El Protector (2015)
El Protector (2015) was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on February 15, 2015 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The 2015 "El Protector" was the fourth annual event produced under that name and the second to be held in February. The focal point of the show was the "El Protector" tag team tournament where seven teams competed for the trophy. Production. Background. "Lucha Libre" has a tradition for a tournament where a rookie, or "novato", would be teamed up with  an experienced veteran wrestler for a tag team tournament in the hopes of giving the "Novato" a chance to show case their talent and move up the ranks. Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre has held a "Torneo Gran Alternativa" ("Great Alternative Tournament") almost every year since 1994, but the concept predates the creation of the "Gran Alternativa". The Mexican professional wrestling company International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG; at times referred to as "Grupo Internacional Revolución" in Mexico) started their own annual rookie/veteran tournament in 2010. The first two tournaments were called "Torneo Relampago de Proyeccion a Nuevas Promesas de  la Lucha Libre" (Spanish for "Projecting a new promise lightning tournament") but would be renamed the "El Protector" tournament in 2012. The "El Protector" shows, as well as the majority of the IWRG shows in general, are held in "Arena Naucalpan", owned by the promoters of IWRG and their main arena. The 2015 "El Protector" show was the sixth time that IWRG promoted a show around the rookie/veteran tournament, with the name changing to "El Protector" in 2012 and onwards. Storylines. The event featured nine professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and  storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either heels (referred to as "rudos" in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or faces ("técnicos" in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.