 0 0 3
Cuervo from Lucha Maniaks 0 0 1 0 0 3
Dragón Rojo Jr. 0 0 1 0 0 3
El Hijo de Blue Panther 0 0 1 0 0 3
Emi Sakura 0 0 1 0 0 3
Flamita 0 0 1 0 0 3
Hijo de La Parkita 0 0 1 0 0 3
La Jarochita 0 0 0 1 1 3
La Parkita Negra 0 0 1 0 0 3
Latigo 0 0 1 0 0 3
Morphosis 0 0 1 0 0 3
Oni el Bendito 0 0 1 0 0 3
Ovett Jr. 0 0 1 0 0 3
Panic Clown 0 0 1 0 0 3
Spider Fly 0 0 0 1 1 3
Trauma II 0 0 1 0 0 3
Vampiro 0 0 1 0 0 3
Alberto El Patron 0 0 0 1 0 2
Ayako Hamada 0 0 0 0 2 2
Blue Panther Jr. 0 0 0 1 0 2
Crazy King 0 0 0 1 0 2
Dominik Mysterio 0 0 0 1 0 2
Draego 0 0 0 1 0 2
Futuro 0 0 0 1 0 2
Great Eku 0 0 0 0 2 2
Gringo Loco 0 0 0 0 2 2
Halloween Jr. 0 0 0 1 0 2
Hijo del Volador 0 0 0 1 0 2
Histeriosis 0 0 0 1 0 2
Kenny Omega 0 0 0 0 2 2
L.A Park Jr. 0 0 0 1 0 2
Lince Dorado 0 0 0 1 0 2
Mei Suruga 0 0 0 1 0 2
Murder Clown 0 0 0 1 0 2
Noisy Boy 0 0 0 1 0 2
Parkita Negra 0 0 0 0 2 2
Pig Destructor 0 0 0 1 0 2
Quemonito 0 0 0 1 0 2
Radioactivo 0 0 0 1 0 2
Raider 0 0 0 1 0 2
Sam Adonis 0 0 0 1 0 2
Skayde 0 0 0 1 0 2
Star Jr. 0 0 0 0 2 2
Toxin 0 0 0 1 0 2
Ultimo Dragoncito 0 0 0 0 2 2
Ultimo Guerrero 0 0 0 1 0 2
Vangellys 0 0 0 1 0 2
Abismo Negro Jr. 0 0 0 0 1 1
Bestia del Ring 0 0 0 0 1 1
Big Mami 0 0 0 0 1 1
Cibernetico 0 0 0 0 1 1
Cuatrero 0 0 0 0 1 1
Danger King 0 0 0 0 1 1
Datura 0 0 0 0 1 1
Dulce Gardenia 0 0 0 0 1 1
El Hijo de L.A. Park 0 0 0 0 1 1
El Hijo del Alebrije 0 0 0 0 1 1
El Hijo Del Dr. Wagner Jr. 0 0 0 0 1 1
El Hijo Del Santo 0 0 0 0 1 1
Frankenstein (Veracruz) 0 0 0 0 1 1
Golden 0 0 0 0 1 1
Harley Cameron 0 0 0 0 1 1
Impulso 0 0 0 0 1 1
Kaho Kobayashi 0 0 0 0 1 1
Kamille 0 0 0 0 1 1
Karis La Momia Jr. 0 0 0 0 1 1
Lady Shani 0 0 0 0 1 1
Luka 0 0 0 0 1 1
Microman 0 0 0 0 1 1
Mini Durango Kid 0 0 0 0 1 1
Mr. Iguana 0 0 0 0 1 1
Murcielago Plateado Jr. 0 0 0 0 1 1
Pig Pool 0 0 0 0 1 1
Polly Star 0 0 0 0 1 1
Rey Bowser 0 0 0 0 1 1
Rey Misterio Heredero 0 0 0 0 1 1
Robin 0 0 0 0 1 1
Sick Boy 0 0 0 0 1 1
Swerve Strickland 0 0 0 0 1 1
Tenay 0 0 0 0 1 1
Tiger Mask IV 0 0 0 0 1 1
Villano IV 0 0 0 0 1 1
Volcano 0 0 0 0 1 1
Wesley Pipes 0 0 0 0 1 1
Xtreme Tiger 0 0 0 0 1 1

I was stunned that Mascara Dorada won in his first full year when I counted up the numbers. (I had him 5th.) The top four were all from CMLL, where the top three (Vikingo, Bandido, Villano) did their most high profile work in AAA in 2022.

Best Match
2004: 09-03 Averno vs Zumbido
2005: 02-25 Mistico vs Ultimo Guerrero
2006: 09-29 Black Warrior vs Mistico
2007: 07-29 Mistico vs Dr. Wagner
2008: 09-19 Blue Panther vs Villano V
2009: 06-13 Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Mesias

2017: 02-27 Barbaro Cavernario & Volador Jr. vs Ultimo Guerrero & El Valiente
2018: 06-22 L.A. Park vs Rush
2019: 06-09 Hijo del Vikingo vs Laredo Kid
2020: 12-12 Laredo Kid vs Kenny Omega
2021: 03-21 Hijo del Vikingo vs Arez
2022: 10-05 Pentagón Jr. vs Villano IV
2023: 09-16 Angel de Oro vs Volador Jr.

updated on 02/12 (Avisman/Solar placement)

Match 1st 2nd 3rd Total
09-16 Angel de Oro vs Volador Jr. 74 34 18 508
07-28 Mascara Dorada vs Rocky Romero 38 55 18 391
01-20 Rocky Romero vs Volador Jr. 21 12 10 161
07-15 Pentagon Jr vs QT Marshall 4 11 30 113
07-15 El Hijo del Vikingo vs Kenny Omega 13 7 7 100
09-23 Titan vs Mascara Dorada 10 9 5 87
12-15 Rocky Romero vs Mascara Dorada 7 8 1 61
09-16 Stephanie Vaquer and Zeuxis vs La Jarochita and Lluvia 7 5 4 58
10-13 Místico vs Templario 4 3 11 51
08-12 Taya vs Flammer 1 9 9 50
12-10 Rina Yamashita vs Ludark Shaitan 4 4 4 40
01-21 Komander vs Jack Cartwheel 3 4 3 33
03-26 Wotan vs Demus 4 2 3 32
04-16 DMT Azul and Blue Demon Jr. vs Rush and L.A. Park 4 2 3 32
08-18 Soberano Jr. vs Stuka Jr. 1 8 1 31
06-30 Rocky Romero vs Volador Jr 4 2 2 30
08-11 Virus & Volador Jr. vs Rocky Romero & TJP 2 3 4 27
10-13 Futuro & Neon vs Magnus & Rugido 0 5 6 27
##-## Mascara Dorada vs Rocky Romero 5 0 0 25
09-16 Templario vs Dragon Rojo Jr. 0 4 6 24
12-10 Ciclope vs Lunatik Fly 2 3 2 23
09-19 Mascara Dorada vs Soberano Jr. 2 2 3 22
06-30 Mascara Dorada vs El Desperado 3 0 2 19
01-14 Action Jackson vs Elemental vs Extasis vs Forneo vs Mr. Win vs Potro 2 2 0 16
11-10 Volador Jr. vs Soberano Jr. 0 4 2 16
02-24 Brillante Jr., Gran Jefe, Hijo de Stuka Jr., Insólito (Laguna), Misterio Blanco, Misterio Negro vs Futuro, Max Star, Neón, Príncipe, Tonalli, Vegas Torneo de Escuelas 3 0 0 15
10-21 Avisman vs Solar 1 3 0 14
03-03 CMLL Team Mexico City vs Team Guadalajara Match 1 2 1 13
07-14 Rey Cometa & Espiritu Negro vs Akuma & Dark Magic 1 0 4 13
07-15 Rush and L.A. Park vs Sam Adonis and Psycho Clown 1 2 1 13
01-06 Soberano Jr. vs Templario 0 2 3 12
04-21 Panterita Del Ring Jr. vs Templario 0 2 3 12
09-29 Esfinge vs Cavernario 0 2 3 12
04-16 Myzteziz Jr vs Argenis 1 2 0 11
01-24 Místico v Stuka Jr. 1 1 1 10
08-13 Damien 666, and Ciclope, and Miedo Extremo vs Joe Lider, John Wayne Murdoch, and Reed Bentley 0 1 3 9
08-18 Team Mexico vs Team International 0 1 3 9
03-30 John Tito vs Avisman 1 1 0 8
08-05 Negro Navarro, Solar, Tigre Universitario vs Blue Panther, Espartaco, Silver Star 1 1 0 8
08-06 Blue Panther & Solar I vs Negro Navarro & Satanico 1 1 0 8
09-29 La Catalina vs Stephanie Vaquer 1 1 0 8
03-04 Tyrus vs Daga 1 0 1 7
07-02 Octagon Jr. vs Villano III Jr. 0 1 2 7
08-12 QT Marshall vs Pentagon Jr. 1 0 1 7
09-23 Hechicero vs Michael Oku 1 0 1 7
01-28 Aero Panther & Fight Panther vs SB KENTo & Takuma 0 0 3 6
08-12 El Hijo del Vikingo vs Daga vs Mike Bailey vs Jack Cartwheel 0 2 0 6
09-17 Zumbi vs Avisman 0 2 0 6
10-27 CMLL Women’s International Grand Prix 0 2 0 6
##-## Rocky Romero vs Volador Jr. 1 0 0 5
01-06 Dark Panther, Panterita Del Ring, Panterita Del Ring Jr. vs Cancerbero, Luciferno, Virus 1 0 0 5
02-17 Místico & Averno vs Soberano Jr. & Templario 1 0 0 5
03-23 Gannicus, Hell Boy, Tonalli vs Brazo Celestial, Brazo Cibernetico, Brazo De Oro Jr. 1 0 0 5
04-20 Cuervo vs Erick Ortiz 1 0 0 5
05-20 Dralistico & Gringo Loco vs Hijo del Vikingo & Pentagon Jr. 0 1 1 5
06-02 Atlantis Jr., Star Jr. and Volador Jr. vs Euforia, Hechicero and Mephisto 0 1 1 5
06-03 Demencia vs Tromba vs Dark Pain vs Neptuno 1 0 0 5
06-16 Místico vs Titan 1 0 0 5
06-30 El Satanico vs Tiger Mask IV 1 0 0 5
07-09 Atlantis Jr., Hechicero & Mascara Dorada 2.0 vs Euforia, Soberano Jr. & Titan 1 0 0 5
07-22 Kratoz & Prometeo vs SB Kento & Takuma 1 0 0 5
08-16 Aramis vs Calibus 1 0 0 5
09-08 Atlantis Jr., Mascara Dorada, and Místico vs Guerrero Maya Jr., Templario, and Titan 1 0 0 5
09-16 Atlantis Jr., Mascara Dorada, and Místico vs Kevin Knight, Rocky Romero, and TJP) 1 0 0 5
09-16 Averno & Ultimo Guerrero vs Angel de Oro & Volador Jr. 1 0 0 5
09-20 Takuma & SB Kento vs Delta Force 1 0 0 5
09-21 Avisman vs El Mimo 1 0 0 5
09-29 Vaquer, Zeuxis vs Jarochita, Lluvia 1 0 0 5
10-21 Sadika vs La Brava Rebel 1 0 0 5
12-22 Atlantis Jr. vs Soberano Jr 0 1 1 5
01-21 Galactico Dragon, Gremlin, and Samurai Azteca vs Dark Crazy, Kastigador, and Vengador 0 0 2 4
04-16 El Hijo del Vikingo vs Komander vs Rich Swann vs Swerve Strickland 0 0 2 4
09-29 Místico vs Virus 0 0 2 4
11-26 Chris Sabin & Trinity vs Chik Tormenta & Dinamico 0 0 2 4
01-01 Blue Demon Jr. and Rey Espectro vs DMT Azul and El Hijo del Fishman 0 1 0 3
01-17 Angelito, Kaligua, Pequeno Magia vs Full Metal, Minos, Pequeno Olimpico 0 1 0 3
02-10 Juicy Finau vs Crazy Frank vs Damián 666 0 1 0 3
02-24 Blue Panther vs Virus 0 1 0 3
03-17 Angel de Oro vs Oraculo vs Rocky Romero vs Volador Jr. 0 1 0 3
03-30 Brazo De Oro Jr. vs Tonalli 0 1 0 3
04-16 Pentagon Jr. and Alberto El Patron vs Sam Adonis and Psycho Clown 0 1 0 3
04-27 Atlantis Jr vs Rocky Romero vs Místico 0 1 0 3
05-26 Noisy Boy & Spider Fly vs John Tito & Rey Halcon 0 1 0 3
05-27 Baby Love & Silver vs Sadika & Rey Supremo 0 1 0 3
06-29 Tonalli vs Fussion 0 1 0 3
07-15 Copa Triplemanía XXXI Tijuana Match 0 1 0 3
09-29 Baby Xtreme & Black Spider Jr. vs SB Kento & Takuma 0 1 0 3
09-29 Cuervo vs Erick Ortiz, Hair vs Mask 0 1 0 3
09-29 Lady Maravilla vs Sexy Star 0 1 0 3
11-03 Bárbaro Cavernario vs Stuka Jr. 0 1 0 3
01-01 Ayako Hamada vs Davinha vs Estrellita vs Goya Kong vs Hija de Fuerza Guerrera vs Miss Janeth vs Reina Dorada vs Star Fire vs Therius vs Muneca de Plata 0 0 1 2
01-01 CMLL Sin Salida Cage Match 0 0 1 2
01-01 Diagonal, Horizontal, and Vertical vs Lobito I, Lobito II, and Lobito III 0 0 1 2
01-01 Faby vs Marcela, Sin Salida 0 0 1 2
01-13 Dulce Gardenia vs Virus 0 0 1 2
01-13 Euforia vs Hechicero 0 0 1 2
01-29 Negocio Traumado vs Puerquiza Extrema 0 0 1 2
02-04 Aramis vs Willy Banderas 0 0 1 2
02-05 Miedo Extremo vs Sadika 0 0 1 2
02-14 Komande, Kratoz, Prometeo vs Black Taurus, Latigo, Toxin 0 0 1 2
02-16 Gallego, Romano Garcia, Hellboy & Amnesia vs Freelance, Cerebo Negro, Fantasma de la Opera & Carta Brava 0 0 1 2
03-03 La Parkita & Mini Vikingo vs Mini Psycho Clown & Parkita Negra 0 0 1 2
03-20 Princesa Nocturna, Zira, and Tenay vs Lady Win, Dark Magik, and Lady Andy 0 0 1 2
03-21 Brillante Jr., Neon, Valiente Jr. vs Raider, Tonalli, Vaquero Jr. 0 0 1 2
04-07 Angel De Oro, Niebla Roja, Dragon Rojo vs Titan, Panterita Del Ring, Templario 0 0 1 2
04-07 Místico vs Atlantis Jr. vs Rocky Romero 0 0 1 2
04-15 Lady Shani vs Dalys vs Ludark Shaitan 0 0 1 2
04-16 10-man Triplemania Steel Cage match 0 0 1 2
04-21 Místico, Stuka Jr., Ultimo Guerrero vs Atlantis Jr., Averno, Volador Jr 0 0 1 2
04-23 Mario Bros and Luigi vs Rey Bowser and Yoshi 0 0 1 2
04-27 John Tito & Spider Fly vs Aguila Roja & Rey Aztaroth 0 0 1 2
05-16 Virus vs El Audaz 0 0 1 2
07-02 Aster Boy, Noisy Boy, and Spider Fly vs Brazo de Oro Jr., Brazo Cibernetico Jr., and Brazo Celestial 0 0 1 2
07-14 Esfinge, Fugaz, and Star Black vs Difunto, Furia Roja, and Zandokan Jr 0 0 1 2
07-18 Rocky Romero vs Mascara Dorada 0 0 1 2
07-27 Brillante Jr., Clásico, Sparko Jr., Misterio Negro vs Platino Kid, Emperador Azteca Jr., Misterio Blanco, Hassan 0 0 1 2
08-17 Aero Panther & Fight Panther vs SB Kento & Takuma 0 0 1 2
09-17 Travis Banks vs Ricky Marvin 0 0 1 2
09-21 Judas El traidor vs Aramis 0 0 1 2
09-23 Danger vs Tromba 0 0 1 2
10-14 Alushe vs Chucky vs Coloradito vs Gallito vs Gatito Eveready vs Girito vs Microman vs Lokillo 0 0 1 2
10-22 Spider Fly vs Aguila Roja 0 0 1 2
10-27 Místico, Mascara Dorada, Atlantis Jr. vs Angel De Oro, Niebla Roja, Templario 0 0 1 2
10-28 Morrigan, Guerrera Negra and Mujer Demonio vs Merlina, Makoto and Mei Suruga 0 0 1 2
10-31 Women’s Gran Prix 0 0 1 2
11-10 Bendito vs Helios 0 0 1 2
11-10 Blue Panther Jr., Dark Panther, and El Hijo De Blue Panther vs El Hijo De Stuka, El Hijo Del Villano III, and Villano III Jr. 0 0 1 2
11-25 Hechicero vs Stuka Jr 0 0 1 2
11-30 Mary Apache vs Sadika 0 0 1 2
12-09 SB Kento and Takuma vs Arez and Latigo 0 0 1 2
12-16 Puerquiza Extrema vs Rhinos Crash 0 0 1 2
12-17 El Hijo de LA Park, El Hijo del Fishman, LA Park Jr. & Rey Espectro vs Pig Decapitador, Pig Destroyer, Pig Destructor & Pig Pool 0 0 1 2
12-17 Hell Boy vs Cerebro Negro 0 0 1 2
12-21 Cinta de Oro vs Andrade El Idolo vs DMT Azul vs Penta El Zero M 0 0 1 2
12-29 Magnetico, Karma I, Karma II vs Skayde, Nygma, Heddi Karaoui 0 0 1 2
12-29 Volador Jr. vs Andrade 0 0 1 2

 

Having the most memorable match at the biggest show of the year usually places you pretty high on these awards, and that’s what happened again here. (Votes for Dorada/Romero or Volador/Romero without specifying a date were left in their own category; they wouldn’ thave changed much.) The Rina Yamashita/Ludark Shaitan match from the December Zona 23 show stuck out as a match doing pretty well that I had known nothing about until starting to add these up.

Best Promotion

2004: CMLL
2005: CMLL
2006: CMLL
2007: AAA
2008: CMLL
2009: CMLL

2017: CMLL
2018: CMLL
2019: AAA
2020: AAA
2021: AAA
2022: AAA & CMLL (tie)
2023: CMLL

Promotion Votes
CMLL 191
AAA 14
Zona 23 12
IWRG 3
Big Lucha 2
Lucha Memes 2
New Elite Wrestling 2
ASPW 2
GALLI 1
Guanatos Hardcore Crew 1
Lucha Maniaks 1
Lucha Wrestling Puroresu/Inoki Dojo 1
Luchatitlan 1
RGR 1

The outcome here, even the one sided nature of it, wasn’t much of a surprise. Zona 23 almost beating AAA in a year was a bit of one. I discarded 1 vote for AEW and one vote for CMLL Lady’s Ring on them not being lucha libre promotions, but you got them mentioned here anyway.

Best Unit

2004: Guerreros del Infierno (as Best Tag Team and Best Trio)

2006: Los Guerreros del Atlantida
2007: Real Fuerza Aerea AAA
2008: Oficiales 2009: Peste Negra

2017: Nueva Generación Dinamita
2018: Nueva Generación Dinamita
2019: Poder del Norte
2020: Lucha Brothers
2021: Lucha Brothers
2022: Lucha Brothers
2023: La Puerquiza Extrema

Best Unit (Team & Trio & Group) Votes
La Puerquiza Extrema 73
Los Hermanos Chavez 45
El Triangulo/La Escuadra (El Hijo del Villano III, Villano III Jr., & Zandokan Jr.) 12
Los Infernales 11
Stephanie Vaquer & Zeuxis 9
Arez & Komander 6
Atrapasuenos 5
Futuro & Neon 5
Rocky Romero & TJP 5
Las Chicas Indomables 4
Los Depredadores 4
Black Generation 3
La Ola Negra 3
Las Toxicas 3
Los Indestructibles 3
Neon & Futuro 3
Chavez Brothers 2
Ciclope & Miedo Extremo 2
Dr. Karonte I & Dr. Karonte II 2
Los Guerreros Laguneros 2
Lucha Bros 2
NGD 2
Panterita del Ring & Panterita del Ring Jr. 2
Rhinos Crash 2
Atlantis Jr. & Soberano Jr. 1
Barbaro Cavernario, Demonio Maya & Principe Daniel 1
Cerebro Negro & Cerebro Negro Jr. 1
Chris Sabin & Trinity 1
Dark Power & Neptuno 1
Delta Force 1
Divinos Laguneros 1
DMT Azul & El Hijo del Fishman 1
DMT Azul vs Blue Demon Jr. 1
Gemelos Diablos 1
Gringo Loco & Sam Adonis 1
Katara & Hatanna 1
King & Kong 1
La Catalina, Stephanie Vaquer, & Zeuxis 1
La Fuerza Poblana 1
Las Viudas del Toreo 1
Los Barbaros 1
Los Golpeadores 1
Los Parks 1
Los Terribles Cerebros 1
Los Tortugas Negras 1
Los Vipers 1
Micro Gemelo Diablos 1
Misterio Negro & Misterio Blanco 1
Negocio Traumado 1
Negro Casas & Dalys 1
Pentagon & Panic Clown 1
Psycho Circus 1
Random AEW Luchador Combinations 1
Rocky “Azúcar” Romero & Oraculo 1
Sam Adonis & Psycho Clown 1
SB KENTo & Takuma 1
Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. 1
Stephanie Vaquer & La Catalina 1
Vikingo & Komander 1
Villano III Jr. & El Hijo Del Villano III 1

I don’t want to take away from the Pigs but a couple of votes that picked them “because who else?” It was not a strong year for teams.

Best Rivalry
2004: El Hijo del Santo vs Perro Aguayo Jr.
2005: Mistico vs Ultimo Guerrero
2006: Mistico vs Black Warrior
2007: Billy Boy vs Gran Apache
2008: Blue Panther vs Villano V
2009: Negro Casas vs Mistico

2017: Princesa Sugehit vs Zeuxis
2018: L.A. Park vs Rush
2019: Big Mami vs Lady Maravilla
2020: Chessman vs Pagano
2021: Rey Escorpión vs Psycho Clown
2022: Atlantis Jr. vs Stuka Jr.
2023: Rocky Romero vs Volador Jr.

(corrected 2024-02-06 7pm)

Best Feud Votes
Rocky Romero vs Volador Jr. 82
Rocky Romero vs Mascara Dorada 64
Rocky Romero vs Místico 8
Volador Jr. vs Angel de Oro 8
LA Park vs Rush 7
Rocky Romero vs CMLL 6
Atlantis Jr. vs Soberano Jr. 5
El Hijo del Vikingo vs Gringo Loco 5
QT Marshall vs Pentagon Jr. 5
DMT Azul vs Blue Demon Jr. 4
Psycho Clown vs Sam Adonis 3
Templario vs Dragon Rojo Jr. 3
AAA vs Drawing Big Crowds 2
AAA vs Good Production Values 2
AAA vs Producing watchable TV shows 2
Arez vs Psicosis 2
Cuervo vs Erick Ortiz 2
KeMonito vs CMLL 2
Rocky Romero vs Mexico 2
Stephanie Vaquer vs Tessa Blanchard 2
AAA vs Good Booking 1
AAA vs Having Good Commentary 1
AAA vs NWA 1
AAA vs Running that promised Marvel Lucha Libre show 1
Águila Roja vs Spider Fly 1
Alberto El Patron vs Carlito 1
Arez and Aramis vs Getting their MLW releases 1
BCC vs La Factión 1
Cibernetico vs Master Chef 1
CMLL and their Ridiculous YouTube Subscription Prices vs Their Fans 1
CMLL vs Bring back Sofia Alonso 1
CMLL vs Ever Being a Modern Wrestling Promotion 1
Cuatrero supporters vs Being Good Human Beings 1
Dorian Roldan vs Reality 1
El Brujo Iztapalapa vs Viajero 1
El Nuevo Poder del Norte vs IWRG 1
Konnan vs Being a good booker 1
La Parkita vs Parkita Negra 1
La Puerquiza Extrema vs Rhinos Crash 1
Las Chicas Indomables vs Zeuxis/Stephanie Vaquer 1
Luchablog guy vs Dorian Roldan Peña 1
Luchatitlan vs Making Money 1
Místico vs Titán 1
Negro Casas vs Nicho 1
New Exotic vs Drawing any money 1
Pagano vs Texano Jr. 1
Puerquiza Extrema vs Rhinos Crash 1
Puerquiza vs Negociante Traumada 1
Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley (it’s kinda like the Apaches/Billy Boy angle) 1
Sam Adonis vs Psycho Clown 1
Soberano Jr. vs Ultimo Guerrero 1
Tecnicos vs Rudos 1
Ultimo Guerrero vs Averno 1

I was a little disappointed the his stuff didn’t finish higher in the other categories, but Rocky Romero having the top three feuds of the year is actually a really good way to sum up 2023

Most Improved
2004: Olimpico
2005: Maximo
2006: Black Warrior, Marco Corleone, Mistico (tie)
2007: Super Fly & X-Pac (tie)
2008: Sombra
2009: Mascara Dorada

2017: Soberano Jr.
2018: Templario
2019: Atlantis Jr.
2020: Diosa Quetzal
2021: Komander
2022: Atlantis Jr.
2023: Mascara Dorada (Panterita del Ring)

(corrected 2024-02-06 7pm)

Most Improved Votes
Mascara Dorada 80
Rocky Romero 12
Neón 10
QT Marshall 9
Spider Fly 8
Soberano Jr. 8
Místico 7
Zandokan Jr. 6
Volador Jr. 6
Stephanie Vaquer 6
La Catalina 5
Komander 5
Andromeda 5
Zonik 4
Lunatik Fly 4
Tessa Blanchard 3
Sexy Star 3
Magnus 3
Brillante Jr. 3
Tromba 2
Templario 2
Sam Adonis 2
Hatana Himura 2
Drago II 2
DMT Azul 2
Cuervo de Texas 2
CMLL’s womens division 2
Calibus 2
Bestia del Ring Jr. 2
Tirano 1
Tenay 1
Super Crazy Jr. 1
Stuka Jr. 1
Star Jr 1
Sick Boy 1
Rugido 1
Raider 1
Puerquiza Extrema 1
Noisy Boy 1
Los Indestructibles 1
La Estrella 1
L.A. Park 1
Ivan Rokov 1
Gravity 1
Golden 1
Galeno Del Mal 1
Futuro 1
Fresero Jr. 1
Esfinge 1
El Hijo Del Wagner Jr 1
El Hijo Del Vikingo 1
El Hijo de Blue Panther 1
Dralistico 1
Dominik Mysterio 1
CMLL’s booking 1
CMLL 1
Cavernario 1
Blue Win 1
Black Andrómeda 1
Belcegor 1
Bárbaro Cavernario 1
Atlantis Jr. 1
Akuma 1

Most Improved often translates to people who got a bigger opportunities. I’m sure the top four all showed improvement, but they all also got bigger chances than in past years.

Favorite Wrestler
2017: Barbaro Cavernario & Hechicero (tie)
2018: Pentagon Jr.
2019: Hijo del Vikingo
2020: Hijo del Vikingo
2021: Hijo del Vikingo
2022: Hijo del Vikingo

2023: Rocky Romero

Favorite Votes
Rocky Romero 53
Mascara Dorada 50
Místico 17
Stephanie Vaquer 13
Volador Jr. 12
Soberano Jr. 8
Komander 8
El Hijo del Vikingo 7
Titán 5
LA Park 5
Neon 4
Hechicero 4
Virus 3
Psycho Clown 3
Blue Panther 3
Avisman 3
Wotan 2
Vikingo 2
Tromba 2
Sadika 2
Rush 2
Hatana Himura 2
El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. 2
El Coyote 2
Andromeda 2
Aero Boy 2
Ultimo Dragon 1
Templario 1
Taurus 1
Stuka Jr 1
Satanico 1
Radioactivo 1
QT Marshall 1
Pig Pool 1
Pig Destroyer 1
Pentagon Jr. 1
Mr. Iguana 1
Minos 1
Mei Suruga 1
Lunatik Fly 1
Lluvia 1
La Parka Negra 1
La Hiedra 1
La Catalina 1
Judas El Traidor 1
Jessy Ventura 1
Jessy Jackson 1
Harley Cameron 1
Gringo Loco 1
Gravity 1
Demus 1
Ciclope 1
Calibus 1
Blue Demon Jr. 1
Black Taurus 1
Bandido 1
Atlantis Jr. 1
Arez 1
Akuma 1

Mascara Dorada winning wrestler of the year and most improved but not most favorite was unexpected.

What did you think of the year 2023 in Mexican wrestling, from 1 to 10? The average rating was 8.04, up from 7.26 last year.          


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3 thoughts to “2023 Tapatia Awards Results”

  1. Mascara 2.0 might have the fastest rise from debuting rookie to Best Wrestler of the Year winner.
    Some errors I noticed:
    In most Improved Wrestler of the Year, Soberano is listed twice, once as “El Soberano Jr. ” with 1 vote and again as “Soberano Jr.” with 7 votes.
    In Best Rivalry, the Tessa Blanchard/Stephanie Vaquer rivalry is listed twice, once as “Tessa Blanchard vs Stephanie Vaquer” and again as “Stephanie Vaquer vs Tessa Blanchard” (both with 1 vote). The QT Marshall/Pentagon Jr. rivalry is also listed twice, once as “Pentagon Jr vs QT Marshall” (1 vote) and once as “QT Marshall vs Pentagon Jr.” (4 votes). The Blue Demon Jr./DMT Azul rivalry is listed twice, once as “DMT Azul vs Blue Demon Jr.” and once as “Blue Demon Jr. vs DMT Azul” (both with 1 vote).
    In Best Wrestler of the Year, Drago 2 is listed twice, once as “Drago II” (9 points) and once as Baby Xtreme (1 point).

  2. Romero is the best wrestler in my heart. BTW, Solar is listed twice in the best wrestler category as both Solar and Solar I, and Taurus is listed twice in the favorite wrestler category as both Taurus and Black Taurus.

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