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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Gran_Alternativa_2017.png) Poster for the June 16, 2017 tournament final. | |||
| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | ||
| Date | June 2, 2017 June 9, 2017 June 16, 2017 | ||
| City | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Venue | Arena México | ||
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The Gran Alternativa 2017 is an ongoing professional wrestling tournament event produced by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Spanish "World Wrestling Council") that began on June 2, 2017 and will take place over three editions of CMLL's Friday night Super Viernes shows. The Torneo Gran Alternativa (Great alternative tournament) was first held in 1994 and is CMLL's oldest recurring tournament. The 2017 Gran Alternativa tournament will be the 22nd tournament held. In the Gran Alternativa a Novato, or rookie wrestler, team up with an experienced or "veteran" wrestler for a tag team tournament. The rookie winner is often elevated up the ranks of CMLL as a result of winning the tournament, but there is no specific "prize" for winning the tournament beyond a symbolic trophy.
The team of novato El Soberano and veteran wrestler Carístico won the 2017 Torneo Gran Alternativa by defeating the team of Sansón and Último Guerrero in the finals on June 16, 2017. This marked the third time Carístico had won the tournament and the first time that Soberano had won the Gran Alternativa.