Infierno en el Ring Infierno en el Ring is the name of an annual professional wrestling super show or pay - per - view ( PPV ) event held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) since 2008 . The term " Infierno en el Ring " is also the " brand name " used by CMLL for a multi - man steel cage match where the last man in the cage is either forced to unmask or have his hair shaved off . Before 2008 the " Infierno en el Ring " match was the main event of other shows such as the " Entre Torre Infernal " show in 2000 and the CMLL 74th Anniversary Show in 2007 . Thirteen matches have taken place so far with the latest taking place at the 2010 " Infierno en el Ring " on July 18 , 2010 . Match type . The " Infierno en el Ring " match is a steel cage match where all the competitors are locked in the cage during the match . After a certain time interval , between three and eight minutes traditionally , the wrestlers are allowed to escape the cage by climbing over the top and to the floor . The last two wrestlers remaining in the cage then wrestled against each other under " Lucha de Apuesta " ( bet match ) rules inside the steel cage . Whoever loses the match is forced to either unmask or have their hair shaved off per Lucha Libre traditions . History . The very first " Infierno en el Ring " was actually promoted as " Torre Infernal " , Spanish for " Infernal Tower " and was the main event of CMLL ' s " Entre Torre Infernal " ( " In the Infernal Tower " ) Pay - per - view ( PPV ) and featured four wrestlers who all put their hair on the line in the match . Máscara Año 2000 lost when Perro Aguayo pinned him . Subsequently CMLL began promoting all multi - man Steel cage match es that had " Lucha de Apuesta " ( bet match ) rules as " Infierno en el Ring " . CMLL would use the " Infierno en el Ring " concept the following year as the main event of the CMLL 69th Anniversary Show where 7 wrestlers risked either their hair or their mask on the outcome of the match . In addition the winning side would earn the rights to the name " Los Infernales " as well . So far the match at the 69th Anniversary Show is the only match to feature a mixture of hair or masks being bet as well as an additional stipulation . In the end El Satánico pinned Máscara Mágica , forcing him to unmask as well as earning his team the rights to be known as " Los Infernales " . The next " Infierno en el Ring " match took place three years after the Anniversary event , on July 18 , 2004 and featured six unmasked , main event level wrestlers risiking their hair . The finals came down to Perro Aguayo , Jr . and his mentor Negro Casas and saw Aguayo , Jr . betray Casas , leaving his mentor to have his hair shaved off after the match . This turn was the catalyst to Perro Aguayo , Jr . forming the " Perros del Mal " stable . CMLL repeated the event the following year on June 17 as the main event of a CMLL Super Viernes show . The match featured 9 men in total as the storyline between " Los Perros del Mal " and other CMLL " rudos " ( bad guys ) heated up , with CMLL ' s top fan favorite Místico added to the match . In the end Damián 666 escaped the cage , leaving Máscara Magica to lose his second " Infierno en el Ring " match and had his hair shaved off . The 2006 " Infierno en el Ring " match was the first to carry the stipulation that the last two wrestlers would have to wrestle in a regular match instead of escaping the cage . The match took place on July 14 , 2006 and featured only masked wrestlers , mainly mid - card level wrestlers all risking their masks in the match . In the end the young Misterioso II defeated the experienced Pantera to unmask him . The " Infierno en el Ring " concept was used instead of the traditional big singles match CMLL usually books for their Anniversary shows as they booked an eight - man " Infierno en el Ring " match as the main event of the CMLL 74th Anniversary Show in 2007 . The main event saw all eight men put their masks on the line in the cage , ending with Blue Panther pinning Lizmark , Jr . to win the match . The following year CMLL introduced an event called " Infierno en el Ring " , dedicating an entire event to the cage match . That year ' s cage match saw 10 wrestlers risk their hair in the match . The finals saw El Texano , Jr . defeat Heavy Metal , costing him all his hair . CMLL used the " Infierno en el Ring " five times during 2009 , the most of any year . They started the year off with a special " Mini - Estrella " match , featuring 13 masked " Mini - Estrellas " facing off . The finals came down to Pierrothito and Shockercito with Pierrothito taking the victory . CMLL held another " Mini - Estrellas " only cage match on March 3 , 2009 in Puebla , Puebla where Mascarita Dorada defeated Sombrita in the final two . That was followed by a match that saw " Mini - Estrellas " and regular sized competitors mixed together for an " Infierno en el Ring " on August 18 , 2009 where " Mini - Estrella " Pierrothito pinned regular sized competitor Rafaga to become the only man to win two " Infierno en el Ring " matches . CMLL also held their annual " Infierno en el Ring " event in 2009 , this time a 15 - man cage match with everyone putting their hair on the line . The match served as the start of the " Mexico vs . Japan " storyline that ran for the rest of 2009 as New Japan Pro Wrestling visitor Naito pinned Toscano to take Toscano ' s hair . The fifth and last " Infierno en el Ring " match in 2009 took place on October 18 , 2009 and featured a mixture of young wrestlers trying to make a name for themselves and experienced mid - card wrestlers with the prime of their careers behind them . The final saw the young " rudo " ( bad guy ) Pólvora pin the experienced " tecnico " ( good guy ) Tigre Blanco to unmask him . CMLL held the only " Infierno en el Ring " in 2010 so far at the 2010 " Infierno en el Ring " supercard on June 18 , 2010 . The match featured 12 wrestlers who put their mask on the line in the match . Like the October , 2009 match this cage match featured a mixture of young wrestlers looking to climb up the ranks of CMLL and experienced mid - card wrestlers . The match was the first time two " tecnicos " ended up as the finalists and saw Ángel de Oro pin Fabián el Gitano to unmask him . So far eight of the thirteen matches have featured wrestlers putting their mask on the line and six risking their hair with a couple of the events featuring mixed bets . Two of the thirteen matches have featured CMLL ' s " Mini - Estrella " division , one has been mixed and the rest have featured CMLL ' s regular male division . CMLL have yet to promote an " Infierno en el Ring " for their women ' s division . The first match had the least amount of participants with just four , while two of the " Infierno el el Ring " matches featured 15 , the most of any event so far . Only two men , Pierrothito and Máscara Magica , have been part of the final two with Pierrothito being the only wrestler to win two " Infierno en el Ring " " Apuesta " matches and Máscara Magica being the only wrestler to lose two . Also known as . CMLL is not the only Mexican wrestling promotion to promote multi - man steel cage matches under " Lucha de Apuesta " rules . In Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) such a match is referred to as " Domo de la Muete " ( " Dome of Death " ) and in International Wrestling Revolution Group ( IWRG ) they promote an annual " Castillo del Terror " ( " Castle of Terror " ) with similar rules .