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''Guerra de Titanes'' (2002) ("War of the Titans") was the sixth '' Guerra de Titanes''
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show promoted by
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. The show took place on November 15, 2002 in
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, Mexico. The Main event featured an Eight-man "Atómicos" tag team match between the face (good guy) team of
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, Máscara Sagráda, La Parka and Octagón facing off against the team of Abismo Negro,
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, Monsther and Leatherface, collectively known as "Lucha Libre Latina" (LLL).


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Background

Starting in 1997 the Mexican
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,
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has held a major wrestling show late in the year, either November or December, called '' Guerra de Titanes'' ("War of the Titans"). The show often features championship matches or ''
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'' or bet matches where the competitors risked their wrestling mask 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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,
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and more. The 2002 ''Guerra de Titanes'' show was the sixth show in the series.


Storylines

The ''Guerra de Titanes'' show featured five
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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 faces (''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.


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