On Tuesday, Rey Fenix announced the Rey Fenix World Cruiserweight Tournament to determine who will be the first to challenge for the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship in 2027. The tournament is open to cruiserweight wrestlers from SmackDown, Raw, NXT, and AAA, and even from other promotions.
Fenix made the announcement on AAA’s X account. Over the next few weeks, the tournament will feature four triple threat matches involving a total of 12 wrestlers who have yet to be announced.
Fenix said the winners of those four matches will then meet in a fatal four-way match at Guerra de Titanes on December 19 at Arena Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico. The winner of that match will get a title shot against Fenix on January 2, 2027, in Acapulco.
Fenix has been champion since May 30. That night, he beat Laredo Kid for the title at Noche de Los Grandes in Monterrey. If he is still the champion for the January 2 match, his title reign will be at 217 days.
Recently, Fenix retained his title at Heroes Inmortales on October 24 in Mexico City by defeating Jack Cartwheel, Laredo Kid, and Takuma in an open challenge.
Fenix was originally set to defend against Mini Vikingo, who suffered an elbow injury and is expected to be out of action for the rest of 2026.