Ruleta de la Muerte (1999)

Ruleta de la Muerte (1999)
La Parka, one of 16 men risking their mask at this event
PromotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
DateJuly 18, 1999[1]
CityMexico City, Mexico[1]
VenuePalacio de los Deportes[1]
Attendance8,000[1]
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Ruleta de la Muerte (1999) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on July 18, 1999 in Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico. The show featured the Ruleta de la Muerte¨(Spanish for "Roulette of Death") tournament, in which tag teams face off in a single elimination tournament, but unlike traditional tournaments it is the losing team that advances in the tournament. The losing team in the final match must wrestle each other in a Lucha de Apuestas match, where either their mask or their hair is on the line. The Tournament featured 8 teams, all of them randomly paired the tournament through the elimination order of a battle royal involving all 16 participants. In addition to the battle royal, seven tournament matches and the Lucha de Apuesta match the show also featured two five vs. five elimination matches on the under card.

  1. ^ a b c d "July 1999 PPV "Ruleta de la Muerte"". ProWrestlingHistory. July 18, 1999. Retrieved February 23, 2010.