Verano de Escándalo

Verano de Escándalo (Spanish for "Summer of Scandal") is a major annual professional wrestling event in Mexico promoted by the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promotion. The show is as the name indicates a summer show, traditionally held in September. The first show was held in 1997 and since then fifteen events have been held, the more recent ones generally presented on pay-per-view while the early shows were shown as Television specials on the Televisa channel. Verano de Escándalo is the first major show by AAA after their annual Triplemanía event, and generally features storylines or feuds stemming from that event. It is generally seen as the smallest of the five major shows AAA puts together every year. The most recent event was the 2011 event, the fifteenth overall Verano de Escándalo in the series.

Event history

The first Verano de Escándalo event was held on September 14, 1997 and has been held in September 11 out of 13 times, with one event in August (2003) and one in October (2004).[1][2] All Verano de Escándalo shows have been held in Mexico, with most events, three, being held in Naucalpan, Mexico State. As is tradition with AAA major events the wrestlers compete inside a hexagonal wrestling ring and not the four sided ring the promotion uses for television events and House shows. The highest documentede attendance for a Verano de Escándalo show was 18,500 spectators for the 1997 event.[3] The lowest recorded attendance was 4,021 spectators for the 1999 event.[4]

As of 2011, Verano de Escándalo has seen thirteen Luchas de Apuestas, or bet fights. Two times a wrestler has been unmasked and eleven times a wrestler or wrestlers have hair their hair shaved off as a result of losing the Apusta match. The event has hosted nine championship matches, with six championships changing hands. Twice Verano de Escándalo has been host to the final match of a tournament to establish a new AAA Championship, in 2007 the first ever AAA Mega Champion was determined and in 2008 the first ever AAA World Mini-Estrella Champion was crowned. Of the fifteen main events to date six have been a Steel Cage Elimination match under Apuesta rules.

For the first time in sixteen years, Verano de Escándalo did not take place in 2012 as Triplemanía XX was moved to August from its usual position in June. In 2013, Triplemanía XXI was moved back to June, but Verano de Escándalo still did not take place. After a two year break, the event returned in 2014.

Dates, venues and main events

Event Date City Venue Main Event
Verano de Escándalo (1997) September 14, 1997 Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico Río Nilo Coliseum Perro Aguayo, Perro Aguayo, Jr. and Heavy Metal vs. Sangre Chicano, El Picudo and El Cobarde - Steel Cage Elimination Lucha de Apuestas match.[3]
Verano de Escándalo (1998) September 18, 1998 Madero, Tamaulipas   Heavy Metal and Blue Demon, Jr. vs. Kick Boxer and Abismo Negro - Steel Cage Match[5]
Verano de Escándalo (1999) September 17, 1999 Mexico City, Mexico Juan de la Barrera Gym Heavy Metal and Octagón defeated Jaque Mate and Kick Boxer -

Steel Cage Luchas de Apuestas match.[4]

Verano de Escándalo (2000) September 29, 2000 Ciudad Madero, Mexico   Heavy Metal and Perro Aguayo, Jr. vs. Latin Lover and Héctor Garza[6]
Verano de Escándalo (2001) September 16, 2001 Naucalpan, Mexico El Toreo El Canek, Zorro, Latin Lover and Heavy Metal vs. Cibernético, Headhunter I, Electroshock and Abismo Negro - eight-man "Atómicos" tag team match[7]
Verano de Escándalo (2002) September 16, 2002 Naucalpan, Mexico El Toreo El Dandy vs. Electroshock vs. El Zorro vs. Perro Aguayo, Jr. - Luchas de Apuesta Elimination match[8]
Verano de Escándalo (2003) August 31, 2003 Monterrey, Nuevo León   El Brazo vs. Heavy Metal vs. Oscar Sevilla vs. Sangre Chicana vs. El Texano vs. El Zorro - Steel cage Lucha de Apuesta match.[1]
Verano de Escándalo (2004) October 16, 2004 Orizaba, Mexico   Heavy Metal, El Intocable and Zorro vs. Los Vipers (Histeria, Mosco de la Merced and Psicosis II) - Steel cage Lucha de Apuesta match.[2]
Verano de Escándalo (2005) September 18, 2005 Naucalpan, Mexico El Toreo Chessman vs. Cibernético vs. Shocker vs. Latin Lover - Steel cage Lucha de Apuesta match[9]
Verano de Escándalo (2006) September 17, 2006 Naucalpan, Mexico El Toreo Gronda II, Octagón and La Parka vs. La Legión Extranjera (Abyss, Jeff Jarrett and Konnan)[10]
Verano de Escándalo (2007) September 16, 2007 Guadalajara, Jalisco Plaza de Toros Los Hell Brothers (Charly Manson, Chessman, Cibernético) and El Zorro vs. the Black Family (Dark Cuervo, Dark Escoria, Dark Espíritu and Dark Ozz) - Domo De La Muerte cage match[11]
Verano de Escándalo (2008) September 14, 2008 Zapopan, Mexico Auditorio Benito Juarez Vampiro vs. El Mesías - Steel cage match[12]
Verano de Escándalo (2009) September 21, 2009 Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas Centro de Convenciones de Ciudad Madero Dr. Wagner, Jr. vs. El Mesías vs. Cibernético - Cage match[13]
Verano de Escándalo (2010) August 14, 2010 Orizaba, Veracruz Plaza de Toros La Concordia Los Perros del Mal (El Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Damián 666 and L.A. Park) vs. Cibernético, El Mesías and La Parka
Verano de Escándalo (2011) July 31, 2011 Guadalajara, Jalisco Plaza Nuevo Progreso Los Perros del Mal (Damián 666, Halloween and X-Fly) vs. Los Psycho Circus (Monster Clown, Murder Clown and Psycho Clown) - Steel cage Hair vs. Mask match
Verano de Escándalo (2014) June 7, 2014 Orizaba, Veracruz Plaza de Toros La Concordia Cibernético, Myzteziz and La Parka vs. La Sociedad (Averno, Chessman and El Hijo del Perro Aguayo)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Asistencia Asesoría y Administración Verano de Escándalo 2003". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Asistencia Asesoría y Administración Verano de Escándalo 2004". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Asistencia Asesoría y Administración Verano de Escándalo 1997". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Asistencia Asesoría y Administración Verano de Escándalo 1999". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  5. ↑ "Asistencia Asesoría y Administración Verano de Escándalo 1998". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  6. ↑ "Asistencia Asesoría y Administración Verano de Escándalo 2000". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  7. ↑ "Asistencia Asesoría y Administración Verano de Escándalo 2001". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  8. ↑ "Asistencia Asesoría y Administración Verano de Escándalo 2002". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  9. ↑ "Asistencia Asesoría y Administración Verano de Escándalo 2005". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  10. ↑ "Asistencia Asesoría y Administración Verano de Escándalo 2006". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  11. ↑ "Asistencia Asesoría y Administración Verano de Escándalo 2007". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  12. ↑ "Asistencia Asesoría y Administración Verano de Escándalo 2008". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  13. ↑ Rivera, Héctor G (July 25, 2009). "¡Ya Viene el Verano de Escándalo!" (in Spanish). El Sol de Tampico. Retrieved July 26, 2009.