The 2006 '' Verano de Escándalo'' (
Spanish for "Summer of Scandal") was the tenth annual ''
Verano de Escándalo''
professional wrestling show promoted by
AAA. The show took place on September 17, 2006, in
Naucalpan like the previous year's event. The main event featured a
six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match between the AAA Loyalist team of
Gronda,
Octagón, and
La Parka and the
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) representatives
Jeff Jarrett,
Abyss, and
Konnan.
Production
Background
First held during the summer of 1997 the Mexican
professional wrestling,
company
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AAA began holding a major wrestling show during the summer, most often in September, called ''
Verano de Escándalo'' ("Summer of Scandal"). The ''Verano de Escándalo'' show was an annual event from 1997 until 2011, then AAA did not hold a show in 2012 and 2013 before bringing the show back in 2014, but this time in June, putting it at the time AAA previously held their ''
Triplemanía'' show.
In 2012 and 2013 ''
Triplemanía XX'' and ''
Triplemanía XXI
Triplemanía XXI was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) produced by the AAA promotion, which took place on June 16, 2013, at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was the 21st year that AAA held a Triplemanía and ...
'' was held in August instead of the early summer.
The show often features championship matches or ''
Lucha de Apuestas'' or bet matches where the competitors risked their
wrestling mask or hair on the outcome of the match. 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 ''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 2006 ''Verano de Escándalo'' show was the tenth show in the series.
Storylines
The ''Verano de Escándalo'' show featured eight
professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing, scripted feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either
heels
The heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus or heel bone, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower leg.
Structure
To distribute the compressive forces exerte ...
(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.
Results
References
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