Guerra de Empresas (April 2011) (

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for "War of the Promotions") was an annual

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major event and tournament produced by Mexican

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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, Sta ...

(IWRG), which took place on April 24, 2011 in Arena Naucalpan,

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, Mexico. IWRG's ''Guerra de Empresas'' series of events all center on inter-promotional competition with

tag team Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establish ...

s representing IWRG as well as a number of other wrestling promotions represented by one or more tag teams. The April tournament was the third tournament held by IWRG and the second held in 2011 by IWRG.

Production

Background

The ''Guerra de Empresas'' ("War of the Promotions") concept is a recurring tournament between representatives of various Mexican

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s hosted by different promotions over time,

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

) hosted the first one in 2010 and has hosted one or more ''Guerra de Empresas'' each year since then, while also sending representatives to other promotions for their ''Guerra de Empresas'' shows. The ''Guerra de Empresas'' tournament was normally a single-elimination

tournament with eight teams fighting for the trophy. The IWRG ''Guerra de Empresas'' 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 January 2011 ''Guerra de Empresas'' show was the second IWRG promoted a show under that name.

Storylines

The event featured nine

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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. IWRG's ''Guerra de Empresas'' series of events all center on inter-promotional competition with

s representing IWRG as well as a number of other wrestling promotions represented by one or more tag teams. ;Guerra de Empresas 2011 participants

Event

The event was originally slated to have

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team up with

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in the sixth match of the night against

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and

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but did not show up for the match. This forced IWRG to replace him with

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, turning the regular

match into a '' Parejas Increibles'' since Halloween was part of ''

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'', a rival of Cibernético. Halloween was originally slated to represent the ''

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'' wrestling promotion in the ''Guerra de Empresas'' tournament, but was replaced by

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, an IWRG regular who did not work for ''Los Perros''.

Results

Aftermath

It was later revealed that Charly Manson had missed the event as he and a friend were arrested after getting into a fight with two police officers on the day of the show. The fight resulted in one of the officers suffering a fractured skull, the other a broken nose and

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while Manson's friend was shot in the foot by a third officer. Manson (real name Jesús Pozos) was originally denied bail and was expected to be waiting for his trial in jail, facing a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison for charges of aggravated assault and attacking authority figures. On May 4, AAA announced that Pozos had been released on bail. Pozos' bail was revoked on June 30, after which he was arrested at a AAA taping and taken to a prison in Mexico City. On February 23, 2012, it was reported that Pozos had been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the altercation with the two police officers.

References

External links

IWRG official website
{{IWRGShows, Guerra de Empresas 2011 in professional wrestling 2011 in Mexico 2011.04 April 2011 events in Mexico