2019 International Wrestling Revolution Group event
El Protector (2019) is a major "lucha libre" event produced and scripted by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on January 31, 2016 at Arena Naucalpan, in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico; IWRG's main venue. The 2019 "El Protector" was thetenth annual event produced under that name. The focal point of the show was the "El Protector" tag team tournament where eight teams composed of a "rookie" and a "vet" team up to compete for as a way to showcase the "rookie" of the team.
The tournament was won by "novato" Death Metal and veteran Heddi Karaoui, who defeated Neza Kid and Cerebro Negro in the finals. As a result the team earned a future match for the IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship, held by "Los Oficiales" (Oficial 911 and Oficial AK-47) at the time of the show. Beyond the eight "El Protector" matches the show featured three additional matches.
Production.
Background.
"Lucha Libre" has a tradition for a tournament where a rookie, or "novato", would be teamed up with an experienced veteran wrestler for a tag team tournament in the hopes of giving the "Novato" a chance to show case their talent and move up the ranks. Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre has held a Torneo Gran Alternativa ("Great Alternative Tournament") almost every year since 1994, but the concept predates the creation of the Gran Alternativa. The Mexican professional wrestling company International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG; at times referred to as "Grupo Internacional Revolución" in Mexico) started their own annual rookie/veteran tournament in 2010. The first two tournaments were called "Torneo Relampago de Proyeccion a Nuevas Promesas de la Lucha Libre" (Spanish for "Projecting a new promise lightning tournament") but would be renamed the "El Protector" tournament in 2012. The El Protector 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 2019 El Protector show was the tenth time that IWRG promoted a show around the rookie/veteran tournament, with the name changing to El Protector in 2012 and onwards.
Storylines.
The event featured various professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either heels (referred to as "rudos" in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or faces ("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.
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