The 2004 ''Verano de Escándalo'' (

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for "Summer of Scandal") was the eight annual '' Verano de Escándalo''

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show promoted by

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. The show took place on October 16, 2004, in

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, Mexico. The main event featured a

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Luchas de Apuestas match where the last man in the cage would have to remove his mask or have his hair shaved off. The participants were Heavy Metal, El Intocable, and

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facing off against ''

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'' ( Histeria,

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, and

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Production

Background

First held during the summer of 1997 the Mexican

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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 ''

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'' show. In 2012 and 2013 ''

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'' and ''

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'' was held in August instead of the early summer. The show often features championship matches or ''

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'' or bet matches where the competitors risked their

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or hair on the outcome of the match. In ''

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'' 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 2004 ''Verano de Escándalo'' show was the eighth show in the series.

Storylines

The ''Verano de Escándalo'' show featured five

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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

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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

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