# Anniversary of Lucha Libre in Estado de México Shows

The Anniversary of Lucha Libre in Estado de México Shows is an annual professional wrestling supercard event, scripted and promoted by the Naucalpan, State of Mexico based International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) professional wrestling promotion. The show commemorates the first wrestling show promoted by Adolfo "Pirata" Moreno in the State of Mexico (Estado de México) in December 1962. The show was first held in Arena K.O. Al Gusto and later in Arena Naucalpan built in the location of Arena K.O. Al Gusto some years the show has been combined with shows that commemorate the opening of Arena Naucalpan in December 1977. The earliest confirmed anniversary show took place in 2002, for the 40th anniversary. At times IWRG has promoted one of their annual shows as part of the anniversary celebration, such as the Rey del Ring or Prisión Fatal.
The most recent show celebrated the 56th Anniversary held on December 2, 2018. The anniversary shows normally features a Lucha de Apuestas ("Bet match") where two or more wrestlers "bet" their wrestling mask or their hair on the outcome of the match.

## History

The building at Calle Jardín 19, Naucalpan Centro, 53000 Naucalpan de Juárez, México, Mexico was originally an indoor roller rink for the locals in the late part of the 1950s, known as Cafe Algusto. By the early-1960s the building was sold and turned into "Arena KO Al Gusto" and became a local lucha libre or professional wrestling arena, with a ring permanently set up in the center of the building, holding shows on a regular basis promoted by Adolfo "Pirata" Moreno. The earliest match reports from Arena KO Al Gusto are dated December 12, 1962 with a main event battle royal that featured wrestler-turned-promoter Adolfo Moreno as one of the participants. Promoter Adolfo Moreno began holding shows on a regular basis often, working with other Mexican promotions such as Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) or the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) to bring lucha libre to Naucalpan. In December 1977, Arena Naucalpan was built on the site of Arena K.O. Al Gusto and as the venue of Moreno's shows, including anniversary shows held to commemorate the first show in 1962.
Moreno's promotion, later turned into International Wrestling Revolution Group, usually held at least one major show in December, both to celebrate the anniversary of the promotion as well as the opening of Arena Naucalpan in December 1977 featuring high-profile matches, such as various Lucha de Apuestas ("Bet matches") where wrestlers would risk their wrestling mask or hair on the outcome of the match. In Lucha libre the wrestling mask holds a sacred place, with the most anticipated and prestigious matches being those where a wrestler's mask is on the line, a so-called Lucha de Apuestas, or "bet match" where the loser would be forced to unmask in the middle of the ring and state their birth name. Winning a mask is considered a bigger accomplishment in lucha libre than winning a professional wrestling championship and usually draws more people and press coverage. Losing a mask is often a watershed moment in a wrestler's career, they give up the mystique and prestige of being an enmascarado (masked wrestler) but usually come with a higher than usual payment from the promoter.

### Anniversary Lucha de Apuestas losses

| Year | Loser | Bet | Winner |
| 1995 | Sable | mask | Kraneo |
| 2000 | Oficial | hair | Último Vampiro |
| 2001 | El Enterrador | mask | Último Vampiro |
| 2002 | Villano III | Hair | Uncertain |
| 2003 | Cerebro Negro | Hair | Avisman |
| 2004 | Gigoló American | Hair | Dr. Cerebro |
| 2005 | Cyborg | Hair | Bestia Salvaje |
| 2006 | Oficial | Hair | Xibalba |
| 2009 | Bushi | Mask | Oficial 911 |
| 2012 | Oficial Factor | Mask | Oficial 911 |
| 2013 | Oficial AK-47 | Hair | Apolo Estrada Jr. |
| 2014 | Veneno | Hair | Toscano |
| 2017 | Mr. Electro | Hair | Rey Mendoza Jr. |

## Events

| Event | Date | Main Event |
| 1st | December 1963 | N/A |
| 2nd | December 1964 | N/A |
| 3rd | December 1965 | N/A |
| 4th | December 1966 | N/A |
| 5th | December 1967 | N/A |
| 6th | December 1968 | N/A |
| 7th | December 1969 | N/A |
| 8th | December 1970 | N/A |
| 9th | December 1971 | N/A |
| 10th | December 1972 | N/A |
| 11th | December 1973 | N/A |
| 12th | December 1974 | N/A |
| 13th | December 1975 | N/A |
| 14th | December 1976 | N/A |
| 15th | December 1977 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan debut show |
| 16th | December 1978 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 1st Anniversary Show |
| 17th | December 1979 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 2nd Anniversary Show |
| 18th | December 1980 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 3rd Anniversary Show |
| 19th | December 1981 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 4th Anniversary Show |
| 20th | December 1982 | Possibly joint with the Arena Naucalpan 5th Anniversary Show |
| 21st | December 1983 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 6th Anniversary Show |
| 22nd | December 1984 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 7th Anniversary Show |
| 23rd | December 1985 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 8th Anniversary Show |
| 24th | December 1986 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 9th Anniversary Show |
| 25th | December 1987 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 10th Anniversary Show |
| 26th | December 1988 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 11th Anniversary Show |
| 27th | December 1989 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 12th Anniversary Show |
| 28th | December 1990 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 13th Anniversary Show |
| 29th | December 1991 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 14th Anniversary Show |
| 30th | December 1992 | Bestia Salvaje vs. El Dandy for the CMLL World Middleweight Championship |
| 31st | December 1993 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 16th Anniversary Show |
| 32nd | December 1994 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 17th Anniversary Show |
| 33rd | December 1995 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 18th Anniversary Show |
| 34th | December 1996 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 19th Anniversary Show |
| 35th | December 1997 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 20th Anniversary Show |
| 36th | December 1998 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 21st Anniversary Show |
| 37th | December 1999 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 22nd Anniversary Show |
| 38th | December 2000 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 23rd Anniversary Show |
| 39th | December 2001 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 24th Anniversary Show |
| 40th | December 5, 2002 | Brazo de Oro vs. Brazo de Plata vs. El Engendro vs. El Hijo del Diablo vs. Pentagón Black vs. Super Parka vs. Villano IV vs. Villano III in a Domo de la Muerte match |
| 41st | December 1, 2003 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 26th Anniversary Show |
| 42nd | December 9, 2004 | Dr. Cerebro vs. Gigoló American in a Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair match |
| 43rd | December 11, 2005 | Bestia Salvaje vs. Cyborg in a Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair match |
| 44th | December 17, 2006 | Xibalba vs. Oficial in a Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair match |
| 45th | December 2007 | Possibly combined with the Arena Naucalpan 30th Anniversary Show |
| 46th | December 7, 2008 | Fuerza Guerrera, Super Astro, Tinieblas Jr., and Zumbido vs. Head Hunter A, Masada, Máscara Año 2000, and Tetsuya |
| 47th | December 3, 2009 | Oficial 911 vs. Bushi in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match |
| 48th | December 5, 2010 | Crazy Boy, Fuerza Guerrera, and Veneno vs. Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerebro, and El Hijo de Aníbal |
| 49th | December 4, 2011 | El Canek, La Braza, Headhunter A, and Negro Navarro vs. El Texano Jr., Lizmark Jr., Rayman, and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. |
| 50th | December 2, 2012 | Factor vs. El Hijo de Pirata Morgan vs. El Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 vs. Oficial 911 in a Lucha de Apuestas steel cage match |
| 51st | December 1, 2013 | Oficial AK-47 vs. El Hijo de Pirata Morgan vs. Apolo Estrada Jr. vs. X-Fly in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match |
| 52nd | December 7, 2014 | Toscano vs. El Veneno in a Luchas de Apuestas match |
| 53rd | December 16, 2015 | La Familia de Tijuana (Damián 666, Halloween, and X-Fly) vs. Argos, Crazy Boy, and Danny Casas |
| 54th | December 11, 2016 | 30-man 2016 Rey del Ring match |
| 55th | December 3, 2017 | Ray Mendoza Jr. vs. Mr. Electro in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match |
| 56th | December 2, 2018 | Capo Del Norte, Capo Del Sur, and Máscara Año 2000 Jr. vs. Rokambole Jr., Villano IV, and Villano V Jr. |
| 57th | December 15, 2019 | TBD |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Both anniversaries have been celebrated on joint events in the past
* 1 2 3 4 This was part of an Arena Naucalpan Anniversary show, which may have doubled as the promotion's anniversary show as well.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 No records have been found labelling a December show as a special "Anniversary" show.