First held during the summer of 1997 the Mexicanprofessional wrestling,companyAAA began holding a major wrestling show during the summer, most often in September, calledVerano de Escándalo ("Summer of Scandal").[2] TheVerano de Escándalo show was an annual event from 1997 until 2011, then AAA did not hold a show in 2012 and 2013 before bringing the show back in 2014, but this time in June, putting it at the time AAA previously held theirTriplemanía show.[3] In 2012 and 2013Triplemanía XX andTriplemanía XXI was held in August instead of the early summer.[4] The show often features championship matches orLucha de Apuestas or bet matches where the competitors risked theirwrestling mask or hair on the outcome of the match. InLucha Libre theLucha de Apuetas match is considered more prestigious than a championship match and a lot of the major shows feature one or moreApuesta matches. The 2009Verano de Escándalo show was the 13th show in the series.
TheVerano de Escándalo show featured sevenprofessional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing, scripted feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as eitherheels (referred to asrudos in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") orfaces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
