From its creation in 1999 to 2009, the title was put on the line every year during the eponymous "Reina de Reinas" tournament, in addition to traditional defenses. The tournament eventually returned in 2012, with Sexy Star becoming the first wrestler to successfully retain the title at the event.[3][4][5][6]
The inaugural champion was Xóchitl Hamada, who was crowned after winning the original Reina de Reinas tournament in 1999.[2]Faby Apache and Taya hold the record for most reigns with four, while they along with Tiffany and Sexy Star have the record for most Reina de Reinas tournaments won, with three. The record for longest reign is held by Taya, whose first reign lasted 945 days, with the record for shortest held by Ayako Hamada (Xóchitl's sister) at 33 days. Although the title is supposedly for women only, Pimpinela Escarlata, a luchador Exótico, won it in 2011.
On July 1, 2017, the director of talent Vampiro stripped Taya from the title, who was in her second reign. In kayfabe, Vampiro explained due to Taya using an illegal chokehold on Ayako Hamada, which Taya defeated to win the title on April 21, the championship was vacated, despite the match being a no disqualification match.[12] However, the real reason for the vacancy is still in question, as it was reported that AAA requested from Taya's fiancé Johnny Mundo to turn the title for photoshoot, which was later declared vacated.[13] This led to Taya publicly quitting the company.[14] On July 16, Star won the vacant title after defeating Big Mami, Faby Apache, Goya Kong, La Hiedra and Lady Shani in a six-way match.[15]
On August 26, at Triplemanía XXV, Star successfully defended her title against Hamada, Rosemary and Shani in a four-way. During the match, Star legitimately injured Rosemary after applying an armbar. On September 4, due to violation of the promotion's rules, Star's victory in the championship match was overturned as a result of the incident, leading to the title being vacated.[16] On October 1, at Héroes Inmortales XI, Shani defeated Hamada to win the vacant championship.[17] On August 3, 2019, the title was vacated once again after the last champion Keyra suffered an injury.[citation needed] On August 3, at Triplemanía XXVII, Tessa Blanchard won the vacant championship after winning a seven-woman Tables, ladders, and chairs match.[18]
On September 15, 2019, Taya Valkyrie, previously known simply as Taya who made her return to the company on 2018,[citation needed], defeated Blanchard to win the title for the third time, during the Lucha Invades NY event.[19] On February 24, 2021, the title was vacated for the fifth time after Valkyrie signed with WWE.[citation needed] On May 1, at Rey de Reyes, Faby Apache won the vacated championship.[20] On December 4, at Triplemanía Regia II, Valkyrie made her return to the company.[21] On April 23, 2022, at Impact Wrestling's Rebellion, Valkyrie defeated Deonna Purrazzo to win the title for the fourth time in her career.[22]
Reigns
As of January 4, 2025, there have been 31 reigns between 18 champions and five vacancies. Xóchitl Hamada was the inaugural champion. Faby Apache and Taya Valkyrie are tied with the most reigns at four. Valkyrie's first reign is the longest at 945 days, while Ayako Hamada's reign is the shortest at 33 days. Pimpinela Escarlata is the oldest champion at 42 years old, while Keyra is the youngest at 23 years old.
This was a six-personmixed tag team match. Aero Star and Faby Apache were Mari's partners, and competed for the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship; defending World Mixed Tag Team Champions Alex Koslov and Christina Von Eerie were Sexy Star's partners. As per stipulation, either Mari or her partners could win the championship they were competing for, but not all three; Mari pinned Sexy Star to win the match, thus becoming the new Reina de Reinas Champion, while Koslov and Von Eerie retained the World Mixed Tag Team Championship.
Taya was stripped of the title by director of talent Vampiro. The actual reasons of the vacancy are debated; in kayfabe, Taya was stripped of the title for using an illegal chokehold during her match with Hamada, despite the fact that the match was no disqualification.
Sexy Star was stripped of the title after she legitimately injured Rosemary following a four-way match where she retained the championship at Triplemanía XXV, which was considered a violation of the promotion's rules; her victory in the championship match was overturned as a result of the incident.
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