El Gran Desafío (2009)
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| Promotion | International Wrestling Revolution Group | |||
| Date | July 2, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Arena Naucalpan | |||
| City | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | |||
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El Gran Desafío (2009) (Spanish for "The Great Challenge") was a major professional wrestling event produced and scripted by the Mexican Lucha libre promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) on July 2, 2009. The event was held in Arena Naucalpan, IWRG's home arena and the venue for the majority of their shows.
The main event was promoted as a clash between IWRG, represented by Dr. Cerebro and a promotion known as "Grand Prix Championship Wrestling" (GCPW) represented by owner/match maker Juventud Guerrera. The match was a best two-out-of-three-falls Lucha de Apuestas, or "bet match", where both wrestlers risked their hair on the outcome. As a result of his loss Dr. Cerebro was shaved bald after the match. The show included four additional matches.
The Mexican lucha libre or professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG; at times referred to as Grupo Internacional Revolución in Mexico) holds almost all of their major wrestling shows in Arena Naucalpan, in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, an arena owned and operated by the Moreno family who also owns and operates IWRG. The most prestigious match type in lucha libre is the Lucha de Apuestas (literally "Bet match") where each competitors "bets" either their wrestling mask or their hair on the outcome of the match. The Lucha de Apuestas format was created in 1940, with the first match of its type held on July 14, 1940 where the unmasked Octavio Gaona defeated the masked El Murciélago Enmascarado ("The Masked Bat"), forcing El Murciélago to unmask. Since then the Luchas de Apuestas match has become more important, more prestigious than championship matches with the Lucha de Apuestas matches normally headlining major lucha libre shows.
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