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CMLL International Gran Prix (1998)

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CMLL International Gran Prix (1998)
Atlantis, defending Mexico's honor
PromotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
DateAugust 14, 1998
CityMexico City, Mexico
VenueArena México
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The CMLL International Gran Prix (1998) was a lucha libre, or professional wrestling, tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican professional wrestling promoter Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; "World Wrestling Council" in Spanish) which took place on August 14, 1998 in Arena México, Mexico City, CMLL's main venue. The 1998 International Gran Prix was the fifth time CMLL has held an International Gran Prix tournament since 1994. All International Gran Prix tournaments have been a one-night tournament, always as part of CMLL's Friday night CMLL Super Viernes shows.

The fifth International Gran Prix was a one night, 16-man single elimination tournament consisting of Mexican natives and a number of foreign wrestlers, some of which worked for CMLL on a regular basis (such as The Headhunters) and others who were invited specially for the tournament (such as Ricky Santana). The final match saw Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeat Apolo Dantés to win the International Gran Prix, making Rayo de Jalisco Jr. the first person to win the Gran Prix twice; having previously won it in 1994.

Production

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Background

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In 1994 the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) organized their first ever International Gran Prix tournament. The first tournament followed the standard "single elimination" format and featured sixteen wrestlers in total, eight representing Mexico and eight "international" wrestlers.[1] In the end Mexican Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated King Haku in the finals to win the tournament.[1] In 1995 CMLL brought the tournament back, creating an annual tournament held every year from 1995 through 1998 and then again in 2002, 2003 and finally from 2005 through 2008.[1]

Storylines

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The CMLL Gran Prix show featured four professional wrestling matches where wrestlers were matched up specifically for the tournament instead of as a result of pre-existing scripted feuds. The wrestlers themselves portray either faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) or heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") as they perform for the fans before, during and after the matches.

Tournament

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Tournament overview

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Name Country promotion
Atlantis Mexico CMLL
El Boriqua Puerto Rico CMLL
Black Magic United Kingdom CMLL
Emilio Charles Jr. Mexico CMLL
Cien Caras Mexico CMLL
Apolo Dantés Mexico CMLL
Headhunter A Puerto Rico Freelancer
Headhunter B Puerto Rico Freelancer
Máscara Año 2000 Mexico CMLL
Miguel Pérez Jr. Puerto Rico Freelancer
Mr. Niebla Mexico CMLL
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. Mexico CMLL
Ricky Santana Puerto Rico Freelancer
Universo 2000 Mexico CMLL
Vampiro Mexico CMLL
Kevin Quinn United States Freelancer

Tournament brackets

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Headhunter B  
Máscara Año 2000 W Máscara Año 2000 W
Miguel Pérez Jr. W Miguel Pérez Jr.  
Atlantis   Máscara Año 2000  
Emilio Charles Jr. W Apolo Dantés W
Kevin Quinn   Emilio Charles Jr.  
Apolo Dantés W Apolo Dantés W
Black Magic   Apolo Dantés
Headhunter A W Rayo de Jalisco Jr. W
Universo 2000   Headhunter A W
Mr. Niebla   El Boriqua  
El Boriqua W Headhunter A  
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. W Rayo de Jalisco Jr. W
Vampiro   Rayo de Jalisco Jr. W
Ricky Santana W Ricky Santana  
Cien Caras  

Tournament show

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No.Results[2]Stipulations
1El Oriental and Sendero defeated Virus and ZumbidoBest two-out-of-three falls tag team match
2El Pantera, Mr. Águila, and Tarzan Boy defeated Karloff Lagarde Jr., Rey Bucanero, and Último GuerreroBest two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match
3Máscara Año 2000 defeated Headhunter B1998 International Gran Prix first round match
4Miguel Pérez Jr. defeated Atlantis1998 International Gran Prix first round match
5Apolo Dantés defeated Black Magic1998 International Gran Prix first round match
6Emilio Charles Jr. defeated Kevin Quinn1998 International Gran Prix first round match
7Ricky Santana defeated Cien Caras by disqualification1998 International Gran Prix first round match
8Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated Vampiro Canadiense by disqualification1998 International Gran Prix first round match
9El Boricua defeated Mr. Niebla1998 International Gran Prix first round match
10Headhunter A defeated Universo 20001998 International Gran Prix first round match
11Máscara Año 2000 defeated Miguel Perez Jr.1998 International Gran Prix quarter final match
12Apolo Dantés defeated Emilio Charles Jr.1998 International Gran Prix quarter final match
13Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated Ricky Santana1998 International Gran Prix quarter final match
14Headhunter A defeated El Boricua1998 International Gran Prix quarter final match
15Apolo Dantés defeated Máscara Año 20001998 International Gran Prix semi-final match
16Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated Headhunter A1998 International Gran Prix semi-final match
17Apolo Dantés defeated Rayo de Jalisco Jr.1998 International Gran Prix final match

References

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  1. ^ a b c "CMLL Gran Prix Tournament". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "Gran Prix Tournament 1998". ProWrestlingHistory.com. August 14, 1998. Retrieved August 30, 2009.