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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:LuchaLibreObrera064.JPG) Último Guerrero, teamed with novato Dragón Rojo Jr. to win the tournament. | |||
| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | ||
| Date | July 18, 2008 | ||
| City | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Venue | Arena México | ||
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The Torneo Gran Alternativa (2008) (Spanish for the "Great Alternative Tournament") was a one-night, eight-team professional wrestling tournament held on July 18, 2017 by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; "World Wrestling Council"). The 2008 Gran Alternativa was the 14th time CMLL held the Torneo Gran Alternativa since the first tournament was held in 1994. The Gran Alternativa tournament concept is to team a young, or low ranking novato up with a veteran wrestler for tag team tournament as a way to highlight the novato wrestlers, potentially elevating one or more of them up the ranks of CMLL. The winning team was awarded a trophy, but no other tangible rewards for winning the tournament.
The 14th version of the Gran ALternativa was held in Arena México, CMLL's primary venue, as part of their Friday night CMLL Super Viernes ("Super Friday") show. The show took place on the same night as the semi-finals of that year's Leyenda de Plata ("Silver Legend") tournament. In the finals of the tournament Novato Dragón Rojo Jr. and veteran Último Guerrero defeated novato Metalik and Dos Caras Jr. to win the tournament. The victory was the start of Dragón Rojo Jr.'s promotional push as he began working higher on the card after the victory, including forming his own group with Black Warrior and Sangre Azteca known as Poder Mexica ("Mexican Power").