IWRG Ruleta de la Muerte

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In

Lucha de Apuestas, or "bet match" rules, where the loser would be forced to either unmask or have all their hair shaved off as a result. Various Mexican promotions have held Ruleta de la Muerte tournaments; some like International Wrestling Revolution Group
(IWRG - sometimes referred to as Grupo Internacional Revolución in Mexico) have held these tournaments on a regular basis.

The first documented IWRG-promoted Ruleta de la Muerte tournament was held in 1998 with Mega defeating Judo Suwa, forcing Suwa to be shaved bald as a result. Since the first tournament, IWRG has held at least six additional Ruleta de la Muerte tournaments with a total of eight wrestlers being shaved bald as a result: Suwa, Dr. Cerebro, Chico Che, Temerario Infernal, Oficial AK-47, Bugambiglia, Eterno and X-Fly. While masked wrestlers have participated in the tournaments, none have lost their mask as a result. In 2009 IWRG began using the Ruleta de la Muerte as the name of the entire event as well and not just the tournament. Since 2009 IWRG has been held a total of six times, with the most recent being the 2019 Ruleta de la Muerte show.

Event history

Mexican

Russian Roulette), tournament concept was created.[3] The concept of the tournament is similar to another lucha libre staple, the Parejas Suicidas ("Suicide Teams") or Relevos suicida ("Suicide Relays") match. In a Parejas Suicida, teams of two, often composed of rivals, have to wrestle against each other; the losing team is then forced to fight each other as "punishment" for losing the match. In a Ruleta de la Muerte the number of teams is expanded, often to four or eight teams. These teams face off and the losing team in each match moves on to the next round, until the team that loses the finals of the tag team portion are forced to face off for either their mask or their hair.[3]

The earliest recorded Ruleta de la Muerte was held on October 11, 1975 at the Plaza de Toros Mexico in Mexico City. In the tournament As Charro and Gallo Tapado defeated Chicano Power and Sangre Fria, forcing them to unmask, as well as winning 40.000 Pesos.[4] Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), the world's oldest wrestling promotion, held a pair of high-profile Ruleta de la Muerte shows in 1998 and 1999. The 1998 show saw the team of Mr. Niebla and Black Warrior defeat the team of El Hijo del Santo and Guerrero del Futuro, forcing them to face off. In the end Guerrero del Futuro was forced to unmask.[5][6] The 1999 tournament saw the team of Olímpico and Blue Panther defeat Shocker and Rey Bucanero, which led to Shocker defeating and unmasking Rey Bucanero.[7][8]

IWRG held their first Ruleta de la Muerte tournament in 1998 as well, part of their

steel cage match where all four of the competitors were chained together. To escape the cage a wrestler had to unlock the chain, then climb over the top of the cage to get out. The last man in the cage, in this case Eterno, had all his hair shaved off.[12] The November version of La Ruleta de la Muerte was a traditional tournament, with Danny Casas defeating X-Fly in the finals.[13]

Ruleta de la Muerte tournament winners and losers

Year Winner Loser Wager Ref(s)
1998 Mega Judo Suwa Hair [6]
2006 Coco Verde Dr. Cerebro Hair [9]
2009 Gringo Loco Chico Che Hair [10]
2012 N/A Temerario Infernal and Oficial AK-47 (draw) Hair [11]
2013 La Sádica Bugambilia Hair [14]
2015 (April)
Mosco X-Fly
 Eterno Hair [12]
2015 (November) Danny Casas X-Fly Hair [13]
2019 Ketzal Gato Negro Mask [15]

References

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  4. ^ Cage match ref.
  5. ^ "July 1998 PPV "Ruleta de la Muerte"". ProWrestlingHistory. July 18, 1998. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  6. ^ a b c "1998 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 9, 1999. pp. 2–28. issue 2348.
  7. ^ "July 1999 PPV "Ruleta de la Muerte"". ProWrestlingHistory. July 18, 1999. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  8. ^ "1999 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 10, 2000. pp. 2–28. issue 2436.
  9. ^ a b "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana duranted el 2006". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). December 23, 2006. Issue 192. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  10. ^ a b Ruiz Reyes, Eduardo (November 5, 2009). "Chico Che, Perdedor de la Ruleta de la Muerte". Estrellas del Ring (in Spanish). Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  11. ^ a b Redaccion (September 7, 2012). "Bombero Infernal y AK-47 sin cabellera". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  12. ^ a b Lizárraga, Alfonso (April 20, 2015). "La cabellera de Eterno cae ante X-Fly". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  13. ^ a b Mejía Eguiluz, Diego (November 30, 2015). "Noche sangrienta. X-Fly sin cabellera, Relámpago, rudo". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  14. ^ Mejía Eguiluz, Diego (October 28, 2013). "Sádica rapó a Bugambilia en la Ruleta de la Muerte". The Gladiatores (in Spanish).
  15. ^ Lizarranga, Alfonso (December 23, 2019). "Con máscaras y cabelleras en juego IWRG cerró su temporada 2019" [With masks and hair on the line, IWRG brings 2019 to an end]. The Gladatores (in Spanish). Retrieved December 25, 2019.
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