Prisión Fatal (June 2013) was an annually recurring major

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event, produced by the

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based

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(IWRG)

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. The event took on June 23, 2013, at "Arena Naucalpan" in

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, IWRG's main venue. The show was the third overall show promoted under the ''Prisión Fatal'' name and the first of two shows in 2014 billed as ''Prisión Fatal''. The main event was the

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ous ''Prisión Fatal'' (

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for "Deadly Prison")

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where the last person remaining in the cage was forced to unmasked or shaved bald as per the match stipulation. The ''Prisión Fatal'' match saw

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face off against

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where the two competitors were chained together by a long steel change that was attached to a dog collar around their necks. In the end Dr. Cerebro defeated X-Fly and forced him to have all his hair shaved off after the match.

Production

Background

Starting as far back as at least 2000, the Mexican

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

) has held several annual events where the main event was a multi-man

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where the last wrestler left in the cage would be forced to either remove their

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or have their hair shaved off under ''

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'', or "bet match", rules. From 2012 IWRG has promoted a variation of the steel cage match under the moniker ''Prisión Fatal'' ("Deadly Prison") at least once a year since its inception. The ''Prisión Fatal'' has the added twist that each competitor is chained by the wrist to the cage with a long steel chain and to escape they fight have to get a key to unlock their chain before they are able to escape. The added chain helps to distinguish it from other Steel cage matches held throughout the year such as the ''

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'' ("Gulf War"), ''

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'' ("War of the Sexes") or ''

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'' ("The Tower of Terror") shows. The ''Prisión Fatal'' shows, as well as the majority of the IWRG shows in general, are held in "Arena Naucalpan", owned by the promoters of IWRG and their main arena. The June 2013 ''Prisión Fatal'' show was the third time that IWRG promoted a show under that name.

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

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

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(''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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prision Fatal (June 2013) 2013 in professional wrestling 2013 in Mexico 2013.6 June 2013 in Mexico