The IWRG Relevos Increíbles de Máscaras y Cabelleras (Spanish for "Incredible relays for Masks and Hair") show is a major ''lucha libre'' event produced and scripted by Mexican

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International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), that took place on October 7, 2018 in

Arena Naucalpan Arena Naucalpan is an indoor sports arena located in Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico located on Calle Jardín 19, Naucalpan Centro. The arena is primarily used for professional wrestling, or ''lucha libre'', mainly shows promoted by International Wre ...

, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The focal point of the event was a

Relevos increíbles Much like the singles match, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace. Tag team ladder ...

tag team match between the teams of Aramís/

Dragón Bane Dragón Bane (born 3 December 1999) is a masked Mexican professional wrestler ('' luchador enmascarado'' in Spanish). He is primarily known for working for International Wrestling Revolution Group and Pro Wrestling Noah. In Noah, he is currentl ...

and

Demonio Infernal José Antonio Rojas (born January 17, 1995) is a Mexican professional wrestler (''luchador'' in Spanish) best known under the ring name Demonio Infernal (Spanish for "Infernal Demon"). He is a second-generation wrestler, son of Guillermo Martinez ...

Freelance ''Freelance'' (sometimes spelled ''free-lance'' or ''free lance''), ''freelancer'', or ''freelance worker'', are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance w ...

. The first two wrestlers pinned in the tag team match would then face off against each other in a traditional '' Lucha de Apuestas'' ("bet match"), risking either their wrestling mask or their hair on the outcome of the match. The show ended with Demonio Infernal pinning Freelance, forcing Freelance to have all his hair shaved off afterward. The Relevos Increíbles de Máscaras y Cabelleras show featured six additional matches.

Production

Background

In ''

Lucha libre Lucha libre (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term used in Latin America for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form ...

'' the wrestling mask holds a sacred place, with the most anticipated and prestigious matches being those where a wrestler's mask is on the line, a so-called '' Lucha de Apuestas'', or "bet match" where the loser would be forced to unmask in the middle of the ring and state their birth name. Winning a mask is considered a bigger accomplishment in ''lucha libre'' than winning a professional wrestling championship and usually draws more people and press coverage. Losing a mask is often a watershed moment in a wrestler's career, they give up the mystique and prestige of being an ''enmascarado'' (masked wrestler) but usually come with a higher than usual payment from the promoter. By the same token a wrestler betting his hair in a ''Lucha de Apuestas'' is seen as highly prestigious, usually a step below the mask match.

Storylines

The event 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 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.

Event

The "surprise wrestler" in the fourth match of the night turned out to be Súper Nova, who returned to his "Súper Nova" ring character after having worked under the name "Bengala" for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) since 2016. His match ended in a disqualification when Herodes Jr. and El Hijo de Sangre Chicana to attack the ''tecnico'' team of Súper Nova, Imposible and Toscano, causing a disqualification. Afterward, the two, and

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 In ...

declared that they collectively would be known as "Los Masters Juniors. The masked team of Aramís and

faced off against the unmasked team of

and

in the first stage of the ''

'' featured match. Aramis and Dragón Bane almost lost the match due to their ongoing storyline feud, but in the end won the match, which in turn forced Demonio Infernal and Freelance to face off in the last match of the night. In the end, Demonio Infernal pinned Freelance to win the match. After the match Freelance stood in the middle of the ring as his hair was shaved completely off.

Results

References

External links

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