on january 15, 2013, then-reigning champion rush voluntarily gave up the cmll world light heavyweight championship as part of his ongoing storyline feud with then-cmll world heavyweight champion el terrible. as part of the storyline, el terrible stated that he would not defend against someone who represented a lower weight class, so rush moved into the heavyweight division for a title match. cmll held a 16-man "torneo cibernetico" elimination match to determine which two wrestlers should compete in the finals for the vacant title. on january 29, 2013, rey escorpión defeated volador jr. in the tournament finals to become the 13th overall champion.