The 2013 ''En Busca de un Ídolo'' (

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for "In search of an idol") was a

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tournament held by Mexican

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(CMLL). CMLL held their second annual ''En Busca de un Ídolo'' tournament in 2013, from May 17 until July 21, 2013 with all matches taking place in CMLL's main building,

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. Unlike the 2012 tournament where most of the participants were rookies, most of the 2013 ''En Busca de un Ídolo'' had been active wrestlers longer than most of the 2012 contestants, shifting the focus from "youth" to where wrestlers generally work on CMLL shows. None of the 2012 participants were included in the 2013 tournament. The "Theme" of the 2013 show was "''Ahora o Nunca!''" ("Now or Never"). The first round of the tournament involved a

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format where each member of the '' tecnico'' (wrestlers who portray the good guys) team will face all four members of the ''

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'' (bad guy) team between May 21 and June 11. The top two point earners from each group then faced off in the second round between June 21 and July 5. The finals of the tournament took July 12, 2013 and saw

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defeat Valiente to win the tournament.

Participants

;''Tecnico'' team *Director: Rush *Trainer:

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* Valiente * Fuego * Stuka Jr. *

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;''Rudo'' team *Director:

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*Trainer:

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Point system

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and

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. The judges awarded up to 10 points each based on a wrestlers performance, including the way they portray their character, their personality, their charisma, and how much of a fan response they get during their matches. *Online Poll :*The third way to earn points for the tournament was through an online poll conducted after each match on the ''En Busca de un Ídolo'' website. The online poll could give a wrestler a maximum of 40 additional points in the tournament each week.

Round one

;Final score

Round two

;Final score

Finals and aftermath

On July 12, 2013 Vangelis defeated Valiente to win the tournament. Following his tournament victory Vangelis was invited to join

and

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in ''

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'', pushing Tiger out of the group.

References

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