The 2013 Festival de las Máscaras (Spanish for "Festival of the Mask") was a major ''lucha libre'' event produced and scripted by the Mexican

International Wrestling Revolution Group International Wrestling Revolution Group (Grupo Internacional Revolución in Spanish language, Spanish; the Spanish name is used for the promotion while the English initials are used for the title governing body) is a Lucha Libre professional wres ...

(IWRG)

professional wrestling promotion A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event. Within ...

on August 11, 2013. The show was held 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 Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is one of Municipalities of the State of Mexico, 125 Municipalities of Mexico State, and is located just northwest of Mexico City. The municipal seat is the city of Naucalpan de Juárez, which extends ...

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, which is IWRG's primary venue. At the 2013 event Avisman,

El Hijo del Diablo Juan Carlos Gonzales (born November 4, 1962), better known under the ring name ''El Hijo del Diablo'' (Spanish for "The Son of the Devil"), is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, currently working on the Mexican Independent circuit ...

El Hijo de Pirata Morgan Antheus Ortiz Chávez (born February 28, 1992), better known under the ring name Hijo de Pirata Morgan, is a Mexican '' luchador'', or professional wrestler, currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrest ...

Universo 2000 Andrés Reyes González (April 18, 1963 – May 1, 2018) was a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who was best known under the ring name Universo 2000. Reyes made his professional wrestling debut in 1985 and worked for Consejo Mundial de ...

and Veneno all wore their masks again after having lost ''

Luchas de Apuestas ''Lucha libre'' (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term for the style of professional wrestling originating in Mexico. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has develope ...

'', or "bet matches", in the past and thus lost the rights to wear their mask. In the main event long time rivals Rayo de Jalisco Jr. and Universo 2000 each captained a team as Rayo de Jalisco Jr.,

El Solar El Solar (born May 26, 1956 in Zacoalco de Torres, Jalisco, Mexico) is the ring name of a Mexican ''Luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler who has been working in Mexico since 1975. El Solar's real name is not a matter of public ...

and Veneno defeated Universo 2000,

Pirata Morgan Pedro Ortiz Villanueva (born July 29, 1962) is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, and wrestling trainer who is best known under the ring name Pirata Morgan. Ortiz made his professional wrestling debut in 1979 and has in the last 20 ye ...

and

Villano IV Tomás Díaz Mendoza (born April 9, 1965), best known by his ring name Villano IV (Spanish: "Villano Cuarto"; English: "Villain the fourth"), is a Mexican ''luchador''. He has wrestled for Universal Wrestling Association (UWA), Lucha Libre AAA ...

Production

Background

The

wrestling mask A wrestling mask is a fabric-based mask that some professional wrestlers wear as part of their in-ring persona or gimmick. Professional wrestlers have been using masks as far back as 1915 and they are still widely used today, especially in Mexi ...

has always held a sacred place in ''

lucha libre ''Lucha libre'' (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term for the style of professional wrestling originating in Mexico. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has develope ...

'', carrying with it a mystique and anonymity beyond what it means to wrestlers elsewhere in the world. The ultimate humiliation a ''luchador'' can suffer is to lose a ''

Lucha de Apuestas ''Lucha libre'' (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term for the style of professional wrestling originating in Mexico. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has develope ...

'', or bet match. Following a loss in a ''Lucha de Apuesta'' match the masked wrestler would be forced to unmask, state their real name and then would be unable to wear that mask while wrestling anywhere in Mexico. Since 2007 the Mexican

wrestling promotion A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event. Within ...

(IWRG; Sometimes referred to as ''Grupo Internacional Revolución'' in

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

) has held a special annual show where they received a waiver to the rule from the State of Mexico Wrestling Commission and wrestlers would be allowed to wear the mask they previously lost in a ''Lucha de Apuestas''. The annual ''

IWRG Festival de las Máscaras The Festival de las Máscaras (Spanish for "Festival of the Mask") is an annually recurring major professional wrestling show produced and scripted by International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG; Sometimes referred to as ''Grupo Internacional ...

'' ("Festival of the Masks") event is also partly a celebration or homage of ''lucha libre'' history with IWRG honoring wrestlers of the past at the events similar to

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as (EMLL) (''Mexican Wrestling Enterprise''). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest profe ...

's (CMLL) ''

Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ''Homenaje a Dos Leyendas'' (Spanish for "Homage to Two Legends") is the collective name of a series of annual ''lucha libre'' (or professional wrestling) major shows promoted by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha L ...

'' ("Homage to Two Legends") annual shows. The IWRG's ''Festival de las Máscaras'' shows, as well as the majority of the major IWRG shows in general, are held in

, owned by the promoters of IWRG and is their main venue. The 2013 ''Festival de las Máscaras'' show was the seventh year in a row IWRG held the show. IWRG regular Avisman made his debut as an ''enmascarado'', or "masked professional wrestler", Avisman I teaming up with Avisman II for years. On December 21, 2003 Avisman I lost a ''Lucha de Apuestas'' to

Dr. Cerebro Alejandro Jiménez Cruz (born April 21, 1972) is a Mexican '' luchador'', or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Dr. Cerebro (Spanish for "Doctor Brain"). He has been associated with the Mexican professional wrestling promotion ...

as part of the Arena Naucalpan 26th Anniversary Show and wa forced to unmask and reveal his given name. In 2004 he defeated the other Avisman and from that point on had the exclusive rights to the name "Avisman". The wrestler known as ''

'', literally "the Son of the devil", not son of a wrestler known as "El Diablo", adopted the masked persona early on in his career. > In 2006 he became involved in a storyline feud against one of

(CMLL) rising stars

Místico Luis Ignacio Urive Alvirde (born December 22, 1982), better known by his ring name Místico (Spanish for "Mystic"), is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler), who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL ...

, that led to the two facing off in a "mask vs. mask", ''Lucha de Apuestas'' match on December 1, 2006. Místico won the match and the mask of El Hijo del Diablo, who was forced to unmask for the first time in his career. The wrestler known as

("The son of

) made his debut under that name in 2007, working as a masked wrestler with a "skull and crossbones" themed mask, teaming with his father Pirata Morgan and his brother

Pirata Morgan Jr. Pirata Morgan Jr. (born January 23, 1981) is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador wrestling mask, enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestling, professional wrestler, who is working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wr ...

on a regular basis. > On March 16, 2013 Hijo de Pirata Morgan teamed up with

Cassandro Saúl Armendáriz (born May 20, 1970) is an American-born Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, who works as an ''exótico'' for several independent promotions all over the world under the ring name Cassandro. He is a former NWA Worl ...

to compete in a ''Ruleta de la Muerte'', losers advance tag team tournament to commemorate the retirement of Ray Mendoza, Jr. The duo lost to

Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. Rayo de Jalisco Jr. (Spanish: "Lightning Bolt from Jalisco Jr."; born January 1, 1960) is an active Mexican ''luchador'' '' enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler). He is currently performing as a freelancer on the Mexican independent cir ...

and

Máscara Año 2000 Jesús Reyes González (born 10 March 1958) is a Mexican '' Luchador'', or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Máscara Año 2000 or Máscara Año Dos Mil. His ring name is Spanish for "Mask of the year 2000", originally referr ...

in the first round, and

and Toscano in the second round qualifying and then lost to the team of

and Ray Mendoza, Jr. in the finals. Due to the loss Hijo de Pirata Morgan had to unmask and reveal his birthname, Antheus Ortiz Chávez, while Cassandro was shaved bald. Panamanian wrestler Rafael Ernesto Medina Baeza started working as the masked character "Veneno" (Spanish for "Venom") in 2000 when he began to work for CMLL in Mexico. In CMLL he was part of '' Los Boricuas'' and through that association he was matched up against former ''Los Boricuas'' member Gran Markus Jr. in a long running storyline. The two met at the 2002 ''

'' show where Gran Markus Jr. defeated Veneno, forcing him to unmask as a result. ''lucha libre'' legend

was the last of ''

Los Hermanos Dinamita Los Capos (Spanish for "The Bosses") was a Lucha Libre stable consisting of Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000 (often written as "Dos Mil") and Universo 2000, and at one point also included Apolo Dantés. Los Capos is also often referred to as ''Los ...

'' ("the Dynamite Brothers"; Universo 2000,

Cien Caras J. Carmelo Reyes González (born May 11, 1949) is a Mexican retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Cien Caras ("Hundred Faces"). He is best known for his appearances with the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Personal life ...

and

) to lose his mask. The match took place on September 17, 2004 and was the main event of the

CMLL 71st Anniversary Show The CMLL 71st Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on September 17, 2004, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The event commemorated the 71st annivers ...

. The match was a three-way match between Universo 2000,

El Canek Felipe Estrada (born June 19, 1952), known as El Canek or simply Canek, is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' or masked professional wrestler best known for the 20 years he worked for the Universal Wrestling Association where he held the UWA W ...

and

Dr. Wagner Jr. Juan Manuel González Barrón (born August 12, 1965) is a Mexican ''luchador'' (Spanish for "professional wrestler") who is best known under the ring name Dr. Wagner Jr., having used that name since 1987. He is the son of Manuel González Rivera ...

In the end El Canek pinned Universo 2000, forcing him to umask.

Storylines

The event featured five

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with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing

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feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either

heels High-heeled shoes, also known as high heels (colloquially shortened to heels), are a type of shoe with an upward-angled sole. The heel in such shoes is raised above the ball of the foot. High heels cause the legs to appear longer, make the wea ...

(referred to as ''rudos'' in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or

faces The face is the front of the head that features the eyes, nose and mouth, and through which animals express many of their emotions. The face is crucial for human identity, and damage such as scarring or developmental deformities may affect the ...

(''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 second match of the show was supposed to have

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team up with Chico Che and

El Pantera ''El Pantera'' (English: ''The Panther'') is a Mexican television series that aired on Canal 5 from May 14, 2007 to November 26, 2009. It is based on a comic book of the same name. It narrates the life of Gervasio, a young man who fights crime ...

but IWRG was forced to replace him with Fresero Jr. without explanation. After the fourth match IWRG paid homage to

Pierroth Jr. Norberto Salgado Salcedo (born March 10, 1958) is a retired Mexican ''Lucha Libre, luchador'' (professional wrestling, professional wrestler), primarily known under the ring name Pierroth Jr. Salgado made his professional wrestling debut on July ...

who was in attendance of the show, sitting at ringside in a wheelchair still suffering the effects of a

stroke Stroke is a medical condition in which poor cerebral circulation, blood flow to a part of the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: brain ischemia, ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and intracranial hemorrhage, hemor ...

in November 2008. The group honored him with a plaque and a minute of applause as he donned his signature yellow and black mask. During the main event Universo 2000 was unmasked by his long time rival Rayo de Jalisco Jr., but since Universo 2000 normally wrestles unmasked it was not an automatic disqualification. In the end Rayo de Jalisco Jr. landed a low blow on Universo 2000 while the referee was distracted and pinned him.

Results

References

External links

IWRG official website
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