| Torneo Gran Alternativa (2006) | |||
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| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | ||
| Date | June 2, 2006 | ||
| City | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Venue | Arena México | ||
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TheTorneo Gran Alternativa (2006) (Spanish for "Great Alternative Tournament") was aprofessional wrestling tournament held by the Mexicanprofessional wrestling promotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Spanish for "World Wrestling Council"). The tournament was held on June 2, 2006, inMexico City, Mexico at CMLL's main venue,Arena México. TheGran Alternativa tournament featurestag teams composed of a rookie, ornovato, and a veteran wrestler for an elimination tournament. The idea is to feature thenovato wrestlers higher on the card that they usually work and help elevate one or more up the ranks. Since it is a professional wrestling tournament, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decisions of thebookers of a wrestling promotion that is not publicized prior to the shows to maintain theillusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.[1]
The eight-team tournament was won by rookieMisterioso Jr. andPerro Aguayo Jr. by defeating the teams ofMáscara Purpura (rookie) andLizmark Jr.,Hombre Sin Nombre (rookie) andHéctor Garza and finally the team ofNitro (rookie) andÚltimo Guerrero. This was Misterioso Jr.'s thirdGran Alternativa tournament as a rookie, and Perro Aguayo Jr.'s onlyGran Alternativa win of his career.
Starting in 1994 the Mexicanprofessional wrestling promotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) created a special tournament concept where they would team up anovato, or rookie, with a veteran for a single-eliminationtag team tournament with the purpose of increasing the profile of the rookie wrestler.[2][3]
CMLL had used a similar concept in August 1994 whereNovatoShocker teamed up with veteransRingo Mendoza andBrazo de Plata to defeatnovatoApolo Dantés and veteransGran Markus Jr. andEl Brazo in the finals of a six-man tag team tournament.[4] CMLL would later modify the concept to two-mantag teams instead, creating a tournament that would be known asEl Torneo Gran Alternativa, or "The Great Alternative Tournament", which became a recurring event on the CMLL calendar.[5]
The 2006Gran Alternativa was held on June 2, 2006 and unlike previous events did not feature a seeding battle royal among the rookie competitors.Último Guerrero andNitro defeatedDos Caras Jr. andVolador Jr. in the first round andRey Bucanero andLoco Max to earn a spot in the finals.Perro Aguayo Jr. andMisterioso Jr. first defeatedLizmark Jr. andMáscara Purpura, then defeatedHéctor Garza andHombre Sin Nombre and finally defeated Guerrero and Nitro to win theGran Alternativa.[6][7]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Máximo andNegro Casas | [6] | |||||||||||||
| Hombre Sin Nombre andHéctor Garza | W | |||||||||||||
| Hombre Sin Nombre and Héctor Garza | [6] | |||||||||||||
| Misterioso Jr. and Perro Aguayo Jr. | W | |||||||||||||
| Misterioso Jr. andPerro Aguayo Jr. | W | |||||||||||||
| Máscara Purpura andLizmark Jr. | [6] | |||||||||||||
| Misterioso Jr. and Perro Aguayo Jr. | W | |||||||||||||
| Nitro and Último Guerrero | [6] | |||||||||||||
| El Texano Jr. andHeavy Metal | [6] | |||||||||||||
| Loco Max andRey Bucanero | W | |||||||||||||
| Loco Max and Rey Bucanero | [6] | |||||||||||||
| Nitro and Último Guerrero | W | |||||||||||||
| Volador Jr. andDos Caras Jr. | [6] | |||||||||||||
| Nitro andÚltimo Guerrero | ||||||||||||||
Misterioso Jr. continued to be a lower ranked member of theLos Perros del Mal group until they left CMLL in October 2008, with Misterioso Jr. opting to remain with CMLL.[8] In early 2009 Misterioso Jr. joined fa group calledPoder Mexica alongsideSangre Azteca andDragón Rojo, Jr. afterBlack Warrior left the group.[9] In 2013 Misterioso Jr. began to team regularly with the newest version ofComandante Pierroth andSagrado to form a group calledLa Comando Caribeño ("The Caribbean Commando"). Misterioso Jr. and Sagrado won theCMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship.[10]
In 2008 Nitro formed a group calledLos Guerreros Tuareg, leading the group that at some point included co-leaderArkangel de la Muerte,Hooligan,Skándalo,Doctor X,Sangre Azteca,Ramstein,Koreano andLoco Max.[11]
Professional wrestling is a sport in which match finishes are predetermined. Thus, win–loss records are not indicative of a wrestler's genuine success based on their legitimate abilities - but on now much, or how little they were pushed by promoters