| Caravana de Campeones (2008) | |||
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| Promotion | International Wrestling Revolution Group[1] | ||
| Date | May 29, 2008[1] | ||
| City | Naucalpan, State of Mexico[1] | ||
| Venue | Arena Naucalpan[1] | ||
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| IWRG Caravana de Campeones chronology | |||
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TheCaravana de Campeones (2008), Spanish for "Caravan of Champions", was a majorprofessional wrestling show produced and scripted by the MexicanLucha libre promotionInternational Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). The event took place on May 29, 2008 in IWRG's main arena Arena Naucalpan. and was the first documented instance of IWRG using theCaravana de Campeones title for one of their shows. It would subsequently become an annual event.
The 2008Caravana de Campeones featured a total of six matches, five of which were for IWRGChampionships, including determining the first ever holder of theIWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship,Freelance. During the showLos Oficiales (Oficial 911,Oficial AK-47 andOficial Fierro) successfully defended theDistrito Federal Trios Championship andEl Hijo del Cien Caras andMáscara Año 2000 Jr. retained theIWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship in the main event. On the undercardFuerza Guerrera won theIWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship as he defeated championMultifacético.
Professional wrestling has a long running tradition of holding shows that feature several championship matches, and at times actually promotes shows as an "all championship matches" show. The earliest documented "All-Championship" show is theEMLL Carnaval de Campeones ("Carnival of Champions") held on January 13, 1965.[2] In 2007WWE held apay-per-view calledVengeance: Night of Champions, makingWWE Night of Champions a recurring theme.[3]
The MexicanLucha Libre held their firstCaravana de Campeone ("Caravan of Champions") show on May 29, 2008 adopting the same concept with a show with multiple championship matches,[1] although in IWRG's case the show did not feature all their championships being defended, having six active championships at the time and another being created specifically for the show. The firstCaravana de Campeones was held in IWRG's main venue, Arena Naucalpan,[1] the same location subsequentCaravana de Campeones shows were held.[4] Since 2008 IWRG has made theCaravana de Campeones a semi-regular event, holding a show almost every year, with some years seeing twoCaravana de Campeones shows.[5][6]
The event featured sixprofessional wrestling matches with different wrestlers, where some were involved in pre-existingscripted feuds orstorylines and others simply put together by the matchmakers without a backstory. Being a professional wrestling event matches are not won legitimately through athletic competition; they are instead won via predetermined outcomes to the matches that is kept secret from the general public. Wrestlers portray eitherheels (the bad guys, referred to asRudos in Mexico) orfaces (fan favorites orTécnicos in Mexico).[7]
In the weeks prior to theCaravana de Campeones show IWRG announced that they were creating a new championship, theIWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship, adding another weight division to their existing six championships. In Mexico theLightweight division is defined as for wrestlers between 70 kg (150 lb) and 77 kg (170 lb).[8] IWRG decided to determine the first champion by taking a group of ten wrestlers;Aeroman,Avisman,Black Thunder,Cerebro Negro,Dr. Cerebro,Freelance, Halcón 2000, Marco Rivera,Star Boy andTurbo. Those ten wrestlers would face off in aTorneo Cibernetico elimination match until eight of the ten wrestles were eliminated. The last two wrestlers would then face off in aBest two-out-of-three falls match.[9]
Another featured match on the show would see theIWRG Intercontinental Welterweight ChampionMultifacético would defend againstFuerza Guerrera, with Guerrera havingBlack Terry in his corner for the night. Multifacético and Black Terry had been involved in a long-running storyline feud, starting shortly after Multifacético made his debut. Initially it was believed that Multifacético was just another trainee of Black Terry, but it was actually later revealed that Multifacético was Black Terry's son, working the storyline to help Multifacético become popular with the fans.[10] As part of their feud Multifacético had defeated Terry in aLucha de Apuestas match only a month prior, forcing Black Terry to have his hair shaved off as a result.[9]
Prior to 2007 theDistrito Federal Trios Championship had laid dorman for a while, not used by any of the promotions in or around Mexico CIty for an extended period of time. On July 19, 2007Los Oficiales (Oficial 911,Oficial AK-47 andOficial Fierro) defeated the team ofKai,Sasaki,Yamato to win the championship. Records are unclear if Kai, Sasaki, and Yamato were the champions or if it was the finals of a tournament.[11] Following the championship winLos Oficiales would defend the championship on multiple occasions, using it to elevate their presence in IWRG with successful defenses against such trios as Freelance,Kid Tiger and Star Boy as well as the previous version ofLos Oficiales (Capitain Muerte, Cyborg and Xibalba) and others.[9]
The team known asLos Junior Dinamitas,El Hijo de Cien Caras andMáscara Año 2000, Jr. defeatedPantera andEl Felino to win theIWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship on May 31, 2007.[11] The duo had successful defenses against such teams asElectroshot and El Hijo del Aníbal,Pierroth andHijo del Pierroth,Heavy Metal andNegro Casas andDr. Wagner Jr. andSilver King.[9][11]
The storyline between Fuerza Guerrera, Multifacético and Black Terry continued throughout 2008, including Black Terry winning aTriagula de la Muerte match against the two to win the IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship on September 7, only to lose the championship to Guerrera on November 16, 2008.[9] The storyline between father and son continued throughout 2008, into 2009 until Multifacético left IWRG and began working as Guerrero Maya Jr. inConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).[12]
El Hijo del Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000 Jr. remained tag team champions for over another year, losing the championship toScorpio Jr. and Ricky Cruzz on August 9, 2009.[13]Los Oficiales followed up their trios success ofCaravan de Campeones by defeating Cyborg,Kraneo and Xibalba to win theIWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship on September 28, 2008.[9] Their run with the Distrito Federal Trios Championship ended when they lost toLos Terrible Cerebros ("The Terrible Brains"; Black Terry, Dr. Cerebro and Cerebro Negro) on December 7, 2008.[9] Freelance's reign as the first-ever IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Champion lasted 255 days, with one successful title defense. He lost the title toTetsuya on February 8, 2009.[14]
The following year IWRG held anotherCaravana de Campeones show,[15] and would continue using the name on a regular basis in the years to follow.[16]
| No. | Results[1][17] | Stipulations | Times | ||||
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| 1D | Jack and Rey de Corazónes defeatedLos Traumas (Trauma I andTrauma II) | tag team match | — | ||||
| 2 | Aeroman andFreelance defeatedAvisman,Black Thunder,Cerebro Negro,Dr. Cerebro, Halcón 2000, Marco Rivera,Star Boy andTurbo | Torneo ciberneticoIWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship tournament, semi-final match | 09:43 | ||||
| 3 | Freelance defeated Aeroman | Singles match for the IWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship | 09:24 | ||||
| 4 | Los Oficiales (Oficial 911,Oficial AK-47 andOficial Fierro) (c) defeatedLos Creyentes (Demony, Septiembre Negro II andVeneno) | Six-man tag team match for theDistrito Federal Trios Championship | 19:34 | ||||
| 5 | Fuerza Guerrera defeatedMultifacético (c) | Singles match for theIWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship | 17:25 | ||||
| 6 | El Hijo del Cien Caras andMáscara Año 2000 Jr. (c) defeatedEl Dandy andSilver King | Tag team match for theIWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship | 26:00 | ||||
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