Torneo Gran Alternativa (2013)
# Torneo Gran Alternativa (2013)

The Torneo Gran Alternativa (2013) was a professional wrestling tournament event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place from April 12 until April 26, 2013 over the course of two CMLL Super Viernes shows, with the finals on the Arena Mexico 57th Anniversary Show. The Torneo Gran Alternativa (Spanish for "the Great Alternative tournament) concept sees a Novato or rookie team up with an experienced wrestler for a tag team tournament. The rookie winner is often elevated up the ranks of CMLL as a result of winning the tournament, but there is no specific "prize" for winning the tournament. The tournament was won by rookie Boby Zavala and veteran Rey Escorpión, Escorpión's second tournament win overall.

## History

Starting in 1994 the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) created a special tournament concept where they would team up a novato, or rookie, with a veteran for a single-elimination tag team tournament. The tournament was called El Torneo Gran Alternativa, or "The Great Alternative Tournament" and became a recurring event on the CMLL calendar. CMLL did not hold a Gran Alternativa tournament in 1997 and 2000 held on each year from 2001 through 2013. The 2013 Gran Alternativa tournament was the 19th overall Gran Alternativa tournament. All tournaments have been held in Arena México.

## Tournament background

The tournament features 15 professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers teaming up, some of which may be involved in pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines while others are simply paired up for the tournament. Wrestlers portray either villains (referred to as Rudos in Mexico) or fan favorites (Técnicos in Mexico) as they compete in wrestling matches with pre-determined outcomes. The tournament format follows CMLL's traditional tournament formats, with two qualifying blocks of eight teams that compete on the first and second week of the tournament and a final match between the two block winners. The qualifying blocks were one-fall matches while the tournament finals will be a best two-out-of-three falls tag team match. Each qualifying block started with all 8 Novatos competing in a "seeding" battle royal to determine the brackets for the block.

### 2013 Gran Alternativa participants

| Block | Rookie | Veteran |
| - | - | - |
| Block A | Taurus | Averno |
| Block A | Oro Jr. | Mascara Dorada |
| Block A | Hombre Bala Jr. | Atlantis |
| Block A | Stigma | La Mascara |
| Block A | Guerrero Negro Jr. | Último Guerrero |
| Block A | Disturbio | Volador Jr. |
| Block A | Robin | Maximo |
| Block A | Akuma | Mephisto |
| Block B | Soberano Jr. | La Sombra |
| Block B | Sensei | Rush |
| Block B | Herodes Jr. | El Terrible |
| Block B | Boby Zavala | Rey Escorpión |
| Block B | Espanto Jr. | Mr. Niebla |
| Block B | Camaleón | Brazo de Plata |
| Block B | El Cholo | Rey Bucanero |
| Block B | Leono | Blue Panther |

Out of all the Novato participants only Hombre Bala Jr. and Boby Zavala had participated in the Gran Alternativa tournament before, having both participated in the 2012 version. Hombre Bala Jr. had teamed up with Marco Corleone, only to lose in their first match to the team of Atlantis and Tritón. Zavala had been teamed up with Rey Bucanero, but had also lost in the first round, to the team of Dragon Lee and Rush. Sensei and Camaleón are included in the Novato group even though they were not truly rookies, having been professional wrestlers for over a decade each and having used their current ring characters in CMLL since 2005 and 2007 respectively.

## Tournament results

| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stigma and La Mascara | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Taurus and Averno | W | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Taurus and Averno | W | Taurus and Averno | Taurus and Averno | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis | Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis | W | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Akuma and Mephisto | | Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis | Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis | W | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis | W | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis | W | | | | Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis | Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis | W | | | | |
| | | | | | | Guerreo Negro Jr. and Último Guerrero | Guerreo Negro Jr. and Último Guerrero | | | | | |
| 5 | Guerreo Negro Jr. and Último Guerrero | W | | | | | | | Guerreo Negro Jr. and Último Guerrero | Guerreo Negro Jr. and Último Guerrero | | | | | |
| 12 | Oro Jr. and Mascara Dorada | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Oro Jr. and Mascara Dorada | | Guerreo Negro Jr. and Último Guerrero | Guerreo Negro Jr. and Último Guerrero | W | | | | | | | |
| | | | Disturbio and Volador Jr. | Disturbio and Volador Jr. | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Robin and Maximo | | Disturbio and Volador Jr. | Disturbio and Volador Jr. | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Disturbio and Volador Jr. | W | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Disturbio and Volador Jr. | W | | | | | | | | Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis | Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Boby Zavala and Rey Escorpión | Boby Zavala and Rey Escorpión | W |
| 6 | Soberano Jr. and La Sombra | W | | | | | | | | | | | Boby Zavala and Rey Escorpión | Boby Zavala and Rey Escorpión | W |
| 11 | Herodes Jr. and El Terrible | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Herodes Jr. and El Terrible | | Soberano Jr. and La Sombra | Soberano Jr. and La Sombra | W | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rush and Sensei | Rush and Sensei | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | El Cholo and Rey Bucanero | | Rush and Sensei | Rush and Sensei | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Sensei and Rush | W | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Sensei and Rush | W | | | | Soberano Jr. and La Sombra | Soberano Jr. and La Sombra | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Boby Zavala and Rey Escorpión | Boby Zavala and Rey Escorpión | W | | | | |
| 7 | Leono and Blue Panther | | | | | | | | Boby Zavala and Rey Escorpión | Boby Zavala and Rey Escorpión | W | | | | |
| 10 | Boby Zavala and Rey Escorpión | W | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Boby Zavala and Rey Escorpión | W | Boby Zavala and Rey Escorpión | Boby Zavala and Rey Escorpión | W | | | | | | | |
| | | | Espanto Jr. and Mr. Niebla | Espanto Jr. and Mr. Niebla | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Espanto Jr. and Mr. Niebla | W | Espanto Jr. and Mr. Niebla | Espanto Jr. and Mr. Niebla | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Camaleón and Brazo de Plata | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Super Viernes events

**April 12, 2013**

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Mercurio, Pequeño Nitro and Pequeño Olímpico defeated Acero, Aéreo, Fantasy | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
| 2 | Goya Kong, Luna Mágica and Silueta defeated La Comandante, La Vaquerita and Tiffany | Best two-out-of-three falls six-woman tag team match |
| 3 | Rey Cometa defeated Namajague by disqualification | Lightning match (One fall, 10 minute time-limit match) |
| 4 | Disturbio and Robin defeated Hombre Bala Jr., Guerrero Negro Jr., Stigma, Taurus, Oro Jr., Akuma | Gran Alternativa 2013 Block A "Seeding" Battle Royal |
| 5 | Taurus and Averno defeated Stigma and La Mascara | Gran Alternativa 2013 first-round match |
| 6 | Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis defeated Akuma and Mephisto | Gran Alternativa 2013 first-round match |
| 7 | Guerreo Negro Jr. and Último Guerrero defeated Oro Jr. and Mascara Dorada | Gran Alternativa 2013 first-round match |
| 8 | Disburbio and Volador Jr. defeated Robin and Maximo | Gran Alternativa 2013 first-round match |
| 9 | Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis defeated Taurus and Averno | Gran Alternativa 2013 quarter final match |
| 10 | Guerreo Negro Jr. and Último Guerrero defeated Distubio and Volador Jr. | Gran Alternativa 2013 quarter final match |
| 11 | Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis defeated Guerreo Negro Jr. and Último Guerrero | Gran Alternativa 2013 semi-final match |
| 12 | La Sombra, Marco Corleone and Shocker defeated Mr. Águila and Los Revolucionarios del Terror (Dragón Rojo Jr. and Rey Escorpión) | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |

**April 19, 2013**

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Pequeño Black Warrior and Pequeño Violencia defeated Electrico and Pequeño Halcón | Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match |
| 2 | El Hijo del Signo and Disturbio defeated Metálico and Molotov | Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match |
| 3 | Místico La Nueva Era and Averno defeated Valiente, Rey Cometa, Guerrero Maya Jr., Fuego, Volador Jr., Tiger, Sangre Azteca and Namajague | 10-man Torneo cibernetico qualifying match for the Mexican National Welterweight Championship |
| 4 | Espanto Jr. and Camaleón defeated Sensei and Herodes Jr. and Soberano and El Cholo and Leono and Boby Zavala | Gran Alternativa 2013 Block B "Seeding" Battle Royal |
| 5 | La Sombra and Soberano Jr. defeated Herodes Jr. and El Terrible | Gran Alternativa 2013 first-round match\ |
| 6 | Rush and Sensei defeated El Cholo and Rey Bucanero | Gran Alternativa 2013 first-round match |
| 7 | Rey Escorpión and Boby Zavala defeated Blue Panther and Leono | Gran Alternativa 2013 first-round match |
| 8 | Mr. Niebla and Espanto Jr. defeated Camaleón and Brazo de Plata | Gran Alternativa 2013 first-round match |
| 9 | Soberano Jr. and La Sombra defeated Rush and Sensei | Gran Alternativa 2013 quarter final match |
| 10 | Rey Escorpión and Boby Zavala defeated Mr. Niebla and Espanto Jr. | Gran Alternativa 2013 quarter final match |
| 11 | Rey Escorpión and Boby Zavala defeated La Sombra and Soberano | Gran Alternativa 2013 semi-final match |
| 12 | Atlantis, Diamante Azul and Shocker defeated Mr. Águila and Los Guerreros del Infierno (Último Guerrero and Euforia) by disqualification. | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |

**April 26, 2013**

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | El Hijo del Signo and Los Guerreros Tuareg (Arkangel de la Muerte and Skándalo) defeated Metálico, Sensei and Soberano Jr. – two falls to one | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
| 2 | Los Hijos del Averno (Ephesto and Mephisto) and El Felino defeated Ángel de Oro, Delta and Guerrero Maya Jr. – two falls to one | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
| 3 | Boby Zavala and Rey Escorpión defeated Hombre Bala Jr. and Atlantis – two falls to one | Gran Alternativa 2013 semi-final match |
| 4 | Rey Cometa defeated Namajague – two falls to one | Best two-out-of-three falls Luchas de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match |
| 5 | Averno defeated Místico La Nueva Era – two falls to one | Best two-out-of-three falls match for the vacant Mexican National Welterweight Championship |
| 6 | Último Guerrero, Volador Jr. and El Terrible defeated Máscara Dorada, Rush and La Sombra by disqualification – two falls to one | Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match |
