El Castillo del Terror (2008) was a

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event, their annual '' El Castillo del Terror'' event produced by the

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(IWRG). IWRG has held an ''Castillo del Terror'' branded show since 2005, usually late in the year, making this year's event the fourth overall event in the series. The event took place on November 3, 2008, at Arena Naucalpan in

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, IWRG's main arena. The main event was the

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ous ''Castillo del Terror'' (

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for "Castle of Terror")

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where the last person eliminated was forced to unmasked per the match stipulation. In the end the ten-man match saw Mascara Ano 2000, Jr. defeat

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, forcing him to unmask after the match.

Production

Background

Starting as far back as at least 2002, the Mexican

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(IWRG; Sometimes referred to as ''Grupo Internacional Revolución'' in

) has held several annual events where the main event was a multi-man

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where the last wrestler left in the cage would be forced to either remove their

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or have their hair shaved off under ''

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'', or "bet match", rules. From 2005 IWRG has promoted a fall show, around the Mexican Day of the Death, under the name ''El Castillo del Terror'' ("The Tower of Terror") to distinguish it from other Steel cage matches held throughout the year such as the ''

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'' ("Gulf War"), ''

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'' ("War of the Sexes") or ''

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'' ("Deadly Prison") shows. The ''Castillo del Terror'' shows, as well as the majority of the IWRG shows in general, are held in "Arena Naucalpan", owned by the promoters of IWRG and their main arena. The 2009 ''Castillo del Terror'' show was the fifth year in a row that IWRG promoted a show under that name.

Storylines

The event featured six

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with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing

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feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either

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(referred to as ''rudos'' in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or

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(''técnicos'' in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. The

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was a 12-Man

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. The last two wrestlers who remained in the ring fought one on one in a '' Lucha de Apuestas Match'' ("Bet match"), wagering their mask on the outcome of the match. The event included wrestlers from

(IWRG) as well as a number of Mexican freelance wrestlers.

Results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castillo del Terror 2008, El 2008 in professional wrestling 2008 in Mexico 2008.11 November 2008 events in Mexico