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Caravan De Campeones (2012)
The Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) held two events in 2012 under the name '' Caravana de Campeones'' ("Caravan of Champions") for the first time since they started holding the ''Caravana de Campeones'' in 2008. IWRG held one shown May and the other in August under the same banner. As the name indicates the events center around the various championships promoted by IWRG. The May event had three championships defended and the August featured five championship matches in total. The May show featured a tournament for the IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship, having been declared vacant in 2012 after the championship had been inactive for four years prior to the show. They held an eight-man tournament won by Oficial AK-47, who became the 30th overall middleweight championship. The May show also featured a match for a non-IWRG championship as Eterno defended the WWS World Welterweight Championship, a title that origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling Promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event (''see promoter''). Within the convention of the show, the company is a sports governing body which sanctions wrestling matches and gives authority to the championships and is responsible for maintaining the divisions and their rankings. In truth, the company serves as a touring theatre troupe, as well as event promotion body for its own events. The most prominent promotions in the United States are World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor (ROH), Major League Wrestling (MLW), and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The largest Mexican lucha libre promotions are Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Lucha Lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oficial Factor
Cesar Caballero (born November 25, 1977) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler. Working under the ring name Oficial Factor, he appears for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). Caballero previously worked under a number of other ring names including Mega, but they are not officially acknowledged, as the ''enmascarado'' character is promoted as a separate entity from his previous characters, which is often the case when a Mexican wrestler adopts a new masked character. Professional wrestling career In ''Lucha Libre'' it is traditional to keep the true identify of a masked wrestler a secret, not revealing their real names and oftentimes not revealing what previous ring names they have competed under. Caballero worked as "Mega" from 2000 taking the role from Último Gladiador. Los Megas (2001–2007) In 2001 International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) formed a new "trio" known as ''Los Mega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 In Professional Wrestling
2012 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. List of notable promotions These promotions held notable shows in 2012. Calendar of notable shows January February March April May June July August September October November December Accomplishments and tournaments AAA Ring of Honor Total Nonstop Action Wrestling WWE Title changes AAA NJPW ROH TNA WWE NXT Awards and honors AAA Hall of Fame ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' TNA Hall of Fame ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' Hall of Fame ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' awards WWE WWE Hall of Fame Slammy Awards Debuts * unknown date - Moose * October 18 - Baron Corbin * October 25 - Charlotte Flair * October 25 - Enzo Amore * November 15 - Sho Tanaka * November 19 - Yohei Komatsu Reti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caravana De Campeones (August 2012)
Caravana de Campeones (August 2012) (Spanish for "Caravan of Champions") was an annual professional wrestling major event produced and scripted by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on August 122, 2013 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. Every match on the show featured a champion defending their title, with two changing hands; Golden Magic defeating Eterno to win the WWE World Welterweight Championship while El Hijo de Pirata Morgan pinned Oficial Factor to win the IWRG Rey del Ring Championship. The IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship, the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship and the Distrito Federal Trios Championship were all successfully defended The event featured five professional wrestling matches in total with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines. Being a professional wrestling event matches are not won legitimately through athletic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caravana De Campeones (May 2012)
Caravana de Campeones (May 2012) (Spanish for "Caravana of Champions") was an annual professional wrestling major event produced and scripted by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on April 6, 2012 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The events always feature multiple title matches, in this case three championships were defended and IWRG held a tournament to determine the next holder of the IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship which was declared vacant in the weeks prior to the ''Caravana de Campeones'' show. The May 2012 version of the event was the fourth overall show IWRG has held under the '' Caravana de Campeones'' banner. The event featured eleven professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines. Being a professional wrestling event matches are not won legitimately through athletic competition; they are instead wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distrito Federal Trios Championship
The Distrito Federal Trios Championship is a ''Trios'' (six-man) tag team Championship primarily promoted by the Mexican Lucha libre professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). The title was created in 1986 and is controlled by the "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F." (''Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission''), which regulates all matches where the title is defended, allowing it to only be defended in Mexico City and the State of Mexico. It is considered a secondary, lower level championship than the Mexican National Trios Championship also sanctioned by the Commission but almost exclusively controlled by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). IWRG has held the control of the Distrito Federal Trios Championship since IWRG was founded in 1996 and has at times been a secondary title for the promotion, below the IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship. The championship is not restricted by nationality, only by geographical locati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
The IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (''Campeon Intercontinental Peso Completo IWRG'' in Spanish) is a singles Championship in the Mexican ''lucha libre'' (Professional wrestling) promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) and was introduced in 1997. It has since been defended throughout Mexico, primarily in Naucalpan, but also in Japan as well. As the Championship is designated as a heavyweight title, it can only officially be competed for by wrestlers weighing at least . The current champion is El Hijo del Espectro Jr., who defeated Gianni Valletta for the championship on September 16, 2021. The first holder of the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship was Pierroth Jr. who won the title on September 28, 1997 defeating Black Magic in the finals of an eight-man tournament. There have been eighteen recognized champions, combining for twenty-five total reigns. Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and Scorpio Jr. are tied for most championship reigns, with f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IWRG Junior De Juniors Championship
The IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican ''lucha libre'' (Professional wrestling) promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) since February 2011. The championship is only for second or third generation wrestlers, with IWRG also accepting storyline relationships like Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 who is not actually related to Máscara Año 2000 but is paying for the use of the name. IWRG never revealed how Oficial Factor Cesar Caballero (born November 25, 1977) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler. Working under the ring name Oficial Factor, he appears for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revol ... qualified as a second generation wrestler. The current champion is Dick Angelo 3G who defeated El Hijo del Alebrije to win the championship on March 27, 2022. As it is a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IWRG Rey Del Ring Championship
The IWRG Rey del Ring (Spanish for "King of the Ring") refers both to an annual tournament and a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha libre professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). From 2002 until 2011 the IWRG ''Rey del Ring'' only referred to an annual 30-man tournament, but as of the 2011 tournament there is also a physical championship belt that is and can be defended throughout the year. As it is a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers. On occasion the promotion declares a championship vacant, which means there is no champion at that point in time. This can either be due to a storyline, or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship, or leaving the company. Rey del Ring tournament Originally the ''Rey del Ring'' tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Hijo De Pirata Morgan
Antheus Ortiz Chávez, better known under the ring name Hijo de Pirata Morgan (born February 28, 1992 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) portraying a '' tecnico'' ("Good guy") wrestling character. Hijo de Pirata Morgan's real name was not a matter of public record until March 16, 2013 where he lost his wrestling mask and had to reveal his real name. This is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans while they are masked. He is legitimately the son of professional wrestler Pedro Ortiz Villanueva, better known as Pirata Morgan, and not a storyline family relationship as it sometimes the case in Lucha Libre. Personal life Antheus Ortiz Chávez is the son of Pedro Ortiz Villanueva, who is better known as Pirata Morgan. He is the brother of professional wrestler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Wrestling Revolution Group
International Wrestling Revolution Group (Grupo Internacional Revolución in Spanish; the Spanish name is used for the promotion while the English initials are used for the title governing body) is a Lucha Libre promotion based in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. Founded in 1996 by Adolfo Moreno and since Moreno's death in late 2007 has been controlled by his sons Alfredo and Marco Moreno. IWRG has its own championships but like many Mexican promotions recognize champions from other promotions, occasionally allowing them to defend those titles on IWRG shows. In recent times the company has become a more direct competitor to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion (AAA), acquiring a national television deal with TV Azteca and using a number of talent that have left CMLL or AAA to bolster their ranks and profile. IWRG's home base is Arena Naucalpan where the majority of their shows are held, though they have regularly promoted shows at o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Magic
Golden Magic (born July 18, 1990) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotions Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where he is a former AAA World Trios Champion. From 2011 through 2016 he was a regular for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) where he won the IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship twice and the IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship as well as winning several of their annual '' El Castillo del Terror'' ("The Tower of Terror") events and Lucha Libre Elite (LLE) portraying a '' tecnico'' ("Good guy") wrestling character.. Golden Magic's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans. Initially worked as Brazo Metálico ("Metal Arm"), a storyline member of the Alvarado wrestling family, more specifically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
