Torneo Gran Alternativa (1998)
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The Torneo Gran Alternativa (1998) (Spanish for "Great Alternative Tournament") was a professional wrestling tournament held by the Mexican
The 1998 Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament was held on July 14, 1998, in Mexico City, Mexico. The finals saw Emilio Charles Jr. and Tony Rivera defeat Bestia Salvaje and Guerrero de la Muerte. Unlike previous tournaments the finals was more storyline driven as Emilio Charles Jr. had been feuding with Bestia Salvaje and Tony Rivera and Guerrero de la Muerte already had a Luchas de Apuesta, hair vs. hair match scheduled.[2] The win did not provide any extra momentum for Tony Rivera who remained in the same position for the rest of his CMLL stint.[2][3]
History
Starting in 1994 the Mexican
CMLL had used a similar concept in August 1994 where Novato Shocker teamed up with veterans Ringo Mendoza and Brazo de Plata to defeat novato Apolo Dantés and veterans Gran Markus Jr. and El Brazo in the finals of a six-man tag team tournament.[5] CMLL would later modify the concept to two-man tag teams instead, creating a tournament that would be known as El Torneo Gran Alternativa, or "The Great Alternative Tournament", which became a recurring event on the CMLL calendar. CMLL did not hold a Gran Alternativa tournament in 1997 and 2000 held on each year from 2001 through 2014, opting not to hold a tournament in 2015.[6]
Tournaments
Sources have not documented the initial rounds of the 1998 Torneo Gran Alternativa, thus it is unclear which teams Emilio Charles Jr. (veteran)/Tony Rivera (rookie) and Bestia Salvaje (veteran)/Guerrero de la Muerte (rookie) defeated to qualify for the finals.[7][8] The finals saw Charles Jr. and Rivera defeat Bestia Salvaje and Guerrero de la Muerte, two-falls-to-one, to win the tournament.[3]
Aftermath
The 1998 Gran Alternativa tournament was part of a longer running storyline between rookies Tony Rivera and Guerrero de la Muerte, which lead to a
References
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- ^ a b "CMLL Gran Alternativa #5". Pro Wrestling History. July 14, 1997. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
- ^ a b c Flores, Manuel (July 18, 2008). Ocampo, Ernesto (ed.). "Histórico de ganadores del torneo: La Gran Alternativa". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Impresos Camsam, SA de CV. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
- ^ "CMLL Gran Alternativa #1". Pro Wrestling History. December 30, 1994. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
- ^ "Torneo de Gran Alternativa. Inigualable oportunidad para nuevos valores" [Great Alternative Tournament. Unique opportunity for new blood] (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. May 31, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ "CMLL Gran Alternativa History". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ "CMLL Martes de Coliseo - Torneo Gran Alternativa 1998". Wrestling Data. July 14, 1998. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "CMLL Martes de Coliseo". Wrestling Data. July 14, 1998. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "Arena Coliseo, cementerio de máscaras y cabelleras". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. April 3, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2014.