AAA vs. Elite (stylized as AAA vs. ELITE) was a major

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event produced and scripted by the Mexican

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Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Antonio Peña Promotions, S.A. de C.V. doing business as, d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide is a Mexican Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in Mexico City, Mexico. Commonly referred to as simply ...

(AAA) and Lucha Libre Elite. It took place on July 21, 2018 in the Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera in

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, Mexico.

Production

Background

On June 26, 2018 it was announced that the

and ''Lucha Libre Elite'' had reached an agreement to hold events of wrestling in June 2018. In addition, fans were invited to attend dressed in red in case of supporting the fighters of AAA and blue if they are on the side of ELITE.

Storylines

The event will feature six

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with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing, scripted feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers portray as either

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(referred to as ''rudos'' in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or

faces The face is the front of an animal's head that features the eyes, nose and mouth, and through which animals express many of their emotions. The face is crucial for human identity, and damage such as scarring or developmental deformities may aff ...

(''técnicos'' in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Matches

References

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Production

Background

Storylines

Matches

See also

References