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51-453: Up until 2010 the tournament format was that of eight tag teams facing off in a one night, single elimination tournament, sometimes with a match to determine the seeds for the tournament. In 2010 the field of competitors was doubled to 16 and the tournament would take place over three shows, with eight teams facing off in Block A, the other eight in Block B and the two block winners would wrestle

102-517: A Cuadrangular de Tercias tournament, actually winning the tournament despite not getting along. Two weeks later , the team were unsuccessful in their challenge for the CMLL World Trios Championship , which only furthered the issues between Escorpión and Los Guerreros . The tension finally erupted into a physical encounter as Dragón Rojo Jr. turned on Los Guerreros , siding with Rey Escorpión as they attacked Euforia after

153-550: A Luchas de Apuestas match, forcing Black Warrior to have his hair shaved off after the match. Following the conclusion of the storyline with Black Warrior, Rey Escorpión began to develop problems with the rest of Los Guerreros , particularly Último Guerrero and new Guerrero Euforia . The tension let to Escorpión being kicked out of the group, although the confrontations never turned to an actual fight. On August 31, 2012, during CMLL's weekly Super Viernes show Rey Escorpión teamed with his former Los Guerreros team mates to win

204-483: A championship division for tag teams. The first "World" tag team championship was promoted in San Francisco in the early 1950s. Tag matches with three-man teams were developed, and in some territories, a championship division was instituted for these teams, but the concept failed to become widely popular; outside Mexico , multi-man tag matches are seen as a special attraction. Typically, a tag team championship

255-433: A legal tag: As the ultimate authority over the match, a referee may overlook any of these at his discretion, and during the frenzied action, often will be more lenient with them. In some multi-man tag matches in lucha libre , a wrestler can make himself the team's legal man simply by setting foot in the ring, and his partner then leaves. This allows for action to become nearly continuous. Two referees, one stationed inside

306-453: A match on the October 5th Super Viernes show . Afterward, Escorpión and Dragón Rojo Jr. announced that they were forming their own group, targeting Los Guerreros del Infierno . The team of Rey Escorpión, Dragón Rojo Jr., and Pólvora was unveiled as Los Revolucionarios del Terror ("The Revolutionaries of Terror"). In January 2013, Escorpión made his Japanese debut, when he took part in

357-494: A result. On June 27, Rey Escorpión turned on Los Revolucionarios del Terror and joined Los Ingobernables . However, by October, Rey Escorpión had left CMLL and Los Ingobernables . In 2016, CMLL began working together with Lucha Libre Elite , a promotion that held shows in Arena Mexico and used a lot of CMLL-contracted wrestlers combined with wrestlers from International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). As part of

408-400: A rookie and once as the "veteran" and Emilio Charles Jr. has won it twice as a veteran. Complete results have not been found documented for the 1998 event, but based on known information at least 187 individual wrestlers have participated in 22 tournaments as of 2017. Atlantis is both the wrestler and the veteran with most tournament appearances, 15, and has always been on the veteran side of

459-455: A single-elimination tag team tournament. The tournament was called El Torneo Gran Alternativa , or "The Great Alternative Tournament" and became a recurring event on the CMLL calendar. In 1996 and 1999 CMLL held two tournaments, but since then has held one a year at most. CMLL did not hold a Gran Alternativa tournament in 1997 and 2000 held on each year from 2001 through 2014, opting not to hold

510-465: A tag is made, the wrestler tagging out has a grace period (typically five to ten seconds) to leave the ring before risking disqualification. Offensive cooperation from a team member is allowed during this time window; thus it is rather commonplace for both members of a team, especially heel teams, to milk this grace period and have two men in the ring simultaneously with only one member of an opposing team The following are standard requisites for making

561-431: A tag. The tension builds as the legal man is unable to tag out until something happens (a second wind, miscommunication between the opponents or another stroke of luck) that allows the first team to tag and reverse the momentum of the match in their favor. When done well, this results in a large audience reaction, and was the typical climax of tag matches for decades. WWE employs this tactic in nearly every tag team match to

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612-533: A team match. However, only one wrestler from each team, called the "legal man" is allowed in the ring at a time (although heels will often flout this rule in an attempt to gang up on a single opponent). All other members of the team wait outside the ropes (on the ring apron or the floor) in the team's specified corner. Only an active/legal wrestler is allowed to score a fall or have a fall scored against him/her. But any wrestler, legal or outside, may face disqualification for himself or his team for violating rules. Once

663-572: A tournament in 2015. The 2017 Torneo Gran Alternativa was the 22nd version of the tournament. CMLL holds other similar tournaments focusing on younger wrestlers, such as La Copa Junior , En Busca de un Ídolo ("In Search of an Idol"), Torneo Sangre Nueva ("New Blood Tournament"), and Forjando un Ídolo ("Forging an Idol"), although all of those tournaments focuses on singles competition. The " Novato /Veteran" team competition has been adopted by other Mexican wrestling companies, including International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) who held

714-414: A unit and have a team name and identity. In most team matches, only one competitor per team is allowed in the ring at a time. This status as the active or legal wrestler may be transferred by physical contact, most commonly a palm-to-palm tag which resembles a high five . The team-based match has been a mainstay of professional wrestling since the mid-twentieth century, and most promotions have sanctioned

765-400: A veteran as all his appearances were on the veteran side. Sangre Azteca and Astro Rey Jr. (now known as Mephisto ) are tied for most tournaments as a novato , with five each. Raziel is the novato that has gone the longest between his first and most recent appearance as a novato , seven years between the 2010 tournament and the 2017 tournament. Último Guerrero and Místico /Carístic are

816-493: Is awarded to and defended by a team of two. However, during the 1970s and 1980s, a dominant trio in the NWA known as The Fabulous Freebirds won several regional tag team championships and were allowed to employ any combination of the group's members in their title defenses. In kayfabe , this made it difficult for challengers to prepare for their upcoming title fights since the challengers did not know exactly whom they were facing. This

867-616: Is former the AAA World Tag Team Champions with El Texano Jr. and he is currently in his first reign as one third of the AAA World Trios Champions with La Hiedra and Texano Jr. He worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) from 2009 to 2016 and prior to that worked for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) in 2008, where he was known as Escorpión Negro . Núñez ring name is Spanish for "Scorpion King". While working for CMLL Núñez won

918-713: The CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship as well as winning the annual Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament twice, with Último Guerrero and Boby Zavala respectively. He was a member of Los Guerreros del Infierno group from 2011 to 2012, but in late 2012 he left that group to form his own faction called Los Revolucionarios del Terror ("The Revolutionaries of Terror") alongside Dragón Rojo Jr. and Pólvora . Núñez trained for his professional wrestling career under Mocho Cota before his professional debut in 1999, and later received further training from El Satánico and Fobia as he

969-496: The Forjando Un Idolo ("Forging an idol"), a tournament to help identify a young, rising CMLL luchador. The tournament featured four qualifying blocks where the top two point earners would move on to the "Playoffs" round. Rey Escorpión placed second in "Group Bravo", with victories over Rey Cometa and Palacio Negro to earn six points. He lost in the first match of the "Playoff" round to Delta on May 13, 2011. Following

1020-621: The Gran Alternativa tournament twice before. The duo defeated the teams of Magnus and Brazo de Plata , Mortiz and El Terrible , and Diamante and La Sombra to earn a spot in the final match. On April 8, 2011, Escorpión and Guerrero defeated Máscara Dorada and Metal Blanco to win the Gran Alternativa tournament. Shortly after his Gran Alternativa victory, Escorpión changed his name to Rey Escorpión ("Scorpion King") and joined Último Guerrero's Los Guerreros del Infierno group along with Dragón Rojo Jr. He then entered

1071-522: The Proyeccion a Nuevas Promesas tournament in 2010 and 2011 , and from 2012 , on has held a novato /veteran tag team tournament in January each year under the name El Protector . As of the 2017 tournament, 187 wrestlers competed in one or more of the tournaments held, with Atlantis holding tor record for most tournaments, a total of 15. He is also the wrestler to have worked most tournament as

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1122-455: The 2013 Gran Alternativa tournament as the experienced wrestler, teaming with rookie Boby Zavala . The two competed in qualifying Block B that took place on the April 19, 2013, Super Viernes show. The team beat Leono and Blue Panther in the first round, Espanto Jr. and Mr. Niebla in the second round, and defeated Soberano Jr. and La Sombra in the semi-finals to earn the last spot in

1173-580: The 2018 Rey de Reyes event he won the Rey de Reyes tournament. On March 25, Rey Escorpión and El Texano Jr. , defeated Dark Cuervo and Dark Escoria , to win the AAA World Tag Team Championship , his first AAA title. Núñez is the father of a son who suffers from Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease and has had to undergo a number of surgeries to correct the problems. CMLL and Núñez have held at least one fundraising event to help pay for

1224-647: The AAA Northern Middleweight Championship. In 2008 then-members of the AAA group Los Guapos ("The Handsome Ones") Scorpio Jr. and Zumbido left the AAA promotion to join International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) instead. Following their departure, Escorpión Negro was introduced as a new member of Los Guapos VIP , joining El Brazo and Decnis to complete the team. Escorpión Negro and

1275-572: The CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship against Máximo . In July 2014, Dragón Rojo Jr. quit Los Revolucionarios del Terror , but returned less than a year later. On October 28, Escorpión lost the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship to Ángel de Oro. On July 17, 2015, Escorpión was defeated by Último Guerrero in a Lucha de Apuestas in the main event of Sin Salida , having all his hair shaved off

1326-722: The basic tag team match is referred to as Lucha de Parejas (Doubles Fight), a six-man match as a Lucha de Trios , and an eight-man match as a Lucha Atómica (Atomic Fight). A "bookend" tag team is a (sometimes derogatory) term for a tag team where the members look and/or dress alike (e.g., The Killer Bees , the British Bulldogs , Los Conquistadores , the Hart Foundation , etc.). Bookends are common in North America , Europe and Mexico , but not in Japan as

1377-468: The collaboration, LLE launched the "Liga Elite" tournament, where Rey Escorpión was added when several US-based wrestlers were unable to compete for LLE. In the fall of 2016, CMLL stopped working with LLE, withdrawing most of its wrestlers from the LLE shows. As part of the split, Rey Escorpión stopped working for CMLL, and mainly focused on LLE where he was one of the top rudo wrestlers. On November 18, he lost

1428-529: The completion of the Forjando un Idolo , CMLL booked all the group finalists in a Trios tournament where the two top would team up with their "Mentor". Rey Escorpión teamed up with tournament winner Ángel de Oro and Último Guerrero, but did not make it to the finals of the tournament. In September 2011, Rey Escorpión competed in that year's version of the Leyenda de Plata tournament, but did not make it past

1479-651: The connection; El Sagrado as both Genetico and Sagrado, Fuego as Flash and Fuego, Máscara Dorada as Metalik and Máscara Dorada, Tritón as Metal Blanco and Tritón, Ramstein as Fugaz and Ramstein, Titán as Palacio Negro and Titán. Tag teams Mid 20th Century 1970s and 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s and 2020s Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as

1530-415: The desired result. Último Guerrero and Carístico are the only wrestlers to have won the tournament three times. Último Guerrero won in 1999 as the rookie and in 2008 and 2011 as the veteran of the team. Carístico, then known as "Místico" won in his rookie year in 2004 and then as a veteran in 2007 and again in 2017 . Héctor Garza and Rey Escorpión have both won the tournament twice, once as

1581-584: The finals of the Liga Elite to Caristico . After 8 years of absence, Rey Escorpión made his return to AAA during Triplemanía XXV where he attacked El Mesías and Pagano . Later he started a storyline feud with Psycho Clown . On November 19, Rey Escorpión got an opportunity for the AAA Latin American Championship against El Hijo del Fantasma , but Psycho Clown cost him the victory as part of their escalating storyline. At

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1632-498: The finals of the tournament the following week at the Arena Mexico 57th Anniversary Show . For the finals Zavala was made an honorary member of Los Revolucionarios , and the two defeated Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis to win the tournament. In January 2014, Escorpión returned to Japan to take part in the five-day Fantastica Mania 2014 tour. During the third event of the tour, on January 17, Escorpión successfully defended

1683-513: The following months. He participated in the 2012 Torneo Nacional De Parejas Increibles , a tag team tournament where a rudo and a tecnico ("good guy") are forced to team up. The tournament saw Rey Escorpión team up with rival Black Warrior, furthering the storyline between the two as their inability to get along caused them to be eliminated by Marco Corleone and Último Guerrero. The storyline with Black Warrior reached its conclusion on June 1, 2012, when Rey Escorpión defeated his opponent in

1734-399: The following week. All tournament matches except the finals are single fall matches, while the finals are a best two-out-of-three falls per lucha libre traditions. The concept of the tournament is to team a young up-and-comer with a veteran and use the tournament to help showcase the younger talent, the young winner is often someone CMLL has plans for, although at times it has not always had

1785-551: The new CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion. Rey Escorpión was forced to team up with the tecnico Blue Panther to partake in the Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles tournament in March 2013. The two defeated Delta and Tiger in the first round, but lost to the team of Dragón Rojo Jr. and Niebla Roja in the quarter-finals. After having won the 2011 Gran Alternativa as a rookie, Rey Escorpión participated in

1836-448: The only wrestlers to win the tournament three times, once as a novato and twice as a veteran each. Héctor Garza and Rey Escorpión are the only other wrestlers to have won the tournament as both a novato and a veteran. Silver King has appeared under three different ring names, Silver King, Bronco and Black Tiger. Several others have worked different tournaments under different names/masks, usually without CMLL officially acknowledging

1887-512: The opening match of shows. On January 1, 2011, Escorpión participated in that year's version of Reyes del Aire ("Kings of the Air") but was eliminated as the third man from the Torneo cibernetico elimination match when Rey Cometa pinned him. Following the tournament, Escorpión started a storyline rivalry with Loco Max . The storyline between the two wrestlers kept building until March 14, where

1938-405: The pinfall win for his team, this time over Rush. During the third and final night, Escorpión was defeated by Rush in a singles match. Upon his return to Mexico, Escorpión survived a torneo cibernetico on January 22 to advance to a final match for the vacant CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship against the other survivor, Volador Jr. On January 29, Escorpión defeated Volador Jr. to become

1989-406: The point that they fired a referee in 2008 after a botched finish that, while the match produced the intended finish, did not feature a hot tag . A common variation on the hot tag sees both wrestlers from the heel team attacking a face, while his partner protests to the referee about this bending of the rules (and therefore, unintentionally "distracting" the referee away from the heels). Eventually

2040-418: The promotion of wrestlers to singles championships in that country is based in part on their work in tag team matches. Rey Escorpi%C3%B3n Fabián Núñez Napoles (born January 20, 1979) is a Mexican luchador ( professional wrestler ), better known by the ring name Rey Escorpión . He is currently working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where he portrays a rudo or bad guy character. He

2091-483: The qualifying Torneo cibernetico match held as part of the CMLL 79th Anniversary Show , as he was eliminated by Olímpico . Rey Escorpión began 2012 with another tournament appearance, participating in the 2012 Reyes del Aire tournament; he was the third-to-last man eliminated when he was pinned by Máscara Dorada. Following the tournament, Rey Escorpión started a feud with Black Warrior , which grew in intensity over

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2142-479: The rest of Los Guapos VIP teamed with Pirata Morgan in a loss to the team of El Alebrije , Brazo de Plata , El Elegido , and Pimpinela Escarlata on the undercard of the 2008 Verano de Escándalo show. After leaving AAA, Núñez began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), the other major wrestling promotion in Mexico. In CMLL, he worked as either Escorpión or Scorpión and primarily appeared in

2193-488: The ring and one on the floor, are employed to maintain order for this type of match. In independent discussion and analysis of matches, certain terms are used to describe specific scenarios involving tag team matches. These are planned and timed to inject drama into a match. One spot common to many tag team match is the hot tag . One member of one team is in the ring, too weakened to move or otherwise impaired, while his partner watches helplessly, struggling to reach him for

2244-462: The teams. Último Guerrero is second with 13 tournament appearances. Astro Rey Jr. and Sangre Azteca has worked the most tournaments on the novato side, five in total and none as a veteran. Starting in 1994 the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) created a special tournament concept where they would team up a novato , or rookie, with a veteran for

2295-556: The three-day Fantastica Mania 2013 event, co-promoted by CMLL and New Japan Pro-Wrestling in Tokyo . During the first night on January 18, he teamed with Tomohiro Ishii and Yujiro Takahashi to defeat Bushi , Diamante, and Ryusuke Taguchi in a six-man tag team match, pinning Diamante for the win. The following night, Escorpión, Kazuchika Okada , and Volador Jr. defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi , La Máscara , and Rush in another six-man tag team match, with Escorpión once again scoring

2346-399: The true legal man, often from behind. A tag team match involving more than two wrestlers per team is often referred to by the total number of people involved (e.g. a six-man tag team match involves two teams of three), while a tag team match involving more than two teams is referred to by normal qualifiers (e.g. a triple threat tag team match involves three teams of two). In lucha libre ,

2397-444: The two faced off in a Luchas de Apuestas ("Bet Match") where the loser of the match would be shaved bald. Escorpión lost the match to Loco Max and had his hair shaved off after the match to comply with the stipulation. A few weeks later, Escorpión entered the 2011 Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament, a tag team tournament that teams a rookie with an experienced wrestler. Escorpión was teamed up with Último Guerrero , who had won

2448-407: The weakened face wrestler does make the tag to his partner, who comes in as the fresh man and is able to take on both opponents quite easily. A blind tag is a legal tag made without the legal opponent's knowledge, usually while his back is turned. This allows the team who uses it an opportunity to confuse the legal opponent, who turns to face what he assumes to be his opponent only to be attacked by

2499-544: Was an effective gimmick and is still utilized by other wrestling companies. The stipulation has become traditionally known as the "Freebird Rule". A common storyline is former tag team partners turning on each other with one member usually turning heel or babyface in the process, which will invariably ignite a feud . This can be used when one member is being called on to develop a new gimmick . The basic tag team match has two teams of two wrestlers facing off against each other. All standard rules for singles wrestling apply to

2550-531: Was forced to remove his mask and reveal his birth name. Three months later, he gained a small measure of revenge by defeating Hombre Sin Miedo to win the AAA Northern Middleweight Championship. He held it for just over a month before Hombre Sin Miedo regained the championship. Escorpión began working intermittently for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) starting around 2000, working primarily on smaller shows when AAA toured northern Mexico. During this period, he held

2601-458: Was trying to establish himself on the Mexican independent circuit . Early in his career, Núñez worked under the ring name Escorpión Negro or Escorpión Negro Jr. (despite not being the son of a wrestler called Escorpión Negro). In 2006, he began a storyline feud against Hombre Sin Miedo ("The Man Without Fear") that would span several months. On June 10, 2006, Escorpión Negro lost a Lucha de Apuestas , or "bet match", to Hombre Sin Miedo and thus

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