IWRG Guerra del Golfo

Tetsuya Bushi, risked his mask twice in La Guerra del Golfo tournaments.

Guerra del Golfo (Spanish for "Gulf War") is both the name of a major show series promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre, or professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) as well as the name of the tournament match that is the focal point of the show. The tournament consists of two first-round steel cage matches where the last person in the cage advances to the final match of the night. In the finals the two losers face off in a cage match where the loser of that match is either unmasked or forced to have their hair shaved off under Luchas de Apuestas rules. There have been a total of 10 shows since the first show in 2005. So far three wrestlers have lost their masks and seven have been shaved bald.

Event history

Starting as far back as at least 2000, the Mexican wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG; Sometimes referred to as Grupo Internacional Revolución in Spanish) has held several annual events where the main event was a multi-man steel cage match where the last wrestler left in the cage would be forced to either remove their wrestling mask or have their hair shaved off under Luchas de Apuestas, or "bet match", rules. From 2005 IWRG has promoted a spring time show promoting the steel cage match concept under the name Guerra del Golfo, or "Gulf War", referring to the Gulf of Mexico, not the Gulf War in the middle east. The Gurerra del Golfo shows always featured two "qualifying" steel cage matches where the loser would later be forced to face off against each other in the main event of the show, a final cage match where the loser would be forced to either unmask or have his/her hair shaved off. The use of the steel cage in three matches distinguishes the Guerra del Golfo event from other Steel cage matches held throughout the year such as the IWRG El Castillo del Terror ("The Tower of Terror"), IWRG Guerra de Sexos ("War of the Sexes") or IWRG Prison Fatal ("Deadly Prison") shows. The Guerra del Golfo 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. Starting in 2008 IWRG has held at least one Guerra del Golfo match each year, with the 2015 edition being the tenth over all show.

A total of 69 wrestlers have participated in one or more Guerra del Golfo cage matches including two women, Ludark Shartain and Sexy Lady. Oficial AK-47 and Veneno are tied for the most tournaments, six each. No one has won the Guerra del Golfo twice, but Chicho Che has been on the losing side twice, losing his hair in both 2010 and 2013. Ultra Mega was the first to lose his mask in the Guerra del Golfo match and later participated in several additional matches under the name Oficial Fierro, including winning the 2008 tournament. Guillermo Martinez Ci has worked the Guerra del Golfo tournament under three different ring names; Bombero Infernal, Capitán Muerte and Matrix. The winner of the first tournament, Némesis, later became better known as El Hijo del Pirata Morgan and Arlequín Rojo would later return as Oficial Spartan. The finals of 2008, set to be Oficial 911 against Oficial Factor, but during the match Oficial AK-47, Oficial Fierro, Oficial Spartan and Oficial Rayan climbed in the cage and became official participants. In the end Oficial AK-47 lost the match even though he was not originally a finalist.[1][2]

Guerra del Golfo winners

Year Winner Loser Wager Reference
2005NémesisUltra MegaMask[3]
2008Oficial FierroTortuguillo Ninja IMask
January 2009Dr. CerebroCerebro NegroHair[4]
September 2009RigoArlequín RojoHair[5][6]
2010El Hijo del DiabloChico CheHair[7]
2011MultifacéticoDestroyerMask[8][9][10]
2012Oficial FactorOficial AK-47Hair[1][2]
2013Apolo Estrada Jr.Chico CheHair[11][12]
2014Tony RiveraOficial AK-47Hair[13][14]
2015X-FlyDanny CasasHair[15]
2016 Dr. Cerebro

Dates, venues, and main events

Event Date City Venue Main Event
Guerra del Golfo (2005)December 22, 2005Naucalpan, Mexico StateArena NaucalpanNémesis vs. Ultra Mega[3]
Guerra del Golfo (2008)January 10, 2008Naucalpan, Mexico StateArena NaucalpanOficial Fierro vs Tortuguillo Ninja I
Guerra del Golfo (January 2009)January 1, 2009Naucalpan, Mexico StateArena NaucalpanDr. Cerebro vs. Cerebro Negro[4]
Guerra del Golfo (September 2009)September 16, 2009Naucalpan, Mexico StateArena NaucalpanArlequín Rojo vs. Rigo[5][6]
Guerra del Golfo (2010)February 28, 2010Naucalpan, Mexico StateArena NaucalpanEl Hijo del Diablo vs. Chico Che[7]
Guerra del Golfo (2011)April 3, 2011Naucalpan, Mexico StateArena NaucalpanMultifacético vs Destroyer[8][9][10]
Guerra del Golfo (2012)April 15, 2012Naucalpan, Mexico StateArena NaucalpanOficial AK-47 vs. Oficial 911 vs. Oficial Factor vs. Oficial Fierro vs. Oficial Rayan vs Oficial Spartan[1][2]
Guerra del Golfo (2013)April 18, 2013Naucalpan, Mexico StateArena NaucalpanApolo Estrada Jr. vs. Chico Che[11][12]
Guerra del Golfo (2014)March 16, 2014Naucalpan, Mexico StateArena NaucalpanTony Rivera vs. Oficial AK-47[13][14]
Guerra del Golfo (2015)March 15, 2015Naucalpan, Mexico StateArena NaucalpanX-Fly vs. Danny Casas[15]
Guerra del Golfo (2016) April 17, 2016 Naucalpan, Mexico State Arena Naucalpan

Guerra del Golfo Competitors

As of the 2015 Guerra del Golfo show

Name # Shows Events
El Ángel32010, 2011, 2013
Ángel Mortal12011
Angélico22010, 2011
Arlequín Amarillo1September 2009, 2010
Barba Roja1January 2009
Bestia 66612012
Black Terry22011, 2014
Boogeman12008
Bombero Infernal / Capitán Muerte / Matrix52005, 2008, January 2009, September 2009, 2012
Tetsuya Bushi2January 2009, September 2009
Carta Brava, Jr.22012, 2013
Danny Casas22013, 2015
Dr. Cerebro1January 2009
Cerebro Negro1January 2009
Chico Che22010, 2013
Cien Caras Jr.12015
Coco Verde12008
Cocolores12008
Comando Negro12012
Damian 66612012
Destroyer12011
Dinamic Black12013
Eita12013
Apolo Estrada, Jr.32013, 2014, 2015
Eterno22013, 2015
Alan Extreme12012
Fantasma de la Ópera12008
El Felino12005
Golden Magic12014
Gringo Loco12010
Halloween12012
El Hijo de Dr. Wagner12011
El Hijo de L.A. Park22011, 2015
El Hijo de Máscara Año 200022014, 2015
El Hijo del Diablo52010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
El Hijo del Fishman12015
El Hijo del Pantera12011
El Hijo del Pirata Morgan/Némesis52005, January 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Hijo del Signo12010
Jack / Yack3January 2009, September 2009, 2010
King Drako1January 2009
Bobby Lee Jr.1September 2009
Masada12011
Máscara Sagrada12015
Máscara Año 2000, Jr.12010
Mephisto12005
Multifacético (III)22008, January 2009
Multifacético (IV)12011
Nitro12005
Oficial 9115September 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015
Oficial AK-4762008, September 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
Oficial Factor22012, 2013
Oficial Fierro/Ultra Mega42005, 2008, September 2009, 2012
Oficial Rayan22012,[Note 1] 2015
Oficial Spartan/Arlequín Rojo3September 2009, 2012,[Note 1] 2013
Pantera12005
Péndulo1January 2009
Pierroth12005
Pirata Morgan2September 2009, 2010
Pirata Morgan Jr.1January 2009
Puma King12008
Relámpago22014, 2015
Rigo1September 2009
Tony Rivera22012, 2014
Sagrado12005
Scorpio Jr.12010
Septiembre Negro II12008
Sexy Lady12012
Ludark Shaitan12012
Skayde12014
Stuka Jr.12005
Tinieblas Jr.12010
Tortuguillo Ninja I12008
Toscano22013, 2014
Toxico1September 2009
Trauma I52011, 2012, 2012, 2013, 2014
Trauma II22012, 2013
Último Gladiador12011
Universo 2000 Jr.12015
Veneno6January 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
X-Fly32012, 2013, 2015
Xibalba12008
Zatura12010
Zumbi12012

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Was not officially announced for the match, climbed in the cage during the main event and became participants.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "AK-47 perdió la cabellera en la Guerra del Golfo". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). April 16, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Redaccion (April 16, 2012). "AK-47 perdió la cabellera en Naucalpan". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "IWRG La Guerra Del Golfo 2005". Cagematch.net. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Lazaro Rodiguez, Jose (January 10, 2009). "Arena Naucalpan 1 de Enero". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Reyes Ruiz, Eduardo (September 16, 2009). "La Guerra del Golfo IWRG 16/Sept/06, Las Jaulas no se les da a Los Arlequines!!". Estrellas del Ring (in Spanish). Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "IWRG @ Naucalpan - La Guerra del Golfo 2009 (B)". Wrestling Data. September 16, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Reyes Ruiz, Eduardo (March 1, 2010). "Chico Che victima del Hijo del Diablo en la Guerra del Golfo". Estrellas del Ring (in Spanish). Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  8. 1 2 Mejia Eguiluz, Diego (April 3, 2011). "Multifacético desenmascara a Destroyer". the Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Destroyer la primera mascara de Multifacetico". Mi Lucha Libre (in Spanish). April 4, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  10. 1 2 "IWRG "Guerra del Golfo" (Resultados 3 de abril): Tres jaulas, un perdedor, Multifacético gana la máscara de Destroyer – Hijo del Dr. Wagner debuta en IWRG – Reaparecen en la Arena Naucalpan los importados Mazada y Angélico". Superluchas.net (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. April 4, 2011. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  11. 1 2 Mejía Eguiluz, Diego (April 19, 2013). "Apolo Estrada Jr. rapó a Chico Che en la Guerra del Golfo". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  12. 1 2 Reyes Ruiz, Eudardo (April 19, 2013). "Chico Che la victima del Guerra del Golfo de la IWRG su verdugo fue Apolo Estrada Jr". Estrellas del Ring (in Spanish). Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  13. 1 2 Mejía Eguiluz, Diego (March 16, 2014). "Tony Rivera obtiene su cabellera 57; AK-47, la víctima". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  14. 1 2 Ruiz Reyes, Eduardo (March 16, 2014). "El Tijera de Oro Tony Rivera Logro Su Caballera 57.html" (in Spanish). Estrellas del Ring. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  15. 1 2 Mejía Eguiluz, Diego (March 16, 2015). "U.S.A. se queda con la Guerra de Familias". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved August 5, 2015.
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