CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa

The Torneo Gran Alternativa (Spanish for "the Great Alternative Tournament") is an annual lucha libre tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The tournament was not held in 1997, 2000 and 2002 and was held twice in 1996 and 1998. The most recent Gran Alternativa took place on September 25, 2009 in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
Up until 2010 the tournament has always consisted of eight tag teams in a one night, single elimination tournament, sometimes with a match to determine the seeds for the tournament. In 2010 it was announced that the field of competitors was doubled to 16 and the tournament would take place over three shows. The concept of the tournament is to team a young up-and-comer with a veteran and use the tournament to help showcase the younger talent, the young winner is often someone CMLL has plans for, although at times it has not always had the desired result. Último Guerrero is the only wrestler to have won the tournament three times, in 1999 as the rookie and in 2008 and 2011 as the veteran of the team. The tournament is always held in Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico, the main arena of CMLL.
==Tournament winners==
Year 	Winners 	Winners 	Date	Note
  	Veteran 	Rookie 	Date	 
1994 	Negro Casas 	Héctor Garza 	 	
1995 	Silver King 	Shocker 	 	
1996 (I) 	Bestia Salvaje 	Chicago Express 	 	
1996 (II)	Emilio Charles, Jr. 	Rey Bucanero 	 	
1998 	Emilio Charles, Jr. (2)	Tony Rivera 	 	
1999 (I) 	Blue Panther 	Último Guerrero 	 	
1999 (II)	El Felino 	Tigre Blanco 	 	
2001 	Olímpico 	Sicodelico, Jr. 	 	
2003 	Villaño IV 	Alan Stone 	 	
2004 	El Hijo del Santo 	Místico 	 	
2005 	Atlantis 	La Máscara 	 	
2006 	Perro Aguayo, Jr. 	Místerioso II 	 	
2007 	Místico (2) 	La Sombra 	 	
2008 	Último Guerrero (2) 	Dragón Rojo, Jr. 	 	
2009 	Yujiro 	Okumura 	 	
2010 	Héctor Garza (2) 	Pólvora 	 	
2011 	Escorpion 	Último Guerrero (3)	 	
==See also==
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Category:Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre pay-per-view events