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Kenny Omega vs. El Hijo del Vikingo rematch set for AAA Triplemania: Tijuana

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A date has been set for Kenny Omega and El Hijo del Vikingo’s rematch.

At a press conference on Monday, Lucha Libre AAA announced that Vikingo will defend his AAA Mega Championship against Omega at Triplemania XXXI: Tijuana. The show is taking place on Saturday, July 15 and will be available live via Fite TV.

Omega defeated Vikingo in a non-title match when the two faced off on an episode of AEW Dynamite this March. The match was Vikingo’s AEW debut.

The Dynamite bout between Omega and Vikingo was billed as a first-time ever dream match. They were originally supposed to face each other for AAA in 2021, but Omega being injured prevented the match from happening then.

In an interview with Sports Illustrated prior to facing Vikingo for the first time, Omega said Vikingo is someone who is going to “change the way people think about wrestling and change the way we think about lucha libre.”

Vikingo has been AAA Mega Champion since December 2021. Omega held the title prior to Vikingo but had to vacate it due to the injury issues he was dealing with.

Triplemania: Tijuana is the second of three Triplemania shows that is taking place this year.

Lucha Libre AAA announces lineup for Triplemania Tijuana

Posted on by Ian Carey

The lineup for Triplemania Tijuana has been announced. 

AAA held a press conference on Thursday and revealed the lineup for the show.  

A five way match pitting Laredo Kid vs. Taurus vs. Bandido vs. Fenix vs. Hilo del Vikingo was announced. Both Laredo Kid’s AAA World Cruiserweight Championship and Taurus’ Latin American Championship will be on the line in the match. Vikingo’s Mega Championship will not be, however. 

The Ruleta de la Muerte semi final matches were also confirmed as well with Blue Demon Jr. facing Pentagon Jr. and Psycho Clown going up against Villano IV. 

A match featuring the Hardys making their AAA debut against Dragon Lee & Dralistico had previously been announced for the show. 

TripleMania: Tijuana will air live on FITE TV from Caliente Stadium in Tijuana, Mexico on June 18. The updated lineup for the show is as follows. 

  • La Hiedra vs. Lady Maravilla vs. Flammer vs. Chik Tormenta vs. Sexy Star II vs. Reina Dorada vs. Lady Shani vs. TBA in an eight-woman elimination cage match (final two competitors to have mask vs. mask match later in the show)
  • Copa TripleMania (13 participants TBA)
  • Laredo Kid vs. Black Taurus vs. Bandido vs. Fenix vs HIjo del Vikingo for the AAA World Cruiserweight and Latin American titles
  • Blue Demon Jr. vs. Pentagon Jr. in a Ruleta de la Muerte semi final match
  • Mask vs. Mask match between the final two competitors in the eight-woman cage match
  • Villano IV vs. Psycho Clown in a Ruleta de la Muerte semi final match
  • The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy) vs. Dragon Lee & Dralistico