Torneo Gran Alternativa (1995)

Torneo Gran Alternativa (1995)
Torneo Gran Alternativa (1995)
	Shocker, the rookie winner of the 1995 Gran Alternativa
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date	April 7, 1995
City	Mexico City, Mexico
Venue	Arena México
Event chronology
← Previous; 39. Aniversario de Arena México	Next →; International Gran Prix
CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa chronology
← Previous; 1994	Next →; June 1996

The Torneo Gran Alternativa (1995) (Spanish for "Great Alternative Tournament") was the second annual CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa professional wrestling tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Spanish for "World Wrestling Council"). The tournament was held on April 7, 1995, in Mexico City, Mexico at CMLL's main venue, Arena México. The Gran Alternativa tournament features tag teams composed of a rookie, or novato, and a veteran wrestler for an elimination tournament. The idea is to feature the novato wrestlers higher on the card that they usually work and help elevate one or more up the ranks. CMLL made the Torneo Gran Alternativa an annual event in 1995, only skipping it four times between 1994 and 2017. Since it is a professional wrestling tournament, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decisions of the bookers of a wrestling promotion that is not publicized prior to the shows to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.^[1] The 1995 version of the tournament was held as part of CMLL's 39. Aniversario de Arena México show.

The second 'Torneo Gran Alternativa featured several participants that were also part of the first tournament, Dr. Wagner Jr. and Pierroth Jr. once again participated as the veterans while Guerrero de la Muerte, Astro Rey Jr. and Shocker returned in the rookie section. Dr. Wagner Jr. and Astro Rey Jr. earned their passage to the finals by defeating Mocho Cota and Guerrero de la Muerte in the first round and the brother team of Atlantis and Atlantico in the second. Silver King and Shocker qualified for the finals by defeating Pierroth Jr. and Chicago Express and the team of Bestia Salvaje and Corazón Salvaje. In the finals Silver King and Shocker overcame Dr. Wagner Jr. and Astro Rey Jr. to win the 1995 Torneo Gran Alternativa.^[2] Over the subsequent years Shocker became one of the main event wrestlers of CMLL, winning various singles and tag team titles.

^ Hornbaker, Tim (2016). "Statistical notes". Legends of Pro Wrestling - 150 years of headlocks, body slams, and piledrivers (Revised ed.). New York, New York: Sports Publishing. p. 550. ISBN 978-1-61321-808-2. 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
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[Hornbaker-1] Hornbaker, Tim (2016). "Statistical notes". Legends of Pro Wrestling - 150 years of headlocks, body slams, and piledrivers (Revised ed.). New York, New York: Sports Publishing. p. 550. ISBN 978-1-61321-808-2. 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

[PWGA1995-2] Cite error: The named reference PWGA1995 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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