Torneo Gran Alternativa (2005)

*Torneo Gran Alternativa* (2005)
Torneo Gran Alternativa (2005)
	Rookie winner La Máscara prior to a match.
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date	July 1, 2005
City	Mexico City, Mexico
Venue	Arena México
Event chronology
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CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa chronology
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The Torneo Gran Alternativa (2005) (Spanish for "Great Alternative Tournament") was a 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 July 1, 2005, 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 2005 Gran Alternativa tournament was held on July 1, 2005, and featured a Battle Royal between the eight rookies to determine the seeding for the tournament. Doctor X won the battle royal to earn the top seed for Universo 2000 and himself. Order of elimination in the battle royal: #1 El Texano Jr., #2 Nitro, #3 Apocalipsis, #4 Máximo, #5 Sangre Azteca, #6 La Máscara, #7 Misterioso Jr. The final match saw La Máscara and Atlantis defeat Dr. Wagner Jr. and Misterioso Jr.^[2]^[3]

^ 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
^ Cite error: The named reference PWGA2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Ruiz, Jose (July 12, 2005). "Gran Alternativa 2005". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). issue 115.

[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

[PWGA2005-2] Cite error: The named reference PWGA2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[SL115-3] Ruiz, Jose (July 12, 2005). "Gran Alternativa 2005". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). issue 115.

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