''Guerra de Titanes'' (2010) ("War of the Titans") was

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major show event produced by

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, which took place on December 5, 2010, in the ''Auditorio Benito Juárez'' in

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. The event was the fourteenth ''

Guerra de Titanes Guerra de Titanes (Spanish for "War of the Titans") is a major annual professional wrestling event in Mexico promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) promotion. The show is the "End of year" show and is traditionally held in December with ...

'' show promoted by AAA since 1997 and was headlined by a match for the

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between champion

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and challenger El Zorro. The main event of the evening saw ''

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'' handing ''

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'' their first ever loss, ending their three-year-long undefeated streak.

Production

Background

Starting in 1997 the Mexican

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has held a major wrestling show late in the year, either November or December, called ''

'' ("War of the Titans"). The show often features championship matches or ''

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'' or bet matches where the competitors risked their

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or hair on the outcome of the match. In ''

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'' the ''Lucha de Apuetas'' match is considered more prestigious than a championship match and a lot of the major shows feature one or more ''Apuesta'' matches. The ''Guerra de Titanes'' show is hosted by a new location each year, emanating from cities such as Madero,

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and more. The 2010 ''Guerra de Titanes'' show was the thirteenth show in the series.

Storylines

The ''Guerra de Titanes'' show featured eight

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with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing, scripted 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.

Results

References

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